Chapter 52
“My name is Kogure . It’s a pleasure . ”
It feels dangerous to give out my first name to someone I know nothing about, so my last name will do .
“Cohgray… ah, I have heard of your name recently in Lif’el and Nisua . ”
It seems like everybody has heard about me already .
In that case, I probably won’t seem too suspicious to her .
“Celes was the one who gifted me the expensive medicine when I was sick . You treat her kindly now, you hear?”
‘She seems to be well-established . ’
“Wayne is a master blacksmith who has not only forged quality equipment for me, but even lent out apprentices to me . It is natural for me to repay him . ”
Jeez… she’s some sort of saint .
Repay favors with favors, huh? She’s probably a good person .
It seems like Wayne survived thanks to her help .
“To be frank, this is the first time I have seen his condition improve . Quite the wonderous treatment you have done . ”
“Well, I was blessed with the chance to learn… still, I am very glad it went well for Wayne too . ”
The truth is that Veno did the diagnosis . All I did was pump out some Mollifying Poison .
“You needn’t be so humble . After all, you have accomplished it to great effect . Please accept my grat.i.tude for curing Wayne . ”
“Who knows if I’m actually cured . ”
Wayne coldly interjects .
“You are so much better already . I believe it would be better for your body if you were not to worry so much . ”
“I’d say so too . It seems like to me like you’re all better too . ”
“So he says, Master Wayne . ”
“… hmpf . ”
Wayne seemed satisfied with what we had to say .
After that, Celes looks towards Arleaf and Muu .
“My name is Arleaf . ”
“Muu!”
“Ah, you must be the relative of Master Wayne . You are a very adorable girl . Cohgray’s wife, I a.s.sume?”
“W-Wife…”
Arleaf turns bright red .
That’s cute, but at least correct her .
“Oh, no… Arleaf’s father merely volunteered me to be her fiancé is all . We’re not officially anything of the sort . ”
“Is that right? A wholesome relationship then . ”
“Right . And this here is Muu, a Myconid I created . Muu’s an indispensable part of our party . ”
“Mu!”
Muu strikes a very charming pose whenever he meets someone new .
“I would be delighted to have such a lively party . By the way, I don’t believe that Master Wayne has compensated you for curing him?”
Oh, what’s this? You’re feel that grateful for me?
‘t.i.t for tat? How petty . Her kindness is overwhelming . ’
What are you talking about? You’re a pathetic dragon who can’t even bear to take a human’s life .
Arleaf and the rest might address you as some holy dragon, but you’re just a timid little guy inside .
Arleaf and the rest might address you as some holy dragon, but you’re just a timid little guy inside .
‘Thou dost little else but try to make a fool of me . ’
At any rate, I’d feel bad if she tried to thank me any more than this . I’ll have to turn her down .
“Oh, Wayne had been more than generous in his thanks . Please don’t worry about that . ”
“But… hmm . ”
Ah, she’s not pushing the issue any further .
It seems like she just brought up how she really felt .
“Perfect timing . Since you’re here, Celes, you all should go procure me some materials . I’d like to keep smithing for as long as my body can move . Could I count on you all to bring me back some quality materials?”
Wayne breaks the tension with his plan .
“Is that all?”
“You can train them up for me too . It’d be nice for them to experience what a powerful adventurer is like . ”
“Understood . Let me be of aid . ”
“Are you sure?”
Celes nods in response to Arleaf’s question .
“Yes . Originally, I had some place to hurry to, but they haven’t verified the intel yet, so I am currently waiting for orders . ”
“Then when your orders come, you’ll have to move out, right?”
“Correct . I may not be of too much help, but I’d like to try my best . ”
Guess we got ourselves a high-leveled adventurer to join us…
Mm, not a bad thing, I think .
I should be able to get stronger with her power levelling me .
I should be able to get stronger with her power levelling me .
I take the chance to practise with my crossbow .
Muu runs with the target and I take shots .
I’m able to run and shoot at the same time, so I think I got quite a bit better than before .
