Ya ...... did it!
We beat him!

　What was left behind was a rumbling, oversized demonic crystal.
　A black stone the size of a person's head.
　It's about the same size as the one that came out of the bear monster 'Polaris (Polaris) Arcus' before.
　That one should be worth about 300 gold coins.

'Phew ...... thank goodness ....... Somehow ......

　I slumped to the spot.
　The attacks themselves were easy to avoid, including the normal monsters that came out of the tunnels, so they were manageable, but if there was a type that was more reliable and loaded with damage, it was possible to be wiped out.
　It's a good match for power types, but you might want to think about how to fight against technique types as well.

　While I was thinking about that, the vocation board shone out in front of me and poof!　With a sound of "Oh, I see.
　Oh, that's right. Since I defeated Arguese, the guidance of 'defeating Arguese at the Altar Seat (Alter)' is an achievement!

'Hey, hey, hey!　Congrats on defeating Algaeath after Arcus!　You've been working hard lately after a period of stagnation!　Now the Clan is going to be promoted to blue rank!　The adventure is yet to come. Good luck with your loyalty to Spirit-sama!

　A small spirit (small) that sows in its usual tone and disappears with a clunk.
　A crystal-clear, dark blue spirit stone remains in my hand. Is it a sapphire?
　It seems that Clan will be promoted too. Is it because we all defeated the boss class monsters together?

　Well, that's fine. Let's clean up and quickly pull out.
　I called out to Rebecca and Marina, who were still breathing on my shoulder.

'Good night, Rebecca-san.
'Yeah, good job Jiro. ...... that, guidance?

　Rebecca says, looking at the spirit stone.

''Yes. It seems like it was your guidance to defeat that monster earlier.''
'I see, congratulations. Hmm, I wonder if it was the Great Spirit's wish that we were here today and were able to stop the monster.
On a positive note, maybe.

　Is it the eggs first, or the chickens first?
　Is it the monsters first, or did I get here first?
　That's what no one knows: .......

'Jiro. That was an amazing fight on the way. I was surprised at the last bear, and now you've surprised me again.
Is that ......?
Yeah. I never thought I'd be able to rebound from a hammer blow like that. ......
......

　When I say on the way, I'm guessing that it's since Diana did the class change.
I'm not sure if it's because I've been given a vocation such as "fourth wizard wielder" that I can do more things.
　You can see what you can and can't do with your senses .......
　It was even possible to counterattack with Argeese's mallet attack if you tamed it well(・・・・).
　I'm not sure if it's because of my own tensions, but I feel like I did pretty much anything in my selflessness.

It seems like that class change thing you mentioned was effective. It seems that the "swordsman's" vocation was changed to "mage" and my ability to handle the magic sword became better.　
I see. Speaking of which, thanks for the sword. I'm sure I didn't let the blade fall off.

　Rebecca tries to return the holy sword to me.

'Hmm?　No, that's for you to use, Rebecca.
'What?　Can you give me this awesome sword?
'Of course. Besides, didn't you say that the genie came out and was certified as the owner?　
Yes, ...... something they told me. ......
Right?　Then feel free to use it.
Well, I'll take that as a yes.

　Rebecca-san raises her sword and bows her head. You're still dressed like a town girl like this, but you're looking good.
　It's a knight captain with a holy sword.

Lord!

　Marina calls out to me.

'Oh, good evening Marina. What's up?

　Marina also fought really well. I didn't expect her to be this strong, so I was honestly quite surprised.
　Marina would have slaughtered quite a lot of monsters by herself today alone.
It seems like a long time ago that I accomplished the guidance of "Let's try to defeat the monsters.

This ...... remains intact!
Hmm?

　When you look at the person you are pointing at, the doughy hammer that Arguese was wielding remains intact.
　Monster equipment should normally disappear along with the monster when it dies. ......

''Ah, that's unusual.''
Do you know this, Rebecca!
'What?　Monsters sometimes leave behind weapons and armor and stuff, you know?　I'm guessing that's the same thing.

　Oh, that's what the genie said earlier. What about a good weapon that can be used to defeat Argeese: .......
　But no one can use a giant hammer like that ....... Even Mr. Shero can't do it.
　There's a big chunk of iron stuck to the end of a steel bar.
　It must weigh a couple hundred kilos.

　But it's still a matter of appraisal.
　It was a lost article. Whether or not it's equipped or not, if I can make effective use of it, I want to make use of it.

"Mirror of Truth (The Judgment)."

　 ---------------------- ...
　[Type]
　proximity weapons

　[Name]
　Thunder Hammer Mjolnir Hammer

　[Commentary]
　The hammer used by Algaeath of the Altar (Alter)
　The all-around stun attack "Lightning Fountain" can be used.

