Aimless Solo Trip
『Hi, hi, hii, higyaaaaaaaaa!!!』
『Shaaaaaaaa!!?』
『Gebua!? Ka...a...!!』
I mercilessly shot a magic bullet through a fleeing high tier orc's back.
Then, I sliced a snake-type magic beast in half from its head down.
As for the beetle magic beast that looked like a mix of stag and Hercules beetle, I smashed its horns before driving a pile bunker down its mouth.
...Upper level 70s magic beasts are a cinch to me now even without Energy Control.
<<Level has reached a certain threshold. Updating Menu Function.>>
I've been leveling up nicely too. Finally amassed enough exp to reach Lv60.
By nicely, I mean barely getting one level even after defeating multiple magic beast 10 level higher.
You really need a stupid amount of exp to level up once you've reached this point huh.
<<New Menu Function added, [Synthesize Screen]. Similar to [Restore Screen], this function allows the creation of a new item by combining two or more items found in [Item Screen].>>
Fumu. This looks similar to [Restore Screen], the new function I got upon leveling up to 50 which lets me repair damaged gear or tools by consuming a certain amount of MP, but not quite the same.
I think it's like that, you know? A low grade potion heal 100 HP, while medium grade heals 500.
So I can probably synthesize a medium grade potion by consuming 5 low grade ones?
<<At least 10 low grade potions are required in order to synthesize 1 medium grade potion. Each synthesize performed consumes around 30-40 MP.>>
Eh? So I need twice the cost? And the MP requirement is relatively high too.
...Well I guess this function would have made production type people meaningless otherwise. I suppose this is not bad in an emergency.
It seems I can make a lot of stuff that aren't simply a higher tier version of an item too. Sounds fun.
...My Menu's gotten a new function and yet I can't even muster up the enthusiasm.
Being here by myself is lonely. I begged the two to let us have meals together at least, but they shot me down. Merciless.
Wonder if the girls are eating properly. They should be fine with Alma Mama around though.
...Heck, Alma Mama cooks better meals than me, my concern is unwarranted. That's kinda lonesome in a way tho'.
Yup, eating Alma Mama's homemade food should make for a good change of pace to them. I eat alone though. Fakkin.
I resumed the slaughter of a leveling session for a while and called it a day after netting another level up.
Ten-odd of magic beasts fell this day. All of which were Lv 70s, but none were Lv 80 or higher.
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I had no idea being alone feels this desolate.
I was always by myself after getting to adulthood in Japan, yet I don't remember ever feeling this lonesome...
Oh no. My mental state isn't gonna last at this rate.
What kind of tofu mental I have anyway. Didn't think I was this much of a pain in the arse.
The girls would look cute saying, 'I'm sho lonely...', but a man in his mid twenties doing that is just gross.
Looking back, I don't really associate much with other adventurers besides my party members, do I.
Baredo and Rasfin never really know 'Kajikawa Hikaru' personally. I only talked to them once as a 'Soarer' during that Stampede.
Radia-kun had just gone through hell and back leveling yesterday, I'd feel bad intruding on him.
Hyula-san and Gazanginando-san are just gonna drag me into an all night drinking bout.
Aizawa-kun is out of question. I can just imagine him saying 'The hell are you'.
I get along surprisingly well with Hero-kun, but Leviara and Olivie prolly won't find it amusing if I orbit around him.
I caught sight of hot uncle party during the tournament but I missed the opportunity to greet them.
Huh? Do I really not have a single friend here?
...Yup, this is a good chance as any. I might as well go around and meet up with all of my acquaintances.
Tomorrow is a rest day, but I've absolutely nothing to do alone.
Getting in touch with people outside my party every once in a while doesn't sound bad... Far easier than having to participate in drinking parties with our subcontractors or suppliers in Japan at least.
<TLN: Catch the latest updates and edits at Sousetsuka .com >
"Fufufu... This hardness's out of this world... Dragon mats got this perfect balance of toughness and rigidity to 'em... Kekeke..."
"O, oy, geezer. You can't have been up all night grinding that, can ya? Who been telling me to quit pullin' all nighters again huh."
