Malm is one of the richest merchants in the Kingdom of Luxta.
　He is 59 years old, about the same age as his daughter Aria, who is about the same age as his grandfather and grandson.
　He is a well-built, good-natured man who never stops smiling, but if you look closely, you can see that his eyes are not smiling at all.
　When Aria introduced me to his father, Malm seemed to like me from our first meeting.
　What's more, the fact that I managed to secure a rare metal mining site so easily.

'That's very good, Master Magnus!　That's a great wizard!

　He shouted out the priceless prize with an attitude that his glasses were not wrong.
　Of course, he not only gave me my promised reward, the Orihalcon Smith Hammer, but he also gave me some color. He also gave me a lot of gold coins.
　Gold is no longer so important to me now, but it's nice to receive a feeling.
　Malm, on the contrary, went so far as to say: "A merchant values time.

A merchant values time. A merchant values time, and I hate to go through the motions. So I'm going to be blunt: will you accept my daughter's aria, Lord Magnus?

　He said he would give me Aria as a wife.
　It's probably because he thought that if he kept a connection with me, he would continue to make enormous amounts of money in the future.
　I can't help but wonder if he had the foresight to do so, or if his decisions were even faster and bolder....
　That's why he is one of the richest merchants in this great country.

''I'm grateful that he buys that much, but........''
'Do you not like it at Aria?　Maybe it's my parents' greed, but she has a bubbly personality and her beauty is second to none. Above all, she is a smart girl. The foolish men of the world secretly think that it is better for women to be stupid, but this is a very modest complex. Clever Aria will surely make Lord Magnus prosperous for many years to come. Lord Magnus would not fail to see the value of this.
No, no, you don't have to make a sales pitch like that...

　I know how attractive Aria is, and I know how attractive she is!
　But when it comes to marriage, it's a different story.
　When I was overwhelmed by Marum's forceful sales pitch, which seemed to be a good businessman, Aria came to my rescue.

You can't do this, father. Magnus-sama is on a journey to defeat the Demon King Morl-Fi one day and save the world. All he has to do now is to stay here in Luxtia for a while to build up his strength. Aria adores Master Magnus, but she won't be marrying him. I don't want to do anything foolish to burden him on his journey.
........hmmm. That's true. If we get caught up in our short-term greed and let the Demon King destroy this world, we won't be able to make much money.

　Malm pondered for a moment, then changed his mind.

'No, I beg your pardon, Lord Magnus. My vision was narrow. No, I still do not understand the great vessel of Lord Magnus, and I gave you a trivial talk. Please forgive me for my rudeness.
No. Just understanding is all that matters.

　Aria's quick thinking helped to bring the situation to an amicable conclusion.
　I see, a smart girl has an unearned charm.
　I was lucky enough to meet Aria and get her to like me.

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After obtaining the Orihalcon Smith Hammer, Bazelluf holed up in his workshop and began to forge the item I requested.
In the terminology of the Strategy Book, this is the synthesis that the Esoteric Forge is capable of.
The catalyst will be the Great Shield of War, which is used until it shatters. The catalyst will be the Great Shield that was used until it shattered, and the Heart of the Fierce Forest, which was dropped from the Forest Giant, will be added to it.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work, and I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work.

I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this in the future. That's how big of a project it is.

　Bazelfr said, and closed the door of the workshop.
　I had captured the words in my heart that the eccentric man never said. In other words, "I will forge it with so much diligence".

　I've only just met him, but I felt I could trust the Bazelnut foreman.
　So I kept quiet and waited for a week.
　A week later, I visited his workshop again.
　Bazelph showed me his workmanship, which was flawless.

"...oh... It's ... what a beauty!

　I can't help but marvel at it.

Hmm. Well done.

　Even the taciturn Bazelluff speaks out of character.
　I guess that's how proud he was of his work.

　We didn't tire of admiring the finished product in front of us for a while.
　It was a majestic-looking golem with a steel body and a height of over three meters when standing upright.
　And this was no ordinary steel golem.
He was not just a steel golem; he was a battle golem that was skilled in battle because he used the Great Shield of War as a catalyst.
　Moreover, thanks to the Heart of the Furious Forest, it's a grizzly bears in the form of a grizzly bear that holds a tremendous amount of magical power in its heart.

"Well, Magnus. "Well, Magnus, if you don't mind, may I inscribe the name on it?
It's a wonderful thing. I'd be proud to have a blacksmith of your caliber engraved on my desk.

　I was happy to oblige, and Bazelfr engraved the inscription on the grizzly golem.

　The inscription--Gradius.

　Bazelfr inscribed it on my golem.

"Thank you, Bazelfr. "This will lead us to the deepest part of Megoraus.
What?　What do you mean by that?

　I'll explain it to Bazelfr.
　There is a powerful boss monster in the deepest part of the Great Mines of Megolaus.
　The reason the tunnels are filled with monsters is, of course, due to the humans' foolish war, but there is also a culprit that has been turning the dead into undead by the miasma.
According to the information in the strategy book, he was a level 34.
　Even I, as a 28-year-old, could not ignore this opponent.
　But I had no choice but to challenge him solo. There is no one in this country who can keep up with my level, and violence in numbers with no quality will not work against a high-level boss monster.

''Don't you think this guy is just the right opponent for a test run?

　I tapped my trusty partner - Gladius' chest.