episode_0233

The next morning.

Jeong Yushin, Karin, and Armin gathered at the inn’s table.

Empty wooden cups were flying around Jeong Yushin.

Armin widened his eyes.

“Huh?! Mr. Ska! D, do you perhaps have a Telekinesis engraving?”

“That’s right. You saw it at the last duel in the central square, didn’t you?”

“What do you mean?”

Jeong Yushin briefly explained.

Armin immediately nodded.

“Ah! So, is that why the golden Zweihander fell from the sky?”

“That’s right. And Karin, can you prepare exploration supplies? I need a large quantity.”

Karin tilted her head.

“A large quantity?”

“I received a gift from the Elf Queen this time. It’s a golden coffin called the Eternal Ark, and it’s like a magic backpack that can hold quite a lot of things.”

“E, Eternal Ark?!”

Armin shouted and jumped up.

“Why?”

“I, isn’t that a treasure of the High Elves?”

Treasure?

I knew it was a great item.

Was it called a treasure even by a mage?

“Do you know it well?”

“Yes! Isn’t it a sub-dimensional magical tool that increases in space proportional to the amount of magic power and casts various buffs?!”

Accurate.

As expected of someone from the Magic Tower?

“Do you know the drawbacks as well?”

“Yes! That’s why the importance is low. Because if the coffin breaks, the contents inside are lost.”

This is also correct.

Armin, who had been standing blankly for a moment, widened his eyes.

“M, Mr. Ska! Is it true that you threatened the Crown Prince? Could it be that you’re going to put him in the coffin…? Huh?!”

Jeong Yushin tilted his head.

“I don’t remember.”

“Yes…?”

“I said I don’t remember.”

“N, no. But it’s only been a week since…”

“Why do you keep picking a fight when I said I don’t remember? Do you want to go back to the Magic Tower?”

“N, no! I’m sorry!”

“Karin, it seems like this coffin can hold as many things as my room. Prepare the necessary items. I have to interview party members today.”

“Okay.”

Karin got up from her seat without a word and left the inn.

Jeong Yushin looked at Armin. He still couldn’t come to his senses.

“Armin, you must have something to prepare as a mage too. Are you just going to keep sitting in the inn?”

“Yes! I understand!”

Armin also quickly left the inn.

Eru peeked her head out from the kitchen.

“Mr. Ska, how are you controlling the Yin energy?”

“I’m handling it well. You should rest a bit too.”

“Yes.”

Eru sat down at a nearby table and opened a book.

Is it a book about sewing?

Jeong Yushin didn’t pay any more attention and closed his eyes.

A few days ago, Granny contacted me.

Several people applied to the party.

Who will come?

It would be nice if someone good came.

* * *

“Elder, why did you come here?”

Jeong Yushin asked, shrugging his shoulders.

A mole beastman wearing glasses was sitting in front of him.

“Hehe. I came to see our clan leader’s face.”

A good-natured answer.

“…”

Jeong Yushin was speechless.

“This old man made some delicious candy.”

Jeong Yushin bowed his head as he received the candy.

“Thank you. I will enjoy it.”

“Rather, I’m grateful. For protecting the people of the streets.”

The mole beastman held Jeong Yushin’s hand tightly once, then left the inn as if his business was finished.

A giggle was heard from the side.

When Jeong Yushin glared at her, Eru flinched and lowered her head.

Jeong Yushin used his telekinesis ability to send the candy to Eru.

“Eat one. My brain doesn’t work when my sugar level drops.”

“Thank you.”

Jeong Yushin and Eru sat in the inn, sucking on the candy and waiting.

Almost everyone who came was similar.

“It’s an honor! C, can I get an autograph!”

“M, Mr. Ska! I baked some delicious cookies this time, would you like to try them!”

Even by the afternoon, there were no party members he liked.

Jeong Yushin stared blankly at the ceiling before getting up from his seat.

“Eru, I’ll be back after visiting the blacksmith for a while.”

“Yes.”

Jeong Yushin left the inn and walked towards the western district.

His head was complicated.

Labyrinth.

