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"Oh? That's an interesting weapon."

The High God Gubernu raised an eyebrow. It was the first time he had ever seen anyone use such a weapon, so he was naturally quite interested.

Taking advantage of the situation, Kobayashi asked, "My Lord, can you make this kind of weapon?"

"no problem."

God Gubernius readily agreed.

He is the god of forging; he can create even the most complex and rare things.

Kobayashi asked cautiously, "Is...it a divine artifact?"

"No." God Gubernius rolled his eyes at him and said, "It's impossible to make a divine artifact with just a rare ore. You need to have more rare materials or ores."

That's a lie. Hephaestus clearly made the artifact. It's obvious that the High God Gubernius is just afraid of trouble.

However, this was exactly what Kobayashi wanted.

"So, you can create a divine artifact if you have enough rare materials?"

"Of course. But it has to be a rare material, just like this ore."

"Then... come on!"

Kobayashi grinned and poured out all the ores and materials he had prepared in his backpack, covering the entire counter.

"God Gubryu, please begin your performance!"

Chapter 224 And you, my friend, you are the true hero.

"Hey, hey, hey, no way!"

Are these all rare materials?!

Tiona leaned on the counter, her eyes shining as she looked at the various unusual materials spread out on the surface. She had no idea that there were so many wonderful things hidden in the worn-out suspenders behind Kobayashi.

The air of nouveau riche is palpable.

The god Gubernius was slightly taken aback when he saw these materials, but he didn't pounce on them as if they were treasures. After all, having lived for hundreds of millions of years, he still had some self-control.

He was concerned with something else.

"Kid, you didn't do this on purpose, did you? Trying to provoke me into saying something like that."

"Haha, how could that be? You've misunderstood. I'm just going with the flow."

Kobayashi chuckled and refused to admit it, but the undisguised excitement in his eyes and his inability to lie to the gods completely revealed what he was thinking.

"Ha, cunning boy."

God Guberniu grinned and chuckled, then cursed.

He used to be serious and averse to tricks, but for some reason, this time he admired Kobayashi.

Incredibly hard minerals, soft yet resilient hair, and a variety of other rare and amazing materials.

It was probably the sheer abundance of these incredibly rare materials that made him itchy to get his hands on them.

"Boy."

"What's wrong, High God Gubernius?"

"These things must have taken you a lot of hard work to get, right?"

"Yes!"

Xiaolin's eyes welled up with tears because the words of the High God Gubernius had struck a chord with him. The thought of being squeezed dry by those ravenous women in order to obtain these things made his legs tremble uncontrollably.

When the god Gubernius saw the fear on Kobayashi's face, he seemed to realize how difficult things had been for him back then.

"These are really good materials."

"Not only that, I dare say, these materials are the last remaining ones in the world. If they are forged, they will cease to exist in this world!"

After all, these were brought from other worlds, and if Kobayashi stops bringing them, this world will no longer have them.

Yeah, no problem.

Xiaolin spoke very seriously and earnestly.

The High God Gubernius examined him carefully and found that Kobayashi did not lie. Then he looked at the materials in front of him carefully and murmured, "Is that so? It seems that I have no choice but to use my full strength this time."

It seems the gods are getting serious.

Just as Kobayashi was expecting the god Gubernius to unleash his power and quickly forge the materials into a divine artifact, the god suddenly spoke to the mortal:

"Pay up."

"……Eh?"

"Hey kid, you know that forging equipment requires a labor fee, right?"

"Well..."

Damn it! I can't get something for free!

Logically speaking, when the gods saw this rare material, their eyes would light up, and they would immediately decide to forge it for free. Why would they ask for money?

No, it's because I was too greedy.

If a god could forge a divine weapon for you, you'd probably agree to any price.

With a nervous heart, Xiaolin asked, "My lord, how much does it cost to forge a weapon?"

“Two hundred million fares.” God Gubernius looked at him provocatively.

2 million?!

Kobayashi's expression froze, a black line appearing above his head, exactly the same as Sword Princess Ais's expression just now.

