Damn this one was long
Chapter 51
The Third Disaster
Today is the day that the old man finishes creating the equipment I ordered.
We arrive when the shop opens.
"Oh, it's the lad. You sure are early"
"I guess. So how is it? were you able to finish it?"
"Of course. By the way, your pot of of food has become an enormous topic for some reason."
"How would I know. Ask the guy who is spreading the rumour."
"That's impossible......"
The old man brings out our armour from the back of the shop.
Rather than making a barbaric suit by sewing bones to it, the dragon and chimera bones were grounded to a powder to make bone mail. Probably.
It's like Hokuto no Ken clothing Mark 2.
(tl note: Fist of the north star reference)
By the way is this called a racing suit or a rider suit?
"Old man, do you want to make me the king of thieves that badly?"
It may be because originally the materials were meant to be made in to savage tribal armour.
"Huh? What're you saying lad?"
As for wearing this...... Despite this being a fantasy world all I can think about is the Showa Era.
For now I might as well test its performance.
"By the way, how is this armour?"
"That was already quite difficult to custom-make, it's as good as Barbarian Armour +1"
"This +1 looks like it's not complete yet. Did you say whether or not there are clothes made from the Dragon skin to go with this?"
Even the design is different.
The front is from Hokuto no Ken, and the lustre from the zombie dragon skin reminds me of rubber.
Only the chest has a pitiful amount of metal to protecting it.
What can I say? It's perfect to ride on a motorcycle with.
Since there is no motorcycle in this would, will I be roaring across the lands on Firo? Stop thinking about!
Barbarian Armour +1?
Defence Up Shock Resistance (Intermediate) Flame Resistance (High) Darkness Resistance (High) Hp recovery (Weak) Magic Up (Intermediate)
Enchantment: Automatic Restoration
There are various resistances.
Automatic restoration...... I don't know the efficiency from this alone. I wonder if it will repair itself if It is ruptured......
Based on these bonuses alone the performance should be great, I seem to have to wear these clothes that cannot be called armour.
"What's up lad? Have you seen this armour before?"
"You do know I'm not from this world right? In my world...... the comparison for this would would be clothes you wear while riding Philo Rial or horses."
"In that case, Master wear it and get on Firo!"
Firo stares at me with sparkling eyes.
"Lad. What this little bird Missy just said sounds incredibly obscene."
The old man mutters with a bit of a disgusted look in his eyes.
"Shut up!"
Old man, did you make this armour with thoughts of harassing me?
"What's wrong lad?"
......Should be different. There is no malice.
"W-well. I'll take it."
Raphtalia commented that I looked good dressed like that.
Wearing this outfit around town......I feel isolated.
......It's not even armour, it's more like clothes. Very sad.
Well, the preparations for the wave have finished without a problem.
Raphtalia's black bruises have recovered completely thanks to the strong holy water used every day.
I heaved a sigh of relief because it was able to be completely cured.
There might still be a scar left. But, I wanted to heal her as soon as possible.
Accessories for Raphtalia and Firo were also completed today.
"Here is the accessories you asked for"
"Yay~!"
"Okay"
"First off, Raphtalia"
I pass Raphtalia a bracelet made of jade.
"Thank you very much"
"The enchantment on that is Magic Up (Small). It will also act as a lightning rod for magic cast on you that lowers your Magic Defence."
"I'll treasure it."
"Is that really all you want? I can seriously make you some nice looking jewellery if you want."
"What are you saying. We can't afford to waste time on looks."
That's right.
It can't be helped if the person herself doesn't want it.
"Next, Firo"
I pass Firo hairpin made of amber.
I put emphasis on the shape to make it look like a wing, to match Firo's demon form.
"It has an enchantment for Dexterity Up (small)"
"Thank you master~"
"I was a little limited by the materials on hand. If you want any changes then endure it for now."
"There are no problems with it. I will use this accessory to it's maximum potential."
"Yup! Firo will work hard!"
"I have high hopes"
We take the rest of the time to prepare. I made some arrangements with the kids who volunteered earlier.
Firo has already been briefed about fighting against the wave. At first Firo had a question mark above her head asking about what the wave was, but after a while she understood.
Medicine has been prepared. The carriage.....Is broken, and since the new one isn't completed yet, Firo pulled a cart instead.
Anyway, it seems to have become my duty to protect any villages in the vicinity since the other heroes just run off.
