Lenora is going to be busy with reception, so another guild official takes her to the Guild's warehouse to make sure there is no one around her, and then pulls out the hammer Cyclops was using from Mistilling.
　Suddenly appearing next to Ray without a sound, the hammer falls to the ground, not to be held by Ray in his present condition.

(...what? Wasn't it a life-threatening thing if the handle came out down?)

　While looking at the handle of a hammer falling to the ground and making a loud noise, such a question suddenly passes in Ray.
　Ray overcame what might have been a life crisis, but without showing it to the guild staff... he looks at the person in front of him who has a high level of skill in appraising magic items.

"And this is the hammer used by the Red Cyclops."
"...is this," Well, it certainly seems to be quite a good thing to look at it like this."

　A man in his fifties with a white beard growing up to his chest muttered in admiration.

"Can I touch it?"
"Oh... I don't know. Wait a minute."

　In response to the guild official's words, Ray himself extends his index finger and touches the hammer.
　Guild staff members looked at him wondering what he was doing, but there was no such act as Ray did when he first touched the handle.

(Really, the consciousness in the hammer disappeared in that incident? I'd be happy if that were the case, but... no, no overconfidence.)

　Gently let go, Ray opens his mouth to the guild staff.

"Actually, the red cyclops who used this hammer eventually felt like they could take over their consciousness. I feel like I'm being manipulated by a hammer, with something like a root of a tree stretched all over my body, unconscious."
"What!"

　At Ray's words, the guild officer, who was watching interestingly near the hammer, leaps back.
　The move was not by anyone who didn't know the actual action, but rather proof that he was a man of some skill.

(A guild staff member in the frontier... if he has a high level of knowledge about magic items, that would be strange.)

　While a little surprised by the guild's movements, Ray touches the head of the hammer to prove his safety.

"Don't worry," If my ability to manipulate the user remains the same, I will be manipulated by a hammer. I wouldn't have been able to put it in an item box before that."
"…I see. That's what happens if you manipulate the person you touch."

　Ray's words may have given him relief for a while, but he still doesn't carelessly approach the hammer.
　This was not because I didn't trust Ray's words, but because I had a high level of knowledge about magic items, I had to be careful.
　I've heard of magic items that men have a will to do from acquaintances several times.
　This is the first time I've seen it in person, but I've heard from an acquaintance that most of those magic items are cursed, and it's almost as if they're being cursed.
　Of course, not everything ends up like that.
　One of the best things a man has heard is that the will to live in a magic item and its bearer are cooperative.
　But it's only a small number, and the will to live in most magic items brings tragedy to the owner.
　That's why he had to be very vigilant about whether the hammer in front of him was really safe and secure.

"I don't think you have to worry that much. When this hammer tried to take over me, I felt that my will had been overridden by my magical powers, so I am no longer conscious."
"I'm sorry, but I can't feel completely at ease unless I see it with my own eyes."

　Ray only nods back to the guild staff, bowing apologetically.

(This is how my profession is on guard, and I think... this magic item is definitely a dangerous thing.)

　Thinking this way, Ray watches Guild officials wear bracelets and necklaces from their pockets.
　Considering the flow of the conversation, it's probably a magic item that keeps you from taking over your consciousness.
　However, I could imagine that the ability to take over consciousness at the same time is not completely prevented, but rather to increase the resistance of the wearer...
　In front of Ray's eyes, the man stretches out his index finger and touches his hammer and immediately releases it.
　After doing so several times, he may have finally realized what Ray said was true. Next, the hand that touches the hammer becomes bolder and bolder, not with the fingers, but with the palm.

"I see. It seems like a magic item created through a very complicated process. I've heard that they have two abilities: the ability to emit thunder and the ability to regenerate strongly. It would be impossible to make either of them unless they were alchemists of considerable ability, but two of them?"

　Touch the handle, swing it to the hammer, and gently stroke it to confirm both.
　What kind of magic metal is used, what kind of process this hammer was made, and what kind of habits an alchemist has in making magic items remains?
　Ray watched from a distance as the guild staff scrutinized the information so as not to miss it a little missed.
　Then suddenly a guild man turns to Ray.

"Excuse me, Mr. Ray," I would like to see the part of this hammer on the ground, and would you please turn it over?"
"This one? ... well, I don't mind. and I could do it as it is now, rather than turn it upside down."

