The Basic Equipment to take down a Demon King
TL: Cannongerbil
Editor: Ulti
As I turned my sword around in my hand, I mumbled to myself.
“… I really want a magic sword.”
Yes, a magic sword.
Even though I’ve taken down more than a few Demon King’s Generals, my equipment was still pretty crappy.
If it was a game, I would’ve gotten my hands on the rare equipment that they were using or found some amazing item hidden away in their stronghold by now, but that hasn’t happened at all.
… Just then, Megumin suddenly looked up from her book titled “How to Prepare Beef and Potato Stew for Dummies” and said.
“Isn’t your Chunchunmaru a pretty rare sword already? What part of it is unsatisfactory?”
“There’s the name, for one.”
Indeed, this sword was forged with the vague ideas of Japanese sword forging techniques that I gleaned from documentaries and the like.
Of course, it’s not as well made as a proper katana, and it has a very painful-sounding name engraved into the blade.
“It’s a little boastful for me to be saying this, but there aren’t that many swords that have such a cool name, you know? I’ve said this before, but your naming sense is really strange.”
“I never dreamed that there’d come the day where you’d be criticizing my naming sense…”
Just where does this girl get her confidence from?
“Still, a magic sword, huh? I do understand why you might want something like that. It’d be hard to take down the Demon King without a powerful magic weapon, after all.”
“I’m not doing this for such a grand purpose, so stop it.”
Still, even though I’m not going after the Demon King, there are quite a few monsters that can’t be harmed without a magic weapon in this world.
I am a pretty famous adventurer by this point, after all.
Maybe it’s about time I get my hands on a magic weapon or two.
“… Oh, very well. Let’s go get a magic sword, then.”
Megumin said in the same tone of voice one would use to say ‘I’m off to pick up some milk.’
—Not long after, we arrived at the adventurer’s guild.
“See, there’s a magic sword.”
“I want to say it’s been some time, but what’s going on now?”
Standing in front of us was the Magic Sword Guy.
“Say, Megumin, if I take away the magic sword from the Magic Sword Guy, wouldn’t he just become a regular guy?”
“True, that magic sword really is that guy’s only unique point…”
“Hey, wait, even I do have plenty of other memorable traits! And would you please call me by name!?”
The Magic Sword Guy started raising a fuss for some reason.
“You’ll bother the other people if you shout like that, Magic Sword Guy. Anyway, Kazuma here wants a magic sword. If I recall, you have a powerful sword called Gram, right?”
“Why is it that you can remember my sword’s name but not mine!?”
The Magic Sword Guy still seemed just as agitated.
Still, something just came to mind.
“Megumin, Gram is a magic sword that only he can make use of. I don’t think I’d be able to make proper use of it.”
“Is that so? I really think it’s a waste for the Magic Sword Guy to have such a powerful weapon when he can’t even manage to take down a single Demon King’s General…”
The magic sword that the Magic Sword Guy has is a divine treasure that is linked only to him.
“A-A waste… Hey, wait, even I managed to take down a few high bounty targets.”
“… Well, it can’t be helped in that case. Let’s head over to our next stop, then.”
“Listen to me!”
—And the next stop that Megumin was talking about is…
“Welcome, dear customers who are looking for a magic sword. Moi stocks various magic weapons in this store, so feel free to pick one you like.”
“Ah, yeah, if you want a magic sword, a magic item store is of course a good place to stop at.”
A very jovial Vanir welcomed us as we stepped foot inside Wiz’s magic item shop.
“Kazuma, look at this. From what I can tell, this is a very powerful magic item! Moreover, this thing feels really compatible with me!”
“Hou? As expected of a Crimson Demon, your eye when it comes to magic items is sharp indeed. That’s a rare magic sword that will explode when you pour mana into it.”
“I’m not buying that.”
Judging from my past experiences, Vanir will definitely try to pawn off something useless onto me, so to head that off, I took out a small but heavy bag filled with coins.
“Use your powers to help me find a magic sword that I can use and isn’t trash.”
“Leave it to me, dear customer! Fuhahahahaha! Behold, my powers of foresight…!”
After receiving the bag, Vanir’s eyes started glowing…
“… … Brat, magic swords tend to choose their own wielders…”
“Don’t say anything more! You’re just going to say that there isn’t a magic sword that I can use, right!?”
