I Was a Sword When I Reincarnated (Web Novel)

「Gahahaha! Sorry for leaving you alone, miss!」

「Un . 」

『I’m enough in terms of weaponry . I’d like you to make me a sheath instead, is that fine?』

「Ou! I’ll make the best sheath you’ve ever seen!」

『We can’t pay you too much, though…… We want other equipment as well, after all . 』

「Is that so~? How much is your budget?」

『Leaving some for lodging and medicine, about 150,000 Gorudo . 』

We’ll be buying cheap protective gear, but Gallus is a renowned Magic Blacksmith . 150,000 might be a bit low .

「Really . Alright, because I like you guys, I’ll sell you one set of equipment and a sheath for that much . 」

『Is that really alright? I’m saved . 』

「This much is fine! Then, what kind of armor would you like? I may be a Blacksmith, but I can also work with leather . I don’t mind whatever you choose . 」

『Hmm . Well, what do you think?』

「Lighter is good . 」

「Leather then . My recommendation is to use steel to strengthen the areas that cover your vitals . 」

「I see . 」

「What about headgear?」

「Better with none . Bad visibility . 」

「Then, perhaps an earring for Beastmen? There’re types that don’t need a piercing, if you’d like . 」

「Nn . 」

「Just a moment, then . 」

Old man Gallus takes multiple pieces of equipment out from a storehouse of some sort . There’re various kinds .

「Try out whichever one catches your eye . 」

Name ：Remodeled Breastplate of the Flame Bull DEF ：88　Durability ：330/330

Effect ：Fire Resistance ↑ LowName ：Remodeled Gauntlet of the Paralysis Clawed Cat DEF ：39　Durability ：160/160 Effect ：Impact Resistance ↑ Low, Paralysis Resistance ↑ LowName ：Boots of the Poison Wyrm[1]DEF ：52　Durability ：200/200Effect ：Poison Resistance ↑ LowName ：Mithril Earring of the Cat TribeDEF：10　Durability：100/100Effect ：Magic Resistance ↑ Low

As a set, the DEF adds up to 189 .

It’s weaker than the Guild Master’s equipment, but compared to most Adventurers around town it’s a bit strong . It’s better equipment than I had expected to receive .

The main color of the equipment is black, which suits Fran better than I had anticipated . In addition, two pieces of clothing without any defensive properties were also tailored for her .

『Is it alright giving us such strong equipment?』

「It’s fine . Strong Adventurers should be equipped with strong equipment . Above all, this equipment is inferior compared to yourself, so it’s quite vexing . Well, anyways, I won’t go into the red or anything, so don’t worry about it . 」

『Well, Fran?』

「Thank you . 」

「Come again in the future . It’s not every day I get an opportunity to analyze an Intelligent Weapon, after all . 」

『Isn’t that reason a bit strange?』

「Don’t mind it . It’s for Appraisal and Discernment . 」

『Well, if that’s how it is…』

「Bringing in materials is also welcome, you know? If you bring them in, I’ll lower the price of the equipment made out of it . 」

At his words I remembered the strong Demonic Beasts’ materials I had stored . Since I won’t be selling them to the Guild, wouldn’t passing them to old man Gallus for the sake of better equipment be as inconspicous as it gets?

「Materials . 」

『That’s right . I’d like you to make some protective gear out of them to dispose of them without attracting attention, old man . 』

「Hou . Putting it like that, their quality must be quite substantial . 」

『They’re not from small-fry Demonic Beasts . They’re from beings with threat levels of D and C . 』

It wouldn’t be strange for an entire Country to take action for Demonic Beasts of Threat Level C . If one such creature appears near a town, the armed forces appearing soon after would be expected .

Even for Adventurers, they’re dangerous to the degree that you’d need at least 3 parties — more than 15 people — of Silver ranks .

『Are there any vacant rooms we can use?』

「Yeah, there’s an empty room over there . Did you bring them with you?」

「We did . 」

「You have an item bag, then? But where……」

No item bags can be seen from the figure of Fran . She only has clothes, sandals, and me equipped currently .

『It’s an ability of mine . 』

「I see . Interesting… For a Sword to have an item box ability…… I had no idea…」

While the old man murmurs and mumbles to himself, I was moved to the vacant room . It was likely a warehouse of some sort originally . It has a dirt floor, a high ceiling, and a sizeable area . I have no complaints .

