Manowa Chapter 184

Chapter 184 - Let's Order the Creation of a Weapon

After saving Nora and the coachman, Kazane's party reached Dolmu City without any problems and entered around dusk .

On the way, Kazane consulted with Nora about the preparation of the Black Rock Dragon Steak, but Kazane was surprised when he started boasting about his own cooking and instantly promised to cook it, giving preference to doing so over everything else .

But given the current state of his industry, Nora's excitement wasn't strange . After all, in the dragon ingredient industry, the Black Rock Dragon Gieve's materials were super valuable ingredients the likes of which hadn't been seen in a long time . The adventurer guild had also dispatched a prominent materials custodian to stand by at Rock Hold Cave, but Kazane and the others were the ones who actually killed it .

And since Kazane's group had their own Mysterious Warehouse, they hogged most of Gieve's materials for themselves . After securing a moderate amount of meat for their own use, the majority of the meat was turned into Dragon Burial Soul at Kazane's request .

For that reason, very little of the Black Rock Dragon's materials appeared on the market, even though it was the biggest game since the Yellow Fang Dragon Zeromos was subjugated in a Numa dungeon .

By the way, since the story being spread was that Minshiana's prince played a leading role in the Black Rock Dragon subjugation, it was thought that the vanished materials were owned by the Minshiana Kingdom, not the White Party . Since Kazane owning a Mysterious Warehouse was only known by a limited number of people, that was a natural story, and since it prevented unnecessary strife for them, that turned out all right in the end for Kazane and the others .

As for Nora himself, he had only cooked a few fillets of Black Rock Dragon meat brought by customers . Even though he said himself「I still have much more training to do,」he still had self-confidence in his ability as a dragon chef . The fact that a few other restaurants with different distribution routes had managed to acquire and sell some of the meat also considerably provoked his and his restaurant's pride .

Also, when he and his fellow chefs heard about Black Rock Dragon meat being the prize for the Grand Tournament Summoning Division, it seemed there was a storm of abusive language like「Letting the likes of summoned beasts eat that? Don't joke with me!」If they knew about Yuuko-nee and Mefirus being allowed to eat as much as they wanted, they would probably faint .

Furthermore, Kazane had a cut of meat from the space between a dragon's shoulder and wing called『Angel Rudder』; only enough for 10 people could be harvested from an adult dragon . Nora declared that if he wasn't allowed to cook it, he could no longer call himself a dragon chef .

By the way, neutralizing the Dragon Spirit was a necessary part of food preparation for dragon meat . Eating the Dragon Spirit filled meat as is would be too toxic for human beings . For that reason, a special ingredient eaten by dragons when they were sick and producing too much Dragon Spirit called Dragon Salvation Grass was mixed into the spices, and it seemed that it had to marinate in it for two days .

In addition, since Kazane already possessed Dragon Spirit and Yumika had resistance to it due to being able to use Dragonoidization, Benzel said it would likely be best for their portions to be marinated for only a day . Nora told them he would handle everything .

When their exchange was finished, Kazane dispelled the Crystallization she used to preserve the Black Rock Dragon meat and handed it over to Nora, then decided to head to one of Hyvern's artisan shops called the Shrine Magic Arms Workshop along with Naoki . Finally, the production of Naoki's certain death weapon would begin .

◎ Dolmu City, Shrine Magic Arms Workshop, Visitor's Room

「So this is the Shrine Magic Arms Workshop . 」

Kazane said as she sat on the sofa with a plop .

The Shrine Magic Arms Workshop had a Shrine Magic Arms Shop next door, but this time Kazane and Naoki had a letter of recommendation from Jiraid, so they went directly to the workshop . That was so they could directly negotiate with the craftsman, Aikis Shrine .

The receptionist had made a「Why a child?」face, but as soon as she received the letter of recommendation, her expression changed and she had entered the back room . Then Kazane and Naoki were shown to the visitor's room .

She had a connection, so Kazane didn't feel like holding back . If she could obtain what she desired more quickly, then it would be best to do so .

「Aneki, that's bad manners . 」

「Nobody saw it, so it's fine, isn't it?」

Naoki bitterly smiled at Kazane's behavior . Naoki was a sister-loving pervert, but that didn't mean he always affirmed Kazane . Rather, he was at the sensitive age where he wanted her to restrain herself a little as his relative .  

「Funfuーn」

Contrary to Naoki, Kazane seemed to be in good humor .

Initially, she had no arrangement for the Black Rock Dragon steak cooking, so she would have had to search for a shop, but that problem was solved by an unexpected situation . She had also originally planned to show up without an appointment and try to start negotiations for the weapon creation, but thanks to the powerful connection Jiraid, negotiations could immediately begin . Actually, part of it was her intentionally acting brightly to chase away the feelings about Skull Killer's annihilation, but in any case, on the surface Kazane was in a good mood .

Naoki sat next to Kazane, and after waiting a few minutes, the door opened, and a woman came in . It was a small woman with finely chiseled features; she was a female dwarf .

「I'm the person in charge of this workshop, Aikis Shrine . At your service . 」

So saying, she bowed, and after Kazane and Naoki replied with their own greetings, Aikis sat on the sofa across the table from them .

