by Fujino Omori
Just like a comrade, Welf-san……No, Welf said this and smiled.
I smiled while I answered:
“I understand, Welf.”
He handed over the dagger and I earnestly accepted it.
Translator Notes
It means how Lili had always helped them work efficiently together as well as protected them. Since a Lubricant Oil allows parts to be protected and work efficiently. ↩
Smithing tongs. ↩
Probably referring to Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance. Another Light Novel. ↩
Epilogue:
The Next Stage
Today, in the bustling guild headquarters, there were also numerous Adventurers walking around in the large hall.
Sounds of footsteps and voices mixed together did not spread to the corner of the large hall’s meeting rooms.
Inside the room that had soundproof equipment, Bell and Eina was sitting on opposite sides of the table.
“Crosso? That…If I’m wrong, then I’m sorry? That blacksmith noble……?”
“Yes……As expected, he is a famous person?”
“Yes, it is like this. Adventurers and people in the vicinity would immediately think of that family when they hear the word, Crosso.”
A week after he had obtained the newly created dagger, Bell reported the matter about Welf to Eina. Including that he had formed a direct contract with this new blacksmith comrade. It is a problem person with a lot of controversy again. From Eina’s face emerged a wry smile.
“But, it was really surprising.”
“Eh?”
“The fact that Crosso is at Orario. Normally, his reputation would quickly spread throughout the city. As a matchless Magic Sword blacksmith.”
“……”
The reason why Welf-san’s reputation did not spread is because he continued to reject the request of his customers to create Magic Swords.
Simply put, Welf would not be recognized as a
. A portion of the customers who found Welf would often say it. Thus, his reputation had been buried.
Although I cannot blame Eina……but I have personally recognized the truth about using the Magic Sword to judge Welf’s value. I would also feel slightly depressed about it.
“Sorry, then about the thing just now.”
“Ah, er……Then, can you let me see it today again?”
Bell changed his thoughts and cut to the chase.
Eina, who seemed to panic slightly, could not hide her stiff expression and stood up from the seat.
Bell also stood up, turned his back towards her and removed the armor and underwear.
Bell Cranel
Lv. 2
Strength: G267 Endurance: H144 Dexterity: G288 Agility: F375 Magic: H189
Luck: I
“……”
After confirming Bell’s
Ten days had passed since he became a Lv.2. Nevertheless, his highest ability value had already reached F. It had gone up 3 ranks from I.
How much do you want to skip the process until you are satisfied?
Bell, who had re-worn his underwear, sat back onto his seat and slightly leaned towards Eina.
“The team has already become a three-man party. If that’s the case, can we go to the Middle Floors.”
The gaze contains a blazing will. In front of those crimson eyes that would make you gasp, Eina slowly closed her eyes.
The beginning of the Middle Floors, 13th to 14th Floor’s basic ability requirement was I to H. In other words, Bell had already fulfilled the next floor’s safety requirement.
The Lv.1 vanguard-type blacksmith and the poor
If Bell’s support could be put into place, then there will be no danger of being completely annihilated.
It was a party rating that would just be barely allowed into the Middle Floors.
“……Wait a while for me.”
Eina, who widened her eyes, temporarily left the room.
Bell temporarily was by himself for a while, but she soon came back. In her hands, she was holding three papers that were the length of a train ticket.
“Bell-kun, take this.”
“This……”
“A coupon for
Towards Bell’s expression as if he did not understand the situation, Eina explained:
“I permit you to enter the Middle Floors. But there is a requirement. You must prepare
“S…Salamander’s Wool?”
“It is a Spirit’s charm. Listen carefully, if you do not equip this, then you absolutely cannot go! Do you understand!?”
“O…Okay!?”
Under Eina’s pressure as she erected a finger and leaned over the table, Bell frantically replied.
She, as a half-elf, raised her slim eyebrows, exhaled out and returned back to her seat.
“Bell-kun, being reckless is prohibited. If it is dangerous, then you must return immediately. Promise?”
“……Okay.”
As he was being watched by her emerald-colored eyes, Bell nodded.
From Eina, Bell realized that there was tension regarding this uncharted territory, the Middle Floors.
It would be good to bear in mind her words.
“Then good luck.”
It was once again her usual drooping eyebrows, yet it was a beautiful smile.
Etching that smile into his eyes, Bell and his companions began to embark to the dungeon.
× × ×
“RUGYAAA!?”
The red-colored slash caused the
What released that slashing attack was the red-colored dagger held by his left hand. The blade released a burning-like sheen and drew a red trajectory inside the mist of the dungeon.
