When Michaela contacted me that Edgar, who had been placed in the hospital, had managed to recover, it was in the early morning of the following day after the rescue request was completed. And

"We're ready to work with you on the spear repair. Can you come to the archaeological guild at a good time? 」

That's what they said.

Sometimes the timing was early in the morning, and Saki and Baselia were all crappy asleep, but this time it was about spear repair.

"I think it's basically just me and my best friend."

"Really? Then will you two slow down? I hope you'll come back later."

So after sleeping twice, I decided to ask them to come to the archaeological guild, and me and Daisy were on their way to the archaeological guild with Michaela.

And as soon as I entered the guild, one man greeted me.

"Come and thank you, Lord Carrier Axel. And Lord Daisy, the brave man of smelting. Again, Edgar Myers, head of the Archaeological Alliance Exploration Squad."

Edgar was just rescued yesterday.

by dehydration and demagination, that it was quite depleted,

"Edgar. Is your body okay now? 」

When asked, he shook his neck vertically, still touching his slightly pungent cheek.

"Thanks to you. To the extent that you have no problem participating in combat operations. This is still a senior position called Treasure Master, so I managed to recover. Because your rescue was quick.... My sincere thanks, Lord Axel the Carrier" "I have been thanked many times. It's good."

Edga lowering his head quietly - whereas, when he did, he shook his neck sideways after raising his head.

"You saved my life. There's nothing too much to say, and I'm going to let you do what you can. I asked Michaela about you this time and she came here."

"I heard about the spear repair."

When I said it, Michaela nodded.

"Yes, we have been instructed by the authorized Edgar to go into the vault where we were unable to enter before about the spear repair."

"Oh, well, that was a place with an ancient blacksmith or something. Are you going to let me in?"

"Yes.... just before that, let me stamp you with an acknowledgment at yesterday's feast, you'll have the ring, won't you? 」

Michaela's gaze was on my finger.

There's a ring that I've been judged by each guild.

... You also got the mark of an archaeological guild yesterday.

During the feast, Michaela asked me to push.

Thank you, so I got the mark as it was.

"Oh. You use this for something? 」

"Yes, because the only place I'm going to show you is if you have something like that and trust me as a guild. I gave it to you in advance."

Michaela said so, and then turns to Edgar.

"So Mr. Axel and the others have already assured you that they can be trusted. So can you please do it later, Edgar"

"No matter, no problem. Lord Michaela, look at yesterday's report and plan your investigation."

"Yeah. Copy that. Now, if you'll excuse me. See you later, Mr. Axel, Mr. Daisy."

"Oh, see you later."

Michaela disappears behind the reception counter.

Edgar came out before us, trying to swap with her like that.

"Lord Carrier Axel and Lord Daisy, the brave man of smelting. Please come this way. From here on out, I changed to Michaela, and I guided myself. I'm sorry to bring you around, but please forgive me a little more."

"Oh, I'm fine. Regards."

"Now, lead the way."

Nodding at my words, Edgar started walking.

We headed to the back of the guild and continued down the stairs there for a while, walking just a little further from there. Eventually we arrived at the

"Door, huh? This."

It's a dozen meters high, in front of a big door that reaches the ceiling.

"Oh. The vault is behind this. If you wear an approved ring, it will open. Go ahead, do it."

As Edgar explained, I wore a ring.

Then, when the giant door glows slightly,

- Gi

And, making the sound of a blur, he opened it all to himself.

And at the end of the open door.

What I saw there was a vast underground space, commensurate with the high ceiling;

"Hello, it's been a day, Axel Grants"

The big white snake lying there - it was like a snake god.

"That, why, is there a snake god here? I heard you live in the desert."

That's what Michaela told me.

It was the Serpent God himself who gave me the answer to the question that arose with that thought.

"I was born there, and I have a place to be, but I'm mostly here. To this company."

"Company?"

"Oh. This exploratory vault has also been treated as a company dedicated to the Serpent God for several years now, when the Demon King's War intensified. Just to be safe."

Hearing the words, Daisy nods.

"In the street. Long ago, it was just a vault."

"Not now. We're strengthening security. There is a snake god who is a land god, so we can only put in people we can trust. The staff of the guild are the same, basically only those who have been in the guild for a long time or who have made significant contributions are allowed in"

From what I can see, I can see the staff in the vault as well, but by and large, it seems like all the people are eating quite a bit of age.

I guess Edgar's right, people who've been in the guild for years.

