After lunch and such, Iâll take my time checking over the new things in the square of the Imperial Capital.
In addition to «Cloth Equipment» and «Uniformed», thereâs nothing special to say about the passive secondaries. They give very straightforward effects.
For the Silver Key, ăSubspace Enhancement: Max.ă has become ăSpace-Time Enhancement: Max.ă. This is probably due to what I learned at level 1 of «Space-Time Magic»
[Space-Time Awareness]
Allows you to recognise the flow of time and the distortion of space.
The situation in regards to the flow of time and the distortion of space is currently unknown.
As a result, «Subspace Awareness Expansion» has changed to «Space-Time Awareness Expansion». âŠHuh? The level has gone down. âŠIt was almost 60, but now itâs 28. Because it has been lowered, I should be okay to think that each level provides a greater effect. It is the same now as it was near 60âŠ
It seems that the appearance of subspace is displayed on the grid of my 3D map.
Moving through subspace has an image of stripping away, or tearing off, part of the grid. Just rip it off, make a hole, and go through it. It will automatically repair itself in time, or it can be repaired with an image of blocking up the hole.
It may look like warping to those who cannot see the grid or grasp subspace.
By the way, the MP cost of [Inventory Expansion] is now 10%. In the 50s, it was 30%. The effect of [Efficiency] seems to be quite large.
I might have earned SP from levelling up skills to the maximum, but it is still overall a minus due to spending it on the new skills. However, there are still more to come. There will be «Luminous Magic» and «Darkness Magic», as well as «Slender Sword» and «Book». «Serpentine Sword» is still a ways ahead.
«Space-Time Awareness Expansion» is the same as «Spatial Awareness Ability Expansion», just with the option to display more, so it is not something I need to worry about. If I had to comment, then Iâm now a ăSubspace Ability Useră.
It should be possible to enter and leave subspace as long as you can recognise it. However, it is not so simple to become a ăSubspace Navigatoră. You need to be able to act within the subspaceâŠit seems.
Subspace is similar enough that you could call it outer space, so a method for movement in a zero gravity state is necessary. You also need to have measures for a being in a place without oxygen. Furthermore, you need heat insulation. Specifically, [Breathing Aid], [Heat Resistance] and [Cold Resistance] are essential.
In conclusion, subspace is⊠a dimension that is shifted slightly from the main world, so there are no obstacles and there is no air, and where due to the lack of air resistance it is possible to move at ultra-high speeds.
However, if you make a hole you can hear sounds from the outside, and air does not flow in, so it is not completely like space. It would be more accurate to recognise it as some kind of different world.
The use of subspaceâŠ. Oh, I can use it on my first trip to unlock a portal. I donât have to do FOX4. And when I am travelling to a hunting ground. Otherwise, in my case, I can use [Short Jump] for short distances, and the key for long distances. There is also [Return] for travelling back.
Well, it seems that the Halloween campaign is already active. Since the date change on Saturday, the amount collected is increased. Shall we go back to the palace and dig into the vein that has been accumulating since Monday?
MuâŠ.? Thereâs something in subspace. Isnât it unusual for someone to have subspace abilities? From the way Byakhee talked about it, it seemed like a rarity.
And itâs a child. Or at least short. «Identification» is not reacting, so I canât see the race or level, but the soul is white. So not a bad kid. Theyâre dressed strangely, though. Japanese style, or rather, like a clown.
A hand comes out from behind me and tugs at me, then retracts into subspace. âŠDefinitely a child, arenât you? Unfortunately, I can see not just behind me but also into subspaceâŠbut Iâll accompany you for a bit.
I play along with it, reacting to the taps on my shoulder and tugs on my cloak.
After playing for a while, one of the nearby Residents was alarmed by it and brought over a knight patrol. Itâs a patrol, so a group of three.
But they donât seem to be surprised at the arm sticking out of the space. Itâs not a look of fear. Why the indescribable expression? Confused⊠or, stunned? A look that says ăYou really canât help itâŠ.ă. However, the knight who recognised me is showing a face like he has a stomachache.
Maybe theyâre famous for being a mischievous child? âŠ.What a waste of ability, if so. But the soul is the colour it is because of that waste. Itâs a great ability for thieves. This subspace ability.
