“My name is Kogure . It’s a pleasure . ”

It feels dangerous to give out my first name to someone I know nothing about, so my last name will do .

“Cohgray… ah, I have heard of your name recently in Lif’el and Nisua . ”

It seems like everybody has heard about me already .

In that case, I probably won’t seem too suspicious to her .

“Celes was the one who gifted me the expensive medicine when I was sick . You treat her kindly now, you hear?”

‘She seems to be well-established . ’

“Wayne is a master blacksmith who has not only forged quality equipment for me, but even lent out apprentices to me . It is natural for me to repay him . ”

Jeez… she’s some sort of saint .

Repay favors with favors, huh? She’s probably a good person .

It seems like Wayne survived thanks to her help .

“To be frank, this is the first time I have seen his condition improve . Quite the wonderous treatment you have done . ”

“Well, I was blessed with the chance to learn… still, I am very glad it went well for Wayne too . ”

The truth is that Veno did the diagnosis . All I did was pump out some Mollifying Poison .

“You needn’t be so humble . After all, you have accomplished it to great effect . Please accept my grat.i.tude for curing Wayne . ”

“Who knows if I’m actually cured . ”

Wayne coldly interjects .

“You are so much better already . I believe it would be better for your body if you were not to worry so much . ”

“I’d say so too . It seems like to me like you’re all better too . ”

“So he says, Master Wayne . ”

“… hmpf . ”

Wayne seemed satisfied with what we had to say .

After that, Celes looks towards Arleaf and Muu .

“My name is Arleaf . ”

“Muu!”

“Ah, you must be the relative of Master Wayne . You are a very adorable girl . Cohgray’s wife, I a.s.sume?”

“W-Wife…”

Arleaf turns bright red .

That’s cute, but at least correct her .

“Oh, no… Arleaf’s father merely volunteered me to be her fiancé is all . We’re not officially anything of the sort . ”

“Is that right? A wholesome relations.h.i.+p then . ”

“Right . And this here is Muu, a Myconid I created . Muu’s an indispensable part of our party . ”

“Mu!”

Muu strikes a very charming pose whenever he meets someone new .

“I would be delighted to have such a lively party . By the way, I don’t believe that Master Wayne has compensated you for curing him?”

Oh, what’s this? You’re feel that grateful for me?

‘t.i.t for tat? How petty . Her kindness is overwhelming . ’

What are you talking about? You’re a pathetic dragon who can’t even bear to take a human’s life .

Arleaf and the rest might address you as some holy dragon, but you’re just a timid little guy inside .

Arleaf and the rest might address you as some holy dragon, but you’re just a timid little guy inside .

‘Thou dost little else but try to make a fool of me . ’

At any rate, I’d feel bad if she tried to thank me any more than this . I’ll have to turn her down .

“Oh, Wayne had been more than generous in his thanks . Please don’t worry about that . ”

“But… hmm . ”

Ah, she’s not pus.h.i.+ng the issue any further .

It seems like she just brought up how she really felt .

“Perfect timing . Since you’re here, Celes, you all should go procure me some materials .  I’d like to keep smithing for as long as my body can move . Could I count on you all to bring me back some quality materials?”

Wayne breaks the tension with his plan .

“Is that all?”

“You can train them up for me too . It’d be nice for them to experience what a powerful adventurer is like . ”

“Understood . Let me be of aid . ”

“Are you sure?”

Celes nods in response to Arleaf’s question .

“Yes . Originally, I had some place to hurry to, but they haven’t verified the intel yet, so I am currently waiting for orders . ”

“Then when your orders come, you’ll have to move out, right?”

“Correct . I may not be of too much help, but I’d like to try my best . ”

Guess we got ourselves a high-leveled adventurer to join us…

Mm, not a bad thing, I think .

I should be able to get stronger with her power levelling me .

I should be able to get stronger with her power levelling me .

I take the chance to practise with my crossbow .

Muu runs with the target and I take shots .

I’m able to run and shoot at the same time, so I think I got quite a bit better than before .

