Chapter 49: A Shaman’s Gear part.2

Chapter 49: A Shaman’s Gear part.2

“... Woahh, this remodeling, is pretty amazing”

Takanashi-san had taken the materials everyone gathered and put them through her remodeling. Seeing all the shiny new equipment lined up, I was honestly impressed.

Iron Spear A general quality spear.

Iron Short-sword A general quality short-sword.

The weapons given to me look like 2nd hand goods compared to the ones carried by our frontliners, but shiny blades with no rust are more than good enough for me. The quality is unbelievable. I’m guessing what this remodeling does is, it cleanly collects the iron only from the materials and reconstructs everything into a blade of the same shape and size. Shove in 2 or 3 of those rusty short-swords, and her remodeling can dish out a sparkly new iron short-sword. The logic of bunching up only the good bits to make something of better quality is fine and all, but then, where does all the rust go? Who knows. They like, completely vanish. After the remodeling is over, you can only find the finished product inside the fountain and nothing else.

But let’s not sweat the small stuff. It’s all good if we can get quality weapons. But here’s where it gets better, you can actually mix in monster parts during the remodeling process. A synthesis of sorts.

Red Saber A saber made with Cerberus claws as material. Embers fly with even light swings.

A so called elemental weapon. Apparently, when Souma-kun beat the Cerberus, likely due to some special ability of the Hero, the monster turned into light particles and got absorbed into him. However, this ability is convenient in that it has the smarts to leave behind the core. And further conveniently, it also leaves behind monster parts that could be well used in the remodeling. Apparently, other than the core, the other parts are ones that hold a lot of mana, and that’s seemingly how it discerns between what to and what not to leave behind.

And so they now possess claws and fangs from the Cerberus.

What man, we getting Drop Items now?— I want to retort, but I’ll refrain.

Anyway, with that Cerberus claw supplied alongside Kenzaki-san’s Knight Saber, she got out the new and improved Red Saber.

“This is really good... Look, fire’s coming out”

“A genuine magic sword I see”

Even the cool and collected Kenzaki-san and Class Rep are wide eyed looking at the flames that spouted after swinging the sword. I myself went “Woahhh!!” and got all excited.

Still, all this material quality improving and even adding elemental attributes, feels like we’re really making weapons, or I should say, like the crafting you see in games. You’d normally have to get tools for manufacturing iron or other metals, like molds and all sorts of equipment, and also the right knowledge. This is all something Remodeling can do all in one go. You could even call it a cheat skill.

The crafting produced by this magic figuratively scoffs “MUDA MUDA!” at all the industrial achievements founded by the human race in all its history, as if proclaiming the utter futility of it all. I feel a bit complicated seeing a bit of magic easily surpass modern science, but my life is on the line here, so I’ll gladly take full advantage of it. My Rem is pretty similar in that respect too. Plus, whatever my complaints may be, Takanashi-san’s cheaty production skill has already become indispensable for our survival.[1]

As I was pondering in my positive impressions, she’d made one more, another fire element weapon.

Red Knife A knife made with Cerberus fangs as material. It is said that a malevolent devout had once used this blade to pierce into his sacrifices, before finally burning them at the cross.

“Hey, why’s mine have a scary description again, hey you!?”

Natsukawa-san was overjoyed at receiving her new firey knife synthesized with the Cerberus’ fang. Swinging away at the red-hot blade that spit embers, she sent those feelings of gratitude to the weapon’s creator, that is, towards Takanashi-san.

“UAA~N! Hope you like fried chickeeen!”

“W-wait, Kotori doesn’t write these thiiings!”

That’s some good heat it’s giving off. That should let her take on tough bodied monsters too. I’d very much like Mei-chan to also equip herself like this, but it seems like those small Orthrus fangs simply can’t exert Cerberus-tier levels of fire.

Roaring Steel Halberd A halberd crafted with good steel and fine metallic monster carapace. The oversized axe blade is its specialty.

We’ll be heading back into the danger soon, and I could die instantly if I don’t have Rem substitute for me in a dire situation.

The girls might find out, but my fear and sense of self-preservation takes priority. I don’t want to die regretting not making Rem here and now.

Anyway, I’m done collecting, so all’s well.

After I’m done, no one would know Rem’s ingredients from just looking at her. And they wouldn’t bother to find out. I just mixed some monster materials and done, what of it? I could simply persist. That way, it’s not embarrassing for me, and the girls won’t care much either. it’s a win-win for everyone.[5]

Now, same as last time, I’m perfectly prepped for Vile Mud Doll. A Skeleton captain’s bones will serve as the frame this time, and I added in its core too. Additionally, what was before Goar scales is now Armor Bear shell. Both quantity and quality of materials have been bumped up a notch. I’m definitely getting a more powerful Mud Doll Rem after this.

Plus, I’ve already had Tananashi-san prepare a 2nd Steel Spear for Rem to use. So her armaments are also receiving an upgrade.

“Fufuh... This is kinda exciting”

From all the new prospects to power up, I unconsciously let a smile show, and with the now well filled adult rubber balloon in hand, I get on my feet— and right then,

“Momokawa, what are you, doing over there”

Spine froze.

She found out. She saw. How, why. Bad thoughts rush in one after another, making my head a vomit-inducing swirl of disorder. But even within that chaos, I quickly knew who she was.

The person standing there when I slowly turn around—

“Don’t move!!”

“Hii!?”

Glaring at me with eyes like the devil incarnate(an oni), there stood Kenzaki Asuna, with her sword at my throat.

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Author’s postscript: This is unrelated to this story, but “Kuro no Maou V: Witch in Love” is now on sale. There’s a gaiden chapter you can only get in this published version so please have a look![6]

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[1] IS THAT A JOJO REFERENCE!!1 XD— yes, yes it is.

[2] The Red weapons’ names are as is. 剛鉄 — Goutetsu — Roaring Steel

[3] OK I seriously double checked about there being 5 girls on the other side, I don’t know why man, there’s supposed to be 6 right?

[4] Hmm... somebody was asking for silver lining in the comments :^)

[5] win-win is such a fun word, remember to make a circle with your index and thumb while extending the other three fingers when you say it. Also, watch Sakura Quest... it’s super fun lol.

[6] This is a few arcs ago in KnM, when he got Evil Eater, and Wrath Pun battle I think. I havn’t seen the book so I can’t be too sure tho. Anyway this is just advertisement for the book, but apparently the gaiden’s pretty cool. Author summarized it somewhat, and it’s a what if about if Kurono never escaped from the lab. He apparently still meets Lily somehow, and there’s characters that appear in the ch 500s in that gaiden (the book comes out in that time frame), so I guess with current translations you don’t really have a grasp of some of the characters. Anyway, my point is, if you happen to buy the book, can you please send me scans of the illustrations inside? I’ve been really curious about this for a while. And my second point is, we should totally badger Yoshi to translate it lol.