Volume 10 Chapter 13 (1/2)

A few days had passed since I collapsed.

Each morning after that, a medical examination by Aura was added to my after-breakfast routine. She did such an examination mainly by making her Qi pass through my body.

After this morning's examination, Aura gave me a nod.

”Master, you've gotten a lot better. I think there should be no worries now if you used your [Creation] and other Demon Lord powers. That said, it's still too early to use [Awakening].”

”Understood. Finally, I can start on the work that's been piling up.”

”Please take care to not overdo it.”

”I know. I don't ever want to see a crying Rorono ever again.”

Without [Creation], I wasn't able to make the rare metals and other materials for the explosives that we needed. Due to the lack of materials, the operation of the skeletons' ordnance factory was suspended for several days.

Obviously, we wanted to secure a way to obtain such materials without [Creation], but we just couldn't find any. Even if we someday find some, I feared it would be too few for our needs.

There were materials that resembled primitive black powder elsewhere and we could import it, but their quality was too low and could compromise our firepower.

Thanks to the combined effect of the [Recovery] Room and the Qi from the golden apple tree here, I could recover my magic power a lot faster, thus allowing me to use [Creation] to replenish our stocks more than ever before.

”Here is today's medicine. Take half of it in the morning, and then the other half in the evening. At this pace, it shouldn't take too long for you to make a complete recovery.”

”Thanks, Aura.”

I received the medicine from Aura and put it into a bag.

I then took out a notebook and checked my schedule for the day.

It seemed like I had only a few duties today as the city's lord, so I should have plenty of time to attend to my duties as a Demon Lord.

Alright, with my [Creation] back, I'm gonna reopen the skeletons' ordnance factory. After that, I'm going to call Kuina and the others to watch while I buy the monster two ranks below Raphael and test it out.

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As planned, by noon, we were able to get the skeletons' factory back in operation.

Thanks to my repeated level ups as well as the power I had received from my [Monsters of the Covenant], my total magic power has jumped to 20,000.

My [Creation] consumed an amount of magic power equal to 1/10 of the created object's mass. In other words, I could create in one go an object that had 200 kilograms.

”I did decide on replenishing our stocks, but that could be interesting too.”

As I was currently, I could make weapons and equipment that I had given up on before due to weight limitations. Things like cannons, missiles, or light vehicles like bikes were now an option.

If Rorono dismantled and researched these new things, she might come up with improvements or even something entirely new. So, even if it meant an increase in her workload, it might be well worth the effort.

Either way, it was best to consult Rorono first before choosing to focus on that. I'm so excited though.

To pass the time while I waited for Kuina's group to return, I had come back to the estate and tackled some paper work.

And just like that, the sun was already setting when I looked outside.

Not long after though, there was a swell of magic power quickly followed by the sound of footsteps.

”Oto-san, we're back!”

”Gaugau!”

It was Kuina riding on top of the blue-furred Tiro.

”Master Kuina, you're going too fast, wait up please. …you know”

A few steps behind was the out-of-breath Raphael.

”How did the hunt go? Alright, I hope”

Being just born, Tiro and Raph's levels were quite low.

For that reason, Kuina has been guiding the two in the [Crimson Cavern] to raise their levels.

Thanks to that, Raph was now around level 20.

It was still low, sure, but she could now take on a B rank monster with a static level by herself.

That meant I could now count on her to fight in the next [War], whenever that was.

”Yup! All thanks to the weapon Rorono-chan made.”

”Don't underestimate me, your majesty. As long as I have these, I can fight!”

Around smug-faced Raph's waist was a belt that didn't match her style at all. Hanging from that belt were nine red blade-only knives.

When Raph pointed to them, the knives began to float in the air.

”Because those move on their own, there's no problem no matter how clumsy Raph gets, right?”

”Yup, exactly! Her magic takes care of faraway enemies, and the Azoth takes care of anyone that comes near. The Azoth's been so excellent, we haven't had the chance to try the new grenades!”