　He nods, touches the handle of the hammer lying on the ground, and lifts it up.
　Instead of lifting the hammer itself, lift the handle with the head on the ground.
　When the handle was turned down to the opposite side, the part that had been in contact with the soil until now was exposed to air.
　As soon as Ray leaves the hammer, the guild man approaches the hammer again and begins to investigate.

"Well, isn't this the other side of the coin symmetrical?" It's not normal for a person who has the skill to make such magic items to be symmetrical. If so, why did you break down the conductivity of magic? Why did you use the two effects in Cyclops? Huh? The characteristic traces of making this hammer a magic item... No, but..."

　They mutter when they find something, and they develop their opinions by muttering.
　Ray had been watching the guild staff mutter like that, but after about 20 minutes he was getting bored.
　Alchemists and blacksmiths may be interested, but Ray is not.
　That being the case, it was nothing but leisure to watch.
　Still, I didn't speak to the guild man because I was worried about where the hammer came from.
　Weapons that Cyclops can use should be rolling around there.
　If that's the case, it's natural to assume that someone made it."

(That's why you don't usually imitate giving a magic item to Cyclops.)

　While I'm thinking like that, I suddenly find myself thinking silently, stopping the guild man muttering.
　Soon the man begins to twist his head mysteriously in front of Ray, who thought he might have moved from muttering to thinking.

"What's the matter?"

　The man scratched his head and opened his mouth to Ray, who had only spoken to him here.

"Well, sir," There is no doubt that this hammer was made not so long ago. It's also made with very high technology. But... I just can't think of any reason to give Cyclops such precious magic items."
"...was it really made recently? For example, what is the possibility that you picked up a magic item that happened to fall at some site?"
"I don't think so."

　Surprisingly, Ray has been more assertive than he expected, but the man continues to explain to him.

"The details are technical, so roughly speaking, some of the techniques used to make this magic item have been established in recent years... and some of them have been used. Not everything is like that, but I think it's probably been made in the last few years... if you're not good at it, it must have been made in a few months."
"...who in whom did you do such a troublesome thing?"

　Giving Cyclops magic items is easy to say, but difficult to actually do.
　Cyclops saw humans as food in the first place, and if they approached him carelessly... if they pulled the huge hammer in front of him by some means, they would only be eaten.
　So why give the magic item to Cyclops? And most importantly...

"The cyclops I knocked down are rare or superior, and they are different from ordinary cyclops, but that's not why I can use magic items, is it?"
"Yes, but even ordinary cyclops can release magical powers as shock waves from a single eye. Wouldn't it be surprising to take it for granted that they are good at handling magic if they become rare or superior species?""There's a possibility," But it's just a possibility. If you're going to give them magic items anyway, you don't have to be a monster like Cyclops who is good at handling magic, right? Then you don't have to make such a huge hammer."
"... I don't know about it here for a moment." However, it's a fact that I am concerned about. Let's advise the guildmaster to do some research. You may put away this hammer, then."

　Ray looks a little surprised at what the guild official says.
　He seemed to have a strong interest in this hammer, so I thought he would be a little more attached.
　You must have seen Ray's expression. The man opens his mouth a little shyly.

"Ah! To tell you the truth, I'd like to take a closer look at this hammer. But if I do that, I'll be looking at it forever, and I'd like to stop here to an end."
"…I see. in the eyes of one's profession What is the danger of this hammer?"
"The truth is that it's probably all right," It's probably my lack of ability that I have to say. However, if what you heard from Ray is true, it is highly likely that the ability to manipulate the owner of this hammer has already disappeared. It's called a magic item, and it often involves magic for better or for worse."
"I see. ...what? Then, by any chance, in my case, I was cursed... or do you mean that if you try to use magic items that have the ability to manipulate users, you can destroy that will?"

　When Ray asks unexpectedly, the guild man opens his eyes unexpectedly.
　Ray understood that he had never thought about it.
　However, the surprised expression is frowned upon.

"Yes, sir," There are plenty of possibilities, but I personally don't recommend them. We call them magic items all together, but some of them seem to have been made only recently, and others are as old as the legacy of ancient magic civilization. Especially, we need to pay special attention to magic items that are like the legacy of ancient magic civilization and have the will to take over users."

　Ray's words in the eye came from serious concern.
　There is a reason to like it because it showed us something unusual like a hammer used by Cyclops, but what fueled the man's sense of crisis was what would happen if Ray were to lose consciousness about magic items.
　Since Ray is good at wide-area annihilation magic, it is no wonder that the guillem will be burned down if he is not good at it.
　While barely holding back such a spine-chilling imagination, the Guild official told Ray not to touch the cursed magic item.