I was getting a little bored, just sitting in the dungeon. It’s not like I o be doing something all the time, but just staying here with no real way of telling the time is… annoying. It makes me feel restless. I almost wao head to the seventh room again, and do another set of shield training, but Christina said I shouldn’t overdo it.

  (Master. Perhaps we should perform the experiment with Iron Bcksmith Kotetsu now.) Laura offered me something to do.

  (Oh yeah. That was a thing we were going to do. Almost fot.)

  (Always setful, Master. What would you do without me?) Laura teased.

  (... die? Struggle? Be miserable? Fet to do things?) I listed. Well hopefully I wouldn’t actually die. That would holy suck. What is the earliest quick-py resurre I get access to? Call of the Haunted?

  (I would not rely on Call of the Haunted, Master. It will resurrect you as an undead. You may even lose your sense of self.) Laura warned.

  (... ok. Yeah. Let’s not do that then. If I was just a zombie I could probably find a way around it with something like DNA Surgery, but if I lose my sense of self… Yeah. Let’s just not die in the first pce. That sounds better.) I decided.

  (I agree with Master on that. I’m not even sure I would be with Master if Master died and was resurrected.) Laura said.

  (Then that is another reason to not die. I don’t want to lose you Laura.)

  “Christina, I’m going to summon another monster. Don’t get too surprised.” I warned Christina and the maids about my iions.

  I made a sleeve for Iron Bcksmith Kotetsu by sacrifig 2x Labyrinth Wall, 2x Rock rotto #1 and 1x Pandemonium. I’m not sure I’ll need him again, but at the same time I might. You never know when you need a bcksmith.

  “I summon Iron Bcksmith Kotetsu.” I called out the name of my moo summon it.

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  And like most other monsters (you know, except the ohat want to show off), he rose from the card that appeared on the ground.

  He was quite tall. Another basketball pyer. Why is every monster so damn tall?

  He had a well built body. uess you could say he is just a pile of muscle. Or a mountain of muscle? He had long blue hair and a blue beard. He was dressed in only a loincloth. I think that is a loincloth. It’s a rge one, but I don’t really know what else it would be. Perhaps a garment like that has a name of its own.

  He was also holding a hammer and an anvil had appeared with him. Free anvil for the win. Okay, I know I won’t actually get to keep it. But it is still iing that it showed up with him. I guess it ts as his on or something.

  “Master. What I do for you?” He greeted me.

  “Hello… Kotetsu. I just wao know if you know how to work with mithril.” I told him.

  “Mithril? Master has access to some impressive materials. I could perform maintenanithril ons, but making new ones is beyond my skill set. I apologize for my shortings.” He answered.

  “No, it’s fine. I holy was just thinking that perhaps you could.” I told him.

  “If Master gives me materials and time I could study.” He offered.

  “That could work. I was also thinking of installing you to the dungeon. That might give you all the time and materials you need.” I offered.

  “But then Master ’t call me when he needs me.” He said. “I’d rather be avaible for Master. Even if my skills aren’t up to par.”

  “I see. Well if that is what you want. I wish I could link two cards so that I could leave one copy here and take the other with me. That way I could still summon you whenever I o.” I hoped for the feature of my skill.

  In the end, I sent Kotetsu away without having him do anything.

  “Now then, Brian. I have something I o know.” Christina talked to me in a pressuring voice. What is this? An interrogation?

  “What is it now? You know he is not that strange of a summon.” I told her. Like really? Why is she in a huff about a bcksmith summon?

  “Oh, it’s not about him.” Christina said. “I know your summons are strange and I don’t question them anymore. Well unless you go pletely too far. What I want to know about is mithril. Why did you ask him about his ability te mithril? Do you have a source for seg mithril?”

  “... the dungeon make it. Or at least it make a mithril alloy sword.” I told her.

  “No it ’t. I would remember if it could make something like that.” Christina argued.

  “But it totally . Do you wao make one as proof?” I asked.

  “Perhaps you should try. That will prove it ’t.” Christina said.

  I pced my hand on the core and searched for the mithril alloy sword.

  Ah. There it is. And I ow make different kinds of swords as well. Probably because of all the equip spells I installed. There is an arming sword, bastard sword, twin swords and even an ax avaible. And I also add lightning, ht as a to any of them.

  I decided to make a light elemental arming sword. It’s the smallest one handed sword, so it should work for me. And if I need a bigger sword, I just make one. Getting more points is not a big problem. And I got a det amount of points from that A-rank monster.

