Keen to go out with the three of us, she accidentally forgot to lock the door and Liz Bate hurried around the city. What's more, if a customer comes to the store while I'm away, there is a risk that something in the store will be stolen.

I don't usually have this kind of thing, but I don't know if it's because I have a new friend, Shino, or because I've talked to Asuna, and her atmosphere is completely different from what I've seen. However, it is a very clumsy situation where the customer accidentally forgets to lock the door and the customer comes to the store without an owner. I need to hurry back.

"That's why I wasn't careful!!"

I squeezed through the crowd and ran through the alleys, and when I got to the edge of town, I changed direction and ran further. Ignoring the strange stares of the people, I continued to run, turning many corners. As I continued to do so, I saw a shop with a waterwheel, but Lizzebet continued to run and stopped in front of the store.

You can still feel the reaction of customers from inside the store. He was most likely staring at the contents inside. However, the customers must have been confused, and no matter what they looked, the shopkeeper did not show up. This is because when you come to a blacksmith shop, it is normal to talk to the owner first.

"First of all, I had to go in through the entrance and apologize to the customers inside for my absence." The nervousness of what to do with the terrible customer rose in my chest, and the sound of my heartbeat reached my ears.

However, if she quits now, the owner of Lizbet's Munitions Shop will not be able to do her job. For the time being, I have to go in and apologize to the customer.

"Okay..."

After taking a deep breath, Lizbet placed her hand on the familiar door and opened it with force. Then he walked into the store and suddenly apologized.

"Sorry to leave the store! Welcome to Liz Bess Munitions Shop! ”

Lizbet lowered her head and frowned, trying to see what kind of curse would fly towards her, but no matter how long it was, no curse came.

When I looked up in confusion, I saw a male player staring at the sword on display in the store. He didn't look like a high-level player, but Lizbet knew right away that he was completely different from the others.

The male player has black hair, the same black coat, black trousers, boots, and a one-handed sword on his back, but a white fur on his shoulders, and a dog wrapped in shells, which are completely opposite in color. His equipment, riding a small dragon resembling A. This element tells you that you are different from other players.

(Wait, is it the "animal trainer"?) ）

Before, I overheard a story about a player and a monster called "Animal Tamer". For a while, Lizbet looked forward to the appearance of the "Beast Tamer" with monsters, but there was nothing to show.

Far from annoying Lizzebet, it made her suspect that there was no such thing as an animal tamer. - The doubt in Lizbet's heart was completely shattered at this moment.

"Welcome. Is there anything I can do for you today? ”

The Beast Tamer was still staring at the one-handed sword stand, but it didn't take long for the dragon on his shoulder to turn to Lizbet. Lizbet was stunned for a moment when her jewel-like crimson eyes met, but then the man who was the owner looked at Lizbet with a look that seemed to sense something: the rice field.

"Ah, are you the shopkeeper?"

Hearing the man's voice, Lizbet's body trembled and immediately nodded.

"That's right, it looks like you're armed with a one-handed sword, so you're looking for a one-handed sword."

"yes, but I don't want anything from the store, I want to order it."

Lizbet's eyes widened involuntarily. The market price of custom weapons using special materials is more than 100,000 kore. It's not that I can't accommodate that person's request, but if I give a price, I'm sure he'll be completely disappointed with the amount.

"At the moment, the price of the metal market is rising, so the price may be a little higher."

The man shook his head and smirked.

"I don't care about the price. I just want you to make the best sword you can make right now. ”

Lizbet's eyes widened again. When I showed him the price of a custom weapon, maybe I was doing the man's pale face.

"Even if you say that, you'll have to give me a specific target value for the property."

The man said with a satisfied face, "I see. He then took the one-handed sword from his back and handed it to Lizbet.

"I want you to build a sword with the same or even better performance than this one."

Lizbet stared at the man's raised sword. Since it is wrapped in a scabbard, its true form is not visible. Since it was impossible to confirm the performance of the sword without drawing its scabbard, Lizbet temporarily took the sword from the man's hand - the next moment, Lizbet stumbled and almost dropped the sword to the ground. The man's sword felt unusually heavy.

In this game, the weight of the object will feel light or heavy depending on the player's muscle strength value. With such weight, the sword requires considerable muscular strength, and the person wielding it has already passed.

As a blacksmith and warhammer hammermaster, his stamina has increased, but not to the extent needed to wield this sword. Even if I had this sword, I would never be able to wield it.