"Ou... Barely got it sharpened after all the grinding... This thing's gonna turn into a masterpiece... Hihihi..."
"...Your eyes are looking seriously bad there, Gedagan-dono. Take it from me, get some rest."
...At Gen's Workshop of the industrial town, I was greeted with the sight of Gen-san grinding the 'Black Dragon Tailtip', I had handed him around a week ago to be turned into a dagger, with a whetstone while staring at it with bloodshot eyes.
The two workshop members were dumbstruck as they warned him. Higuro-san is one thing, but if even Julian said that, things must be bad.
He look like a dangerous individual from the sidelines. Really (Etc).
"I cannot believe you really went up against that Black Dragon. Although you failed to settle the matter huh."
"I'mma beat that darned lizard to a pulp one day. I won't forgive him till he says sorry. This hammer will stay nameless until that time comes."
"That tail steak was simply superb. I never had anything that good even during my times at the Duchy house."
"You got that right. I ain't gonna have another meal like that in my life. It's a damn good thing you're our customer."
We chatted as I fetched the greathammer that has been seeing signs of wear and tear lately.
It's partly why I'm here. I abused the thing so much during my fight against those two the other day.
They only had to clean the formula of the explosive engine a bit and re-tightened the joint between adamantite handle and the hammerhead.
Or to be more accurately, that was the only thing they could do.
"I see cracks forming on the hammerhead. We coulda melted and remade the thing had it been metal, but that's outta question with a magic beast shell..."
"To think you managed to wear this absurdly hard hammerhead in such a short period of time. I was sure it would stay unscratched for at least ten years. I was too naive."
"Applying the person that can lift and swing this thing around complete with the combustive explosions to common sense was our mistake."
"Why does that make me sound like a monster."
"You are, undoubtedly, a monster. I ain't gonna forget that time you terraformed Monster Mountain Range."
I didn't blow up that mountain on purpose okay. That was the result of the test drive. A force majeure. Oni-sensei can even do that bare handed.
...Let's change the topic.
"Oh yeah, those Magic Stone Mines were super effective against demons. We blew up a majority of their forces thanks to those mines."
"Fuhaha, but of course! After all, even creating just one of them requires two rank B magic stones. The action of purposely overloading those magic stones by way of a magic formula may even unleash enough destructive power to slaughter rank A magic beasts!"
"Can you make an even more destructive mine with higher tier magic stones?"
"...Wasteful that may be, yes it is possible."
Fumu, then they should work on rank S magic beasts too.
But why doesn't anybody create such a handy magic tool.
Yes elemental magic stones may be expensive, but these sort of effectiveness and firepower should see a use in military.
<<The military in this world do employ magic weapons, but there is virtually zero magic tools that use magic stones as disposable. Colorless magic stones are commonly used as a fuel instead.>>
Heck, Julian might be the first inventor of this thing in the entire world.
His creations were all originally pretty crazy and my intervention resulted in even more craziness...
"Speaking of demons, I don't see those Anti-Demon Amry people anywhere. Good thing though, don't have to sneak around anymore."
"Ah, they found the Demon Citadel around a month and a half ago. All of them left to launch an offensive."
"They're currently hunting down the remains which should be done soon, or so I heard."
I wasn't sure what to do when that old captain tried to forcefully enlist us, but I guess there's no need to worry about that anymore.
Heck, apparently that old man's kicked the bucket. That long haired blond man got promoted as the captain in his place. Sounds about right. Guy was the strongest among them.
"Oh, I'm done with several of your commissions. Please test them out and let me hear your thought so I can make adjustments."
"Oh, thanks. So here's another idea--"
Afterward, we kept talking about weapons of romance ignoring stuff like efficiency or whatnot and two hours passed before I knew it.
Alma and the girls would have stopped us midway through if they were here, so I got carried away with no brake around. Having a chance to talk about men's romance freely might be a good thing... Not, I'm still lonely.
Once we're done test driving and making adjustments, I plan to give them to the people I have in mind.
Now then, where to next.
Maybe I should drop by the orphanage, wonder if Director is doing well... I bet she's much better off than me right now.
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