"And that means I'm sweet to the generosity of Myers and the others. I'm sorry to occupy the place, so I'm also managing the equipment I received from the ancient ruins."

"No, I can't believe it's sweet. It's really reassuring to have a knowledgeable snake god."

Snake God smiles thinly at the words.

"Thank God you can say that to people's children.... Now let me act as administrator... Mr. Axel. And Mr. Daisy, the brave man of smelting. What you need is an ancient blacksmith, right? 」

"Oh. It's here, isn't it? 」

"Yes, it's over there, but it's called an ancient blacksmith."

At the end of the snake god's gaze, a large platform was placed there.

It's a beautiful red, jewel-like platform.

At first glance, it may only be seen at a beautiful table. It's just...

"Something's swirling."

The space on the table was slightly distorted.

There is a mirror-like blur.

"Uh, I miss you. There's magic in the weapon by smelting it."

Daisy seems slightly excited, too.

Apparently, you've met the object of purpose properly, thinking,

"And one more thing, I heard you had a yang scale. Does that fit, too? 」

Snake God has asked.

"Oh. Daisy said it seemed necessary. Is it here? 」

"Yes. Now (...), I will produce"

"Generating... what do you mean..."

And before this one threw up the word, the Serpent God twisted himself.

Then the throat of the serpent god glows slightly.

The light dwells in the scaly part of his throat and eventually slowly peels off the scales.

However, it doesn't just peel off normally.

As you move away from the body of the Serpent God, your shape transforms.

After a few seconds, it became something close to Ingot, and floated completely away from the body of the Serpent God.

The floating white ingots float up to a table near here,

- Cotton,

I landed in a loose motion while making a dry noise. After finishing that series of flows,

"Hmm... this will be the 'scales of the sun' you have asked for. Take it."

That's what Snake God said together when he took a breath.

"... Was' Yang Scale 'something produced by the Snake God"

Edgar snorts at my feelings.

"It was just a precious material, and it was the neck that would require the magic and strength of the Serpent God to produce it. In order to reduce that burden, we have not made any public statements."

"... I've never known you before. We used it occasionally during the Great War of the Demon King..."

It seemed like a first sight for Daisy, too.

He looked at the Serpent God with an open eye and a surprised look.

"Can I use this, Serpent God? 」

"Yeah, of course. That's why I created it.... Well, if you can use it, it is..."

Somehow the snake god is making his mouth shut.

Is it because it is a difficult material to use?

"You think you can handle it? Daisy."

So I asked Teng himself to deal with it,

"Hmm, there's nothing magically impossible about it. You can rest assured there."

And he says, touching the scales on the table with a pepper.

Apparently, it can be used itself.

"Then will you try? 」

"Ouch! It's been a while since I could use interesting materials and equipment. Let's get you in the mood and get you into repairs! 」

I watched the ancient blacksmith from a little further away.

Apparently, Daisy and the Archaeological Guild officials are somewhat amused with their weapons.

... I'll take care of it for now, sounds good.

The atmosphere seems nice, too, if you think about it.

"May I have a moment, Axel Grants?"

A white snake called out.

"Hmm? Oh, my God, Snake God"

"Again, thank you. Thank you, haulier Axel Grants."

"You're welcome. I kind of just feel like you've been thanking me since yesterday"

Although I accept it because it is not a bad thing to be told.

Still, I wonder if they say too much.

"I'm sorry about that. But yesterday's feast, I wasn't out, so I wanted to tell you."

"Oh, well, it was indoors."

The body of the Serpent God is very large.

Once out of the transport bag, the city's boulevards are long and thick enough to be closed to traffic.

Unless it's such a big space, it would be hard to be indoors, I suppose.

"It's hard to be big."

"Yeah, really. It's a medium difficult thing.... and sorry. May I speak with you a little bit more nearby?"

"Yeah? I don't care."

"Thank you. So..."

That said, Snake God quietly pulls over here.

The movement was beautiful, and somehow it even made me feel elegant.

"Come on...... yeah. You can talk to people's children face to face."

And he came close enough to be able to touch each other if he reached out.

It's just that this move seemed to mean something else from around.

"I can't believe the Snake God is closing in on you..."

"I've never seen a snake god allow that close besides the Research Director or the Explorer...! 」

I heard that voice.

Somehow the surroundings seem to be bothering you.

"Does Snake God usually stay away from people this way? 」

Saying, she shyly dyed her cheeks slightly.

"Yeah, well, because I'm this body. If you're not a strong child, you're going to crush it, and you're too scared to get close."