Lizbet held the sword in both hands, placed it on a nearby glass shelf, and gently removed the scabbard. It was a sword that shone with a black and silver light. When you open the window to see the details, it is classified as a one-handed sword, and the correct name is "Explorer Interpreter". There is no creator name. It is not made by the blacksmith player, but dropped by monsters.

"There are two kinds of swords, or weapons, in this world." One is a player-made weapon built by a blacksmith like me. The other is monster drop weapons that can be obtained during the adventure, such as monster drops or weapons found in treasure chests.

If you open the window for the player's homemade weapons and look at the details, you'll see the name of the player who made them, but this Black Silver Sword doesn't.

This means that it is the monster drop weapon of the latter, but the stats listed in the details are far superior to those created by our own players.

As for player-made weapons, extremely powerful weapons sometimes appear, but in the case of monster drop weapons, sometimes "Magic Sword" and "Holy Sword" level items appear. This explainer is a stat that can make us laugh at the weapons our players make. This man is a magic swordman.

"This number is ridiculous, isn't this a magic sword-level thing?"

"I wish you could make something like this, but I don't know if you can do it."

Lizbet let out a barely audible sigh. Even if I were to make something like this, I wouldn't necessarily be able to make it right away, and the chances of this magic sword being born were close to zero. Here, there is no alternative to endure with existing weapons.

Lizbet hurried to the counter, picked up a one-handed sword from the back of the store, and handed it to the man. That sword was the best sword I've ever made. If I give this to him, he will be satisfied. Sure enough, I couldn't reach the magic sword.

"I don't know if this is the best masterpiece I've ever trained."

After taking the sword from the confident Lizbet and looking at it with interest, she moved away from Lizbet and waved it gently. However, after a few shakes, the man tilted his head and began to examine Lizbet's confident work.

"It's just a little bit of light, isn't it?"

"Well, the metal used is speed-based.

The man let out an "um" and barked at the monster on his shoulder. At this time, Lizbet noticed a strange horn shaped like a great sword growing from the monster's forehead.

"Rerun, try to swing the horns on this sword."

"Uh, hey, what are you going to do?"

"I'm testing stamina and I want to see how good it really is."

"What are you talking about?" That sword was the strongest sword in the shop, far more powerful than the swords dropped by the monsters around it. The horns of such a small monster would break if they were hit by something like this. Lizbet said to the man in a panic.

"Hey, wait a minute! If you do that, his horn will be broken!? “

"I didn't know what was going to happen. However, this horn proved to be more durable and powerful than the interpreter I used. I'll test what happens to the sword if I hit the sword with this horn, what happens to the sword. ”

It simply didn't make sense - before Lizbet could say anything, the man ordered Redstream and placed Lizzebet's proud work on the table.

The little dragon descended from the man's shoulder, its huge horns flickering, and aimed at Lizbet's sword. Clumsy, the dragon's horn snapped - just as Lizbet was about to scream, the dragon swung off the horn with all his strength and slammed it into Lizbet's confident work.

In an instant, there was a spark effect between Lizbet's confidence and the little dragon horn, and at the same time, Lizbet's sword split in two and flew into the air.

"Uh, it's my sword that broke——?" Just as Lizbet was in a daze, the tip of the broken sword collided with the wall, making the same metallic sound and falling to the ground, exploding into a pale blue figure a few seconds later, turning into polygonal fragments and disappearing.

"Whoa, whoa, aa——————!!!a

Lizbet let out a scream and grabbed the remaining hilt. On the hilt of his homemade sword, the word irretrievable appeared.

"Repair, can't be repaired?"

The next moment, the hilt of the sword also turned into a pale blue figure, turning into polygonal fragments and disappearing. Lizbet watched her confident work disappear so easily, only to feel as if her whole body had lost all its strength and fell to the floor.

Immediately afterward, a great anger swelled up in Lizbet's heart, and when the anger reached its peak, Lizbet stood up and grabbed the man who was the owner of the little dragon.

"What are you doing-!!

"The man looks impatient." I don't think I would have thought something like this would happen.

"Wow, aw! I didn't expect to be crushed by this guy's attack! “

"Nope! That is, my sword is blunt than I thought. I mean that's pull!? ”

The man turned his face away from Lizz Bate.

"Ah, well, okay or rather, if I get hit by this guy's horn and it breaks, I guess the same thing will happen to the interpreter"

Gritting her teeth, Lizzeate let go of the man and placed her hand on his hip.

