[Research] Pet Armor - end

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515 words		To the Grove
Away from prying eyes and gossipy mouths, Caerbannog led her waifu husband Kumori to the Savill Flower Grove. She prodded, pleaded...insisted! They must do -IT- today. She couldn’t wait any longer, she really had to do -IT- with Kumori! And what was -IT- anyway? Why, a research on pet armors, of course! A blacksmith and a tailor couple, what a nice pairing, right? They could research all day and all night about various types of armors, making crafting a lot less boring than it really is. But where did that idea come from anyway? First off, Caerbannog had always been interested in the creatures of Elder Tale. That was why she picked the Animal Trainer subclass, and why she continuously trained it even for seemingly no good reason. Her ‘pets’, however, could not be revived if they died; they were more like landers who would just vanish into the air and return to the database once their hit points fell to zero. And so the second and more important reason for the research was to actually protect a pet that would be involved in battle. So far, she had been careful with Hyzenthlay and the enemic buster sent her expendable summons in her stead if situations were very dangerous. But Foreman Mukade IX, who was such a large target, difficult to miss and difficult to exclude from battle, needed actual protection- anything that his tamer could provide. A cake armor just won’t do. “Over here, here!” the samurai was half-dragging her husband towards one of the lander’s work areas. It was one of those places which were up for rent, and the ads were pinned up on a Londinium board. Caerbannog took it and paid for the rent up front so that they would not be bothered by prying owners. Savill Flower Grove was a familiar place so it wasn’t easy to get lost, and fortunately they did not have any run-ins with Maya-chwan. Was the field boss still hurt over the lack of wedding invitation? Probably not, because she was kind enough to leave a bouquet for the bride and groom. Maybe she just spawned somewhere super far from that area, or was taking her time to visit Londinium once again. Anyway, the lack of a nearby Maya-chwan meant that the blacksmith and the tailor could work in peace. “What does Ryuu-nii need?” Kyuu asked the assassin as she sat down on a work bench near a forge that was to be fueled with coal. The blacksmith looked over her inventory to make sure that she had enough wrought iron and steel to work with. Her basic blacksmithing tools were there, along with the special upgrade tool that she got from one of her expeditions over at the Sarum Frontier. She had her working gear on too: black overalls and a black tank top, with comfortable brown leather boots. Caerbannog laid her tools over to one side of the work bench, close to the forge and the anvil. She waited to Kumori to prepare his equipment too, either on the work bench or one of the nearby tables.

[Kumori]

	HP 100% Regen 5HP every 5s MP 100% Regen 5MP every 5s	Kumori :: Level 71 :: Assassin Armor: Cuirass of Shadows with Cloak of Darkness Main Weapon: Night’s Kiss by 黒 with Nectar Scabbard and Alvan Blade by 黒 Quick Slot: Heaven's Wrath by 黒 Other: Something
WC: 518	Tags: ?	Skills: Skill name

Wow, was his waifu waifu insistent. The tugging turned pulling turned dragging had been pretty obvious as to how much Kyuu wanted to do IT. IT required sweat to drop and breath to hasten. What was IT? It’s definitely not what most people were thinking. He was being dragged to research armor for her pets, namely the one he was scared of the most. Why did an oversized centipede need armor? It could just catch it with its many appendages that it had. Heck, it’d probably kill the assailant before needing any real treatment to its body. The bug probably had some thick exoskeleton because of its ridiculous largeness. Besides… did he have to make holes for every— single—appendage— that— this— thing— had? Most likely. Only Kyuu would send him through this torture… especially after they got married. He sighed as he put all of his equipment into the wagon that they’d be taking to go to the place that Kyuu had rented out. She didn’t want to be bothered by anyone, even her guildmates. That was all nice and fine, but he was really expecting a romantic vacation. Wait… this is Kyuu we’re talking about. Romance most likely didn’t exist in her vocabulary… no less vacation.

