Death March kara Hajimaru Isekai Kyusoukyoku (WN) - Volume 7 - Chapter 4

Chapter 4: 4

7-4 . At the Hometown of the Dwarves (3)

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The next morning, the sword is completed .

I've struck enough to see it on my dream .

The dwarf's secret medicine was used when the mithril was being heated up in the furnace . Since one of the ingredient is magic core powder, it might be for dwarf-style magic weapon . Looks like the system is different than magic weapon made with magic liquid .

"We finished without changing shift huh . If you're want to seriously train, come here anytime . Someone like you will surpass me immediately . "

Bang, elder Dohar slams my back .

Guho . It's about as painful as Wagahai-kun's tail attack . If you don't mind the one on the receiving one, they could die you know?

"You're quite good for a human!"

"Agreed, aren't you actually a beardless dwarf?"

"I didn't think that anyone other than Dohar-shi could swing that great hammer until morning existed . "

"You're very welcome anytime here . "

Uun, I've just swung the great hammer until morning as instructed by elder Dohar, but it seems I've been approved by the dwarf blacksmiths . I'm happy and all, but the beardless thing is none of their business . It should grow in 5-6 years . . . . Probably .

Elder Dohar has gone somewhere while carrying the completed sword, and the other dwarves go to get breakfast .

I wake up Jojori-san who's sleeping on the corner of the room and am also going to get breakfast together with her .

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After the breakfast, I was called to a hall near the basement . It seems that this place blows through two layers, it's four meter high until the ceiling .

"Try swinging it . "

I receive the presented sword . Apparently, elder Dohar has added ornaments that also acts as an anti-slip on the sword .

The type of the completed sword is of double-edged bastard sword . It's only about 70-80% as heavy as swords made from iron . When I pick it on my hand, it feels a bit light . I think if sword is too light, it wouldn't be as powerful though . . .

When I take a stance, it feels firmer than the sword I've made before . I wonder if the balance is good?

I could swing better with this .

I swing it lightly .

It feels nice .

I try to swing faster this time .

I could feel air resistance if it's a cheap sword, but, I don't feel one with this sword, just like with holy swords . Yup, it's a nice sword .

"Now, put in your magic power and try it . "

Elder Dohar who has been watching me swinging sword gives me an additional order .

Since Magic Edge is quite a rare skill, I guess it's fine to just put magic power normally?

I put about 10 MP .

Ooh, it accepts magic power easily just like Liza's spear . As expected of a sword created by the dwarf master craftsman . It might also because of the ability of mithril .

Ripple-like green patterns appears on the surface of the sword . Seems that it's a characteristic of weapons made from mithril . When I put more magic power, it begins to leak out red light like Liza's magic spear .

It'd be bad if it break if I put too much magic power, so I stop at 50 MP .

Mysteriously, the sword gets heavier as it accepts magic power . At the first 10 MP, I've thought that it's just my imagination, but now it's obviously heavier . We haven't drawn magic circuit during the sword's creation, I wonder if this is a characteristic of mithril?

I've had doubt whether the great hammer could be smaller if it's made from mithril instead, but later I'm told that the magic power from mithril-made hammer could adversely affect the mithril of the weapon that's currently being made .

"Umu, you have good skill . Let's have a bout for a bit . "

Elder Dohar says so while taking a battle-axe and readies himself . My crisis perception kicks in as soon as I see the battle-axe .

No wait, that's a cursed weapon right?　I could see a nasty red aura on it you know?

>[Ghost Vision Skill Acquired]

Uwah, don't need it . I don't want to learn it at all now .

Although I've seen real undead several times already, putting aside monsters, please spare me the evil spirit kind .

Horror is a no no .

In the end, I'm made to exchange blows with elder Dohar until he's satisfied while my thought is in another place like that .

Still, Dwarves are tough indeed . After pulling an all-nighter doing blacksmith, he's fighting for half an hour on top of it . Moreover, even though elder Dohar shouldn't have eaten breakfast yet, he's still energetic .

Even though I'm devoting myself to avoid his attacks as much as possible, he succeeds in seeing through it and grazes me several times . Even though I'm faster than him, I'm gradually running out of place to run to, just like a chess game, it's a curious experience . As expected of a veteran of many battles . Having a lot of real combat experience is amazing after all .

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Dohar-san hands his battle-axe to his disciple, Zajir-san, and walks toward me . He's not running out of breath even after moving that much, as expected .

"Show me the sword . "

I give the sword to Dohar-san, and then after checking the blade for any chips, he swings it to confirm something .

"Nice arm . There's no chips, and the sword isn't distorted too . "

Is he praising himself?　I've thought that, but it seems that he's praising my sword skill instead .

I've tried to move as much as not to have my high skill level known, but he might've seen through it .

"You must've been training on sword since you're small . I don't intend to pry, but you don't look your age . One couldn't be that skillful before having at least 10 to 20 years of experience . "

My age certainly doesn't match my appearance .

After elder Dohar stares at the sword he holds with both hands in silence, he begins to chant as if determined in something .

"Umu, ■■ Name Order . 『Fairy Sword Trazayuya』 . "

That was dangerous, I almost let it slipped on my face . Poker Face is a really useful skill .

