Danmachi: The Sign In System!

Chapter 119 - Hephaestus Familia?

After chatting with Hestia and the others, Orsted dove back into crafting magic items.

Hestia and the group knew he was swamped, so they left him undisturbed.

Orsted used up all the materials he'd gathered over the past two days, along with those from Lili and the others, including drop items.

He didn't stop until one in the morning.

"This should be enough," Orsted muttered, eyeing the dozens of rings on the workbench.

With a wave, he swept them into Hestia's Ring, stood, and left the workshop.

In his bedroom, Orsted washed up in the attached bathroom, dried his hair, and collapsed into sleep.

The next morning, he left Hearth Mansion for the forge he'd bought from Hephaestus. 

Before heading there, he stopped by the Hephaestus shop to find Tsubaki.

"She's not here?" Orsted said. 

"Then please pass a message. If Tsubaki returns this morning, tell her to meet me at the forge. If it's the afternoon, have her come to Hearth Mansion."

He was speaking to Hephaestus Familia adventurer who managed their material inventory. 

Tsubaki had asked him to craft some magic items, which he'd finished but hadn't delivered. 

Now was the perfect time.

"Got it. I'll tell the captain when she's back," the adventurer replied.

Besides finding Tsubaki, Orsted was there to buy materials from the Hephaestus Familia. 

He'd spend the morning forging, starting with Udaeus's black sword, then studying the Durandal Magic Sword, which required plenty of resources. 

Nodding, Orsted left with a hefty bag of materials.

Hephaestus, like Tsubaki, wasn't at the shop, and no one knew where she'd gone. 

Orsted didn't mind.

At his private forge, he got to work. 

Since Hephaestus and Tsubaki last saw his skills—when he forged a magic sword—Orsted hadn't touched a furnace. 

Yet, his expertise remained sharp.

He fired up the furnace, and as it roared to life, he pulled out Udaeus's black sword and began his second forging.

The black sword was a rare material Orsted wouldn't waste on experiments. 

This time, he was crafting weapons.

The drop item was large enough for two weapons. 

With auxiliary materials, they'd be first-tier. 

Orsted had also bought orichalcum and adamantite from the Hephaestus Familia.

He aimed to forge two first-tier Durandal weapons, rivaling Ais's Desperate. 

With his EX Blacksmith, only Hephaestus could match or surpass him. 

Same with Goibniu.

Tsubaki needed one or two days for a first-tier weapon. 

Tiona's Urga took multiple blacksmiths days of sleepless work. 

Ottar's sword was even tougher.

But for Orsted, a first-tier weapon took one to two hours. 

And he forged two simultaneously.

In two hours, a short and longsword gleamed on the table.

"The short one's for Lili, the long one for Eina," Orsted decided.

Lili was his first companion, and Eina had supported him early on. 

He saw no favoritism in this.

Others, knowing his bonds, wouldn't object.

Storing the swords in Hestia's Ring, Orsted grabbed materials for the Durandal Magic Swords. 

It required altering the sword's structure, material synthesis, and special techniques.

Orsted didn't know how Welf crafted it in the anime or what methods he used. 

Here, he planned to blend Mystery, Blacksmith, and mage.

With materials prepped, Orsted dove into his research.

Meanwhile, at Hearth Mansion, Hestia, unusually homebound, was hosting two surprising guests.

"I never expected Finn the Braver and Riveria the Nine Hell to visit. Quite a rare occasion," Hestia said, smiling as she served them tea and sat across from them.

She knew Orsted had ties with the Loki Familia, like Ais, but Finn, the captain, and Riveria, the deputy, visiting was unexpected.

"Thank you," Finn said, politely acknowledging the tea. 

"We're here to see Orsted. We have something to discuss."

"Really? That's a shame—he's at Hephaestus's place," Hestia said, nodding before her expression turned regretful.

"Hephaestus Familia?" Finn and Riveria exchanged puzzled glances.

"Why's he there?" Riveria asked after a brief hesitation.

"Hmph, Orsted's crafting equipment."

Take that! 

Be jealous that I've got an all-star like Orsted in my Familia, hehe!

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