âNemeseia-sama. My apologies. Despite the mischief, theyâre not a bad kid, so please.â
âDonât worry. Iâm not angry.â
So itâs like that after all. A habitual offender.
Itâs not me that was being messed with, but the knights.
âHey, Al! At least make a better choice of target!â
The face is neutral, but Al seems to be a nickname. So probably a boy.
Itâs about time to go. A tentacle twines around the the arm that pokes out for a bit, and he is pulled out of the subspace.
âUee!? Uwaa!?â
âIâm also an Outer One, and I can recognise subspace.â
While showing off another two tentacles that swell out from by my feet, the one that caught the boy pokes at his cheek.
Itâs not harassment mode, so itâs smooth, and weâre in a town, so the abnormal conditions are off.
âMu⊠there was a similar atmosphere, but it was a talented person.â
âNo, not mu. Choose your opponent. Itâs not like you canât, right?â
âDidnât I choose properly? Weâre both Stellura-sama followers.â
âAhâŠwellâŠhm..then stop the pranks in the first place?â
âNo!â
While this child and the knight were talking, I had continued with my pokingâŠ
AnywayâŠ.this is a new species to me.
âIâve never seen your race before. Whatâs your name?â
âIâm Arkady Proa!â
Arkady ProaăLv48
A distortion devil. An advanced devil. One of the few races on the surface with subspace capabilities.
At the top among the distortion devils, the Proa family.
The Proa family are followers of the Stellura religion, and often dress as clowns.
Attributes: -ăWeaknesses: -ăResistances: â
Class: DevilăOrder: Humanoid
Family: ImpăGenus: Distortion Devil
Species: Distortion Devil
Condition: Normal
Distortion devil, or warping devil. I think itâs spatial magic.
âIâm Anastasia Atropos Nemeseia. Itâs nice to meet you.â
âYeah, nice to meet you!â
After saying so with a smiling face, he grabbed hold of the tentacle that was gripping him and climbed on it like a horizontal bar⊠It would be easier to describe as looking like a whole roast pig. Well, he started to play.
And he is twirling round and round with very fast movements.
âHe wants to play, does he. And what amazing physical abilities.â
âââWhy do you waste your abilities so muchâŠâââ
âFun!â
âAh, okayâŠâ
âThe Proa family, they naturally have high abilityâŠ.â
âBut Iâd rather see them put to use in a meaningful wayâŠ.â
A child from a famous house, with good looks and high ability. However, a mischievous child and a prankster.
In terms of age, he seems to be just a child, so thatâs not unusual.
âMeaningful, for exampleâŠ.like the heavily armed Calestia territory?â
âââEhâŠâââ
âWhat is the Calestia territory?â
âItâs the territory of the Mage Count, southwest of here.â
Mage Count! Thatâs a fantasy title. Well, itâs probably that the Count is familiar with magic.
But it doesnât explain why it is heavily armed. The weight of the information has the knights in a daze.
âAre they assembling a private army?â
âA private army andâŠ. an unfamiliar flag, so maybe adventurers?â
âThe Calestia territory⊠is something going on in the Crystal Forest?â
âI wonder? They seemed to be on the defensive. The three of us saw it.â
From the knightâs words, itâs reasonable to assume that the territory is adjacent to the Crystal Forest, and that they are gathering forces for defence because something happened in the forestâŠ?
âIt was something to report to the top.â
ââRight.ââ
âDo you remember how the flag you did not recognise looked?â
âHmmâŠ.what was it? Maybe a sunâŠ.with two humanoid silhouettes.â
âYeah, I donât remember.â
The three knights donât seem to remember too well, but a sun and two humanoid silhouettes? I think Cecil-sanâs Order of the Dawn had such an emblemâŠ
Oh, it was that. He said it was the image of a knight taking his vows as dawn broke. Itâs a silhouette because the light is coming from behind.
âWere the silhouettes of a standing person and kneeling one?â
âAh, maybe one seemed smaller?â
âIf itâs a match, itâs a guild I know. I heard they were asked to guard a territory.â
âOutsider adventurers?â
âThatâs right.â
Itâs supposed to be a rather important story, but when the tentacles he was playing with disappeared over time, Al was disappointed, and when I brought them back out he started playing again. Heâs energetic.
