Episode 111
EPISODE.56
Fortunately, there were no unnecessary misunderstandings between the two people.
First of all, Io was not the type to act recklessly or cause a scene.
“okay… … .”
Io nodded thoughtfully at Russell’s explanation, and Russell sighed.
‘after.’
“It means that my benefactor carried me while I was lying down at the entrance to the Underworld and returned to my dorm.”
It was a little heartbreaking, but strictly speaking, it wasn’t a lie.
However, I just cut off a little bit of the story. But I couldn’t help it.
Because Io didn’t even remember that he had inherited the power of a dragon.
Besides, even if I were to say it, it would be difficult to convince me… … .
‘There’s a lot to explain here and there.’
While Russell was thinking this, Io moved her hand.
He took out the hand mirror he originally had and reflected on his face in various ways.
“This is the horn the benefactor was talking about.”
“yes. “I was surprised when I first discovered Io.”
“hmm… … .”
Io fell silent, as if she had not the slightest suspicion of this natural lie.
After thinking for a moment, he tilted his head and said.
“I think the dragon factor flowing within my body has begun to awaken.”
“… … .”
“I remember just before I lost consciousness, a bunch of silver-colored lights flew towards me. “Maybe that was a harbinger of awakening.”
A silver halo, it must have been the power left behind by Sylvettere.
Io’s voice continued.
“The process of awakening, if you fell from a window frame, wandered around the streets at night, and collapsed at the front door… … .”
Watching Io putting the pieces of her memory together through her own guesses, Russell’s heart throbbed once again.
‘And yet, I feel fortunate that the story turned out well.’
Russell complained about his own human side, which cannot be said to be good even with empty words.
Of course, that doesn’t mean it was all that bad.
Meanwhile, Io, who had gathered her thoughts, stood up.
“If my benefactor hadn’t helped me, I might have fallen asleep on the street. Thank you. “Benefactor.”
“… … “It wasn’t that big of a deal.”
Io smiled brightly at Russell, who answered hesitantly.
“But I’m glad.”
“… … ?”
“It’s not complete yet, but I’ve started to awaken as a dragon, right? So, even if it’s small, it can be a source of strength to our tribe.”
“ah.”
In that story, Russell was able to recall part of the conversation he had had with her yesterday.
‘You said you came to the Underworld to procure weapons to fight against monsters.’
The village of the White Ash Tree Tribe is located inside the Amazona Great Forest.
It is inhabited by various fairy races, including elves and feathers, as well as all kinds of monsters.
It is one of the places that holds a mystery that is still completely untouched by mankind.
But did you say that the monsters in the great forest suddenly turned ferocious?
‘hmm… … .’
Although he was a little concerned that the monster had suddenly become so ferocious, Russell put off thinking about that for now.
Even though it wasn’t that many, there were instances where monsters turned vicious at certain intervals.
Moreover, as an outsider, it was not something worth interfering with.
It was then.
A wind spirit flew into the hotel through the open window.
Chirrrrrrr-.
The spirit that discovered Io makes a fuss.
“oh-.”
Io quickly got up from her seat with a puzzled expression on her face at the commotion.
“I guess there was a commotion in the dorm because I suddenly disappeared.”
Well, since it disappeared so suddenly, it was natural that there was an uproar.
“Thank you. “Benefactor.”
She bowed her head once again to express her gratitude, and before leaving Russell’s dormitory, she stopped and grabbed the doorknob.
“I hope that the path ahead of the benefactor will be filled with the blessings of the forest… … .”
He then turned to Russell and spoke briefly.
“then… … See you next time. “Benefactor.”
See you next time.
It was a word that had a strange resonance.
* * *
Tsutsutsutsu-.
Two hours after Io returned.
Russell, who had been caught up in the flow of magic power, slowly opened his eyes.
At the same time, the magical power that flowed out in a complex manner like a spider’s web begins to find its proper place.
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And finally, Russell exhaled slowly as he confirmed that all the magic power had returned to the circle.
“Whoa-.”
Clear eyes without even the slightest wavering.
The fatigue from staying up all night had already been completely blown away through the circle ring.
Russell, who had lost all of his fatigue, slowly stood up.
Crack, cluck, cluck.
I thought to myself as I woke up my body through simple gymnastics.
‘Originally, I was planning to use all 20 days just to find traces of the dragon, but… … .’
Because things went better than expected, it was finished in one day, which means I had about 19 days to spare.
‘Then, how should I use this time?’
First of all, we had to start by training the Overlord and Wizard Body, but there was no set schedule after that.
‘It wouldn’t be a bad idea to go to the library.’
Even though Underworld is a city of iron and fire, there must be at least a library with various books.
Maybe I could find a precious book that was passed down only among the fairies.
‘Go to a place like a blacksmith and see the technology…’ … .’
A few schedules are popping into my head.
A thought passed through Russell’s mind.
