Published: September 9, 2025
Correction of typos made on 11/10.
This is Satou. Even difficult tasks can surprisingly become easy if you break them down into smaller units. Even with large-scale programs, if you divide them well, the difficulty suddenly drops. Though, of course, making that division skillfully is the hard part.
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“Jabara~”
“It’s all scattered!”
Pochi and Tama were playing around, testing the whip mode of the flexblade sword they made. The magical blade splits into about 5-centimeter-wide segments and can extend up to about 5 meters in length. Since this is a practice prototype, the magic circuit’s formula was modified to prevent injuries.
Pochi, who was struggling with the flexblade sword, ended up wrapping it around his body, turning into a human roll. Not entirely unexpected, but very typical of Pochi.
“H-Help me! Please!”
“Here you go.”
After struggling for a while, he gave up and called out for help. I touched the flexblade sword and drained the magic power from it. Immediately, Pochi was freed from the restraint.
“Thanks so much!”
Pochi stretched out with a big yawn.
“Pochi~ Like this!”
Tama skillfully manipulated two flexblade swords, wrapping them around branches to climb the trees, or hooking a wooden bucket from the ground to pull it closer. Seriously, what kind of explorers are they?
Tama is fine with that, but for Pochi, I decided to give him some real new equipment.
“Pochi might be better suited for this.”
“It’s amazing! It’s so big!”
From Pochi’s dagger, a blade nearly 3 meters long emerged. It’s a magical blade of the same type as the Logic Power Sword. It cuts well but is fragile. Also, since it has no weight, you can’t use it like a greatsword to chop through with heavy blows. Eventually, I want to build a circuit that manipulates inertia so it can deliver attack power comparable to an ordinary greatsword.
The flexblade sword wasn’t the only playful creation. I also made a lance with a drill mechanism, gauntlets resembling rocket punches, and various romantic weapons incorporating pile bunkers—piling machines—into shields. Arisa was thrilled about them, but when it came to practicality, everyone else was puzzled. Well, that’s understandable. Simple is best.
I sent the enhanced torque drill blueprint to Doa and Kiya, the couple. It won’t be long before their golem tank is equipped with a drill.
Also, when the leprechaun Shaggnig asked for only the piling machine part of the pile bunker, I reworked it into a normal piling machine and gave it as a present.
Next, maybe I’ll make a Death Scythe or a reversed-edge sword.
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“By the way, Mr. Satou, you really like Mithril, don’t you?”
“It’s not so much liking as it is that, among the metals I have, Mithril is the best suited for magical swords.”
Lady Lua, who was admiring Pochi and Tama’s new equipment, asked with a puzzled face. Iron or lead disperse magic power too much to be usable. Brass, copper, or silver conduct magic well but are too soft to be proper weapons. Bronze is hard but doesn’t conduct magic as well as copper or silver. By process of elimination, only Mithril remains. Gold’s magic conductivity is as good as Mithril’s, but it’s softer than copper or silver and way too expensive.
“Oh? Orichalcum is convenient for both weapons and armor, isn’t it?”
“That’s true. If you want toughness and heat resistance, Hihiirokane is good. It’s quite heavy, but if you want a weapon, Adamantite, which is harder than diamonds, is recommended. For magical tools, there’s also Tir Silver.”
What’s with this atmosphere like saying, “If you don’t have bread, eat cake”?
Ms. Aze and Lady Lua casually mentioned these legendary metals. I’ve only ever seen Hihiirokane used as a furnace lining in the Dwarf Village for refining Mithril.
“Orichalcum is supposed to be given by the hero of the Saga Empire, but I have no way to get the others.”
“You could refine them.”
“W-what?!”
I grabbed Ms. Aze’s hands and asked, almost hugging them.