Otherworld Dagashi Shop Yahagi

It was already evening when I brought Mani-san back to our settlement.

As the sun set in the western sky, adventurers were returning one after another from the dungeon after finishing a day’s work.

Team Harukaze was also just coming up the stairs.

Seeing me, Merle dragged her feet my way.

[Yuusuke-san…… Ramune……]

[What’s wrong, Merle? You’re out of breath.]

[We’ve been running too much and I’m parched……]

Merle’s group had apparently come across a sheep with a golden fleece on the 3rd Underground Floor. ｂ𝚎ｄｎ𝚘ｖ𝚎𝚕．𝚘𝚛𝚐

[That was the legendary Golden Sheep!]

Merle, after drinking two bottles of ramune, spoke enthusiastically about the Golden Sheep.

[The Golden Sheep isn’t just a monster. It’s a legendary monster famous for dropping the Golden Fleece!]

[A fleece made of pure gold?]

[Not exactly, but there are a lot of rich people who want it. Rumor has it that wearing a cloak made of that fleece prevents your wealth from diminishing.]

I see, that certainly sounds like an item attractive for the wealthy.

The richer they are, the more they would want it.

[However, on the other hand, it seems to be of little relevance to the poor.]

[That’s right, but in the Royal Capital, the trade-in value of a Golden Fleece isn’t less than 3 million rims. I’m going to get it and make a lot of money!]

The Golden Sheep is fast, and no matter how hard Merle chased after it, it got away.

The other teams also tried their best, but no one could catch up with the sheep running at high speed through the dungeon.

[Haahhh…… I can’t contain my excitement. I’m gonna play an MF match with someone. Anyone up for a match!?]

She’s certainly in high spirits.

Merle took out her Red Shoulder and started warming up in the arena.

Thereupon, unexpectedly, someone grasped Merle’s Zako.

[Hohoho, this is interesting.]

It was Mani-san, who had been quiet until now.

[Grandpa, give me back my Zako. You just snapped my link to it.]

[I’m sorry about that. I just couldn’t help feeling excited. Fumu fumu, this looks like an easy-to-handle machine. Its low mana consumption is one of its charms huh.]

Merle’s eyes lit up at Mani-san’s words.

[Grandpa knows your stuff! However, the drawback is that its power output is much lower compared to the other MFs.]

Mani-san put his hand on his chin and pondered.

[Fumu…… Now that sounds a little unfair. Let me modify it for you.]

[Heh?]

Without hearing Merle’s reply, Mani-san lifts the Zako up to face level.

Thereupon, Mani-san’s forehead glowed brightly, and thin threads of light connected with the Zako.

[It’s done. There, try moving it right away.]

The modification took only a few seconds, but the Zako’s appearance had changed drastically!

The armor has been completely redesigned, and it looks much more massive.

It’s looking much stronger.

Merle tried operating it immediately, and it seemed to be more nimble.

[Amazing, the power output is much higher! It’s a little less flexible, but that’s perfectly acceptable. Thank you, Grandpa!]

[Do you like it? It can also hover for a short time. I call it “Zako Mk II”.]

To accomplish something like that so easily, it seems like Mani-san is unmistakably a God.

[Yahagi, from tomorrow onwards, you will be selling Zako Mk II instead of the original Zako. I’ve already gotten Brother Elmera’s permission.]

[I don’t really mind…… but that’s amazing, isn’t it? Modding, I mean.]

[Modding?]

Mani-san looked at me as if he didn’t understand what I was talking about.

[You modded Merle’s Zako just now.]

[Me? Did I……?]

Hmmm, there’s no mistaking he’s a God, but he seems to be suffering from dementia, and I’m getting worried.

[Oh, aren’t you operating something interesting over there!?]

Mani-san looked excited to see the Zako Mk II that he had just modded.

It seems that he really has no memory of it.

[Hey, Grampa, please mod my GGRKS too!]

Garm requested him, but Mani-san tilted his head.

[Mod? What are you talking about?]

It doesn’t seem like he’s playing dumb but has genuinely forgotten.

After that, while he was savoring yakisoba and exclaiming “Delicious, this is delicious!”, Mani-san seemed to be happily watching an MF match, but I looked away for a moment only to find that he had fallen asleep.

[Marco, Regal, give me a hand carrying Mania-san.]

Bringing out the stand-alone shop, I laid out a futon in the tatami room.

Even though he was a God, I couldn’t bear to just leave an elderly man outdoors.

It would be better to have him live here for a while.

[It’s still too early for Gungalf Variations…… Munya munya……]

Regal, a Gungalf user, responded to the words Mani-san mumbled in his sleep.

[What does he mean by Variations?]

[I dunno……]

I wouldn’t know what a God thinks.

[Based on the word variation, could it be a new Gungalf model type?]

[I guess so. Well, even though he said it while sleep-talking, he said it was still too early for it, so I don’t think you should get your hopes up for it.]

[No way…… Only Merle-san getting a new Zako is unfair.]

[Don’t say that. Even in my opinion, the Zako was the most underpowered among the released machines.]

Because of that, my stock of Zako keeps on accumulating.

I wonder if Zako Mk II will really start being in stock tomorrow?

I guess I’ll have to send those to Baron Essel when it comes in.

I’m sure the Baron will be pleased to see a new MF model.

[Zzz…… Zzz……]

Despite the thoughts of the various people around, Machine God Mani was just snoring pleasantly.