Shatei Kyokufuri Yumi-Ojisan

ake it look tattered…but that players would feel bad if every little mistake made their equipment look worse-nyon.’

I had heard that showing damage was a lot of work in both 3D games and animation.
These days, even robot cartoons were in 3D, and I felt that they lacked impact in terms of damage compared to 2D.
Considering all of that, the damage in NSO was actually quite impressive.
It made me want to hurry up and repair it once I realized it.

‘Your equipment is in danger! It will break if you don’t repair it-nyon! Broken equipment can be prepared by craftsmen with the right materials, but it’s much more expensive-nyon! You should have them fixed before they break! That is part of the basics-nyon!’

While she was an AI from a different game, she sure knew a lot about this one.
However, I too had some knowledge about repairing equipment.
The thing was, due to my combat style of using ranged attacks, I had been able to avoid taking damage for the most part.
And so there had been no need to repair anything.
But…even though it was necessary now, I still couldn’t do it.

“I understand how to fix your equipment.
However, this Windcloud set can’t be repaired in the first town or the port town.
I think it’s probably because I lack the right materials…”

‘That’s 50% right-nyon.’

“Huh?”

‘Of course, materials are important-nyon.
The Windcloud set is very rare! That means you need rare materials as well-nyon! At the same time, you’ll need the help of a skilled craftsman as well-nyon!’

“A skilled craftsman…? It can’t just be someone from the first town?”

‘No-nyon.
It must be one of the brilliant craftsmen who live hidden in various lands across this world.
Without them, rare equipment cannot be repaired, restored, evolved or enhanced-nyon!’

“I-I see…”

Up until now I had just assumed that I lacked the necessary materials, but it was really that I hadn’t met anyone who could handle the items.

‘Well, since I’ve told you this much already, you should know that you can combine crafting materials to create new items-nyon.
Of course, if they are rare items, then you must go to a special craftsman to have them combined-nyon!’

“So these items that I don’t know how to use.
They might also be reborn into powerful items under the right hands… Are you really allowed to tell me that?”

‘Well, I can’t be giving you any special items, but this amount of information is fine-nyon! In the first place, quite a lot of people know about the special craftsmen already-nyon.
However, they just don’t have rare enough materials or equipment to go to them-nyon.
But you had the opposite problem!’

“Thankfully, I seem to have pretty good luck.
On the other hand, I tend to encounter some insane enemies…”

‘Hehehe.
And here is some information, since you’re so lucky-nyon! If you want to look for a good craftsman, try going to the western Foggy Mountains.
You are sure to find an amazing craftsman in mountains that are covered in fog-nyon!’

“That’s really good information… Uh, you’re sure about it?”

‘Yes, most likely! Of course, it’s up to you if you believe it or not! Bye-bye!’

Charin disappeared.
The loud forest suddenly grew quiet.
At the very end, she had cast some doubt on the information.
Either it was mischief, or she didn’t want to make it too obvious…
In any case, I would believe her words.

I would go to the Foggy Mountains.
Otherwise, my Windcloud set might get destroyed in the other trials.
This Zodiac event was going to be a long one.
So there would be no problem in taking a slight detour.
After all, the host of the event had given me some advice…