To Another World... with Land Mines! Volume 4 (eBook)

Itsuki Mizuho (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2022
250 Seiten
Publishdrive (Verlag)
978-1-7183-8803-1 (ISBN)

Infos

After a skirmish with a powerful band of orcs, Nao's party realizes that they have to get stronger. so the first thing they do with the loot they bagged? Why, they pay a visit to their classmate, Tomi, who has become an apprentice at the local weapon store. They then start to focus on training and manage to learn new skills-but that's just the tip of the iceberg. The group departs on a hunting trip for giant salamanders (partially as an excuse to relax) only to find giant mushrooms have appeared all over town upon their return! Nao's party and their adventures in this world are about to hit a strange turning point as their house nears completion.

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Prologue

Our party had survived an intense battle with an orc leader and ten regular orcs, but I had suffered a serious injury, so in the aftermath of the battle, we had realized that we needed to become stronger. It was pure luck that none of us had died.

The tool that we chose to strengthen our party was a simple one: the power of money. When the evil god had first transported us to this world, he hadn’t given us much money, so it was a huge relief to have more now. However, strengthening our party by hiring other adventurers would be a waste of money. There was only one logical way to spend it.

“Hello.”

“Welcome.”

We’d earned a lot of money from that pack of orcs, and we took it with us to Gantz-san’s store. Contrary to our expectations, the person who granted us was a middle-aged lady. Who’s this? Did Gantz-san hire someone to deal with customers in his place while he’s teaching Tomi blacksmithing?

“Oh, hello, Sybil-san,” said Touya.

I looked to Touya for an explanation, and he told me that this was Gantz-san’s wife. I never knew Gantz-san was married. I guess that’s normal for someone with a stable job. Men like that are probably in high demand, so it would be weird if Gantz-san were still single at his age.

“Um, is Gantz-san free?” Touya asked. “We have something we want to discuss with him.”

“Oh, you’re looking for my husband? Please wait a moment. I’ll go and ask him to come see you.” Sybil-san gave us a light bow before heading to the back of the store.

When Sybil-san was out of earshot, Haruka said, “I’d never seen Gantz-san’s wife before now. I always assumed he was single.” She sounded quite surprised.

“Yeah, I didn’t know about her either until just recently,” said Touya. “They seem to be pretty close.”

According to Touya, Sybil-san was in charge of dealing with customers whenever Gantz-san was busy smithing. Coincidentally, we’d always visited his store when he was unoccupied.

“It seems like the type of men who are considered desirable partners in this world are the ones who have a consistent income, so I guess it makes sense,” said Yuki.

“Wait, does that mean men like me would get written off as the worst kind of useless bums?” Touya asked.

“‘The worst kind’ would probably be going too far, but yes, as far as the ordinary woman in this world is concerned, most adventurers are probably one step removed from useless bums,” said Natsuki.

“Ugh. Does that mean I need to look for a normal job to have a chance at getting a cute wife with animal ears...?”

“Mm, either that or you’ll need to become a high-rank adventurer,” said Haruka. “A woman might consider an adventurer a potential husband if he reaches that level.”

We continued to chat while we waited, and eventually Gantz-san appeared, wiping sweat from his brow. “Oh, you guys. What’s up?”

“Sorry for bothering you during working hours, Gantz-san,” said Touya. “Can you help us choose a new spear for Nao and some new weapons for Haruka and Yuki?”

Gantz-san looked surprised. “Hm? Didn’t you guys buy a spear for Nao the other day? Don’t tell me you broke it already.” His eyes fell on Natsuki, and he seemed to comprehend; he nodded at us. “I see that this lass is using that spear now. Would the same kind of spear work?”

Gantz-san took out two different spears to show us. One of them was the same model that Natsuki was using now, but the other one looked extremely different. It was completely black all the way from the butt of the shaft to the tip of the blade.

“This first one here is made of yellow iron and ironwood, just like the one you already have. As for this other one, it may look like black iron, but it’s magisteel. Tougher and sharper!”

According to Gantz-san, magisteel weapons wouldn’t suffer a single scratch if you struck one against a weapon made of yellow iron, but the weapon made from yellow iron would probably get chipped. I decided to try holding the magisteel spear to get a feel for it, but...

“Ugh, this is way too heavy!” I exclaimed. “I can’t wield something like this!”

“Figured as much. It’s a good weapon for those that can wield it. Oh well.”

Magisteel seemed to be roughly as dense as yellow iron, but this spear was much heavier due to the fact that not only the blade but the shaft was metal. Gantz-san told us that it would cost about five times as much as the yellow iron spear. That would put the price at the equivalent of six million yen. Only national treasures would come close in value. It was intended for use in combat, but I’d rather get it appraised as an antique on a TV road show.

