"'Welcome back! Master!

　When I returned to the house of "Tokumo", I was greeted by the maids, Garcia and Igarashi-san.

''You're a bit early!　I thought you were going to the One Wing Tower?

　Garcia, who was a traveling merchant, was surprised by the distance of how far away the one-winged tower was from him.

'I've been there. The Black King Maru is quite capable of flying. 'See,'

　I show him the fusion stone jingling in my bag.

''That one-winged tower ....... Mister, if you were so strong, you could have made it to the heroic party like that, couldn't you?

'Apart from that, we've only hunted pinpoint golems. It's not like we've beaten the Tower Master. I can handle this much.

I don't think so.

That's about it. ...... phew!

　Now, as I sat down on the sofa in the living room while chatting with Garcia like that, I suddenly felt sleepiness come over me and I felt a big lack of yawn.

　Igarashi-san glared at me with a snap.

...... Sounds like you're tired.

　He touched his arm gently.

'Will you have a good night, sir? ......

　Yes, I am furiously sleepy.

　I didn't sleep well during the solo expedition.

'Oh ...... but Liv?'

Liv's in the workshop.

　Hmmm, since I got 23 samples of fusion stone, I want you to start developing a new weapon as soon as possible.

　I'm sure I'll be asleep at the wheel right now, but ...... I'm going to go to the workshop first and just set up the blasting machine.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the most out of your time in the studio.


I'm not going to be able to get it right.

Aega! Are you all right?

I'll tell you what. Here's a fusion stone.

　Liv's eyes widened as I spread the fusion stone on the desk.

'That much?

'Yeah. You can use magic fusion with this, right? I want you to get to work on a weapon right now.

Well, I promised I'd get into the development of this thing, but you can go to ......... and you'll be back. It's good to see you back.

　Liv didn't even look at the impromptu fusion stone, she just squeezed my hand and nodded.

　'Whew.'

　I sighed and looked around the workshop in a daze, thinking, 'I'll have to wait a little while for her to calm down.


　Waiwai, blah blah blah: ......


　By the way, the workshop is a little more crowded than before I went out.

　Just a few days ago, the blacksmithing workshop was still deserted with only Liv, but in addition to Ichitaro-kun, about five other people who seemed to be residents of the territory had come.

　They are finally trying to teach the apprentices they have gathered here.

　Although they all seemed to be just starting out with an unfamiliar hand, Ichitaro-kun was teaching them in the position of a "brother-in-law".

Ichitaro-san, teach me this hands-on lesson.

I don't know this place very well, handsome handsome.

　Incidentally, two of them were my daughters, and they both seemed to be in love with Ichitaro-kun.

　Oh dear.

It's quite a turnout. Do you think it's the effect of the billboard?

　When she asked, Liv finally let go of her hand and, as usual, stretched the chest of her tank top in an exaggerated manner.

Yes, that's right. It's quite a good response. Yes, the response has been quite good, and so far we have had about 20 applicants.

That much?

'Yes. But I can't teach you that many things out of the blue, so I've decided to raise these five people anyway.

I see.


　Pshaw!　Phew!

　At this moment, the furnace made a noise in the workshop.

　It seems that everyone began to learn how to use the equipment.


　Incidentally, this workshop's equipment such as the furnace and kiln have been introduced with the use of rare magic stones similar to the one used when the golem was defeated.

　Using minerals from the territory as fuel, ...... and the industrial heating system devised by Liv and the carpenter's master carpenter's beams.

　First of all, it is a system that uses magic ore to generate magical energy, then converts it into flames and wind with rare magic stones to increase the amount of heat in the manner of a bellows.

　It could easily achieve the high heat that would melt metal, but the temperature could also be finely controlled by adjusting the magic and wind power.


　Pshaw! ...... Kyu-En ☆ Can-Can-Can!　Wai Wai ......


　The kilns and furnaces that were in operation were making a magical sound and the five new members were trying hard to learn their jobs at their respective positions.

　With the equipment and the vitality of the human group, the workshop has begun to exude an atmosphere like a factory, so to speak.


''That's right. Speaking of rare magic stones, the jet system of 【Wind Legged Tools】was quite good!

Oh, yeah?

　The female blacksmith seemed a little embarrassed by the praise of her own work, and she ruffled her hair with her usual delinquent gesture.

''Yeah. If we can mass-produce the Wind Legge, I think the mobility of the territorial troops will increase dramatically.''

I see. But that might not have enough iron as a base.

'There are still fifty remaining troops from the Kelmut culture. I'm sure they'll be bringing back steel-based equipment again. ......

　Nevertheless, iron or a base metal like iron requires quantity《...", so I'd like to get it more efficiently.

　The best thing would be to discover iron ore in the territory and be able to make iron, but according to Akira's geological survey, there is currently no iron in the strata of Tohun.

　That's an issue that needs to be addressed.



　Well, the amount of material and production capacity is still limited like this.

　With the introduction of the material called fusion stone, what priority should we give to equipment expansion in the future .......

　There was no end to the consultations with Liv in that area.


　Whew! ......