Ray, who had checked his hammer in Guild's warehouse, was walking around the city with Seto.
　There was a hammer used by Cyclops, and he was on his way to the blacksmith's workshop in Pamidor, wondering how far he had progressed in the transformation of the Noyes' magical sword into a spear.
　I thought it would be best to go directly to Azimov's workshop, which would have been the center of this incident, but I thought it would be good to show up at the Pamidor store when I greeted him.

"Grull".

　Seth, who is walking next to Ray, is also in a good mood.
　The food I had just bought at the stall was delicious, but in my good humour I met Kumito, the only son of Pamidor.
　Basically, he liked to play with people, but he seems to be quite happy to play with children like Kmito.

(Is the mental age the same?)

　Suddenly Ray and Sett move on with such doubts, but after a while they go into the back alley, they see their destination.

"Oh, it's Seto! What's wrong with you? It's been a long time! I haven't seen you lately. How have you been?"
"Gruly!"

　Kumito, playing with other children in front of the store, runs straight when he finds Seto first.
　Other children run after him to Seto.
　After staring at these children, Seto eventually leaps at them. ...no, I hugged him.

"How have you been, Seto?"
"You said you came back yesterday, so I wish you could come and see me sooner."
"Let's see... Do you want this dried meat? It's good."
"Oh, then I'm this! The nuts!"

　Watching everyone patting and feeding Seto, Ray heads to Pamidor's.

"Kumito, I have a little talk with Pamidor, so please take care of me."
"Yes, I see!"

　Kumito responds happily to Ray's words.
　Waving his hand lightly, Ray walks into the store.
　But there is no one in the shop.
　No, there is a sign of people in the blacksmith's workshop in the back, but there is no Pamidor in this part of the shop.

"...isn't it careless of you to have a thief come?"

　mutter, but deny it immediately
　If anyone knew what Pamidor was like, no one would want to steal into this store.
　Pamidor himself is stubborn but has no meaningful disposition to raise his hand.
　But his face was so vicious that he could hardly be seen as the boss of the bandits... not as a small band of thieves, but as the boss of hundreds or thousands of thieves.
　There are a lot of thoughts on her face, which Ray is often mistaken for a woman, but I am still grateful to Zepyle for not having the face as wild as Pamidor.
　If Ray had a deadly face like Pamidor, he would certainly have lived in more trouble than he has now.
　...although I am still quite involved in enough trouble.

"Well, you're a thief? If such a thing comes, I'll try it out with my weapon."

　At the back of the shop, from a blacksmith's shop, a human being appears with such a voice.
　The gallows look is still not so easy to get used to.
　If a child knew nothing about Pamidor saw his face, he could have cried out in horror.

(Thinking about it, other children used to play with Kmito in front of this store. Or does Pamidor actually accept children?)

　Ray raises his hand to the pamidor in front of him and opens his mouth, considering it rather rude.

"It's been a long time no see.
"Oh, I've heard that you've been employed by some nobleman, but apparently not."

　The case of Marka's arrival has spread considerably in Gilm.
　It's only a limited number of people who come to Gilm in the snow, but it's only natural that they've been riding in expensive carts that are not available to the nobles around them.
　It is no wonder that now that such a carriage has come to pick Ray up, there is a rumor that Ray has come to serve the nobles.

"I don't think it's a long way off," I didn't mean to be an officer with the Duke of Quent, but I was hired as a mock warfare instructor at a military academy."
"...that you have caused so much trouble with the nobles of the royal faction, that you are the Duke of Quent, one of the most influential members of the royal faction?"

　Pamidor also seems to understand Ray's uproar and raises questions.

"Well, many things have happened. So I came back yesterday."
"Oh, I know that," There was a lot of fuss in the streets, as if only people knew it. You've brought a woman with you?"
"...I don't deny that, but it seems to me that the meaning of the word woman is slightly different from what I think. Well, that's all right. I went out as auxiliaries for those who went to subdue the Cyclops to-day."

　Words that come out of Ray's mouth reveal a feeling of stupidity in Pamidor's vicious face.

"You are so belligerent yesterday and today."
"No, I didn't go to fight the Cyclops on my own initiative, but when my acquaintance went into the woods at the request of the Cyclops to subdue them, there were five Cyclops that would have been acting alone, and that's why I came here to ask for reinforcements."
"Cyclops all together? ... and there's something very unusual about it."
"Well, as a result... oh, this is the floor, so it's a little dangerous." I'm sorry, but can I go to the workshop? The floor doesn't look like this, does it?"
"What? Oh, well, I don't care..."

　Pamidor, who suddenly didn't know what he was saying, still guides Ray towards the studio.
　The workshop at the back of the shop was covered with earth, and the heat was so intense that it seemed to prove that he had been blacksmithing until a short while ago.

"Oh, it's hot. -- summer, isn't it hard?"
"Yes, but as long as you're a blacksmith, you deserve it. And what are you going to show me?"
"This is it, this is it."

