Chapter 42 – Tower of Trials ③ - Strawberry Lilies

This time it’s not so much about the Tower of Trials!

――Pyui ―― !

――Tsuntsun

―Pyu? Pyui!

―Patapatapa…

I wake up to something poking me in the face.

「――N- Nu… ?」

It was a very pleasant morning…… Wait, what time is it! ?

I looked at the clock on the menu screen.

―― 00:27

It’s already this late… Or rather, why was I sleeping in this place… ?

What was I doing earlier… ?

Ah! Aah! I had evolved!

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【Name】 Ayane LV. ☆ (Upper Limit Released)

【Race】 Dragonborn (Apprentice)

【Job】 Blacksmith LV. 5

HP: 345/2450

MP: 210/1950

STR: 70

VIT: 10

DEF: 10

AGI: 58

INT: 10

DEX: 70

MND: 10

【Skill】 《Smithing LV. 7》 《Swordsmanship LV. ☆》 《Physical Enhancement LV. ☆》 《Mining LV. 5》 《Lumbering LV. 2》 《Woodworking LV. 5》 《Appraisal LV. 8》 《Alchemy LV. 6》 《Alchemy Smithing LV. 6》 《Dragon Power LV. 1 (new!)》

SP: 0

【Eqiupment】 Leaf Wolf Set, Homurakazezanmaru, Reizanmaru

【Title】 『Someone Who Has Defeated the Leaf Wolf』 『Subjugator of Hell』 『One Who Has the Power of a Dragon』

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【Name】 『One Who Has the Power of a Dragon』

【Effect】 Increases STR by 1.75, and when using the 《Dragon Power》 skill, doubles STR, AGI, and DEF.

【Acquisition Requirements】 Evolve into a Dragon, or be taught by a Dragon.

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「Dra- Dragon… ! ?」

Isn’t he a Dragonborn? That old man I saw recently…

――Pikonpikon…

「Mail?」

The old man, the Dragonborn, was displayed in the list of friends on the menu screen, where there were supposed to be only two friends.

I touch the icon to see the mail.

『Ayane, do you like my gift? Master its power. If you do, I will give you the next step in your evolution. And perhaps you can see a little, now, eh? I’ll have a cup of tea and observe』

「I knew it… But is evolution something that can be given… ?」

I thought evolution was something that the system would do on its own… Did he actually break into the system… ? If so, who is that old man… ! ?

I racked my brain for answers, but none were forthcoming. There is too little information.

I’ll look into this in the future.

I was most curious about what 「you can see a little」 means… ?

I can see… Something I see… Until now… That I couldn’t… A thing… ?

「Recipe!」

As soon as I realized this, I pulled out the blank piece of paper that had been sitting in my inventory.

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【Dragon God’s Secret Sword・Darkness】

【Materials】

・The Eyes and Blood of the Hellwolf King

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【Ceremony】

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【Remarks】

・A sword that possesses a part of the power (Darkness) of the Dragon God, the creator of this world.

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「Amazing! ! Something’s written on it! !」

No, that’s not what I meant.

Becoming a level 30 Dragonborn has revealed a little… of the recipe for the sword. What’s been revealed is the name, materials, ritual, and remarks information. It’s great to know what kind of materials are needed.

「The Dragon God’s Secret Sword! It’s kind of cool! !」

Ayane, who loses her ability to use her vocabulary when it comes to swords, sets her goal for the future as 「to create the Dragon God’s Secret Sword・Darkness」 and looks at the materials information.

「Hellwolf… King…」

Hellwolf’s higher version, right?

I wonder how cute it is…

That’s not what I meant.

「I think it’s cute, but I want to make the Dragon God’s Secret Sword…」

The scales wavered between the Hellwolf King and the Dragon God’s Secret Sword・Darkness. It tipped towards the latter, of course.

「Eh! ? Wait a minute! I need a lot of great materials! ?」

There are 14 places left that have the question marks, even though it require materials from the Hellwolf King, which is probably, or certainly, stronger than the Hellwolf. It’s a secret sword, so of course the difficulty of obtaining it must be equal to or greater than the materials for the Hellwolf King.

That’s 14 more times… No, I haven’t beaten it yet, so 15 times…

「Well, that’s a good long term goal!… I have to go to bed! !」

It’s already around midnight.

Ayane logged out for the day.

She was unaware that a pair of horns had grown on the rear of her head as a result of becoming a Dragonborn.