Chapter 33: The dwarfs’ announcement assembly (1/2)
Chapter 33: The dwarfs’ announcement assembly
“Rejected” (Makoto)
My merciless voice resounds in the workshop.
Before my very eyes, there was a very bombastic multi-colored full plate that was adorned as if it were made for a museum.
Like I can wear something like this!
Well, it fits right in when I wear it and it doesn’t weight that much but, as a merchant I can’t wear this!
However, there were also a lot of equipment lined up. Cleanly. I feel like I am in the interior of an haute couture* shop.
The Elder-san pats the shoulder of the maker while looking forward to the next one.
Well let’s see~ if I had to choose from these ones then…
I pass on the full-body armor. Pass on leather armor as well. Fu~mu, isn’t there something close to a jacket-like casual wear in here? At worst I will compromise with leather armor along with light armor.
Looking at me checking and walking pass without stopping, had an effect on the dwarfs as they seemed to crumble.
That leaves, oh, this flabby vestment-looking thing is pretty good. It looks comfortable to wear. The ideal would be the Taisho romance, student clothing*, but there is no way its here!
Taisho Romance
Oh.
I stop my hand that was going to take the vestment.
Two spaces beside it.
A set of something that looks like a coat and trousers that can be found in my world.
Being mixed in all this metallic armor, it felt really out of place, it was an indigo blue coat and the lining had a deep crimson funky style that suited it. I really want to hear the aim of this.
“This is?” (Makoto)
“That… did you take a liking to it?”
Elder-san seemed to be meditating something. If you ask me if I took a liking to it, then yeah, I took a liking to it though.
I found a coat that you would only wear on winter. But the cloth stops somewhere around the thighs and it’s made so it won’t obstruct the movements of the body. It looks thick but it’s unexpectedly thin, it may be easier to move in than I expected.
Moreover, it comes in set with trousers. That part really interested me. Are you telling that this is working as a full-body armor?
“Well, it looks a bit like the clothes in my hometown. That’s why I was wondering” (Makoto)
“This is, when Waka-sama asked to make the ring, Draupnir, in a hurry. It is an article that was made with that in view”
As expected of the elder. He knows the outline of every object that is lined up here. The elder exchanges looks with someone and a dwarf with a mean look came out.
I don’t know the age but he looks younger than the elder. Above all, the aged look made him really craftsman-looking. It might be prejudice though.
However, this person too huh. All the dwarfs here have terrible eye bags. Are you not sleeping~?
“Waka-san, did you take a liking to what I made? A person that requests such a ring is, as expected, a unique person huh”
Waka-san, he says. It’s the first time someone calls me like that. It’s scary that in the near future they may even call me with Waka-rin or Waka-chi. I should warn about that later.
“There are a lot of things arranged here, is it fine not to look at a full-body armor?”
“Of course. I have high defense specs in both physic and magic. My habitual specs, in terms of physic I can resist impacts specially well, for magic I have high resistance in wind and fire” (Makoto)
‘Waka-san is specialized in water and darkness attributes after all’, is what he added as an explanation.
If I am versed in water and darkness, will it make me susceptible to wind and fire? That’s probably not the case.
However, for this to be made with the ring in view is something I can’t connect. Is there more to it?
“In regards to battle, depending on the situation it can be used in two different ways. It could be said to be all-purpose-ja”
Don’t say a transforming function please. I don’t want to transform.
“All-purpose, it’s surprising how you were able to make something like that” (Makoto)
“As an equipment, bear in mind”
See? Here it comes. A problem came in. If it’s something like ‘I can’t take it off’ I pass. Even the elementary level all-purpose* magic comes at the intermediate stage, the word all-purpose is heavy. In reality, it can even become ‘a jack of all but master of none’ after all.
“Here, look at the sleeve part here please”
This is… thin chains? In a part that looks like a stowing pocket, I can see 5 of them coming out.
“This is made so that when it’s connected to the Draupnir it shows its effect”
So it uses the magic power of the ring, in short…
“In short, it means that the function that you mention, activates by using the magic power that is stored in the ring” (Makoto)
“How sharp, that’s exactly how it is-ja yo”
Meaning that I got a ‘my turn MP consumption’ equip.
“The consumption is bigger than the Draupnir you see, it makes it an equip that concentrates on performance and ignores the user”
That even the Draupnir can’t manage the consumption, for me that has an excess amount of magic power it’s something to be happy about but… the dwarf-san is making a face as if saying ‘I did it for you’.
It looks like it hasn’t been enlarging lately but, just with this magic power I have too much. I want to do something about it.
“Hmph~, then, if I wear it without connecting it to this ring, what would happen?” (Makoto)
“It will suck your magic power directly. The ring that acts as a valve will be gone so this guy will supply until it’s satisfied. It’s at a level that will instantly kill a normal person”
“What dangerous clothes-desu wa ne” (Mio)
Mio returned at some point in time. Did she already decide on the measurements and design of the equipment?