197 196. Wind Dragon.txt (2/2)

A green city with no change is spread out. The reappearance of Vyasia's tranquility seems to be functioning without problems today.

The sense of 《Dimension》 is getting sharper by the day. I soon find him pruning the plants and trees together with Lord. Unlike yesterday's mansion, today they were dropping the branches that were popping up on the general road.

There are many objects in Viaisia that make use of nature.

For example, a tunnel created by a line of trees about four meters high on either side. The tunnel is not perfect enough to repel the rain, but the light coming through the trees creates a magical scene.

For example, a house built on top of a large tree and a thick-trunked staircase leading to it. There is not even any stone, let alone jewels or iron, used in the house. Perhaps this is why there are so many large trees in Viaissia. Even so, it doesn't feel dense, which is probably due to the power of Lord, the gardener. The trees have been carefully pruned so that wherever you walk, you can enjoy the sunshine.

There are still other unique features of Viaisia.

One of them. We reach a public road where short, hardwood trees take the place of signposts.

Lord drops a crackling branch with a pair of high-branching scissors and Rainer picks it up. When I show up, the first thing Lord does is stop working and react.

'...... hmm?　Oh, that's Kanamin. What happened to your job at the forge?

'Oh, I was trying a bit too hard. I ran out of things to fix, so I had to take a break.

I return the words I had prepared in advance.

Realizing I'm free, Lord invites me to join him, showing me a pair of high-branching scissors.

'So, do you want to work with the children?

'No, that's fine. In my free time, I'm going to learn blacksmithing from Reynand. I'd like to review it from my equipment, just like Lord told me to.

'Oh, you really have to rebuild it from the equipment: ......

'I'll make Ryner's equipment stronger as he learns magic and becomes stronger as I learn to forge. Pretty neat division of labor, right?　That's why I came to measure my liner. Also, let me borrow a bit of the equipment I have now.

Hmm, I see. Well, just get it over with.

Lord would allow it without question. The same was true for Ryner.

It was a really abrupt proposal, but there was no resistance at all. He took out the equipment he was wearing as he was done, and took his measurements in the 《Dimension》.

On the way, he skipped a question about what he was equipped with. It was easy to understand the effects of the chainmail he wore underneath, but I wanted to know exactly what the rings and bangles were doing.

And finally, I ask about the broken magic sword that Ryner loves to use.

''Ah, Ryner. This 'Ruf Bringer', can I put it together in one piece?

'Do as Christ wills. I'll leave it all up to you.

...... Got it.

He seems to really trust me. You can tell from his expression that he thinks that if he leaves it to me, everything is safe. I nodded loudly in response to that trust.

''So, you're taking a break until the city's repair supply piles up, Kanamin?

Yeah, it's another day off tomorrow.

Okay, now, all right, let's go on a picnic tomorrow, the three of us.　I'll take the day off work here, too!

Lord spluttered, as if to say it was a good idea.

But that innocent look hurts. He really believes I'm on vacation, and the three of us are going to enjoy it.

But now the return to earth is also for Lord. She can't go along with it in order to call her best candidate for salvation, Id, as soon as possible.

''No, I'm thinking I'll prepare for the labyrinth attack today, and then tomorrow I'll challenge the labyrinth with Ryner.

'Yeah, yeah ....... Maze Revenge already?　After all those losses?

'It's not like you're ragging on me, ....... I'm sorry, but I want to try out the ones I can do today in practice tomorrow.

''Ummm. Well, I know you two are in the main business of attacking the labyrinth (that one): ....... It can't be helped. You can go to Ryner, too: ....... Well, you'll lose to Elfenriz-chan anyway.

We were able to beat that Elfenries, so now we're inviting a liner: .......

I still don't feel comfortable continuing to trick the Lord.

However, I continue to take my original policy, swearing in my heart that I will definitely help.

''I see. ....... I guess I'll be alone tomorrow. ......

Although he may be unconscious, he repeats our heart-wrenching words one after another.

I'm going to borrow some equipment for a while. ......!

Yeah, you did a good job.

Bye, Kanamin.

I leave to run away from the Lord. Thinking that I feel like this every time I see her, my desire to return to earth becomes stronger.

In order to capture the labyrinth as quickly as possible, I ran back to Reynand-san's place.

''--I'm back!

As soon as he returned to the workshop, he spread Rynand's equipment on the table.

However, Reynand-san's expression was stern as he looked at it.

''This is terrible. ......

The reason for this didn't seem to be that the things were just inferior.

He picked them up one by one, and the wrinkles between his eyebrows deepened.

''A ring for magic power amplification and a ring for magic explosion ....... This one is for forced acceleration or ......?　Whatever it is, you're not thinking straight: ......

Is it really that bad?

He's not thinking about coming back. It's equipped to die with the enemy.

From Reynand's point of view, who knows a lot about armaments, it looks like a suicide tool.

''Ah, it's like that guy: ......

'That's where the word ”apparently” comes from: ....... We've got to do something about it, ASAP: .......

I was fine with it, as I've become accustomed to the work of a liner, but Mr. Reynand showed a strange sense of mission while being appalled. Is this also the pride of a blacksmith?

I've got to give him a good weapon so that he doesn't have to rely on this kind of magic tool for self-destruction. ...... Let's start with this sword: .......

He turned his attention to the sword that Ryner used as his main sword, the Ruf Bringer.

It was a sword that had the most vicious abilities of any of the ones he found in the labyrinth. If Snow wasn't next to me at that time, it's possible that I would have been mentally contaminated by this guy.

However, it has a sharpness to match its nasty ability. It's a sword from a thousand years ago.

