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Volume 10 Chapter 296

Hero and Item Appraisal

Akari received gemstones from Rifa, then spent a little time touring the Alheim capital before teleporting back to Appristos.
「These gemstones Rifa gave me are so beautiful」
「Akari, hurry up and make something with them. Then sell it and treat ourselves to some delicious food!」
Tet was eager to try more of this world’s cuisine. The dinner Eliza made last night and the meals in Alheim were incredibly delicious, igniting Tet’s desire for more.
「The food in this world is so tasty」
「Yeah!」
In Akari’s original world, especially in her country, the cuisine was of high quality. Similarly, the cuisine of this world was just as delicious, thanks to the efforts of a half-elf and her trading company over a hundred years.
「I understand, Tet. I also want to try more delicious things from this world」
For that, money was needed.
Akari agreed with Tet’s opinion that they should start earning money quickly.
Back in their room at the guild house, Akari sat at the desk and began combining the accessories she created with the skill given by the goddess and the gemstones received from Rifa, adjusting them little by little.
In about three hours, she completed eight items that she herself considered quite good.
The items Akari judged as『sellable』in her original world sold immediately as expected. She even remembered putting some up for auction and fetching a good price.
Surely, these eight items she made now would also fetch a high price—that’s what Akari thought.
「Akari, you’re so skilled」
「The skills I received from the goddess are incredibly useful. With them, I can create all the tools I need for processing」
Pliers, nippers, tweezers, files, and other tools necessary for accessory processing could all be created with .
「Should we go sell these tomorrow?」
「Sounds good!」
While they came to this world to defeat the Demon Lord, there was no sense of urgency for it in Appristos or Alheim. They concluded that defeating the Demon Lord wasn’t an immediate priority and decided to focus on preparation first.
That preparation included—-
「When Akari’s items sell, we’re going to eat a lot of skewers!」
As they travelled around gathering information on the Demon Lord, they also indulged in local specialties.
「Geez, Tet…… But the skewers we had in Alheim today were really delicious」
「Yeah! I want to have more! Let’s go back to Alheim!」
「Yeah. I also want to meet Rifa again」
「Oh, um… …Yeah, sure」
For some reason, Tet didn’t seem enthusiastic.
「What’s wrong, Tet? Do you not like Rifa?」
「Well…… Um, that lady is stronger than Tet, so it makes me kinda nervous」
「Huh!?」
To Akari, Rifa appeared as nothing more than an ordinary elf. Though she was beautiful, there was nothing else about her that stood out, so she was surprised to hear that Rifa was stronger than the goddess Tet.
「Of course, I think Akari is stronger, but Rifa seems stronger than Tet」
In terms of strength, it seems to be ranked as Akari, Rifa, then Tet.
「Wait a minute! I’m… …stronger than you, a god, Tet, you say?」
「Of course! Tet is just a guide for Akari, but when Akari gets serious, she’s many times stronger than Tet」
「Really?」
「That’s right」
Akari looked at her own hand.
Indeed, her status board displayed Hero (Level 300) with numbers for health, mana, and other stats that were so large they were hard to comprehend.
「I’m strong……」
Akari had been given a serious blessing from the goddess to ensure her safety in defeating the Demon Lord.
「Akari, Tet… …Is sleepy now」
「Yeah, it’s time to go to bed. Goodnight, Tet」
「Goodnight, Akari. Let’s eat lots of delicious food again tomorrow」
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The next morning, Akari planned to sell her items at the town’s tool shop, but since she wasn’t sure about the market price, she decided to consult Eliza first.
「Good morning, Eliza-san」
「Good morning, Akari. What’s up today?」
At the counter on the first floor of the guild house, where Eliza was organising documents, Akari approached her.
「I tried making some items yesterday, but I’m not sure how much they might sell for. Could you take a look?」
「You’ve already made items? That’s quick. Alright, let me see」
Taking the pendant Akari placed on the counter, Eliza examined it.
「Hmm, this is—」
In this world, weapons, armour, and items were all classified into nine levels of rarity based on their performance and rarity:
Genesis Class
Mythic Class
Legend Class
Ancient Class
World Class
Artefact Class
Rare Class
Maker Class
Common Class
For instance, the Imperial Sword is a Genesis Class and the Scarlet Gold ring Haruto gave Tina is a Mythic Class item.
By the way, even if the same materials and tools were used, the rarity could change depending on the skill level of the creator.
「Huh, that’s odd. The appraisal is……」
「Appraisal?」
「I have a skill called『Appraisal』that allows me to check the quality of items」
Among those who had developed crafts skills, there were rare cases where the Appraisal skill would manifest. Eliza possessed this skill.
With the Appraisal skill, it was possible to confirm an item’s rarity and examine its performance in detail. However—
「N-No way. That’s…… But, there’s no other explanation」
「Eliza-san, what’s wrong?」
「It’s the items you made, Akari. I can’t appraise them」
「D-Does that mean… …the items are so poorly made that they can’t even be appraised?」
Though she had confidence in her creations, Akari felt saddened by the judgement that they were so bad they couldn’t even be appraised.
「No, it’s not that. Even if the quality is poor, when appraised, it should show as 『Trash』or 『Common Grade』… …but Akari’s items don’t fall into either category」
「Why is that?」
「Well, you see, I can only appraise items up to world-class level」
In the first place, there are few people with the Appraisal skill. Even Appraisers who can appraise treasure-grade items are rare.
Among them, Eliza was an exceptional Appraiser who could appraise items up to World Class. However, even she couldn’t appraise the pendant Akari made.
This basically meant—-
「The item you made, Akari, is at least Ancient Class, and it might even be Legend or Mythic Class」
「Huh…… Eh!?」
「You did it, Akari. Now we can have lots of skewers!」
While Akari and Eliza were surprised, Tet, in contrast, realised that they could eat delicious food and looked pleased.