『Then, I’ll take them out . 』

I take out the fur, fangs, and claws of the Tyrant Saber . Next are the poisonous fangs and scales of the Doppel Snake, and followng that is the shell and skin of the Blast Tortoise . With just that, the room was filled with materials .

For the materials of the large Slime Lord, I left them stored and simply conveyed their existence verbally . The whole room would be covered with its slimy liquid if I took it out, after all .

「What the……?! D-Did you kill these? Despite them being materials of high-level C and D ranks?」

『Well…』

「Alone?」

『To be precise, it was just me . I had used Telekinesis to soar around at that time . 』

「Hahahahahaha! How fierce! You must have quite the variety in abilities . 」

『If one’s basic abilities are low, versatility is key . 』

「If it’s this, then… Equipment of considerable quality can be made . It’ll be gear at a level that would be out of reach to a bronze rank . 」

That should be expected, it’s material of only strong Demonic Beasts after all .

「However, these are all leather materials . I can’t handle it all alone . I’ll have to cooperate with someone . After that, that guy’ll —」

『Um, old man?』

「Oops, excuse me . Because there’s such interesting work after a long time, I’ve grown a tad excited . I wonder how many times you’ll surprise me before you’re satisfied!」

While saying so, a big smile floats on his face .

「Then, will you?」

「Of course!」

『However, it’ll be a custom-made set provided by a skilled artisan . How much would be sufficient old man?』

「That’s right…… Even with materials provided, the price usually wouldn’t dip below 2,000,000 Gorudo . 」

『Seriously? That’s absolutely impossible . 』

「This material… Is it fine if I take it all?」

『Aah, yeah that’s fine . 』

「Then, the negotiations’ll be simple . There’re far too many materials for the equipment of the young lady alone, so I’ll buy the surplus materials . For the price, how about we settle with a complete offset of the crafting cost?」

『That’d be a great help . 』

「Alright, deal . 」

「How long?」

「It’ll take one month . 」

『It’ll take longer than expected,』

「What are you saying? That time is already pushing it! Well, that’s just because of the material, of course . It’s an odd job, for sure, but thankfully there’re enough raw materials to work with, so it’ll work out one way or another . 」

『It can’t be helped . What do you think, Fran?』

「Nn . Looking forward . 」

「Ou! Leave it to me!」

Old man Gallus then proceeds to prepare several iron barrels to load the body of the Slime Lord into . The slime seems to have multiple uses .

「I’ve looked already, but… Are there no Magic Stones in these?」

「None . 」

「Really . That’s too bad . 」

『Can Magic Stones be used in equipment as well?』

「Ou . During creation, I can mix them in . For example, using the fang of this Doppel Snake Poison Resistance is assured for armor; for weapons, toxic effects would be expected . However, those effects would increase with the addition of the Doppel Snake’s Magic Stone . Using other stones would also apply an effect, but the materials have a natural affinity with the Magic Stone of the same kind . 」

To think that Magic Stones had such a use… Unfortunately, their Magic Stones have already been absorbed by me . Perhaps I should leave Magic Stones that have Skills I have already in the future . They can be absorbed from storage at any time if they turn out useless .

『I’ll be careful in the future . 』

「Ou, that’s good then . 」

『Then I suppose we’ll take our leave for today . 』

「Bye bye . 」

『I’m sorry for troubling you in various ways . 』

「Hahaha! Just look forward to the finished products! Make sure to come back for the sheath in 3 days, too . 」

『Understood . 』

Because we had processed the materials, strong armors could be ordered . Really, it was quite a good encounter .

『You look good, Fran . You match the look of a fledgling Adventurer to a tee . 』

「Thank you . 」

『Next is…… Do you need underwear?』

「 ? Not really . 」

『I-Is that so?』

Because she said so, it’s alright, right?

No, that won’t do . Certainly the hurdle is high when it comes to lingerie and undergarments, but if I back away now, I’ll end up running away forever! If I do so, Fran will lose quality as a lady!

Here and now, I must take the offensive!

『That’s no good . We’re going to buy some underwear!』

[1] “Wyrm” should actually be “Sub/Inferior Flying Dragon”, but “Boots of the Poison Sub-Dragon” sounds kinda… Well… Weird . Especially because the Wyvern way back when was a sub-dragon of sorts, making the identity of the boots’ materials quite vague compared to other gear . If you have a better recommendation, lay it on me . 劣飛竜 .