Kaito, who felt something had happened to me in my sleep-deprived state, pursued me and pulled me aside when I told him what happened yesterday. I want to tell him not to ask me then.

''But there's a quest for a trap like that?''

'I'm surprised too, but when I think about it, the zombie queue was a trap too.

I see. Anyway, I guess you'll have to be careful with anything related to the constellations.

I shudder to think of so many quakes like that.

And the reward?

When I told him, he asked me to give it to him as a matter of course. There's no way I'd give it to him. By the way, it seems that Kaito and the others succeeded in defeating Gigarth and reached the new area.

Apparently, the Kayo sisters had made a great success in their senior positions. I couldn't stop bragging about it since the morning, and when I told them what I did yesterday--

I can't lose!

I got an email saying. I don't know what they are judging the winners and losers based on. By the way, I heard the new area was similar to the Grand Canyon. I'd like to visit this area once, but it seems we can't take it easy.

At any rate, the area was crawling with gargoyles, which are probably the evolutionary ancestors of lesser gargoyles, and wyverns, which are also presumed to be the evolutionary ancestors of wyverns, and they seemed to have retreated.

It's strange, because I ran into an ice dragon yesterday, so it still seems like a win for me.

School is over and I log into the game.

Then I bring the Happiness Sheep outfit that Waxx said last day. And it looks like Setia has finally finished her wand too.

'It took you a long time,'

I'm sorry. I had to go through a lot of trial and error to make something that I was happy with. But I'm very proud of this one!

Really? Sounds like you're really proud of yourself. I appraise it and it doesn't have a name... I look at Setia and Setia gives me a big smile.

"You'll name it, won't you?

Geez... I'll just have to follow you... and Setia is an elf, and with Leapling...

What about cranleap?

Clan is the Irish word for tree. I chose Irish because Setia is an elf. The word "Elf" is said to have originated in Germanic mythology - in other words, Norway and Ireland.

Furthermore, the famous Irish hero, Coughlin, is said to be the name of a fierce dog of the clan. This is something of a bonus, but I still think that weapons with the name of a hero in them are cool in their own right.

I've been sneaking around the internet to research about elves since Setia became my companion. It helped that I had memorized some words that might help me in naming them.

'By clan you mean leaping, right?

Aha. I'm sure you're right.

"You mean a group. Mine means "tree. It's also the word that goes with my favorite hero's name, don't you think?

'If that's what you mean, that makes sense. But when I make my best wand, please think about it properly, okay?

All right. I'll think about it.

It's hard to come up with a name for it. I'll have to do a lot of research and think about it.

Once again, here's what I've named and appraised.

Happiness Sheep's Clothing: Rarity 7, Weight 10, Endurance Value 80, Defense +40.　
Additional effects: Cold Resistance (extreme), Anti-status (great), Ice Magic Reduction (great), Heavenly Blessing
Clothing made of cotton and happy sheep's wool. It is resistant to anomalies, and the heavenly blessing gives the wearer the sacred attributes.
It is also comfortable to wear and makes the wearer happy.

Its performance is the same as Happiness Sheep's robes. But it must have been hard for all of Lily and the others... While patting the small Japanese fox, I look at Clan Leap.

Clan Leap: Rare Level 7 Magic Staff Quality C+
Weight: 40 Endurance Value: 100 Attack Power: 40
Magic Wand Effect: Wood attribute up (super), chant destroyed
Treasure Ball Effect: Continuous chanting, Reduce magic recovery time (large), Release Treasure Ball
Marking effect: Increased magic (large)
A wooden magic wand that incorporates an emerald jewel. It far surpasses other magic wands made of wood.

It's also a great way to get a good idea of what you're looking for.

''Ahhh...Setia?''

I'm very proud of it.

No, Setia...you're too obsessed with it. Looking at your status, I can see how much trial and error you've put into it.

You put a lot of thought into this.

We have to catch up with Master Tact as soon as possible.

You've been getting a lot of attention lately. Well, I don't mind it, I'll go my own way.

Next is the treasure box I didn't open yesterday because I wanted to sleep. There are five in all. I'll call Kiki to open it.

I wonder what I'll find. Here's what I found!

Red Thread of Escape: Normal Items
It can be used to escape from labyrinths and caves.

Dagger of the Slayer of Cattle: Rarity 7 Dagger Quality C+
Weight 25. Endurance 100. Attack power 30.
Effect: Suicide attack on a half-cow, half-human monster (large)
A dagger that is said to have defeated the Minotaur.

