When I woke up, I was being hugged by Rin-chan.

I fidgeted to get out of it. Rin-chan seemed to wake up too. She untied her arms and frowned a little.

Are you feeling better?

N, Im all right I guess.

Your fever has gone Ill go make you something easy to eat.

I want porridge.

Okay.

Her condition seemed to have improved, but she was still far from feeling well. There she was, lying on her stomach, waving her hands in the air.

I looked at the time. It was 5:30 in the morning. Even though I went to bed early last night, I guess I woke up a little too early.

With that in mind, I quickly made egg porridge for the two of us and carried it into the bedroom, where Rin-chan was waiting for me in a messy position as if I had just gotten her up.

I helped the sluggish Rin-chan get into a proper position and then handed her the egg porridge.

Still half-asleep, Rin-chan took the plate and excessively blew porridge to cool it down before bringing the spoon to her mouth.

How is it?

Its good.

Im glad then. Well, its harder to make porridge taste bad.

Thats true.

I also ate the porridge on her bed. Would you mind overlooking my bad manners? It was a very relaxing and peaceful time for us.

What are you going to do today, Rin-chan?

Well I have a competition next weekend. Im going to rest today because I dont want to prolong my cold.

Is it okay for me to stream today?

Fufu, Im not a child, dont worry that much. Since I will have free time, Ill prepare something for lunch.

Rin-chan then put her plate on the side table and fell into bed.

Im going to sleep for a little bit.

Okay, good night.

Good night.

I put the blanket over Rin-chan, who had easily fallen asleep, and finished cleaning up the porridge.

I dont think it will get any worse from here, so I dont need to worry anymore.

Its still past 6:00 am, but Im up, so lets do it.

I sent out an announcement on social media and immediately dived into the world of WLO.

<Mornin>

<morning!>

<Good morning>

<Mornin, Its early today?>

<Dont wake me up so early in the morning.>

< Even though you say so, you still woke up and came to her stream. >

I woke up, so it cant be helped.

I thought there wouldnt be many viewers since it was an early morning stream, but it didnt take long for comments to start pouring in.

The prime time for streaming is after 9 pm. Thats when working people and students have their free time.

I spend a lot of time streaming every day, but most of the time its from early morning to early evening, so Ive never really done any prime-time streaming.

Im not sure if thats why I dont have to compete with other streamers for viewers. In any case, I was sure that I was blessed with viewers who responded quickly to my early morning delivery.

No its really is too early

Suddenly, a voice from behind me startled me, and I turned around.

I knew that someone was coming from behind me. What surprised me was not the presence but her familiar voice.

Shaggy white hair, clothes that looked like rags. Eyes that looked too sleepy. The figure of the girl with the large hammer hanging from her body, which did not match her child-like physique, was definitely that of someone I knew.

But it was also a person I never expected to come out at this time.

Haruru!

Yes.., its your one and only Haruru.

Haruru said with a twisted smile, looking at me with amusement as I shouted out loud.

yes, but ee. eh?

Oh., confused you seem to be

Thats what I thought, and Haruru giggled when she saw me confused.

In all honesty, I have a strong feeling of why.

It was Haruru herself who had been hiding her presence so thoroughly, meeting and communicating outside of the stream time because she didnt want to appear on screen too much.

Why did she suddenly show her face during the stream?

<Who is this?>

<Her face somehow familiar.>

<Its the girl with the copper weight.>

<Oh, that brings back memories.>

<I dont know who that is.>

<It was around the second day of streaming. She was someone Sukuna met by chance in Dualis.>

<Im a newcomer. So I totally cant keep up with the topic.>

You all remember it well.

It was indeed on the second day of delivery that I met Haruru at the Dualis. I was forced to take a copper weight that she abandoned as my property, and to my surprise, it was so easy to use.

I bought a two-handed club [Kugelschreiber] the next day and smashed it against Apocalypse Dragon on that same day. That memory still remains clear in my mind.

After that, I started using the Heavy Metal Gauntlet she made, and from then on, I only used the weapons made by her.

This is the first time Ive introduced myself to you all Hi there, how are you? Im Haruru, Sukunas personal blacksmith.

She unexpectedly knows a lot about the stream function, contrary to the fact that she avoided exposure until now.

The viewers were surprised to see Haruru bowing her head to the cameras crystal.

<Hah!??>

<Hah!??>

<LOL>

<Hah!??>

<Seriously?>

<She is the creator of [Kagenui]?>

< Thats what exclusive means.>

Ah well, yes. Except for that light metal rod I bought at Trillia, everything else is made by Haruru.

I love to see a girl wielding a blunt weapon, so Im in a win-win relationship with Sukuna.

<You have a unique way of speaking.>

<Good taste you have there.>

<I dont hate you!>

<A kindred spirit.>

<I knew you were a blacksmith who made good weapons, but I didnt expect you to be a little girl.>

<I also love to see a girl using a blunt weapon.>

You blended in instantly.

Haruru captured the audiences heart with just one word, and its a feeling I cant describe, but its better than her being a stranger.

To think of it, both Meguru and Himiko were also quickly accepted. It may become a tradition.

But why are you suddenly showing yourself? You didnt want to do it before.

Its fine, lets say I just realize that things have changed now. Its a private matter, so Id appreciate it if you didnt pursue it.

Its not that I cant answer, but I dont want to be asked.

Haruru was hinting at it with her words.

Well, I just need to accept that Harurus circumstances have changed.

I dont mind if you dont mind. But this means I dont have to cut off the stream when I contact you from now on, right?

Of course. and. Ive moved my workshop to Griffith. Please feel free to visit me.

So quick!

The number of weapons in Harurus workshop was huge. Did she throw all of them into her inventory and move them around?

