Chapter 293 Part 1
I’ve logged in.
The time is 5:50 AM.
Same time as always.
This is my everyday life.
Just as you feel better in many ways when things are going your way, it also shows on your face.
The weather today is nice today too.
However…
The atmosphere feels tense.
The cause seems to lie in the players.
About half of them seem to be flustered for some reason.
Some of them were calm, but the place feels different overall.
That army of monsters…
How close to this place have they come already?
This gloomy atmosphere makes me think that it wouldn’t be strange if they were pretty close to this place already.
Ah, that’s right.
Let’s summon Volff and Goki before doing anything else.
It would be nice if I could choose several pieces of equipment for them.
I wonder if they have anything in stock…
「Good morning.. huh?」
「Is that a new summon?」
「Yeah, that must be a new summon.」
They’re not entirely wrong.
Goki has Class Changed, and now he’s different in many ways.
He is exceptionally big now, though.
Is this the first time Adele and Irina have seen a Yaksha?
But even though he has this appearance now, Goki looks more docile than Master’s Yaksha.
It seems that Adele and Irina have already finished preparing breakfast.
Let’s look for Saki and Reina…
There they are.
They’re in the middle of having their breakfast.
Margrid and Rick are here as well.
Enough browsing for equipment for now.
Shall I go have breakfast at the same table as them?
Those who finished their meal already begin to talk.
So I eat while listening to them.
The situation seems to be just as I thought.
The vanguard of that group of monsters is approaching.
However, after listening carefully to what they were talking about, it seems that the Slave Beast – Turtlesnake, who is leading the vanguard, will be here by tomorrow.
After all, the problem seems to be the enemy vanguard.
The Majins who ride on Svadilfari Slaves…
And the packs of Garms that follow them.
Of course, there are also Majins who ride on Lesser Gryphons, who are active on a higher scale.
There’s also some good news.
Among them, the number of Majins appearing around W2 and W3, as well as the number of players being defeated by said Majins in those areas, has decreased sharply.
So it seems that the number of Majins is decreasing considerably.
It doesn’t look like the Majins can just keep coming at us endlessly.
I wonder if we can call that good news.
The game admins could end up bumping their numbers at a moment’s notice.
What is today’s motif?
Apparently, intercepting the monster vanguard.
It seems that some among the very motivated Guide Teams have started forming unions and proactively turned to the offense.
That’s a good idea.
However, if those unions are formed by too many players, they won’t be earning as many experience points.
The interception is mainly on the W5 map, and it seems that there are no unions active on the W6 map at the moment.
That’s the good news.
I can keep those hunting grounds to myself.
And what about tomorrow?
After annihilating the incoming group of monsters today, the plan is to intercept the Slave Beast – Turtlesnake.
Apparently, they’ve been sending invites to participate in this battle since yesterday.
The originators of this plan, as always, seem to be some of the big fish in the Production industry.
I have a feeling it’s going to be another huge battle.
「Then, does that mean that each of us can continue to hunt at our leisure up until today?」
「That seems to be the case.」
I stop eating and take a moment to confirm that.
Hmm.
So there is going to be a group-based, large-scale battle tomorrow?
Should I participate?
Well, I guess that me going with the flow and participating should be okay.
I left calculating the exact price for my Production job requests to Rick.
Although there weren’t too many of them, I handed the jewels to Margrid.
Then I asked Saki if she could help me with Goki’s armor.
「Well, you know that custom-made armor tends to be better than modifying ready made armor.」
「I know, it’s just that I don’t have the time.」
「I’ll take a look. Can I borrow this big boy for a while?」
「Sure.」
Apparently something similar had already happened before breakfast.
The Arachne that Adele created last night.
What was her name again…? Ah, A-chan.
I heard that she didn’t have much trouble with her, since she has previous experience from helping me with my own Arachne, Modulus.
Well, let’s leave this to Saki.
「Are you going to W6 today as well, Keith?」
「Yup. Wanna come along?」
「Sure!」
「If we’re not in your way…」
That’s right.
Last night’s seemingly endless battle could have been dealt with more easily if they had been around.
And above anything else, the items.
Without enough time to loot their corpses, I ended up missing out on some potential good drops.
And that’s annoying.
What about Goki’s equipment?
It looks like it worked out somehow.
He now has a basic set of Bull and Horse Leather Armor.
Only the Leather Helmet is slightly different.
It seems to be a Phantom Horse Leather Helmet.
Apparently, there was no other helmet that would fit Goki’s head.
The reason for this is the horns hidden in his hair.
They had transformed into a shape that didn’t stand out all that much, but they were still there, so it was hard to find anything that would fit him taking his protruding horns into account.
Phantom Horse Leather Helmets are said to be more flexible, so he can use them without any problems.
The Leather Armor, armguards, and boots were all slightly larger than Goki’s size, but once they’re adjusted, they should be fine.
For example, it appears that they’ll be adding insoles to the boots.
These aren’t supposed to be like hidden platform boots, but they’ll probably make him look a little taller.
Don’t you guys get it?
He’s already way too big.
How does it look?
It seems to be good enough!
Because this let him reach the same Defense stat he used to have with his previous equipment.
All settled.
Wait, there’s something else.
His weapons.
Since he’s so big now, all of his weapons have become smaller in comparison.
I don’t think he can use them anymore.
But it’s better to make him some new weapons anyway.
Definitely.
The sword he used to use looks like a small sword now, and his shield should be a little bigger now.
What about his shield?
As far as normal shields go, the Heavy-class Snow Beastman’s Shield should be good enough for him.
It seems to be easy to handle.
Even I can use it to some extent.
But it’s too big for me.
It’s not completely unusable, though.
What about his bow and arrow?
The Xiuyaojing Bow is close to the size of a longbow.
I guess you could say that it has become more suitable for Goki in terms of size.
So this one should be fine for him.
He can now wield the Hatchet of Roars, as well as the Indra’s Hatchet he’s been keeping as a spare, with one hand.
So it doesn’t look like this needs to be changed.
I tried giving him the Snow Beast’s Mace, but this is okay.
Perhaps I should give him some weapons with longer reach.
I’ll have Reina take care of his sword and katana.
At the same time, I’ve decided to sell the Wrought Iron Lance, since I had no plans to use it.
I had bought this weapon just to use it as reference, so I don’t regret doing this.
【Weapon: Greatsword】 Nodachi Grade B- Rarity 4
AP +20 Power 3+ Weight 5+ Durability 300
Critical rate up [Slight]
A katana with a long, thick blade. Usually used with both hands.
It has great attack power, but is difficult to handle.
【Weapon: Two-handed Sword】 Steel Longsword Grade B- Rarity 3
AP+17 Power 4+ Weight 5+ Durability 350
A product forged by a blacksmith. A normal-sized two-handed sword.
Due to its weight, it possesses high destructive power.
These won’t work for me.
I don’t think I can wield any of these without the help of some buffs.
Of course, I’m talking about wielding them with one hand.
These are too heavy for even Goki to be able to do that.
But the right moment to hit the enemy is what counts.
As so is having the proper balance when swinging.
Goki seems to be able to use these with a surprising degree of skill… Will he be okay?
I think he’ll be just fine.
By the way, Goki…
You don’t have to show off how well you can use both the Nodachi and the Steel Longsword with both hands, you know?
I don’t think it’s that efficient to wield them that way anyway.
I also have another request for Saki.
The Battle Horse’s Cordovan
I had forgotten about that one.
「This will take a while, okay?」
「Sure, it’s okay.」
I’ve already taken this long to get this done anyway.
It’s a shame that I’ve forgotten about this.
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Thanks for the treat.