“... good m.” I said quietly to Ria, who was still getting dressed.

  “Oh? Did I wake you up again? I’m sorry.” Ria turo me and most likely bowed sidering that I lost sight of her slightly glowing eyes for a sed.

  “It’s fine. I don’t mind. I’ll go to the factory to catch up with Laura. Enjoy your breakfast.”

  “Yes. And good m.” Ria said before leaving the room.

  “Good m, you two.”

  “Good m.”

  “Good m, Mr. Brian.”

  “So, is everything ready for us t Lua here today?”

  “Yes. We have run all the tests we and we are happy with the results.” Mia answered.

  “And what abrowing or repg Agatha’s arm?”

  “We do have something for that as well.” Laura answered.

  “Using an Exodia arm?”

  “We tried that, but we didn’t get satisfactory results.” Mia answered. “The arm is too heavy and bulky. The only good thing about it is the orichalcum armor that surrounds the arm. It is quite good in terms of defense.”

  “... wait, What? The armor Exodia wears is orichalcum?”

  “Yes, it is.” Laura firmed.

  “... the dungeon make it?”

  “No. We would need an SS-rank dungeon core for that. Maybe even higher.”

  “Oh? So a dungeon make stuff based on the rank of the core?”

  “Yes. While the S-rank core of TinaWood is great, it ake certain things. Mithril is its upper end. Perhaps hihi'irokane, but the greatest metals are beyond the dungeon’s power.”

  “Hihi'irokahat scarlet metal?”

  “Yes. It is more only known as scarletite, but it's system registered name is hihi'irokane.”

  “Do any of my monsters have any of it?”

  “Yes, but none have a pure form of it that be analyzed for the dungeon. Millennium Shield has a small coating of it in the front of it, to add to its fire resistance. Gaia The Fieright also has nces coated in hihi'irokane, but again, it is simply a coating, so we ot analyze it.”

  “ we strip it off or something?”

  “No, not currently. If we had a spell simir to Mystik Wok, but for equipment we might be able to, but currently not.”

  “I guess cooking a shield is impossible.”

  “No, that is possible. But cooking it and then trying to strip it for the metal is impossible. Mystik Wok will always make something edible, no matter what monster you tribute for it, but some choices taste less good than others.”

  “... really? Eating a friking shield? … yeah. I’m not going to try that, even if it is possible.”

  “That might be for the best.”

  In terms of sets, Laura fully pleted Legacy of Darkness for me.

  Marauding Captain, Exiled Ford Freed the Matchless General are all det warrior-type monsters. Even Shadow Tamer is nice, if I ever have to fight a demon.

  Spoiler[colpse]And then there are the dragons. Spear Dragon, Luster Dragon #2 and Tyrant Dragon. My dragon arsenal is growing. Tyrant Dragon especially. It is a bit weaker than Blue-Eyes, but it is an actual fire dragon. A real cssitasy dragon.

  Spoiler[colpse]

  Also, The A.Forces sounds iing.

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  [colpse]It boosts the attack of all warrior-type monsters, based on the number of warrior or spellcaster-type monsters I trol. It could be useful and I think it might boost Ria’s attack. Maybe. Well, she isly a warrior, but it still might.

  … okay, probably not. But it could. And even if it doesn’t, it is still good. Most of my go to monsters are either spellcasters or warriors.

  Spoiler

  [colpse]Bad Rea to Simochi is also a card. And it is dangerous as anything. Turning all healing into damage is not fun, even if it only affects my oppo. But as the liween oppo and friend isn’t as clear as it should be, I don’t think using it is a good idea.

  Based on Laura’s experiments, for my cards, anything I have summoned is mine and ah a e to me, like Ria through her sve tract, is mine. And they are thus ued by cards that only affect ‘my oppo’. But anyone else is fair game. So Alice, Paulina and even Lua would get affected by Bad Rea to Simochi. Laura and Mia did try to e up with a solution where Lua wouldn’t be affected, but we would need some level of a tract between us for that.

