[Killing time]
[Just kidding]
Since we arrived in the prison room, Orcki has been sleeping. Man, this guy can sleep through anything.
"System open"
[Kenitsu]
Title: Crystalian Slayer
LEVEL: 2120
SPECIES: Elite DeathBringer
HP: 8010
MANA: 7505
PHYSICAL STRENGTH: 4005
MAGIC: 4430
AGILITY: 3990
PHYSICAL DEFENSE: 4005
MAGIC DEFENSE: 4005
HYBRID DEFENSE: 4005
"Oh, my stats are so good, and my level too! Hm, let's see how many skills I have..."
[SKILLS]
SHAPE-SHIFT: Allows the user to shape-shift into any monster (only those you have killed). DEVOURER: Allows the user to devour any target. ALL HEAL: Allows the user to instantly heal all targets and break all curses.
FALLEN ARMOR: Allows the user to create nearly indestructible barriers and shields.
DIRE SPEED: Allows the user to enhance their speed and agility.
SHADOW SUMMON: Allows the user to summon shadows.
UNLOCK SKILL Y/N? SKILL: COPY: Allows the user to copy or duplicate things or skills.
"Oh, so I have six skills, huh? This will be more helpful in the future."
Luhi and the three other Dwarves walk towards our cell, saying,
"We saved them, thank you!"
I replied,
"No problem."
The three Dwarves replied,
"So you're the one who gave us the potion. Thanks!"
"My arm was almost torn off. Even if I had survived, I wouldn't have been able to work! Thank you so much!"
"Thanks, bruh,"
I replied to them,
"You're welcome, everyone."
I am surprised as Luhi approaches my prison cell and opens it. I had resigned myself to a life of imprisonment, feeling as though this cell offered no defense against even the slightest punches.
I ask,
"I'm free?"
Luhi responds,
"Of course!"
Relieved, I follow Luhi out of the cell, and he invites me to join him for a meal. As we sit down to eat bread and soup, we begin talking. Luhi comments on how he has never seen such an effective healing potion before, amazed at the way it has healed my injuries. He expresses his willingness to help me in any way he can, so I take the opportunity to ask him about the reason behind my imprisonment.
In the morning, we walked to the skilled blacksmiths. I saw some different people who were beautiful and cool!
"Wow! Just what you'd expect from a Dwarven country. It's so advanced compared to the Orc village!"
Luhi said,
"Over here! Don't get lost."
I said,
"Wow! This shiny armor is so cool! The ornamentation work is so precise! ...Ohh! What's with that sword!? It's glowing! Damn! Is it magical!?"
Luhi responds,
"Ah, look there! It's the guy who made that."
I responds,
"Huh?"
Luhi responds,
"The blacksmith you're about to meet."
I mumbled,
"The blacksmith I'm about to meet!? Cool!"
Luhi said,
"Here's the place. I can vouch for his skill. Hey, bro, you home?"
"Kai? Gimme a minute."
I said,
"Hello"
Luhi replied,
"His name is Kai, and his my older brother.
[Smith kai]
I respond,
"Wow, he seems to fit the tough workman trope."
Kai said,
"You three- A DeathBringer? Friend of yours?"
Dwarf brothers [Gorg, Argo, karb],
"Kai, this is the one! The one that saved us when we got hurt yesterday!"
Kai replied,
"Oh, it is? You have my thanks"
I replied,
"Oh, it was nothing really. Or maybe something? Ha ha ha ha"
Kai responded,
"So, what did you need?"
I respond,
"I need someone that can help my village to grow"
Kai responds,
"Aha. I get what you're saying. But I'm sorry, I'm too busy to do it. All because an idiot minister made an absurd order."
I respond,
"Absurd how?"
Kai responds,
"Twenty magical longswords are being prepared in anticipation of the battle against Centrouz, the Lord of Hell. They are scheduled to be completed this week."
I asked Kai,
"Who is Centrouz?"
Kai looked at me in surprise and said,
"You don't know?"
I replied,
"Uh, no."
Kai explained,
"Centrouz is one of the 11 Demon Lords. He desires destruction throughout the world, and his immense power allows him to conquer and kill. Even the hero, our king, has been unable to defeat him in direct combat."
I responded,
"Centrouz, huh? I look forward to meeting that, Demon Lord."
Kai replied,
"I don't know if our kingdom can win the war, but we don't want to stay idle and do nothing. We will fight until the end of our lives."
As I thought, if there's a Demon Lord, there's always a hero. He said that their king and its party fought Centrouz, their king the hero and its party are all powerful adventurers of a total of 10 and they can barely bleed Centrouz. Kai even said that after the battle only the hero remained alive.
Kai said,
"And I'm out of materials so I've only finished two."
I replied,
"Oh is that so?"
Kai replied,
"Yeah. I need a special type of magic crystal."
Gorg replied,
"We went to dig some up yesterday, but...
The 3 crystal spiders showed up. Hah... Either way, that mine's basically run dry."
Karb said,
"There's no magic crystal left to mine."
Argo replied,
"Yeah yeah."
Kai replied,
"Not to mention, even if I had the materials, it'd take two weeks to make twenty swords. And yet I've got to deliver them to the king in five days. The work's been divided among contracted smiths all over the country. If I don't deliver, they might revoke my smithing license."
Luhi replied,
"Bro..."
That's a problem... Huh? Wait wait, I can copy it into a million swords!
"HE HE HE... WHUA HA HA HA."
And yeah, they looked at me like they think I lost my mind haha.
"Old man... I can help you easily! But!"
Kai replied,
"But!?"
I replied,
"In exchange Old man I want you to find one of your friends who can teach us their skills."
Kai replied,
"...That's all?"
I continued,
"Our first priority is the "clothing and housing" in "clothing, food, and housing." I'd also like to get some cloth and gear for future use."
Kai proudly replied,
"Hah! A piece of pie. Consider it done!"
Karb replied,
"But... even if we started work now..."
I replied,
"HE HE HE HE... Old man, you said you already made two, right? Let me see that sword."
Kai replied,
"Okay... Bring it here karb!"
Karb then give the sword to me,
"Here"
I replied,
"This is impressive. Even an mature like me can tell your skill is the real deal. Oh... This sword is glowing."
Kai replied,
"It's because of the magic crystal core. To put it simply, it's a sword that will mature according to its user's will."
Amazing! It's really amazing! I'd love to have this old man come to my village... But to make that happen...
I replied,
"I'm borrowing this for a moment!"
System! Unlock new skill COPY!
System,
Command confirmed. New skill unlocked COPY: Allows the user to copy or duplicate things or skills. Congratulations.