I could make a triple engraving, and the next one is a quadruple engraving... but I got stuck here.

I have tried to make it many times since the day after I made the triple engraved weapon, but it is not successful at all.

Even the three had very low success rates, so I was prepared for more than that, but thirty consecutive failures just come to mind.

Well, what's the matter......

"Twa, why don't you give me a break?

See how I'm totally stuck, Yuki tells me so.

... Sure, because you'll only fail if you keep going.

"Okay. Let me do that."

"Yeah, there you go. I'll let you work in the meantime."

"Oh, okay"

While I was making my engraving gear, Yuki's work stopped.

To be exact, they used to make items for sale in another room.

Exactly, it would be hard for Yuki to work next door to a dokandokan explosion.

That's why I came to take a break, but Dwan was also on a break.

"Whoa, Twa. How's the engraving gear going?

"That sucks. No sign of success at all"

"I see. If you're stupid enough, what do you ask?

"Uh, something might flash. Can you hang out with me for a minute?

"Fine. So, what are you stuck with?

Explain the current work status to the Dwan opponent.

Explained that it has managed to complete the triple engraving, that it will continue to fail when it becomes a quadruple engraving, and that quadruple engraving is likely to be necessary given the details of the request.

Having listened that far, Dwan retrieves a dictionary containing various engravings.

Then he opened the page of the list of engravings being drawn to point to an engraving.

"Hmm, it's Twa. Quadruple engraving, but how about adding this engraving?

The engraving that Dwan pointed out is the one named 'Engraved Coupled'.

Upon confirmation of the details page, it was explained that "the success rate in coupling multiple engravings is increased".

"I have never tried multiple engravings that cross the triple engraving. When it comes to tipping, that's about it."

Haven't you ever made more than a quadruple engraving gear in Dwan?

Is it a cospa problem after all?

"Although I have made triple engraving as an exercise. Exactly. I've never made a quadruple. Because the success rate was too low at the triple point."

Sure, about 20% of what I heard back in the day.

"That's why that's about all the tips I can offer. Only the parts are available in large quantities so that you can fail. Well, I wish you every success."

At the end of the break, Dwan returned to his workshop.

... Hmm, I didn't realize there was an engraving to tie the engraving.

No, I was gonna check all the lists, but I guess I missed them.

"'Engraved coupling' might be worth a try. If that's the case, let's go back to the workshop."

I'll finish my break and go back to my workshop.

However, since Yuki was working in the workshop, I also decided to make non-engraving items until Yuki's work was finished.

Recently, I've been making all my engraving gear, and I didn't make potions or anything.

Sometimes I need to make potions and stuff.

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Yuki's work was done and he started making engraving gear about an hour after he came back.

Yuki is already logged out, so I'm the only one in the workshop.

Yuki tells me not to be too late, so if I can't work for an hour or so, I'll see you tomorrow.

Now, the task of putting in a concatenated engraving... yeah, the success rate of this is about 80% along with the other engravings.

About 20% of the material is damaged, but let's break this off with the necessary sacrifices as well.

"... Well, I could have prepared enough coupling engravings. And then we assemble... does it work?

assembly work in question, but how successful.

Now for the first time......

"Wow, I suddenly succeeded.... Is the success rate increasing considerably?

I think so, I'll try two or three, but I still don't succeed that way.

In the meantime, I tried ten times and there were four successful ones.

"At the moment, we have a 40% success rate. Can you say it's pretty much better?

Well, that's fine.

It is also quadruple engraved at the moment, but one is engraved for coupling, so there are three engravings for increased attack power.

That's why triple engraving and attack power should go hand in hand if it stays this way.

"... all four parts of the rifle. engraved on all of them. I mean, you can't engrave any more at the time of the material."

There is more to taking than not being able to engrave on the material.

I just have to engrave it directly on the rifle, which is the finished product.

... Well, I wonder how successful...

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"Hmm, only one of the four succeeds?... It just didn't all fail. Better?

Yes, one managed to succeed.

I've succeeded, maybe I could put it that way.

"It's late at night, but I guess I'll just try and shoot you"

Quickly, take the finished rifle to the training station.

How much difference does it make compared to a rifle without engraving......

"... no, you're already stupid, aren't you? He who thought about this multiplier setting."

As a result of the trial shooting, there was a difference of approximately forty times the damage compared to when no engraving was activated.

I just thought this multiplier was strange and contacted the operation, but the answer that it was a normal value came right back.

... With all this power, would it even be useful in action?

In the meantime, let's take a break today after we have some number of operations in action.

When it gets too late, Yuki gets loud.

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Around that time, in the Operations Control Office, the topic of weapons completed by Twa had been raised.

"... no, that's just great. I can't believe we're creating a quadruple attack boost."

"Sure. That's all I'm saying. There must be only a few percent success."

The theoretical success rate is 40% at the time of successful quadruple engraving, including 'engraving coupling'.

In addition, the success rate of stamping there is 20%.

In other words, the ultimate success rate is 8%.

Twa's success in one out of ten is not exactly a matter of probability.

But......

"First of all, twenty percent of them are gone by the time I make the engraving material. You can't do it without a big productive force."

"Don't say that. It's just that the odds are even lower, and the calculations are even lower."

Each material has an 80% success rate.

We collect four of them, so the number of pieces of material is greatly reduced at this point.

That's only 8% successful, so... the rest is guessing.

"I have something in return for my success rate.... it's true that when it's mass-produced, the game balance can be out of balance."

"We're talking about running out of material or losing guts. No, horrible, horrible."

"That's what online gaming is all about"

More than ever before, there is a few percent success rate for the final enhanced weapon of online gaming.

There is no such thing as less than 1%, so maybe this specification is somewhat warm.

"... Well, then we'll keep watching. It's not like there won't be a problem."

"Copy that.... It's best if we don't show up."

In this way, the nights of the Operations Management Office grew.