‘It wouldn’t be a bad idea to take this opportunity to research about it.’
When it comes to handling iron and other minerals, no one can match the dwarves.
If they were like that, they might know its identity.
.
.
After finishing morning training, which has now become a habit.
After a quick meal, Russell left his lodgings and headed to the dwarves’ blacksmith shop located within the Underworld.
Of course, as it is a city of dwarves, there are countless blacksmiths located within the Underworld.
Among them, the place Russell was heading to was the blacksmith shop run by Piggy and Miggy.
Finding their blacksmith shop wasn’t that difficult.
The first day we met, he told me to come find him if I needed help and told him the location of the blacksmith shop.
Not only that, but the particularly large signboard even had ‘Piggy & Miggy’ written on it.
It was easy to confirm its location even from a distance.
‘It seems like a pretty successful blacksmith shop?’
Russell entered, guessing the size of the blacksmith shop based on the size and appearance of the sign.
Wow-.
As soon as we entered, a fever broke out from everywhere.
The acrid smell of burnt smoke, sweat, and the sound of metal irritate the tip of your nose.
Land, land, land-.
Stepping on a bellows, turning a stove, hitting a hammer, etc.
When I turned my head, I saw almost twenty dwarves working in their respective positions.
Piggy and Miggy were busy walking among them, shouting back and forth.
“Hey, get it straight. upright.”
“Why don’t you step on the bellows harder? So will iron melt?”
Unlike yesterday, when he was just happy to welcome guests from abroad, the craftsman looks extremely serious.
Russell clicked his tongue at that sight.
‘Is this why dwarves are called craftsmen and craftsmen?’
The dwarves working under Migi and Piggy’s management also seem to have outstanding skills, as they all have thick beards.
‘I can’t believe I can lead such dwarves.’
It seems that the two’s skills are not average.
While he was admiring it, Migi finally noticed Russell and raised his head.
“Oh, are you, uhm, Russel? “Russil?”
Russell laughed bitterly at the sight of him blurting his words.
“Just feel free to call me little human.”
Migi answered as if she had been waiting.
“good. Little human. “If you had come, you would have spoken. Why are you standing still?”
“I didn’t want to disturb your work.”
“What is the work? Are you teaching young dwarves as apprentices?
“A young dwarf?”
Russell looked back at the dwarves working with a nervous expression.
A young dwarf.
If you look at it at face value, don’t they all look like they’re in their mid to late 40s?
“then. Young. “In human years, I guess I’m about fifteen or six now?”
Perhaps those thoughts were revealed in his facial expression, and Migi laughed heartily as he pinched his inner thoughts.
“Kkkkkkkkkk. “Maybe it’s because we drink strong alcohol from a young age, but we Dwarves tend to mature a little earlier than our age!”
He placed the huge hammer he was carrying on his shoulder on the floor.
thud-.
Perhaps because the weight was unusual, the sound that started from the hammer spread to Russell’s shoes.
What kind of metal was he hitting with that hammer? he asked Russell, who was having a brief delusion.
“But what does a little human do in the blacksmith shop? “Is there somewhere you want to go sightseeing?”
Piggy, who was passing by, added his words.
“Otherwise, there might be something you want to buy at our blacksmith shop.”
“Oh, that’s a good idea. I don’t mean to brag, but our blacksmith shop is one of the few in Underworld… … .”
“There is a reason why there are so many apprentices… … .”
Suddenly, Russell took a step back due to the solicitation.
He spoke bluntly.
“Actually, I came here because I have something I want to show you two.”
“What do you want to show us?”
Looking back at the two dwarves who exchanged glances and tilted their heads, Russell opened a subspace.
“yes. “Can you please take a look at this?”
What Russell took out along with his words was a magic stone the size of a fingernail.
To be exact, a low-grade edible magic stone stored in subspace.
“hmm?!”
“This?”
As if they weren’t dwarves, the moment they put out the magic stone, Migi and Piggy’s eyes immediately began to sparkle.
“Do you know what this is?”
“At first glance, it just looks like a small magic stone… … .”
When I handed them the magic stone, they accepted it as if they had been waiting for it.
Then, they talked to each other while rolling it around in their hands, bringing it close to their eyes, checking it, etc.
“her. It’s fascinating. At first glance, I thought it was just an ordinary magic stone… … .”
“When we look at it up close, it is clearly different from the magic stones we know.”
“What about the magic stones produced in the eastern part of the continent? “I heard that the magic stone there is a bit special.”
“Well, it’s just a magic stone. But isn’t this surprising?”
“For such a small amount of magic power to be so pure… … .”
“Besides, it’s just small. Rather than a stone containing mana-.”
“It’s as if mana itself has been condensed into the shape of stone.”
At those words, the eyebrows of the two dwarves twitched and moved.
“Huh, now that I say it, I see. This isn’t really a magic stone… … .”
“It looks like a dragonic heart.”
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