The assassin placed large rolls of undyed silk, felt, leather, and cottons in the wagon along with many of the other items that his waifu needed. He kept his sewing kit on him, as it was easy to keep track of that, but he did bring a loom and other larger machineries that would be useful in creating custom sheets. He didn’t want to bring too many different types of already dyed material, so he brought his dyes and dyeing bath with him. It would be easier for him to dye things there. He brought three tubs with him just in case, but he wasn’t even sure if his waifu cared about the color.

After arriving at the Savill Flower Grove, the samurai dragged him off towards their abode for the next few days. Well, it was best if they got this done as soon as possible. That way they could go back to doing what married couples were supposed to do. Like have awesome dates… spend quality time together in the same room… in the same bed… you know. Reading together and playing games together.

Well regardless, there were here, and this was now. They were going to work through the days until they completed the armor together. Both of their skills were required for the fastening of the armor and the strength of the armor. This would protect the underside of the centipede where it was most susceptible to attacks. The exoskeleton of the centipede should already have enough hardness to stop most attacks, so it was best to cover the weaknesses of the animal rather than add useless extra armor on top of it. It would take both of their skills to make it flexible enough for the large creature to use… It would not be easy, but it would be fun for the both of them.

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505 words		Let's Do -IT-!
Oh, poor Ryuu-nii. Did he really think that after the wedding ceremony, Kyuu would suddenly change and become a sweet, cuddly, romantic little lady? Truly such a baka. The ceremony was, unfortunately for him, just that- a ceremony. It made their bond known to the public but Caerbannog was still Kyuu Schwarz through and through. It would take more than just a blue dress and some cake to tame this shrew. But despite their differences, the samurai and the assassin complemented each other; and perhaps it was exactly their differences that brought them together. Case in point: pet armor. As Caerbannog had experienced first-hand, an armor made almost completely of metal kind of sucked. It was difficult to move in and very icky too. While a full plate armor was considered to b e ideal for tanks, she knew that it would not go well with pets such as Foreman Mukade IX who needed to remain mobile. The centipede had to move around a lot and even had to burrow, so a heavy metal armor would make things very difficult for him. That was why she needed Kumori’s help. Being a tailor, he could work on leather and cloth straps and padding which would make the armor bearable to wear. “Hello!” the samurai greeted Foreman Mukade IX whom she’d just summoned, “Today, we’re going to make armor for you!” The samurai walked up to the centipede who was still stretching, and then she hugged its exposed underside. The centipede put his appendages around the wolf-hair in a rather grotesque hug, but it only lasted for a moment as Caerbannog stepped away from the massive beast. Knowing that Kumori could not understand his language, the centipede merely waved at the assassin again. He also tried his best to mimic an adventurer’s smile, which only resulted to a terrifying movement of his maw as if he was baring his fangs at the young man. “We’ll measure your parts so that you can wear things, okay?” Caer said as she patted the centipede’s tummy. “Armor? What a strange word... I have heard of it but never really understood it,” Mukade scratched the side of his face, “Is it a detachable exoskeleton?” “Yes! Adventurers aren’t born with exoskeletons so we have to make some,” the samurai explained, minding to speak with terminology that the centipede would understand. “But I already have an exoskeleton,” Mukade pointed out. “This kind of exoskeleton is something to protect your exoskeleton!” Caerbannog then pulled out a bar of iron and struck it with a detail hammer, “See? It’s very tough.” “Oh! I understand. So it would make me tougher!” Foreman Mukade IX gleefully exclaimed as he stretched up to almost his full height, towering over the adventurers. “Much tougher!” the samurai said as she began to fire up the forge. First, she put some coal in the thing and then she lit it up. A few minutes would be required to heat it up sufficiently, so at the moment, the tailor could start by taking the centipede’s measurements.