You have good hands. But who made this sword?　If they can make something this good without the technology of 'divine iron', I'd know about it: ......

He doesn't have any idea what Mr. Reynand is.

Perhaps the sword was born after Mr. Raynand's death, even if it was a thousand years ago.

''I don't know that either ....... I just picked it up in the labyrinth .......''

''Oh well. In the meantime, we'll use the 'High Sky Beryl' that the monk brought with him to repair and strengthen this 'Rufbringer'.

Copy that. ...... but powered up with magic stones, huh?

I don't know why.

It's really exciting.

Like this, how should I put it: ....... Maybe I'm not good at situations where I can fix a great sword that was once broken. I can see the side of me that loves games coming to life.

Someday, I'd love to have Rowen break it against a strong opponent and use my blacksmithing skills to fix it too. I'm not Rastiara, but I feel like I can get stronger just by going through that event.

Of course, that's probably just my imagination.

If I don't realistically succeed in repairing it, there's no way the power-up will happen.

In short, how well the forge is done is everything.

I don't want to make the mistake of blacksmithing using 'High Sky Beryl', so I ask Reynand-san.

''It's going to be a difficult task, do you need my help?''

''That's right: ....... It's true that I don't want to make a mistake in using this magical stone to repair the damage. Let me take care of this one. Little man, go finish up the rest of yesterday's work.

I understand.

We divided up the roles and each of us began to work on blacksmithing.

The labyrinth challenge took less than an hour, so it looks like we can take our time and focus on blacksmithing today as well.

Unlike the first day, each and every one of them is directly related to attacking the labyrinth from tomorrow. I forget to pace my physical strength and start swinging my hammer out in a frenzy.

--And while forging, I imagine.

Just thinking about who should wear this equipment, me or Ryner, when it's completed is fun. As I had thought when I was sewing and making swimsuits for my friends, I seem to be better suited to producing than fighting.

Now that I know that a number of combat skills were my sister's, I'm no longer in the realm of certainty.

And I remember the failure when I used the other production skill 'sewing'.

At that time, I made the painful mistake of focusing only on functionality, and as a result, we all ended up with brown swimsuits. Serra's reprimand is still ringing in my ears.

In other words, it is no good for a producer to make things just for his own convenience.

I can understand this by looking at Reynand next to me. The reason why his body is now moving around is not for himself. It's for the sake of the person using the weapon.

First of all, the premise is the concern for the Lord who is trapped in 'here'. And then there is the next concern for the boy who will use 'This Sword (Ruf Bringer)'. You can see from his expression that he is trying to make a strong sword to protect the life of Ryner, who is willing to hurt himself.

I have to learn from that attitude.

In other words, it's not enough to just ”just swim” like the swimsuit before.

It's not just about repairing it, but also about producing something better by thinking of the faces of the people who will use it. That's the way to become a first-class blacksmith.

...... hmmm.

However, there's not much I can do, having just learned the skill 'Divine Iron Forge' from Reynand-san.

The rough restoration is already done.

All that's left is to polish and plate it to finish it off.

But if that's all that's left, it's the same as the old brown swimsuit. Remembering that I regretted that I should have put even a single embroidery on the swimsuit, I begin to work on the armor that Ryner will use. At the very least, the equipment should be worthy of the romantic 'newborn magic sword'.

Furthermore, I pictured the complete armor in my mind and began to pay attention to the coloration of the armor.

How do I make it look good on Ryner? How can I make the design fit with the 'Reborn Magic Sword'? Little by little, I switched my thinking from explorer to producer.

First of all, I will balance the colors so that Ryner's hair will look good. Furthermore, in order to emphasize that he is a knight, he decorates it with a slightly deliberate and improvised emblem.

Why is that? Just thinking about the original coat of arms makes my heart skip a beat. In a manner of speaking, this is the trademark of Aikawa Uzumi Party.

I've thought for a long time that Reiner is a central figure in the story. His daredevil personality is like the protagonist of a shonen manga.

I'm beginning to understand Alibers' feelings a little better. Just by thinking of Ryner wearing my equipment, I can tell that he is getting excited.

In other words, it was a natural thought for a producer to want to give equipment like a hero to a heroic person--!

Hence, not only the skills 'Blacksmithing' and 'Divine Iron Forge', but also the skill 'Sewing' is even activated in a flowing manner.

For some reason, the stewed thought - the clothes that go with this equipment are also important - came to the conclusion.

I will not compromise on the cloth, but take the best out of the ”possessions” that I have. Naturally. I won't do the same thing as I did with my swimsuit.

The liner's body shape is already known in the Dimension. After making an inner shirt that fits his size perfectly, I embroider on it at high speed.

Unlike before, there is no 'parallel thinking', so the work speed is slowed down. Nevertheless, he is concentrating on only one thing, so he should be able to sew more accurately than before. It's nice to be able to put all of our abilities into making a one-of-a-kind piece for the liner instead of mass production.

Inevitably, the finished product will be incomparable to the previous swimsuit.

However, I still can't let my guard down.

Even if it is satisfactory to me, it is often not so satisfactory in the eyes of others.

After looking at the equipment and clothes in 《Dimension》, there is still room to make some changes.

While activating the skill 'Sewing', I hold the thread and needle in my hand.

-- there is still more that can be done. We need to hurry: ......!

This is the reason why I'm not going to be able to strengthen my own equipment, but I keep modifying Rainer's equipment.

--and the time for the third day of work is over.

Today's misfortune was that Reynand-san couldn't stop my outburst because he was concentrating on a first-class product called 'High Sky Beryl' in front of him: .......