I, Asuna, don't want to travel around the world

Was it that lazy guy who refused to develop his own clan and just stayed here for free food, drinks, accommodation and funds every day?

Every time I ask you to develop your clan, don't you just try to be cute and make jokes and get away with it?

Do you know how to think about the children of your clan now? If you had gotten up earlier and joined us in building your clan, would you still be worrying about this piece of equipment today?

Hephaestus covered his face with one hand and said in a muffled voice: "Hestia, if it weren't for the fact that we have been friends for billions of years, I would have kicked you out long ago. Otherwise, how about we settle some of the accommodation fees you paid me for the past few years?"

"No... no need!"

Hestia's face froze, and she quickly moved her butt to Asuna's side, hugging Asuna's arms tightly.

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"..."

Hephaestus shook his head, looking helpless towards his unreliable friend.

You are such a great god, can't you act a little bit like a god should?

No wonder you and Loki have such a good relationship, and it’s always so lively when you meet.

"Not long ago, Loki invited me to see a set of armor."

Hephaestus suddenly said.

"I heard that you, Asuna, gave it to that little girl Ais."

Given the age of these gods, all humans in the underworld can call them "little girl" or "boy".

"Yeah." Asuna hummed softly and asked, "Any questions?"

As the god of forging, Hephaestus was definitely curious when he saw the equipment in SAO.

However, when I think about the forging techniques of these equipments...

Asuna once asked her good friend Liz to make equipment for her.

Moreover, it was not just one or two pieces, but most of the equipment in Asuna's warehouse, except for the top-quality equipment dropped by monsters, were made by Liz.

In the early stage, the forging skills of the player's blacksmith are too low, and the weapons they forge are not as good as the top-quality equipment dropped by monsters.

It's basically impossible to do something like 999 with one knife.

However, in the later stages, after the blacksmith's skills have been continuously improved, he can already create equipment that is far better than the dropped items.

And his good friend Liz is the leading blacksmith player in SAO.

Therefore, Asuna was also very clear about the many steps Liz took when making equipment.

Kill monsters - get precious metals - put them into the furnace to burn - take them out and hammer them - the metal moves on its own - turns into the shape you want it to be - the crafting is complete.

After all, it's a game. As long as your skill level is raised, you can create good equipment.

Just like Asuna's cooking skills, when the knife is used to cut the vegetables, they are automatically cut into several pieces, skipping the intermediate process.

Here, if you want to create a good piece of equipment, good materials are essential, and an excellent blacksmith is of utmost importance.

In addition, the blacksmiths in Orario are also adventurers, and they have learned a lot of skills related to forging, so the weapons they forge are of the highest quality.

This is completely different from SAO where a weapon would automatically turn into a weapon by just tapping it. This requires the blacksmiths to put in a lot of effort.

Asuna doesn't know anything about forging, so if Hephaestus really asks some questions about forging, Asuna can only say: "This is equipment made for me by my friend."

"Don't worry, I just want to ask if you have any other equipment that you don't need." Hephaestus said lightly, "If not, I won't force you."

Although it was a forging craftsmanship that he had never seen before, Hephaestus always felt that the armor he saw at Loki's place that day seemed to be formed in one go?

Moreover, judging from the patterns and marks on it, it seems to be some kind of standard equipment.

Generally speaking, this kind of armor should be equipped by the army of a certain human kingdom.

However, Loki told her that she had not found any relevant information about these in the nearby human kingdom.

This equipment, which seems to be formed by a single stamping, has a powerful defensive capability that is not matched by its size, and there seem to be some rules protecting it.

If it weren't for the fact that the powers of these gods were sealed when they were in the underworld, Hephaestus really wanted to pull out the person who made this armor and have a good talk with him.

……

Hephaestus: Tell me! How did you manage to make all these equipments in one go?

Liz: Just knock like that.

Hephaestus: Hmm? You know there is a price to pay for deceiving the gods.

Liz: Just take a hammer and hit it.

Hephaestus: You made such a big piece of equipment by just hitting it with a hammer?!

Liz: Yeah, what's the problem?

Hephaestus (holding the hammer): ...

I always feel like you're lying to me.

……

"Yes, yes, but..."

Asuna said hesitantly.

"Don't worry, I won't plagiarize other people's forging techniques. Moreover, if I wasn't curious about how the armor was made, I wouldn't have asked you to do this."

No... I just want to say that no matter how much you study, you won't be able to figure it out...

Because... it seems that these equipments really... didn't use any forging skills at all...

Asuna still remembered that when Liz was forging her rapier, the red-hot metal softened like plasticine under Liz's hammering, and then turned into a rapier. In fact, there were no other steps, and it was directly transformed from metal into a weapon...

