Blacksmith Competition with Cheats (1)
Blacksmith Competition with Cheats (1)
Will my retarded, childish, over-the-top weapon-making plan actually succeed?
I happened to have a chance to test it.
Time flows.
Before I knew it, the day of the event celebrating the strongest blacksmith had arrived.
Ayeon and I decided to log into Phantastia and head to the competition venue.
< OppaPantySaranggae >
[ Lv. 165 ]
"Why is your nickname like that?"
"...Sorry. I didn't know I couldn't change it."
Ayeon twists her body as if she's extremely embarrassed.
The same case as me and Yoon-seo.
For a moment, I imagined Ayeon finding out my nickname was < SisterPantySaranggae >.
Hmm, better to die.
"I'll buy you a nickname change ticket later."
"...Thanks."
Ayeon changes the subject.
"Oh, right! About moving, I told our parents. I think I can go to Oppa's house by tomorrow."
"That's good."
Ayeon said, looking at me as I smiled in anticipation.
"I'm glad you seem to be in a good mood again lately. Did something good happen?"
"Hmm, it's not exactly a good thing, though."
I did get a goal, though.
The sick woman next door, the school senior who helped me.
The suffering half-sister and the half-sister I'm seeing for the first time.
A story where everyone lives healthily and happily until they die.
Someone might call me a Pushover, but.
Can't help it. This is who I was.
Not care if a sister I'm seeing for the first time dies or not, and ruin my life with thorough revenge on my trashy mom?
If I had that kind of personality, I wouldn't have met those three people.
"It's okay now."
So, there's no time to sit around whining anymore.
It's not that it doesn't matter if I win or not.
I will definitely win.
I entrusted one Mythic-grade Fragment to weapon crafting, but there's another one left.
My own item to be crafted with the fragment I'll get here today.
To do that, I absolutely need one blacksmith who won't leak my trait.
As it happens, Ayeon's job was a blacksmith.
"Let's go."
I entered the competition venue as Ayeon's assistant.
-Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to all players who enjoy Phantastia! I am Monbat, the special MC who will be in charge of today's competition!
The audience cheers at the appearance of the famous streamer.
That guy plays Phantastia too?
-Today is a joyous day for the Astrion Guild Cup Best Blacksmith competition! I will introduce the host, the Astrion Guild Master.
A man who received the microphone climbs onto the podium.
< SupremeSwordsman >
[ Lv. 275 ]
Unlike the sound of the cheers, his internet reputation wasn't that good.
Because it was obvious that he intended to get all sorts of high-end divine equipment for free through this event.
Even so, the reason so many blacksmiths gathered at the competition venue is likely because they want to try using a 'Fragment of God' at least once.
The romance of making a Mythic-grade item.
In addition to that, the success rate.
It's only 0.1%, 1 in 1000, but.
It's far higher than the probability of winning the lottery.
If you do it well, you can create equipment worth thousands of times the lottery.
Thinking 'Maybe me?', countless veteran blacksmiths over level 200 flocked from all over.
Even NPCs, not just players.
I see overseas users too.
"...Can I win among these people?"
Ayeon loses her self-esteem again today.
I smiled, ruffling Ayeon's hair.
"I'm here, aren't I?"
"...Yeah."
Are you guys good at hammering?
Your brother, kid, uses cheats.
Ayeon, who took out a hammer from her inventory, heads to the assigned spot.
I, who participated as an assistant, follow behind.
"I'm going to make a sword."
She was worried earlier, but Ayeon finishes her preparations skillfully.
She lights the furnace and prepares the hammer to strike.
She takes out the materials she prepared.
< Horn of Fire Dragon Ifrit >
[ Legendary-grade material ]
A high-end item worth 100 million each.
"Isn't that too expensive?"
"It's only 100 million."
"...I've never used such high-end materials before."
Ayeon's hand stops for a moment.
"If you don't like it, I have others."
I take out all the good materials I have in storage.
"How about these?"
Her pupils tremble from moment to moment.
Soon, she thinks of my wealth and firms her resolve.
Ayeon carefully selects the materials to use.
"The Horn of Ifrit, the Tooth of Demon Dragon, and this and this...."
Finally, the crafting began.
"Then, I'll start."
*
Yoon-seo put the Fantastic Gear on her head for the first time in a long while.
Since her health had improved to some extent, she received permission from her doctor to use it.
She is still in the United States, but she will be going to Korea soon.
She might even have a personal doctor attached to her house and stay at Dohyun's place.
< BabyGoldFarmerPrincess >
[ Lv. 190 ]
"It's the same as ever here."
A game she spent a long time with.
A sight of fantasy she thought she would never see again.
Perhaps because she hadn't logged in for several months, it felt quite unfamiliar.
She searches her friend list to find Dohyun's nickname.
'Schrödinger's Virgin, it's not there?'
What is it, did he delete me?
Was I abandoned?
For a moment, her heart sank, but she discovered a one-character nickname sitting in the corner.
The value of a one-character nickname is immense.
Yoon-seo could easily deduce that this was Dohyun's new nickname.
[ BabyGoldFarmerPrincess : Where? ]
[ Ryu : Oh ]
[ Ryu : Did the doctor say you can play now? ]
[ BabyGoldFarmerPrincess : Yeah ]
[ BabyGoldFarmerPrincess : You said today is the competition day, right? I came to watch ]
[ BabyGoldFarmerPrincess : Map coordinates? ]
[ Ryu : Okay okay, I'll send a teleport stone to your mailbox, use that to come ]
[ Ryu : But the competition will be super boring, is that okay? ]
[ Ryu : I'm going to win anyway ]
[ BabyGoldFarmerPrincess : That's what I'm coming to see ]
[ BabyGoldFarmerPrincess : I have to see the people's crazy reactions ]
[ Ryu : I'll give you a ticket ]
[ Ryu : Use this to go watch ]
She checks the ticket sent to her inventory.