[Kumori]

	HP 100% Regen 5HP every 5s MP 100% Regen 5MP every 5s	Kumori :: Level 71 :: Assassin Armor: Cuirass of Shadows with Cloak of Darkness Main Weapon: Night’s Kiss by 黒 with Nectar Scabbard and Alvan Blade by 黒 Quick Slot: Heaven's Wrath by 黒 Other: Something
WC: 524	Tags: ?	Skills: Skill name

Poor Ryuu wanted his waifu to be a bit more romantic. Was that so much to ask for? He was crying in his consciousness and wanted her to warm up a bit more, but who was he kidding? This was Kyuu Schwarz he was talking about, and she only showed that side of herself at certain times when certain requirements were met. Well it was time to do actual work that Kyuu wanted to do, so he had to make some connectors and for the metal pieces to allow for good flexibility for the metal armor. He would make them durable but stretch so that they would not impede on the large centipede’s movement. The second thing he needed to make was the ‘undershirt’ for the beast so that it provided an extra layer of protection as well as not hurting the centipede more than help it. He laid out a VERY large sheet of multi-layer silk and then pointed to the centipede to stand still. He had to measure the length from on appendage to the next. He hoped that his wife would pass the message along, but he said it aloud so that at least his wife could know what he was doing. “I need him to stay still while I measure his arms and stuff… it may tickle… so I hope he’s not ticklish… and if he is… he’ll need to resist himself from moving too much,” he said to his wife.

After the instructions were relayed, he began to work on the thing and would also give the measurements to Kyuu so she could prepare the armor in a manner that she needed to. And man, was it tiring. Not only was it frightening to be standing only centimeters away from the things that could grab him and gobble him whole, but it was a daunting task to create anything for this guy. The tux he made was ridiculous and took just as long, though if his measurements were correct last time, than so long as the centipede’s size did not change. The hardest part of this was making all the pieces. It would be tedious, but he would do it for his waifu. His waifu asked him nicely about it.

Well.. nicely was subjective. In reality, what happened was that she dragged him out of bed, told him what they were doing, and if he didn’t want to, his ear would get pulled until he said yes. Yeahh… that was pretty much what happened EVERY time that she wanted to do something but he didn’t want to… well fine, not every time, but most times. He would have to comply or else he wouldn’t be getting good tasting food for a while and she’d force him to eat stale-cracker-tasting food that he oh so did not enjoy at all. His wife could be cruel sometimes, but that was simply because she was a lot like a child in terms of mannerisms and actions. He didn’t mind taking care of her and protecting her… besides they loved each other. He loved her and he was pretty sure she loved him.

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515 words		Flags and Ingots
Cheater. He was definitely a cheater. How did Ryuu ever get so many flags huh? He was able to unlock a wedding scene even though he messed up every now and then! It seemed that it did not matter whether Ryuu took Option A or Option B; he got a flag anyway. That, or it was the other way around. He was probably one of many generic anime guys whom Kyuu Schwarz could pick from, and the girl pursued his path to get as many flags as she could. Or... she button-mashed and got him by chance. The latter’s more believable. Questions about the wedding and their one-sided intimacy aside, the couple was doing pretty well so far with regards to crafting. Foreman Mukade IX however was, much to the misfortune of the assassin, rather ticklish. He was not ticklish all over, just around the areas near the joints of his appendage and so every time Kumori brushed against those parts, the centipede flailed his very sharp, incredibly deadly appendages. At some point, he wheezed and laughed and quickly flicked his maxillipeds towards the assassin. Did he attack Ryuu just then? Not at all. It was more like an “oh, stop, you!” gesture, but deadly. “Hold still or we’ll never get done!” Caerbannog wagged her finger at the centipede, and the creature tried much harder to hold his laughter and ticklishness in. As for the wolf-hair, she already started picking at the various metals and ores that she had. Steel plating would do rather well for the task at hand, she concluded after her momentary consideration. The girl took out some steel ingots, ones that she had purchased at Saint Pancras Station. Although they were lander-made, the ingots were acceptable for the research. She could just reforge the thing later if the defense rating was not enough, but for something that would be accomplished with trial and error, cheap lander stuff could be used. That is not to say that the lander-made ingots were useless apart from being used as scraps, no. It was just that they tended to have impurities and so an adventurer would need to re-work on them to truly bring out the best qualities of the metal. Lander-made ingots were workable objects, except if they were made by the noobiest of noobs. Caerbannog made sure to get her supplies from more experienced landers. The blacksmith grabbed the steel ingot with her smithing tongs and then she put the piece of metal into the red hot furnace. She waited for the item to glow a bright color and when it seemed ready, the girl pulled it out. Her hands were protected by thick smithy gloves even as she held the hot tongs and grasped the rough blacksmith hammer. Caer then set the ingot on her anvil, raised her hammer and then she sent it clashing down towards the burning hot piece of metal. With her strength as a samurai and abilities as a blacksmith, the girl hammered down the ingot slowly but steadily until it began to take the form of a small steel plate.

