<purga> shaman 49

The Shaman can't become a Hero
Act 5: Worst Harem Party
Chapter 49: A Shaman's Gear part.2
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"... Woahh, this refining, is pretty amazing"

Takanashi-san had taken all the materials everyone gathered and refined them. Seeing all the new equipment lined up, I was seriously impressed.


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|<Iron Spear>||A general quality spear.|

|<Iron Short-sword>||A general quality short-sword.|
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The weapons given to me look like 2nd hand goods compared to the ones carried by the frontliners, but shiny blades with no rust is more than good enough for me. The quality is unbelievable. I'm guessing what refining does is, it cleanly collects the iron only and reconstructs it into a blade of the same shape and size. Shove in 2 or 3 of those rusty short-swords, and her refining can dish out a sparkly new iron short-sword. The logic of bunching up only the good bits to make something of better quality is fine and all, but then, where does all the rust go? Who knows. They like, completely vanish. After the refining is over, you can only find the finished product inside the fountain and nothing else.

But let's not sweat the small stuff. It's all good if we can get quality weapons. But it gets even better, you can actually mix in monster parts during the refinement process. A fusion of sorts.


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|<Red Saber>||A saber made with Cerberus claws as material. Embers fly with even light swings.|
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The so called elemental weapon. Apparently, when Souma-kun beat the Cerberus, likely due to some special ability of the Hero, it turned into light particles and absorbed into him. However, it's a convenient ability that has the smarts to leave behind the core. And also conveniently, it also leaves behind parts that would be well used in refining. Apparently, other than the core, other parts are ones that hold a lot of mana, and seemingly that's how it discerns between what to leave behind.

That's how they now possess claws and fangs from the Cerberus.

What's this, we getting drop items now— I want to retort, but I'll refrain.

Anyway, with that Cerberus claw supplied alongside Kenzaki-san's <Knight Saber>, she got out the new and improved <Red Saber>.

"This is, really good... look, fire's coming out"

"A genuine magic sword I see"

Even the cool and collected Kenzaki-san and Class Rep have widened eyes looking at the flames spouting from the swung sword. I myself went "Woahhh!!" and got all excited.

Still, all this material grade improving and even adding elemental attributes, feels really like making weapons, or rather, like crafting in games. You'd normally have to get iron or metal manufacturing tools like molds, and all sorts of equipment and knowledge to do something <Refining> can do all in one go. You could even call it a cheat skill.

The crafting produced by this magic figuratively scoffs "MUDA MUDA!" at all the industrial achievements produced by the human race in all its history as if proclaiming the utter futility of it all. I feel a bit complicated seeing some magic easily surpass modern science, but my life is on the line here, so I'll happily make full use of it. My Rem is pretty similar in that respect after all. And whatever my complaints, Takanashi-san's cheat production skill has become indispensable for our survival as well.[Note 1]
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*Note 1:  IS THAT A JOJ— yes, yes it is.
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Leaving my positive impressions aside for now, by now, she'd made one more, another fire attributed weapon.


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|<Red Knife>||A knife made with Cerberus fangs as material. It is said that a malevolent devout had once used this very blade to pierce his sacrifices, before burning them at the cross.|
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"Hey, why's mine have a scary description again, hey you!?"

Natsukawa-san was overjoyed at receiving her new fire attrib. knife refined with the Cerberus' fang. Swinging away at the red-hot blade spitting embers, she sent that feeling of gratitude to the weapon's creator, Takanashi-san.

"*UAA~N!* Hope you like fried chickeeen!"

"W-wait, Kotori doesn't write these thiiings!"

That's some good heat it's giving off. That should let her take on tough bodied monsters too. I'd very much like Mei-chan to also equip herself like this, but it seems like those small Orthrus fangs can't exert Cerberus-tier levels of fire.


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|<Roaring Steel Halberd>||A halberd crafted with good steel and fine metallic monster carapace. The oversized axe blade is its specialty.|

|<Roaring Steel Sword>||]A sword crafted with good steel and fine metallic monster carapace. Its blade is longer and wider than the norm.|

|<Steel Short-sword>||A short-sword crafted with good steel.|[Note 2]
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*Note 2:  The *Red* weapons' names are as is. 剛鉄 — Goutetsu — Roaring Steel
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They didn't get an attribute, but Mei-chan's new set of weapons are of incomparably high quality from the stuff she has been using all this time. What needs special attention is the fact that we used that Armor Bear's carapace as the fusion material.

Since we used the Armor Bear's metal carapace, <Steel> made an upgrade to <Roaring Steel>. According to Takanashi-san, this <Roaring Steel> is heavier than the normal version, but much harder in contrast. The weapons themselves were made larger than normal, so while they'd be unfit for someone like Natsukawa-san with her speed centric style, it's pretty much a perfect match for a mega power fighter like Mei-chan.

Incidentally, the reason it's not an axe but a halberd is because we couldn't collect a good enough long axe to serve as its base. The Skeleton captain's halberd is one of the easily attainable high quality weapons, so that was the main choosing criteria on this occasion.

A halberd is like a combo between a spear and axe, so you can slash or pierce, and is convenient like that, or so it would seem, but as it is multi-usage, wielding one can get fairly technical is what I've heard. But as the user would be Mei-chan, her super Berserker powers can let loose a lot more with any weapon. She'll get used to it in no time, so I'm not too worried.

