Third Outer World Story Series: Pumpkin Sorcerer - Chapter 107

Translator: MadHatter Editor: MadHatter

[In any case, the opponent is too evil. This Black Mystium itself will not present any problems if it is used as a material appropriately mixed with ordinary metals, but you should not assume that you will be able to deal with the ‘God Devourer’. Even the existence that is above you is doubtful to be able to compete with them.]

After being informed about the Black Mystium and its creator, Lowizc told Pumpkin to return to Samsara Egg Village with the box containing the Black Mystium in his hand.

“Even if I wanted to mix it with other metals, I don’t have a furnace in my village…”

In reality, Samsara Egg Village lacked a high-temperature furnace that could be utilized for blacksmithing and metal smelting.

Most of the weapons and armor in Samsara Egg Village were created by woodworking, not blacksmithing, involving ash-hardwood and beeswax from Hunting Bee.

If necessary, a trip to Kunukihappy will suffice.

Furthermore, the difference in the quality of metal was too steep for ordinary metal to match, and Pumpkin himself rarely used weapons or armor, so for those reasons, he was not associated in any way with such things.

To begin with, it was a wonder if metal with such a dangerous characteristic as “Unruin Annihilate” was a desirable thing for him to keep in his possession, but he opted to give up on that point since he was too apprehensive about handing it over to someone.

“It would be better to attach it to the tip of the cane in its original form, without mixing it with other metals. In that case…”

“What are you struggling with?”

“Uh-oh!? Mizuki…”

“This is unusual for you to be so concentrated that you can’t focus on your surroundings, Pumpkin.”

Suddenly, Mizuki, who had already arrived at the house before he realized it, called to him from behind.

Pumpkin was plainly not paying enough attention to his surroundings since he was dwelling too much on how to manage the Black Mystium.

“This is the black stone from before, isn’t it? In the end, what is its true identity?”

“Speaking of which, I didn’t tell you.”

So when Mizuki questioned him about the Black Mystium, he told her what Lowizc had taught him about it…

“That’s outrageous… Don’t be careless with the tools you use with it, and don’t give them to others. The name ‘God Devourer’ or whatever it’s called doesn’t sound very fashionable.”

Mizuki, with a genuinely grave expression on her face, advised doing so.

From the spirit’s perspective, the stories of “Unruin Annihilate” and “God Devourer” were apparently dangerous after all.

“Oh, yeah. Can you think of any trees on your side that might be a good match for this Black Mystium? I don’t think the usual materials would work.”

“A tree?”

“Yeah, I figured I’d put it on the end and make a cane out of it.”

While discussing the Black Mystium, Pumpkin asked Mizuki about materials that might be suitable for making a cane.

Mizuki gave out a distressed expression before listing a few materials.

However, none of them seemed to be compatible with the Black Mystium. No, all of the materials mentioned by Mizuki were not ordinary materials, but first-rate materials. They simply cannot be balanced by Black Mystium because its level was too high.

“Well, if you ask me whether they can match, I have to say it’s not so subtle. But if this doesn’t work, then the only way is to find something with a spirit among the trees I just mentioned.”

“With a spirit… in short, you mean a large tree that has been receiving high concentrations of magic power since its early stages of growth…”

“That’s exactly what I’m saying. Though there may be only a couple of such trees in the entire Lean Forest.”

“Wow… I feel like fainting…”

In truth, there was no time to go about Lean Forest searching for such a thing, especially since Pumpkin had been occupied elsewhere lately and his duties as village chief had been somewhat neglected. Not to mention that once the summer season was done, autumn would in a sense be the busiest season of the year.

“Well, why don’t you just give up and devote yourself to the village chief’s work for a while?”

“I suppose so… Besides, even if I got a cane with excellent capabilities, if I don’t have the ability to use it, I will be swept away by the cane. The first thing to do is to improve my own ability.”

“Eh, you are still planning to grow stronger…?”

“I’ve been thinking about the ‘Kage-Ochi’ and no matter how strong I get, it’s never going to be enough.”

“Well, that’s true, I guess.”

Mizuki awkwardly averted her gaze to the side, but the truth was that when Pumpkin engaged in battle with the arm of the God of Destruction, he was allowed to temporarily use Lean’s staff, but if he was not careful, he would have been swept away by the staff’s power, or rather, he was actually swept away, which made him keenly aware that he still lacked the ability needed.

With that in mind, he had better hone his own skills first.

“Oh, that’s right. I should also investigate a place called Kruika, the capital of Madosa in the Senko Country.”

“What’s that?”

Here, he recalled what Lowizc had previously told him and that he had forgotten to check into it.

“Well, Lowizc said something is scheduled to arrive there in three years. I haven’t figured out what I’m going to do yet, and I haven’t heard anything about it, but I thought I’d at least get some advance information.”

“Hmm. Well, that’s outside the village, so I guess it’s none of my business?”

“Probably so.”

While somewhat fed up with the reality that stacks of work needed to be done, Pumpkin began to carry on with his own tasks.