Grid thought that Erina’s personality was as angelic as her looks.

‘A really good girl.’

While Grid was feeling thrilled, she said, “I have a condition instead.”

...Indeed, it was rare for a girl to be pretty and have a good heart. 

“

Oof! Oooof!

”

‘This damn girl! Setting a condition in a situation like this? If she came to rescue me, shouldn’t she just rescue me?’

Erina interpreted his expression and laughed. “You will listen to any conditions, so talk quickly? It’s good that you are so straightforward. You will make an orb for me that contains as much magic as possible. At a minimum, the orb should have the same performance as this dagger. You can do it with your blacksmith skills, right?”

Orb? Grid had never created one before.

‘Is an orb a magic item? Why is she asking me, not a magician…? No, now’s not the time to think about that.’

So Grid simply nodded.

Erina made a satisfied expression. “Okay. The other condition is that you can never call me ‘kid’ in the future. My name is Euphemina. Just call me Euphemina. Understood?”

‘Did she drink alcohol during the day? Earlier she was Erina, and now she’s Euphemina? Did she forget her name?’

...Or was it a pseudonym in the first place?

Anyway, this was good. 

Grid nodded again, and Erina—no, Euphemina took out a key and opened the prison door. Then she released the gag in Grid’s mouth.

“

Puak!

” He finally felt alive again.

Grid wiped the saliva around his mouth and asked Euphemina to release his tied up body.

He also asked, “What is happening? Why did you come here to save me?”

Euphemina threw the dagger toward him. “Isn’t it better to talk once we escape?”

As she finished talking, there was the sound of dozens of soldiers rushing down the stairs.

Grid was dismayed. “Hey, Kid… No, Euphemina, what is this? Didn’t you manage to come here because you took care of the soldiers?”

“There are a lot of soldiers. I took care of over 100 soldiers, but there are still people remaining. You’ll have a hard time escaping.”

“

Pfff!

” Grid let out a laugh at Euphemina’s ridiculous words. 

Euphemina glared at him. “Why are you laughing?”

“I’m laughing because you said you took care of over 100 soldiers. How can a blacksmith fight so well? You should bluff more moderately...”

“I’m not a blacksmith.”

“

Eh?

”

Euphemina turned to face Grid. Her deep blue eyes were as beautiful as jewels.

Nevertheless, she was still a kid. 

Well, if she ate a lot of rice and her breasts grew bigger, then Grid might be attracted.

“Where are you looking?” Euphemina covered her breasts and asked with a frown.

“I’m not interested in small breasts, so don’t worry about it. You aren’t a blacksmith? What do you mean?”

“I really dislike people like you,” Euphemina grumbled, but she still went on to explain. “I have a special class. My class is a Duplicator. I was able to pretend to be a blacksmith by duplicating Khan’s blacksmith skill. You are like me, right? You’re not an ordinary blacksmith.”

Duplicator? 

It was the first time Grid had heard of this class.

‘Is it perhaps…’

“A rare class?”

Euphemina cried out indignantly, “It isn’t a rare class! It’s an epic class!”

“

Heok!

”

One of Satisfy’s three epic classes belonged to this kid? 

There was no reason for her to bluff in this situation, so if this was true...

“Didn’t you thoroughly hide your identity? Then why bother revealing it to me? And why in this situation?”

“I’m saying it now because of this situation. Don’t you have a hidden class as well? I know everything. So don’t pretend to be an ordinary blacksmith and fight with all your abilities. Otherwise, you’ll be killed here.”

“I was already planning on doing that.” Grid nodded with a convinced expression and held the dagger.

[Due to your class characteristics, you have equipped the Ideal Dagger.]

[This is an item you created. Your understanding is 100%.]

[In the case of items made by you, a penalty will be applied if you don’t meet the item usage requirements, even if you have full understanding.]

[Attack power of the Ideal Dagger will decrease by 20%. Only half of the option effects will be applied.]

