Serenia handed over the Chaos Stone to me and said.

“I only have the teeth of the red wolf I got from the quest. Because I was entrusted with this quest to repair the Queen’s Mirror in the first place.”

“Then I’m glad.”

“Thank you for helping me today. Honestly, it was a quest I would never have completed without you.”

“I will not deny it.”

“Wow… Can’t you be a little humble?”

“I was just telling the truth.”

“after… Do you mind?”

Serenia shook her head.

A slight shadow was visible on her face.

“Come to think of it, I can’t communicate with the succubus side. Is it okay?”

“Well… I think it’s probably not a big problem. I guess I’ll have to keep trying.”

“Right.”

“I don’t know if I can be of any help, but let me know if you need any help later.”

“Let me think about it.”

“Then I’ll just go.”

Serenia quickly left the place.

He pretended to be insignificant, but it seemed that he was worried about not being able to connect.

‘There’s no need for me to care.’

If you run into any problems and need help, Serenia will speak for you.

“I have to go back too.”

The hostel I returned to after breaking up with Serenia.

It hasn’t been that long, but it felt like I was back after a long time.

“Have the guys gone outside?”

Rain and Xeon, who were supposed to be guarding the room when I was gone, were nowhere to be seen.

It wasn’t that I didn’t put any restrictions on my actions, so it wasn’t strange.

“It would be better to deal with this first.”

A Chaos Stone obtained as a quest reward.

Now it was his turn to absorb the stone’s magic and raise his abilities.

Of course, with a Chaos Stone of a similar grade, it would be difficult to obtain a higher efficiency than the first one.

Still, you can raise your stats for free, but there was no reason to refuse.

“Whoa… .”

I slowly operated Diablic Force.

The strange Magi felt from the Chaos Stone in my hand.

The Diavlic Force greedily began to suck the demon energy.

Whoops.

A Chaos Stone that gradually fades in color as magic energy is absorbed.

The Diavlic Force transformed demons of different natures and began to accumulate them in Evil Hearts one by one.

After that little time has passed.

“Is it over?”

I inspected the Chaos Stone in my hand.

A mass of stone that has changed from deep black to white.

The Magi that filled the stone at first had been completely absorbed by me.

‘Let’s check where and how much it has risen.’

I opened the status window with anticipation.

 Name: Kyler Diablick

 Age: 18 years old

 Stats: Strength (897) Agility (893) Magi (984) Endurance (966) Dignity (100)

 Skills: Diablic Force (S) LV 6, Diablic Requiem (S) LV 1, Indomitability (S) LV 2, Demonic Barrier (A), Demon Fear (A)

“It’s okay.”

My abilities were higher than I thought.

Even compared to when he absorbed the energy of the Chaos Stone for the first time, it was not a huge difference in the level of increase.

‘I don’t think this is just the effect of the Chaos Stone.’

I think the battle with the Duke of Ethlon probably didn’t have a big impact.

In particular, the change that catches the eye is the durability ability.

Other stats rose between 50 and 100, but in the case of durability, it had increased well over 100.

Thanks to that, the situation where durability, which was the lowest, became the highest except for Magi.

‘I wonder if it’s probably because I received an attack from a very strong opponent head-on.’

There were often cases where you grew significantly when you experienced battles that exceeded your limits during your Hunter days, so this stat increase could also be seen in a similar case.

‘In addition, it’s not just that the ability level has risen.’

My gaze turned to the skill window.

It caught my eye that the number next to Indomitable had changed.

Read at noblemtl. com

Unbreakable from level 1 to 2.

‘This must have been influenced by the battle with the Duke of Ethlon.’

＜Indomitable (S)＞

When fighting an opponent stronger than you, your stats increase by 20%.

The greater the difference in stats with the opponent, the greater the effect increases up to 30%.

As the skill level increases, the amplification rate increases.

‘The amplification rate has risen by 10%.’

As the level goes up, the performance of the skill is strengthened.

It was a story that, if I substitute my stats now, my stats increase by at least the late 100s and up to 300.

‘Of course, it might not mean much in front of overwhelmingly strong opponents.’

Still, it was much better than nothing.

I checked my abilities once again.

Now, the sum of the overall stats is not that far behind the professors.

Of course, it was only compared to the professors in charge of freshmen.

There were strong professors who had not yet appeared in Demonic.

Besides, my targets are not professors.

At least, he wanted to go to a level where he could compete with strong men like Harold and Duke Ethlon.

‘There are many things I gained from this quest.’

In addition to increasing his ability and leveling up his skills, he formed a relationship with the Demon Wolf family.

The relationship with them would be of great help in the future, so it could be seen as the biggest harvest.

I was organizing my thoughts like that.

kiik-

The door opened and someone appeared.

* * *

Little dwarves and even smaller spirits caught my eye.

It was Rain and Xeon.

“Well? You’re back. Mr. Kylers.”

– Wow. It’s Kyler.

The two of them are happy to see me.

However, the appearance of the two was a little strange.

Soot buried here and there.

Worn clothes with holes.

And small scars visible through the holes.

To put it in one word.

‘Is it a beggar?’

It looks like he’s been begging somewhere.

“I was going to ask how you were doing, but you look a little weird.”

“Oh, you mean this?”

-It happened like this after playing fun games with Rain.

I don’t know what the fun game was, but it didn’t seem dangerous.

“What have you been doing?”