  Spoiler

  [colpse]I guess I’ll also quickly mention Disappear. Not because I , but because installing it into one specific person would give that person a skill they would likely want. I’m referring to Vivien, the archer of Saber Fang. She was quite ied in a skill or device that could instantly make useless monster corpses vanish, and Disappear do that. Maybe I should offer to sell the install to her?

  Actually, both Lua and Alex still owe me for their fanny packs. I should have asked Alex to pay whe at the guild two days ago. If he leaves before I get my money, I’ll have to chase him down. But I guess I have business ich every now and then anyway, so it won’t be that big of a deal.

  After that, I spent a bit of time with Fantasia and Tahlia. With Fantasia, we rode tigers through the forested room. She was on The All-Seeing White Tiger and I rode Soul Tiger.

  Spoiler[colpse]With Tahlia, we worked on something a bit more important. No, that’s the wrong word. Having fun is important.

  Anyway, we made a device that automatically use the Dungeon Founder skill’s analyze feature on any monster or thing that we pto it. Or, you know, the monsters just walk into it. This was to help our database, even if some of the stuff was too advanced for the dungeon.

  Oh, I should also mention that Tahlia could in fact store the security footage from both ihe dungeon and from ihe factory, and she had begun to do so. That is also where we store most of the analyzed information about the monsters. o over fill the dungeon with that info. I don’t want Christina on my back about it. Holy, getting her a route that she use to unicate with Tahlia might be useful. It could increase the efficy of the dungeon ma.

  After breakfast, the three of us, Alicluded, were on our way to pick up Agatha. We were in Overdrive, not because we were going to take it all the way, but because I thought it would be better if we went outside the walls first, and then sed over to B.E.S. Big Core.

  In Big Core, our seating arra was the same as with Paulina, Agatha in the lead navigator’s seat, Ali the ons officer’s seat and Ria in the unicator’s seat.

  “Since when did you have something like this?” Agatha asked.

  “I got it two days ago. It’s just a bit bigger version of Gradius.”

  “A bit? If this is ‘a bit’ bigger, I’m almost afraid of what is a lot bigger.”

  “How about a dyson sphere?” I joked.

  “Dyson sphere? What is that?”

  “... yeah. Maybe I shouldn’t expin that one. You don’t o know.”

  “ you summon it? That ‘dyson sphere’ thing?” Alice asked.

  “No, not currently. But iure, maybe.” I mean, Number 9: Dyson Sphere is a thing. But it is an XYZ monster and I have been opening the sets in release order, so I would need a ton of new sets before I ever get it.

  “So you summon it, but not now? How does that work?”

  “... hah. It just does. That’s all you really o know for now.” I didn’t really feel like expining everything about system missions and rewards and stuff. I could, but maybe some other time. Perhaps if Alice gets her own system support.

  “ I just beam us into the ter of the vilge?”

  “Yes. That should be fine. I think everyone is already used to your … less than normal means of transportation.”

  “Are you saying people wouldn’t use a spaceship as a transport if they had one?”

  “How would anyone have one? I guess the King has a floating ship and I’ve heard some of the dukes do as well, but for most people, something like this is impossible.”

  “So flying ships are a thing. Good to know.”

  “What? You used them, but you didn’t know?”

  “Well, I’ve never seen anyone use one, but judging by people’s reas, I assumed at least ones around the size of Gradius would be a thing. And if they are, surely someone has built a rger one.”

  We gathered a small crowd when eared in the middle of the town. Does like twenty people t as a crowd? Maybe.

  Anyway, I introduced Alice to everyone and I also showed B.E.S. Big Core to them. Anika and Kody kept asking to see it after they spotted the slight glow from its maior. It was a bit surreal to look at the massive ship just floating above us, so I made it go invisible again and then unsummo.

  I the with Agatha to drop off the blood, as it was still in my iory.