It’s all thanks to Arleaf’s cooking that I’m able to learn so quickly .

And my Aiming Shot got upgraded as well . It turned into Power Shot and I also learned Meteor Shot .

Power Shot is as its name suggests; my bolts do roughly about twice the damage .

Meteor Shot enables me to launch a magical bolt that calls down a storm of meteorite-like rocks .

After using the bolts, I make sure to retrieve all of them if I can . The problem is that they only can only withstand so much abuse before breaking .

To be honest, I’m kinda worried about the number of bolts I have left .

It doesn’t have to be from Wayne, but I gotta get some more from a blacksmith . For now, I’ll just get Wayne to finish what he has planned for me .

“Alright then . Do you want to go out soon?”

Celes might not have a lot of time on her hands, so we best get hurrying .

“It ain’t as good as what you normally use, but I’ll lend you a crossbow for the meantime as well as an axe and a staff . I’ll be waitin’ here for y’all . ”

Ooh, how magnanimous of you, Wayne .

On his orders, Rurika handed over some weapons to us .

Magic Iron Crossbow +5

Quality: Superior

Required level: 30

Bonus effects: Increased Mana, Faster Projectile Speed, Bonus Damage, Quickened Recharge

Bonus effects: Increased Mana, Faster Projectile Speed, Bonus Damage, Quickened Recharge

A crossbow made of magical iron . Capable of firing many types of bolts and even certain arrows .

Slow Bolt

Quality: Superior

Bonus effects: Delayed, Homing (Weak)

Crossbow bolts enchanted with r.e.t.a.r.ding magic . Imbued with mild homing capabilities .

Saint Battle Axe

Quality: Superior

Required level: 40

Bonus effects: Bonus Damage, Faster Throwing Speed, Critical (Medium), Accuracy Compensation (Weak), Cleaving Bonus (Weak)

A combat axe made with metals blessed by holy men . Slightly challenging to wield .

Ruby Burst Scepter

Quality: Superior

Required level: 30

Bonus effects: Increased Mana, Bonus to Fire (Medium), Shortened Casting Duration (Weak)

A magic staff slotted with a ruby . Increases proficiency to fire spells .

They all seem pretty good .

“My name is Kogure . It’s a pleasure . ”.

It feels dangerous to give out my first name to someone I know nothing about, so my last name will do

“Cohgray… ah, I have heard of your name recently in Lif’el and Nisua . ”.

It seems like everybody has heard about me already In that case, I probably won’t seem too suspicious to her

“Celes was the one who gifted me the expensive medicine when I was sick . You treat her kindly now, you hear?”. ‘She seems to be well-established . ’. “Wayne is a master blacksmith who has not only forged quality equipment for me, but even lent out apprentices to me . It is natural for me to repay him . ”.

Jeez… she’s some sort of saint Repay favors with favors, huh? She’s probably a good person It seems like Wayne survived thanks to her help

“To be frank, this is the first time I have seen his condition improve . Quite the wonderous treatment you have done . ”. “Well, I was blessed with the chance to learn… still, I am very glad it went well for Wayne too . ”.

The truth is that Veno did the diagnosis . All I did was pump out some Mollifying Poison

“You needn’t be so humble . After all, you have accomplished it to great effect . Please accept my grat.i.tude for curing Wayne . ”. “Who knows if I’m actually cured . ”.

Wayne coldly interjects

“You are so much better already . I believe it would be better for your body if you were not to worry so much . ”. “I’d say so too . It seems like to me like you’re all better too . ”. “So he says, Master Wayne . ”. “… hmpf . ”.

Wayne seemed satisfied with what we had to say After that, Celes looks towards Arleaf and Muu

“My name is Arleaf . ”. “Muu!”. “Ah, you must be the relative of Master Wayne . You are a very adorable girl . Cohgray’s wife, I a.s.sume?”. “W-Wife…”.

