Earth Dungeon 120.1

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Chapter 120.1. Weapons

Sakimori sighed as they stripped the corpses, muttering, Well, well. This isn't a springtime job. 

In the ruined building, they gathered rifles, fantastical swords, and wands left behind by soldiers after the battle. Shingen and others, hastily summoned, were also present. No one seemed hesitant; they were the people of the ruined town.

"These guys were from the Wada Alliance. No wonder their soldiers were all skilled. Were they selected from various households?"

It seems they attacked to make effective use of familiars. I must have been in their way of monopolizing, as seduced by the Wada family. Let's silently thank them in our hearts.

"Yeah, I ran here in a hurry to inform you, Sakimori. I'm relieved that you're safe. Serika is at home, terrified and locked in due to the attack."

With a swaying tail, the cat-girl, Karin helped with the work, panting on my shoulder. She seems to be conveying the urgency of her rush to me. Quite the actor. Even if we strip high-level equipment, she won't let herself get outdone by me.

"Blend lies subtly with the truth. Weren't you leisurely having a meal in the headquarters' cafeteria?"

"I did run all the way here-nya."

[Sakimori-san's favorability toward Serika decreased by 100.]

Come up with a better excuse. You were leisurely eating by my side, weren't you? 

You had no intention of reporting, not just about Selica. And the decrease in favorability with Shizuku is too much.

"Serika can start expressing gratitude to me soon. Well, as usual."

"Being told so casually makes it painful to see the decreased favorability towards Serika, Sakimori-nya. It won't change anymore-nya."

"Understood. My favorability toward Serika won't decrease anymore."

While sighing, Karin looked tired. I teased her while examining swords and wands more closely. All are stamped with the same specifications.

"What's this? All the same specifications, but military-grade?"

It's not the equipment you'd expect from soldiers in modern warfare. A wooden wand is about 30 centimeters long with some characters carved on it. It can sense mana, so it's a magic wand. All the same specifications. The swords are also of the same standard.

"These are not all forged. Well, it's suitable for beginners with Skill Level 1."

Yukihana, seemingly sensible, says it casually while putting a sword into the basket. But something is off. Magic swords, magic wands, and military-grade?

"I've never seen soldiers with such equipment before. What on earth is going on?"

Shingen, staring at the sword, joins the conversation with a bewildered expression. Looking around, it seems like the collection is mostly complete. From here on, let's go back to the headquarters and find out the details.

The penthouse of the headquarters, in other words, my living room. The usual group gathers, and while drinking the coffee made by Ooki-kun, we decide to listen to the story. Sitting on the sofa, relieving fatigue, a little girl climbs onto my lap with a smile.

"These weapons are the 26th Military Sword and the 26th Magic Wand, meow. The latest models."

"Is this military-grade? It can't compete with automatic rifles."

"These were produced by the Godai Company for dungeon conquest and adopted as standard equipment, meow."

Hanari explains while nibbling on rice crackers for tea but for dungeon conquest. Isn't that strange?

"Isn't it fine with a unit of automatic rifles? Is the stock of bullets in the inner city so tight that they need this equipment?"

Katsuyori voices the question everyone is thinking, but Hanari waves her hand lightly.

"Of course not, meow. It's said to be a difficult situation, but if it were that severe, they wouldn't have brought so many automatic rifles just to kill you, Defender. These are weapons for the future, meow."

"Oh, for when we become high level."

Understood. Get used to traditional weapons from low levels. Certainly, compared to Shizuku and Yukihana, the soldiers' skills dropped significantly. Well, it's not like the military's training includes swords and wands training, and it's only natural.

"And for when enemies immune to bullets appear-nya. Apparently, someone who overwhelmed everything has appeared-nya."

"Heh, that's dangerous. It's better to eliminate such a person quickly."

"They seem to have thick skin-nya."

There are terrifying people out there. It's too scary to go out at night. At least, it's impossible for me, who is cautious.

"Swords are forged-nya, but they cost one million yen each-nya. On the other hand, wands are cheap, only a thousand yen-nya. Materials are almost free-nya."

"Does this have mana in it? Are wands that cheap?"

Both swords and wands contain mana. They are specially made weapons.

"The wand is made from a wooden stick available at the Core Store-nya."

I inwardly cringe at the information she casually provides. A wooden stick? After all, you can exchange wooden sticks with G-coins.

"It seems Serika was pleased that there was quite a bit of high-quality mana in it, meow. Wood with mana is apparently rare, meow."

I see.

[Shizuku, did you know?]

[I didn't know. Weapons were always supplied, so.]

[Yukihana-chan didn't know either. I think we wouldn't care unless it's in the crafting category.]

Even if you ask warriors, they wouldn't know. That's right. It's like soldiers knowing what materials automatic rifles are made of. Normally, they wouldn't know.

However, being able to use the cheapest wooden stick as a material is surprising. It might be dangerous if it's not carefully expanded into a chain store. It's good that metal items weren't included in the lineup.