Surprise! I've Transmigrated Again

After chatting idly for a while longer, Adam suddenly remembered something.

"Oh right, Wiz, give me some more Manatites — high-quality ones this time."

Though Megumin's〘Explosion Magic〙hadn't damaged the Dullahan, that didn't mean it was useless. High-quality Manatites were essential, not just for the little explosive girl, but for him as well.

"Certainly, thank you for your patronage." Wiz took 5 Manatites down from the shelf, her face brightening with an eager expression.

Adam recognized it as her 'first sale of the month' look — a rather pitiful sight, seeing her work so tirelessly without reward.

He wanted to tell her that her lack of profit wasn't due to insufficient effort but rather her business methods, yet he kept quiet, not wanting to hurt her feelings.

With his surplus of money, he had considered helping Wiz financially, especially given how she'd aided him in his time of need. However, knowing her poor business sense and tendency to burn through funds, he'd dismissed the idea.

Any major investment would best wait for Vanir's arrival — someone needed to supervise her spending.

Besides, offering her bounty money from her colleague's subjugation might come across as boastful or intimidating. It was a classic case of good intentions with poor execution.

Nevertheless, before departing, Adam left her ξ10,000,000. Despite Wiz's refusal and Aqua's objections, he insisted.

"I have too much spare money sitting around." He explained, "Consider it an investment in your magic item shop."

Wiz finally accepted, albeit reluctantly. Adam never specified what percentage of shares the ξ10,000,000 would buy.

But make no mistake — he had no intention of swindling Wiz or using this as leverage for anything unsavory. His help came with absolutely no ulterior motives!

An upright young man must repay even the smallest kindness with overwhelming gratitude!

Shortly after, Adam suggested they leave, and everyone exited Wiz's magic item shop.

"Let's go buy equipment!" "Yeah!" x4

His companions cheered enthusiastically — they had been eager for new gear. Adam himself needed it too; his Nichirin Sword had been notched during the clash with the Dullahan. The village blade hadn't even lasted a month.

They strode quickly toward the weapon shop.

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[Weapon's Shop]

"Welcome!"

The weapon shop owner, a tower-like man, quickly emerged from behind the counter when he saw Adam's group.

"Ahahahaha, if it isn't the heroes! Welcome to my shop!" His enthusiasm was understandable.

His business had been booming lately, all thanks to Darkness.

What? You ask why? Well, someone wearing his forged equipment had withstood a Dullahan's full-power strike and survived! That's the kind of shield that saves your life against powerful enemies!

What? You say it's because of Darkness's high defense and not the shield?

Other adventurers didn't know about her astronomical defense — they simply attributed it to that giant shield.

"Young lady, what equipment would you like? I'll forge it for free, using my finest craftsmanship!" The weapon shop owner thumped his chest proudly, "Don't worry, you'll only need to pay for materials."

Though muscular, he was quite shrewd.

He knew Darkness had brought him countless customers. As a member of the 『 Hero 』 Party that defeated the Dullahan and a high-ranking 「Crusader」, she had become a role model for other knights.

She was like a walking advertisement — there was no reason not to invest in her goodwill!

His calculations were working perfectly.

"What do you think, Adam?" Instead of agreeing immediately, Darkness deferred to her party leader.

"Sounds good, doesn't it?" After brief consideration, Adam agreed, "The owner's craftsmanship is excellent, and with no labor costs, just materials — it's definitely a good deal for us."

The weapon shop owner's face lit up with joy, not just for the business prospects, but for the fame he was about to gain!

His name was Bill. As a former adventurer, he had once dreamed of heroic feats like defeating the Demon King — deeds that would make him world-famous.

But as he grew older, he realized he lacked that talent and understood how naive those early fantasies were. Still, Bill hadn't given up; he'd simply chosen another path to greatness.

That's right — becoming a blacksmith!

When powerful adventurers defeated strong enemies using his forged weapons, didn't that indirectly prove he could defeat those enemies too? And if adventurers were to defeat the Demon King using his weapons...

By that logic, it would be like he defeated the Demon King himself!

What brilliant arithmetic!

Adam had his own considerations. It wasn't just about saving money — he genuinely admired Bill's craftsmanship.

After all, when he had brought those complex design sketches that even he couldn't fully understand, Bill had recreated them perfectly. Such exceptional construction ability and forging skill made him truly rare!

Plus, Adam had secretly confirmed with Aqua that he had no ill intentions. She was a Goddess, and mortals couldn't lie in her presence. That was certain!

In that case... his mind began working.

"How about this, owner — let's make a contract."

"Contract?" Bill scratched his broad forehead, "What kind of contract?"

"All equipment needed by our party members will be forged by you. How about it?"

"Hmm... you mean your party wants to employ me?"

"That's right. Our 『 Hero 』Party should have an exclusive blacksmith." Adam smiled, "Of course, there will be compensation! What do you say?"

"Alright, I accept!" Bill was a straightforward man and immediately agreed.

"However, we have two strict requirements that we hope you'll understand."

"What requirements? Just tell me."

"First, we value your craftsmanship — if the equipment quality drops significantly, we'll terminate the contract. Is that acceptable?"

"Of course! As a blacksmith, I would never allow myself to produce inferior goods!" Bill thumped his chest in guarantee.

"Second, our party will face increasingly powerful enemies — if the equipment's strength can't keep up with our needs, we'll also terminate the contract. Is that acceptable?"

"No problem! As long as I have the materials, I'm confident my skills won't lose to anyone!"

"So, do we have a deal?"

"Deal!"

Their hands clasped, and Bill's long-dormant passion ignited once again.

"Then without delay, let's discuss the equipment specifications." Adam took out several sketches he had prepared beforehand.

The shield in the sketch was none other than Mash Kyrielight's Noble Phantasm (Lord Camelot version) from " Fate/Grand Order ".

"We won't need the previous cross shield anymore, as it wasn't agile enough, so I designed a new one."

"Ohhh! This shield — I can tell it's going to be amazing!"

"Right, right!"

Then everyone put forward their equipment requirements, which Bill carefully recorded.

"By the way, for the weapons and Darkness's shield, use Adamantite ore."

"Are you sure? Adamantite is very expensive. At your current levels, I wouldn't recommend such extravagance." Bill's pen paused as he advised the group.

"It's fine — weapons and armor are an adventurer's final lifeline, so we should use the best."

"Well... if you insist."

"Also, please add these ore pieces when forging."

"Th-this is...?!!!" Bill quickly examined the ore repeatedly, then confirmed, "This is ore I've never seen before!"

"Of course — it's my exclusive material! One and only, no duplicates!"

These pieces of ore were what Adam had brought back from " Demon Slayer "— the main materials for Nichirin Swords: Scarlet Crimson Iron Sand and Scarlet Crimson Ore!

What kind of transformation would occur when ores from different worlds fused together?

Now that was something to look forward to!

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