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ShangriLa Frontier Chapter 419 Part 1

ShangriLa Frontier Chapter 419: Side Story 15 – Urakata Standby – Part 1

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If there was ever a thing that was totally uninteresting and disappointing in this world, it would be a future where everything is already set in stone and fixed. And that is exactly why in this very moment Arthur Pencilgton was not panicking. Even if the information about a super difficulty quest starting in about eight days from now on, she would remain calm and composed no matter what. After all, there is no use in being afraid of the inevitable. The only thing that you can do when faced with something like that is to simply do what you can and what is in your power.

「Momo-chan, help! I once again require assistance from your part!」

「…… You don’t say? I bet that you are plotting something yet again, huh?」

「I want to go and meet Imron-chan, but I’m too shy to go by myself! It would be embarrassing! So how about the two of us coming on a little trip to the Vilalge of the Bug People?」

「Alright, I’m going to play along for now. But I want two more on this if I’m going to cooperate.」

「Oh, I do believe that I am the only one who is actually free at the current moment. You see, by the time I got back home from my night, I realized that the rest of my guild members were already out there in the world, doing their own thing, hahaha……」

「Since this is the Village of Bug People that we are talking about, can you get our Sete on as well? I would like to map my way out there if possible.」

And that is exactly why right after the official announcement by the Saint Iristella, Pencilgton managed to form a medium-sized dream team consisting of herself, Arthur Pencilgton, Saiga-100, Karoshis UQ, and Sate, and immediately started to act, not wanting to lose any of the precious time they would have for preparation.

「Ah, could you wait just a moment, please?」

Pencilgton opened the Internet browser and opened the message board, next selecting the sub-forum concentrated around ShangriLa Frontier’s food, cooking notes, recipes and rumors discussions. She then created a new thread called “Do You Remember the Salad Repice You Saw That Last Time?” and then she closed the message board.

Needless to say, Pencilgton’s current actions were not dictated by her suddenly awakening to cooking as a new form of hobby. It is simply because those who enjoy some heavy role-playing in ShanFro often use codes and secret passwords to pass the information and rumors around themselves undisturbed.

And as things were standing at the current moment, the information broker Zenith Guevara was involved in one of Pencilgton’s many “plans”, and the method of communication they have chosen for themselves was to write certain phrases and sentences at particular ShanFro message boards.

After being done with sending the message to Zenith Guevara, Pencilgton contacted another player who was dealing in super-farming. Getting the request for production of certain items out of the way, Pencilgton went back to her temporary party members with a bright smile. Closing the Internet browser windows, she was acting so casually as if nothing ever happened in the first place.

「Alright then! Since time is of the essence here, let us go with the quickest and shortest possible route that there is!」

Even though that the rest of the party knew that Pencilgtons actions and words were not to be trusted and that her actions just now were awfully suspicious, they have all decided that it is better to just leave that as it was and not to try and grill her for possible explanation. Nothing good would come out of such actions, and they would possibly end up getting more confused than it would actually be worth it. So they all decided to outright ignore it and focus on the task at hand that was right in front of them.

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After having finally finished dealing with a balding boss who clearly had no idea how to properly take care of his own health, what awaited you was a fun and enjoyable gaming time.

Perhaps it was because of the rapid technological advancements in recent years, but to see a train car with an actual pantograph on its roof in the middle of a metropolis like that was a rare sight. Wasn’t their number reduced quite a bit in recent years. The tired office lady was actually quite amazed because of the thing she was looking at.

(A sword…… Or no, maybe a spear would have been better? …… No, it has to be a sword. As they say, simple is best. Besides, swords allow for the use of many different techniques and can be used to properly display your skills and show off in front of others.)

Her name is Sekiguchi Luka. A pretty ordinary name when you get down to it, but the one who was actually oftentimes misunderstood as “Ruka” instead of “Luka”.

That woman also had another name, much different from her everyday one. It was “Imron”. And right about now, after having to endure a whole day’s worth of struggling in the depths of the adult society, she was finally on her way back home.

「I would like twin swords here best, but I can also use straight swords if need be…… and other flower-shaped weapons as well.」

Right about now, many ambiguous images were floating around in Luka’s brain. They were coming and going one after another, and after “kneading” the plan inside of her head for a while, she was finally starting to grasp the final concept of it. It was a long and twisted process, but she was finally starting to get there.

「No good…… For a blacksmith such as I this would be way too mediocre.」

The blacksmith who created those weapons…… Luka knows very little about her. The only information she has is that this blacksmith is a Vorpal Bunny and that her creations were making her own work look like children’s toys in comparison. Which was already pretty frustrating in and out of itself.

The beginning of her struggles came alongside a half-naked player who approached her inside of her workshop. It was really hard to read his expressions because he was wearing a mask on his face, but his overall atmosphere was that of a seasoned veteran who witnessed many a battle and strong opponents that were coming with them.

「Wha, what is this…… this thing……?」

「I would like you to make me something using this here materials obtained from the Emperor Crystal Scorpion……」

「Emperor Crystal Scorpion…… Wait, what the hell does that even mean? Is that a monster? Or maybe a subspecies of a monster? There is way too few information here!」

「I will provide you with necessary materials, and your job is to put them to good use. Preferably in such a way that would draw out the natural full potential of those materials. As for the thing I would like you to make…… I shall leave that to you. Be it a straight sword, one handed sword, dual swords…… I’m counting on your imagination and creativity here.」