When I made the contract with Gazeel at the temple, I had one more condition.
That was to enhance my magic gun.
To be precise, I wanted him to further enhance my magic gun.
While the original magic gun had its uses, it wasn’t as useful to anymore.
I wasn’t an assassin who would snipe from a distance.
‘This gun is no longer useful to .’
At least, not until it was enhanced.
[The goddess of Fate says she hasn’t seen this gun in a while.]
The constellation was pleased to see the magic gun that Gazeel had taken out.
It wasn’t surprising that she was happy to see it, as I had used it before.
“The appearance doesn’t seem to have changed much.”
“Well, it’s an old item, and it’s already a finished product. I couldn’t modify it much.”
That made sense.
Enhancing a completed product was no different from making a new one.
So, it was understandable that Gazeel was being cautious.
“But your expression tells that you’ve achieved so results.”
“Yes, at first, I was worried about how to enhance it, but then I thought, why bother enhancing it?”
“Huh?”
I didn’t understand Gazeel’s words, so I asked him again.
“Instead of enhancing its performance, I just added sothing. Specifically tailored to you.”
“Oh, I see.”
I thought he was going to give up.
“It’s better to see it than to explain it. Just press the button on the handle.”
As I pressed the button on the handle of the magic gun that Gazeel handed …
“Click!”
A sharp blade popped out from under the barrel.
“Damn, I didn’t expect this!”
To be honest, I thought he would increase its power or efficiency.
I didn’t think there was anything else to enhance.
‘But he forced the gun to beco a bayonet.’
Not bad.
No, it was even better.
Increasing the power of the magic gun wouldn’t be very useful to .
‘Gazeel probably knew that too.’
The magic gun wasn’t very useful to .
If it wasn’t, he wouldn’t have said, “tailored to you.”
I must have shown too much excitent, as Gazeel burst into laughter.
“Hahaha! You may act like an adult, but you’re still a kid.”
“I’m 21 years old.”
“You’re still a kid to .”
[The goddess of Fate says that 21 years old is still a kid.]
They were just like old farts.
The royal family considered 21 years old as an adult, but the constellation and Gazeel treated it as a kid.
I changed the topic, as I didn’t want to be teased further.
“Anyway, what’s the material? It doesn’t look like ordinary iron.”
“Of course, I wouldn’t use ordinary iron for a weapon I made. It’s made of mithril, so it won’t break.”
“Huh?!”
I widened my eyes in surprise.
Mithril was not an easy material to obtain, especially with the war against the cult approaching.
Gazeel was a wealthy man, so it wouldn’t be difficult for him to obtain it.
As a blacksmith, he might have had leftover materials.
I obtained a mithril blade, which was even better than the sword Jenny had broken.
It was probably on the sa level as the sword used by Eileen, a descendant of a knight family and a genius in her own right.
This weapon wasn’t just a sword.
‘It feels like I’ve finally obtained a weapon that suits .’
To be honest, I had never owned a proper weapon.
Every day, I would use my powers to break weapons.
So, I often fought with my bare hands or used my inventory to summon weapons.
As I was looking at the weapon, Gazeel spoke in a calm voice…
“By the way, I heard about the cult’s attack.”
I turned to Gazeel.
“You an the cult’s terrorism?”
“Yes, sigh… I never imagined it would turn out like this.”
Perhaps he already knew that the mass-produced magic guns he had made would be used in the war against the cult.
‘I made the contract for my personal use, not for war.’
So, using it to protect humanity didn’t violate the contract.
‘But it does feel a bit strange.’
The reason I hadn’t made contracts with the nobility was to prevent my creations from being used as weapons.
But…
‘If I don’t use them, who knows what will happen to humanity.’
At that mont, Gazeel sighed deeply as he looked at .
“Now that I think about it, you must have known that sothing like this would happen.”
“I won’t deny it. I’ve been investigating the cult separately, so I made a contract with you to minimize the damage. I thought it was necessary to enhance the weapons.”
“Sigh…”
Gazeel probably knew that too.
To beco stronger in a short period of ti, practical weapons were more important than training.
“Yes, I can’t do anything about it. It goes against my beliefs, but it’s too late to change now. Besides, it’s for the sake of humanity. I’ll do my best to mass-produce them.”
