The next day after turning the table on Liza-san and her men and gaining total control of Empress Brigade.
Alicia and I returned once more to the fortress city and headed to the shop of the amazingly skilled blacksmith Weips-san.
If asked why we were visiting Weips-san's shop again today after doing the same yesterday, it was to hand the fund for creating magic weapon.
To create magic weapon, expensive materials created by manufacturing type Gift were also needed to be purchased. It didn't stop with just the azure dragon material that I had given.
And so we needed to first get the budget estimate from Weips-san. Which was why today we brought with us the request expense to be given to Weips-san who had finished calculating the rough estimate of the required expenses.
Like that Alicia and I warped to the fortress city using Local Wife through Regina.
「As expected isn't this abandonment play lasting too long my master!?」 Regina said that while hugging my lower body, and Alicia took advantage of that and started taking off clothes. I somehow pacified them and headed toward Weips-san's shop but....
「Somehow, another strange skill appeared...」
I walked side by side with Alicia while looking down on my status plate.
I didn't have time to check because Alicia exploded yesterday but...there, a skill that seemed to be gained from me getting along with Liza-san as the impetus had manifested there.
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Automatic Morphing: Mimicry type skill that enabled the user to morph into the form that suited the target's liking. The morphing's accuracy and variable range will change depending on the strength of the target's desire. The morphing will be dispelled when getting too far from the target.
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When I tried checking the ability with Appraisal Crystal, it seemed to be the type of [mimicry skill] that was rare even in the whole world.
But, the skill this time was just unusual and didn't seem to have an ability that was overly absurd.
Based from what I read at the explanatory note, it was a skill that transformed you to the target's preference, and on top of that its lasting power was nonexistent. It looked like it wasn't something that could allow you to transform into someone so you could infiltrate a place or escape.
And most of all, the skill also didn't seem like it could transform a third party――Alicia who was the one I wanted to hide the most.
Well, the explanation that could be obtained through Appraisal Crystal wasn't everything by all means, so perhaps I would be able to find some kind of amazing benefit after actually using it and confirming its function with my own body but...I guess I'll postpone doing that for later.
「After all it looks like you need help from a third party to activate this morphing skill. Regina who I can order to be silent even if she learn about Incubus...might go wild (sexually) again, so I'll ask for the cooperation of Stacy-san or Liza-san later.」
With Alicia being pursued by the church, it would be better for me who was accompanying her to not attract attention as much as possible too. In that case the number of people I could ask for the skill checking was limited, so it looked like I wouldn't be able to immediately check the skill's performance immediately.
If that was the reason then I should just ask Alicia for help wasn't it? At first I thought like that but,
「...I love Erio the most so...I think Erio will stay as Erio even if you morph using that skill you know?」
Alicia's words were embarrassing to hear, but at the same time it was really persuasive that I instantly got convinced.
Besides, if the result of the morphing by using Alicia as the target was by some chance another form than me, as expected I would be hit by shock in a not small amount....
Like that we were curious by the specifics of the new skill while switching the direction of our thought and headed to Weips-san's place.
「Ou, you guys're here! I already finished calculating the budget for indestructible magic weapon!」
When we showed ourselves in the weapon shop that looked like it would crumble anytime now like usual, Weips-san welcomed us in a good mood.
「Indestructible weapon is just like the name described, it's almost impossible to destroy and it also don't need maintenance. I also don't have many chance of making one, so I'm real fired up after so long! (...Recently, I was almost made to submit by that excessively high spec toy after all, so it's a big help that there're other thing I can focus on)」
「?」
Weips-san's face was a bit red and she muttered something to herself but, rather than that my focus was drawn toward the budget paper that was on the table.
After all the breakdown of weapon creation materials that Weips-san wrote was an array of startlingly high class materials and magic items.
「Wait, Weips-san this, just how much effort are you planning to put into making the weapon!?」
The azure dragon material that I procured together with Alicia was at the top, then there was a magic crystal that could only be collected from a special dungeon located at the western edge of the continent. Alloy that could only be created by an expert that possessed alchemist type Gift. All the rest of the materials were also rare things that needed a lot of effort and time to obtain or store.
Although Alicia and I were from martial noble house, we only had the minimum knowledge about weapon creation.
Even so we understood that Weips-san was clearly trying to make the highest grade of weapon. It surprised us greatly.
Even Alicia whose emotion didn't really show on the surface opened her eyes wide and muttered 「...Amazing」.
「Well that, you two saved my friend after all. 'Sides...」
Weips-san narrowed her eyes.
「If my estimation is right, 『mere high class weapon』 ain't gonna cut it for you two. If I'm gonna do this then I'll temper a sword with all my techniques. Of course the price also jump up in exchange of that but...it won't be any problem if it's you two right?」
「~~tsu. Yes, of course!」
Weips-san's appraising eye.
And also her thoughtful consideration for us, I thanked those from the bottom of my heart while taking out the money that we had prepared.
It was the correct decision to bring a lot just in case.
*Don!* I placed the gold coins filled bag on the table.
「U-uoh. I thought that it would be fine after hearing about the wallet situation of you guys beforehand but, you bastard really pay it all in one go.... Yooosh, then I'm also gonna give it my all!」
Like that, the preparation for the weapon creation was progressing smoothly. Then Weips-san said 「Come to think of it I haven't asked you what type of sword handle you like」 and went inside to bring out some samples. It was then.
The entrance of the weapon shop was opened vigorously and one girl rushed into the shop.
「Geez, please listen to me for a bit Weips-san! Rouge-san is horrible! She keep making me work overtime to create tons of crystal before the Appraisal Crystal boom is over! The pay is good and it's great that my skill level also goes up but, I can't do anything else than sleeping when going home. I don't have any time to play at all! I also don't have any time at all to use the live dildo that I got her to sell to me for cheap...Weips-san too please say something to Rouge-san」
That girl was someone that Alicia and I knew really well.
She was the one who provided us with the chance to meet with various people in this fortress city, and in the end she was the cause of me forming business contract to sell penis, the red haired town girl Sonya Maxiel.
That girl went 「Eh!? Eriol!?」 when she noticed me here. I too tried to greet her with 「Ah, long time no see」――it was in that moment.
――*Pop! Clatter!*
My body morphed into pe*is and fell on the ground.