[Kumori]

	HP 100% Regen 5HP every 5s MP 100% Regen 5MP every 5s	Kumori :: Level 77 :: Assassin Armor: Cuirass of Shadows with Cloak of Darkness Main Weapon: Night’s Kiss by 黒 with Nectar Scabbard and Alvan Blade by 黒 Quick Slot: Heaven's Wrath by 黒 Other: Something
WC: 538	Tags: ?	Skills: Skill name

It was more like Ryuu was the only person that Kyuu wanted to get flags with since he was so nice to her. Even though he messed up (not like Kyuu was perfect either) they still loved each other, even if Kyuu Schwarz seldom admitted to it. You see… she has a tendency to deny things both IC and OOC. It’s her tsundare self, coming out and telling the world what she really doesn’t mean… though I guess that depends on how you read every statement she says… like when she denies loving Ryuu. She only does that because she hates admitting to things like that. Did you know she also hates admitting when I'm right? Well, that was beside the point. Ryuu got the flags because he is the only male friend that Kyuu has. He wasn’t even sure if she had any other friends at all (in the real world) other than the people she goes out to drink with when it’s not with him. She won’t admit it, but its true.

When Ryuu tried to measure the centipede, he almost lost his head. Those razor sharp appendages were moving erratically because the centipede was sensitive near the joints. Who would’ve known that bugs like these had sensations like being ticklish? You’d think that they were just giant bugs with no feelings. Then again, they could talk, so I guess you’re given surprises every day when it comes to what you used to know and what is no currently reality.

Just like his other half, the materials he used were usually the best you could buy or find. It depended on how lazy he was and how willing he was to craft that day. Because of his higher level, he tend to allow other landers and adventurers craft his materials for him so that they’d get experience or money rather than he do it on his own. He still went to look for the best prices, but he firmly believed in “you get what you pay for,” although if you were good at telling apart quality, it was easy to discern the worth of items. Because Ryuu was a crafter as well, no one could really give him an overpriced item without his knowing. He was fair, however, giving a fair share for the work that was put into making the materials.

Finally, after cutting the fabrics into place and draping it around the centipede, he looked over at Kyuu and waited for her to finish the encasing of the armor. The cloth would protect the centipede from the armor itself, but was also made comfortable for it to be able move efficiently. The material was somewhat stretchy to allow such movement. Ryuu started working on long leather strap in order to tie the armor to the beast. He hoped that he wouldn’t get injured through this interaction as well. After making the straps, Ryuu placed them near Kyuu’s desk and told her of their presence. “These are long enough, right?” he asked. He hadn’t measured the necessity of the length of the leather straps, but he hoped his eye for estimation was good enough to make an accurate assumption, if not accurate, at least longer.