“I was doing various experiments to strengthen the artifacts that Kylas-nim gave me before.

“How did you conduct the experiment to look like that?”

“haha. As I repeated the process of absorbing and releasing energy, I got caught up in it.”

-It was fun!

Looking at the expressions of Rain and Xeon, it seemed that there was no big problem.

“So what are the results?”

“Ah, that… .”

Lane scratches her head and makes an ambiguous expression.

“The design to increase the artifact’s performance is over. I also did some experiments.”

“By the way?”

“There is one problem.”

“Tell me.”

“A special material is required to finally complete it.”

“Ingredients… Is it the kind that is hard to find?”

“Yes. What… I can see that.”

Dwarves have a great talent for using any material.

As such, it was clear that the material that Lane was talking about would be very precious, since it would not come into sight.

‘I don’t think I’ll be able to find it if I want to.’

Considering my status and personal connections, I had to assume that I could get all the materials.

“What is that material? I will try to save it.”

“Ah, it is a material called the branch of the world tree.”

“The branches of the world tree… .”

A name that sounds unusual.

“It’s definitely a precious material, but it’s not a hard-to-find material either.”

“Where can I get one?”

“Usually, it can be found rarely near the Elven Forest.”

“The forest of the elves? Where is that?”

“It’s in Arkenia.”

“Arkenia… Well?”

As I listened to the story, I felt something strange.

As far as I know, Arkenia is a word that refers to a dimension other than this demon realm.

That meant he had to go to Arkenia to get the materials.

“You’re not asking me to find materials from another dimension right now, are you?”

“uh… The conclusion seems to be that way.”

What is this brazen guy?

Lane looked me in the eye and said cautiously.

“It must be a bit difficult, right?”

Of course.

It’s just not that difficult.

“Transitioning to another dimension is not a normal difficulty. Had it been possible to go back and forth at will in the first place, there would have been great confusion.”

It’s not as much as going over to Earth from what I’ve heard, but it’s also very difficult to go to Arkenia, and you have to break through the odds.

A level of difficulty that is impossible in the current situation.

‘If you think about it, me and this guy have overcome those ridiculous odds.’

In my case, I even became possessed, so it didn’t make any more sense.

“It looks like I will have to make it without that material.”

“Well… It won’t give me the performance I wanted, but I’ll have to.”

Lane’s face full of regret.

But I can’t help it.

I couldn’t do crazy things like going to another dimension just to get one material.

‘It’s not like I can go just because I want to.’

“Then I will go back to study. If we don’t have materials, we have to design again.”

“Do it. Oh wait.”

I took out a small necklace from my bosom and handed it to Lane. It was an artifact obtained from Lian.

“What is this?”

“It is a type of artifact that increases resistance to status ailments. It’s slightly damaged, but can it be fixed?”

“Please wait a moment.”

I began to carefully examine the necklace that Lane had given me.

“Ohh? It’s fun.”

It’s definitely a dwarf, so I started to show interest right away.

“It is a very nice artifact. I don’t think repairing it would be difficult, but this one will require some materials.”

“It’s not as ridiculous as before, right?”

At my words, Lane shrugged.

“Please. In the first place, Kailas-sama’s sword was an Arkenian thing. Since this necklace is from this demon realm, the material can also be replaced with that of the demon realm.”

“Then I’m glad.”

Listening to Lane’s words, a thought suddenly came to my mind.

‘By the way, wouldn’t it be okay to use other materials instead of the branches of the World Tree?’

I’m not sure, but I don’t think there is a material that produces a similar effect in Pandemonium.

“Maybe.”

“Tell me.”

“To make a new sword, shouldn’t we use materials other than the branches of the world tree?”

“Yes?”

For a moment, Lane puts on a dazed expression.

Eventually, he started muttering something to himself, holding his head.

“If the properties of the material are similar, the reaction and absorption can be readjusted… .”

Lane, who had been immersed in her own world for a while, raised her head and said.

“As expected, this is Kyler-sama. Thank you very much… !”

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what the hell

Cutting back and forth and saying that, I was rather embarrassed.

“I didn’t think of changing the set material. Because the education and teaching I received all this time was that I had to follow the prescribed method unconditionally.”

Words that don’t make sense to me.

I thought that if you are an excellent craftsman, you will naturally be free-spirited, and you will work with various possibilities.

It looks a little different from what I expected.

“Until we reach a certain level and wear the title of artisan, we as Dwarves do not allow variables. So I didn’t even think about it.”

In a word, it means that it has been making things like machines.

“But now that I think about it, there are no other dwarves that I would notice here. There was no need to be bound by such traditions.”

Rain with an expression of great enlightenment.

A gun was in his eyes.

“Let’s get to work right now.”

Rain disappeared in an instant into the workroom prepared inside.

I felt the heat coming from outside.

“What… In conclusion, did it go well?”

I don’t know, but it seemed like the result wasn’t bad for Rain and me who would receive the artifact.

Because no one was harmed.

After talking with Rain, Xeon came up above my head.

– Kylers. What have you been playing for days?

“Well? Several things happened.

– Tell me.

Xeon was the type who enjoyed listening to me talk.

“I get it.”

I told Zeon about what had happened in the Ethlon Territory.

Xeon falls in love with the story with his eyes shining.

And the loud hammering sound coming from the studio.

‘Something strangely peaceful.’

The day that had been so eventful was drawing to a close.