  After I got the sword I took a quick look at it. I looked super simple. There were no ors on the guard or the pommel. Luckily it came with a sheath that could be attached to a belt or something, so I didn’t o be too worried about cutting someone on act.

  “I told you so.” I said to Christina as I pulled the bde out of the sheath.

  The bde had a slight turquoise hue to it. I couldn’t see the gold, but I guess it’s somewhere in there as well.

  “May I hold it?” Christina asked.

  “Sure. Go for it.” I said as I carefully ha over. I’m not sure ho it is, but I would guess it's sharp, so I want to be careful with it.

  Christihe sword in her hands and looked at it closely.

  “This does appear to be mithril. How did you make it?” She asked.

  “... I just did. You saw me using the duo make it.” I told her.

  “Then why ’t I make one?” She almost whined.

  “... you ’t?” I firmed.

  “I ’t.”

  Why? That makes no sense.

  (Laura? Any ideas?) I asked.

  (It might be because it’s closing the limits of what the dungeon make, so the dungeo want to make them for a you.) Laura theorized. (Or the dungeo like Christina enough yet.)

  (But how o like her? She is amazing.)

  (People have different preferences.) Laura reminded.

  (I guess so.)

  “Sorry, but it’s probably that the dungeo like you enough and it hides the mithril swords from you.” I told Christina.

  “I see. So I o do more for the dungeon before it accepts me as its master.” Christina got what I was trying to say. “Brian, may I borrow a monster or two from you? I’ll go out and hunt some monsters in the dungeon. That will hopefully increase its affe towards me.”

  “Are you sure? It might be dangerous.” I told her.

  “As long as I have someone holding the monsters back, I deal with them. I’m quite good with earth magic after all.” She cimed. Then she came right up to me and whispered in my ear. “I also heard that you use resurreagic, so if the worst were to happen, I hope you will do that for me.”

  “... fine. Do as you want.” I said as I pulled up my colle. If you want to go hunting, I’ll make sure you have the best bodyguards I have access to.

  “Here. You should use these two.” I said as I handed my Dark Magi and St. Joao Christina. I’m just going to hang out here, so I wao have them. For now.

  “Thank you. Now I just call out their name, right?” Christina firmed. She did try summoning before she ever even had Card Summoner, but better safe than sorry.

  “Yes. Also, remember to hold the cards in your hand.” I reminded her. “But you also put one of them onto your master’s terminal, like this.” I said to her as I took St. Joan’s card from her hand and slipped it into p her terminal.

  “I see. Thank you. Too bad the terminal only hold one.” She said as she looked at the card oerminal.

  “Also, please be careful. If something bad happens, I’ll e over and help you. And if ane monster appears, hide in a safe area a me take care of it.” I told her.

  “We will be. Aneesa. You are ing with me.” She ordered the older maid.

  “As you wish, Madam.” The maid responded.

  “Brian, may she borrow this sword?” Christina asked, referring to the mithril sword she had pced on a table.

  “Sure, but I want it back. The same goes for the cards I gave you.” I told her. I thehed the mithril sword and ha over to Aneesa.

  “I’ll take good care of the sword.” Aneesa said as she received the sword.

  “Also, if you are not fortable heading into bat in that dress, I make you some other clothes.” I offered the maid.

  “A maids uniform is their battle garment. Please don’t make fun of it.” She told me in a serious tone.

  Wow. I didn’t expect her to be so serious about it. Now I want to make real super-ented maid outfits for all the maids in the manor. But I don’t think I make them. I would o draw them out or something. et a maid card. Are there even other maid cards than the Dragonmaids? And those are like brand new.1No, this is not a mistake. Brian is not from 2022, but from 2019. And Dragonmaids came out august 2019 for the Od november 2019 for the TCG. I never even mao get a box of Mystic Fighters.

  “Please be careful mum.” Sana said to her mother before her mother left the core room with Christina.

  “I will. I promise.” Aneesa responded as she gave a light kiss on Sana’s forehead.

  “We will be back before too long.” Christina said. “Please warn us if something bad shows up.”

  “I will. And I’ll rush over to help.” I told her.

  “Will they be alright?” Sana asked after Christina and Aneesa left the room.

  “I’m sure they will as long as they stay with the monsters I gave Christina. Those monsters are super strong.” I told Sana to reassure her. I’m not sure how skilled Aneesa is in bat, but with St. Joan and Dark Magi proteg them, they will be fine. Perhaps I should have had Christina summowo in this room so I could have told them about their mission to keep her safe.

  Well I always speak to them with the PA-system.

  I sat down on a sofa with Sana and pulled up the surveilnce video so we could watch over Christina and Aneesa.