「I understand that you're connected to General Jiraid . 」

「Yes . Please take care of us . 」

Naoki bowed his head . Kazane also echoed his words as she bowed her head .

「The recommendation letter said you wanted to request the creation of a weapon, but what are you looking for?」

After Aikis spoke, Kazane took two materials out of her Item Box and lined them up on the table . They were a Crystal Dragon horn and two Crystal Dragon eyes .

「I see . You're from the White Party?」

As soon as she saw the materials, Aikis had a rough idea of the identity of the two people in front of her . She didn't immediately take note of the white cloaks or the child with extreme leg armor, but she had heard the story about the White Party defeating the Crystal Dragon . And there was one more thing she was worried about professionally .

「I heard your party was exclusive with Johnz, so is making a request with me fine?」

It was reasonably well known in the arms crafting business that Kazane's party was a regular customer of Minshiana's craftsman, Johnz Batroa .

「We have a connection with Master and have had weapons created by him, but that doesn't mean it's exclusive . Besides, it's better to ask Aikis-san for spell or magic sword requests . 」

Aikis smiled at those words .

「Well, certainly . I heard that man finally started making magic weapons, but it seems it's actually his disciple who does that . 」

(That's probably about Mondorie-san . That person is also unexpectedly famous . )

Kazane recalled Mondorie as she listened to Aikis' words . Kazane's weapon『Black Fang』was also Mondorie's work . Though she hadn't used it recently .

「So what do you want made from the materials you brought?」

「I want you to make a weapon that can use『Sevens Ray』and『Third Eye』 . For my little brother here . 」

「Little brother?」

Aikis looked at Naoki, then Kazane, then back at Naoki .

「Little brother?」

In response to Aikis' twice repeated question,

「That's right . 」

「I'm the older sister . 」

The two answered so . Aikis tilted her head a little and thought (I guess that happens sometimes) and nodded .

「Well, it's fine . Crystal Dragon materials are valuable things . With the recommendation from General Jiraid, there's no reason to decline, but you have money, yes?」

「Yeah . Naoki . 」

「Yes . I have this much, but is it enough?」

Naoki put all the money he earned from the Crystal Dragon and Blue Rifon Fort rewards on the table .

「No problem . 」

So saying, Aikis urged Naoki to put away the money .

「I'll give you a quote and confirm the amount of money some other time . And if I remember right, you should be the『Magic Sword Operator』Naoki . 」

「Yes, that's right . 」

He was suddenly called by his nickname, which surprised Naoki, but Aikis replied「I heard you battle by having magic swords fly about . As a magic sword blacksmith, that would naturally make me curious, right?」

「Are you planning to use this sword the same way?」

「Wouldn't it be difficult to shoot Sevens Ray with remote operation?」

But Kazane so replied .

「Certainly . It should be possible if Magic Power could be accumulated . 」

Kazane had a flash of inspiration after Aikis' words .

「There should be a way?」

「What is it?」

「There's hope, but I can't decide this by myself, so I'll try getting in touch . 」

Kazane said with a grin .

Aikis and Naoki tilted their heads after those words, but they worked out the details of the weapon . Kazane's requests were mainly concerning the Crystal Dragon Horn and the hilt .

Name: Yuihama Kazane

Occupation: Magic Swordswoman

Title: Ogre Killer, Dragon Slayer, High Beast Summoner

Equipment: Staff 『White Blaze』, Two Handed Sword『Black Fang』, Adhesion Sword『Gum』, Spell Dagger, Dragonscale Breastplate, Drake Gauntlets, Silver Sheep Clothes, Sylphyn Skirt, Plasma Pants, Dragon Ogre Greaves, Indestructible Cloak, Mysterious Pouch, Crimson Saint Coffin, Heroic Spirit Summoning Ring, Circlet of Wisdom, Aim Bracelet, Magic Accumulator, White Magic Accumulator

Level : 31

Health: 114

Magic Power: 205+420

Strength: 55+10

Agility: 48+4

Endurance: 31

Wisdom : 62

Dexterity : 39

Spell : 『Fly』『Torch』『Fire』『Heal』『Firestorm』『Healer Ray』『High Heal』

Skill : 『Warrior's Memory』『Night Vision』『Crushing Blow』『Dog’s Sense of Smell』『Golem Maker: Lv3』『Rush』『Fire Principle: Third Chapter』『Healing Principle: Fourth Chapter』『Air Jump: Lv2』『Killing Leg: Lv3』『Fear Voice』『Invisible』『Tiger Eye』『Wall Walking』『Intuition』『Cheat Death』『Nimble』『Charge』『Material Shield』『Information Link』『Optical Camouflage』『Dash』『Bloodsucking Blade』『Dragonization「Dragon」』『Regenerate』『Soul Breaking Blade』『Stealthy Placement』『Thunder Chariot』『Sturdier Teeth「Dragon」』『Crystallization「Dragon」』『Fabricated Coercion』『Stone Minotaur』『Mega Beam』『Space Expansion』『Pseudo-silver Creation』『Poison Claw』

Yumika:「There's only one thing that comes to mind when talking about accumulating . 」

Kazane:「Right?」

Chapter end