[Ideal Dagger]

[Rating: Unique

Durability: 168/168   Attack Power: 242~264   Attack Speed: +11%

* There is a rare chance of instantaneously killing the target.

* Agility +20

* The skill ‘Wind Blast’ is generated.

* The skill ‘Quick Movements’ is generated.

A dagger created by a craftsman with great skills and potential but lacks experience and reputation. It was made with the renowned blacksmith Khan. 

There is nothing special about the materials or method used, but the craftsman’s skill and the co-operation with Khan have created an ideal dagger.

User Restriction: Level 180 or higher. More than 450 agility. Advanced Dagger Mastery.]

‘The penalties will be applied even if I have the maximum understanding of the items I created!? Dammit! This is truly deplorable. But the penalty of a unique item is only 20%? Still, this is nice.’

Euphemina was astonished when she saw Grid equip the dagger. “Is your real class part of the assassin series? It requires 450 agility and Advanced Dagger Mastery... But isn’t it strange? How do you have the blacksmith’s craftsmanship technique?”

Grid noticed when she told him to produce the orb that she must’ve seen the information about this dagger. However, she wasn’t greedy and returned it to him. Looking at her now, he thought she was a pretty good person.

‘If it were me, I would have taken it... She’s stupid. Truly a little kid who doesn’t know the truth of the world. No, she wants me to make an orb that is as good as this dagger...? Wait... Will she support the cost of the materials needed to make the orb? S-Surely she isn’t expecting me to make it for free? W-Wicked girl...’

No, it was still too early to know, but Grid had time to make a decision about Euphemina.

“Wind Blast.” He used the skill in the direction of the rushing soldiers. 

A sharp wind emerged from the dagger, causing blood to pour from the soldiers.

Upon confirming that 10 soldiers were seriously wounded, Euphemina whistled. “A skill attached to an item manages to display this much destructive power... How incredible.”

Originally, the destructive power wasn’t at this level. 

If Grid met the conditions to use this dagger, the power of Wind Blast would’ve been two times stronger.

‘It is a pity that only half of the option’s effect is applied.’

He lamented again before speaking to Euphemina, “Hey Euphemina, I have to go rescue a person.”

“

Eh?

 A person? 

Ah,

 are you talking about Khan? I already rescued Khan before coming here...”

“Khan was also captured? I’m glad he’s safe. But the person I’m talking about isn’t Khan. It’s Huroi.”

“...Who is that?”

Grid briefly explained the situation to Euphemina, who made an annoyed expression.

She said, “I don’t know the name.”

“...”

Grid could read Euphemina’s feelings. 

She seemed to think she had stepped in shit. 

Well, it didn’t matter how she felt. 

There was only 1 hour and 50 minutes remaining. 

Grid had to rescue Huroi during that time period!

‘After I save that bastard, I will tell him off.’

Huroi was the cause of all of this, and it made Grid furious.

“

Wahhhhh!

”

The soldiers jumped in unison. 

There seemed to be around 30 soldiers.

Grid was nervous, but Euphemina didn’t show any signs of agitation at all. She didn’t change her expression and reached out a hand.

“Spear of Destruction.”

Pachichik!

A dark red spark jumped from Euphemina’s fingertip, forming a spear and then hitting the soldiers.

Bam bam bam!

Kwang!

The spear pierced the bodies of the soldiers and exploded, causing the 30 soldiers to turn into a gray light. 

It was an incredibly powerful spell that was used lightly. Perhaps Euphemina was comparable to that witch, Yura. 

How was it that Euphemina could cast it so easily?

“

Hiccup!

” Grid hiccuped from the surprise. ‘What did I say to her before? Didn’t I say a lot? Is she angry with me?’

As Grid froze with fear, Euphemina said to him, “What? Don’t you have to go and rescue Huroi?”

“...Y-Ye...s.” Grid was going to speak casually, but he suddenly thought that it would be awkward not to use honorifics.

‘Let’s never call her a kid again. I will make her an orb. She has endured it so far. I won’t offend her anymore,’ he decided and then headed deeper underground.

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