That was the truth. I had made the cap for my shield and Raphtalia’s sheath just recently. The only problem was that I hadn’t been able to make any accessories that worked as well as the ones in Kizuna’s world. The haikuikku-like effect that triggered when Raphtalia unsheathed her katana didn’t work as well here, either. It only made her about as fast as Filo when she used the skill. Apparently the materials that I used to make the sheath didn’t exist in this world, so I had been mulling over whether I should try making her one with different specifications.

Other than that, I had been making accessories for the slaves using materials from monsters. Working with monster bones was my latest obsession. They were hard, and they gave higher stats than you would have expected. What was really nice was that imbuing them didn’t degrade the quality much. The downside was that the imbued effects weren’t that great.

“Here. It’s just a rough piece, but have a look.”

I showed him an accessory that I had been working on, albeit not very seriously.

“Oh! A bone accessory!”

“Is that not a thing?”

“Oh, you do see them from time to time, but . . . Hmm, yes. It’s a bit cheap, but it’s imbued with effects that a practical adventurer would appreciate.”

“It may be cheap material, but it’s still good for working on design, right?”

“By the way, I hear that you now have a territory of your own.”

“If you want to set up shop there then why don’t you come by?”

“I’m going to hold you to that!”

The accessory dealer’s eyes twinkled devilishly as he shouted. That just made me want to make things difficult for him. That’s the kind of person I was.

“You better not get in the way of development. Also, expect to be charged a fee for doing business there.”

“Of course! Heh heh heh . . .”

It seemed like the majority of the merchants I knew were a real depraved bunch. If he really did come to the territory, I’d have to keep close tabs on him.

“How is the accessory business treating you these days?”

“Business is good! We did just have quite the catastrophe, after all. Even the civilians seem to have realized that it’s up to them to protect themselves.”

The circumstances seemed to be treating his pockets well.

“Also, I’ve gotten in on the miraculous Cal Mira accessory business that you got started, as well.”

Oh yeah . . . He was talking about the advice I’d whispered to that fraudulent merchant back then. I’d seen those accessories show up every now and then, and it always surprised me.

“Anyways, I’m going to go look at the weapons.”

“I look forward to our next meeting!”

“Yeah, yeah.”