''It's strange that only blacksmiths are being told this much...''

　Mr. Krua said with a nod of his head.

''That's right. You said earlier that I went to the labyrinth, didn't you?'
Yes, sir.
''I've been to the E rank labyrinth, how far do you think I've gotten?
...alone?
Yes, sir.
'What is your adventurer rank, Relius-san?'
''It's an F. But I went in with a D-ranked person once before, and we've beaten the boss up to ten levels.
''....I see. If so, were you able to get to about three to five levels?

　I guess that's about how many F-ranked adventurers with normal knowledge.
　I shake my head at Krua-san's answer.

'The lowest level, I've defeated the Poison Snake.
'What?　Alone?!
'Yes. ........I can make enough weapons to fight on my own. And yet, it's strange that only blacksmiths are being told so much.
Normally, it wouldn't be possible for me to conquer the labyrinth all by myself.

　Mr. Krua puts his hand to his chin, surprised.
　There are other professions that are more subtle, too.

　And yet, for some reason, the blacksmith is the only one that is so ingrained that everyone knows it as common sense.
　This would be obviously strange.

''Why on earth is that?''

　Mr. Krua shook his head as if to say he didn't know.

'I don't know yet. ...I'd like to find out about it.
Do you want to check it out?
'Yes, sir. ...I just don't have any idea how to find out, though. So I was wondering if you could tell me something about it, Krua-san.

　It's a common sense that's ingrained in the world.
　So you won't find it if you're looking for it normally.

　Krua-san, who is much more knowledgeable than I am, might be able to give me some good suggestions.
　Krua-san put his hand to his chin and replied to me as if he were talking to himself.

'If blacksmiths are mentioned so much, then it must be true that someone who had the profession of blacksmithing in the past did something about it. We'll just have to find out about it first.''
...The past, I mean, is there any way to find out?

　'Ah,' said Krua-san in response to my question.

''........If we can decipher the documents from the past, unearthed from the ruins and labyrinths, it's possible.
Was it called an ancient document or something like that?
Yes, sir.

　Krua-san nodded persistently.
　........I've heard of ancient documents.
　It's just that they have yet to be deciphered, even if researchers who are several times smarter than me have examined them.

　As a result, the ancient documents that used to be of reasonable value are now treated as mere pieces of paper.

''If I hear of any information, shall I gather it too?''
Can you do that for me?
I'll take care of it.

　Mr. Krua, the merchant, would be able to find it much faster than I would be able to find it steadily.

''It just doesn't make sense if I can't read it even if I get an ancient document...''
''Well that's true. However, Lelius, you can tell what the thing is capable of by looking at it, can't you?　Maybe you can find some old documents, to a degree?

　

''That's right. Let me know if you get any in the future.
I understand.

　Krua-san looked somewhat amused.

''It looks like you're having some fun.
Oh, really?

　When I questioned him, Mr. Krua looked embarrassed and depressed.
　When I nodded my head in question, Krua-san scratched her cheeks, ''Ah.

I thought it would be fun to find out something that no one else knows about... but I'm so sorry.
'No, not really. I thought it looked like fun too.
Is that so?

　Mr. Krua smiled and then reached for his food.

'But Lelius, you have a valid question. From what I've heard, blacksmiths are too useful. ........It's enough that one person can even support one city.

　You might be able to do it, but it sounds like it's going to be hard enough to die for.

'If it's such a profession, why is it treated as a hazmat so much that everyone knows about it... maybe there's some reason why they shouldn't know about it.
''Well yes. It's so convenient that some people may have gotten sick of it.
Too much power, one might think. ...I'm a little worried about it, too.
Is that so?
That's right......... Lelius-san, you use your abilities quite casually, so I'm worried about you.

　Krua-san says in a muttered voice as he removes his gaze.
　Indeed, as Krua-san said, there was a part of him that didn't care too much about using his abilities.
　........There was also a part of me that didn't think about the danger too much.

''........To be honest, Lelius-san's ability is more useful than I can imagine. That's why I've been trying to be a little more cautious with my deliveries and such recently. In fact, I sometimes think that it might have been better not to invite Lelius-san as a craftsman.

　I shake my head at Krua-san's words.
　You've been thinking about it that much.

　As for me, would anyone be happy with my delivery?　I only thought it was about as good as it gets.
　Besides, I thought that all the people I've used so far were trustworthy people, because I thought...
　

　But that might be unsettling from Krua-san's point of view.
　........I'm so grateful that you've been thinking about me that much.
　However, I was able to get to know Krua-san because I was using my powers freely.

　It was a stroke of luck.

'I enjoy working like this with Mr. Krua. So it's not a mistake.
'....Really?　Still, it's dangerous to do it too broadly, isn't it?
'Maybe so. I'll be more careful from now on.

　We should only tell them about their abilities after we've assessed them properly.
　Until then, you should only use a power that's a divine ability, or as much as you can deceive.

''Yes ... please be careful, right?　If something happens... well, I don't want to.

　Krua-san smiled at that.
　Krua-san's smile right now looked much more attractive than I had imagined it would be.
　I looked away and said.

''Thank you so much for today. I appreciate your help in discussing things with me.
No, I've heard some interesting things too.

　There's still a lot I don't know.
　I'll have to look into it.