'Yes!　This is my masterpiece!

　When the seed was revealed, the creator of the product went wild.

The result of combining Mithril's property of absorbing aura and changing its performance with a variety of metals of different properties!　I have succeeded in creating an alloy that changes its shape in response to the aura!

　Apparently, Grandpa Smith named the alloy "Hermes Silver".
　While changing its shape like a liquid, Mithril keeps its original hardness, toughness and responsiveness to the aura without losing its original properties.

　This knife is made of the mysterious metal, and it is this knife that was made with the master craftsman Grandpa Smith's superb technique.
　It is only when it is in its basic state that it can be called a knife.

It's not just a matter of time before you find yourself in the middle of the night.

　It stretches.
　And at a frightening rate.

　It's no wonder Fitbitan missed the first one or two times.
　It instantly extends and instantly returns.

　This variability means that a blade length of about the size of a knife is usually enough.

'I named it the Hermes Sword, after the newly developed alloy!　It has indeed become my masterpiece!

　Grandpa Smith says with a smile on his face.
　I'm glad you did such a good job.

I see...!　So the old man enjoys making toys........!

　Fitbitan stands up.
　I'm holding my right thigh, the worst wound in my body, and I'm a veteran adventurer for not losing my will to fight with that wound.

It's nothing to be afraid of if you know the trick. It's just a hidden weapon that can only catch you by surprise!

　Fitbitan holds his sword.
　At first it's a one-handed sword and shield combination, but he's already no longer in a perfect position when his shield is slashed through.

''As long as you're careful with the line of fire at the tip of the cut, you'll be fine!　In short, think of it as fighting against a flying machine!　Like a bow and arrow!　So no more unfamiliarity!

　Good decision.
　He then jumped into the pocket to eliminate the disadvantage in spacing.

'If your opponent's range is wider, it's foolish to take the pause!　I'm going to fold in close combat!

　Fitbitan swung his sword down from the slice.
　I caught it with my outstretched Hermes sword.

''!''

　Both my opponent and myself, both swords, are equally blade-spanning, and we are in a tight battle.

"Outstretched...?　It's not going back!
Didn't its creator say that it can transform?

　It can be kept in place at varying lengths.
　Not only that, it's not just the length, but the shape as well.

An alloy that can change shape in response to auras is a very powerful tool.

　For example, the blade is now sharpened and made into a sword form.
　It's a shape that makes the best use of Aura's slashing nature.

"Ha!

　With a quick pull of the blade, the opponent's sword that had been in a sword fight was slashed.
　It snapped from the base as if to cut the stem of the flower.

''Huh?　It's a sword made of the same mithril material...?
'If the materials are the same, then the rest is just a matter of the skill of the creator?　Or is it the difference between the users?

　With a sharper tip, it can be made into an estok-like stabbing weapon.
　The aura nature of the sting (thrust) blends in well.



　The same as before, he was poked all over his body and covered in small holes.

　It should be said that the weapon is now destroyed, so the winner is decided....

'd*mn it!　Get the thing!　Get the thing out!

　Fitbitan, yells something at his own camp.
　As if in response, something is thrown in with a thud.

''What is this........?''

　It was a sword.
　And this is not an ordinary sized sword.

"Is that a big sword?

　Made of mithril, of course.
　How much mithril did they use without permission to produce this?
　And on top of that.........

'Isn't it unfair to introduce new weapons?
Shut up!　I must win!　If that's the mission the Campbell Street Guild has asked me to do!　And most of all...!

　He grabbed the thrown Mithril Great Sword and raised it with both hands.

''How could I ever be defeated by a D-class adventurer!　I'm a fitvitan!　He's the best adventurer in the Campbell Adventurer's Guild!　I'm a B-level adventurer!　There's no way I could lose to a country amateur!

　Fitbitan rushed forward while brandishing a large sword.
　It's a good idea to use the mass of that large weapon to crush this one's metamorphosis with force.

　I poured my aura into the Hermes sword and extended the blade.
　I extended it long and long.

''No matter what you do now, it's useless!　Die!
He just asked me to try one more thing.

　The form change corresponding to Slash.
　I also finished testing a form change that corresponds to sting.

　The performance is generally good.

　Next we should try Hit.

　With this Hermes Blade, I had to try a change of form corresponding to a strike.

　The long and extended blade bent and flexed like a string.
　The momentum of the swinging arm makes the blade, which has softened like a string, bent under the momentum of the swinging arm.
　That flexure accelerated the further it went to the tip........

　Clink!

''Guaahhhh?!''

　The moment it collided with Fitbitan's great sword, it shattered the huge blade into pieces.

''Whip, huh........''

　That was the form of the Hermes sword's strike attack.
　The flogging with plenty of aura of hit (striking) destroyed only the opponent's side without regard to the same mithril material.

''It's so powerful, it startled me...?

　The owner, Fitbitan, was blown away by the impact of the shattering of the object, even though he wasn't directly attacked himself.

''Goooooooooo...!　Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

　There is no longer any sign of getting up.
　I felt like I had struck out with deadly force when I grabbed the great sword in my hand, and my mind and body must have broken down.

''I didn't mean to push him to this point, but I did something bad...!
There was no better time to test drive my masterpiece.

　Convinced that the game is now over, Grandpa Smith comes by.

'Slash (slash), sting (thrust) and hit (strike). "Slash, Sting and Hit. That's the main concept of this work!

　That's why Grandpa Smith chose me as his wielder.
　I'm not going to be able to make the most of this weapon unless I am able to unleash all of my aura nature at 100% output.

　An adventurer who specializes in any one aura nature would only need to have one type of weapon that corresponds to it.
　It's a waste of time and effort to change it into other forms.

''Well, even so, only the guard (defense) doesn't correspond to it.
That one is unique. It would be better to have a different kind of offense and defense, and that's something we need to work on.

　Thus, my own personal weapon, the Hermes Blade, was placed in my hand.
　Its metal nature, which changes shape at will, allows it to slash, thrust and strike.

　I feel badly for Fitbitan for letting me go along to try out this new weapon.

　Well, let's just say that he was the one who challenged me and that he had it coming.

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　Eventually, afterwards, the people involved in Campbell Street were wiped out by the guild executives who rushed in from the mine.

　In the first place, the adventurers dispatched from Campbell Street were sent to support the center guild and were not allowed any discretion of their own!
　Nevertheless, he behaved as he pleased in Lux Village, and even processed precious mithril without permission, and not only the person in question, but the town itself is likely to be held responsible for his actions.

''It's none of my business, though.

　I'm just going to work for the LUX village.