If you pass the 15th floor of the swamp area.

Floors 16 to 20 are mountainous areas.

The characteristic of the mountainous area is the appearance of huge monsters.

Monsters like Wyverns and Twin-headed Ogres that I saw at the Monster Dismantling Center appear.

Is the problem the weapon?

If you stab the vitals with a sword like a longsword, you would need life-risking acrobatics.

In addition, giant monsters have hard bones and a lot of fat, so the sword becomes dull to the point where it cannot be used after swinging it a few times.

It is a problem that can be overcome by using Sacred Weapon, but it is difficult to freely use magic power in the labyrinth.

Because you don’t know what will happen.

Jeong Yushin walked down the street thinking about this and that, and arrived at Boron’s smithy.

“Boron, I’m here.”

“Oh? You came?”

Boron waved his hand with a big smile.

“How is the equipment?”

“I’ve prepared it well.”

“Is there something pleasant?”

“There’s a weapon that came out of the depths of the labyrinth this time.”

“And?”

“The blacksmiths in the street bought it collectively for a large sum, but they couldn’t find anyone who could use it.”

Boron continued with a big smile.

“When I was doing well, they came and harassed me every day, but when good stuff comes out, they shut their mouths and buy it among themselves? Serves them right. Hehehe.”

“What kind of weapon is it?”

“You can see it directly. Follow me.”

Boron jumped up from his seat.

Jeong Yushin scratched his head and left the smithy with Boron.

Not far away, dwarves were grabbing each other by the collar and raising their voices.

“Let’s just sell it to the underground workshop! They said they’ll buy it!”

“How much did we pay to buy it! You bastard! We have to at least get our money back to avoid bankruptcy!”

A dwarf wearing an eye patch smiled slyly with his hands behind his back.

“That’s right. We have to avoid bankruptcy. Our workshop will buy it.”

A dwarf with a red face raised his voice.

“You’re only buying it at that price? We’re going bankrupt!”

“Don’t exaggerate. And you should have known your abilities before buying the weapon. Just snapping it up because it was expensive. Tsk.”

“Ugh!”

The others looked resentful at the words of the one-eyed dwarf.

Jeong Yushin approached.

“What kind of weapon is it?”

The dwarves’ heads jerked up.

“Barbarian?”

“Oh!”

The dwarves crawled and clung to Jeong Yushin’s legs.

“S, save us!”

“Please!”

“I’ll sell it to you cheap!”

“Let’s see what kind of weapon it is.”

The dwarves took Jeong Yushin into a smithy.

There was no need to look for where it was.

Because it was placed prominently on one side of the smithy.

At first, I thought it was a pillar.

Upon closer inspection, it was a greatsword that appeared to be 2m long.

The color was generally black.

The blade was so wide that it couldn’t be compared to a Zweihander.

“No. What kind of sword is so ridiculously big?”

Jeong Yushin muttered, staring blankly at the sword.

“They probably tried to melt it down and use it. As you can see, it’s black, right? They probably thought they could get a large amount of expensive black iron.”

The one-eyed dwarf said with a smile.

The dwarves couldn’t say anything as if they had been stabbed in the heart.

“But it seems like other minerals are mixed in as well. The furnace fire in the west street couldn’t even heat it up, let alone melt it. In my opinion, it can be melted with the furnace fire in the underground workshop.”

The dwarves glared at the one-eyed dwarf.

“At least pay the black iron price properly and tell us!”

“Didn’t I say I’d buy it for 100 gold coins?”

“We bought this sword for 300 gold coins!”

“So, are you going to keep that useless sword? Isn’t it right to sell it when you can? Good things keep coming out of the labyrinth now, so are you going to go bankrupt holding onto that sword that doesn’t bring any profit?”

“…”

The words of the one-eyed dwarf flowed out like clear water.

The others closed their mouths tightly.

There was nothing to say.

Because it was true.

Jeong Yushin looked at the huge black sword.

Was I lucky?

Or is it fate?

If I can wield this sword.

Can’t I hunt large monsters easily too?

“How much is this sword?”

“300 gold coins.”