âHmm⊠If something happened in the forest, the castle should have been contacted. I think the knights will move to aid in defence. âŠHave you heard anything?â
ââNo, nothing.ââ
Iâd better check with Cecil-san. Outsiders have the handy âwhisperâ function. The game systems are great.
ăYes, yes. Iâm busy right now, so please be quick.ă
âThen briefly. Is the request for your guild in the Calestia territory?â
ăOh, yes. How did you know?ă
âI heard from someone else. Is it an anomaly in the Crystal Forest?â
ăHuh? The forest? No, no, thatâs wrong. HmâŠa trap? Oh, well. Team one, go in. Team two, attack late. Three to six, spread out and wait. Seven through ten, from the back. Weâre not gonna miss our reward.ă
Looks like theyâre in the middle of a quest.
The forest seems irrelevant. Are they trying to catch something? Itâs already being treated as a reward.
ăSo what was it?ă
âItâs not an abnormality in the forest then?â
ăNo, itâs not. Itâs a big roundup of criminals.ă
âOh, I see. If there was something wrong with the forest we would have to contact the castle and the knights, so I wanted to check.â
ăRight, right. The lord asked me to survey the territory, so after working on it for a while itâs secure now. This will be the last one, so it should settle down.ă
âIf itâs just criminals they wonât have to mobilise the knights. I understand.â
ăThe Chronicle is what worries me. From the information weâve gathered, theyâre criminals, but they seem to be wanted, so the Lord is quite determined to kill them.ă
âSo itâs a bit of a mess. The castle will be informed, so let them know if anything happens.â
ăAll right, thanks.ă
âNo, good luck with that.â
Iâll tell the knights about the conversation with Cecil-san.
âRight. Itâs safe, not a stampede from the forestâŠâ
âThank you. Iâll tell the captain as soon as I can.â
âThe guild is Order of the Dawn. The guildmaster is Cecil.â
âUnderstood. Thank you for the information.â
After telling Al ăkeep the mischief in moderationă, the knights head towards the castle.
But that Al seems rather displeased, muttering ăYou donât praise me when Iâm doing something rightâŠă.
Letâs give him a pat. Donât be so down. I can only have a bad feeling about a subspace ability user who falls into darkness.
Have something sweet to fill your bellyâŠ
âItâs hard being part of a famous houseâŠ. Especially with an older brother.â
âSo you have a brother?â
âI have a brother and a sister. My brother is smart, and my sister is good at gathering information!â
Hm? From the look on his face, they donât seem to be on bad terms. He seems rather proud. You wouldnât look like that if you didnât like each other. I donât hear any dislike in his voice.
â⊠Itâs good to work hard for my family. Itâs tough while studying, but otherwise theyâre kind. My father plays with me and my mother pats me a lot. My brother and sister teach me a lot. But, you know? Other people donât give me anything and donât praise me. Iâll decide how to use my powers. Is that wrong?â
⊠I see. A child in the middle of a gifted educationâŠ.
Because itâs a famous family, he couldnât just be a childâŠlaughing and crying. As a result of his education, he thinks too much because he is smart. From the way he moved when playing with the tentacles, he must have a very high level of ability.
But heâs still a child. He wants to be seen. He wants to be praised. When I was little, I would go to my parents to show them what I had done. I wanted them to praise me, and I wanted them to be happy.
âŠ.What a setting for a childâŠ. Iâm still a kid myself!?
âIâm also a minor in my original world⊠I canât give you an answer because Iâm a child, but I decide for myself how to use my power. I think thatâs a good thing. But you have to take responsibility for your actions.â
âResponsibility for your actionsâŠ.â
âFun is justice, but what is fun for you is not necessarily fun for others. Itâs fun for the prankster, but not necessarily for the prankee.â
âMuâŠâ
âMm. Iâll tell you something my mother told me.â
âYour mother?â
âYes, itâs a bit long. But when youâre little, youâll remember more than you would think if someone speaks to you with a serious voice.â
You canât be liked by everyone. So value the people who like you. Spend your time on the people who like you.