It’s all thanks to Arleaf’s cooking that I’m able to learn so quickly .
And my Aiming Shot got upgraded as well . It turned into Power Shot and I also learned Meteor Shot .
Power Shot is as its name suggests; my bolts do roughly about twice the damage .
Meteor Shot enables me to launch a magical bolt that calls down a storm of meteorite-like rocks .
After using the bolts, I make sure to retrieve all of them if I can . The problem is that they only can only withstand so much abuse before breaking .
To be honest, I’m kinda worried about the number of bolts I have left .
It doesn’t have to be from Wayne, but I gotta get some more from a blacksmith . For now, I’ll just get Wayne to finish what he has planned for me .
“Alright then . Do you want to go out soon?”
Celes might not have a lot of time on her hands, so we best get hurrying .
“It ain’t as good as what you normally use, but I’ll lend you a crossbow for the meantime as well as an axe and a staff . I’ll be waitin’ here for y’all . ”
Ooh, how magnanimous of you, Wayne .
On his orders, Rurika handed over some weapons to us .
Magic Iron Crossbow +5
Quality: Superior
Required level: 30
Bonus effects: Increased Mana, Faster Projectile Speed, Bonus Damage, Quickened Recharge
Bonus effects: Increased Mana, Faster Projectile Speed, Bonus Damage, Quickened Recharge
A crossbow made of magical iron . Capable of firing many types of bolts and even certain arrows .
Slow Bolt
Quality: Superior
Bonus effects: Delayed, Homing (Weak)
Crossbow bolts enchanted with r.e.t.a.r.ding magic . Imbued with mild homing capabilities .
Saint Battle Axe
Quality: Superior
Required level: 40
Bonus effects: Bonus Damage, Faster Throwing Speed, Critical (Medium), Accuracy Compensation (Weak), Cleaving Bonus (Weak)
A combat axe made with metals blessed by holy men . Slightly challenging to wield .
Ruby Burst Scepter
Quality: Superior
Required level: 30
Bonus effects: Increased Mana, Bonus to Fire (Medium), Shortened Casting Duration (Weak)
A magic staff slotted with a ruby . Increases proficiency to fire spells .
They all seem pretty good .
“My name is Kogure . It’s a pleasure . ”.
It feels dangerous to give out my first name to someone I know nothing about, so my last name will do
“Cohgray… ah, I have heard of your name recently in Lif’el and Nisua . ”.
It seems like everybody has heard about me already In that case, I probably won’t seem too suspicious to her
“Celes was the one who gifted me the expensive medicine when I was sick . You treat her kindly now, you hear?”. ‘She seems to be well-established . ’. “Wayne is a master blacksmith who has not only forged quality equipment for me, but even lent out apprentices to me . It is natural for me to repay him . ”.
Jeez… she’s some sort of saint Repay favors with favors, huh? She’s probably a good person It seems like Wayne survived thanks to her help
“To be frank, this is the first time I have seen his condition improve . Quite the wonderous treatment you have done . ”. “Well, I was blessed with the chance to learn… still, I am very glad it went well for Wayne too . ”.
The truth is that Veno did the diagnosis . All I did was pump out some Mollifying Poison
“You needn’t be so humble . After all, you have accomplished it to great effect . Please accept my grat.i.tude for curing Wayne . ”. “Who knows if I’m actually cured . ”.
Wayne coldly interjects
“You are so much better already . I believe it would be better for your body if you were not to worry so much . ”. “I’d say so too . It seems like to me like you’re all better too . ”. “So he says, Master Wayne . ”. “… hmpf . ”.
Wayne seemed satisfied with what we had to say After that, Celes looks towards Arleaf and Muu
“My name is Arleaf . ”. “Muu!”. “Ah, you must be the relative of Master Wayne . You are a very adorable girl . Cohgray’s wife, I a.s.sume?”. “W-Wife…”.