　A mallet that can be equipped by a close combatant.
　Use of the Lightning Fountain is limited to once every 100 minutes.

　[Magical characteristics]
　Lightning absorption B

　[Spiritual blessing]
　None

　[Owner]
　Jiro Ayase

　 ---------------------- ...

Farr.

　Another great one!　I even made some weird noises!
　I mean, what?　You can use your chatterbox!
　And it absorbs lightning, too. Doesn't it store power?

Ah!　You used spirit magic again!　What the hell is that, man? I've never heard of a human interacting with a spirit before.
'It's your master's secret. It's been bothering me for a long time, but he won't even tell me.

　Apparently, the appraisal skill is quite obviously spirit magic.
　I told Deanna a long time ago that it was a secret, so I guess I didn't go into it before.
　Maybe it's time to start keeping it a secret.
　I've got two ...... unique jobs now, and it's a big place, and I'm coming out about the other world anyway.

''Well, we'll talk about that again tonight. Anyway, let's get the Demon Crystal back quickly. If we don't do anything about it, we'll get robbed again!

　We all scattered and collected the demonic crystals.
　The locals who escaped haven't returned yet. Well, if a huge one like Algaeath comes out of the noose, they'd usually run away at once.

　I thought about what to do with the mallet, but I remembered my inventory and plunged it in.
　Even with such a huge weapon, it was sucked into the vocation board with a nudge and stored OK with no problem.
　This is the best cheat, after all. I'm sure the job of transporting the country's treasures will earn me a lot of money.
　Arguese's oversized magic crystal is also in your inventory. If this one is stolen, there will be a war.

　As I looked at the crystal, everyone had painful scratches and scratches in many places. It doesn't seem to be enough to leave a scar, but it's that much of a battle, it seems that they couldn't be completely unharmed.
　I also have a lot of scrapes.
　I was so absorbed in the fight, but my clothes were sweaty and tattered.
　I'll have to get some new clothes.

　We climbed up the slope to the tunnel and retrieved the magical crystals.
　When I looked closely, weapons and armor used by Orcs and Goblins were definitely falling out. I didn't pay much attention to them during the battle, but since they were also loot, I collected them at least.
　In total, I got nearly a mountain of magical crystals.

　After that, we all sneakily returned to the grand master's shop so that the locals wouldn't find us.


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'Well, folks. It's been a lot of work, but good job anyway!　Thanks to everyone's cooperation, we were able to keep the massive outbreak of monsters at bay with no deaths or serious injuries, and we are truly grateful. That we were able to survive a natural disaster of this magnitude can only be called a miracle. If one thing had gone wrong at the right time, there was a chance that Luclaera would have been destroyed, and the damage could have been extended to Elishe!　And then--

You've been saying hi for a long time!
I can't wait for this to happen!
Come on, come on!

　The dwarves, even though the greetings have only just begun, start making noise, mugs in hand.
　It's just the way it is. It's a kind of Buddhist prayer to the dwarves with alcohol.

Then, kanpai!

　They raise each other's mugs. We drink it all at once.
　It's not as cold as the Japanese stuff, but it's so good that we can say that doesn't matter.
　It wasn't crisp, but it had a richness to it. The alcohol content is high. If you're on a roll and drink too much, you'll get drunk all at once.
　It's probably the best thing to do after a good workout, though.

　Shamash and Ion are also drinking.
　Aeon may have already had a drink or he may be desperate. Maybe he realized that if he had come this far, he would only be able to do what he was supposed to do.
　The dwarves don't seem to care much about it either. Or maybe they think they're being escorted because we have Diana, an elf, at home, or something.

　For some reason, Marco boy and his sister are also in the group. Well, I'm the one who retrieved them.
　I'm going to tell him about the rock.


　--That was a long time ago.

　The monsters that were there disappeared after Argyeth was defeated.
　In normal Hitotsutsuki, it was said that it wouldn't end until all the monsters were defeated, but this time it was different.
　Well, all the monsters that were out there had been defeated, so it's just that Shamash-san and Deanna perceived it that way, not that they actually saw it.

　After that, we all came back to the blacksmith's shop, and we had a drink, or rather, a launch party.
　Or rather, in an extremely natural flow, the blacksmith's apprentices ran and the party was completed in an hour or so. The passion that this dwarf has for drinking is something I want to learn from.

　Normally, I thought for a moment that I might have to report the incident to the authorities, but I heard that Diana reported the incident to her priestess via spirit communication, so it was fine. Or rather, Priestess-chan seems to be on her way too.

　In the first place, why didn't Luclaera's elves come to the rescue, so there's no need for us to fulfill our duty either. We don't want them to ask us to give them a percentage of the Demon Crystal.

