'Good morning!　Brave Ezell, I've come to the aid of the White Wolf Knights!
Hey, you're here. What took you so long?

　Garnet chuckles at Ezell, who can't seem to hide his excitement.

''Sorry, sorry. I was coordinating my schedule with the actual house, and it got slipped up.
'I'm sorry, Commander Luke. Would it be possible for me to come with you now?
'Yeah, sure. I'm rather grateful.

　Eddie's relieved look on his face.

　As the position of supporting the activities of the brave Ezeru from behind the scenes, whether or not they could make it in time for the big event of the Kingdom Mission's departure was still a big worry.

I've got some heat-resistant equipment, so if it's just one or two more people, that's fine. Well, ...... that's why it was an extra burden for me.

　Redundancy is important in everything.

　If you don't prepare for it in advance or have a recovery plan in case you run out of time, you won't be able to continue throwing yourself into danger.

　Of course, there may be cases where it is impossible to provide redundancy, but this was not one of those cases.

　Rather, this is why you are allowed to move around the dungeon with a number of important people from the palace.

　However, as a person who witnessed the people who were busily engaged in that, my heart is filled with a sense of regret.

Then again. In that case, let's go over the details of this mission again.










　After a briefing, I took the White Wolf Knights in tow and waited in front of the main gate of Hollow Bottom Fortress for our departure.

　The escort units led by the Golden Fang Knights have also arrived, so all we have to do now is wait for the main body of the delegation to finish their preparations.

　Incidentally, the adventurer party led by Theodore is not at this first level, but at the frontline base on the fourth level.

　We're supposed to be the ones to lead the way from here to the fourth level via the Big Hole.

"Hey, Garnett. I've heard that you're having trouble processing the sword of Adamant, but are you still not going to be able to make it work?
No. I think I got it all worked out.

　Garnett pulled his sword out of its scabbard and showed its barrel to Ezell.

'The magic crest is perfectly stamped. You can fight like you've always done with this one.'
Even if you say you've done it, it's probably not reproducible. Don't get too comfortable with that.

　I throw a word of advice to Ezell, who looks at his sword with pride and admiration, from the side.

　Maintaining the special structure that is the source of Adamant's strength and mixing mithril into an alloy that overlays the advantages of both - this attempt was a difficult task that the dwarves also struggled with.

　Fortunately, they were able to learn from the dwarves' research, and theoretically, it might be possible, but from that point on, they continued to struggle and fail.

　The catalyst for his eventual success was an unexpected fight to the death with the Demon General Norzuri.

　I was on the edge of my seat, and in my waning consciousness, I continued to resist, using my skills selflessly.

　In the midst of this, I realized that I had been able to [synthesize] mithril into Adamant's sword, which was a rather dubious process that resulted in success.

　This is also the reason for the seeming lack of reproducibility, and even if I tried again, I didn't have a stock of pure adamant, and considering the possibility that I couldn't reproduce it, I couldn't put the sword back together again.

　Moreover, there was also the thought that perhaps - there might be the influence of the 'Right Eye of Wisdom' that was showing abnormal changes, and it was dangerous to try to reproduce it easily.

'By the way, the magic crests on the surface are a collaboration between me and Noir. It's so sturdy that it can't be shaved off by ordinary means, so I applied [Disassembly] to carve a groove, and Noir filled that groove with mithril alloy to make it into a magic crest, like .......
Huh ...... I knew you could do anything, Luke.
Not for nothing.

　Ezell gives me straight up praise and I can't help but smile.

　Later, I notice Garnett staring at me sideways.

'You've got a big job ahead of you, don't you dare get all svelte, okay?
No, I didn't. No, you didn't.
Look, it's true. Garnett, you have to focus, focus!

　Not only me, the party in question, but Ezell also hurriedly tried to quiet Garnett.

　Garnett took a deep breath and exhaled, then shook her head a little.

I know, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Hopefully I'll be able to get a lead on Agat Ram at .......
...... Garnett: ......
You look like you're in a hurry. There's no need to be in a hurry. I've got the sword you made for me and the power of the magical beasts you give me. Will there ever be anything more reassuring than this?

　Looking up at me diagonally, Garnett grinned, showing her white teeth.

　I couldn't help but smile as that smile was so dazzling that I couldn't help but let my cheeks fall open.

I'm glad to hear that you're satisfied. I'm glad to hear that you're happy with the results. The medallion isn't exactly like a weapon shop, though.
Yeah. I wouldn't have been able to trust you with my body if you hadn't been the one to do it.

　...... The two of us exchange such an exchange, and this time Ezell comes over to stare at us with a sideways glance.

It's a good idea to have a good time at home when you're done.
What are you talking about, you idiot? What if he gets the wrong idea?

　Garnett clamped his hands on both cheeks from side to side as he gingerly crammed into Ezell.

　Each time she continued to apply pressure repeatedly, a funny sound escaped from Ezell's mouth.

''Da, ah, te, eh.''
Because it's nothing.

　As I watch the loose exchange with my shoulders completely relaxed, the voice of the long-awaited report is finally thrown into my ears.

''-- Sir Luke!　The mission is ready to go!　Please get ready to leave!