I unconsciously became wary of the beautiful woman.
I’ve been blown to bits so many times by the stones I bought from her; there’s no end to the memories.
“Oh my, Rugasussu-kun, are you acquainted with her?”
“N-no, it’s my first time actually meeting her, but…”
“Oh, come on~. Calling me a merchant of death when we’ve just met is so mean~. I run my business with integrity and honesty as my motto~.”
She seems like a gentle person, but I’m still scared of Nea. I’ve been pushed to the limit of my card’s credit line many times because of her.
As I stood there, unable to move, Eret approached Nea.
“Now then, we did save you from those bandits, so shouldn’t there be some kind of reward?”
“Eh? Well, um…”
“E-Eret-san?”
“What is it, Rugasussu-kun? We’re in a hurry right now. We have to use anything we can.”
“That’s true, but…”
“It’s just a matter of getting the ‘debt’ of us saving her repaid right here. Come now, merchant-kun. You should repay the favor you received.”
Eret demanded a reward from Nea.
Nea, feeling obligated since she was saved, handed over a bag of money.
However, Eret seemed dissatisfied with the reward Nea gave him.
“What is this?”
“Well, it’s money, but…”
“Isn’t there anything else? Specifically, rare ores or anything. Give me something that piques my interest.”
“Eeeh!?”
Eret is more like a bandit here.
In the end, Nea, with tears in her eyes, gave Eret a large amount of materials, food, and water.
It seemed that Nea’s merchant wagon was loaded with various goods, and Eret ended up taking everything.
“Waaaaah!! It would have been better if the bandits had taken it!!”
“S-surely that’s too much…”
“It’s your fault, Rugasussu-kun.”
“Eh, me!? Why!?”
“Didn’t you say something that piqued my interest? You mentioned ‘missiles’ and ‘gatling guns.’ Now, tell me the details about them quickly.”
Eret said, his eyes sparkling.
I knew we didn’t have time, but I couldn’t resist Eret’s overwhelming pressure, so I briefly explained what kind of weapons they were.
“Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm. Ah, wonderful. You truly are the best. You, who show me a world I don’t know, are truly the best!!”
“No, um, I understand, but let’s make them after we rescue Katiana-jou…”
“What are you saying!? Modifying the ‘Prototype Ultimate Invincible Golem-kun No. 58 Super’ is essential for rescuing Katiana-something-chan!! Now, come on!! So, tell me the rest!!”
“T-the rest? No, I’ve already told you about missiles and gatling guns—”
“You’re good at teasing me!! Knowing you, you must have even more wonderful ideas, right!? Quickly!! Tell me quickly!!”
The usually calm and collected Eret was gone, and he was approaching me with bloodshot eyes.
“M-Master, this human is dangerous!! Is it really okay to rely on him!?”
“U-uhm…”
At this rate, we won’t be able to go and rescue Katiana.
However, as Eret says, modifying the Golem here might be a good idea to make the rescue more certain.
After much deliberation, the conclusion I reached was—
“Multi-legs, crawler legs, hovering legs, shoulder cannons, pile bunkers, beam sabers…”
“!!?”
“Funnels, Destruction Angel Cannon, transformation… how about equipping it with those?”
“O-oh, I’m hearing something wonderful again!!”
It’s true that I want to go and rescue Katiana right away.
However, at the same time, I wanted to know how far Eret could go.
“…I don’t understand any of that, so I’ll go and finish off the bandits we let escape earlier.”
“Eh? Eh? Um, are you going to leave me alone in this situation~?”
“Don’t talk to me so casually.”
It seems Lacia, who had some free time, went out to hunt bandits.
Eret pulled out tools and such from the internal hangar of the ‘Prototype Ultimate Invincible Golem-kun No. 58 Super’ and began modifications.
However, a major problem arose here.
It was quite obvious, but there were overwhelmingly not enough materials to make the weapons and parts I had mentioned.
“Ah, there aren’t enough materials at all!! I need more metal!! A lot more!! Nea, was it!? You, give me more materials!!”
“Eeeh!? If I give you any more, I’ll go bankrupt!!”
“I don’t care!! I can’t help but want to make everything Rugasussu-kun is talking about a reality!!”
He wasn’t the usual Eret anymore.
I was the one who mentioned all sorts of romantic weapons, but I never expected Eret to go this wild.
However, it seems Nea had run out of materials in her wagon.
Just when Nea and Eret were at a loss for different reasons, it happened.
“Look, Master!! It seems the bandits we dealt with had a lot of stuff stashed away!!”
Lacia happily brought a bag filled with a large amount of gold coins.
And not just one or two.
She brought dozens of bags filled with gold coins—bags filled with metal.
“Alright, let’s melt this down.”
““Eh!?””
Eret started melting down all the gold coins that could have made him a billionaire.
I was also shocked by this.
The next day, a super weapon that should not exist in this world was born.
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Afterword
A trivial side story
Author: “Destruction Angel Cannon is so cool.”
Lugus: “I know, right?”
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