The damn father, after spouting nonsense, grudgingly allowed us to inspect the archive.
"...It's wider than I expected."
The books in the archive were all about weapons, spirits, and curses.
"How am I supposed to dig through all this..."
I should have brought Marius with me.
"What are you looking for?"
As I sighed while looking around the archive, Aiz asked with a puzzled expression.
"You remember the sword that Evilus was carrying when we saw them in Revilia Village, right?"
"Yeah."
"I'm looking for information about that sword."
"Okay. I'll help you look."
At least with two of us, maybe we'd find it a little faster?
"There are so many strange books..."
I searched through the entire archive and pulled out every book that looked like it might contain useful information.
There was a lot about weapons, but most of it was about how to make them, what kind of iron was suitable for forging, or how a magic sword was activated.
A titleless book, similar to the one I had found in the castle archive.
The diary of the first Crozzo.
These two were the only things that looked useful in the fairly large archive.
"Hmm..."
I opened the titleless book.
[2/■1]
[I met a crazy woman who introduced herself as a wind spirit. Her name is Aria. She keeps following me around, so I should probably avoid her for now.]
"...?"
[2/22]
[Aria was really strong. She handled wind like it was her own hands and feet, and tore monsters apart like spaghetti. I shouldn't mess with her.]
"This is... a diary?"
"A diary?"
"Yeah, take a look."
I handed the titleless book to Aiz.
"Then I'll read this..."
What remained was the diary of the first Crozzo.
Please, let there be at least some hint in here.
[It has been a week since I became acquainted with Urrs, who called himself the king of spirits.]
[I can feel my lifespan shrinking.]
[Urrs says he forcibly extended a life that should have ended already by using the power of spirits, so if I keep using that power, I'll gradually die.]
?
[So I decided to go on a journey. Before I die, I wanted to do something meaningful.]
[I will record everything I experience on this journey in this book. If you're looking for a hidden inheritance, you've come to the wrong place, so turn back.]
I wasn't even hoping for that...
[First day of the journey]
[I discovered that I had a talent for cooking.]
"Hmm..."
Should I skip ahead a little?
[■■■■]
[I finished my journey and returned home, the place I had missed.]
[Before I knew it, I had a wife and children. I never thought that a plain blacksmith like me would end up marrying a princess...]
"...Huh?"
[■■■■■]
[My strength has started to leave my body.]
[Urrs told me I didn't have much time left, then handed me a strange ore and disappeared.]
[Was he telling me to burn what little I had left...?]
"..."
[This may be the last diary entry.]
[My wife already knew about my situation.]
[She only held me while smiling sadly.]
[Tonight... no, tomorrow, I will probably die.]
[So for my final act, I intend to burn everything I have.]
[The name of the sword that will be my last is Excalibur.]
[If nothing unexpected happens, it should be complete.]
"Excalibur... I thought it was unfinished..."
What happened?
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