“Thank you . …So what’s the price and how long will it take?”

I thought I would ask for the price before he started, just in case—but Gaiger looked at me with a troubled expression .

“…Sorry, but it might take years to make it . ”

Years?

Even I could not wait that long .

“Does monster armor always take so much time?”

“No, no it’s not about time, but the materials . ”

“…You don’t have materials?”

“Aye . …This was made from the most expensive materials in the market, gemstones from a ‘Lesser Fire Dragon’…but it wasn’t enough for these guys . ”

So saying, Master Gaiger showed me the clear, red stones .

Apparently, you needed these stones to make monster armor .

“…So, you need materials that aren’t on the market?”

“Aye . There is a dragon that is above Lesser Fire Dragons that are called Blue Lesser Fire Dragons . Gemstones from them should be enough to make stronger armor . ”

I see . A stronger dragon…

I had fought a lot of monsters up until now, but not this one he was talking about .

“And you’re saying it would take years to acquire that?”

“Aye . They are hard to find and even harder to kill . …Of course, if I had it now, I could start right away . I could complete it in 3 days . ”

…Acquiring materials, huh .

If I could get them on the side while I was on a guild quest, it might not be a bad idea .

“Are there any of these Blue Lesser Fire Dragons around this town?”

“Aye . …Can you see that volcanic mountain over there?”

Master Gaiger said as he pointed to a mountain in the distance .

“I see it . ”

“There are lots of Lesser Fire Dragons on that mountain . But rarely, you can find a Blue Lesser Fire Dragon among them . ”

So I had to find one Blue Lesser Fire Dragon in a crowd of Lesser Fire Dragons .

It sounded really annoying…

I doubted the slimes’ detection abilities could tell the dragons apart . So I would have to see them with my own eyes .

“Isn’t there a place where only Blue Lesser Fire Dragons live?”

“No . …Well, you should probably just hunt Lesser Fire Dragons and consider yourself lucky if you encounter one . …Though it would be rather unlucky for most Adventurers . ”

“Unlucky to encounter one… Are they that strong?”

“Aye, very strong . And they have a nasty temper . Whenever a strong party dies while hunting Lesser Fire Dragons, it’s usually because some Blue Lesser Fire Dragon appeared . ”

That’s horrifying…

I could attack it from far away and then escape if it looks too dangerous .

Or I could also just use h.e.l.lfire of Death from a distance and burn it to death .

…But I wasn’t sure if the gemstones would survive that .

I thought about this as I continued to question the owner .

“By the way, since they are called Lesser Fire Dragons…does that mean there are normal Fire Dragons?”

The word lesser seemed to suggest inferior .

…So maybe there was a real Fire Dragon that was much stronger .

And so I asked…

“There are, but I’ve never heard of a Fire Dragon’s gemstone being used for armor . After all, no one has ever killed on . ”

…Fire Dragons must be very strong then…

I suppose I would have to give up killing one and go for these Blue Lesser Fire Dragons instead .

And with that decision made, I left the store .

“I’m going to go and look for these dragons then . ”

“Aye . I’ll wait here with no expectations! …But if you do kill any normal Lesser Fire Dragons, bring their gemstones back! I’ll pay you a better price than the guild will!”

So he would also buy gemstones from Lesser Fire Dragons .

In that case, I might have to overhunt .