The Exiled First-born of the Noble House. Rising to the Top With the Worthless Skill [Null Poison]

eep.

Since I had slept a lot while we were at the safe zone, I was able to wake up normally on time.

I wondered if I should wake them up for requests but………..Ralf and Snow had been going up and down the Barbadd mountain for shopping, and Esta had been stressing out over nursing me back to health, so I wanted to let these three have a well earned holiday today.
And instead, I’ll go out and do whatever I can do on my own.

Well, I say that but there’s not a lot I can do on my own right now.
And considering the current state of my left arm, the most I can do is to get Vendettatein and its abilities assessed.

Also, I need to get the armour checked as well.

To be honest, I don’t want a lot of people to know that I now possess Vendettatein but I think it’s necessary that I consult Kevin on this matter.

I trust him at least a bit, so first I’ll show the sword and armour to him and see if he can tell me more about the abilities and effectiveness of them both.

With that decided, I did my prep making sure I don’t wake up any of them and then made my way to Kevin’s weapon store.

Carrying Vendettatein and the armour, I reached the back alley where Kevin’s store was located.

As always, the walls around the strange entrance were blackened, and it was hard to tell from outside if the store was open or not.

But seeing the smoke rising from the chimney, I assume he’s inside………..

I gave a light knock at the door before entering the place.

“Kevin, you here?”

“——–I am.
Give me a moment to finish here, then I’ll come out.”

“Sure.”

I could hear the sound of metal being hit from inside, and once the sound stopped, a sweaty Kevin showed up from the inside.

“Sorry for the wait.
What can I help you with today?”

“I had weapon I wanted you to look at actually.
Could you appraise it for me?”

Saying that, I put down Vendettatein and the armour in front of Kevin.

The moment he saw the equipment, his eyes turned round from surprise, and his hands instantly reached towards Vendettatein.

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“This is……….an incredible weapon.
This is at a level I have genuinely never seen before.”

“Yeah, I thought so.
That longsword  is something I got from the depths of the Cave of Bahamut—– the Vendettatein.”

“Having this sword actually in front of my eyes, it’s impossible for me to refute you or say that you’re lying.”

“So, can you appraise Vendettatein for me? I want to know exactly how strong it is and what kind of abilities it has hidden inside of it.”

When I asked, Kevin let go of the sword and then shook his head.

His excitement seemed to not have dissipated but, his hands were raised in pre-emptive acceptance of his defeat, as if he had deemed himself unworthy of testing the sword.

“Sorry, but doing an accurate appraisal of this sword is beyond my capabilities.
I know I am a weapons smith but, my speciality lies purely in smithing and that alone.”

“……….I see.
I thought maybe you could appraise it but, if you can’t that’s okay.”

“——-But, even if that sword is the real Vendettatein, I do know a person who could appraise it.”

“Really? Who? Can you introduce me to them?”

“Of course I can………..but before that, do you mind if I observe the sword for a little bit longer?”

Having gained his cooperation, I let the excited Kevin thoroughly enjoy observing the Vendettatein for a little while longer.