Episode 246 Akahoshi Dungeon's EarthDragon
"If there's a Bestowal Wizard who can produce such a Magic Weapon, I would like to know about it as a member of the Adventurer's Guild. Let's check with Grimm-kun."
Hearing that he would check with Grimm, Tesshin panicked.
"Maybe Grimm is keeping a secret. Don't try to force him to find out."
"Understood. Grimm-kun is the first A-class adventurer candidate who may be selected from this branch. I will carefully support him."
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The next day, I was called by the Branch Chief. I entered the office of the Adventurer's Guild Branch Chief. After greeting him,
"Branch Chief, did something happen in the Narukami Dungeon?"
"It's not that. Regarding the Kikuchi Spear that Grimm-kun gave to Tesshin-kun, I wanted to know who made it."
I tilted my head. That Kikuchi Spear should be a normal Magic Weapon.
"That's what I requested from Kichijouji-san, who was introduced to me by Munakata-san, the blacksmith."
Kichijouji was a precious swordsmith who could handle vermillion steel and white shining steel, but he didn't make Magic Weapons. Knowing this, the Branch Chief made a dissatisfied face.
"Kichijouji-san is someone who can make the finest Japanese swords and spears, but he's not a Bestowal Wizard. He shouldn't be able to make Magic Weapons."
From my storage armlet, I took out a white shining steel ingot with the properties of piercing and slash strengthening.
"It's because I had him make a Kikuchi Spear using this."
The Branch Chief's gaze was caught by the white shining steel ingot.
"Isn't it normal white shining steel?"
"It isn't. You can check it out."
The Branch Chief called Katou and had her investigate.
"Branch Chief, it's 'White Shining Steel with special properties'."
My Appraisal Monocle seemed to have a higher appraisal ability than 'Item Analyze'. My Appraisal Monocle analyzed even the characteristics that were given to it, but it seemed that the Analysis Magic 'Item Analyze' only knew that it had some kind of properties.
"I see, you had a Kikuchi Spear made using this as a material, so that kind of Magic Weapon could be made. Wonderful. Where did you get this? Oops, that's excessive prying."
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"How I got this is a secret. But what made you want to investigate it? That Kikuchi Spear is a General Class Magic Weapon, but it shouldn't be an uncommon ability."
The Branch Chief stared at me. And, when he realized that I was serious, he let out a sigh.
"General Class Magic Weapons only have sharpness enhancement or penetration power enhancement. Magic Weapons that have both are high-class dungeon products."
I didn't know. Only one or the other ... Metis didn't say that either. Ahh, Metis' source of information was from the Dungeon Archive. If it was from a dungeon, was it possible to have both.
"Perhaps, is it expensive?"
"That Kikuchi Spear, if put up for sale, would likely sell for a price close to that of an Overlord Class."
In other words, over 100 million. It was not something that could be easily given as a gift. Tesshin who received it must have been troubled. However, I couldn't tell him to return what I gave him once, so I wanted him to use it effectively.
When I thought about it, it seemed that my sense of money had become strange. That said, in terms of livelihood, I didn't have any luxuries other than the mansion. You could say it was a modest life, since I only occasionally eat sushi that I like.
"But, wasn't the white shining steel mined from the 7th floor of the Narukami Dungeon?"
"I properly mined it. The white shining steel with special properties was obtained from another place."
I took out the bag containing the white grains of white shining steel extracted with 'Pure' and showed it to him. It wasn't a lie because the white shining steel with properties was made at the paid practice area.
"I'm sorry for going out of my way to summon you for something like this."
"I don't mind."
"Aahh, right. Do you have any plans to make another weapon with the white shining steel with special properties?"
"I'll store it away until I need it."
I went to the reference room and checked the Narukami Dungeon materials. Not much progress seemed to have been made.
"Kuh, a treasure chest was found on the cliff on the 7th floor."
That was the cliff I was exploring. It seemed that I was overtaken.
After checking the materials, I returned to the mansion. I pulled the Shadow Puppets out of the shadows and sat on the sofa in the living room. As I relaxed, I thought about the future.
"What should I do to become an A-class adventurer?"
When Metis heard that,
[ First, let's defeat the Five Great Dragons to show our strength. ]
In order to become an A-class adventurer, you must show your ability and raise your achievements. The Five Great Dragons could be considered as opponents to show your strength.
"That's right. Of the Five Great Dragons, the EarthDragon is the easiest to defeat."
[ Yeah, EarthDragons don't fly in the sky. ]
"However, I heard that it is insanely sturdy. It repels 'Death Shot' and 'Sword Force', and seems to have endured even 'Super Nova'."
Among Life Magics, the ones that seemed to work were probably 'Blow-up Glaive' and 'Direct Bomb'. It was scary that I didn't know what would happen unless I actually fought.
The problem was which EarthDragon to defeat.
EarthDragons had not been discovered in the Narukami Dungeon, but they had been discovered in other dungeons. Moreover, there were some that existed as Mid-bosses.
One of them was the EarthDragon who was the Mid-boss on the 30th floor of the Akahoshi Dungeon.
There was a reason why the Mid-boss of the Akahoshi Dungeon, the EarthDragon, has survived without being defeated. There was a restriction that only one person could enter the Mid-boss room on the 30th floor.
Adventurers hated it because they had to defeat the EarthDragon alone. As expected, defeating the EarthDragon alone was difficult.
[ Grimm-sensei is originally a soloist, so there shouldn't be any problems. ]
It wasn't like I was going solo because I liked it. I had too many secrets to form a Team. Besides, there were no adventurers who could follow me as I moved through the air using things like 'Wing'.(TN:The typical excuse for every MC to play solo, 'I have too many secrets', despite most of them being pointless.)
I decided to defeat the EarthDragon in the Akahoshi Dungeon.
"The 30th floor, is it. Will I need new equipment if I have to camp several times?"
[ Isn't it fine with the equipment you have so far? ]
"On the 30th floor of the Akahoshi Dungeon, I will be camping outside the Mid-boss room. Even though it's an intermediate level dungeon, it's on the 30th floor, so I think it will be home to some tough monsters."
[ I see, so you're preparing the necessary equipment in order to get enough rest before the Mid-boss battle. ]
"First, let's check the Akahoshi Dungeon and then decide."
The next day, I went to the Adventurer's Guild near the Akahoshi Dungeon. I thought I would investigate it in the reference room.
There were previous visitors in the reference room. A pair of a man and a woman who seemed to be adventurers around 30 years old.
"Have you improved your Life Magic?"
"I finally reached magic level 5, and now I can use 'Blade' and 'Javelin'."
"Are you practicing the quick casting that Karina was talking about?"
"Yeah, I found out that the activation speeds up as you get used to it. Life Magic is interesting."
When I heard the name Karina, I thought of Karina-sensei. Are they acquaintances of Karina-sensei?
While I was thinking about that, the two previous visitors left the reference room.
"I should have called out to them. Well, it's fine, rather than that, let's investigate."
I started investigating the Akahoshi Dungeon. Up to the 20th floor, there didn't seem to be any monsters that were strange. However, from the 20th floor down, there were many monsters affiliated with reptiles.
"Ohh, there's a DarkLizardman."
[ DarkLizardman is of the Shadow Species. ]
I was surprised to hear that. I wondered if there were any humanoid Shadow Species. Besides, the document didn't say that DarkLizardman was a Shadow Species.
"Maybe we can make a humanoid Shadow Puppet."
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