The wise man returns

With the spirits guiding me, I no longer wander around the treasure chest.

They were the ones who came in when this place was made.

I knew all the artifacts where they were.

- With a sword, a giant Rich and a heavy single blow? Then I think this would be best for him.

- Yeah, I agree.

- A conservation artifact is nothing like this! Even if a dragon breathes a breeze, you can stop it once and for all!

Ghosts that get noisy as soon as you tell them what you're looking for.

I felt a gradual dizziness in my head as I held still.

Moreover, as time went by, there was an increasing number of strong voices.

It seems that as Valine wears the ring, the madmen seem to be returning to their senses.

- Oh, hey. Softener.

It was just when the tenth artifact was collected. Suddenly, the spirits gather together.

“Why.”

- There's one thing we didn't say.

- There is one thing you must look for.

- Yeah, it's ridiculous, but maybe this guy can handle it.

Everyone gathers around the answering spirit nodding in a moveable manner.

I don't know what you're thinking, but Balin has decided to hear more.

“Do you have to go to him? What's that?”

- A sword.

- It's a handle.

- It's a sword.

- No, the handle!

The ghosts were starting to gossip, and Balin eventually had to prescribe them an elixir.

“Keep talking like that and I'll leave you behind. What I want is a quality smith.It's not like I'm right about each other. If you guys are that good, you have to prove it with your skills, not your words. What would you do inside that ring if I told you?

- The...

I'll take responsibility and gather my opinions from now on.

The spirit that you first spoke with Balin bows its head again.

I think this ghost is the oldest, but my stomach twists for some reason because of others.

‘It's not his fault, why does he keep apologizing...? ’

Balin decided to take action here and then quit.

It was my duty to retrieve the artifact from the treasure chest immediately.

“So it's the knife. What's the handle? ”

- You'd better see for yourself. The lowest room.

After finishing his speech, the spirit told Balin the specific location.

Other spirits no longer vomit. I said it out loud, but it was also quite spectacular.

Back down to the lowest level of the room, the ghosts led Balin to one of them.

- Here you go, sweetie.

“What is that? ”

When Valine saw what was revealed before her eyes, she couldn't hide her embarrassment.

Each room on the lowest floor has a powerful armor to shake the world.

The items in the treasure chest above are also powerful, but it is a place where special armor has been selected among them.

However, it was unbelievably humble to believe that it had undergone such a selection.

That's what we talked about.

“... this? ”

Balin looks at the hilt with suspicious eyes.

I don't know what artifact it is, but the risk has long been proven just by being kept here.

The weight of recommending it to yourself is that you are naturally manipulating to take over your body.

“What is this? ”

- A sword, a terrible blade that reaches up to the sky according to its wearer, or an oracle blade that joins them together to cut off an oracle blade.

“... this? ”

Balin's eyes widened when she heard the explanation. He unseals the seal without delay and grabs the hilt.

And again, there was no reaction on the knob.

“It's no big deal, is it? ”

- Blow on Mana. Just a little bit.

The spirits remain silent. Balin put in a trace of Mana, an idea that you can only trust.

Boom!

And then something amazing happened.

As soon as Mana was blown out, the sword of light protruded from its hilt.

“Unh!? ”

- I knew it!

- Even in the time of dragons, it was rare! Oh, my gosh!

A number of spirits marveled in the surprised Balin's mind.

Perhaps the spirits know more about this sword.

“What kind of sword is this? ”

- It's called Twilight. The effect is simple. It creates a more powerful sword based on the amount of Mana you use. Yours, Yun, is the best you've ever made. This won't break even against a Grandmaster-class Oracle!

Many spirits come together to tell stories.

But this time, I didn't think to stop it.

“... Good. ”

Balin blurted out an honest expression.

This couldn't have been the right sword for him.

Unlike the exam that refines Mana at one point, it attracts a large amount of Mana from the outside.

As one of them, Balin also struggled with the dark-refined aura blades of Mana.

The alternative was to create something called ether sod, but the cost problem was that every time I used it, I grabbed my ankle.

But this is reassuring. Even if only a trace amount of Mana is blown, it can make powerful Orblades according to its level.

Moreover, this black shape variation was also freely available. Balin changed the shape of his sword to his will.

“... Wonderful. ”

I wanted to have it. Greed worked. But that's also true of other artifacts.

I didn't have anything to throw away. Apart from using Lennon's corpse.

The artifacts in the treasure chest were powerful. I had some idea why the dragons were sealed forever.

“Excessive greed brings anger, but I really want to take these. ”

Eleven artifacts as we pack the Twilight. It was a serious sin to pass one out of ten promises.

What if I create another Class S artifact? I didn't even think about it.

However, this place could not be exchanged if you filled the storage warehouse and other items instead of the market.

In the end, it's only a matter of baking Katua again. The question is, how do you deceive a spirit?

Balin fixes the entrance for a long time.

Thanks to me, a short time passed.

It's like spending a precious amount of time in training. However, I came up with a decent answer.

Balin rests on a portal back to her relieved face.