"I'm telling you, if you have the materials, you can make a sword that can shatter your monster's horns and your sword!"

The man reacted sharply, his eyes half-open.

"Hehe, I'd love to ask for one, the best that can break my sword and this guy's horn."

Lizbet felt her face heat up with anger. Your face may be red by now.

"Then I'll be with you from beginning to end!"

"From start to finish?"

"That's right! Everything from the acquisition of materials to the crafting of swords from these materials!! ”

The man frowned slightly. At the same time, Xiaolong's expression also became a little surprised.

"In that case, it's enough for me and this guy, and it will be troublesome if it becomes a burden."

Lizbet gritted her teeth. This man is licking me thoroughly.

While I dedicated all my skills to blacksmithing, I also continued to improve my Warhammer mace skills, and now I'm known as the mace master. So even if it turns into a fight, I'm fine, and I'm not weak enough to worry about this man.

"Please don't make fun of me. I'm also a Master Mercer. ”

The man answered, put the sword back in its sheath, and put it on his back again.

"Where do I go if I go with you?"

Lizbet searched her head and pulled out the information. Some time ago, rumors circulated among blacksmiths that a dragon living in the mountains west of the fiftieth layer had precious metals stored in its belly. Of course, this is some kind of quest, but the reward for the quest is the precious metal item that the blacksmiths want, and Lizbet wants it too.

"And that kind of metal is very rare, it has never been discovered before, if you use it, you can create a sword of the Demon Sword Saint Sword level that has never been made before." Lizzebet said. You need it to make the sword this man wants. Of course, I would ask this person to do something to the enemies along the way.

"There seems to be a dragon in the mountains to the west of the fiftieth floor, which feeds on crystals, and you should be able to make it

The man let out a low "dragon" and raised his head slightly.

"Fifty floors, and dragons, you must come with me."

Lizzebet smiled proudly. According to the story, in order to obtain rare metals, it seems that the company of a master blacksmith, a blacksmith player, is required. So even if this man said so, he couldn't get the metal, so he had to go home. Lizzebet laughed like she was mocking the man.

"If you want rare metals, it seems that you still need to go with a blacksmith. Even so, are you going to go with that lizard? ”

The man glanced at Lizbet and sighed helplessly.

"I understand. But please be quiet behind the scenes. ”

Having succeeded in breaking the man's heart, Lizbet grinned.

"Even if you don't hide quietly in the shadows, with my ability, I shouldn't be afraid of the dragon that eats crystals, let's go quickly, huh"

"I'm Kirito. So, my name is"

"My name is Raelan. As you can see, this is Kirito's demon.

Suddenly, an unfamiliar "voice" sounded in her head, and Lizbet looked around in panic. The tone was similar to mine, but I couldn't confirm the figure of the girl who seemed to be speaking to me somewhere. There was only Kirito dressed in black, carrying a small dragon like a dog on his shoulder, and himself.

"What was that voice just now? Kirito, did you hear that? “

Kirito didn't say anything, pointing to the little dragon on his shoulder. Seeing Kirito's actions, Lizbet's eyes widened.

"Ugh"

"So he's the one who started talking to you."

"Huh!?"

Lizbet raised her voice unconsciously in surprise. The [voice] just now seems to have come from a small dragon on Kirito's shoulder. However, so far, I haven't encountered a talking monster in my life in Aingrant, running the Lizbet Armory, and occasionally going out into the wild to fight monsters. Or rather, I didn't hear the message of the monster at all.

"Is the monster talking!?"

"To be precise, it's like telepathy, speaking directly to our brains, so it understands us and has a human-like heart. Please don't be so rude to me. ”

Lizbet blinked several times, staring at the little dragon that seemed to be talking to her, but she was taken aback when the "voice" sounded in her head.

"I beg you, uh"

"Wow! I really heard [the voice]! ”

"So I'm telling you, this guy can talk."

"Hey, don't ignore me. Blacksmith, what's your name?

Asked for her name by an entity that wasn't supposed to speak, Lizbet moved her mouth slightly, her face dazed.

"Ah, I'm Lizz Bett"

"Is it Lizz Bet? I'm counting on you from now on.

"Nice to meet you, Lizzebet."

Lizzebet didn't quite understand what was going on and nodded.

After that, Lizbet went out with Kirito and the others, and this time the door was firmly locked. And when she makes her way to her destination, the 50th layer of the mountains, Lizbet encounters something unexpected there.