Arleaf turns bright red That’s cute, but at least correct her
“Oh, no… Arleaf’s father merely volunteered me to be her fiancé is all . We’re not officially anything of the sort . ”. “Is that right? A wholesome relationship then . ”. “Right . And this here is Muu, a Myconid I created . Muu’s an indispensable part of our party . ”. “Mu!”.
Muu strikes a very charming pose whenever he meets someone new
“I would be delighted to have such a lively party . By the way, I don’t believe that Master Wayne has compensated you for curing him?”.
Oh, what’s this? You’re feel that grateful for me?.
‘t.i.t for tat? How petty . Her kindness is overwhelming . ’.
What are you talking about? You’re a pathetic dragon who can’t even bear to take a human’s life Arleaf and the rest might address you as some holy dragon, but you’re just a timid little guy inside
‘Thou dost little else but try to make a fool of me . ’.
At any rate, I’d feel bad if she tried to thank me any more than this . I’ll have to turn her down
“Oh, Wayne had been more than generous in his thanks . Please don’t worry about that . ”. “But… hmm . ”.
Ah, she’s not pushing the issue any further It seems like she just brought up how she really felt
“Perfect timing . Since you’re here, Celes, you all should go procure me some materials . I’d like to keep smithing for as long as my body can move . Could I count on you all to bring me back some quality materials?”.
Wayne breaks the tension with his plan
“Is that all?”. “You can train them up for me too . It’d be nice for them to experience what a powerful adventurer is like . ”. “Understood . Let me be of aid . ”. “Are you sure?”.
Celes nods in response to Arleaf’s question
“Yes . Originally, I had some place to hurry to, but they haven’t verified the intel yet, so I am currently waiting for orders . ”. “Then when your orders come, you’ll have to move out, right?”. “Correct . I may not be of too much help, but I’d like to try my best . ”.
Guess we got ourselves a high-leveled adventurer to join us…. Mm, not a bad thing, I think I should be able to get stronger with her power levelling me
I take the chance to practise with my crossbow Muu runs with the target and I take shots I’m able to run and shoot at the same time, so I think I got quite a bit better than before It’s all thanks to Arleaf’s cooking that I’m able to learn so quickly And my Aiming Shot got upgraded as well . It turned into Power Shot and I also learned Meteor Shot
Power Shot is as its name suggests; my bolts do roughly about twice the damage Meteor Shot enables me to launch a magical bolt that calls down a storm of meteorite-like rocks After using the bolts, I make sure to retrieve all of them if I can . The problem is that they only can only withstand so much abuse before breaking
To be honest, I’m kinda worried about the number of bolts I have left It doesn’t have to be from Wayne, but I gotta get some more from a blacksmith . For now, I’ll just get Wayne to finish what he has planned for me
“Alright then . Do you want to go out soon?”.
Celes might not have a lot of time on her hands, so we best get hurrying
“It ain’t as good as what you normally use, but I’ll lend you a crossbow for the meantime as well as an axe and a staff . I’ll be waitin’ here for y’all . ”.
Ooh, how magnanimous of you, Wayne On his orders, Rurika handed over some weapons to us
Magic Iron Crossbow +5. Quality: Superior. Required level: 30. Bonus effects: Increased Mana, Faster Projectile Speed, Bonus Damage, Quickened Recharge. A crossbow made of magical iron . Capable of firing many types of bolts and even certain arrows
Slow Bolt. Quality: Superior. Bonus effects: Delayed, Homing (Weak). Crossbow bolts enchanted with r.e.t.a.r.ding magic . Imbued with mild homing capabilities
Saint Battle Axe. Quality: Superior. Required level: 40. Bonus effects: Bonus Damage, Faster Throwing Speed, Critical (Medium), Accuracy Compensation (Weak), Cleaving Bonus (Weak). A combat axe made with metals blessed by holy men . Slightly challenging to wield
Ruby Burst Scepter. Quality: Superior. Required level: 30. Bonus effects: Increased Mana, Bonus to Fire (Medium), Shortened Casting Duration (Weak). A magic staff slotted with a ruby . Increases proficiency to fire spells
They all seem pretty good