The holy sword had been forged and was radiating a brilliant golden light.
"I'm going to die..."
My left arm... I can't feel it.
[——Ah... ah...]
"Do you like it?"
[Y-yes... I like it.]
"Why were you like that earlier?"
[Because I was being made. A child before birth can't speak right away, can it?]
"I suppose not..."
[What happens to me now?]
"No idea."
It was far too dangerous to give to someone else,
and if I gave it to Aiz, that seemed like it would cause problems too...
[You don't intend to use me yourself?]
"I'm a blacksmith, not a swordsman."
[Is there some law that says a blacksmith can't use a sword?]
"Wouldn't it be better to give me to a swordsman who handles swords better? From the sword's point of view, wouldn't that be better too?"
[Well... I'm not a sword, so.]
Ah, right.
[For me, staying attached to you is better than going to another adventurer.]
"..."
After going to all that trouble to make it, nobody else can use it.
No, if I removed Pandora, maybe it would be possible?
"Since it's come to this, can I try using it once?"
[Yes.]
I gripped Excalibur with both hands, then
"Ex..."
"calibur!!!"
I swung it.
A brilliant golden light swept through the Dungeon.
The floor I was on now was the 100th floor.
It was thicker and wider than any other floor, and yet,
"...Amazing."
I cut through the floor far too easily.
"Roughly... the 30th floor or higher?"
[The day has come when you'll destroy me with your own hand.]
"I'm not going to break it any more."
This was just a power test, so now that I had a rough idea of its strength, I could use the pendant and head back up.
"Kiaaaaa..."
By the time I reached the 2nd floor, the goblins and kobolds were already giving me a wide berth.
"So it's because of you."
[I won't deny it.]
"Hide your power a little when we go up. If the gods notice, I'm dead on the spot."
[I'm already doing that.]
We climbed the floors a little faster while talking about this and that, and before long,
"We're outside now."
I had arrived in Orario, where the blue sky could be seen.
[Ah...]
How is the sky after so long?
[Beautiful.]
Excalibur began to tremble faintly.
[...The gods probably won't be pleased to see me.]
Setting that aside for now,
"Let's rest a bit."
[...Wasn't there an Enyo subjugation?]
...Damn it.