Heading towards the new monsters that continuously did sneak attacks from the depths of the mist, Bell, this time, used the
“Take this!”
“GUEEEEE!?”
Using a speed surpassing a Lv.1 to obtain the first move: a high speed counterattack.
The
“The mist is going to scatter!”
Inside a mist incomparable to the one on the 10th floor, Bell heard the voice of the nearby Lili.
Their location was their destination on the 12th floor. It is also the stairs that connects to the 13th floor.
Within the square-shaped room, only half of it had mist. Once you pass through the boundary, things that obscure vision would disappear.
Lili of the Hobbit race, which had good vision, concluded that the destination was near.
While collaborating with Welf in order to make sure that we would not separate, she ran across the grassland.
“!”
Just when the mist seemed to sway like smoke, the line of sight brightened.
In front of Bell’s eyes were groups of monsters that dispersed throughout the room and a rocky wall at the depths of the dungeon.
Although the surrounding walls was a thick wood color, only that place was made up with grey rocks. In the center of the wall, a huge hole abruptly opened up.
——That was it!
The entrance that led to the Middle Floors.
His heart, badump badump, drummed on his chest.
“Fuuu!”
Heading towards the group of mounters that issued threatening sounds, Bell released a surprise attack using his
“——!?”
The red-colored dagger used one attack to turn the
He aimed for the position slightly lower than its chest, but the impact spread. The Magic Stone immediately shattered.
A single blade whose blade width was around 15 centimeters. A unique weapon that Welf used a Minotaur’s Horn to create. It was different than
Violet and Crimson, two types of blade light.
By using these two high-power weapon effectively, Bell continued to pile up corpses of monsters.
“Your appearance when using it seems to be pretty good……!”
“HIGAA!?”
Welf looked at Bell, who was going on a rampage with his own creation, and revealed a smile. Then he casually used his Long Sword that was on his shoulders to cut the Monsters. And cut down two Imps simultaneously that Bell had missed.
“OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!”
“It’s coming……!”
It was a huge body that was rushing over as it shook the ground.
Facing the Orc that was equipped with a natural weapon, dead wood, Welf intended to engage.
“——KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!”
But just when Welf planned on running towards the Orc, a severe sharp sound attacked him.
The source of the sound was in the sky, the flying
Due to the highly lethal sound wave from the bat monster, Welf’s sense of balance was instantly destroyed.
Towards him, who had nearly fallen to his knees, the Orc did not care, continued forward, and picked up the super-thick wooden club.
“Welf-san!?”
“!”
Hearing Lili’s cries, Bell also noticed Welf’s crisis.
At the same time he grasped the situation, Bell reacted instantaneously. Because Welf was blocking the path towards the Orc from him, he cannot use
Bell quickly made his judgment.
Like a bullet, he ran through the path with the shortest distance.
“Lili, Large Sword!”
Bell shouted.
Just by these actions, Lili understood what Bell was planning to do.
At the same time she jumped lightly, Lili placed her hands behind her body and touched the Large Sword that was outside of the backpack.
After it was possible to open the button to take out the sword, Lili also operated on the side of the strap to let the hilt stand out. The petite body and the Large Sword formed a beautiful cross.
After Lili’s body entered the predicted route of the boy, she turned so that her back was facing him.
Then, Bell saw Lili as the sword sheath, Shing, he pulled out the silver-colored Large Sword.
“————!!”
A full-powered acceleration.
Towards the Orc that was about to give the final bow to Welf, he attacked with all his strength.
“OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!”
“AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!”
Compared to the monster’s sweeping attack, Bell released a diagonal slash.
The thick Large Sword flew at the wooden club and smashed it apart.
“BUBUEE!?”
A frantic cry.
The Orc’s eyes were filled with fear as its prideful strength attack actually failed.
Bell used the acceleration force to release a full-powerd slash and beat the Orc’s monster-like strength.
Swiftly, Welf, who had regained freedom of his body, flew above Bell’s head and with a horizontal flash, the Orc’s head was cut apart by the Long Sword.
“……Ah—, sorry.”
“No……After all, we are companions.”
Looking at Welf scratch his head, Bell could only smile awkwardly.
Welf widened his eyes and broke into a smile.
Then, you could only hear a supa sound.
It was the crisp sound from the arrow that Lili had fired as it hit the Bad Bat.
“Then, let’s do our final meeting.”
After Bell and the others cleaned up the monsters inside the room, they sat down on the floor in a small circle.