As for forging skills... I think no matter how much you study, you probably won't be able to figure out what skills Liz used...

However, seeing the expectant look of God Hephaestus, Asuna swallowed the words.

Forget it, she can’t figure it out anyway, so just let her worry about it for a while.

……

Liz: Really, I just tapped it and the equipment took shape automatically! Believe me!

Hephaestus: Don't say such things in front of me, the God of Forge!

Hephaestus: The crafting technique of this equipment is very peculiar. The whole equipment looks like a whole piece of equipment, without any weak points. How could it be formed by just knocking it? It must be some new forging technique!

Hephaestus: As the god of forging, I actually lost to you in forging. The children in the underworld really have extraordinary potential!

Liz: No... Just believe me, this is just a game skill...

Liz: Asuna, please help me explain it~!

Asuna (looking away guiltily): Oh, the scenery outside is so beautiful, should we invite Belle and the others to have a picnic~? Hehe, hehehe...

Chapter 15 I Don't Think So

"Hestia...you really found a good child."

After Asuna and his loli god friend left, Hephaestus supported his chin with both hands, with a look in his eyes that said, "Ah, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief."

Although Hestia was driven out in order to allow her to develop her own clan, Hephaestus paid much attention to this unreliable friend of his.

Arranging housing, arranging work, taking care of business, basically we helped in every way we could.

It was not until Hestia met Asuna that Hephaestus gradually reduced his help to her.

And it turned out that Hestia did not choose the wrong person.

"Next, let me see... how this special forging technique was used to create you."

Hephaestus stood up, hugged the rapier, armor and some miscellaneous props on the table, and walked into his own forging room.

These were all "bought" from Asuna at a high price.

However, this money was used to offset the fees that Asuna and the others had to pay to Hephaestus.

After all, gods cannot use their divine power in the underworld. Even Hephaestus would have to spend a lot of effort to create a tool that could suppress the charm of a beautiful god, not to mention that she is unable to use divine power now, which makes it even more difficult to create this equipment.

However, Hephaestus was very excited. As the god of forging, her favorite thing was to create some strange props.

But, before that.

"Let me study these equipments, and then help you make that item..."

The fire began to burn fiercely, the hot flames flickered constantly, and Hephaestus' cheeks glowed red in the reflection of the flames.

Under the eye patch of the right eye, bright red lines like flames spread out.

Just like a piece of exquisite porcelain suddenly appeared with glaring cracks, it looked a little hideous under the reflection of the firelight.

……

……

"It's so expensive... Feifei is so stingy!"

Along the way, Hestia pouted the whole time. Although she was complaining, there was no trace of dissatisfaction in her delicate eyes. Instead, she looked very satisfied.

"I've already accepted your equipment, Asuna, but you're still asking for 200 million Faris as a selling fee. The blacksmithing industry is too profitable!"

No… your eyes clearly say: “Ahhh, I’ve made a profit!”

Asuna smiled helplessly in her heart.

"Alright, alright, let's go back. Belle and the others should be coming up from the dungeon soon. Let's go back and make them something delicious."

"Hey, did time pass so quickly?"

Hestia then realized that the time was gradually approaching evening.

"I just chatted with Feifei for a while..."

"After all, happy times are always so short, aren't they?"

Asuna rubbed Hestia's little head. Due to the absolute height difference, Hestia had no power to fight back.

"Don't touch my head! You won't grow taller!"

I don't know when Hestia started to believe in this false rumor.

"Hey, I won't do that again~"

Asuna said perfunctorily with a smile on her face.

You have been a loli for millions of years, how could you possibly be given a chance to develop again?

"I always feel like you're thinking of something very, very, very rude!"

Hestia said angrily.

I am the main god of the clan! The core! But you all bully me!

I! I! I'm going to be mad!

Asuna takes out her tool: potato balls!

Hestia eats delicious food and her anger value is reduced by ten!

Hestia thought back to her part-time job days, and her anger level dropped by 100!

Hestia recalled how good Asuna had been to her, and her favorability rating increased by 100!

Asuna takes out the prop: Crepe!

Hestia eats delicious food and her anger value is reduced by ten!

Hestia thought about the beautiful life in the future, and her anger level turned negative.

Hestia daydreams that her family has become the ace family of Orario. The anger counter has been completely scrapped. Go with peace of mind. (At the same time, Hestia shows an embarrassing silly smile, which is super cute!)

Asuna took out an indescribable mysterious note: "???"

Hestia is in a daze?!

Hestia in a state of ecstasy? !

Hestia is in a state of anticipation? !

Hestia is in Sage State?!