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510 words		Os Mark the Spot
While Mukade was having a fit of laughter and giggles, and while Kumori was trying his best to stay alive as he took the centipede’s measurements, Caerbannog steadily quickened her smithing pace. Once one steel plate was done, she had an idea of the workflow and so she soon moved on to another steel ingot. And another. And another. There were a lot of steel plates to be made, each one fit for the natural armor on the centipede back. Eventually, she began to speedcraft the items needed and steel rings soon follow. Why steel rings? She was not going to bolt the plate armors together, instead she bored holes on the plates through with straps or rings could be attached. “Ah! That works!” the blacksmith said as she finally looked up from what she had been doing. The tailor had finished the centipede’s measurements and quickly worked on the cloth and leather for the armor. Although the wolf-hair had her hands full, she had been keeping an eye on what the assassin was doing. Foreman Mukade IX was in grave danger after all, because it was so cuddly that someone might accidentally kill it with a bear-hug. Or shank it with poisonous blades. Well, the truth was that Caerbannog had noticed Kumori’s apprehension of her pet and wanted them to get along. Among other things, she also noticed that the young man spaced out every now and then. With the steel plate armor almost ready and just had to be joined together using the rings and straps, the samurai stretched for a moment and walked over to Kumori. “Were you having an internal monologue or something?” the wolf-hair asked as she repeatedly poked Kumori’s cheek with her sooty smithing gloves. Caerbannog traced a circle on his cheek and put two more circles in it, so that Kumori ended up with a bull’s eye mark on the left side of his face. It looked very out of place there on his lighter-colored skin, and the mark was very obvious. The assassin might be able to feel the icky, sooty feeling as well but if he tried to rub it away, the whole thing would just spread all over his face. “I’ll put the plate armor together now,” the blacksmith said as she put her hand down, “And then I will make a chainmail shirt thingy for his underside.” The wolf-hair then turned to her massive pet. “There is dirt on his face,” the samurai pointed to Kumori’s cheek, “Please clean it up.” “Oh my, that won’t do...” Mukade sighed as he crawled towards the assassin and reached his appendages over to the young man’s face, “Here, let me help!” Now, centipedes are able to clean themselves because of the secretions that their bodies had and Foreman Mukade IX was no exception. How’d you think he was able to keep that nice shine to his exoskeleton? Mukade also shoved his glowing antennae towards Kumori’s face... as if that would do anything. The elite centipede was completely blind... or did he forget that he was?

[Kumori]

	HP 100% Regen 5HP every 5s MP 100% Regen 5MP every 5s	Kumori :: Level 77 :: Assassin Armor: Cuirass of Shadows with Cloak of Darkness Main Weapon: Night’s Kiss by 黒 with Nectar Scabbard and Alvan Blade by 黒 Quick Slot: Heaven's Wrath by 黒 Other: Something
WC: 516	Tags: ?	Skills: Skill name

Internal monologue? I guess it was something like that. He looked over to his other half and smiled. “You could say that,” he said with a smirk. He was thinking of saying something embarrassing about her like he was fantasizing about how she would look like in bed tonight, but he decided against it. It’d only earn him a kick in the face, and he really didn’t want the centipede to ‘accidentally’ lop his head off. However, poking his cheek had definitely left a mark that made him want to clean it. Unfortunately for him, cleaning it required him to dirty his hand, and he never delivered dirty products to his clients… even if it was an oversized centipede that would probably kill him had it not been under the tutelage of Caerbannog. Instead, as much as the dirt bugged him, he toiled continuously over fitting the cloth armor on.

After the blacksmith stopped poking his face, she told him that she would be working on the chain mail. Ryuu nodded. “Alright, I’ll add another layer of cloth to make sure your centipede doesn’t get chafed… do centipedes chafe?” he wondered aloud. He shrugged and continued with the work anyways. It was then the wolf-hair decided to ask Mukade’s help for cleaning up the smudge on his face. Unbeknownst to the assassin who continued to work, the centipede made quick and silent work of moving directly in front of him. Ryuu looked up, not sure what it was doing, and then the appendages, oh dear Lord, the appendages. They were beginning to wriggle and were grabbing at his face. Ryuu tumbled back, scared of what was about to happen. The worst part was, he was aiming (if you could call it that) at his face! The assassin continued to back up until he was against a wall. He shrunk back putting his hands forward, powerless to do anything. Dear Lord, please make sure that Kyuu is well after I die, and that she’ll be taken care of. Should I meet my untimely demise here… I beg you! he prayed. Appendages trapped him against the wall like a cage. He wanted to cry aloud, but no sound came out. Instead sweat poured out of his pores and goosebumps began to arise from his skin.

“Eep!” he muttered. Why… why did he have to face with such difficulties and atrocities? “KYUU!!!” he finally yelled out, trying to get her to call her pet off. What was he trying to do, eat him? “Please!!! Make him stop!” he cried out. If the assassin had nowhere to run. He wanted to cry, but he still had his pride. But the tears! They wanted to fall out! He couldn’t allow it to do so. His wife was in front of him. He had to be a man! Suck it up, Ryuu, SUCK IT UP! He breathed in and out slowly. He accepted his demise and waited for the clean kill. “Goodbye, my love,” he whispered, a single tear dropping. It wasn’t unmanly to shed a tear for your wife, was it?

