Chapter -08: First meeting with Clara

"Roy, what about it? The reward is good, isn't it good for starters?"

"Let's see, North Forest monster subjugation. The 4 monsters are called horned lizards. They're not that strong... I think we should be able to manage. Ah, the reward is 38 copper."

"Yes, it looks nice and easy for beginners like us. Confirm it on registration hub. This mission doesn't seem necessary to be completed in hurry so we can go to blacksmith shop in the meantime to buy suitable weapons and armor."

Rika tears down the mission poster and heads towards the reception desk to apply.

Horned lizard, isn't it? As the name suggests, it looks like a lizard with a horn coming out of its head. I feel a little worried whether we can really beat them without weapons and armor, so it's good to buy them first.

We took the mission poster to Nana for confirmation.

"The horned lizard subjugation, hmm not bad for your first mission, but beware of its paralyzing venom."

"It's not a problem if you have a light element user in the middle, because with it you can use basic healing."

"If you want to learn more about monsters and their weakness you can check out the Monster Identity book in the Guild. But you can only read it here and don't take it out of the Guild."

"We'll read that later, thanks for the info Nana."

"Oh don't say thanks, just don't forget our deal this weekend."

"Sure"

We left the guild after the mission was confirmed. Although many people wanted us to join them, we did not pay any attention to them because we were not yet ready for the big mission.

Thinking about what kind of weapon we should buy, Rika and I headed to the famous blacksmith's shop in our town.

The shop is famous for the quality of their swords and armor as well as the craftsmanship of their workers.

This shop is called Sword and Shield. In this shop you can buy weapons directly or you can even order them according to your need.

Pay for the entire product is based on the type of material used and the amount of work it requires.

Here you can get high quality swords and armor, so this shop is the first choice for people with money.

It took them ten minutes to reach the sword and shield shop. It was a building, which from the outside looked like a warehouse.

When Roy entered the shop, he saw a large hall. Three or four rows were made in which different types of weapons were kept.

It seemed that the outer hall was meant to display the shop's quality products while the inside should be their workplace.

Armor and weapons were divided according to gender. Men and women can choose from both but it is still different which reflects their idea for their clients.

"Welcome to Sword and Shield. What kind of weapons would you like to buy?"

While Roy was evaluating the hall, he heard someone calling from behind.

When he turned, he found the famous owner of this shop, the dwarf lady by the name of Clara.

"We were looking to buy a suitable weapon for us. Can we take a look around the shop?"

When Clara saw who the man was and wondered what she had seen near the side of the stream, she was stunned in place. A blush appeared on her cheeks.

Roy didn't understand what happened but the blush on her cheeks made her look very attractive.

"Go ahead. Pick them up and take a closer look."

He and Rika then moved on to the lines presented. Weapons and armor were displayed everywhere as we looked around the shop.

They have a lot of variety: sword to spear, helmet to shoe, belt, bow, axe, whip, vest for men and breast plate for women. And the armor was tight and lined.

There were many things but something that could have caught his eye, he was unable to find one. After a long search Roy saw a black dagger with red lines, so he thought it looked same as the awakening tablet he had seen in the guild today.

It looked simple in appearance, but in this there was a big task of awakening the mana element. Although this dagger looked ordinary, but Roy's instinct was that this dagger is something great.

He went to the dagger and picked it up.

"That dagger was found by an adventurer in the dungeon, although it looks good but is not sharp so you should change to something else."

Clara told him about the dagger when she saw him carrying the dagger. This dagger was in her shop for about two years but when someone came to know that this dagger was not sharp, no one bought it.

"If it's not sharp why isn't this dagger made sharp again."

"Although we wanted to make it sharp, it requires really high temperatures and its content is unknown, so we needed a strong fire element with a high strength of silver mana core."

"We knew one, but he was not a blacksmith and others charge a lot of money for the work, there is no guarantee that the material will actually turn into sharp dagger and if we rebuilt it, it would cost a lot, so high that no one would buy it."

This is understandable since this material is unknown, one cannot expect a better product than this.

[Ding! The host has got a divine weapon]

[Ding! Identification of the Divine Weapon.]

[Ding! Identification complete]

[Ding! Weapon Name = Death Messenger]

[Ding! Death Messenger weapon description = A dagger that once killed thousands of gods. It can change its size and shape according to its user. Since this weapon was used by a deity who later became the god of death, it got its name as the Messenger of death.]

[Ding! Death Messenger has not yet accepted anyone as master, if the host wants this dagger to accept him as master, so for that the host can satisfy its conditions, then the host's will also have some increase in his strength.]

[Ding! It needs host to kill lives ten thousand times beings in a short period of a month for this weapon to accept the host as the master. If in any month the numbers of kill committed by the host reaches ten thousand, this weapon will choose the host as its master.]

Roy was pleased with himself. He was suprised as his own dog's shit luck...umm his god-like luck will show its effect this way.

"I want this weapon. You can tell me its price."

"Although this dagger cannot be used for sharp work, the material from which this dagger is made is unique and since we cannot identify it and what you showed me this morning at the edge of the stream, The lowest price you can make of this would be 5 silver coins."

When he heard this, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning. Now he understood why her face was red. He thought that now out of embarrassment, he should dig a pit and bury himself in it.

"Oh so you saw all that, looks like I have something that piques your interest. Umm... why don't we talk about that in the private room, while we're both alone."

Roy knew that since this matter came to the this point, the person who backed out first would be the most embarrassed, so he told this to Clara.

Certainly, Clara was embarrassed when she heard him say that they should talk alone this openly. But there was a faint hope in her heart.

[Roy what did you show her this morning.]

Roy almost forgot that he was with Rika. He didn't want to continue talking to anyone about his dark experience because one person already knew it and he thought it was enough. So he changed the subject.

"Is there anything to your liking Rika in these weapons and armor, it would be extremely difficult and dangerous for us to complete our mission without suitable equipments."

"Oh, I have the idea of ​​ordering a custom made leather vest and a pair of small daggers for my own protection that are not that easily seen. They are comfortable to carry and if made to be lightweight, So it's easier to use in combat."

"It seems to me that you have an element of darkness in the form of magic."

"Is it that obvious. But I've awakened something even more."

"Well, it will take some time if you want to order for new equipment, I don't know what kind of material you want to make your equipment from."

"I would like to have vest material from the black panther monster and daggers made from the long-toothed jinsang tiger."

"You have some tough pick girl, it sounds like you really want a good pair of equipment for combat anytime, anywhere."

"Of course I want a good pair of equipment otherwise how would I go with Roy if I got injured or couldn't help him in battle."

"You have some determination there, looks like Roy You've got good luck with the girls."