Good morning.
Last night was my first night (or so I assume) with Meena.
Prim was with us, of course.
No, I have no complaints whatsoever.
Waking up sandwiched between the lovely Prim and the beautiful Meena, I’d be struck by lightning if I complained now.
If word of this got out to my friends and acquaintances back in my original world, I’d surely be stuffed into a bag and sunk in Sagami Bay.
Ah, actually, I haven’t taken Meena to the Priests’ Guild yet.
I plan to send a bird to her parents in the Royal Capital, but I can’t just get married without their reply. Rex-san also told me the same thing.
Besides, I don’t even know if she can register as an Outside Order, and that requires permission from the Grand Order’s Master, so it seems to take about a month.
They say there won’t be any objections to the marriage and that registering as an Outside Order will be fine, but I’ll probably spend my days in fear until I get a reply.
For that reason, Meena is apparently my fiancée.
You might wonder if embracing her is alright before marriage, but for men in combat professions like Orders or Hunters, the mortality rate is high. Even otherwise, their adrenaline often runs high after a fight. So, it’s not uncommon for lovers, or engaged couples, to engage in premarital relations.
Hunters, in particular, are engaged in life-or-death battles with monsters day and night, so many frequent brothels.
Since coming to Helios Orb, I haven’t fought with my full strength, except for the duel with Prim the other day.
At that time, I was so pumped up from winning against Prim and being able to marry her that if it hadn’t been for our first night, I might have invited someone from the Order and gone to a brothel.
Incidentally, the profession of male prostitutes does not exist. For women in combat professions, it seems to be resolved by yielding themselves to men who are willing to marry them or accept them as single mothers.
Not all of them, of course.
While there are such circumstances, the biggest reason is that Meena herself pleaded with me, and on top of that, Prim enthusiastically joined in, which led to this situation.
“Good morning, Yamato.”
“G-Good morning, Yamato-san…”
Both of them are shy, peeking out from beneath the covers, but it’s an incredibly cute gesture.
“Good morning. Are you alright?”
It was Meena’s first time, and Prim’s second. I need to make sure they are okay physically.
I don’t want to force them, and it would be terrible if it interfered with their work.
“I’m fine. Meena?”
“I’m fine too. Um… you were very gentle with me…”
She’s peeking out from under the covers, she’s so cute.
I couldn’t help but be flustered.
“Ah, I’m glad if you’re fine. By the way, what time are you going to the Order’s Guild?”
“It’s after noon today, but is there something wrong?”
After noon, huh?
Then I have time.
“In that case, let’s go to the Albert Workshop and order equipment for Meena as well. Made with Lapis Laz, of course.”
“That sounds good.”
Prim agreed, so it’s decided. But Meena, on the other hand…
“Lapis Laz? What is that?”
That ended up being her reaction.
Well, Lapis Laz hasn’t been announced yet. Only I, Prim, Apricot-san, and the folks at the Albert Workshop know about it so far, so her ignorance is understandable.
“Lapis Laz is a new metal that Yamato proposed and Ed succeeded in refining. Its Magic Strength and Hardness are equivalent to Adamantine Steel, its Magic Power conductivity is on par with Divine Metal, and its weight is only slightly heavier than Magic Silver, so I think it will be very easy to use.”
“Y-You made such an amazing metal!?”
It’s astonishing.
Helios Orb doesn’t have the concept of alloys, so no one has ever tried it.
In fact, they lack the very idea. Therefore, it is common sense that metals are what they are, and Divine Metal is considered the best and supreme metal.
Divine Metal is only produced on the Gradia Continent, east of Amister’s sea. Furthermore, the Abharisia Divine Nation, which rules that continent, advocates for the unification of Helios Orb. As a result, it can be said that there is virtually no trade with the nations of the Philia Continent.
Moreover, no guilds have even established themselves in Abharisia, making its internal affairs largely unknown.
Therefore, on the Philia Continent, Divine Metal can only be obtained by defeating Divine Metal Golems or Puppets that appear in Labyrinths.
Consequently, it is extremely expensive, traded in units of Divine Metal coins.
Incidentally, Golems and Puppets do not appear in all Labyrinths.
In addition to Amister, they have been confirmed in the Labyrinths of Baliente, Libertà, Alegria, and Retisencia. However, they have not been confirmed at all in the Labyrinths of Valentia, Torencia, or Solemne.
This fact is apparently a serious headache for the Solemne Empire, which advocates for the unification of the Philia Continent, and thanks to it, they are hesitant to initiate a major war.
Lapis Laz, being a metal comparable to Divine Metal, could overturn the common understanding of metals on the Philia Continent if it becomes widespread.
Naturally, Retisencia, which ravaged Feel, and Solemne, which advocates for the unification of the Philia Continent, will likely target it.
While I don’t expect Ed and the others to carelessly leak the manufacturing method, it’s impossible to hide it completely. So, once things settle down, I intend to pass on the manufacturing methods for Jade Silver and Blue-Gray Iron to the Crafter’s Guild.
It’s no use if Ed and the others become endangered.
“Y-You don’t need to use such a metal! Magic Silver is perfectly fine for me! Besides, why do I get custom-made equipment too!?”
When I told her that, Meena panicked.
“It might be fine now, but who knows about the future? Also, Lapis Laz will take quite some time to be publicly announced, so we have circumstances where we want to investigate various things while we can.”
