We came to the Sandwall Desert. We wanted to make sure that we could really get in. The members chose Gray and Konoha because Koibito and Wufutsu were too dangerous.

We went into the sandstorm. Then it's nothing. I'm relieved... diving into a sandstorm is not good for your heart.

We continued on and eventually broke through the sandstorm and a new land opened up in front of us.

It's a desert that looks like something out of the Arabian Nights or something! In the meantime, I'm going to install the warp gate I had installed at the dwarven village here. It doesn't make sense over there.

Now, this one is a gaggle of members. Since it's a good time, we want to see what kind of monsters we're going to get.

As we walk down, we find a mining point, so we try to mine it. Then we got something we didn't expect.

Iron Sand: Rare Level 5 Material Item Quality C-.
A material from which steel and titanium ores can be obtained through ore separation. Furthermore, a special process can be used to make high-purity steel.

Is the sand here in the desert iron sand? It looks like ordinary sand... no, iron sand is a bigger deal than that. Iron sand is a big deal, because as the description says, iron sand can be combined with carbon to make steel.

In order to make this too, which is also the explanation, a special iron-making technique is needed. This is the famous tatara iron making technique from a certain anime. If this is the explanation, it has to be found somewhere.

The name suggests that this is a skill to be learned through smelting skills, but steel and titanium ores are huge. I'll have to collect these.

While I was absorbed in mining, Gray suddenly reacted.

"Gaaaah!

I hear a dull thud behind me. I turn around and see Gray stopping the enemy's weapon. What is it? This guy? No sign of life. No sound. No nothing.

Grey!　Hah!

Ion slashes at the enemy, but the enemy leaps and gets away from us. Then we make an identification.

Apostle of Anubis?
?　?　?

As the name suggests, it's an enemy like the Serian Beast of the Jackal. Its weapon is an axe, or is it a scythe? He has a weapon with an unknown name.

The fact that it is an apostle means that it does not appear to be Anubis. Anubis is the god of the underworld in Egyptian mythology. There is no way he can win. But the word "apostle" should have meant "sent one". Then we have a chance to win.

As we were looking at the Apostle of Anubis, the Apostle of Anubis took out something. It's a golden item... in a famous card game, it's a card designed to raise the dead.

I had an awful bad feeling.

"Blitz!

I release a blitz, but the blitz is sucked in like a lightning rod by Anubis' mysterious weapon and hits. But it falls straight to the ground and is disabled. How is that possible?

As the item taken out by Anubis' apostle shines, sand rises from the ground and a mummy appears. A bad premonition, huh?

Sand Mummy Lv 25.
Normal Monster Target Active

These guys that have appeared also have weapons. Basically, they seem to be sabers, but some of them have spears too. That's troublesome.

'Aeon, Grey, Noah, take care of the Anubis Apostle. We'll take care of the ones downstairs. Lily, Konoha.

Everyone moves at my command.

First, Lily slashes through the sandmammy with her great sword. The three sandmamies fall prey, but the defeated sandmamies turn to sand. However, the sand rises again, and the sandmammy revives.

''Eh!''

This surprised Lily. If they were defeated by the sacred attribute, the zombie's resuscitation should be disabled. However, these guys have been revived. This means that these guys' resuscitation is different from that of a zombie. It's that item that's suspicious, right? Okay.

"Lilly. Prepare for charge-slash.

But tact. It's not gonna work on these guys, okay?

I'm not looking for these guys, I'm fine.

Okay!

Lily goes into a hoard.

'Konoha, I need you to hold those guys back.

Ho!

Konoha fires a barrage of icicles, knocking down one sandmummy after another, stalling them. I contact Aeon in sync.

'Aeon, when Lily is ready, we'll switch places. Give me the timing.

I get it!

"Noah, I need you to stop the enemy at the same time

But unfortunately, it's not going to be easy.

'...Nii. I don't think the shadow bindings work on this guy. Even if I tie it up, it still moves.

An enemy that Noah's shadow binding won't work... it's still not on the same level as before. Then I'll have to use other means. I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this.

"Can't I have an evil eye?

"...I can do it.

Tact!　I can go!

Okay!

I'll get ready too. Aeon slashes at the Apostle of Anubis.

'Now!　Mr. Tact!

Shifting gears!

Lily and Aeon switch places, using a wand martial art that hadn't been used before, and Lily and Aeon switch places.

''...Evil Eye!''

Noah's evil eye caused the status of the Anubis Apostle to drop and become a stop state. Furthermore, Gray bit into the weapon he was holding, leaving a complete gap. I got it!

"Charge slash!

Lily's charge slash hits and the Apostle of Anubis is defeated. Can't withstand the weakening of the evil eye and Lily's charge slash, as expected... but there's also something unexpected here. A large number of sandmammies are left behind.

I thought they would disappear once the Apostle of Anubis was defeated, but apparently that wasn't the case. However, Konoha's attack had stopped reviving them. Then let's leave it to Ion.

'Lily, Noah, Grey. Come over here. I'll use Aeon's Dragon Wave to wipe them out.

