Volume 1 - Chapter 5: The old man finds a piece of the strongest weapon (2/2)

The fact that the ability nearly took down a first-class combatant like Phil meant that it had quite a significant impact on the battle. I look forward to the moment when she unveils her ability. While I was pondering about Phil’s ability, my thoughts were interrupted as it was Selene’s turn this time to appear.

[As expected of Yuuya-ojisama and Phil-san. You finished your battles even quicker than I did.] (Selene)

[I’m just glad that you ended up completing the trial safely.] (Yuuya)

[Most likely, my battle ended up to be the easiest among our party since Renoir’s shield was a special equipment, its functions couldn’t be replicated.] (Selene)

I was worried that her battle would be the tightest battle among the four of them but it seems that hers was the easiest unexpectedly.

[As expected of the shield of the battle princess Renoir. I’ll have to become a knight worthy of the shield as soon as possible.] (Selene)

Selene strokes her shield as she let out a slight smile.

[By the way, did the Mirror Clayman drop any item for both of you?] (Yuuya)

[There was none for me.] (Selene)

[None for me too.] (Phil)

[As I thought. The drop rate is horrible after all.] (Yuuya)

Based on probability, there’s no helping it but there’s still a chance as I waited expectedly for the two girls’ returns.

And finally, the two girls returned almost simultaneously as Luna was slightly quicker, causing Til to be upset.

[Yuuya, Luna got a souvenir! Look look!] (Luna)

Luna ran up to me holding a lump of clay in her hand. The lump of clay was an item called Physical Clay which retains the same properties of the Mirror Clayman, allowing it to change into anything. That is the reason why it was a special item. By making use of its unique property, you could produce a material allowing you to forge a powerful weapon. However, in order to produce the property that I desire, it has to be processed in a specific location and once we arrive at that city, I’ll be sure to do it myself.

[Well done Luna. As expected of your Increased Drop Rate, it’s an amazing ability. Thanks to this I’ll be able to forge a powerful dagger especially for you to wield.

[I look forward to it! Although I still want to use Bazerato even then, can Luna be a dual wielder?] (Luna)

I let out a wry smile as she has taken good care of that dagger, however she’s far too obsessed with it.

[Dual-wielding has its benefits and disadvantages. One critical con is that it is incompatible with the Assassinate style of attacking that uses a person’s full body strength. Besides, the new dagger could be created using Bazerato as it’s base. Since the dagger will be made using bazerato, it’ll be the same as bazerato being recreated.] (Yuuya)

[That is fine! Bazerato is Luna’s treasured item from Yuuya to Luna and Luna wants to use it forever!] (Luna)

Luna’s tail shakes back and forth as she hugged her own fluffy tail. As usual, Luna’s gestures are always adorable. Behind her was Til who was rushing towards us.

[Ugg, I can’t believe I’m last place.] (Til)

[It’s more important that you won the battle. It’s proof that you’ve become a first-rate adventurer.] (Yuuya)

[But I still feel bitter! Next time I’ll be the first! Let’s leave the temple and restart the trial!] (Til)

[Unfortunately, this trial can only be taken once in your entire life.] (Yuuya)

Hence why the Mirror Clayman’s item drop is precious. With a drop rate of 20% there was a chance we would never get it.

[Speaking of which, I got an item drop too.] (TIl)

[That’s great news. It’s possible for the item to turn into a material for something other than a dagger. Since you got the item, is there any specific equipment you want to use it for?] (Yuuya)

[In that case, something that improves my attacks!] (TIl)

[I’ll have to find something that works then.] (Yuuya)

Luna and Til began their strange dance as their expectations to their future equipment skyrocketed.

Now then, since everyone is back it’s about time for the main event to start.

Just as I thought, the goddess of flame appeared in front of us once again.

[Brilliant work. Congratulations on succeeding against all of the trials placed for you. The primal flame shines bright onto your future.]

The goddess begins to fade as the candlestick shines brighter and brighter. After picking it up, the candlestick disappears as a blue vortex appears to take its place.

[Now then, let’s go back. After completing the quest, shall we head to the hot spring one last time? Since we’re departing tomorrow, it feels fitting for us to enter the hot springs one last time.] (Yuuya)

[Let’s go! ] (Luna)

[That sounds great! I want to soak in the hot springs and drink a refreshing cool glass of juice!] (Til)

[On the other hand, I want to perform some maintenance on my armour since this time I had received a large number of attacks. My armour is about to be unusable if it isn’t repaired.] (Selene)

[In that case, it’s probably better for you to get a whole new set of armour. Since there’s a large variety of rewards possible for us, we could probably get a bunch of first-class armours for ourselves.] (Phil)

It has been a difficult battle but it’s great that everyone was managed to get through safely. Although I’m sure that the guild would be surprised that we managed to clear the dungeon in two days, we may even be able to meet the next party of adventurers who were waiting for us to return with the Return Stone.