“Thank you. I’ll be on my way, as I have another place to visit.”
“Yes, if you have anything else you want to commission, let know.”
“Yes, take care.”
With that, I left the shop with Lise and Kage.
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The place I headed to next was none other than Karin’s shop, the best alchemist on the continent.
‘It’s completely different now.’
When I first saw it, the shop was on the verge of collapse, but now…
“It’s brand new.”
It was a newly built building, and anyone could tell that it was recently constructed.
Unlike before, there were no cobwebs or dust in sight.
‘The shop is bustling with people.’
Unlike before, there was a line of people waiting to buy Karin’s potions.
“Master, it’s completely different from the first ti I saw it.”
“Yes, I haven’t been here in a while, but it feels much better.”
“Is that so?”
Lise tilted her head, not understanding their conversation.
Since she hadn’t seen Karin’s shop the first ti, it was only natural for her to react this way.
‘If she had seen it, she probably wouldn’t have let enter.’
Kage exaggeratedly explained the situation to Lise, who couldn’t understand.
“Hmm. I can’t imagine Karin’s shop looking like that.”
“Probably everyone except and Kage would feel the sa way.”
“Yes, at first, I thought Kaine had been scamd.”
Kaine and Kage reminisced about the past as they entered the shop.
‘It sure slls like a potion shop.’
The distinct sll of herbs filled the air.
Kage, with her sensitive sense of sll, wrinkled her nose and covered her nose with her hands.
“Ugh!”
“Master, I’ll wait outside.”
“Sure, do as you like.”
Kage quickly left the shop, while Kaine ignored her reaction and headed towards Karin.
anwhile, Kage…
“Sigh… I finally feel alive again.”
She breathed in the fresh air, relieved.
‘What should I do while I wait for Master?’
It was clear that Kaine and Karin’s conversation would take a while.
If it was going to be a short conversation, Kaine would have asked her to wait outside.
Kage ate so snacks and kicked a stone as she waited.
‘Huh?’
She sensed a familiar scent.
‘Did my nose go bad from the sll of herbs?’
Kage doubted her own sense of sll.
But it was understandable, as the scent she had just slled was similar to the one in her dream about Ivrin.
‘What should I do?’
Normally, she would wait in front of the building.
But because of her dream, she couldn’t help but follow the scent.
“Ivrin?”
Kage saw a familiar figure with the sa height as her.
Ivrin flinched at the sound of Kage’s voice.
Then, she turned around like a broken robot.
Kage saw Ivrin’s face and…
‘It’s really Ivrin!’
Tears welled up in her eyes.
Her childhood friend, whom she thought was dead, was standing right in front of her.
“Ivrin!”
Kage hugged Ivrin tightly and started crying.
“You’re alive… I thought you were dead all this ti.”
Ivrin stroked Kage’s head with a loving smile.
About 20 minutes passed, and Kage finally cald down.
She asked Ivrin with a puzzled expression…
“Ivrin, how did you end up here? I thought you were dead all this ti.”
“Well, right after you ran away, your father appeared, and I was able to escape thanks to him.”
“Oh…”
Her father… That’s right.
According to her mory, her father was killed.
Although she didn’t see it herself, the man who killed her mother had said that she was the only one left.
Kage felt a sense of dissonance and shook her head.
‘No, don’t doubt it.’
After all, there was no guarantee that the man’s words were true.
It was ridiculous to believe the enemy’s words but not her friend’s.
‘I’m so pathetic…’
Kage nodded her head and then smiled brightly.
“Hehehe. How did you end up here? And what happened to you all this ti?”
Ivrin smiled kindly and began to explain.
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anwhile, Kaine…
‘That brat.’
Found Kage, who had disappeared.
At the sa ti…
‘Why is she here?’
Kaine opened his inventory and narrowed his eyes.
He couldn’t believe what he was seeing.
He observed Kage talking to a beastkin who looked like an adult.
She had a mole under her lips and beautiful facial features.
It was clear that the beastkin talking to Kage was…
‘Damn! The ga setting has been twisted.’
In the ga, Ivrin was known as the beastkin traitor.
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