"Ah. You look like a land god, you're a caregiver"

Apparently, instead of having mighty power, the Land God will have that kind of character.

I've asked brave men who like such statistics.

The Snake God doesn't seem to leak into that example either.

"Because it's like being empowered to help people. I was helped yesterday though. It was a really appreciated experience. - I can't believe I'm hearing rumors and I've always wanted to have a conversation with a haulier to help me."

The word of the serpent god made me wonder.

"Yeah? That means you've known about me for a long time? 」

"Yes. A few months ago, I heard from God who gave me blood." A brave man who defeated the Demon King was transferred to an interesting profession, "he said. So I wanted to talk to you."

"Did that happen?"

"Yeah, and on top of that, I heard rumors from the star capital. At that time I headed to the Star Capital where my divine son was the source of rumors... I didn't expect you to come"

It's not the main road from here to the Star Capital, and there are several routes.

Then, on the way, I guess I made a mistake.

"I see. I appreciate you wanting to talk to me until then, but it doesn't mean you have anything to talk about, does it? 」

When I said it, Snake God put his neck close to this face. And

"I know it's a pretty good topic at a time when they're quitting Dragon Knight to be a hauler...... And I heard from the god who gave me blood when I stepped into the realm of the Dragon God. That was very funny."

I'm gonna narrow my eyes and say that.

"I didn't do anything to make it interesting. Well, I just did that normally, too, and I just did it because I went into the Divine Zone and it took me to defeat the Demon King."

"... whatever. Well, you're going to open it up and you're going to open it up."

"It's nothing to hide."

"Such a free place must have touched the harp lines of the gods... Sure, I'm just looking at you, and the gods don't seem bored. And I can see the gods paying attention."

"Attention...... are they? 」

Though I don't really feel that way.

"At least that's what God said about giving me blood."

"What a strange thing."

"Right. I think it's very gratifying that the God-featured person is just walking around and in front of me and talking about it in an equal and easygoing way."

That's what Snake God said and laughed.

"Ha, well, even for me, I'm thankful to be able to be comfortable with the god of the land. That's what I've been through."

It's my first experience, at least since I took my helmet, and it's so funny.

That's how both me and Snake God were having fun talking to Snake God while loosening their mouths.

That's when.

"Uh-oh! No...!"

I didn't hear Daisy like that.

Suddenly I jumped in, in response to Daisy's loud voice, and if I looked at the ancient blacksmith,

"I can't do it no matter how... this..."

There was Daisy with her head hanging over her.

It's unusual for Daisy to do such tricks. Is something wrong?

"What's up, Daisy?"

"Ugh, best friend. This material doesn't seem to work. I can't fix the spear..."

That's what Daisy put her hand on Ingot, which is on the blacksmith table.

That's what I was looking for, a material called 'Yang Scale'.

... Was there also a point you shouldn't have made?

Daisy zeroes words before my question comes out of her mouth.

"Then there's no magic penetration, no amount of it at all. In other words, the scales I was using should have been brighter blue..."

"Blue?"

Daisy's remarks were completely different from the material in front of her.

"No, this is white, no matter what you think? 」

"Oh. It looks like it to me, too.... I thought you were wearing these colors because they were just created at first... it looks like they're not what I used to use after all. The material composition itself looks the same…"

I wonder what it means to be different as a material, even though the material composition is the same.

Since there's nothing I can do about it being said in a term only an alchemist can understand, should I ask for a plain explanation? If that's what you think,

"Again, couldn't you..."

The serpent god behind me ran that.

"Again? Snake, was God expecting this? I don't know if I can use it, he said..."

"I didn't want you to hit it. It's just clear. What Mr. Daisy wanted to deal with was a 'Yang Scale' with full performance."

"- So this scales, isn't it enough? 」

To my inquiry, the Snake God nods.

"Yes, the yang scales produced from my scales are called 'treasures of the day', in the nature of absorbing the light falling from the blue sky and converting it into special magic. If its full of magic, this jewel will show you a clear sky color. That's the material called" Yang Scale, "which performs well - as you can see now."

Blueness is nowhere to be found.

A bright white ingot, there it is.

"The last few months since the purple storm. There is no satisfactory blue sky around here"

"Is it the purple storm that made the weather worse? 」

"The purple clouds will always get in the way. In that state, because we produced the scales, we were able to produce objects of this white colour. Even so, it's a very powerful material, so I was hoping you could make it..."

I'm sorry, Snake God says in an unfortunate tone.

"No, well, that's all I can do, so it's good. This was an incomplete material..."

