"What is this?"

After leaving the smithy at the Nameless Kingdom, Yuu's next destination was Woodz's workshop.

Woodz, who had been hammering away in the workshop, invited Yuu and his companions into his room, where it was quieter and easier to converse. Accompanying them, almost as if sneaking in, were Mauno, the chieftain of the Demonic Clan, and Gomburgul, one of the three master craftsmen, to which Woodz could only chuckle awkwardly.

"Hmm, what do we have here?"

Gomburgul voiced the same question as Woodz, directed at Yuu.

Woodz's room was spacious enough for occasional work, with a sturdy desk, …