Citrine: rarity level 6 Material Item Quality C
A yellow gemstone. Works well with light-attribute weapons.

Amethyst: Rare Level 6 Material Item Quality C
A purple gemstone. It goes well with wind-attribute weapons.

There were two red threads of escape. The Cow Man Slayer's Dagger was probably the weapon that should have been used against the Minotaur. It was impossible when there was no one with the unlocking skill.

Citrine was the gemstone that Carbuncle had been eating. The amethyst was a first for me. We got both of them in the rough, not processed. The citrine is from the minotaur who dreamed of the stars, and the amethyst is from the minotaur who used the lightning and wind attributes, I guess.

Anyway, I took these and went to Hephaistos' place. We've got a lot of stuff, so let's talk about it.

''...There's already too much awesome material for me to react to...''

This was the first thing I heard from Hephaistos. 'Sorry about the great material.

'First of all, I can't touch the future vision crystal.

I knew it...

This is what I was originally going to sell to Mr. Nostra. Well, let's move on. You'll need to see the gold crusher.

Have you fought a monster that uses a weapon like this?

''We fought, didn't we? I'm going to have Moonlight Night use it.

I think that's a good idea. You could take it apart, but I don't know this material. It's frustrating, but I can't make a better weapon than this one.

It's weird that the Hephaistos know about Japanese weapons. I don't blame him for this. Then it's the Moonlight Night weapon, as planned.

The bull ball is still an accessory, but a bracelet or necklace would be a good idea. Let's talk to Ruin-san about this.

Hephaistos is troubled by the Decapitated Great Sword.

''It's an awesome weapon... what should we do?

'It's only useful for Lily, but Lily's weapons are more useful now. It's quirky. Hephaistos.

"...actually, I think I kinda won.

You're right. But I don't know. It's a natural state of mind for a blacksmith. Now, the question is, what are we going to do with this thing?

Disassembling it doesn't change anything...

Well, we'll just have to keep it with Lily's.

There are going to be a lot of big and strong enemies in the future. Let them use it against those enemies. Now, this is where the real work begins.

First, the star crystal stone.

It's a great material, but it can only be used to make small weapons. But.

Hephaistos touches the minotaur's axe and the cow-killing dagger.

''There is no doubt about it. These axes and daggers are also made of stellar stones. If we take them apart, we can secure quite a few of them.'

All right. How close are you to getting it?

The axe is pretty big, so I think we can secure it pretty well.

Well, I'll just take the big sword and shield.

Lily is delighted to hear this, and Aeon swoons. Hephaistos, who was watching her, confirms it.

'Um... are you sure?'

'Oh... in that order, it's Lily. The stronger the shield, the more stable the fight will be.

The stability of the shield is something I don't like to see in Full Moon and the others. Bran's shield is broken now, so it's a good opportunity.

''Now that I've got Citrine, I'm going to ask you and Setia to create Lily's great sword.

I understand.

Now, I'm going to follow up with a depressed Aeon.

'I think I'll use my previous sapphire and this amethyst for Ion.

Eh!

If you heard of two gemstone weapons, you'd get excited.

''...Isn't that unfair?''

Setia says so, but Lily's weapons will be made of starry stone. It will probably be the strongest weapon currently available.

In contrast, Aeon's materials have not yet been found, but I still don't think they will be able to exceed the star crystal stone.

''So each one of them can't reach Lily's weapons, right?

'Unfortunately. But Aeon used water, ice, and even lightning when he was turned into a dragon. It should be a good match.

Yes!

You'll just have to take your time. Sapphire will be able to get some material from the snowy mountains we saw yesterday. The wind is probably suspicious beyond the Izi mine.

So, are we going to hit the Iji Mine today?

I'd like to, but unfortunately I've got things to do today.

'Unfortunately, it's Tuesday and I have to go to the village of Ketsey.

It was...

Then Hephaistos speaks.

'And even if you provided me with the current material, I wouldn't be able to make it right away... this is the only material I have. It's going to be a challenge just to take it apart...

Do you have any idea how long it will take?

'I can't very well do it in a week. And maybe this hammer isn't strong enough.

I have a feeling this is going to be a much more dangerous weapon than I expected.

Later, it turns out that Livina's whip needs to be made of leather material. This would be aimed at cows and horses other than wagyu bulls. I was also asked to put up with Lian and Bran's spears.