  Alid I had a quick tour of the vilge, well it was mostly for Alice, as I already had mine. Alice really liked the blood lilies, so we spent some time just looking at them.

  Also, when we were in the graveyard, I noticed a grave belonging to Maria. It was right o Griffa’s grave, so I’ll assume Maria has some sort of family retionship with Griffa. At least I hope it is familiar, not romantic, as that would get awkward. Maria had passed 24/2/1345, about 14 years befriffa, so she might have been Griffa’s mother or something. I could ask, but I don’t think I want to. It isn’t something that really matters, so I’ll just let it be.

  “It’s really basic, isn’t it?” Alice had e to that clusion after our tour.

  “Yeah. It is. There is just nothing here, except some pretty flowers. Let’s go back to the town hall. I have something I want to speak with Lua about.”

  “Hmph. Here you are with me, but all you think about is anirl.”

  “Alice, for one, we aren’t a couple. Two, it isn’t romantic.”

  “But you proposed to me.”

  “By act, mind you. I didn’t know it roposal. There is a reason I took them back.”

  “You could give them to me again, now that you know.”

  “... when did you get so aggressive?”

  “Am I not good enough for you? I know I’m basid b, but I still be yours.” Alice said. “You even take up another wife. I won’t mind.”

  “... Alice. It isn’t like that. It’s plicated, okay? … I guess I should just tell you. And maybe Lua as well. You two deserve to know.”

  I know this isn’t the right time to tell them, but at the same time, I think Lua should know before she meets Laura, so I had actually pnned on telling her before I took her into the factory. So might as well tell Alice while I’m at it.

  We headed for the town hall. There I grabbed Lua as well as Ria and we headed for the room I slept in when I spent the night. I decided to include Ria, as she would learn about this sooner or ter and she was uhe sve tract, so I easily order her to ell anyone about it, and that order will persist even after she is released from svery. I also summoned o Queen to set up a barrier, as I didn’t want anyone overhearing any of this.

  I then told them everything. Well, a lot of things. I told them about how I was from a different world and about my retionship with Laura back there. About hoeared at the depths of that dungeon and elimi. How Prime Rib were the first people I met in this world and so on.

  Their reas were… mixed. Lua seemed to uand everything the most, as she always does. She is a really thoughtful girl. Ria was mostly just enjoying my rey adventures. And Alice, well, she seemed extremely sorry for how she had acted around me.

  She was sorry that she was so aggressively pushing herself onto me, when she really didn’t even know me. She was sorry that she basically used me as a tool to escape the prison that was her house. And she was sorry that she kept demanding things of me.

  I accepted all of it. I told her that I do like her, but I just am not sure about anything. I was afraid when I actally proposed to her. I still am. In a way, I’m still with Laura. The other Laura. I really just wao talk to her, o time. I want to hear it directly from her. Am I allowed to move on? Or am I stu this limbo of not knowing if I ?

  Lua did a great job in solio telling me I could move on. She said that I had to move on, as what I was doing wasn't healthy. And she said that as I could never speak with my previous Laura, I should just talk with the one I have.

  Never, huh? I wouldn’t be pletely sure about it. I do have Dimension Fusion, Different Dimension Gate, Dimensionhole and eveurn from the Different Dimension. Any one of them might take me home. Or to somewhere else, where I will be lost forever. That is why I ried any of them.

  After our little truth session, it was time for the experiment I wao ruing Lua into the Different Dimension Factory. In all hoy, I wao get all three of them into the factory, but oep at a time. If Lua is successful, I think the two system supports might e up with a way ing the other two into there ter.

  Oh, Lua did actually reveal to both Alid Ria that she did have the System Support. I did somewhat force her into it, as this situation was … strao begin with, but I did say we could leave this test for the visit.

  But Lua said it was fine, as it would e out sooner or ter anyway. I guess when it is visible in your status, it really will.

  Now then, to the factory, we shall go.

  nro_8