There's "Roaring Steel Sword" what was improved upon from Hirano-kun's sword. The steel short-sword is a spare. Well, she's got the <Kill Carver> so it won't see much use I guess.

Now, we're all done getting everyone's respective weapons in order, but there's one more thing that I, have to get over with.

"... Alright, looks like everyone's asleep"

It was decided that we would traverse along the correct route after getting some sleep. My watch tells me that it's a bit past 1 AM. Everyone went to bed around midnight, so they should all be in the land of dreams right about now.

Me and the girls split up such that our sleeping areas are on opposite sides of the fountain. The other side currently has paradise with 5 beautiful young women lined up sleeping, but this side just has the sole man all by his lonesome. But right now, that's fine. It's more convenient this way. The reason— I don't think I need to explain too much. It'll be the 2nd time after all.

"Outside the square is a bit... yup, bad idea"

I bounce towards a corner of the fairy square. Being the ideal place, it had a fairy walnut tree, plus with the fountain, its a double blindspot.

"*Haaa*... Man, this is nerve-wracking..."

My pulse is rapidly rising. But it's better than last time, since I guess I got used to it a bit more, but it's most likely because I'm lot doing it while looking at Mei-chan.

"Calm down... you need to do this, don't keep avoiding it and revive Rem"

No wait, if I calm down, doing that will just get more difficult. I need to be excited more or less. You can do this, me.

"... *Haah*"

Along with the heavy sigh, I had once again successfully collected the final ingredient to make Rem, the <Vile Mud Doll>. I thought it'd end up this way, so I had kept my exclusive collection tool, the condom, nice and cleanly washed. There's a myriad of reasons I resented the prospect of using this, but I can't choose my methods in this place. Like, do you think I can ask those lovely party members if they got one?

Honestly, I'd rather not walk this tightrope, and make Rem without using this in the first place... But the previous Rem's power was greater mostly because <semen> was used as an ingredient, apparently.

This assumption comes from when us and Rem were fighting together, and I happened to come into contact with her a lot, and somehow understood her make like that. It's not like I can suddenly open up a game-like status menu for her, read descriptions, look at different icons and what not.

But from experience with all my other curses, where I <kinda get> something I'm not supposed to just know, I can be sure that the information is correct. Therefore, once I felt that semen is an essential component, it became indispensable. There's a limit to materials, so I don't have the leisure to try out a version without semen to see if the power goes down.

I thought about it. There's the safe route of explaining everything and having them understand, but something tells me the moment I start on that subject, I'd be kicked to the curb, so nope.

I absolutely need Rem in the current state I am. I can't just rely on Mei-chan for everything. If Rem wasn't there, I would've been killed by that Armor Bear.

We'll be heading back into the danger soon, and there's no way to know when I could die instantly if I didn't have Rem substitute for me.

The girls might fight out, but my fear and sense of self-preservation took priority. I don't wanna die regretting not making Rem at the present time.

Anyway, I'm done collecting, so all's well.

When I'm done, no one would know Rem's ingredients from just looking at her, and they wouldn't bother. *I just fused some monster materials together, what of it?* I could simply persist. That way, it's not embarrassing for me, and the girls won't care much either. it's a win-win whichever way you look.[Note 3]
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*Note 3:  win-win is such a fun word, remember to make a circle with your index and thumb while extending the other three fingers when you say it. Also, watch Sakura Quest... it's super fun lol.
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Now, same as last time, I'm perfectly prepped for <Vile Mud Doll>. The Skeleton captain's bones will serve as the main frame this time around, and I added in its core too. Additionally, what was before Goar scales is now Armor Bear shell. Quantity and quality or materials is knocked up a notch. I'm definitely getting a more powerful mud doll Rem this time.

Plus, I've already had Tananashi-san prepare a 2nd <Steel Spear> for Rem to use. Her armaments are also receiving an upgrade.

"*Fufuh*... This is kinda exciting"

From all the prospects to powerup, I unconsciously let a smile show, and with the well filled adult rubber balloon in hand, I stand back up— and right then,

"Momokawa, what are you, doing over there"

Spine froze.

She found out. She saw. How, why. The thoughts rush in one after another, making my head a vomit-inducing swirl of disorder. But even within that chaos, I quickly knew who *she* was.

The person standing there when I slowly turn around—

"<Don't move!!>"

"*Hii!?*"

Glaring at me with like the devil incarnate(an oni), with her sword at my throat, it was Kenzaki Asuna.

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Author's postscript: This is unrelated to this story, but "Kuro no Maou V: Witch in Love" is now on sale. There's a gaiden chapter you can only get in this published version so please have a look![Note 4]
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*Note 4:  This is a few arcs ago in KnM, when he got Evil Eater, and Wrath Pun battle I think. I havn't seen the book so I can't be too sure tho. Anyway this is just advertisement for the book, but apparently the gaiden's pretty cool. Author summarized it somewhat, and it's a what if about if Kurono never escaped from the lab. He apparently still meets Lily somehow, and there's characters that appear in the ch 500s in that gaiden (the book comes out in that time frame), so I guess with current translations you don't really have a grasp of some of the characters. Anyway, my point is, if you happen to buy the book, can you please send me scans of the illustrations inside? I've been really curious about this for a while.
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