Wow! She looks exactly like Ais!

The dark-skinned Tiona pointed at him and exclaimed, while Kobayashi, who had been awakened by her, glared at her irritably.

Thank you so much for reminding me.

That expression made one suspect that God Gubernius was doing it on purpose. Perhaps he wanted to get back at Gubernius because he had just set a trap for him… or something like that.

Xiaolin immediately wanted to grab her things and leave.

"Kid, this is a friend's price."

"……I know."

The wand of the Nine Demon Princesses, Riveria, is called the Great Elf. Forged from refined metals and holy royal ore, its shaft is incredibly sturdy, even capable of being used as a polearm. This supreme wand, one of the five highest-grade wands, is priced at 340 million falies after various rounds of haggling, and that doesn't even include the nine highest-grade magic stones!

When Loki learned of the price and pondered it repeatedly, even she couldn't understand why it was so cheap.

Or take a look at the artifact Hephaestus forged for Hestia, which cost 2 million fali. So, the price that the High God Gubernius asked for was really a friendly price!

"So, kid, are you going to forge it or not?"

The High God Gubernius looked at him with a smile.

Despite the question being asked, everyone present knew how Kobayashi would answer.

"...Forging, I'm counting on you!"

Kobayashi said through gritted teeth.

He knew he was making a huge profit by buying the artifact for 2 million Fali, but knowing and spending money are two different things. If he could get it for free, who would be willing to spend money?

"Don't look so gloomy." Seeing Kobayashi's gloomy expression, the High God Gubernius said, "Many guys who want the gods to help them forge weapons don't even have that qualification. You should be content, understand?"

"……I see."

With a deep sigh, I had no choice but to accept it.

And so, Kobayashi and Ais, two penniless people who owed huge sums of money, began endlessly grinding monsters in the dungeon.

Despite saying that, they did not make an appointment to meet.

Because of efficiency issues.

The higher-level monsters are no match for them; they can cut through anything and have no impact. In such circumstances, it is easier for them to accumulate wealth by fighting alone. Moreover, they cannot coordinate well in terms of their schedules or fighting styles.

However, there is still weekly combat guidance.

The location was, as always, the 17th floor, in the landlord's room.

Coming here feels just as comfortable and relaxing as coming home.

Despite Kobayashi's exaggerated assessment of Ais's fighting abilities, he ultimately underestimated her.

Fiora is very strong, even stronger than Bert the Werewolf.

The already agile and skilled swordswoman, no matter how Kobayashi tries to entangle or imprison her with threads or set traps, can always find an opening and escape quickly. Even if she relies on [Omniscient Vision] to see her route in advance and intercept her, the swordswoman Ais can ultimately use wind magic to cut all the threads in a few moves and then easily create distance.

In general, the problem lies in the limitations of weaponry.

"Tsk, isn't this a complete lack of progress?"

Kobayashi clicked his tongue in displeasure.

It's been a week since I asked the god Gubernius to forge the divine weapon, and this is the second time I've fought the swordswoman Ais.

However, unlike the first battle where he benefited greatly, this time Kobayashi did not cause any trouble for his opponent.

Yes, all the moves were rendered ineffective.

Are you a Saint Seiya? A move that I've seen once before is ineffective the second time.

He actually knew the reason.

The reason is simple.

Because Ais knew that the threads couldn't hold her, she chose to forcefully break through attacks that required dodging and retreating, which caused Kobayashi to lose the initiative and be gradually forced into a corner, ultimately leading to her defeat.

Sword Maiden Ais sheathed her sword and said expressionlessly, "Kobayashi, your fighting style is very mature, both in terms of experience and intuition. I feel there's nothing more I can teach you."

If Kobayashi hadn't known she was a bit of a ditz, he would have thought she thought he was too bad and was unwilling to give him combat guidance.

"That's right, that's right. You can hold your head high now that you can fight Ais to a stand."

Another sparring partner, the dark-skinned Tiona, cheered on Kobayashi.