I'll set up a shelter with the groundwall and we're all set.

Aeon, please.

'Yes!　Dragon Technique, Dragon Wave!

The ions generate a wave, which swallows up the sand mammy and wipes it out. That's precious water in the desert. Enjoy it and die.

I'm going to dismantle the Apostle of Anubis. I will dismantle the Apostle of Anubis, and I will obtain the Hantecantec item.

Ankh: a crucial item.
The most popular amulet, called the sign of life.
It has the power to raise the dead, but can only be used by a select few.

So this is a talisman. But it's an item of unknown use. An important item means it must be a key item, but shall we discuss it with the others anyway?

Now that we've confirmed the enemy's strength, I guess we should leave for the day.

When I went back to Leaping, everyone was there. So, let me explain what happened yesterday and today?

'There's a quest like that...'

I'm glad you won. Mr. Takut.

Mr. Lewin is exclaiming and Mel is smiling bitterly. 'It's a minotaur, so it's no wonder.

''To put it bluntly, that was pretty close. The Cow Demon, the Cow Demon General, and the Minotaur were some of the strongest monsters we've fought,''

Of course... and that's why they pay you.

I look at the future vision crystal, the cow ball, and the decapitated great sword laid out on my desk.

'You'll give me the future vision crystal, won't you?　Isn't that right?　I'm fine!　I'll pay you!

Mr. Nostra is annoying.

'Fine. It's not something we need.

'Yes!　Special Equipment Get Oooh!

I get the money and Nostra tries the future vision crystal as soon as possible.

"I see the future... okay. I'm going to see what Tristan's underwear will look like tomorrow...

Mr. Tristan holds an arrow in Nostra's face. His eyes are serious.

'Jeez, I was just kidding... there's no way I could have predicted that in the first place.

'Don't you think there are good jokes and bad ones to tell?　I'm going to call the GM.

'Wait!　I'm sorry, wait!

I'm going to be pissed off with the quicksilver... So in the end, the effect of the future vision treasure was to see the future of events a few minutes later. For example, it's like being able to know where monsters will appear in a few minutes, or in the labyrinth of the Minotaur, it's like being able to know a dead-end passage in a few minutes.

''It looks like equipment that specializes in searching and searching.

'It's subtle, but... it's honestly nice to have more things to do besides fortune telling. I'll use it carefully. Oh, and, of course, if you find any items for the summoner, I'll give you first priority, Tact-kun.

That kind of thing seems to be an unspoken rule of the game.

It was decided to leave the cow balls to Lewin-san. He said that there is an engraver who is currently inviting him to join his friends. An engraver is a specialist in accessories. He said he can make accessories using gems and crystals. Since oxen are very rare, he'll make them for you if you ask him.

I'm sure it will cost a lot of money because of its rarity, but is that still OK with you?

I'm fine. Please.

Now, the next one in question is the big sword for the head slayer.

''If we're going to make equipment for Lily-chan, we don't need this, do we?

'I don't think so, do you?　I don't know if there's going to be a big-time suicide attack. What do you want to do Lily?

I want it!

Those who can equip it will be disappointed. I'm sorry to hear that. If you want your sister, you'll have to give her to me.

All I have to do is what I found in the desert. Hephaistos will take a look at the iron sand first.

"This is the iron sand... that's what it says in the sword book.

Then do they have anything in there about making steel?

'No, it looks like whoever wrote this book sent iron sand to Vineleaf to get the steel for the sword.

I guess I'll need special equipment, after all. I guess we'll just have to ask the dwarves in the village.

The last item is a mysterious ankh.

I'm sure there are several items of this kind, and if you put them together, something will happen.

Bosses can appear and you can get into dungeons and stuff like that.

We all agreed on Mel and Lecca's explanation. The problem is the enemies. Everyone says that the same enemy can have a number of items, but not all of them, but not all of them. That means we have to find the enemy that has the item. It's a pain in the ass.

After that, I'll give you an update. Luke apparently got the dryad he's been wishing for... it's still a driad, but he got it. Furthermore, he seems to have summoned a male elf as well. I heard he added some other wood spirits to the mix, but he was forced to let go of the goblins because he was full of them. How much did he summon?

Tyrol seems to have summoned the long-awaited Sheep, the tiger woman Cerian Beast and Mermaid, and even a composite summoning of Garum and Garum to summon Ortros. I learned some good information. That Ortolos is shuffling around in the garden. Tyrol says he got a lot of stares from everyone when he shouted at Gray. We can deal with them later.

Mr. Rikku had a female dwarf, a golem, and a horse, and Al had a horse, Hawkman, and a harpy as his companions. The liberation of the dwarven village was quite large, after all.

That, and Mel and the others, Full Moon and the others, and Tristan, were now in senior positions. Let's start with Mel and the others.

Mel is a holy knight.

My holy knight was able to become one after completing Princess Sarah's quest. He also has special moves. After all, I'm the one who defeated Gigarth!

...and the penalty for using a kill shot, then we're in trouble.