In front of the fragmented rocky walls on the grassland, Lili drew a simple diagram and began to speak:
“Just as usual, we would need to arrange the formation after entering the Middle Floor. First, the vanguard would be Welf-sama.”
“Can I do it?”
“It is better to say that aside from this part, there is no other location that Welf-sama would win at. Ah no, Lili is not saying that she is great……Sorry, I’ll continue.”
There were three circles that were side by side, Lili used a dagger and pierced the center one.
“Bell-sama will be the middle defender and is responsible for Welf-sama’s support. Because it needs to take into consideration both offensive and defensive situations, so the burden is also the highest……Is that okay?”
“Yes, there’s no need to worry.”
Looking at Bell, who nodded, Lili pointed at the final circle and said: “Using the elimination method, Lili will be the rearguard.”
“Although I feel that you should already know, but this small party is extremely unstable. Because when you select a Supporter as the rearguard, it is inevitable that there will be insufficient firepower. So please understand that when we are in a difficult situation, it will be extremely difficult to make a comeback.”
“Just a single misjudgment could lose our lives? How strict.”
“Do you want to pick up our tails and head back? If it is now, we can still make it?”
“What kind of nonsense are you saying? I need to become a high-ranked blacksmith as soon as possible. Who would turn around and run away when there is a shortcut in front?”
Bell could only watch dumbfounded at the already accustomed interaction of Lili and Welf.
Listen to this casual conversation, Bell suddenly noticed that the two of them were turning over to look at him.
“What are you laughing at?”
“Uh……I’m laughing?”
“Yes, you are laughing obscenely……Bell-sama, are you lacking a sense of nervousness?”
Placing my hand onto my cheeks, indeed, my cheeks had relaxed.
Bell hurried to apologize.
“Just forget about the apology, but why did you laugh? I am curious.”
“Uh, about that……it must be because it is great to be lively……It had become similar to a party so I was happy.”
Bell, whose face became red, turned his gaze towards the ground and then once again looked at the interactions of Lili and Welf.
“And shouldn’t you become excited? Everybody working together to go on an Adventure.”
While his face was still red, Bell excitedly smiled.
This was the finest taste of this career, Adventurer.
Stepping into an uncharted area, working together to constantly discover new things.
The excitement of unknown, helping each other and share the joy……It was truly something that was exciting.
Adventurers cannot forget about the teachings of Adventures. The crimson eyes seemed to match the age of the boy as it shined.
“……Ku…Hahahahaha! That’s right, just like that, it is indeed something exciting! If you are not excited, then you are not a man!”
“Although Lili finds it difficult to agree with……But I understand Bell-sama’s feelings.”
After looking at the others’ faces, Welf let out a huge laugh and Lili also revealed a wry smile, but the corner of her eyes had loosen so it seemed like a slight smile.
Bell, who did not know why he was excited, revealed a smile following his emotions.
“Then, are
you ready?”
“Ahhh, no problem. Let’s go.”
“Yes.”
The three of them stood side by side and approached the rocky wall with the open hole.
At the pitched-black entrance that headed towards the Middle Floors, the uneven rocky surface extended to the other side of the path and at the depths, a dim light was quivering.
There was a bit of a rocky smell and moist air. It evoked a terror that could not be dissipated with just words. In front of this, there are uncovered, violent monsters.
Bell clenched his fists slightly to suppress the sudden goosebumps that appeared and powerfully gaze towards the depths of the dungeon.
(……There’s no problem.)
I am not by myself. Although we are from a different family1, I still have reliable comrades.
Then, sure enough, we can overcome anything.
Bell thought like this.
(……Okay!)
Inside the depths of his heart that acted as the source of his thoughts was agolden aspiration.
Bell headed towards the Middle Floor.
Affiliation:
Race: Human
Class: Blacksmith
Achieved Floor: 12th Floor
Weapon: Long Sword
Money: 94000 Varisu
It is originally the work clothes used while smithing.
Although it has some resistance to fire and heat properties, its defense is low.
Normally, you would wear other armor on top of these clothes.
Status
Lv. 1
Strength: C617 Endurance: D521 Dexterity: C645 Agility: D509 Magic: I70
[Will-O-Wisp]2
Anti-Magicpower Magic
Activation Chant
[Magic Sword Bloodline (Crosso’s Bloodline)]
Able to create Magic Sword.
Able to strengthen Magic Sword’s ability.
A large-sized sword with a broad blade.
Welf’s own created weapon. Has power exceeding the Upper Floors.