After finishing my request to Hephaistos, I would come to the Forge Guild with Hephaistos and purchase the advanced hammer.

Hephaistos speaks with the advanced hammer in his hand.

''Today, I thought again. There are smiths in the world who make amazing weapons like the Minotaur's axe. I'm sure I can't reach them myself. But I'm willing to give it a try. I hope to win one day, even though I know it will be a pain in the ass for Tact and the others.

'That's fine with me. I feel like I'm always chasing the backs of people more awesome than me, too.

''I see...I think I somehow understand why Tact-san is so strong. Well then, I'm going to start production now.

Oh. You got it.

Afterwards, I buy enough materials for two energy batteries in the dwarven village. I guess I was stingy with myself, but the money spent on Ix's equipment isn't fashionable. I thought I'd have to spend the money on materials for Lily and the others' weapons as well, or else I'd be the favoritism I mentioned earlier, so I decided on two for now.

After that, we head to the battleship and first check the rooms that have been liberated. This time, the ammunition storage and the battle command center have been released.

So we've finally reached the battleship's weapons and the battle command center, the heart of the ship in a sense. I'm pretty happy about that.

The first thing I see when I look at the ammunition magazines is empty. However, it seems that if you put ammunition in this magazine, it will automatically load all of the weapons automatically. I'm glad I didn't have to go to the trouble of putting in ammunition.

After that, we entered the combat command center, often called the CIC. There you can check various radars in the air, on the ground, and at sea, and it seems that you can touch the weapon control system from here.

Yikes. I wanted to try to use something, but unfortunately it looks like I can't until the bridge is released.

According to Ix, the only important facilities left are the bridge and the propulsion chamber. I guess we're almost ready to move the battleship!

As the tension builds, we check out Ix's new weapon. We hit a big wall here.

Body.
Energy Core C Material: 25 medium magic stones
Energy Battery C Material: 25 medium magic stones
Armor C. Material: 80% iron ore
Waterproof Armor Material: 50 water magic stone, 100 steel ore
Heat resistant armor Material: 50 fire magic stone, 100 steel ore
Cold armor Material: 50 ice magic stone, 100 steel ore
Armor Material: 50 thunderclapper and 100 steel ore
Amor Heart Material: Amor Core 1, Steel Ore 20
Submarine Unit Material: 1 waterproof armor, 2 screws, 100 nylon, 100 polyester

ear
Trap Radar Material: 20 thunderclapper, 60 sorcery stones, 200 iron ore
Magic Radar Material: 50 medium magic stones, 60 magic stones, 200 iron ore　

weapons
Missile Launcher Material : Magic Core 2, Magic Crystal 100, Steel Ore 200
Energy Rifle Material : Magic Core 4, Demon Crystal 100, Titanium Ore 200
Energy Axe Material : Magic Core 4, Demon Crystal 100, Iron Ore 200
Energy Whip Material : Magic Core 2, Magic Crystal 100, Expansion Ore 200
Pile bunker Material：4 magic core, 100 magic crystal, 200 steel ore
Twin Energy Blade Material : Magic Core 4, Demon Crystal 100, Iron Ore 400

hand (e.g. clock, etc.)
Energy Barrier Material: Medium magic 200, Demon Crystal 200, Steel Ore 100

ammunition
Energy Missile Materials: 50 fuel, 100 gunpowder, 10 pyroclastic rocks, 300 lead ore.
Iron Spear Material：Iron ore 200
Iron Pile Material: 100% iron ore
Torpedoes Material: Material: 50 fuel, 100 gunpowder, 10 fire magic stones, 300 lead ore.
Energy Mine Material: 10 earth magic stones, 25 gunpowder, 100 lead ore

back (of a chair)
Screw Material : 200 water magic stone, 300 iron ore

As usual, there's a lot of material I don't know about. There's even some weird material. And it's finally becoming a badass weapon. Check out the simulation room.

The missile launcher... it's realistic itself. But the design is getting more sci-fi. It seems to be able to shoot missiles and torpedoes. However, continuous firing is impossible. It seems to have to be loaded in order to shoot next with a single shot.

Energy rifle...A rifle that can fire continuously at medium range. So it's an assault rifle. Its weakness is that it runs out of the usual energy quickly. The material, titanium, is the metal used in guns. Why it didn't show up in an energy gun is a mystery.

Energy Axe...a weapon with an energy blade on a giant axe. It's a questionable weapon to equip on Ix.