Since then, the treasure chest has been isolated again from the world.

* * *

- There you are.

“Huh.”

Katua opens her mouth as soon as she sees Balin crossing the portal.

Seeing the speech that went down seemed pretty angry.

Balin glances down at the stain beneath her feet.

“... this? ”

Balline pretends not to know anything! Of course, I know very well what this stain is.

It's strange not to know because you were the one who made this.

Balin tries his best not to reveal it.

- Vampires come through the door of space. What do you know?

Luckily, Katua doesn't seem to have much suspicion.

Even the voices you hear immediately show only anger toward vampires, and there seems to be no return of the arrow to Balin.

It is now, but I had to be sure just in case.

Balin's determination was firm, stiffening the look of his ambition.

“Vampires... their lands are nearby, though. But I never thought I'd make it over there. ”

- Vampire lands?

“It's been a while. Let's talk slowly later. ”

A lot has changed in a thousand years. That story is going to take a lot of time.

- Well, it's been a long time since I've been summoned here...

Katua takes a moment to think when she hears the answer. In the meantime, Balin slowly released the eleven artifacts she had brought.

-... are those the items you chose?

Balin nods instead of answering.

Artifacts chosen by the spirits of the ring as well as by themselves!

This will ensure optimal efficiency for everyone.

- It's only been a day, and you've already claimed your reward. If you hadn't been blessed with your superior powers, you would have killed him in breach of contract right now.

Katua watches you behind your back.

To him, Valine hasn't finished the job yet, but he seems to have brought his reward.

The Seal of the Treasure Chest is one of the most knowledgeable masterpieces of dragons.

It couldn't be repaired with a day or two of touching. Valine shakes her head to Katua, who thinks so.

“We fixed the whole facility. Now, unless you open the Seal Facility in front of it, it will only appear in the world forever. ”

- What, what? I fixed everything! You expect me to believe that?

Katua stutters and asks, nervously embarrassed.

But you can't say you didn't fix it.

“Coincidentally, I've seen a structure similar to the magic that's been there before. It was so much easier than I thought. ”

That's half true, half false.

A slate obtained from Soldiers' territory in a pre-regression experience.

Thanks to the combined knowledge of these two things.

In addition, the damaged part was not bigger than I thought.

It must have been a fraction of it. If it had been a little bigger, Katua would have had to hang on to it for a month.

I won't be here if you don't show me hard evidence!

The awkwardness soon turned into anger. As Katua is approaching, Valine gives out a ring with blacksmiths' spirits.

-... this?

“These here are the witnesses. Besides, I think I have a lot to say about the repairs. ”

-...

Katua took the ring without a word. After a while, his anger sank as if washed away.

- Okay, I believe you. Thanks to you, I know a lot.

After speaking, Katua gives the ring to Balin.

- Looks like there was the first intruder. The spirits inside said they saw him.

“If it was the first person to enter, would it be the one who broke the sealing system first? ”

- Probably. He said he took a drifter from the lowest level of artifacts.

“Drifter?”

Katua frowned at Balin's name for the first time.

- A shoe that allows for a kind of time reversal. I can't completely escape the influence of time.

“Go back in time?! ”

Balin rises to her feet in panic.

The ability to go back in time, the ability to go back in time! That was the highest grade of treasure in the treasure chest.

Compared to the necklace I was wearing, but going back in time deserved to be evaluated.

Maybe he got rid of the Guardian and got away with it.

“Run...”

Katua explains to the mumbling Balin what she heard.

A thousand years ago, someone accidentally broke through the ruin walls and got a drifter there.

Of course, the Guardian of the Treasure Vault chased after him, saying he defeated the Guardian and escaped from the dead.

“Then he couldn't come back because the protection spell was activated with imperfection...! ‘

- Yes, it makes sense to hear their stories. I can't believe you fixed it. The artifact placed there is yours. Of course, I'll make sure you know how to resist the absorbency.

“Glad to hear it. ”

A smile appeared on Balin's lips. At that moment, Katua looks strangely and asks.

-... but, mortal, you seem to have 11 artifacts. What's going on here?

“Oh, you mean these? ”

Finally, something came up. Balin picks up an artifact with a steady mind.

- That doesn't mean it's not an artifact from the treasure chest. It was a special favour of the great ones.

“No, it's not part of what I'm getting. ”

- What...?

Katua's new stature is violent. However, Valine smiled and spoke.

“It's kind of a tribute. A gift for the great one you speak of. That treasure chest is where the dragons keep their artifacts. So it's okay to return the contents to the dragon? ”

- Give it back to the dragon, no. Great ones have all been in the tomb of eternity, sealing up the Demon King! There can't be a living dragon out there!

Lightning strikes the vicinity of the strongly disapproving Katua.

But when he saw it, he felt more and more excited.

He knew a living dragon.

Well, no. I've been wondering what Katua would do if she were here.

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Thank you for reading. This is the first episode of today. It's the beginning of New Year's Eve, but I'm not taking a break. Yeah, I know.

At any rate, I think I'll be up at the same time today. Soon, then, second. See you on the third episode!