Mel is making excuses for Mirai's surprise attack, but if Mirai says that, she's saying it because she's an opponent who can win without using a special move. In other words, there's a high possibility that Mel wanted to use her special move and used it.

That Mirai is a bishop.

'I was able to become one after receiving the title from King Gran in person. He said you usually have to go to Gones to get it.

Oh, I think I've heard something like that before. You can become one if the King gives you permission.

First of all, Lisa is an associate instructor. I hear they added a lot of martial arts to the mix.

I'm sure you've heard of it. I've heard that they've unlocked some unique magic for wizards. That's the synthetic magic that Cain told me about.

Kago is a heavily armed infantryman for some reason.

"...why do you have armor and a large shield?

I want to know!

'I had no choice. If Mel became a holy knight, Kago would have to become a phalanx.

Why don't you play the shield?

They make a lot of noise. Apparently, according to Rekka, Kego lost a duel and became a phalanx. Then we'll just have to accept it... the birth of a wallflower who doesn't swing the status as if it were a defensive force. In case you're wondering, all of the Full Moon's are this. However, they are equipped with a large sword, not a spear.

The Yukos who are fighting are great swordsmen. Apparently, this is a high level position that a heavy warrior who only uses a large sword can be a swordsman. I gave him a great sword for beheading, and he wielded it easily in the garden. I'm scared!

Mr. Tristan became a hunter.

''My hunter is like a high level position for a hunter. I don't have any special moves, but I can set traps and stuff like that, so I feel like I'm more versatile.

Yoichi and the others are waiting for the gun to be implemented. They were happy when I told them that they showed me the magic gun.

The strategy was to clear the Yellow Ossa canyon today, and they went into the forest I went to. When I told the story of the hot springs to the public, the ladies were burning to go there for sure.

Name Takuto, Summoner of Love, Lv8.

Vitality 74
Magical power 156
Strength 60
Defensive Strength 40
Agility 60
器用値　108

スキル

格闘Lv10　蹴り技Lv16　杖Lv22→Lv23　片手剣Lv27　槍Lv17　刀Lv12　
投擲Lv7　高速詠唱Lv32　召喚魔術Lv33　封印魔術Lv16　騎手Lv28　
錬金Lv20　採掘Lv20→Lv22　伐採Lv33　解体Lv38→Lv39　鑑定Lv26→Lv27　
識別Lv32　風魔法Lv29　炎魔法Lv3　土魔法Lv25　海魔法Lv1　
闇魔法Lv26　神聖魔法Lv9　雷魔法Lv29　爆魔法Lv27　木魔法Lv25　
氷魔法Lv26　時空魔法Lv40　水中行動Lv8　読書Lv13　料理Lv36　
餌付けLv8　釣りLv18　シンクロLv16　連携Lv4

名前　イオン　ドラゴニュート・エンベロープLv18

生命力　63
魔力　　116
筋力　　62
防御力　33
俊敏性　152
器用値　109

スキル

二刀流Lv32　槍Lv4　投擲操作Lv10　飛行Lv9　遊泳行動Lv16　
氷刃Lv18　連撃Lv9　水魔法Lv16　蒼波動Lv4　竜技Lv8→Lv9　
竜化Lv7　海竜の加護Lv5　料理Lv18

名前　ノワ　ドラゴニュート・オブセッションLv15→Lv16

生命力　64
魔力　　132→135
筋力　　50
防御力　42
俊敏性　58→60
器用値　112→115

skill

Shadow Manipulation Lv13, Flight Lv4, Spellfire Lv4, Shadow Detection Lv9, Shadow Movement Lv5.　
Shadow Lurking Lv14 Shadow Binding Lv14 Shadow Summoning Lv4 Air Interception Lv8　
Mimicry Lv 5 Night vision Lv 17 Evil eye Lv 6 -> Lv 7 Dark wave Lv 1 Dark magic Lv 2　
Dragon Technique Lv4 Dragonization Lv4 Evil Dragon Blessing Lv5

Name Gray Silver Wolf Lv13 to Lv15

Life force 53 to 55.
Magical power 37 to 41.
Strength 80 to 84.
Defensive value 38 to 40.
Agility 84 to 90
Dexterous value 50 to 52.

skill

Biting Lv 23 Silver Claw Lv 16 Iron Wall Lv 14 -> Lv 15 Presence Detection Lv 25 -> Lv 26　
Night Eyes Lv 25 -> Lv 26 Danger Detection Lv 28 -> Lv 29 Silver Fang Lv 22 Gale Lv 18　
Roar Lv. 13

Name Konoha Snowy Owl Lv 14 to Lv 15

Vitality 52
Magic power 82 to 85
Strength 54.
Defensive value 38 to 40.
Agility 61 to 63
Dexterity value 81 to 84

skill

Surprise Lv 23 Flying Lv 32 -> Lv 33 Ice Claws Lv 15 Feather Throwing Lv 18 Night Vision Lv 19 -> Lv 20　
Air Interception Lv 17 Wind Magic Lv 20 Water Magic Lv 15 Ice Magic Lv 27 -> Lv 29　
Ice Blade Lv 13, Cold Resistant Lv 5