　According to Deanna, Luclaera's elves lost the ability to call in the middle of the game. Deanna says that they ran away, but I don't know what that actually means.
　Well, elves have a characteristic of being scared when monsters spring up, so maybe it's possible that they were scared of the sudden outbreak and ran away.


　-- Back to the banquet table.
　Naturally, we talked about what we were going to do.
　Of course, the main topic of discussion was Shamash and Ion.

　However, there are few things that need to be decided.

　It was agreed that all the armor from the small fry monsters would be purchased at the blacksmith's shop.
　I didn't ask for a price, I just asked him to give me the price of the equipment I ordered for this.
　The equipment that came out of the monster was appraised as ordinary armor, so it's strange that it's fixed as material instead of being derived from magic element. But well, there's already a lot of wonders, so yeah, so it is!　I have no choice but to nut.

　Of course I would like to quickly exorcise Aeon-san's prison crests, but Deanna can't use that magic or something, so it was decided to wait until after Priestess-chan came.
　This time, I got two spirit stones from classing up and defeating Algaeath, and I originally gave Deanna a stone as well. I don't plan to use Marina's stone, but it's easy enough to get five spirit stones out of it anyway. The amount should be worth 15 million yen, but I made quite a bit of money this time.

　Shamash-san will come to us as a slave, so we need to think about a place to live.
　Mr. Aeon should live with Mr. Shamash too.
　He said he can at least provide a place to live by himself, but there are many things that you will need.
　Well, at worst, it's fine to stay at our house for a while. As long as it's not for a long period of time, we can handle it.

　I got a lot of Demon Crystals. It's a level that is hard to carry.
　...... Well, the purchase price of the demon crystals was much lower than I imagined, so it seems better to sell only what I can sell and use the rest for Shamash-san's summoning magic.
　In fact, it seems that in areas where there are a lot of demons, the demand for demon crystals is high and they fetch a good price. On the other hand, in areas where there are few elves, the value of spirit stones is low or something like that: .......

　Also--.

Oh, God, what am I going to do?

　I said that and pulled out from my inventory the Argaes' hammer "The Thunderbolt Hammer".
　We were all laughing hysterically at the huge hammer that suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
　Well, it's just a little trick.

　It's no secret about the inventory. If you're going to run a shipping company, you should keep it a secret, but I was already lightly drunk.

　As it was, the championships began to be held to see who could lift it, with the typical drunkenness of a drunkard.
　The dwarves are hilarious.

''Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!
I don't know. ！！！！
'Ahhhhhhhh!!!'

　The powerful dwarves struggled to lift their eight-foot-long steel hammers.
　It's not quite there yet. The hammer still won't float.
　No, it's not going to budge, it's not going to budge.
　If it wasn't for the inventory, it means I'd have to leave it alone: .......

　My women watch the sweaty struggles of the dwarves coldly.
　They didn't like too much macho.
　Well, Rebecca and Aeon are both handsome holy knights big fanatics, and Deanna and Shamash seem to transcend that kind of thing. Elepippi had too much to drink and threw up. Etowah seems rather interested and is staring intently at him, but he might be doing some physical calculations.

　In the middle of all this, Marina, who is the only one with a macho mind, raised her hand.

''Marina is the next one to try, sir!
'Oh!　You can't do that with a little girl, can you?
If you go up, I'll pay for your armor for free!
Wahahahaha!

　Oops, I guess he was drunk. The grand master has made a bold proposal.
　Go Marina!　You'll get your armor for free!

Ho!　Noooooooooooooooooooo.

　He struggles to hold the end of the mallet and try to lift the tip. It's very intoxicating.

　Yup. I knew I couldn't do it!
　Rather than a hammer, it's more like avant-garde art, or a monument of some sort.

Gigigigigig is ......

　Marina is still trying to do her best even though it seems pretty impossible.
　It's good to be a hard worker, but there's still a limit to what you can do .......

　And Deanna and Shamash, who were looking at it, quickly stepped forward and said, "Marina, it's time to equip it.

''Marina, are you going to equip (...) it?''
You're gonna rig it?

"...... Huh?　Yes, I'm going to equip it. You will be equipped with ......?

　The moment Marina answered.
　The mallet shrank to a gibberish and changed to a size that even Marina could lift - the same size as a halberd, or slightly shorter.
　''Wow.

''Ha, wow. It's Se-, Spirit-sama.''

　Marina focuses on the empty space in front of her.

'Eh, yes. You are approved.

　And then he responds with a pecking head to the void.
　Ah ...... this is the same one from Rebecca's holy sword.
　So Marina was certified as an equipment person?
　It's the blunt knight bombshell that I didn't expect.