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555 words		Centipedes are Very Clean
Using the rings and straps, Caerbannog wove through the small holes on each steel plate so that it could be adjoined to the next segment. A centipede was a segmented creature and so it needed an armor that would fit its natural movement and appearance. It was not terribly taxing work, just repetitive especially because she had to do almost four full meters of it. But then after all of that already-tedious smithing, the wolf-hair had one last thing to make: chainmail. Oh, dear heavens why was it so diffi- wait. She could just speedcraft the chains by part. That’s exactly what the girl did: using her knowledge about making iron chains, Caerbannog speedcrafted many rows of very small iron links, one upon the other. Afterwards, she laid out the whole chainmail armor on the work bench. Having been so engrossed with her work, the blacksmith had failed to notice Kumori’s panic. But when she finally did notice that he seemed to be losing his wits in the presence of Foreman Mukade IX, the blacksmith stood up, put her hands on her hips and stared at the assassin. Had he always been so scared of bugs? And he was scared of her pet, no less. That won’t do. If they were going to spend their days and nights together, her pets had to be there too. Their research was close to its conclusion and all they had to do was to put the armor on the centipede, but if Kumori was so scared of Mukade, then how would he make any necessary adjustments? “Oh, please don’t fidget so!” the towering centipede said as he rubbed his maxillipeds against his maw to moisten it, and then he reached out to Kumori’s face. As soon as the assassin stopped moving either due to fear or lack of space to back off into, Mukade began to rub the adventurer’s left cheek profusely with a bent appendage so that only the smooth part of it would touch the young man’s skin. The centipede noticed the tear that fell from Kumori’s eye and thought that it was some sort of cleaning excretion like what centipedes used, so Mukade rubbed the crying eye too. “Almost done!” the centipede proudly said, “And... good as new!” Not. Now the soot had been spread all over the assassin’s cheek and to top it off, the thing was wet. Kumori seemed as if he had black war paint on his face. Foreman Mukade IX did not know how the adventurer was supposed to look like anyway because most centipedes were blind and Mukade was not an exception. All he did was rub against the rough spot that had been there when Caerbannog drew the bull’s eye and when the rough spot was gone, he thought the cleaning done. “Oh my,” Caer giggled as she took off her smithy gloves, took out a clean cloth and walked up to the frightened assassin, “I guess he made it worse. But he was only trying to help.” One hand cupped the assassin’s clean cheek to hold him in place while the other rubbed his filthy cheek gently. Caerbannog tried to remove whatever soot she could remove, knowing that it was her fault that it was there anyway. Every now and then, the blacksmith giggled because of how funny the assassin looked.

[Kumori]

	HP 100% Regen 5HP every 5s MP 100% Regen 5MP every 5s	Kumori :: Level 77 :: Assassin Armor: Cuirass of Shadows with Cloak of Darkness Main Weapon: Night’s Kiss by 黒 with Nectar Scabbard and Alvan Blade by 黒 Quick Slot: Heaven's Wrath by 黒 Other: Something
WC: 423	Tags: ?	Skills: Skill name

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. The pets had to be there with them at night too? Does Kumori know about this?! I’m pretty sure he’d be creeped out by the fact that creepy crawly things would be staring at them the entire night, no less a giant, supposedly gentlemanly, one. Oh… how was Kumori going to get used to this life style. I mean, seriously… doesn’t Caerbannog get creeped out when a bug that never sleeps just sits in the room? What if he gets bored?!

The centipede made more noises. It sounded like squealing or something. He didn’t even know! He couldn’t move anymore, and finally the centipede got a hold of him. The centipede began rubbing his cheek. The assassin closed his eyes and pushed his head against the wall, hoping that this nightmare would end soon. Before he knew it, though, his tears were being wiped away. He was relieved, thinking it was Kyuu, so he opened his eyes only to see the same appendage attempting to rub his eye. Ryuu shielded the leg from damage by closing his eyelids as fast as he could.