　In Pamidor's words, Ray pulls a huge hammer out of Mistilling.
　Pamidor opens his eyes wide at the hammer that appears next to Ray.
　It's only natural. It wasn't big enough for ordinary people.

"This is..."
"This is a hammer used by a rare species that seems to have led the Cyclops. Do you understand?"

　Pamidor touches his hammer as Ray mutters meaningfully without ending.
　Then, for a few seconds, Pamidor reflected his gaze at Ray.
　What floats there is astonishment.
　There were many surprises to what Ray told me today, but even more so, there was a strong surprise in Pamidor's expression.

"Is it a magic item?"
"That's right. It's a good idea to find out in such a short time."
"Wait a minute. It was the Cyclops that you knocked down?"
"To be exact, it's a rare or superior species of cyclops.""Why is it not clear? Didn't you bring the body?"
"The body itself has disappeared in the course of the war." This magic item is also effective."

　Pamidor slants his head when he doesn't understand what comes out of Ray's mouth.

(Isn't it natural? You wouldn't even think of being manipulated by magic items.)

　Ray explains his hammering ability to Pamidor, with an expression on his face that some may not look good on.
　The ability to generate lightning where you hit it, to give the owner a high regenerative capacity, and ultimately to make the user unconscious and manipulate the body.

"...what should I say? I often thought I'd bring such a powerful and vicious magic item."

　Ray opens his mouth reassuringly to Pamidor, who distanced himself from the hammer, saying he doesn't even want to touch it.

Don't worry, the magic item's ability to manipulate the other person's body and grow roots has already disappeared. for when I tried to take over my body, on the contrary, I was swept away by my magic."
"What kind of magical power are you doing when you use magic?"
"Well, yes," That's about it?"

　Of course, it's not a magic amount that can be put into words, but it's just a waste of time to say that there's magic here.
　I trust in Pamidor, so I don't think I need to worry so much if my magical powers are extraordinary.
　Pamidor looked a little suspicious of Ray's appearance, but if he didn't dare to say so, he thought there might be some reason, so he didn't go any further.
　The amount of spoonfuls around here may be the reason why Ray thinks it's easy to get along with Pamidor.

"Well, let me leave my magic alone for now. What's going on with the work of re-engineering the Nose Mystery Sword into a spear?"
"It's basically Azimov who's working on the matter." I'm only a helper."
"Well, I stopped by to say hello to you. and... I thought I might put this hammer into my spear."

　When Ray says something, Pamidor looks like what he's talking about.
　When I tried to say something, I couldn't say anything, and after a few seconds I opened my mouth and closed my mouth.

"Are you insane? How do you use that hammer for a spear? What, by any chance, do you put a spear on the tip of the hammer? Well, just looking at the hammer, you'll be very aggressive, and you'll feel intimidated."
"...what?"

　This time, Ray is confused for a moment, not knowing what he's said.
　Pamidor sees Ray's stunned expression, which is rare, but Ray does not notice him and turns to his hammer in a hurry.
　and, looking hard at the hammer, he turned again towards Pamidor.

"If you melt a part of this hammer and use it as a material for the spear you ask Azimov to make it thunderous or regenerative."
"I don't think I can," Well, I don't know exactly. That's impossible, at least in my knowledge. In the first place, it's a magical sword to make a spear, isn't it? In other words, it's a magic item. I don't think you can mix it with another magic item..."
"...that's a lie..."

　For Ray, the biggest reward for this case was the hammer of the magic item, given the lack of access to the red Cyclops magic stones and materials.
　However, Ray cannot use a hammer of this size on a daily basis, so he wanted to use a spear with a noisier sword as a material when he was trying to replace it with a spear, but it was a completely deranged form.

"Is it impossible?"
"I am not very familiar with alchemy, but the power of a blacksmith is essential in making weapons such as magic swords and spears. In fact, I've made some of those weapons before. From that experience..."

　Stop talking and shake your head.
　It was, above all, the expression of Pamidor's ideas.
　But he must have noticed that Ray was shocked by his words. Pamidor thinks for a moment and then opens his mouth with a sigh.

"It's impossible for me, but Azimov might be able to do something about it. He is a good-natured fellow, not to mention his personality."
"Really!"
"Maybe," I can't say for sure. But you were going to go and hear what the spear was like after this, then why not ask him then?"
"All right, then I'll be right there. and Pamidor, too."

　Pamidor tried to say something to Ray, but he thought it was useless to say anything. give a resigned sigh and shake one's head

"Okay, I'll get it ready soon, so wait for me." I had something to bring to Azimov, too. I was actually going to go after I shut down."

　Thus, Pamidor leaves the store when he is ready to close it temporarily.
　When Kumito, who had been playing there, told him that he would come out for a while, he went down to Azimov with Ray and Seto.