I weigh in on the fact that there was a similar case in Kamiyashi City a while ago.

When some materials are only slightly scratched and their performance is degraded or rendered useless.

Again, I guess it's a close case to that.

"As is often the case in the Alchemy system, it's always a question of hanging out, but I didn't expect to continue to run into the Kamiyashi City, even in this city."

Daisy, too, seems to recall a previous city.

Nevertheless, I can't help but miss the past.

I found that my performance could not be fully demonstrated. If so,

"How can we solve this? 」

You should ask him how to deal with it.

When I thought so and asked the Serpent God, she, um, meditated a little on her eyes and thought,

"Do you want to produce after I keep getting sunlight, or do you want to keep sunlight on the sun scales I produce, right?... It's just that Yang Scale is a material that is established by the protection of my land God, so it shrivels and becomes useless as soon as I get away from this city and the desert. So this is the current situation in the city…"

"Cloudy skies stand in the way, difficult..."

If we should just go outside the city and let the sun shine right, we could have taken the means immediately.

But if we can't do that, we have to solve it more fundamentally.

... Now, what should we do? One thing, it's forceful, but I have a hand to do...

Conditionally subtle, perhaps.

That's when I thought I'd just ask.

"I'm sorry I'm taking you in."

"Hmm? Mr. Michaela? 」

Michaela rang from side to side.

Plus, she's not the only one who came here.

"Your husband. Sorry I'm late."

Baselia was next door, too.

"Oh, you brought me Baselia"

"Huh? Oh, Mr. Baselia, please come earlier. I was just glad I needed to talk to you too, so I called you."

"Right. Thank you, Michaela."

"Uh heh, I slept a lot, so I'm feeling better.... is that it? What's wrong with you? There's something shriveling about the Alchemy Brave."

Baselia comes by and seems to have noticed Daisy's sinking, and she calls out to me like that.

"Nah, Base. I'd like to shine some sunlight on this... the clouds are in the way. I was looking for a way to find out."

"Clouds in the way? I don't know what it is, but if it just goes out on the clouds, should I carry it? 」

Daisy's eyes glistened slightly to the words that Baselia had casually said.

"... I see. Did you have that hand?"

I've come up with a solution, eyes like that, but it's still too early to think so.

Because it's the same thing I thought earlier.

So I decided to hit the Serpent God with the question I was going to say at that time.

"Snake God. Up in the cloudy skies, falling within the confines of protection? 」

"And say? 」

"I know you do, but Baselia is a dragon. If you ride this child through the clouds, you can expose the sun to the sun scale. Hey, Baselia? 」

"Huh? Ugh, yeah. Like I said, you can do that normally, right? I'm scared when I push through the clouds, so I want your husband to ride with me..."

"Oh, I know.... that's why I can get some sunlight. I'm just wondering... if the clouds are within the protection of the gods of the land. What do you think? 」

When asked, Snake God took the most difficult look ever.

"Hey... that's... you don't know because you've never tried it... I don't think so, but I don't know."

To the words, ah, and Baselia raised her voice.

"Hey, did I say something to make you have extra expectations? I don't know, but I'm sorry, sir..."

Baselia shrinks.

I shake my head to the side, thinking that this kid is a little weak in places like this.

"No, thanks for coming up with the idea, you don't have to be depressed. It's worth a try."

I say, stroking Baselia's head.

"I'd rather do something than do nothing. Baselia, why don't we fly high altitude for a while?"

"Huh...? Are you sure? I mean, I don't know if it's gonna work."

"Well, I want to see how much I can ride in Baselia in my current state, too. I think it's a good opportunity, and I'm going to try."

With that said, Baselia raised her hands with pleasure.

"Wow, I did it. I can fly with your husband in a while -!"

Apparently, he's back in good health.

Well, I don't know what's gonna happen, but I've got one hand I can try. Let's say it's good. If you think, for example,

"Oh, excuse me, Mr. Axel. If I were to do what you just said, I'd like to make a few requests..."

"Request?"

"Yes, it's about what I said earlier. … from this desert and Eniad, I would like to ask for your help in removing the purple storm"

Those words popped out of Michaela's mouth.

Talk about how we might be able to solve our own problems.

"Remove the purple storm, or? That sounds like something that could benefit us, too. Let me talk to you in detail."

"Yes. Edgar, listen to me, Snake God, too. As a result of collecting the information you two gathered, I see the cause of the purple storm and how to solve it. - Let me tell you about a plan that might solve the problems that have plagued this city."