The number of items that can be stored in an inventory depends on their total weight, not their spatial size. Therefore, the size of the inventory is proportional to the players strength value.

But carrying that number of weapons seems to be difficult even with my current strength value.

Ive destroyed some but most of them were carried by couriers.

a Courier?

Its like an NPC store dedicated to transporting goods. They transport goods from home to home only. like a moving company

Oh, I didnt know that existed.

I think its a service for people like Haruru, who carry a lot of armor, or simply for homeowners who have a lot of luggage.

I think some players use their homes as storage for their belongings, and if enough players continue to collect items in the future, there will be a lot of customers for that company.

Right, right., lets get down to business, shall we?

Business?

We were having a leisurely conversation, but Haruru straightened her posture a little and opened her sleepy eyes.

Im angry, you know.

Haruru is looking at me with a mood and expression that doesnt seem angry at all.

But as for me, I have no idea what happened. The only reason why shes mad I can think of is because I lost a lot of iron balls in the magma during the Volcano Golem battle.

Its not that. What Im upset about is that Sukuna underreported her muscle strength value

Uuh

Under-reporting of muscle strength values. I think its fair to say that this is how it turned out.

I didnt know the exact value of my strength because I didnt check my status much and immediately assigned a bonus to my strength when I leveled up.

When I made [Yoiyami] for you. Sukuna, you said that your strength value was a little over 300. That was before the apostle battle, so youre about ten levels lower than now.

u.. yeah, youre right.

Even if you subtract all the level ups. and the bonus points from the named and the level ups.. your strength value must have been over 400 at that time. am I right?

No, I mean, I didnt know I was semi-automatically allocating my stats to strength at the time, so I didnt

make an excuse all you want.

When I tried to make an excuse, I was interrupted, and I can only held my tongue.

Haruru kept her sad expression on her face and kept her gaze on the [Yoiyami] at my back.

That [Yoiyami].. Im cutting out a lot of gimmicks that I really wanted to include. I couldnt use all the materials I wanted to use due to the required strength value, so I cried as I dismissed them. And yet, Sukuna still doesnt seem to be using the only function that child has left, the explosion perk.?

Haruru said with a heartfelt sadness.

[Bakurai]{Depth Charge/Exploding Thunder} is a gimmick that was carved into [Yoiyami].

Thats right. in addition to the gravity this child has, Haruru also prepared an explosion feature for me to use in the [Yoiyami].

However, this large explosion is a nuisance if youre playing in a cooperative environment. For example, in a boss battle, you cant use it because it might engulf your teammates.

On the other hand, if youre playing solo, you dont need to use the gimmick to defeat the boss, so I was left with a dilemma.

Its one hard-to-use gimmick.

I actually made it so that it compactly explode!

What do you mean [compactly explode]?

Lets take a break from thinking in terms of exploding weapons, shall we?

Haruru, arent you a little obsessed with those explosive weapons since Meteor Impact Zero?

haaa I dont want to keep complaining about it, so Im done. I came here today to upgrade the [Yoiyami] to match the current Sukuna.

Upgrade?

I thought about this when I was doing [Kagenui] I think. it would be better if I didnt make Sukuna aware of too many gimmicks, so Im going to. recreate it in the simplest way possible

Well, it was true that the [Kagenui] was an easy weapon to use. After all, the performance of that weapon was [heavy and hard], thats all it was, a simple Kanabou.

It was simple enough to use as a hand in battle, so you didnt have to think about it.

Im going to omit all the gimmicks and make it a kanabou that specializes in the gravity attribute. Thats why. Id like to have one of the gold bars you have, Sukuna..

Oh, the gold ingot? Sure, no problem.

As usual, you dont hesitate at all. Im thankful for that

At any rate, I dont plan to use it right now, so I give the [Yoiyami] and the gold to Haruru to seal the deal.

There is no flaw in the weapons that Haruru makes. I have confidence in her from my past experience.

She knows a lot more about handling and combining materials than I do.

Ill return it to you in two days Please use this as a substitute for the mean time

What I received from Harurus transfer item was a weapon with a name carved on it.

[Mumei]? {Unnamed}

Its the successor [Kagenui] Theres nothing new about it in any way, so I named it that.

I took it and looked at the weapons status and saw the number 450 in the required strength value.

Wait? Why Its so heavy!

But you can carry it, cant you ?

Uuu.

It seems that the 500+ muscle strength value is not a lie. Im relieved.

I see, so this weapon is to confirm that.

When I was convinced, Haruru turned away and walked away with a giggle.

Im sure Ill visit you again during the stream. Ill get the timing right. Dont worry. I wont make you late for the Moon Wolf Battle

Yes, I understand. Ill leave it to you.

Catching my words behind her back, Haruru left too easily, dragging the hammer with her.

I wonder then, why did she suddenly show up in my stream and say that?

As I watched her go, I thought about Harurus change of heart.

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A note

So before we get to the armor, lets get to the weapon enhancement.

About the required strength value of weapons.

Its set by the weight of the material, but if you want to add a gimmick or special attribute to the weapon, it will require either Dexterity or Strength separately.

Explosions require strength to suppress the recoil of the explosion. Transformations often require Dexterity.

Thats why [Yoiyami] s Strength requirement is 100 higher than [Kagenui], even though its materials are not that different. Dexterity and agility are displayed separately as required dexterity value, but only muscle strength is immediately added, so it can be ridiculously high.

Haruru reduced the number of gimmicks in her weapon was because she packed too many elements into it, and the required strength value became too high.

Ill reveal more about Harurus situation in the future. Its an important part of the story.

Tl note:

So Haruru will still include gimmick, she just made it so Sukuna didnt aware of them?