Chapter 112: First, knead it into shape, dry and fire it, then fire it again, and it's complete. I mean, I don't have anything to glaze it?
Day 42 Evening, White Weirdo Inn
Apparently, tonight we are having hot pot.
He seems to be enjoying himself.
Until a short while ago he was working on an earthenware pot.
Hmm, just what Haruka-kun is trying to become?
It seems he received a lot of vegetables from the village near the dungeon. Initially, we thought it was because villagers were overjoyed over the death of the dungeon, but turns out, this is their gratitude for turning the village into a fortress.
At first, he received a lot of vegetables for destroying the dungeon, and to return the favor, he seems to have made a wall around the village?
While the creator thinks it to be a mere wall, it doesn't sound like anything other than fortress-level fortifications. A sturdy 2-meter wall that even a goblin king wouldn't be able to break that easily, surrounded by a slope, making jumping over them a difficult task.
Furthermore, it seems he also added spikes on top of the walls? Hmm, just what does Haruka-kun want the villagers to battle?
The villagers were overjoyed after seeing that fine wall and gave him even more vegetables, which made him feel awkward to receive so much, so he, in turn, distributed clubs to the villagers. No monsters or bandits would dare to attack such a place.
If unsuspecting monsters were to attack it, they'd probably be annihilated before troops from the town reach the place. No matter how I think about it, this is not a village anymore!
But the person that created fortress village seems to be happy with all the vegetables he received, saying that he made a huge profit. Well, if everyone is happy, then I guess it's alright?
He was saying that they were overreacting with how happy they were, but it's only natural they would be overjoyed. After all, despite being so close to the demon forest, they didn't even have a proper fence, much less a defensive wall.
The villagers must've spent their every day in anxiety, I think it's only reasonable they would be overjoyed if their village suddenly gained a rampart for protection? And then, they also received weapons as a bonus, I don't think there is anything strange about their reaction?
A hot pot~, with mystery meat~, mystery vegetables~, and the usual shrooms~, a hot pot~, sort of
Well, he seems to be in a good mood, so it doesn't really matter, but he completely forgot about the dungeon, didn't he? Doesn't he remember why he went there in the first place?
So I'm glad that they were fine.
And it seems the dungeon master was something wearing armor.
Apparently, an armor and a magic stone were just lying on the floor of the lowest floor?
In other words, the dungeon master died without getting to face anyone in combat even once. Drowned, without doing anything bad yet. Perhaps without even seeing a single human being.
Without meeting any one, without the world learning of their species, without a single fight.
Just why do I get this feeling that it's dungeons that we should be worried about? Defeating a dungeon master should be an admirable and praiseworthy deed, but why, imagining that scene do I feel nothing but pity?DiiScver w storis on no//e()/lbin(.)c/o/m
And it seems he wants to go to the cave with a lawnmower tomorrow, and create a garden. So the cave is about to get even more palatial Just what does he seek from caves and dungeons?
After that began another auction. All participants scrambled in a huge uproar for the sword, the spear, and the dungeon master's armor, but no one raised a hand for Spike Mail.
Weapons with skills or high spec armor can't be found in the town, and having 30 people here it's hard to get good items for everyone. Furthermore, since everyone carries several weapons, changing them, it becomes necessary to have swords, spears, shields, and armor for every single person.
So with this constant shortage of good gear, the auction found huge success. And yet, Spike Mailwas ignored anyway.
The price on it kept going down as in some kind of discount sale, eventually reaching the point when he just tried to push it onto someone to get it off his hands, but everyone ran away. Well, that's to be expected?
After all, girls wouldn't want such sinister-looking spiky armor? Even boys were taken aback by it? Only a true villain can wear something like that. On top of that, you have to be something of post apocalyptic overlord class to make it work.
In this world, only Haruka-kun can wear such villainous and sinister armor. After all, it is something that only a person worse than a demon lord can wear Is there anyone else who would qualify?
By the way, someone even more amazing than Overlord or Demon Lord, which is ex-Dungeon Emperor, was desperately shaking her head in refusal. Yes! Don't offer such evil items to girls!
It seems it won't get equipped by anyone, but I think it would suit Haruka-kun just fine Just what is he trying to become?
[TL Notes: [1] Kombu is edible kelp mostly from the family Laminariaceae and is widely eaten in East Asia. ]