“That seems a bit expensive. Let’s make it 200 gold coins.”

The one-eyed dwarf intervened with a sullen expression.

“Master Ska, what on earth are you going to use that ridiculously big greatsword for? Our workshop will make you a good one. Give it up.”

“By the way, what kind of workshop is it?”

“The Zereus Workshop. It’s located underground on the west street.”

Certainly.

Zereus Workshop equipment is good.

The bastard sword and the crossbow that can fire consecutive shots were also made in this workshop.

But.

I’m greedy.

“I’ll buy this.”

The one-eyed dwarf frowned.

“Don’t tell me you think you can handle this greatsword? Do you know how many explorers haven’t been able to lift this greatsword so far? There were many explorers who accidentally lifted it, but they all refused to buy it because it was useless.”

“Let’s decide after swinging it once.”

“Swing it? If you still want to buy it after you lift and swing that greatsword, I’ll step down.”

“Yes.”

Jeong Yushin grabbed the handle of the greatsword.

It’s cold.

“Hoo!!!”

I gave it strength.

It didn’t budge.

Damn.

I looked around and saw the dwarves making nervous expressions.

A faint sneer passed across the one-eyed dwarf’s mouth.

A blood vessel popped out on Jeong Yushin’s forehead.

You’re laughing?

I took a stance and mustered all the strength I had.

“Hoo!!!”

The handle trembled and slowly rose.

“Huh?!”

“Did he really lift it?! And he’s not an ogre?!”

“Crazy barbarian!”

The dwarf blacksmiths widened their eyes and shouted.

Thud!!!

The greatsword, gaining speed, was lifted up and broke through the ceiling of the smithy.

The dwarves stared at the ceiling with their mouths open.

Jeong Yushin left the smithy with the greatsword.

As soon as he came out onto the street, countless explorers and blacksmiths stared at Jeong Yushin with blank expressions.

‘Quickly. Quickly.’

It won’t look good if I drop the sword here.

Jeong Yushin, who quickly jumped out of the smithy, swung the greatsword.

From top to bottom.

Whoosh!!!

The 2m black pillar tore through the air and crashed into the road.

Kwaaaaang!!!

With a roar, the road exploded and pieces of stone soared high.

Jeong Yushin quickly spread out one hand.

[Eternal Ark]

Thud!!!

The golden coffin popped out of the air and was fixed to the floor.

Jeong Yushin quickly shoved the sword into the golden coffin.

‘Go in!’

The greatsword quickly disappeared into the golden coffin.

The dwarves and explorers watched the sword disappear with bewildered expressions.

Jeong Yushin lightly dusted off his dusty clothes and looked at the dwarves.

“I’ll buy it for 200 gold coins.”

“Huh.”

“But in installments.”

“Huh?”

“Forget it if you don’t like it.”

“I, I’ll sell it!”

The dwarves quickly nodded.

Boron stared up at Jeong Yushin with a blank expression.

“Ska, are you betraying me?”

“What are you talking about? I’m a regular at Boron’s smithy.”

“That’s right. Oh, I forgot. Hehehe.”

“I’ll come again later.”

Jeong Yushin left the dwarves behind, picked up his equipment that had been serviced, and returned to the inn.

A song flowed out on its own.

Because it felt like I had spent the money I had earned properly now.

It’s ridiculously big, but if I handle it well, I’ll be able to cut off the necks of giant monsters like wyverns at once.

Thump.

As soon as he opened the door to the inn.

The party members who had finished their business were sitting together.

Karin and Armin.

And a face I saw for the first time.

It was a sturdy elf man, and the huge iron bow placed next to the table was noticeable.

The elf got up and looked at Jeong Yushin.

“Master Ska, I heard you were looking for an archer.”

“That’s right.”

“Are there still any spots left?”

“There are spots. Who are you?”

“Kenneth DeHart, a mid-level lower-ranked explorer and the leader of the Children Loving Clan.”

Jeong Yushin’s eyes widened.

What?

“D, did I hear wrong? A… Children Loving Clan?”

“That’s right. Children Loving Clan.”

The elf nodded with a serious expression.