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“I-I don’t know anything about it!” (Motoyasi)

Well, sticking his weapon into strange places… ould have never figured out it would unlock anything unless he tried it in the first place…

“Hah… it doesn’t matter anymore For now, let’s proceed forward” (Naofumi)

There doesn’t seem to be any monsters

And wait, this is the Filo Rials’ turf, and since the leader, Fitoria, is here, I don’t think we run the risk of encountering any

Though, there are a few traps

Like the old classic rolling rocks… and needles raining down fro Most of it could just be dealt ith Meteor Wall, so it seems traps are powerless before a Hero

Once a giant rolling rock came into contact with the Meteor Wall and just stopped I alhter

Well, it would be useless against things like puzzle solving, but it doesn’t see like that

At the end of the ruins was… a stone rooic

A floating stone… is it made out of Graweik Ore?

I cli staircase and take note of the inside of the room

… What is this? The at

I also feel a large quantity ofin the air

“And? There has to be so special in an ominous place like this” (Naofumi)

In the depths of Fitoria’s house, the ruins, was… a small bottle suspended in the air Behind it hat is that?

The for fro the wall

There are also depictions of the sacred weapons… and the vassals are there as well They glow faintly, and light dances around them

When I reach ravity and falls into my hand

Inside is a blood-like red fluid

When I tested its smell, it smelled… like blood?

What is this?

“Is this supposed to be the Holy Grail, or so?” (Naofumi)

It’s so that could appear in a fantasy like this

A container with the blood of a saint of the past, or so of the sort

“Gua” (Fitoria)

“It’s not, she says” (Midori)

Midori starts acting as a translator

“Then, what is this?” (Naofumi)

“Gua, gua” (Fitoria)

“Um… apparently, she doesn’t know, but it’s apparently poisonous In the past, when Fitoria-sama was ordered to drink it by a Hero, she was suddenly overcome with pain” (Midori)

Poison… just by looking at it, I can’t deduce anything

“At that time, the Hero said, ‘the first sip is eternal pain, the second, eternal solitude, and the third… a dreadful end’” (Midori)

“Hmm…” (Naofumi)

Anyways, I don’t need a poison like that

And as such a powerful poison left in such a place?

Fitoria’s taken a sip before, right?

“GUA GUA!” (Fitoria)

“Ah, I remember I was told to put a drop of it into my weapon as a material” (Midori)

“The poison?” (Naofumi)

“Yes” (Midori)

Well… it’s a strange mixture left by a Hero of the past

I want to discard it, but that seems like a bad idea no matter how I look at it

“Motoyasu” (Naofumi)

“What could it be?” (Motoyasu)

“It’s punish some in your weapon” (Naofumi)

“Understood!” (Motoyasu)

I tilt the bottle, and let a single drop of it fall on Motoyasu’s spear

The liquid is thick, and the fact that I was easily able to let but a single drop fall ic

“Oh? The Spear of Ø appeared” (Motoyasu)

Ø?

As in the number Ø?

Motoyasu definitely said Ø, right?

“What sort of abilities does it have?” (Naofumi)

“Its special ability is Arbitrator of Truth and The Hand that Protects the World There’s also a skill It’s just the Spear of Ø” (Motoyasu)

???

So what sort of spear is it?

“How are its stats?” (Naofumi)

“All Ø!” (Motoyasu)

“Excuse me?” (Naofumi)

“Just as it sounds, it provides no additional stats, Father-in-Law” (Motoyasu)

“U?” (Naofumi)

“It doesn’t seem to be part of the Curse Series” (Motoyasu)

Fu it on Motoyasu, it seems safe

I let a drop run down my shi+eld as well

You have cleared the conditions to unlock the shi+eld of Ø!

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shi+eld of Ø (Awakened) 0/0 –

Ability Bonus:

…

Equipment Bonus:

Skill 『shi+eld of Ø』

Special Ability: Arbitrator of Truth, The Hand that Protects the World

Proficiency Level: 0

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Fumu, a shi+eld just as Motoyasu described is unlocked

And as he said, all its stats are 0 It’s worse than the initial Small shi+eld

What’s this?

Let’s try changing to it

Its appearance is exactly that of the Small shi+eld

「shi+eld of Ø」

The ht

Oh… it sure looks cool I’ll try it out later

It doesn’t seee effects, so there’s no problem

The shi+eld itself is too weak to be of any use, but its abilities may be useful

There are games where weapons like these make their appearance as well

“Well, if Fitoria’s okay with it, it’s probably best to feed it to all of our weapons” (Naofumi)

And so, the contents of the bottle are depleted drop by drop

Everyone unlocks the same Ø weapon with the exact same abilities

“Firo, wanna try drinking it?” (Naofumi)

“Eh? … Isn’t it poison? No” (Firo)

“Well, that’s true” (Naofumi)

Why did the Hero of the Past feed it to Fitoria despite knowing it was poison?

Could it be this bird was actually hated?

Though, I’ to feed it to Firo

“GUA!” (Fitoria)

“Eh? … don’t wanna” (Firo)

“What was that?” (Naofumi)

“Um, you see, Fitoria says Firo has to drink it when Firo succeeds her” (Firo)

Drink the poison?

Is this some custom, or ceremony of succession?

I’ll stay silent here

We finish cleaning up and return, but Gaelion refuses to come near me when I hold the bottle

“KYUA!” (Gaelion)

“What’s wrong?” (Naofumi)

When I step forward, he follows suit and steps back

『D-d-don’t co o my spine to turn to ice! 』

I hand the bottle to Raphtalia and try approaching the dragon once more

And Gaelion stops drawing back

It seeon Repellent

It’s an interesting tool, Fitoria said to return it after giving it to all of the Heroes, so I’ll have to give it back later

And now to report on the shi+eld of Ø’s abilities, or more like the abilities of the whole series

It is a joke skill just meant to show off

After unlocking it, I try using it to take on ainst them

It shatters instantly

Raphtalia’s 『Hammer of Ø』 and Firo’s 『Claw of Ø』…

They look flashy, but they can’t inflict a single point of daainst monsters

It doesn’t have anything to do with holding back The skill literally does 0 dae

Raphtalia’s surrounds hers with light… and displays a special effect cool enough to reat emotion…

Its Cooldown time is 0, and its SP cost is 0 It really is a joke

Was there a necessity to spread so like this around all of the Heroes?

Well, like that, we cleaned up Fitoria’s house, and finished excavating the ancient ruins left by past Heroes

As a result, we found soood equipment, so I won’t offer any complaints