Eventually, after that, I took Mr. Krua back to the inn and stayed in my room again.
　I slept soundly in the changing room as before, and then went to wake up Klua-san.

Krua-san, are you awake?
Yes, I'm awake.

　That's good. It's looking good for today.

Is it safe to come in?
Yes, sir.

　Mr. Krua's permission was granted, so I opened the door.
　Ms. Krua was just putting her hair up.
　She had tied it back into a ponytail and was stroking her hair as if to tidy it up.

''I'm sorry but I think I got drunk again yesterday.''
'I'm just out for a drink, don't worry about it.
Yes thank you very much.

　Mr. Krua did not make a series of apologies like he did before.
　I guess it's because he wasn't there for work originally.

'Are you still working today?'
...Yes.
Good luck with that.
....

　Mr. Krua looks at me and his eyes widen.
　.........what?

'Oh, well I hope you don't mind, but can I ask one thing of you?'
What is it?
Can you tell him/her to go?

　After doing so, Krua-san's face turned bright red.
　　Does it have any special meaning?

'No, no!　I'm sorry, too!　Then--
Have a good day.

　Is this the right thing to do?
　The moment I told her, Krua-san's eyes lit up.

''........I'm going!

　With a happy voice, Krua-san ran out of the room.
　........What was it?
　After looking at Krua's grinning back, I entered the room.

　Now, it's time to craft a new weapon.
　The blacksmith's level is currently 15th level.
　At 15th level, it's much easier to give skills to equipment.

　For example, it is now possible to give skills to equipment while holding it.
　In other words, it's possible to switch skills while in combat.

　........There aren't that many skills that can be used yet itself, so I can't really feel it that much, but it's not bad.
　As a condition, it looks like I need to touch it, but I'll only use it on my own equipment anyway.

　The rest of the weapons with steel on them could be made.
　Probably because it was the next weapon to come out after the Iron, so it was probably stronger than the Iron type.
　Spend a magical stone to create a steel sword.
　For now, I'm going to repeat the process until an S-ranked steel sword is created.

　...Okay, it's done!
　Steel Sword S Rank 0/250

　So this is how it looks so far.
　Even with a steel sword, the limit is 250? This may be the limit of an ordinary sword.
　Strengthening your strength and muscle are the basic skills that you should be wearing.
　That would be 100/250.

　There's only three left.......especially this one!　I don't have a thing that's currently available.
　I'm looking for new skills, but it's hard to find them.
　I'll just add the auto-healing S-rank for now.

　It can repair itself automatically, so it won't lose its sharpness.
　........well, in my case, it can be rebuilt, so it's not something I'd put that much emphasis on.
　In the meantime, it can also heal the wounds of those equipped with it over time, so there's no harm in having it on.

　I'd also like to put on automatic feedback, too. This is more than enough for a D-rank or so.
　........What about the Invisibility S rank?　When attacking at close range, not being able to see your weapon is going to be hard for them to do... but it's hard for me too.

　I've got 80 points left.
　I'm still looking for some kind of.......attack skill.

　In the meantime, I'm going to switch all the equipment I have to steel.
　I've spent the entire morning doing just that.

　However, I had the feeling that I had done it.
　After a quick stretch, we ate lunch.

　Shall we spend the afternoon looking around the shop?
　That said, I haven't been able to find any skilled equipment at all lately.

　No, it's probably because I've found too much so far.
　But there are times when I can find it in the oddest of places.

　After all, it's probably because no one else can see what skills are on it.
　I was thinking about what I was going to do this afternoon, but I still think I should try out my new equipment.
　It wouldn't be a bad idea to visit the E rank labyrinth that I attacked before.

　If it's a low-level demon over there, I can fight well enough on my own.
　As I left the room with that thought in mind, I found Ristina-san.
　

　Do you have a date coming up?
　He was dressed up and seemed to be going out.

''Isn't that senior Lelius? What's going on?
I was going to go hunting for demons now. Bye.

　I raise one hand as if to escape.
　Crudely, he grabbed my wrist.

'........What is it, Ristina-san?
No, it's just that I, uh... I need to ask you a favor.
What is it?　Do you want me to get you something?

　Not really, if it's that much shopping.
　Lissyna's eyes moisten.

"Will you go on a date with me?
So, a date?

　I cringe at the unexpected words.
　Ristina-san has a big smile on her face already.

''Yes. I was thinking that my senior and I would like to go somewhere together.
...uh, well...

　Whoa, he's gotta be kidding me!
　I know, but I wasn't sure what to say in return.
　

''Senpai, can't I?''
''No, no, it's fine. There's ... something ... a reason, isn't there?
...Yes. I want to get to know my seniors better.
You're lying...?
"You're in the clear?
"...the usual teasing, right?
Yes, well. ........Well, have you ever been pestered by a customer, senior?
No, I don't have one.

　That kind of thing is usually more common with female clerks.
　Krua-san was also complaining a lot yesterday.....

The best thing to do is to get a lot of attention from customers, even when you're walking around in private.
'....Oh, I see.
.........As expected, I was a bit worried. I have a feeling they're doing something stalker-like...
Oh, I see. So you mean, you're a bodyguard.
'Yes. But that would be boring from a senior citizen's point of view, and it would be nice to feel like a date, okay?
'That's fine. It's a senior's role to protect his or her juniors, and if you're that selfish, I'll listen to you. I'll listen to your selfishness to that extent.
....

　Ristina looks at me in surprise.
　Then she quickly moves away as if to protect herself.

'You won't make me do anything naughty with such kind words, will you?
I won't. Don't be silly. Shall we go?
Yes.

　Listina-san lines up next to me and walks away with a smile.

''Anyway, well... thank you, Lelius-senpai.''
Okay.

　I don't know where I'm going to look around, because maybe I'll see some skilled equipment as well.
　As far as I'm concerned, it's just a slight change of schedule.　

　It's not that I don't appreciate it.

''Please make it look like you're having a little more fun already!

　Saying that, Ristina-san is smiling.
　........For now, I'm glad you're smiling.