People who say they dislike you are just being mean, so there is no need to deal with them or listen to their words. The opposite of like is not dislike, but indifference. If you are not interested or do not care, you would not talk to them in the first place.
People canât convey their feelings unless they say them clearly. If someone is not a good fit with you, itâs fine. Once you have discovered that, you can stop being involved. You donât have to be happy with each other, but you donât need to be mean about it either. It is just a waste of time. Keeping your distance is not escaping.
If you have no choice but to work with someone, itâs okay to do the bare minimum. There is no need to go deep.
Not all painful words come from an enemy, so try to be a good judge of character. Your likes and dislikes will show in words and actions.
ââŠitâs difficult.â
âYes, it is. Itâs difficult when you are in a high position, but I think itâs a good attitude.â
âMuâŠ.â
âOh, you can also use your position in reverse, right?â
âReverse?â
âItâs good if you canât be ignored. In a good way, of course. If they will be in trouble if they lose you, youâll naturally be treated politely. Well, the responsibility for your actions will be heavier thoughâŠ.â
He is thinking about it.
âI think itâs a good idea to be brave and talk to your mother and father. You love each other right?â
He looks up as if he has collected his thoughts and moves away from me.
Has his face changed a little?
ââŠAnastasia-sama. Thank you. Iâll go home and talk to my father.â
âNo, itâs a priestâs job to guide a lost lamb. Itâs something you wonât understand unless you talk about it. Do your best, Arkady.â
âYes. Then goodbye!â
And with that, he has disappeared into subspace.
I think heâll still have a long way to go, but heâs a child who can do it if he tries.
Rather, leave this to the parents. Donât expect someone whoâs still a student inside to handle it.
It would be nice if some helpful words point him in the right direction. âŠIf this child were to go to the dark, Iâm sure I would fall to my knees.
Hopefully there will be an event to confirm it later on.
Well, letâs do some crafting while looking forward to change in the ResidentsâŠ.
Teleport to the palace and dig up the ore vein behind the building. Summon a worker, take out a pickaxe and letâs go.
KanâŠ.kanâŠ.kanâŠ..poro poro poro.
Three have come rolling out, so thatâs one more. Delicious, delicious. Now Iâll dig up a weekâs worth.
Worker type #1 is very useful, as he picks up the things that have rolled away. The work of digging and picking up is troublesome. With a worker, I only have to dig.
My inventory of mithril has increased. Iâll ask Ertz-san to process it for me.
Iâll also ask him to make equipment for #1 and Lizzy. The event is coming, so itâs time for new equipment.
As the mining is finished, letâs move to the kitchen and throw the tea leaves into the fully automatic tea making machine.
What should I do about food? I donât need to worry about making money at the moment, so alchemy is the priority. However, I have already finished my daily crafting routine⊠Then magic clay or talismans? Considering skill experience and sales, it is better to make resurrection potions than talismans.
Iâll make magic clay and resurrection potions while the tea leaves are processing. As soon as Iâm done, Iâll go to Ertz-sanâs place.
Charge, blacksmith! I already checked on my friend list that Ertz-san is online.
âYo, Princess.â
âI want you to make me some ingots, but is now okay?â
âAll good.â
I make a request of Ertz-san to process mithril, magic iron, haltium and lytium into ingots and hand over the various ores. And the wreckage of the armoured types too, which will become magic iron.
âRight. Princess.â
âYes.â
âIs it possible to prepare attribute metals with mithril?â
âOh, I havenât tried that yet. Iâll try it when the mithril ingots are ready. Iâm sure I can, but the problem is the quality.â
âIâll buy them if you can. And do you have any use for regular gold and silver?â
âAlright. I have been holding onto gold and silver. Itâs the sort of expensive thing you might expect of a princess, while normal people have little connection to it. So itâs possible.â
âYou have it on you now? You can exchange it for money here. Though Iâll take a margin. I get experience out of it, so Iâll do it for free if itâs just smelting to bars.â
âThen I might ask that of you. Itâs too much of a waste to do it with «Alchemy», so itâs still ore. Iâm not in trouble for money at the moment, so I think Iâll save it as bars.â
âAlrightâ.
