Vol 6 Chapter 1.2 (1/2)

Vol. 6 Chapter 1 Part 2

At nightfall, s.h.i.+n secretly left the town with Schnee, Tiera, and Yuzaha and headed for the forest he had cleared up before. s.h.i.+n deployed and entered Tsuki no Hokora, where he then checked the manufacturing machines first.

Inside of the manufacturing machine room, the machines were organized into categories such as ore, ingredients, and materials that were obtained from monsters.

The manufacturing machines looked like boxes measuring 30 cemels on each side. They were worth almost as much as Ancient grade weapons in this world.

Materials that couldnt be obtained or required great troubles to obtain could be produced without limitation, so long as time permitted. The machine was especially amazing since this world was now reality and certain materials could no longer be farmed.

Generated items would be changed into cards that were stored in an Item Box within the machine.

What is this?

s.h.i.+n checked the ore and materials first.

When he opened the list inside of the Item Box, a considerable number of items were listed. It wasnt like 100 or 200. It varied depending on the type but even the smallest stacks exceeded 1000, and most of them were more than hundreds of thousands.

The Item Box should only be able to store 999 of the same type of item, but the maximum stack number must have changed.

Theres lots of itemsKuu

Indeed. There are lumps of orichalc.u.m, mithril, adamantine and even refined Scarlet.i.te. The tusks and claws of Bahamut and even the liver of a Behemoth Wow, the amount of Drop of Erathem is amazing! Its like you could make as many Ancient grade weapons as you want.

Nodding at Yuzuha, he scrolled down the item list.

Even rare items that were likely produced only twice a year in real time, a poor management system which s.h.i.+n had complained about during the gaming era, were present in incredible numbers.

Though it was understandable that the items had acc.u.mulated for the past 500 years, s.h.i.+ns pride as a gamer was hurt as he felt his efforts in mining were in vain.

The ingredients also seem the same. Though, there is an astounding amount of the highest rank ingredients.

Schnee who checked the list of ingredients in one of the manufacturing machines was also surprised at its contents. It was so shocking that they could easily stay indoors for at least 100 years.

These items are something I have never seen nor heard of. What are they?

Due to her lack of knowledge, Tiera was surprised at the number not the item itself.

Since it was a rare opportunity, s.h.i.+n moved a portion of the items into his own Item Box.

s.h.i.+n was planning to inspect whether there were any differences between the items in his own Item Box and the items in the manufacturing machines.

Im going to forge for a bit. Ill see whether the materials are usable or not.

Understood. Ill prepare dinner.

Maybe I could make some simple recovery potions.

Please do so.

After he pa.s.sed over the basic alchemy set to Tiera, s.h.i.+n headed to the smithing area with Yuzuha.

He started a fire in the furnace and took out the orichalc.u.m ore card from the manufacturing machine.

Hmm?

When he was about to materialize the card, s.h.i.+n noticed an aura coming from it.

He stared at what looked like a heat haze, then it became clear, like an image focusing in a camera.

Thats magical power, isnt it?

Its sparkling!

There was a light silver color similar to the aura from a magic sword.

For the sake of comparison, s.h.i.+n took out the orichalc.u.m ore card from his own Item Box and saw that it radiated a light purple. However, the color didnt stay the same as it changed to a dark grey then a light blue.

He hadnt noticed this when he upgraded the equipment of Shadow and the others, or when he repaired Girards equipment.

Fumu. I dont understand it. Should I strike it for now? Yuzuha, please stay back.

Kuu!

He put aside the trivial things for a moment, and materialized the two cards.

At present, there was no difference except their auras colors. Though the amount of ore was somewhat different, there wasnt a problem since it wasnt fixed to begin with.

s.h.i.+n put the orichalc.u.m into the furnace and refined it. The refined orichalc.u.m that had its impurities removed radiated a stronger aura.

Then, he placed it on the anvil and swung the hammer down.

The two swords, made with the same procedure, were both at medium Legend grade. They looked almost the same except for the aura that enveloped the swords.

When he compared the sharpness of the edges, the difference became clear.

The sword made of orichalc.u.m from s.h.i.+ns Item box, covered in an aura of multiple colors, was sharper than the one made of orichalc.u.m from the manufacturing machine, covered in an aura with a single color.

Kuu? Its different, though theyre similar?

Even if the materials are the same, the power is different, huh? Is it related to the magic color? Come to think of it, Tiera did say my magical power is strange or something like that.

He remembered the time when he first met Tiera, she said she could feel multiple races magical powers.

Is s.h.i.+ns magic power different from others?

I wonder. Though I still cant perfectly control my power, so Im not sure.

s.h.i.+n moved to the main building where Tiera was, thinking that there might be some hint.

After Tiera had set up the alchemy equipment and materials on the table, she began making the recovery potions. s.h.i.+n didnt disturb her, as she seemed to be concentrating. After several minutes, she finished brewing the potions.

Whew

Did you finish it?