Though I am not actually needed to participate, it would be despicable to just abandon people.
00:05
5 Minutes left.
It seems i can sense where we will appear so I let the volunteer soldiers know beforehand.
Change shield to the Chimeric Viper Shield.
00:00
It's time!
A loud sound similar to glass shattering echoes.
The scenery changes instantly.
We scan the neighbourhood calmly.
"This is......"
Yeah. Near the village with that man who was bringing medicine to his mother who was suffering from an illness.
No matter how much they rush the earliest anyone would make it here form the castle town would be a day and a half.
There are red cracks spreading through the sky.
"Hero of the Shield-sama!"
The volunteers who were also summoned run up to me.
As for the other three heroes----.
"Firo! If you're going to kick that spear bastard do it so that he flies towards the cracks. It'll help him get there faster."
"Okay~!"
Firo listens to my order and runs off.
Due to her speed she catches up to the correct party.
"Eh----?"
As soon as the spear bastard looks back he is kicked by Firo.
"""Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"""
His whole party was kicked away. It feels good to see that fucking woman also getting blown away.
Though there wasn't much damage since Firo held back.
"Wh-What did you do that for!"
It seems the spear is trying to say something to us.
I ignore the spear and glare at the bow and sword.
(Tl note: He's not saying any of the hero's names just calling them by their weapons)
"Stop being a fool and wasting time!"
"what is up with you right now!?"
"Yeah! We must defeat the enemies spawned from the wave!"
I am amazed at anger of the foolish heroes.
"Listen to me first, you can hunt the enemy afterwards."
I direct the volunteers towards the neighbouring village.
They nodded and ran off towards the village according to my orders.
"Now...... Stop interfering with our work!"
"It's different!"
Itsuki is surprised by my roar and looked at me with bulging eyes.
"Calm down and think about it. Because I cannot receive aid money, I will not fight against the main body of the wave. As far as I am concerned I will be trying to defend the towns and villages within the neighbourhood. Do you guys understand?"
"Yeah"
"You are disqualified as a hero"
"that's right!"
All their followers are taunting me.
"Now you guys. Defeating the enemies who spawn from the waves is your job. I do not know whether or not the wave is stopped if you defeat the boss."
"It is connected to the boss!"
Itsuki seems to have gotten excited and answers.
Such a thing doesn't matter.
"However, besides that we have important work......do you guys understand?"
"What would that be?"
Ren even you don't understand? I mean you should know since this world resembles a game.
Why don't you understand? To ask that would sound very sarcastic so I'll hold back.
"Do you guys know about the Knights?"
The the heroes close their eyes at my voice.
"They will come later"
I bring out a magic flare and show them.
"The distance from here to the castle town is one and a half days on horse or philo rial. That's too far!.
"Then, what should we do!"
"How did you get this information!?"
I point at the volunteers running towards the village.
"Now that I think about it...... How did you transfer with those people?"
"Seriously? You guys don't even know the Party function......?"
"For companions? I thought we couldn't have that many."
"This is different...... A party leader is nominated and everyone who is within the party is a subordinate, that also makes them all part of the transfer."
Perhaps......these guys. I have more knowledge about the wave compared to them?
"First of all that was confirmation. Now it is confirmed that we can bring help during the waves."
...... Nobody says anything.
"Do you guys know of the help and tutorial?"
"Yeah. We have mastered this world."
" Anyway, our top priority is to suppress the wave......so, see ya!"
"then fighting against the wave for you guys...... is a game?
"What?"
"What about it?"
"Let's hurry and go!"
My question was disregarded by Itsuki who ran off.
"Motoyasu, do you know the meaning of my question?"
"Well...... Instant dungeon?"
No......
"This is different. Is it a time attack wave?"
Ren......that is also wrong.
"Is it like a guild war? or a game with large scale battles?"
there was a game in my original world where there was a big even in which the players had only a week to participate.
As expected, It seems that the only ones who can use the party system are the heroes.
In fact, if the knights were late last wave and if I retreated the damage would be tremendous.
"......Do you understand it completely because you used to run a big guild?"
Since their co-operation is top priority I'll just be subtle about it.
Of course the Heroes who are ace players have to lead the charge.
But, to minimize damage we must co-operate with the residents of this world.
The fact that they don't understand is amusing.
"I managed a team before."
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