When I heard that this was a mountainous area, I thought it was a rocky mountain and a field or something, but it turned out to be icy and snowy, and the blizzard was like an iceberg in the real world.

Unexpectedly, Lizzebet was wearing ordinary clothes, not hardy, shivering in the cold wind and snow. And, due to wearing a skirt, barefoot exposed to the wind and snow, unusually cold.

"Well, it can't be ice and snow."

"If I heard that there were dragons that ate crystals, I might think of icebergs."

"Didn't you have any extra clothes?"

Kirito remained calm in the face of the blizzard, but Lizzebet was not surprised. To Lizbet's surprise, the little dragon Lei Ran, who had perched on Kirito's shoulder when he was in the city before, turned into a dragon several times larger than himself as soon as he appeared on the field. I never expected such a small Lilan to change so much, and when I walked out of the court, my eyes were wide open and I couldn't move.

But now it's so cold, there's nothing I can't do. If that's the case...

The next moment Lizzebet thought this, it was suddenly pitch black in front of her. At the same time, the body felt like something was covering the body. I hurriedly reached over to see what was going on, and when I confirmed what was covered, I realized that it was the winter coat that Kirito had taken out.

"This is"

"Use it. It's warm, isn't it? ”

Lizbet nodded unconsciously. The winter coat that Kirito gave me was unexpectedly warm, and when I put it on, the cold I felt before was almost completely gone.

"Hot"

"I'm glad I did. But is it possible? If you've reached your limit, you should ride on Lilan's back. ”

Lizbet shook her head and stood up beside Kirito.

"You don't have to. Never mind. ”

"I see. Lizzebet looked cold, so I was worried. “

Lizbet said without looking Kirito in the eye.

"If you're going to throw it away, Liz can too. We go a little faster. Even if a dragon comes out, you can defeat it with your dragon. ”

"My name is Raelan. Remember, Liz

Lizbet was surprised by Lirune's "voice" and turned her face to Kirito's dragon Lirune.

"I'm sorry, Lilan!"

With that, Lizbet turned her face to Kirito. Lizzeate moved on, thinking to herself that it would be strange to go on an adventure with such an eccentric man.

After walking on the snow road for a while, the top of the mountain came into view, and Lizbet's eyes lit up. The blizzard had stopped, and the sky had turned into a calm snowy sky, with countless crystal pillars poking out of the surrounding snow. It's like a crystal garden.

"Beautiful"

Just as she was about to approach the Crystal Garden, Lizbet was suddenly choked by the neck, and Lizbet turned to Kirito in surprise.

"What are you doing?"

"Be ready to teleport crystals so you can escape at any time."

Lizbet replied, "Understood." Next, Kirito said, staring at the vicinity of the top of the mountain.

"Also, it's dangerous here, so it's just me and Rerune. When the dragon appeared, Liz hid behind the surrounding crystals. Never show your face. “

Lizbet sulked. My level is already over sixty, this layer is fifty layers, and the enemies who come out are not a big deal. Even if it is a war, there should be no hard fighting.

"What? I'm also of a high level, so I can handle battles—"

"It's useless!!"

Kirito suddenly shouted into Lizbet's mouth. Kirito's black eyes were staring at her, but Lizzebert immediately understood that she was really worried about herself, and she was worried about herself. I held my breath and stopped. After a while, Kirito opened his mouth slightly and whispered.

"Sorry for the sudden raising of the voice. Do you like it though? ”

Lizbet didn't argue and nodded. Kirito smiled, put his hand lightly on Lizbet's head, said "Let's go", and walked past Lizbet. Kirito was followed by Ryu Ren, who was bigger than himself, but Riren stopped on the way and said to Lizbet.

"Kirito misses you more than metal and swords. Do you understand? “

After Lizzy Betty nodded, she saw Kirito's back and chased after her.

I think fighting dragons is just a way to take a break from a job like a blacksmith. But for Kirito, it's really a battle of life and death No, not for Kirito, but for all players in this world, the battle in this world will always be a battle of life and death.

I guess the reason why I don't feel this way must be because I keep gaining experience points from leveling up by crafting weapons. However, Kirito has always been on a harsh battlefield, and has been fighting there, and he has crossed many lines of life and death. That's why he's so angry.

Thinking of this, Lizbet felt a little regretful, and came to this mountainous area to meet the dragon, just to catch his breath and feel the momentum here. The next moment, a roar like a bird of prey sounded near the top of the iceberg, as if it was about to pierce the silent air around it. - The dragon appeared.