When Rimuru was in the cell again with Kaijin and the others, meanwhile Hanma-

Hanma was sleeping on the bed with a lot of gold scattered on the ground. Ray was sitting on a chair near the window.

- I have decided. We are gonna buy some mask and equipment for us.

- Master, I don't disagree with your decision, but why a mask though?

- It will come handy in the future that's why.

Kallus suddenly came inside the room from the window.

- This skill is awesome! I tied the strings to the clouds and I could travel in air! I even fell down some times but I used the strings to make an armour for me. It is literally unbreakable!

- You haven't mastered your skill yet. When you will master it, you will have more fun with it.

Hanma said with a smile on his face.

- This is still not the Mastery of my Skill?! That means I can get stronger!

Kallus said with an excitement on his face.

- How about you do a mission for me so that you can get stronger and also help me a little bit?

- What's the mission???

He said with excitement still on his face.

- Hunt some monsters in the Great Forest of Jura. But, don't hunt goblins, ogres or direwolves and also keep the bodies of the monsters in a safe place. If you find a group of adventurer then join them in their journey until they leave the Great Forest of Jura.

- Are you sure that you want to give this mission to me? Isn't the Jura Forest too dangerous for me.

- You're more than ready for this mission, believe me. Also, we will meet again but in the Jura Forest.

Hanma said with a smile which reassured Kallus.

- Ok, I will do my best and also we will meet soon so there's no problem.

Kallus used his strings and attached it to a cloud and started riding it. He started heading towards the Great Forest of Jura.

- Master, are you sure that you should have given this mission to Kallus? He got to know about his skill just yesterday.

- He needs to do this so that his skill can get more and more powerful. Right now, we have to buy the masks and equipment for us.

Hanma said with a smile.

- Yes, Master.

Hanma and Ray walked towards the door and walked out of the inn.

After a few minutes, they reached the slum area of Dwargon. They entered to an alley to their right. After walking for some seconds, they found an opening. They found a shop in front of them on the open area.

- Looks like it was right to follow the instructions of the man we asked.

- But he seemed a little suspicious to me.

- It doesn't matter now since we found the shop.

Ryo and Hanma entered the shop and found a dwarf on his 40s.

- Oh! Finally some customers after a long time.

- You are the same person who gave us directions to this shop. Am I right?

Hanma was bit confused by this question of Ray.

- It seems that you had seen through my disguise.

- I didn't see through your disguise. I can smell you.

- It looks like that you have a strong nose.

- So, why did you told us the directions to this shop? Is this some sort of trap for us?

- This is not some kind of trap. I just wanted to get some customers because I rarely get any customers out here and all of them just go to the famous weapon and equipment shop out there. This is my shop and my name is Rauk. I am a blacksmith and all the equipments you see here are made by me. I can make clothes and buildings too.

- My name is Hanma Shuji. Show me equipments for three people and also if you have some masks it will be good.

- I have the best quality of equipments and mask on me.

Rauk said with a smile.

After going through the shop, Hanma found the equipment and masks that they needed but his eye caught on something else.

- Hey Rauk, what is this sword? It looks cool.

- That is the strongest sword around. It is a sword which adjusts itself according to its master. If the master is very strong, then the sword is literally unbreakable.

- Awesome! I w

ant this sword.

- Then, let's talk about the price.

- Oi. Oi. Oi. Selling stuff illegally out here again? You don't have a permit, am I correct?

Hanma turned back to see about eleven guards behind him.

- I will close my shop by today only.

A guard walked past Hanma and grabbed Rauk by his neck.

Rauk was struggling to breathe.

- Time over. Today, we will give you a nice beating so that you don't try to be a blacksmith ever again and sell stuff.

- Hey, stop this. He said that he will close his shop by today.

- Who are you? This is none of your business stay ou-

Suddenly, Hanma cut his head off with his hands.

- What?! With his hands?! He is not a normal person! Everybody charge!

All the guards started to charge towards them.

- Ray, you can take care of this.

- Yes, Master!

Ray's hand suddenly started to grow claws. Then, he used his claws to cut the head of a guard who got near to him.

- 9 left.

Ray jumped on the next guard and attacked him till he was not moving.

- 8 left. Do it fast.

Ray then pointed his right hand towards the guards.

- He is going to use his skill.

- Black Lightning!

Ray then used Black Lightning on them which instantly killed all of them.

- 8 killed in one shot. Now, that's what I call a victory!

Not even a single of drop of blood of the last eight guards were left.

"Now, let's absorb the Corpse."

Hanma absorbed the Corpse of the 3 guards.

"I can feel my power increasing."

Hanma looked towards the shop and Rauk was hiding behind his workbench shaking in fear.

- H-How d-did you kill those guards?

- We saved you from them, Okay? Then, why do you look scared?

Rauk was shivering in fear.

- It looks like you can't even talk. Just give us our things and we will go.

Seeing that Rauk couldn't even move a muscle, he took the masks and equipment and left the money on the floor.

- Take the change.

Hanma an Ray started heading far from the shop as he was stopped by a voice.

- Wait!

Hanma and Ray stopped to listen to him but didn't turn his face to him.

- Actually, I want to serve you if you like it. You are a very strong human and also it will relieve me if my best equipments be used by someone like you.

- So, you're telling me that you will become my blacksmith?

- Yes, precisely.

- Ok, come with us.

- I can serve y- What?! You accepted me as your blacksmith just like that.

- Yeah, I will be needing a blacksmith for an empire that I am soon going to make. So, there's no way I will reject you. I will be in need of a loyal blacksmith.

- Ok, Master Hanma. I will put my life for the empire that you are going to make and also serve you till my death.

- Nice to have you onboard.

- Before we go, I would like to bring my belongings with me first.

- Ok, go bring it fast.

Hanma waited for Rauk for 20 minutes after which he came outside from the shop holding a sword on hid hand.

- Master, I would like to give this sword to you to show my loyalty to you.

- Thanks, but it looks just like the sword from before

- Actually, I made a pair of the sword which you buyed before. I would like it if you can use both of the sword.

- Ok, it will look pretty cool with my other sword.

Hanma said with a smile. He looked at the heavy bag which Rauk was carrying and said.

- Those bags look heavy. Let me put it here.

- No, I can carry it.

Hanma took the bags from Rauk and threw it on the ground. But suddenly, a portal opened and it went inside it.

- What?!

- Don't get so surprised. I just used a skill of mine named Personal World.

- I have never heard of a skill named Personal World.

- I made it a few days ago.

- You made it?!!!

Rauk was surprised that Hanma could make Skills.

- Don't be so surprised. You have more yet to see.

Hanma, Ray and Ryo went towards the gate to exit Dwargon. After a few minutes, they reached the gate but Hanma used his Conceal skill so that they could get past without any problem.

Hanma, Ryo and Rauk went far from the gate and Hanma unconcealed their presence.

- We are far away from the gates. Now, let's make an empire of our own!

Hanma, Ray and Rauk walked towards the Great Forest of Jura.

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