Yoon-seo hesitated for a moment before asking.
[ BabyGoldFarmerPrincess : You seemed to be mentally drained lately, is that okay? ]
[ Ryu : Ah, that ]
[ Ryu : It's fine now ]
[ Ryu : It wasn't a big deal ]
Dohyun says it's fine even when it's not.
"That brat."
The expression he had when she entered the competition venue wasn't bad.
Making me worry.
Yoon-seo wandered around looking for the seat Dohyun told her about.
"Let's see, my seat is..."
A VIP seat that you have to pay a lot of money to sit in.
There were familiar figures there.
"Tsk."
"Tsk."
Su-a, Yoo Seol, and Ha-rin.
The two who made eye contact clicked their tongues for a moment.
Normally, a fight should have started right away, but.
"...Ah, Yoon-seo, you're here?"
"...Yeah, hello Ha-rin-unni?"
The two promised not to fight abruptly like before.
After Dohyun spent a week with such a dejected expression, they were scared.
Although he said that wasn't the reason, they wondered if they had a share in it.
Because of that, the two women decided to try to become genuinely close to each other.
Even speaking informally.
They'll have to live in the same house anyway, so it's better to get along.
However, because of their completely opposite personalities, it wasn't easy.
"Did you eat, unni?"
"Yeah, I had steak with Dohyun at a restaurant today."
"Ah... I didn't ask in such detail?"
"Ahaha, really? By the way, your nickname is cute, it's adorable since it has 'Princess' in it?"
"You're not mocking me, are you?"
"Huh? I was just complimenting you, is there a problem?"
Cold air flowed in the VIP seats.
'...Why am I really here?'
Su-a couldn't understand why she had to be involved here.
She came to watch because she heard Ayeon was participating.
Today, too, she is being hit left and right by the fights of the women of that guy called Oppa.
My heart is uncomfortable.
Should I run to the prison even now?
'Should I just log out.'
Since I can watch it on an internet broadcast, I thought it would be nice to watch it lying on my bed at home.
"Ah, it's Dohyun!"
"Ohh!"
As soon as she saw Ayeon's face reflected on the electronic display for a moment, she took her hand off the logout button.
-The time limit is 6 hours! The competition starts now!
Finally, the long-awaited competition began.
The sound of iron being hammered echoes from all sides of the competition venue.
The process of melting heated metal with hot fire.
It's noise that might sound loud at first, but the heat and cheers of the competition venue rather heightened the sense of reality.
All sorts of information appear on the electronic display by the magic sensors provided in the temporary blacksmith shop.
-Now, there are nine teams currently using one or more Legendary-grade materials!
[ Sword Believer : Scale Fragment of Dragon King ]
[ Ugly face : Highly refined Orichalcum ]
[ Northern Forging Association : Treasure of the Snowy Plains, Brilliant Cold Crystal ]
[ Dread : Top-grade Mithril Ore, Highest purity Mana Stone ]
[ Lewin : Ancient Steel, Dragon Vein Mana Stone, Flame of the Supreme ]
[ Atli : Deep Sea Steel, Super-condensed Magic Core, Powder of the Rift ]
[ UrgotBoyfriend : Dragon Scale Gold, Legendary Magic Crystal, Red Abyss Crystal ]
[ Draf : Scale of Demon Dragon, Deep Layer Iron Ore, Ember of the Supreme ]
[ I want se : Silver of the Void, Crystal of the Sky, Ancient Magic Circuit, Circulating Mana Core ]
-And, there are two teams using a whopping five Legendary-grade materials!
[ OppaPantySaranggae : Horn of Fire Dragon Ifrit, Heart of Demon Dragon, Flame of the Supreme, Tree that never burns, ]
[ HammerKing : Fang of Holy Dragon, Paradise Stone, Divine Catalyst, Immortal Ash, Condensed Lightning ]
-One person's nickname is unusual. Is the assistant whose nickname is covered next to them the person themselves?
The nickname < Ryu > was too noticeable, so Dohyun was using an item to cover his nickname.
-By the way, if you use that many materials, I think winning is a given.
SupremeSwordsman replied.
-Just using good materials doesn't mean you'll get a good item. Because the harmony of each material is important. And the subsequent reinforcement also takes up a large share of the judging, and the higher the grade of the weapon, the lower the reinforcement probability.
-Could it be a bad choice?
-That depends on their skills.
Yoon-seo said to herself.
"Isn't the cost higher than the value for everyone? If you think you'll fail even if you get a Fragment of God, you're just wasting money."
Ha-rin's reply.
"It's not necessarily like that. If you show good results in the competition, you'll make a name for yourself and the work you receive will also increase."
At that moment, tension arises in the competition.
-Ah, Sword Believer team! A mistake from the start!
The Scale Fragment of the Dragon King, which is evaluated as a top-tier material even among Legendary-grade materials.
A loss occurred in the item during the process of melting it.
-Was there a mistake? The Scale Fragment of the Dragon King is demoted to Hero grade!
The screen shows the player.
-Fuck, my 200 million!
Is it because their hands are shaking because they're too nervous?
It was a player who had already ruined the competition.
-Meanwhile, there is a team that has successfully completed the process of two or more materials. Showing the OppaPantySaranggae team!
The commentator continues.
-Player OppaPantySaranggae is only level 165, but they have finished heating the Legendary-grade material faster than anyone else right now!
-Unlike the nickname, they are a genius player.
[ < Horn of Fire Dragon Ifrit > Heating success probability ]
[ 5% ]
.
.
.
[ 100% ]
Dohyun's eyes reflected on the electronic display were glowing softly.