「It is fine for the first Skill Crystal to be around five thousand Nars. For the bid on the second one, however, try to lower the price.」
「Very well.」
Has the price gone down a bit, after all? It’ll be a bad decision if I don’t buy it now then. If the successful bid is going to be in the range that I specified, it’ll be great.
「I need a Goat Skill Crystal as well.」
I order a Goat Skill Crystal, too. We need to move up the floors in order to increase our levels, but if we move to higher floors, the battles will become harder. The quickest wayto solve this problem is by enhancing our weapons. Since I already have a Holy Spear on me, it will be good to attach 「Intelligence x2」 Skill to it as well.
「Will you be using it on the Holy Spear?」
「Nope, it is for something else. Because of circumstances, I can’t tell you more than that. I am in need of just one.」
「Is that so?」Luke knows I am carrying the Holy Spear with me. I mean, he was present during the trade, so there’s no way for him to not know about it.
Like Luke said, by fusing a Goat Skill Crystal with the Holy Spear I can double its power, but I can’t disclose this fact without having to buy more than one Skill Crystal.
In reality, it is not necessary for me to buy a lot since I only need one Skill Crystal. There won’t be any problem if I happen to succeed from time to time, but if I always buy one Skill Crystal, it will definitely raise suspicion.
I’ll use ‘it is for something else’ excuse in order to bring the discussion to a close since it is really not necessary to tell him my reasons. If I can just avoid the question, altogether, it’ll be good enough.
「If Goat Skill Crystal appears and it’s going to be withing the fifty five hundred Nars price range, go ahead and make a bid for it, please.」
「Understood. At this price, I think I will have a successful bid soon.」
Earlier, I bought a Goat Skill Crystal for fifty-four hundred Nars. If I continued to bid when still cost fifty-four hundred Nars, I would already have another one on me by now.
Well, no use crying about it now. It is still cheap, with only a hundred Nars of difference.
After placing the order for a Goat Skill Crystal with Luke, I leave the Merchants’ Guild.
「In the future, I intend to have Miria equip a weapon with 「Petrification」Skill attached. However, should I attach the skill to Miria’s rapier, or the estoc?」
When we return home, I talk it over with everyone. It’s better to include everyone in this matter, especially since in the future, Miria will likely inherit Roxanne’s Estoc from her.
「It’s a popular belief that a Dragon Knight best wield two weapons capable of inflicting abnormal statuses. I, however, don’t believe that.」
Sherry voices her opinion.
「Really?」
「When I say a weapon capable of inflicting abnormal status, it alludes that there’s no surety it will inflict abnormal status. However, with two weapons, the likelihood will be higher.」
Miria seems to be enthusiastic, but that’s her usual reply.
If there’s a weapon capable of inflicting abnormal status, the Skill of Assassin which increases the chance of inflicting abnormal status will be effective.
Should I make someone other than Miria the Assassin then?
Assassin has another Skill which increases the resistance against abnormal status effects. However, whether the Job will be of use to Roxanne, who dodges everything flawlessly, or not is hard to say.
If I were to make Vesta an assassin, the 「Dual Wielding」 skill of Dragon Knight would be unusable.
「Well, I don’t understand it fully. However, if you want to attach 「Petrification」 Skill to a weapon, I would suggest Estoc. The higher the tier of the weapon the skill is attached to, the better.」
Roxanne shares her opinion while holding out her Estoc. If Miria uses estoc, Roxanne will have to use rapier, which will be a step back.
「That’s bad.」
「That’s not a problem.」
When it comes to equipment, Roxanne doesn’t seem to be as concerned about anything, but she’s especially particular when it comes to order. She seems to take what’s better for the whole Party into account. That’s good.
As a reward, I will soon have to buy her a weapon better than her current Estoc.
To find another Estoc may not be possible. Therefore, it is best to attach the best Skill you have to the best equipment you have.
I pass the Estoc, which I received from Roxanne, to Sherry. I take out the Coral Skill Crystal, which I bought just now, and the Kobold Skill Crystal which I already had at hand and hand the Skill Crystals over to Sherry as well.
「Because a Kobold Skill Crystal enhances the effect of a Skill, it is better to use it with a better weapon.」
Sherry agrees with my idea, it seems. She seems to have consented to attaching multiple skills to a one-handed sword instead of a two-handed sword, for which I’m grateful to her.
「Umm, may I see the fusion?」
When I pass the sword and the Skill Crystals to Sherry, Vesta asks that of me with a hesitant voice.
「Are you fine with it, Sherry?」
「Yes, I see no problems with it.」
「Okay then.」
I allow Vesta to bear witness to the fusion after confirming it with Sherry. Even if she hadn’t asked about it, it’s not like I would have driven her away, since I have never done anything like that until now.