Iâll also hand over the gold and silver ore Iâve accumulated.
After seeing off Ertz-san to his workshop, I go to take a look in the store⊠though by browsing through the list, rather than searching the sales floor. In the filter settings, select «Throwing»âŠ. Hm. Itâs true that throwing knives are cheap. Axes are more expensive, but they are the best value for money when basing it on the premise of using [Ephemeral Radiance].
Wouldnât it be more damaging to throw a normal one-handed or two-handed axe? Iâll check the BBS. I expect it has been tested.
«Throwing» is a skill which gives a correction to the act of throwing, but its hit rate is easily affected by the object thrown.
Throwing weapons fly in a very straightforward manner, and do consistent damage. Comparatively, the hit rate of other weapons is not so good, and even if they do hit, it is hard to make it a perfect hit. If the blade does not hit, it is not effective. The ease of throwing is spear > axe > sword.
In other words, there is not much point in throwing them, but it could serve as a distraction or interruption. But if you want to use it like that, you could just use a pebble. It is too costly to use a normal weapon in such a way.
In that sense, the best weapon is actually the chakram. It is very easy to use, because it is shaped like a doughnut, and the outer edge is a blade. Because it works like a boomerang, it comes back to you, so you donât have to go and pick it up.
However! The problem is that it will also bare its fangs at you. Rather, it canât be helped because itâs a weapon that is basically a spinning blade. This is the biggest problem with chakrams.
So, the overall recommendation is spear throwing. The atlatl is good for spear throwing, right? You donât have to think too hard about it! Just throw it and it will stick in!
Now youâre a caveman. Hyaha!
Use a bow? Why would you say that!
As for the difference between «Bow» and «Throwing». The bow relies on dexterity, whereas throwing uses strength. Thatâs why muscle lovers come to this side. In the first place, you are here because you are interested in using «Throwing» out of that diverse selection of skills. Donât worry about difficult things like using your brain, just come here.
Itâs a rather eager solicitation. Very eager. Itâs definitely trying to drag people in. Though the information itself is very nice. But Iâm not taking it.
Considering the skill composition of Lizzy, an axe is the way to go. She also has the third tier of «Throwing», so I donât think there is a problem if itâs a bit difficult to throw⊠I donât intend to romanticise it, so I should just buy one for throwing.
So, the problem is #1. It is currently haltium and an attribute weapon. Above this is airil or mithril. This time we have mithril⊠not too much, but enough that itâs okay to use for servant equipmentâŠ
For servants, airil, which is an alloy of magic iron and magic silver, or pure mithrilâŠ.which is better? Being a magic creature they should be clad in magic power, which would make pure mithril fine. Pure mithril is good if you have a magic skill. For embodying with [Ephemeral Radiance], mithril should be best.
Even if I put so much thought into it, in the end it is best to actually try it for myself.
Ertz-sanâs place has a facility for testing things out, so I will borrow it.
I summon Lizzy and #1 and have them do some trials, checking with the user and observing the damage to see which is better. As a result, pure mithril for Lizzy, and airil is preferred for #1.
Lizzy has «Dark Magic», so she has a magic skill. #1 does not though.
[Ephemeral Radiance] requires the actual product, so I cannot test it through that here. It is a testing ground for our own equipment or products. To use it through [Ephemeral Radiance] I would need to put the item into [Coffin of Dreams]. In other words, I would need the cooperation of Ertz-san.
Iâll give #1 a magic skill and resummon him to try it.
âWhat are you doing?â
âI was trying to find out whether airil or mithril is better for servants.â
âOh. Whatâs the result?â
âWhich one is it #1?â
He is pointing to the pure mithril.
âI guess the criteria is to have a magic skill.â
âThe same goes for summoners. The users say that the skill level of the magic skill might have an effect on the decrease in durability.â
âI see, thatâs it. So it doesnât affect attack power?â
âNo, it doesnât. The only thing that affects the attack is «Magic Equipment».â
âA magic sword, was it.â
âYeah.â
Itâs a good time, so I borrow the actual airil and mithril equipment from Ertz-san, to check them with [Ephemeral Radiance].