Arleaf turns bright red That’s cute, but at least correct her

“Oh, no… Arleaf’s father merely volunteered me to be her fiancé is all . We’re not officially anything of the sort . ”. “Is that right? A wholesome relations.h.i.+p then . ”. “Right . And this here is Muu, a Myconid I created . Muu’s an indispensable part of our party . ”. “Mu!”.

Muu strikes a very charming pose whenever he meets someone new

“I would be delighted to have such a lively party . By the way, I don’t believe that Master Wayne has compensated you for curing him?”.

Oh, what’s this? You’re feel that grateful for me?.

‘t.i.t for tat? How petty . Her kindness is overwhelming . ’.

What are you talking about? You’re a pathetic dragon who can’t even bear to take a human’s life Arleaf and the rest might address you as some holy dragon, but you’re just a timid little guy inside

‘Thou dost little else but try to make a fool of me . ’.

At any rate, I’d feel bad if she tried to thank me any more than this . I’ll have to turn her down

“Oh, Wayne had been more than generous in his thanks . Please don’t worry about that . ”. “But… hmm . ”.

Ah, she’s not pus.h.i.+ng the issue any further It seems like she just brought up how she really felt

“Perfect timing . Since you’re here, Celes, you all should go procure me some materials .  I’d like to keep smithing for as long as my body can move . Could I count on you all to bring me back some quality materials?”.

Wayne breaks the tension with his plan

“Is that all?”. “You can train them up for me too . It’d be nice for them to experience what a powerful adventurer is like . ”. “Understood . Let me be of aid . ”. “Are you sure?”.

Celes nods in response to Arleaf’s question

“Yes . Originally, I had some place to hurry to, but they haven’t verified the intel yet, so I am currently waiting for orders . ”. “Then when your orders come, you’ll have to move out, right?”. “Correct . I may not be of too much help, but I’d like to try my best . ”.

Guess we got ourselves a high-leveled adventurer to join us…. Mm, not a bad thing, I think I should be able to get stronger with her power levelling me

I take the chance to practise with my crossbow Muu runs with the target and I take shots I’m able to run and shoot at the same time, so I think I got quite a bit better than before It’s all thanks to Arleaf’s cooking that I’m able to learn so quickly And my Aiming Shot got upgraded as well . It turned into Power Shot and I also learned Meteor Shot

Power Shot is as its name suggests; my bolts do roughly about twice the damage Meteor Shot enables me to launch a magical bolt that calls down a storm of meteorite-like rocks After using the bolts, I make sure to retrieve all of them if I can . The problem is that they only can only withstand so much abuse before breaking

To be honest, I’m kinda worried about the number of bolts I have left It doesn’t have to be from Wayne, but I gotta get some more from a blacksmith . For now, I’ll just get Wayne to finish what he has planned for me

“Alright then . Do you want to go out soon?”.

Celes might not have a lot of time on her hands, so we best get hurrying

“It ain’t as good as what you normally use, but I’ll lend you a crossbow for the meantime as well as an axe and a staff . I’ll be waitin’ here for y’all . ”.

Ooh, how magnanimous of you, Wayne On his orders, Rurika handed over some weapons to us

Magic Iron Crossbow +5. Quality: Superior. Required level: 30. Bonus effects: Increased Mana, Faster Projectile Speed, Bonus Damage, Quickened Recharge. A crossbow made of magical iron . Capable of firing many types of bolts and even certain arrows

Slow Bolt. Quality: Superior. Bonus effects: Delayed, Homing (Weak). Crossbow bolts enchanted with r.e.t.a.r.ding magic . Imbued with mild homing capabilities

Saint Battle Axe. Quality: Superior. Required level: 40. Bonus effects: Bonus Damage, Faster Throwing Speed, Critical (Medium), Accuracy Compensation (Weak), Cleaving Bonus (Weak). A combat axe made with metals blessed by holy men . Slightly challenging to wield

Ruby Burst Scepter. Quality: Superior. Required level: 30. Bonus effects: Increased Mana, Bonus to Fire (Medium), Shortened Casting Duration (Weak). A magic staff slotted with a ruby . Increases proficiency to fire spells

They all seem pretty good