Paula walked into the workshop.
　Doran didn't go into the workshop he didn't go in, he touched the workshop, touched the entrance and sat down.

　'What's the matter, Doran?'
　'What in the world am I supposed to do for Master Luciel, for Brother Grand?
　There was a glint in Dolan's eye.
　The surprise seemed to be a great success.
　Mr. Grand looked at Dolan and smiled happily.

　'From now on, you'll be getting a lot of ideas for what I want you to make, so please take them one by one and give them shape.
　I've always intended to. But this is a foul play, isn't it?
　Doran could no longer hide his tears.

　'Lord Luciel told me that Doran was alive, you know. I knew that you would come back here eventually. It's only natural for you to work for your brother and disciple.
　Brother Grand!
　They hugged each other tightly.
　I was too heavy to call out to him and Mr. Grand noticed it.

　I made sure of that and then called out to Doran.
　'Look, if Doran doesn't get in, Lisian won't be able to get in either. Lythian is going to live here from today.
　I turned to Lisian and he looked embarrassed.
　'I'm sorry. Come along then.
　And this is how we got to Dolan and his friends' residence/workshop? It was decided to do so.


　Two floors above ground were residential spaces and three workshops were being built on the basement floor.
　'Above ground doesn't seem to be so much, but the basement ... it doesn't make sense.

　The reason I muttered that was not only because the workshop was large.

　It's about twice the size of Yenis's workshop, but it's built like a translucent glass that allows you to guess what's going on inside from the outside, and there are a lot of magic circles carved into it.
　We carved soundproof, vibration-proof, dust-proof, antiseptic, and fireproof magicians, and in case of an emergency, we used vajra stone and adamantite to create a wall that could be seen from the outside. Now the workshop won't be blown up.
　Just by looking at it, I knew it cost a hell of a lot of money and I agreed with him.

　'If we stay here, we won't shake when the earthquake hits. The subfloor is completely immobilized, too.
　Mr. Grand felt that he had done it all.
　However, the mistake that blew up Doran's workshop was still a peek at the effects of the earthquake.

　Paula and Lisian seemed to be making eye contact with each other, thinking they were going to bring up the rivalry with the booths they could look into, but they felt like they were doing their best to develop a joint project.

　Then Lionel and Ketty, who had been quiet since arriving in Rockford, finally opened their mouths.
　''Luciel-sama, we would like Grand-dono and Doran-dono, who reside at the pinnacle of blacksmithing, to collaborate on a joint armament.......''
　'I know it's impossible for a slave to ask for help, but please do me a favor.
　Was Mr. Grand famous in the Empire?
　That's as good as it gets~ I decide to agree while thinking about that.
　''The two of you can cancel your slave contracts at any time, so you're slaves (provisional).......Grand-san. I'd like to ask you to create armor for the three slaves over here, is that alright?
Mine too?
Will you be an asset to us?
　Kefin was impatient, but the stronger the force, the better.

''I'll listen to your request, Luciel-dono. But I won't give you a discount. And also Luciel-dono's armor, it's time to do some maintenance on it.
Thank you very much. I will do my best to pay you as much as I can, thank you very much.
All right. Do you think you can do it, Dolan?
'One stroke at a time! I'm granting this request. I need your help, Grand Brother.
I'm on it.

　 Thus, the two of them were about to start making their armor.......but Grand-san's words silenced the place.
'So what materials are you going to make it out of? A demon? Or is it mithril, adamantite, or orichalcone?
Do you have it in stock?
'What are you talking about? You brought it in, right?
..........
　What are you talking about?
　He gave me such a look, but that would mean I had to go to the mine.
　
　Perhaps sensing such a thought, with a shudder, shudder, Lionel and Keti grabbed my shoulder.
''Luciel-sama, since we won't have any more selfishness to deal with, let's go to the mine.
Master Luciel, I will do everything for you.
Yeah, no.
　I refused with a smile.
　Who would go to a mine where an earth or earth dragon or whatever is sleeping!

''........Is it okay for the three of you to use the purified dragon scales and bones that I gave you when you made the illusionary staff before?''

Yeah. Of course. That's quite something, too, so don't get your arms around it.

'I just don't want to go to the mine. I'm sure it's going to take quite a while, isn't it?

For three people, it'll take three months at the earliest. The longest would be six months.
　The three of them were surprised to hear about the material, but since it was going to be dead in the magic bag anyway, it would be a more meaningful use of time and effort to use it.
　On top of that, what's more, it's safe.
　Since the armor is for three people, I expected it to take a long time, so there was no problem in my opinion.