As a result, the magic skill no longer has any influence. In other words, the presence or absence is irrelevant. And the MP cost for using [Ephemeral Radiance] is lower for mithril. This means that the MP cost increases or decreases depending on the magic aptitude.
In other words, everything else is the same, so the best choice is pure mithril.
I return the items to Ertz-san and receive the ingots.
Iâll use them to do the material strengthening straight away.
âThe number of required materials is increasingâŠ..â
âWell, I felt like 20 wasnât enough.â
â20 for the whole body⊠maybe that is a little too nice.â
30 magic iron to upgrade from steel. 40 haltium to go from magic iron. 40 lytium from haltium.
â50 mithrilâŠâ
âYou do have more than 50 now.â
âIâd also like a weapon for #1⊠How many ingots does a tomahawk require?â
âA tomahawk is⊠2 ingots.â
For #1 I want one-handed sword, one-handed mace, two-handed sword, two-handed mace, small shield and large shield. A throwing axe for Lizzy. Converted to ingots, thatâs 3, 3, 5, 5, 4, 8, 2, so itâs 30 ingots.
I have 63 mithril ingots at the moment, so 50 to strengthen Lizzy leaves only 13. Itâs not enough, but Iâm not in a hurry.
Or, ratherâŠ
âIâll buy the finished products and change the rest of the mithril into attribute metalâŠâ
âThat would be better than bringing in the materials. Iâd be happy with that too.â
âThereâs also a new gemstone, but Iâm not sure how to turn it into an attribute metalâŠâ
âThe sunstones, right?â
âYes. To make it into metal it needs to be medium size, or larger, so [Synthesis] will be needed.â
âThe rate of [Synthesis] is 3:1, I believe.â
âIâll give it a try when I get backâŠâ
âSure.â
The new gems were sunstone, aquamarine, citrine, peridot, selenite, and morion.
For the time being, Iâll do my shopping at Ertz-sanâs store.
I need a complete set of mithril products. Tomahawk, one-handed sword, one-handed mace, two-handed sword, two-handed mace, small shield, large shield. âŠ1.5M, is it? Well, that canât be helped. The haltium is too weak, so I need to change it.
And sell the one-handed sword, one-handed mace, two-handed mace, magic gold iron one-handed sword, small shield and large shield that I was using previously. And also sell the magic red iron one-handed mace.
âAttributed mithril is coming, so will you be needing less attributed magic iron?â
âI canât deny that attributed magic iron is no longer strong enough for the people at the top, so it might be time to cut back on it.â
âI expect most of the first and second batch have already bought it.â
Well, even if you need less of it, Iâll have you buy what Iâve already made, because itâs a hindrance.
After all, the reduced sales must still be within a margin of error. Even though they have dropped, there is still a need for attributed weapons. Attribute weapons go for a good priceâŠ
âThen I will head back and craft.â
âThanks for the business!â
After strengthening the equipment of #1 and Lizzy, it is time to return to the palace. Then summon them for a mock battle. It is possible for the servants to fight each other. It seems to have some effect.
And I will go to the alchemy room.
Combining three small sunstones with [Synthesis] will cause them to become a slightly bigger medium sunstone.
And then by using [Synthesis] to combine a mithril ingot, sunstone and magic stone, a sunstone mithril ingot is completed.
I can also combine a large almandine with a mithril ingot to make an almandine mithril ingot.
Mithril attribute metalâŠ. is beautiful. The slightly blue silver of mithril is mixed with a faint colour from the gem.
The problem is the performance. Between the large almandine and the medium sunstoneâŠ. I think I should use the large almandine. If both were the same size, it would be the sunstone, but the size makes a big difference.
So⊠I have 13 mithril. Iâll make 11 almandine mithril and 2 sunstone mithril. It would be a problem if I sold just one ingot of the sunstone. It can be made into a smaller weapon like a dagger, if there are two.
Should I buy not just the medium magic stones but also the large ones? They are an essential item for «Alchemy».
Because I take in the corpses with «Necromantic Secrets», I canât expect to get them as drops myselfâŠ
Iâll continue to craft like this todayâŠ. I also want to get «Alchemy» to its third tier.
Before going to bed, Iâll bring the attribute metal to Ertz-san, and put the resurrection potions on consignment.