What do you mean?
Uh...how should I put it? I was wondering why you covered for me.

　I replied somewhat muddled.
　'I haven't told Mr. Linial about the blacksmith's ability to make anything, because I haven't told him yet.

'I don't know the details of the situation either, but that's why you want to talk to the bishop?
Yes, sir.

　Mr. Linial nodded as he considered my words.

'All right. I'll talk to you about it for a bit.
Are you sure?
Since the bishop went out of his way to care about the blacksmith and did that, maybe if he tells the blacksmith that he wants to talk to him, maybe he'll be interested.

　Mr. Linial's words become more realistic.

'I want to see you after work. Do you have someplace to stay, someplace you're based?
Then I'm working for The Migratory Bird Innkeeper.
'The Migratory Bird Inn' I've heard of it.
'Oh, really?'
"There's a buzz among the adventurers these days. For the price of a regular inn, you can get a great deal of rest.
... "Yeah, well, yeah. We are, I guess.
Where are we?　Maybe you're the one doing the work?
Yes. I'm in here as an employee.
Okay. All right. At any rate, I'll talk to the bishop and then I'll go back to the Migratory Bird Inn.
...please.

　Mr. Linial glances at his watch.
　It's almost three minutes.
　We headed back to the underground utilities.

　On the way there, I asked him one question.

"Uh, Mr. Linial," I said. You said you want me to make a weapon, but you don't need to be concerned about me, right?　We can collect weapons and other items from the maze, and you can actually get them on the market.
"...I've tried a few things. But it just didn't seem to fit.

　Didn't fit, huh?
　The length and weight of the weapon would certainly be a good fit for that person.

'But I don't know if the weapons I make will necessarily fit?
I need you to make it for me until it fits.
Well, as long as I can talk to the bishop, that's fine.
"Hang in there.

　.........well, if you can provide me with a certain amount of rewards, that's probably not the limit.
　A weapon, huh?

　I never thought I'd be asked to make something like this.
　But it is, isn't it?
　I was disappointed with my artifacts at first, too.

　There are many people like that in this world.
　There are people who want to fight, but are unable to do so, and they convince themselves that their artifacts are the weapons given to them by God.

　Of course, there will be people who hold their grievances inside, but if they speak out about such things, the church will not be silent.
　...Armsman.

　An idea came to me.
　Couldn't I do the kind of work that would bring weapons to the people in the world who were looking for them?

　That is one of the ways to live as a blacksmith, isn't it?
　But that would be repugnant too, wouldn't it?
　It's a difficult place to be.


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''Yea, you took out this many Bloodmouths in one day?

　When I showed the defeated Bloodmouth's tail to the staff, his eyes widened in surprise.

''Yes. It just so happens that the poison from my divine weapon worked.
"...nah, I see. That's really fortunate ... just if this is it!　There must have been quite a few less bloodmouths already!　If my divine weapon is only capable of detecting demons, I can do it. I'll check later and report back!
Please do. So I'll be back tomorrow.
'Oh!　Thank you, Lelius!

　The staff members shouted happily.
　Me and Linial-san each returned the keys to the underground water system and the lights for the magic tools that we had, and left the administration office.


Because we were able to help each other.

　I make the bait, and while I do the demolition, Mr. Linial goes to install the new bait.
　The process repeats.

'There were probably about three hundred of them, weren't there?

　That's how many you took down today.
　This can be reimbursed by taking it to the guild.

Yes.
''Well I'm pretty sure the last time we had a mass outbreak, we only had to take out that many of them, so I think that's what we'll end up doing this time as well.
That would be three days of work lost.
But I'm sure he'll be paid for three days.
Well that would be nice.

　It's not that I'm in need of money, but I still want to take what I can get.

''Relius, is he an adventurer rank F right now?''
Yes, sir.

　I didn't show her my guild card, but she must have decided that I was here to accept this request.

''Armor, I think you should get it in order. As it is now, I'm a little worried.''
...Is that right?
I think it's better to equip the equipment with a little more magic ore. Otherwise, it will be difficult to improve your rank from now on... or perhaps the danger will increase.
Well that's certainly true.

　Head, arms, chest, legs. Equipment that protects these parts is important.
　The bloodmouths in this case can also attack back, biting people.
　For example, those attacks are all so weak that they can't be penetrated if you are wearing protective gear.

''Do you have any recommendations for an armor shop anywhere?''
'Yeah. Do you want to go look at it tomorrow, maybe after we set the trap?
I'm at work.
'Let's kill time before the trap. Live wisely.

　Cunning, isn't it?
　To Linial-san who smiled at me, but I was also interested in armor.
　

　No, there is a possibility that the store Mea-san introduces may not have very good items.

''But Linial-san is in monastic clothes, right?　Do you have any armor?
I'm wearing them down here. I don't wear tights.
...Oh, I see.

　Flippantly, Linial-san turned up her thighs.
　
　I thought it was some kind of tights, but when I stared at it, I realized that it was indeed armor.

I'll be leaving now. Bye.
Yes, sir.

　Linial-san raised one hand as she softly shook her monastic clothes.
　.........Come to think of it, Linial-san's monastic clothes are a bit flashy, or something like that.

　There is a cutout in the part that hides her legs.
　Every time I walk, my feet, hidden by the tights, are exposed.
　........Are you really a Sister?　He was the kind of person you'd think.