Kays Translations
Just another Isekai Lover~
Chapter 375: The State of a Companion
Tauro remained uncertain about what to do with the Opposing Demon Gauntlets he had completed for Zion.
Sealing them away was one possibility.
Ankh supported that option, while Ragune believed Zion should make the decision personally. Their divided opinions left Tauro no closer to an answer.
“If you can equip them, Lord Tauro, perhaps Zion can as well,” Drago suggested.
“What makes you think so?”
“Zion completed the Dragon’s Den training and is now undergoing final adjustment in the dungeon. Some resistance to abnormal conditions and darkness should have been acquired. It won’t equal yours, but it may be enough. Those gauntlets are also exceptional equipment. Sealing them without offering a choice would be a waste.”
Drago’s fascination with Tauro’s modified equipment was obvious, but Zion would be the one bearing its risks. Tauro therefore decided to explain everything and allow Zion to choose.
On the day Zion was due to return, Tauro collected the finished armor from Rangas’s Blacksmith Shop.
“What do you think, Lord Tauro? This is the Two-Headed Holy-Dark Beast Leather Armor. I say so myself, but it may be some of my finest work. Hahaha!”
Rangas proudly handed it over.
Tauro removed the realm guardian’s magic stone from [Magic Storage] and used [Creation Magic (Weak)] to engrave a magic circle inside the armor, allowing the stone’s power to be fully expressed.
He then appraised the finished piece with [True Eye].
Two-Headed Holy-Dark Beast Leather Armor
• A one-of-a-kind suit of leather armor made by master craftsman Rangas and magically modified by Giro Sugar. Grants weak resistance to all magic.
• Secret techniques grant enchantment enhancement, light- and darkness-attribute attack power, physical resistance, and magical resistance.
• The two-headed holy-dark beast’s magic stone grants physical resistance and abnormal-status resistance.
“Unlike the gauntlets, this has become an excellent piece without any obvious drawback.”
The magic stone had originally come from the same monster as the hide, so their compatibility was outstanding. The enchantment-enhancement effect strengthened every other property as well.
Tauro was certain Zion would be pleased with the armor.
“As expected of Lord Tauro,” Rangas said. “Engraving such a complicated strengthening circle in an instant is remarkable. Hahaha!”
Tauro handed Rangas a generous payment.
“This is too much,” Rangas protested, trying to return part of it.
“You closed the shop and worked through the night for this order. The additional amount is my thanks. Please accept it.”
Like his older brother Angus, Rangas possessed a powerful craftsman’s spirit and sometimes ignored profit when absorbed in his work. Tauro insisted on rewarding that effort properly.
After thanking him once more, the group left the shop.
“Shall we go to the dungeon entrance and meet Zion?” Ankh asked.
“We might pass him on the way. Let us return to the house and wait there.”
When they reached Drago’s residence, someone was already standing by the entrance.
The waiting figure was about Tauro’s height, and short blue hair was visible even from a distance.
Only then did Tauro and the others realize that they had never seen Zion without the hood.
A pair of cat ears rose from Zion’s hair.
“Cat ears?” Tauro exclaimed.
Zion otherwise looked human, unlike most beastfolk whose faces and body hair clearly reflected their ancestry. Looking more closely, Tauro also noticed a long tail.
Zion was apparently an unusually humanlike person of mixed catfolk blood.
After learning at the dungeon entrance that Tauro’s party had arrived in the village, Zion used impressive leg strength to run directly back to Drago’s house. Finding them absent, Zion waited eagerly by the door.
The moment Zion saw Tauro, those eyes lit up, and Zion rushed forward.
“Welcome back, Lord Tauro! Welcome back, Ankh and Ragune!”
Zion looked ready to embrace Tauro in excitement.
“That’s our line,” Tauro said with a laugh. “But why are you suddenly calling me ‘Lord Tauro’?”
“During training, the dragonfolk told me how extraordinary you are. They call you the hero of their village, and I even saw your statue! Lord Tauro is amazing, so of course you’re Lord Tauro!”
Zion stared at Tauro with perfectly sincere, sparkling eyes.
The dragonfolk have completely filled Zion’s head with stories about me, Tauro thought helplessly.