''Please. I'm thinking of going to the city of Meratni once I've finished maintaining my armor and taking measurements for their set of armor, is that alright?
　As expected, I could work out if I had six months, and I wanted to have a nice encounter rather than a bleak one.

'Hmm. No problem. Anyway, we're having a welcome party for Doran and Paula today, so today is the day to drink, Luciel-dono.

I understand. It's not a strong brew, but we do have a special honey wine that I hope you will enjoy.

I'll take any kind of drink. You can drink any kind of liquor, even better if it tastes good. Fire sake is good, but I'm also a big fan of seldom-drinking alcohol.

'Good, then. And, by the way, can I cancel Doran and Paula's slave contract at that table?

Yeah. I'm so grateful.

'Wait a minute. If the Dwarf King finds out, again...

Don't worry. I've already spoken with the Dwarf King about it.
　You needn't worry about it.
　In the first place, the Dwarf King has expressed his regrets.
　I'll offer you my best sword, and if you can't do it, I'll make you a slave or whatever you want to be.


Because a promise is a promise and I didn't expect Paula to come along.

Don't make any more strange promises that you'll regret.

''Brother I will take it to heart in the future and make use of Luciel-sama's ideas.

d*mn, you look like you're having fun. Let me have a bite.

So I'll unlock it this evening, okay?

Yeah. Good luck with that.
　Doran was bowing to me.


　The town of Rockford was being recreated at dusk, and the researchers and technicians had gathered in the town square after work to celebrate Dolan and Paula's return.

'Gentlemen, thank you for coming.
　Dolan, the hard-working technician, and Paula, the golem-loving child, have returned to this town.
　They cheered and various words hung over them.

'You two are slaves now but as of now, that slavery contract is terminated.
　I dispelled them both.
'This is the end of your termination of your slave contract.
　I called out to Mr. Grand and he nodded widely.

'The one who just terminated the slave contract is Lord Luciel, who has become an S-class healer of St. Schuler's Church. He humanely bought them both and protected them.
　When the inhabitants heard that he had bought slaves and protected them, they didn't know how to react.
Not once was he beaten or bullied, he was a gentle master, and he didn't even try to touch Paula.
　And he didn't even try to touch Paula ... he was a louse.
　Go! And with a soft tin can, Paula smacked Dolan on the head with a soft tin can, and it was like a drifter's tweak.

　I laughed at it, and the residents laughed at this.
　Apparently, the two of them had been doing the contraption for a long time.

'We're back. Please do it again.
　When Paula bowed her head with a peck, everyone cheered for her as if they were pointing at their idol.
''Paula-chan~''
　He grew up here from a young age.
　And since he's a technician, I'm sure Paula grew up here, loved by everyone.

'Hey, guys, I'm sorry for all the trouble I've caused you. I look forward to working with you in the future.
　This time there was a warm round of applause.
'It's a very good day. If you drink too much, you won't have to fear a hangover with Lord Luciel here!
"Ooh~!
"Here's to the return of Dolan and Paula.
"Cheers.

　Thus began the feast.


'When I heard that Doran and Paula were enslaved, I mourned.
　Why...I complained to God and to the Dwarf King.
　The Dwarf King was more depressed than I was.
　Why didn't you ask me for help?
　
'I'm sorry,'
I looked for clues for the two of them but in the end I couldn't find them and time passed.
　At that time, I received a letter from Luciel-dono, the S-class healer of the Healer's Church here, a letter from Luciel-dono.
　Now that we've got them both protected and Dolan's arms back together, he asked me to make a place for them to go home.
　Do you have any idea how happy this made me?
Thank you, Grandpa, for that.
'Yeah. Because Paula isn't one bad thing, you know.
　Mr. Grand, who had completely turned into a good-natured old man, stroked Paula while looking at Dolan, and his sermon continued.

''Luciel-dono told me not to say anything else, so when everyone looked at me funny when I brought the workshop back, I was hurt too.
　Grand-san, who was supposed to be a strong drinker, suddenly plunged into a tangled drink, and it looked like it was going to fly over to us as well.
''Thank you, brother Grand,''
　
''Tsk! I won't say any more. But you're going to have to stick with me today.
I think it's my brother in the grandstands who will be the first to go down, so you'll have to let me take care of him.
Good enough. They'll crush you.

　Thus began their drinking contest, and the party celebrating the return of Mr. Dolan and Paula continued until midnight.