Lapis Laz has just been completed, so there isn’t a single weapon formed from it yet.
Therefore, my and Prim’s weapons are, at the same time, custom-made, prototypes, and test types.
However, we are G-rank, and possess more Magic Power than ordinary Winged Tribe members. In a way, we are special existences, making us unsuitable for testing.
However, if it’s Meena, the situation changes completely.
Meena is still level 22, which is below the average Hunter.
Of course, I don’t know what will happen in the future, and if we go hunting together, she could easily reach around level 30.
If someone like Meena can use it, I believe we can understand the performance of Lapis Laz in more detail than we can.
Of course, my feelings are not just about testing, but also about wanting her to use equipment made from the same material.
“I-I see, if that’s the case then…”
When I explained it like that, she seemed to understand, albeit with blushing. So, while eating breakfast, we decided on the designs for a sword, shield, and armor, showing her the game images.
The design Meena chose is exactly what you’d expect from “The Order.” She dreamt of becoming an Order, but decided to quit the moment she became one, so perhaps she still has some lingering regrets.
**Side: Meena**
“So, you’re engaged to Meena-san too? I thought you were quick, but I never expected you to propose the day after meeting her.”
“Shut up. What about you?”
I came to the Albert Workshop to request the crafting of my equipment, after receiving yesterday’s reward and selling price at the Hunter’s Guild and after Yamato-san and Prim-san accepted a special request. However, Yamato-san and Edward-san seem to be arguing.
No, Edward-san looks more exasperated, so perhaps “arguing” is an overstatement.
“Hey Prim, if Meena too, does that mean Flam too?”
“That’s right. I think I’ll bring Flam along fairly soon.”
“Then Raus and Rebecca too?”
“Let’s do that.”
Prim-san and Marina-san seem to be having a private discussion of their own.
I can hear everything, but why does Marina-san know so much?
“It’s partly because I told her, and she seemed to notice when we ate together before.”
That time?
Certainly, Marina-san has sharp intuition, so it’s not surprising she’d notice our feelings, but it’s still embarrassing.
“So, are you going to make Meena-san’s equipment with that… thing too?”
“Yeah. Do we have enough material?”
“It’s borderline. The Crafter’s Guild has a low stock of Adamantine Steel, and the hem of that coat is long, so a Winger Drake might be just barely enough.”
“Is that so? How much Adamantine Steel do you think we can get?”
“Even including Meena’s sword and shield, we have enough to make your and Prim’s weapons, with some spares. But to use it for armor, it’s completely insufficient.”
Well, I don’t really mind if it’s not that super metal called Lapis Laz…
And the material for the coat was a Winger Drake, wasn’t it…
“In that case, should the weapons be made of Lapis Laz, and the coat out of Jade Silver?”
“Do that. Since mining has resumed, Magic Silver and Crystal Silver have become easier to obtain.”
“Then the next problem is the Winger Drake.”
“Yeah. In a way, it’s more troublesome than preparing Adamantine Steel. After all, it’s a rare species of Feather Drake.”
Indeed.
Even Feather Drakes rarely descend from Mylight, and their materials are high-grade items.
“Don’t worry. I have another one.”
“You have another one!?”
I thought that, but an unbelievable statement came from Yamato-san’s mouth. Even after giving him one, it’s not something that normally comes to mind that he’d have another one…
“Actually, I have three more. Shall I give them all to you?”
There are more?
He probably hunted them when he went to defeat an Evil Drake. Hearing about that time sounds terrifying…
“Wait a minute! Don’t bring it out here!”
“Don’t bring it out? Why?”
“We can’t disassemble it here, so we’ll have to take it to the Crafter’s Guild.”
“Is that so?”
“Yeah. The Hunter’s Guild only extracts Magic Stones, and even that is done by monster disassemblers dispatched from the Crafter’s Guild. After the Crafter’s Guild buys the Magic Stones along with the rest, they either disassemble it to create commissioned items or hand it over to the Trader’s Guild as material. That’s the process.”
Yamato-san seems impressed, but I didn’t know that either.
That’s why the guilds are built close to each other.
“I see. So, if we want to use the monster materials that we ourselves hunted, we have to ask the Crafter’s Guild instead of the Hunter’s Guild?”
“That’s right. So, you ask them to disassemble it. Ah, one is enough. Also, there’s a fee, you know?”
“That’s only natural. Huh? Then, the Winger Drake you left yesterday, did you ask the Crafter’s Guild to disassemble it?”
“Yeah. I stopped by after leaving the Priests’ Guild and asked them. They say it’ll be ready tomorrow, so I’ll pick it up then.”
I thought the Hunter’s Guild handled monster disassembly, but it was under the jurisdiction of the Crafter’s Guild.
Certainly, crafters handle building demolitions as well, so it’s only natural when you think about it.
Even so, it’s understandable that Yamato-san doesn’t know, but I’m also keenly aware that there’s so much I don’t know.
I really need to study various things more diligently.
“Oh, you went to the Priests’ Guild. How was it?”
“Well, I managed to report it successfully. It was the first time in decades for the Priests’ Guild, so even the Priests’ Master came out. And to be thanked with tears, it was incredibly awkward…”
“Oh, congratulations, Ed.”
“Thanks, but I wish I could say that. Actually, it was supposed to be you who did it.”
Did Marina-san get married at the Priests’ Guild?
But I heard something about a report… Could it be that she reported a new spell?