Hiiu!!??

s.h.i.+n chose to wait for Tiera to finish her work before speaking up.

But, since Tiera didnt notice him, she was surprised and gave a small cry of alarm.

AhIm sorry. I didnt mean to surprise you.

Dont sneak up on me like that! I was so surprised.

Tiera glared at him while putting her hand on her chest. Perhaps she felt shy as she was seen the moment that she was surprised. Her cheeks turned red.

s.h.i.+n didnt intend to hide his presence, but it seemed like he did so unconsciously.

Im really sorry. I wasnt trying to distract you since you seemed to be focused.

*Sigh* Be careful next time. I nearly dropped the potion.

When s.h.i.+n bowed, Tieras anger seemed to settle down.

At any rate, I tried to make the recovery potion according to instructions using these materials. I dont have the appraisal skill, so Im not sure of the difference. Can you check them?

After Tiera calmed down, she handed the recovery potions over to s.h.i.+n.

They looked the same, but when he saw the a.n.a.lysis, s.h.i.+n found that the potion made of materials from his Item Box were more effective.

However, the one that used the materials from the manufacturing machine was twenty percent more effective than a conventional potion.

It seemed like using materials that possess magical power raised the effectiveness of the items made from them.

I see. I was expecting an increased effect, but its really amazing.

Were you expecting it?

s.h.i.+n asked about the reason for what Tiera said after she heard the result of the appraisal.

Well, it seems like s.h.i.+n doesnt know this, but when an object stores magical power, it shares its owners spirit and characteristics. It was said that was a condition of something like power without definition. Ive only seen these objects a few times though. Since only Elves and Pixies can see this power, you may not understand it, s.h.i.+n.

InterestingBy the way, I wanted to ask you something.

What is it?

Well, when we first met, you said various races magical power or something after you looked at me, right? I wanted to ask about it.

Eh? D-Did I say something like that?

Tiera answered evasively. Her face that turned her eyes to the wrong direction expressed exactly someone who was trying to hide something.

? Well, if you dont want to tell me, thats fine. I wont force you to tell me. Ill ask Schnee if there is anything that seems strange in her ingredients. You can keep the potions.

Eh!? Wa, wait!!

Everybody has something that they dont want to share. Even though s.h.i.+n was concerned about the magical power, somehow he could guess the reason.

Since he thought it was a bad idea to ask forcefully, s.h.i.+n decided to go to Schnees place first, but surprisingly Tiera pulled him back.

Whats the matter? You look so confused.

B-Because arent you going to ask about it? Though Im here with you, Im clearly hiding something from you.

But you dont want to tell me, right? Of course I cant leave it alone if its about a life-threatening situation, or something similar. But I can somehow guess that its not like that, and I dont want to forcefully ask you to tell me. When I look at you, I can just tell that there are some things you dont want to tell me. So I think its not right to share everything just because we are together. In fact, I also have something that I havent shared with everybody.

I understand, but

Its fine with me to wait until you think you are ready to tell me. When the time comes then

Then s.h.i.+ns stomach rumbled Grruuu. It was so loud that they could hear it clearly.

I, Ill also tell you what I havent shared with you?

Because of the stomach rumbling, the serious mood vanished, but s.h.i.+n said everything that he wanted to say.

s.h.i.+n, are you hungry?

Right after that, Yuzuha, who was just observing, quietly said explosive words.

Hey! I was saying something serious!

But you said When the time comes then Gruuu.

Nooo! Why did it happened in this timing?

Pfff.

Maybe that hit the spot. Tiera held her laughter in until her ears turned bright red.

Because she lowered her head, he couldnt see her face. However, he guessed that it wasnt as serious as before.

It was a pleasant situation for s.h.i.+n as he wanted to change the atmosphere, but it couldnt be helped if he thought there might have been a better way.

Im sorry. Even though were talking seriously, b-but, pfffahaha

Well, I made my point, but, its fine I guess. Though you have something you cant tell me, dont worry about it. And dont tell anyone about my stomach rumbling! Never! Yuzuha, you too!

After the parting remark, s.h.i.+n went to the kitchen.

Tiera looked at his back with tears in her eyes. s.h.i.+n didnt know her tears werent only from laughing. I am sorry. What Tiera whispered didnt reach anyone.

When s.h.i.+n entered the kitchen, there were already several dishes. He could smell them while he was talking to Tiera, so he couldnt help thinking what would happened if he had not smelled these dishes.

Kuu~, smells good!

Yes, it does what a great smell.

s.h.i.+n? You look troubled. Did something happen?

No, nothing. Yeah, nothing happened. By the way, it smells delicious. How were the ingredients?

I didnt see any problems. The freshness was satisfactory too.

Schnee answered while wiping a knife.

It seemed like she hadnt noticed any differences in the process of cooking.

Considering the swords and the recovery potions, the differences would probably be seen in its flavor.

The results of Tiera and my experiments showed that the ones from my Item Box were more effective. However, the quality of the things made using materials from the manufacturing machines were better than normal.