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The Otherworld Conquest Method of a Reincarnated Porter Chapter 80 Part 1

Mithril Alloy Sledgehammer

　Chirp, chirp, chirp.

I put the two women on the bed, both of whom have gone limp after engaging in intense sex since early in the morning. The two women I paid for yesterday are breathing heavily, sweat is beading on their foreheads, and a large amount of semen is trickling from their vaginas and soaking the sheets. I leave the money on the desk, leave the inn, and go to the dwarven magic blacksmith Ziquis’ place to pick up the hammer I ordered.

「Oh, it’s you. Your order is done.」

It is huge. The hammer that Ziquis brought over is much bluer than I expected. Ugh, so heavy. The handle is also made with a lot of bronze, making it fairly thick, so I think I wouldn’t be able to wield it unless I use body enhancement. It weighs several tens of kilograms. When I channel magical energy into it, the weight increases dramatically and the striking surface in particular shines beautifully. It looks like I can expect a fair amount of offensive power from it.

「It’s amazing. Offensive power is a given, but it also boasts beauty. It’s a work that is more than worth the price.」

「Yeah, for the first time in a long time I put my spirits into making something, after all. This is a work that I designed for battles against black iron and red iron demon puppets. But be careful, okay? Anyone can tell from its appearance that it’s a valuable item. If insolent fellows see it, they might try to take it away from you forcefully.」

True enough, shining in blue color is a characteristic of mithril and bronze. Whoever sees it will probably covet it. In that case, I guess I will have to be careful on how I handle it.

「With this, I’ll be able to take down the puppets more efficiently. Up until now, I’ve been forcefully defeating it with my one-handed sword.」

「What? Show me your sword for a sec.」

When I pull my mithril alloy one-handed sword out of my storage, Ziquis examines the sword blade with one eye.

「It’s pretty damaged from excessive use. I’ll use my blacksmithing magic to fix it up. I have other work to do, so I’ll need a little time to finish it, okay?」

I still have one more mithril alloy sword, so it should be fine. I pay the fee, put the hammer into my storage, thank Ziquis and head for the labyrinth.

Aisha and Karen are already waiting for me in front of the labyrinth, but the air around them doesn’t seem quite right.

「Good morning, Aisha and Karen.」

「Heya, Sei, good morning.」

「…..」

It seems that Karen has no intention of talking to me as usual. Since we had pretty good sex two days ago, I thought we had gotten a little closer, but that doesn’t seem to be the case. If anything, she doesn’t want to look at me at all, so I think it has gotten worse than before. Haa, I have no faintest idea what is going on.

「Hey, Aisha, about Karen, is something wrong with her?」

「Don’t you, is something wrong with her, me, Sei. You see, Karen is….」

「Big sis! Say no more.」

「Alright, alright.」

「Hey, shall we take a day off today? If we can’t work together in the labyrinth, we’ll only bring death to ourselves, you know?」

「It’s okay. No problem here. Now, let’s get going, shall we?」

Urged by Aisha, I start walking into the labyrinth. Looking at Aisha’s attitude, it doesn’t seem like there is anything wrong in particular, but I wonder if I have done something that rubbed Karen the wrong way. After we had intense sex in the morning two days ago, I wonder if it was a bad idea to leave the inn after letting Karen sleep on the bed. Hmm~, I can’t get my head around it.

We head to the third stratum to complete the map. We will finish it by the end of the day, and tomorrow we will go to the fourth stratum. In addition to completing the map, I am also thinking about doing some practice on the way to wield the sledgehammer.

We head deeper into the labyrinth to fill in the blanks on the map. After an hour or so, we finally encounter monsters. An iron magic puppet and six small fist onis.

「Alright, I’ll take care of these guys, so you two stay out of it.」

I step forward and use my mithril alloy sword to send flying the heads of the small fist onis one by one. As I do so, the iron magic puppet swings down its fist toward me powerfully, but I dodge it with no problem. As someone who has had a one-on-one battle against a giant purple spider, it isn’t an attack that gives me much pressure.

After defeating the small fist onis, I put my sword into my storage, take out my mithril alloy sledgehammer and channel magical energy into it. My magical energy gets sucked out rapidly, but I stop it halfway. This much should be enough for a monster of this rank.

The sledgehammer becomes quite heavy. If I don’t use body enhancement, simply holding it up would be a challenge. Holding the sledgehammer firmly, I close the distance with instant step and launch an attack at the right leg of the iron magic puppet.

With a dull thud, I shatter the puppet’s leg from the knee down. The puppet loses its balance and falls to its knees. The puppet’s head is within reach of my sledgehammer. I switch the grips of my right and left hands. The memory of my previous life, when I swung a bat with my left hand for fun, comes back to me for a moment. When I swing the sledgehammer at the puppet’s head as it is, it stops moving.

「Since you can take down an iron magic puppet with just two hits, you don’t need us, do you~?」

Aisha says in a light manner. No, on second thought, that may be true. With this sledgehammer, I should be able to defeat the puppets on the lower stratums without any problem, too. However, it consumes a lot of magical energy, and it would be no joking matter to run out of magical energy in the labyrinth. Exploring the labyrinth alone might really lead you to your death if you are conceited and let guard down.

「So pretty….」

「Yeah, is that a sledgehammer made of mithril and bronze alloy? It looks really pretty when you infuse it with magical energy. Sei, isn’t it consuming a lot of magical energy?」

「Yeah, despite how it looks, I’m only infusing it with about half of my magical energy. I have high proficiency in magical energy manipulation, so I can use material enhancement with a small amount of magical energy, you see.」

「Heh~」

「…..」

By channeling magical energy into materials, you can sharply increase its offensive or defensive capabilities, but the magical energy consumption is harsh. This is because the magical energy dissipates quickly and it is necessary to pour in magical energy one after another. However, now that my proficiency in magical energy manipulation has gone up to seven, I am able to contain a certain amount of magical energy in materials. This is a wonderful discovery. It will surely come in handy in my adventure from now on, too.

「I’m a little tired. From here on, I’ll leave it to you two to deal with the puppets. I’m going to concentrate on making the map.」

On this day, we manage to defeat three iron magic puppets without any trouble and store them into my storage. Since we have managed to defeat three puppets, even if we include Aisha and Karen’s payment, I will still be in the black. After completing the map of the third stratum and returning to the above ground to trade the materials, Karen returns home, while I head for the inn with Aisha.