Finally, a familiar hand touched his face after the centipede backed away from him. He sighed in relief and stared into Kyuu’s eyes as she treated him. “You did that on purpose… didn’t you?” he asked. After she finished cleaning his cheeks, Ryuu pulled her closer using his left hand and placing at her lower back. His right fingers held her chin, and he pushed it gently to face him. “I’m taking my tax for making me face such dangers like that,” he said. He kissed the samurai on the lips and wouldn’t break it for a good while or until Kyuu pushed herself away. After she would move away, he would place a peck on her cheek and smile. “I guess there is good that comes out of living with the centipede,” he said before winking. After all was said and done, the assassin began fitting the undershirt and layered cloth onto the centipede. Ryuu would adjust any places that needed adjustments, but his measurements were pretty accurate. Now he would be able to speed craft large crafts that required tedious work like this. After that, he would help the samurai place all the plate armors, chain mails, and all the straps together. He would fasten each of the strips of leather and make sure everything was in place. He looked at Kyuu for approval. “Anything you want added or adjusted?” he asked her.

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345 words		Affection... Infection?
“Oh dear, oh dear,” Foreman Mukade IX flailed most of his appendages when Kumori moved in for a kiss, “Is this some sort of mating ritual? IS HE EATING YOUR FACE?!” While a peck on the lips, the cheek or the forehead went unnoticed by the centipede, a prolonged kiss was difficult to ignore. Upon hearing the creature’s worry, Caerbannog backed away from the assassin to reveal her face whole and intact. At that, the elite centipede stopped flailing and did not run Kumori through with his razor sharp blade-like parts. “It’s a sign of affection!” the blacksmith said as she flicked the assassin’s nose. “Infection?” Mukade cried, “He infected you with something!” “No, no. Not INFECTION. It’s AFFECTION, when you make someone that you like feel nice,” the wolf-hair explained as plainly as she could. “OHHHHH!” the centipede finally settled down and it was at that point that Kumori began fitting him with the armor, “Like when you make cakes for me!” Not quite the same, but close enough. As long as it cleared up the confusion, then Caerbannog was fine with that interpretation. It would have been very bad, if not outright horrible, if Mukade had attacked the assassin and then got hurt. While it might seem odd that Caer worried more about her pet, it was only because Kumori was an adventurer who could respawn while Mukade would be very dead if he died. “Can you move your arms?” Caer asked the centipede as she looked him over once the fitting was done. She then flailed her own arms, which the creature mimicked. “Hmm... some parts fall off a bit,” Mukade noted. The wolf-hair then looked over some straps which were not completely held in place. “Ryuu-nii,” yep, she still called him that, “Help put in place. A bit loose... might fall off.” A few more adjustments and they would be done with the first pet armor that possibly existed in Elder Tale. Now the question was, could it be replicated? Possibly. Could she make cake armor? Possibly, but then Foreman Mukade IX might just eat it.

[Kumori]

	HP 100% Regen 5HP every 5s MP 100% Regen 5MP every 5s	Kumori :: Level 77 :: Assassin Armor: Cuirass of Shadows with Cloak of Darkness Main Weapon: Night’s Kiss by 黒 with Nectar Scabbard and Alvan Blade by 黒 Quick Slot: Heaven's Wrath by 黒 Other: Something
WC: 143	Tags: ?	Skills: Skill name

All she did was flick his nose, surprisingly. He was actually expecting something more like a push back and a “kyaaaa” or something of the sort. It seemed that marriage definitely changed her a lot… and for the better as well. After Kyuu and the centipede did their squealing and clicking talk, she told Ryuu that adjustments needed to be made. Ryuu nodded and do so by tightening the strap and sewing more of the cloth so that it was a little tighter fitting. The leather straps were re-bound so that they weren’t as loose fitting and then all was set in place. Ryuu took a stepped back and then looked at his wife. He raised his hand and showed a thumbs up. “I think it looks good! Let’s call it a day. We did a good job!” he said to his wife.