“To be honest, I might buy this spear if only the tip was magisteel,” I said.

“The kind of adventurers who use top-quality spears like this can handle the weight just fine,” said Gantz. “With something like a goblin, you don’t even need the blade. You can smash and break its head with one blow from the shaft!”

That sounded plausible for a spear this long, hard, and heavy. Touya could probably pull off the same feat with an iron baton. This spear could potentially work for me in the future, but for the time being, I decided to go with the more realistic option, the yellow iron spear.

“Next up is a weapon for you, right, Haruka?” Gantz asked. “You aren’t giving up on the bow as your main weapon, are you?”

“No, I’m not,” Haruka replied. “I just want a weapon that I can use for close combat when necessary.”

“Any specific kind of weapon you’re looking for?”

“Not really. Something like a rapier might be nice.”

“A rapier? In that case, something like this would do. But if you aren’t going to use it most of the time, it could end up a burden.”

The weapon that Gantz-san had brought over for Haruka to inspect was a heavy sword with a blade over one meter long. Even Haruka, petite as she was, could probably swing it around, but it would definitely weigh her down and prevent her from nimbly climbing trees, and it would probably get in her way when she was using a bow too.

“Mm, this doesn’t look like a good choice for a spare weapon,” said Haruka.

“Right. Personally, I’d suggest something like this shortsword here,” said Gantz.

The next sword that Gantz-san produced was about fifty centimeters long including the hilt. It didn’t appear to be anywhere near as heavy as the rapier. Haruka picked up the shortsword and swung it around for a bit before placing it near her waist to see how it would fit on her belt. She must have agreed with Gantz-san’s assessment, because she nodded at him.

“This may be my most realistic option for a spare weapon,” said Haruka.

“There are weapons you wear over your fists. Good option if you can throw a punch,” said Gantz. “But you obviously can’t. Something like a knife wouldn’t get in the way, but it wouldn’t be much use against monsters.”

Haruka paused in thought for a moment and then picked up a different sword and brought it over to Gantz-san. “Do you have any weapons in stock that are similar in size to this sword and of similar quality to Nao’s weapon?”

Gantz-san had an awkward look on his face; he scratched his head. “Uh, sorry to disappoint after recommending that kind of weapon, but I don’t have any in stock. Well, I have some in stock, but they’re too expensive—too expensive to use as a backup weapon, got it? And that sword you’re holding is way too cheap.”

The sword in Haruka’s hands was made of normal iron. It was a cheap weapon meant for rookies; the price was only a few thousand Rea. It wasn’t sturdy enough to use even as a spare weapon. If you tried using it against an orc, you’d end up dead for sure.

“Does that mean the only option I have left is to order a weapon made to my specifications?” Haruka asked.

“That’s right. Oh, you want Tomi to make a weapon for you?” Gantz asked. “The practice would be good for him. All you’d have to pay for is the materials. He can’t yet make a weapon that’s good enough to display out here, but he can make one that’s serviceable—and worth more than the cost of the materials too.”

According to Gantz-san, Tomi couldn’t make a better weapon than him even with the same materials. However, high-quality materials could compensate somewhat for Tomi’s inexperience. If we agreed to pay for the cost of the materials, then we’d get a big discount on a high-quality weapon, and Gantz-san would be able to save on the materials he needed for Tomi’s training. It was a deal that would benefit all of us.

“Sure, that sounds like a good idea,” said Touya. “It’d be more convenient for us to order weapons directly from Tomi.”

“Huh? What do you mean by that, Touya?” Gantz asked, glaring. “Any complaints about the weapons that I made for you?”

“O-Oh, that’s not it at all! It’s just that, you know, Tomi shares a culture and background with us!”

Touya was hastily making excuses, but he wasn’t exactly lying. The one big advantage that Tomi had over Gantz-san from our perspective was that Tomi would be able to understand our requests better. If we asked Gantz-san to...

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.10.2022
• Reihe/Serie: To Another World... with Land Mines!
• Reihe/Serie: To Another World... with Land Mines!
• Illustrationen: Itsuki Mizuho
• Übersetzer: Itsuki Mizuho
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Fantasy / Science Fiction ► Fantasy
• Schlagworte: childhood friend • Game elements • Isekai • Light Novel • Magic • Reincarnation • Survival
• ISBN-10: 1-7183-8803-9 / 1718388039
• ISBN-13: 978-1-7183-8803-1 / 9781718388031