Energy Whip...seems to be able to restrain enemies with a whip that flows with energy. I don't understand the meaning of the stretchable ore. Well, from the name, it must be a metal that can be stretched and retracted freely, but I still think it's a ruyi-stick. However, Libina is enough for the whip.

Pile bunker...a weapon that ejects metal spears or stakes with gunpowder. It's expected to be quite powerful, but the spears and stakes are disposable, and furthermore, the pile bunker seems to break. It's a weapon that I'd like to use at least once as a man's romantic weapon, but it's a tough one to use. The cost is too much.

Energy Barrier... it puts up a barrier in all directions. The previous one was in the front. I feel like it's a pretty high importance armament.

Twin Energy Blades...I thought two energy blades would be fine, but this weapon seems to have energy blades that are linked together and can be stacked together and used as a large sword, or connected to each other's handle heads and used as a spear. Seeing the simulation, I decided I wanted to use it.

That's it for the armament. Next up are the bullets that we'll be using to arm ourselves.

An energy missile... that tracks and detonates upon contact. It changes its attributes depending on the amount of magic it contains. It seems that the power of the missile depends on the fuel and the explosives used. In my case, I'll use bioethanol as fuel. It seems that the attribute of the ex Machina changes automatically.

Torpedoes...energy missiles that can be used underwater. The details are the same as the energy missiles.

Iron spear...Projectiles shot by pile bunkers. It is more penetrating than a pile, but the burden on the pile bunker is greater.

Iron Stake: Projectile ejected from the pile bunker. It's less powerful, but the burden on pile bunkers is small.

Energy Mine - A trap on the ground. When stepped on, it will produce an explosion of magical energy.

Finally, there are the sub-armaments.

Trap-sensing radar... detects traps. I wanted to use this in the Minotaur's labyrinth.

Magic Radar... detects magic. Use unknown.

Screw....Armed with an agility boost for underwater adaptation. Thrusters don't seem to work underwater.

Submarine unit... armed to make the Ix act underwater. Naturally, it was squash water. That's what the Zekkai Dragon King said. But how the Ex Machina can handle nylon and polyester is too mysterious. Well, I have a feeling that the old man brought it in.

Amor Heart...the material needed to evolve the Ex Machina.

That's the end of the check. That was two bombs in a row at the end.

But the key ingredient for Amor Heart doesn't make any sense. I asked Ix for the material for Amor Heart, and he told me.

'The Amor Core was used by Ex Machina. It doesn't seem to be here, so we have to believe it's on another Ex Machina ship.

If it's there as an item, it's definitely on another Ex Machina ship. It would be extremely difficult to find it. There's no way to do that without at least a clue. I wonder if it's going to come up again in the event? I don't think the situation with me being the only one with an ex machina is going to last, and it might come early.

I logged out, holding my head in my hands.

Name Setia, High Elf Lv 17.

Vitality 55
Magic power 162
Strength 50.
Defensive Strength 36
Agility 42
Dexterity value 162

skill

Staff Lv 14 Magic Bow Lv 23 Eagle's Eye Lv 14 Shooting Lv 15 Woodworking Lv 17　
Harvesting Lv 29 Medication Lv 12 Engraving Lv 5 -> Lv 8 Gemology Lv 2 -> Lv 3 Lapidary Lv 2 -> Lv 3　
Wind magic Lv 8 Fire magic Lv 18 Water magic Lv 24 Earth magic Lv 13 Earth magic Lv 5 Dark magic Lv 5　
Sacred magic lv7, lightning magic lv5, explosive magic lv5, wood magic lv17, ice magic lv5.　
Tree Magic Lv 11 High Elf Knowledge Lv 22 -> Lv 24 Spirit Summoning Lv 7 Cooking Lv 18

Name: Japanese Fox Shrinebeast Lv11

Vitality 80
Magical power 120
Strength 50.
Defensive Strength 42
Agility 106
Dexterity value 111

skill

Fan Lv10 Dance Lv10 Throwing Manipulation Lv10 Evil Flame Lv10 Evil Fire Lv15 Anticipation Lv13　
Danger detection Lv 15, sealing magic Lv 14, sorcery Lv 10, fire magic Lv 6, Shinto magic Lv 19　
Witchcraft Lv 10 Sewing Lv 14 -> Lv 17 Leatherwork Lv 12 Cooking Lv 21 Blood Awakening Lv 5 Divine Descent Lv 1 Beastification Lv 3