After the evolution of the two animals was over, I looked around and saw that we still had a long way to go. Once we got to this point, let's keep going.

We went ahead for a while and something appeared. We identified it, but it didn't respond to anything. What is it?

"What lies beyond this point is my domain. Walk away now if you want to live.

I heard a voice. This is the guy who talked? The tiger beasts roared and threatened the beings in front of them. The mysterious being snickers at their appearance.

''Hmph. You don't know what you're doing, do you?

It's a volatile situation, but I stop it.

"Let's not go any further.

"Oh, yeah?　Why are you walking away?　The Summoner.

How does this guy know I'm a summoner...

"We've reached our goal here, so there's no reason to force our way through. Besides, I don't like people entering my domain without permission, either. Is it weird not to do something you don't want to do?

If a stranger enters your home without telling you, it's a regular home invasion. It's a crime. The mysterious being seemed to be satisfied with my answer.

''I see... it's just a matter of keeping the Dragoneuts and Elves in line.

This guy knew about Lily and her friends as well as me... I'm pretty sure I was near the cave, but I didn't summon them in the cave. That means either I detected the presence of Lily and her friends, or this guy's detection extended beyond the cave.

Either way, this thing is on a different level than anything I've ever been involved with. The closest thing to it is Garbera Glow, but it's definitely stronger than Garbera Glow.

You can't get away with it for free here. "It's only polite to let them leave for free. Take it.

Its presence makes something roll over to us. Appraisal.

Flame Demon Stone: rarity 6 Material Item Quality C
A magical stone made from a flaming stone. It contains a powerful power of fire.

Eh...magic stone! And it's not fire! The rarity and quality is nothing like what I've seen before!

"If you've received it, you may leave as soon as possible.

Um, is it good? No, I'll leave if he says so.

Well, thank you for that valuable item. I'll leave you to it. Return!

When I go back to my shop on my return, my space-time magic levels up. I'm happy about it, but not by much. There was an unexpected harvest at the end. I mean, that guy knew I was a summoner, so he went out of his way to give me a magic stone.

Do you think Nefi-san would know about that existence? I'll ask them later.

Anyway, I returned the Toratetsu and the others to the magic stone and summoned Lily and the others. The liqueur will be waiting for them at the store. I'll have to make a contract, but first I'll give Hephaistos the materials again.

'Welcome back. Mr. Takut.

You're really getting into the swing of things, aren't you?

Lot of digging going on today.

'Wow!　Thank you!　That would be a huge help!

'By the looks of it, is the glass one-handed sword intractable?

Yes... it's quite difficult, but I'm starting to get a feel for it.

I still think it's hard to create glass equipment. But Hephaistos is very motivated. I think I can handle this one. I was in a hurry to log out yesterday, so we'll talk more slowly today.

'And I was surprised to find iron ore among the materials you gave me.

There's another one today. Iron ore is still the stuff of iron?

'Yes. Every blacksmith would want one.

Well, an iron weapon is one of the origins of a weapon.

'If you make a sword out of iron ore, do you know how much iron ore you'll need?'

'Yes. I'd like ten for a dagger, twenty for a one-handed sword, and forty for a large sword.

I currently have nearly 20, so I can make one one-handed sword and two daggers. But for iron weapons, I'd like to make a big sword, since I want to prioritize the lily. I'd like to manage to collect them and take on the event with a new weapon.

In addition, I'll talk about quartz.

''Do we use these gems for weapons?

Jewel is used in weapons for wands. They're also used to make rings and other accessories.

Heh. I didn't know there were accessories.

''Some of the high ranking blacksmiths in my country have succeeded in creating jeweled swords and such.

Jeweled swords...sounds awesome. But I'm a Japanese sword guy.

Can I make some accessories or something?

I'm sorry, but I'm not really into that kind of stuff.

Well, I guess it's hard for a boy to take an interest in that.

You don't have to apologize. Everyone has their own preferences.

Thank you. So what about the weapons?

Yeah. I need to make a formal request.

"Three glass broadswords and an iron bangles, please.

''I'm still working on the glass one-handed sword, so it will take some time, but I can make it. However, I ran out of the amount you gave me yesterday, so I'm sorry, but could you please get some materials for it?

Yeah. I'm gonna go back for more anyway. And this.

I show the iron saber to Hephaistos.

'Is this... an iron saber?'

Oh. I got it from my travels. Can we make a great sword out of it?

I can make it. In this case, you'll need 20 iron ore.

Good. I guess we have enough iron ore for a one-handed sword. We should have enough, but with the glass weapons, we'll have to go get them eventually.

All right. I'll get them again. In the meantime, why don't you go ahead and make a glass one-handed sword?

'I understand!　I'm going to go make it right away!

With that said, Hephaistos takes the materials and goes underground. Now, I'm going to make a contract and summon a magic stone. As I'm thinking about it, Ion speaks up with a question.

''Um...Tact-san. What do you mean by three one-handed swords?

Yeah. It's for me and Aeon. The glass is light, so maybe now Aeon can use a two-handed sword with a one-handed sword.

I say, and Lily complains.

'Yeah!　What about Lily's?!

No.

Why?

''Lily's power is so strong that once she uses it, it's going to break. Then it would be better to make a great iron sword, right?

Umm... that may be true, but I'll take it easy on you.

""It's not gonna happen."

All at once!

Lily's in shock, but we all know Lily isn't handy enough to take it easy.

'You mean, if you're going to make Lord Tact's sword, you're going to train for that?

I'll use the wooden sword Yugu made for me in training. But if I'm going to train, I'm going to take the one-handed sword skill as well. In fact, I fought a high orc with a sword today.

""What?"

Hmm? What's going on?

Tact, you fought with a sword!

I wish I could have seen it.

'You saw Toratetsu-san and the others, right?　It's not fair.

Ah, it's the second time these three have been together.

''I didn't expect the enemy to have a sword. Well, we'll train tomorrow and I'll show you then.

""That's the promise!"

Yes, yes. Well then, let's go for the contract and summoning magic stones.

Name Takuto Intermediate Summoner Lv 3.

Vitality 37
Magical power 74
Strength 27
Defensive Strength 18
Agility 24
Dexterity value 53

skill

Fighting Lv 1, kicking Lv 12, staff Lv 15, summoning magic Lv 18, alchemy Lv 7, mining Lv 12.　
Felling Lv 10 Dismantling Lv 14 Appraisal Lv 9 Identification Lv 15 Wind Magic Lv 19 Fire Magic Lv 19　
Earth magic Lv18 Water magic Lv19 Dark magic Lv18 Light magic Lv22 Lightning magic Lv15　
Explosive magic Lv 15 Wood magic Lv 15 Ice magic Lv 15 Space-time magic Lv 12 -> Lv 13 Reading Lv 5　
Cooking Lv 18 Feeding Lv 5 Fishing Lv 5 Synchro Lv 2