Great, this again! The limitations of me having the weakest job rears its head yet again!
But Vanir shook his head and handed a small knife case from the shelves over to me.
“Isn’t this a cooking knife?”
Inside the case is a fish filleting knife.
“This is the magic item, ‘Fish Slayer’. It’s is enchanted to be more damaging against aquatic creatures. Moi heartily recommends this item.”
“You bastard, are you telling to pick a fight with a strong enemy armed with a cooking knife!? I’m not going into battle with a cooking knife! … But it looks quite cool, so I’ll buy it anyway!”
—And thus, my kitchen was equipped with a magic sword.
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I too forgot the name of Magic Sword guy lol. It’s been quite a while, what was his name again?
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Matsutake something-or-another I think.
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Katsuragi I think
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Or was it Jack-o’-Lantern Panic?
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Mitsurugi, right?
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nooooo, it was katsurigi
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no, i’m pretty sure his name was izurugi
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I think it was katsura.
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nah pretty sure its Zura
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I’m fairly certain it was Mario
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Something like Extremely-sour tonic?
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Mitsurugi, and its strange that he still dont move to The frontlines or defend The capital. He always fool around in Axel.
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You don’t fit to be an archer nor a scribe: you missed the point.
And he probably just visits Axel to see his crush occasionally, because he is one of top rankers within frontliners.
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He’s crushing on Aqua pretty hard, and stays nearby, I think. iirc, he left briefly to fight off the demon army, but I don’t remember much else.
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You clearly don’t realize that the best place to dream is in Axel
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Remember in volume 9 when Kazuma spills the secret shop of Axel to all the cheat users. Mitsurugi might be a gentleman, but a small dream doesn’t affect the real world at all (there’s a small price but who cares), he might take a chance
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It’s something-something ragi
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Katsuragi?
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Pretty sure ut was ketsunugi
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Kirito
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It’s Midsuragi
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Well its no sword but its still magical right?
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Kazuma could become a very cheat user, after all he was dreaming to get a powerful skill/ weapon or alike. So might be intetesting that and when The party goes to rescue Aqua, he ended archieve some proper over-powered to start The punchline of The story.
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dont you dare to belittle the kitchen knife kazzi…
dont you know how many people sent to isekai coz of it
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Maybe it is like one of those kitchen knives from Toriko that can split stone floor in half or cut air molecules apart.
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Is Vanir trying to harass Aqua with an anti-aquatic tool?
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Or suggesting him to use the knife on the frogs after Aqua kills herself trying to use that knife.
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Thanks for chapter nano desu
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Look on the bright side Kazuma, you can use it as a throwing knife.
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Not really. Kitchen knifes are not really that good for throwing and he has fish filleing knife in particular.
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Thanks
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Well, if it’s me, functionality first than appearance
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Kitchen Knife? Wait, is this the legendary Vorpal Blade?
Either way, Megumin immediately trolling that guy, she really is a perfect girl.
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tbh i already forgot the magic sword’s face and i only remember part of his name Mitsurugi, other than that seems hazy
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I’m shocked Kazuma didn’t go for the exploding sword. If it can hold a charge for a few seconds before exploding, it can become an oddly shaped grenade. If it explodes instantly, “dropping” it where an enemy could pick it up to use against you would be a very easy tactic. Also, if Megumin likes it, chances are it makes one hell of an explosion!
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Well kazuma should be able to kill those toads easily now that he has the kitchen knife.
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Plot Twist : The demon lord is a fishman
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This is a shower thought.
Is anyone feeling that freed that it takes four months to publish a volume and it’s seems like the finale is coming soon because now they are very close to defeating the demon king.
In other words we are slowly dying
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But Kazuma already has a magic sword – Excalibur
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Isn’t the name Megumin gave Kazuma’s sword a variant of “Twinkle”…. Same name as oneof Drizt’s sword?(D&D SForotten Realms refferece)
Why not just enhant Chuhumaru? Eris might be able to help him with that if not a Crimson Demon
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Gotta love how the Magic Sword Guy has so much power and his cheat, yet hasn t done anything big with it.
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hes probably one of the highest levels in the world
he said he was lev 37 when they met him, which is really high. and its been a while since then
soketto is lev 50, and i think she is the highest specified level so far. megumin is in the 40s.
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