"Whether it's an art piece or not, let combat decide."
Drake smiled, clearly full of confidence.
This sword was none other than the Blade of Grass, crafted from the materials he had gathered after his first jungle expedition!
The na might have sounded a little too plain and straightforward, but when it ca to a weapon, the na didn't matter—performance was everything!
"Miss Ais, I'd like you to use this sword against the monsters."
After handing the Blade of Grass to Ais, Drake added, "You can use normal force. There's no need to worry about damaging the weapon."
"All right."
Ais nodded lightly, though she was already a little surprised the mont she took it.
The sword was lighter than she had expected. She couldn't tell what sort of material it had been forged from.
"Ready?"
Tsubaki had already called over a mber of the Ganesha Familia responsible for managing the monsters in the arena.
At a single command, they could release the monsters for the weapon test.
"Let's begin."
The corners of Drake's lips curved slightly upward. Now ca the real show.
As the weapon's creator, he had naturally been the first to test it.
And clearly, he had been extrely satisfied with the results.
But for the adventurers of this world… the weapons of Terraria were about to deliver a small shock.
Rumble…
The heavy barred gate slowly rose, and the monsters trapped inside surged out.
Because of Drake's earlier request, the monsters released this ti were only weak goblins.
Ais's expression remained calm as still water as she moved cleanly and decisively into attack.
With a single slash, she cut down one goblin!
"Not bad. The sharpness is decent."
Tsubaki comnted from the side.
She was also a Level 5 high-class adventurer, rich in combat experience, and completely unafraid of these monsters.
On top of that, as Orario's greatest smith, she quickly noticed several unusual details.
The corpses of the goblins killed by this sword were all tinged with a strange green hue!
If the weapon had not been deliberately coated in poison beforehand, that ant the weapon itself could inflict Poison!
And every ti Ais swung the blade, it fired out a green leaf-shaped projectile that spiraled toward the enemy.
And if Tsubaki was seeing it right… those leaf projectiles not only pierced through enemies, but also inflicted Poison as well!
"A magic sword… this is undoubtedly a magic sword!"
As captain of the Hephaestus Familia, Tsubaki ca to the conclusion with absolute certainty.
"Drake, I never imagined you could forge a weapon with magical power too!"
"So this counts as a magic sword?"
Drake neither agreed nor denied Tsubaki's evaluation.
To him, the Blade of Grass was nice, but it was still only an ordinary transitional weapon.
Terraria had plenty of equipnt far stronger than this.
While the two spoke, Ais had already cleaned out all the goblins that had been released.
For her, a fight like this barely qualified as a warm-up.
"The feel of this sword… is very good."
As the actual user of the weapon, Ais gave an extrely fair evaluation.
The Blade of Grass was very light, almost the sa in weight as the one-handed swords she usually used.
As for the poison effect and the flying leaf blades, those were little more than bonuses to her.
With her combat ability, even the sword's sharpness alone would have been enough to defeat enemies.
"In that case…"
Seeing how reluctant Ais was to part with the Blade of Grass, Drake thought for a mont before speaking.
"Weren't you missing a spare weapon?"
"You can borrow this sword for now."
At his words, Ais froze slightly, and for the first ti, her calm expression showed a visible ripple.
"But… you should need this weapon too."
Based on their earlier encounter in the Dungeon, Ais knew Drake was also actively going to the dungeon.
She liked the sword very much, but she was not the kind of person who would take away sothing another person treasured.
But in the very next instant, the golden eyes of the young swordswoman widened in surprise.
Because Drake sohow produced another weapon identical to the one in her hand!
"If I can make one weapon, I can make a second."
Seeing the surprise on the Sword Princess's face, Drake smiled with unmistakable pride.
His original plan had been to keep one as the shop's prized display piece and use the other himself.
Since Ais liked it, lending her the "display piece" was no problem.
That way, he would also gain a favor in return. It was a completely profitable exchange.
"Eh… I want one too."
Tsubaki imdiately ca over, casually slinging an arm around Drake's shoulders and speaking in a suggestive tone.
"I could teach you so very private forging techniques, you know. Just the two of us…"
"I'll pass. I only have these two swords. There aren't any more."
Drake refused his captain's request with so helplessness.
The materials from his last expedition had only been enough for one set of Jungle Armor and two Blades of Grass.
"Ah, I knew it. The Sword Princess really does have more appeal."
Tsubaki let out a sigh, though there wasn't the slightest trace of real disappointnt on her face—only the fresh excitent of soone who had discovered a new toy.
"I should go report the results to Lady Goddess now. Don't worry—your sword is absolutely going to receive a very good evaluation."
"It might even beco the most eye-catching work at this year's Molten Festival."
"Mm… wait."
As Tsubaki turned to leave, Drake thought for a mont and added,
"Besides the traits you just saw, this weapon has one more property…"
"It doesn't break."
To be precise, it didn't even have a durability stat at all!
Unless Drake deliberately destroyed it himself, even tossing it into lava wouldn't damage it in the slightest.
Equipnt made in Terraria all had similar properties.
"What?! It actually has the indestructible property too?!"
This ti, Tsubaki's expression finally turned serious.
Because indestructible was a genuinely high-level trait.
Only smiths of truly exceptional skill could forge equipnt with the indestructible property!
Even for her, forging a sword with that property required considerable resources and effort.
"Mm."
Drake nodded and looked toward Ais.
"That's why I said you can use it in battle as much as you want."
"At the very least, you won't have to worry about adding to your debt."
Those words finally drew a faint smile from the Sword Princess.
"Thank you. I'll pay off my debt as soon as possible, and then…"
"If possible, I'd like to buy this sword."
"Buy it?" Drake froze for a second.
He really hadn't considered actually selling the Blade of Grass.
It was technically not for sale, but if the buyer was Ais… then it wasn't entirely out of the question.
"The problem is, I don't really know the market price of a magic sword."
As he said that, Drake turned toward Tsubaki, who had now been shocked for the third ti.
"Captain, as the best smith in the Familia… could you give a reference price?"
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