I was taking on the labyrinth to check my current strength, but I could still do it.
　I had set some guidelines for returning home.

　I was going to return home when the battle was becoming more difficult, or when I could see fatigue and so on, but it was unlikely that I would become fatigued in battle.
　He threw his sword at them from a long distance, a weapon break.

　Even if that didn't handle it, they were mostly poisoned.
　Even in close combat, he could handle it without a hitch, thanks to his daily training.

　Worst case scenario, you can just run and run away, equip the nearby trees and activate the Weapon Break.
　Now that you've got your offensive skills, you've got a whole lot more firepower.

　Now it's just a matter of which rank of the labyrinth I can fight to with this skill structure.
　........The most difficult labyrinth around this city is the D-ranked labyrinth.

　It might not be a bad idea to challenge that one day.
　Thinking about this, I broke through the ninth level and headed to the tenth level.
　Well, the worst that could happen is that I could escape.

　I fought this opponent last time, and I know his behavioral pattern well.
　I took a bottle of the Poison Resistance Potion and then descended to the tenth level.

　A large snake was looking down at me.
　A long tongue slithered in and out several times.
　Both of the snake's eyes seemed to chuckle.

　........The question that sprang up a bit was about the demon's memory.
　Will the memories of the demons that died in the labyrinth be passed on to other demons?
　Maybe now Poison Snake felt like he was lucky that I came alone?

　With that thought in the corner of my mind, I drew my sword.
　The first attack is a poisonous snake.

　A poisonous liquid is shot from his mouth.
　It's as fast and sharp as an arrow.
　While dodging it, I throw a throwing knife.

　He throws two, and both of them wound Poison Snake's body.
　He would have been in a poisoned state due to the occasional painful and unnatural movement.
　Now, as long as they fought to keep the effects of the poison resistance potion intact, there would be no problem.

　This is the first time I'm dealing with Poison Snake's attack.
　Last time, I left the vanguard to Mea-san and I was all about covering up.
　Poison Snake has pre-movements when it attacks with its body.

　For example, if it's a body strike, he folds his body once.
　When striking with his tail, he swings his tail so that it has a centrifugal force before he strikes.

　Because of such a preliminary action, it is easy to see it off.
　The attack range is proportional to the size of the body, so it is quite wide.
　Still, it's something you can dodge even after seeing the pre-move.

　Once you've dodged it, you'll have an opening.
　I throw the sword I made for combat at him.
　The sword's skills are Invisibility and Weapon Break.

　The invisible sword thrusts through and destroys the weapon at the same time.
　The Poison Snake that was close to the sword screams in pain.

　The Poison Snake's scales flake off, revealing its flesh.
　Even though it was bleeding purple, it still showed no signs of diminishing its battle spirit.

　He dodged the Poison Snake's poisonous liquid and threw his knife.
　Several knives with negative effects also pierced Poison Snake.

　That may be why their movements are much slower than the first.
　Even if my reaction was a little slow, I was able to avoid it in time.
　It was a little while later.

　Poison Snake vigorously starts blowing out poisonous fog.
　It's a move that can be seen when his strength has been reduced to some extent.

　I've already learned this from Mea last time.
　That poisonous fog doesn't work on me. .........Although, I did have a state anomaly recovery potion in my possession for a while.

　As long as I'm spitting out the fog, there's an opening.
　He entered Poison Snake's bosom and stabbed his sword into it.
　He creates a new sword from the side of the stab, gives it a weapon break, and then stabs it.

　Five swords in total.
　He activates those skills, thrusting them in one place in a concentrated manner.

　The moment - all the swords exploded with an explosion that made me want to cover my ears.
　Poison Snake was also caught up in it and slumped heavily.

　Still moving?
　I observed it carefully, but Poison Snake didn't move any further.
　........Even for me, it was a blow I fired with the intention of being a thorn in the side.

　While collecting the remaining material, I look at my fist.
　
　The fact that I got the Weapon Break made up for the attack power I lacked before, too big.

　At this rate, I might even be able to capture a higher labyrinth.
　But that doesn't mean we should be in a hurry.
　We need to proceed carefully, little by little.

　Even so........for now, it's okay to be happy with your growth.
　But at the same time, however, my doubts within myself have changed to certainty.

　I look at the place where Poison Snake had fallen. After remembering the giant's fallen form and chewing on my victory, I walked out of the labyrinth.


　0


　Back in town, I had come to my usual shop to meet Mr. Krua.
　I had originally planned to meet him. As I was waiting, Krua-san called me in a hurry.

''I'm sorry!　Did I keep you waiting?
That's okay. I just got here.
Is that so?
''Yes. I've been doing a little adventuring today...

　I go into the store with her.
　Then we sat down to face each other.

'Did you also work as an adventurer?'
Yeah, well,
''........I see. But a blacksmith.......can you do combat?
You can do that.

　When I said it, Krua-san looked at me in surprise.
　After all, that's how you'd react.

　At least, that's my perception, too.
　It's because I was brought up hearing that 'only blacksmiths are hazards' since I was a child.

"Excuse me, Mr. Krua. I'd like to ask you a few questions.
What is it?　
'I'd like to check Krua's perception of the blacksmith - the public's perception of the blacksmith. May I ask you to tell me?
Are you sure?
Yes, sir.

　Mr. Krua put his hand to his chin once and then nodded.

'You have an idea about Mr. Relius, don't you?　Then I'll tell you about the blacksmith I was taught.
Please.
''........First of all, I suppose that the blacksmiths can only make weapons. Besides, I heard that the weapons they can create are all delicate, so they are inferior to divine weapons.
...right?
''........That's right.
Well that's certainly true.

　I've heard that the church outwardly hates blacksmiths.
　They believe in God, because to them it is evil to deny them what God has given them.

'The other thing........is the knowledge that the blacksmiths can only make weapons and not any commodities or anything else that I noticed was also in my head.

　That's exactly what I'm doing.

Don't you think it's odd?
''........That's right. The blacksmith is such a good blacksmith, so why did they say that?
'No, of course, that too, but...'
You mean there's something else strange about it?
How is it that only blacksmiths know so much about their darkest professions?
"....!　Ta, sure, yes I didn't think about it until you told me.

　There are other professions besides blacksmithing that are not true.
　I have heard of many things, but they only come to mind vaguely.

　But how can the people of the world declare that the blacksmith is the only one to be a loser?
　I'm not sure why.