Episode 45.12 (1/2)
”That one got quite the mana capacity, as well as multitudes of exceptional functions I added in, it was one of my best work to date, but I sold it off for a special price to Kagaru, <Jaira>'s leader when he begged for it. I felt sorry for that mage girl, Veta, you see.”
”Veta should be back at her hometown by now. Got her enough money to live off along with her mother. That was one of the terms I put to forgive Kagaru and co.”
”Did you, really. Thanks for that, Lecan-chan.”
”I thought this necklace was a dungeon item.”
”The necklace itself is a dungeon item. That's what should be shown when Appraised either. But by combining it with another Grace Gear and magic tools I specially made, I made it possible for mages without <Absorption> to use its mana storage, and adjusted it so <Recovery> and
don't get repelled.”
”That's true. But does that mean you've been researching on
's property.”
”Where do you think you're standing at? Here is the holy land of mages, Palcimo. We have research being done on
at the institute. Oh but keep that a secret.”
”I see. Makes sense. Hold it. Are you saying you've got more <Necklaces of Intuador>.”
”Of course I do.”
”Won't you sell me two of them. I'd like to equip Eda and Julius.”
”Oh that's fine. I'll bring them with me when we start our expedition.”
”Thanks.”
Lecan had been going into all kinds of stores in Palcimo, hoping to find something interesting, but he had no luck thus far.
To begin with, he's given up on magic tools that boost offense. He's got no plan to use the great many Grace Swords he obtained in Tsubolt except for a few ones either. Because it's a pain to engage in a fight while accommodating for a sword's particular quirks. He's decided to master his use of <Sword of Rusk> and <Comet Cutter> in most fights, and to only deploy type-effective Grace Swords on specific enemy types.
He hasn't found any defensive gear that surpass what he has on hands either. He bought several stuff that can undo curses and poisons, but he doesn't think he'd ever use any on himself. He's been looking for equipment to give Eda and Julius, yet he was unsuccessful in his quest to find one.
But <Necklaces of Intuador> are another matter. It'd be a huge relief if he could get Eda and Julius equip them.
”Fuee, fuee. The dungeon'll finally see another conquest after 62 long years. My blood's boiling already.”
”Oh yeah, it was 62 years ago when Era Morfes last conquered Dungeon Palcimo.”
”Yep indeed.”
”If I recall right, Mazara Wedepasha made Era her pupil 120 years ago. Just how old was Era when she conquered the dungeon?”
”That'll be 74.”
”So she entered apprenticeship with Mazara when she was 16. Still, 74 huh, quite an advanced age to dungeon diving.”
”Young, way young. She was ten year younger than the me now.”
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”What. Are you 84?”
”Manners now, haven't you been taught not to ask a lady's age.”
Lecan made a rough calculation in his head.
If Era was 16 120 years ago, say she birthed a daughter on her 26 and that daughter birthed Jiza on her 26. That would match with Jiza's age, 84, now.
But he never imagined her to be that old.
(Should I really bring this elderly woman into a dungeon?)