　The dwarves are also buzzing.
　That's right, it's a completely magical weapon. It's the kind that can even perform special attacks.

I'm sure you'll be able to find out.　Lift it up!
No, I'll try, sir!

　Marina lifts the mallet with a whimper. Oh, it looks so light.

It is very light. It is very light!　It's not even half of an axe spear!

　Is it the same pattern as the demon sword?
　It seems that even the weight is optimized when you are certified as an equipper.

''Wahahaha!　I don't know what's going on here, but you're a great girl.　I really need to give you a free armor bill for this!

　Oyakata, who is already completely made up, laughs vigorously.
　It's a mystery to me whether it's okay for a retired grand master to make such a decision or not, so I'll keep it to myself.

"Oh, Lord!　How can I do this, sir?　I've gotten smaller!
'Oh, congratulations. It means that the weapon recognizes Marina as a user.
Are you sure that's acceptable?
'You got the genie out, right?　His name is 'Mjolnir'. I'm looking forward to seeing more from you, Marina!

　Here's a powerful thumbs up!
　To be honest, Marina is the only one who can handle a hammer that big. And since I've been using a halberd for a long time, it's just as well.

　To the dwarves who were pushing me to show them, "It is a new treasure! And Marina is proud of her hammer.
　Well, that's a genuine treasure. It's probably a unique magical weapon.

Onii-san, Onii-san, Onii-san!
'Ah!　You're drunk!

　This time a drunk Marco boy got involved. I don't know if there are laws and regulations for drinking in this world, but well, I guess not.
　When I looked at him, I saw that his sister was drinking a little too. Well, I don't mind.

I'm so grateful to you for saving my sister's life. I mean, I sold White to you and you saved my sister, and I was about to get attacked by a monster, and you saved my sister's life, too, aaaaah!

　I was so overcome with emotion as I spoke that I started to cry.
　Moreover, this is the fourth time I've said this line of thanks.

　When I looked at my sister, I noticed her gaze, smiled, and lowered my head.
　I'm sorry to be the brother who can't help it.

'Ayase-kun, have you been drinking!　Come on, I'll pour you a glass of wine. Hmmm, hmmm, hmmm!

　This time it's Mr. Shamash.
　Maybe she's getting excited from drinking, but she's going to shoot me with her body. The rate of adhesion is amazing. It's a cabaret.
　I think the guys like me too much.

"I've never sat in this kind of situation before. I didn't realize how much fun it is to drink together ....... Will you do this kind of thing sometimes in the future?

　Shamash-san...... lived a very humble life for a long time, didn't he?
　I'm not sure if it's because of the fact that it's called "demon race", or if it's because the people around her were afraid of her.
　It's not, I believe it was said that there are quite a few demons in some areas. Like Marina, she's a regional minority.

We have regular drinking parties. And there are many good bars in Elishe.
So, ...... then you can't take me to those places too. ......

　She giggles even more, and her eyes sparkle.
　She wants you to take her out for a drink.

''Oh, no ...... it was a very selfish wish to be a slave or something like that. ......
It's totally fine. Marina and Diana always go with me. It's not uncommon for them to drink at the villa.
Oh, really?

　It's not fair to look up all of a sudden. Every man has a weakness for beautiful women, .......
　I'm not going to grow my horn like this until ....... I'm going to touch it.

"Oh, it's warm.
''Hmmm, Ayase, you really don't know what you're doing. You're really not afraid to touch the horns of the demon race without hesitation: ......
Oh, it's bad?　An "add-on

　Not good.
　Apparently, I got drunk and went to ....... You can't touch something like this, which is soft skin-like, but I thought it would be safe to do so at the corners ....... It's not too s*xual and I'm not going to have a s*xual impression of you .......

'No, no problem. You can touch me to your heart's content. Hooray.
So I'll take you up on your offer.

　Academic curiosity led me to study the pair of horns that grew on Shamash's head.
　Hard. Slightly warm.
　A pair of horns sprouting from the side of his head. It is twisted and grizzled.
　The tip is a little pointy. I wonder if it grows more than this.

　While I was touching the horn, my eyes frequently met with Shamash's, who was clasping his hands together in front of his chest and fluttering his eyes in embarrassment.
　Suddenly we realize that everyone is looking at us.
　It's a really intense stare. Especially Deanna.
　Oops. .......

"Shh, I have a feeling that the newcomers are getting ahead of us in many ways.
It's kind of naughty.
...... I've had my ears touched, too.

　It's a strange atmosphere. This is not good.
　Just then, just when I was about to change the atmosphere, the savior appeared with a bang at the entrance door.

'Excuse me!　Are Mr. Giraud and Lady Deanna over here?!

　Nice one, Priestess!