Is it fine to give that boorish straight sword, a name like 'fairy sword'? Mithril is also called fairy silver, so maybe he takes it from there .

"Is Dohar-sama familiar with Trazayuya-shi?"

"Umu, yer' know it too huh . It's an old story, but I've served the Sage-sama for a long time . This is the best sword I've made in my life, I've named it after the late Sage-sama just now . "

It's not like he's shedding tears, but elder Dohar closes his eyes and falls silent .

After opening his eyes, he sticks out the sword to me in silence, and having taken by the momentum, I receive it .

"It's a sword formed by yer' cooperation . With your skill, that sword would probably consent too . Use it well . "

Wait a minute, the market price shows [--] . The stronger magic swords also have [--] market price, so this one is about equal huh . This should be worth several hundreds gold coins, or maybe even more than a thousand . . . . As expected of the work of the master among dwarves .

After I receive it, Dohar-san lets out an awfully good smile and shouts .

"Today is a good day! We're drinking it off!　Bring out all the barrels!"

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And then, the drinking banquet happen just like that .

The place remains as the one where I've had a bout with elder Dohar for half an hour .

There, the dwarven women are bringing large quantities of grilled slices of meat, dried nuts and fruits, and fish variants that are good to have with liquor .

Not losing to them, the dwarven men are bringing out large amount of liquor barrels . Half of it are ales, and the other half are distilled liquor it seems .

Jojori-san pours me drink while I'm sitting beside elder Dohar . The strong drink poured into the silver cup is a transparent liquor with faint reddish tinge, and seems to be quite strong when I tasted it on the edge of my mouth . In turn, it tastes quite nice, so it's easy to drink . It tastes like the Awamori that I've drunk in Okinawa long ago .

"Guhahahaha, you sure can drink . "

"Drinking it raw straight even though you're young, this guy has a promising future . "

"The human that look like master swordsman from before magnificently choked on it . "

The dwarves from the blacksmith room earlier are gathered around elder Dohar . Unlike when they're blacksmithing, everyone is a good-natured person .

Unfortunately, I don't know if it's because of my status or level, I can't get drunk . After I drink, I feel like getting drunk for a bit, but then I sober up very quickly . It's hard to become so even after I discard the effect from poison resistance .

>[Alcohol Resistance Skill Acquired]

I don't want to activate this skill .

Liza and the others are invited to the banquet too .

Since it's been a day, at first I want to spoil Pochi and Tama, but it's only until we get to the table on the corner of the room filled with smoked and grilled meat from unusual monsters .

Nana and Mia are drinking fruit water on my sides . Mia is biting variety of nuts while leaning on me . She looks cute like a small animal . Lulu is unusually eating meat around lead by Arisa .

The dwarven craftsmen's conversation begin to liven up . Although, since the topics are about blacksmith or mines, I mainly take the listener's role . It seems that they employ gnome magicians to deal with cave-in or gases, but when they're not accompanied by one, they use scrolls . It's expensive, but it's nothing compared to their lives they say .

That kind of scrolls aren't sold on the magic shop above the ground, but on the magic shop at the entrance to the dwarf mine district . I'm taught the place to buy earth and wind magic . If they're selling it, I will definitely buy it .

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I had considered not to let Liza and the others drink, but since the dwarven old men insisted on letting them drank since it looked fun, I couldn't stop it .

"Ehehehe~ Satou . Fufuh~n Sa-Tou . Ahaha~, Satou♪"

Lulu is fully acting like a spoiled child, probably because she's taken off her sober face .

She looks like a merry drinker . When I take the cup from Lulu, she hugs me and begins to cuddle .

"Sniff, a person like me, it's alright to protect the membrane forever . I'll end alone in this world too . "

Arisa is a downer, or rather, a maudlin drinker . I keep in mind as to not let Arisa drinks liquor .

『Kusukusu, it's fun, this is fun . Now Satou, go drink more . Ufufu, there are three of you, it's wonderful . 』

Who the heck are you .

The always taciturn Mia talks furiously in elf language . It's a bit surprising .

It's fine that she's spinning around while looking so happy, but her skirt is going loose so I should stop her soon .

"Nihehe~ mas tar sa ara roresu . "

"Nyuru~n . "

Pochi's tongue isn't functioning well .

Tama curls up on my lap as if slipping and starts sleeping . When Pochi looks at it, she also gets on it .

Ah, she's already sleeping .

"Master, the condition of my logic circuit is unusual . This water has poison possibly, possibly, possibly?"

Dang, even Nana drank huh . She has become able to eat a bit of food since a week ago . I make Nana who's become like a broken record to drink a magic potion effective for hangover and put her to sleep .

Liza who has been drinking quietly beside me sleeps in sitting position .

I won't let these girls drink next time .

While I'm having such determination, the drinking festival continues late into the night .

>Title [Blacksmith of the Fairy Sword] Acquired .

>Title [Hard Drinker] Acquired

>Title [Heavy Drinker] Acquired

>Title [Heavyweight Drinker] Acquired

>Title [Friends of Dwarves] Acquired