Blade Skill Online: With Trash Job ‘Summoner’, Weakest Weapon ‘Bow’, and Rotten Stat ‘Luck’, I Rise to Be the ‘Last Boss’!

[The Night Before the Formation of the Gang!]

“Oh~, is this it?”

A few minutes after parting with the baldhead.
I was now in front of a fine brick building on the main street.

It was three stories high, numerous fashionable clothes were on display side-by-side in the show windows on the first floor, and players entered the shop in droves.

Looked like I could set the bar high! Just who was it said that master craftsmen preferred to reside in unpopular areas? If they were truly skilled, they’d obviously choose to open a shop smack dab in the middle of the main street!

“Alright, let’s go! Excuse me! Uh, I came with an introduction from a guy with a bald head!”

…That reminds me, I haven’t asked the baldhead’s name, that thought surfaced in my mind as I opened the door.

Then, a blond lady who was serving a player noticed me and walked—or rather, ran toward me?!

“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I have finally found iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit! My ideal girl modeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel!”

“Bwuh?!”

After grabbing my hands, she suddenly said some incomprehensible things.

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“Pardon me for the late introduction.
My name is Francoise! And my goal is to be the best craftsman player in this world!”

With that, she bowed her head gracefully.

We’d moved to a private room on the third floor, where I was made to sit on a fluffy sofa and received a warm reception.
There were lots of cakes and sweets on the table in front of me.

I helped myself with them as I replied to her, “Munch, munch, gulp! Well, ambitious, aren’t we? I don’t hate it, though! The name’s Yuri, and my goal is to become a top player despite the unfavorable factors weighing me down!”

“Ufufu, I have heard about you from that baldhead.
And indeed as he mentioned, you are a frank one.

So, Yuri-san.
It appears that you are looking for equipment that is wearable even with zero Strength, but if that is the case, please allow me to make one for you! I love making cute dresses for cute customers~!!”

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?! C-cute dresses?!

“But I want to wear masculine and cool clothes!”

“That can’t do! Only dresses are fit to adorn that miraculously beautiful avatar of yours! There are no other options! I have decided, you are going to be my model!

You are willing, are you not? I am not trying to brag, but I was also a top craftsman during the beta test! You are not going to miss the chance to get your hands on equipment created by me, right, right, RIGHT?!”

“I-I’ve got it! I’ll be counting on you, Francoise!”

Unable to bear the pressure from her, I finally gave in.

Well, if I was going to be a top player despite being saddled with unfavorable factors, I couldn’t compromise with half-assed equipment.
Let’s just honestly rely on her.

“…I don’t care about the looks, so please make me equipment with the best performance possible.
I want to beat the shit out of those beta players who are spreading false information, after all!”

“Fufu, I understand… But I must warn you, beating the beta testers is going to be a difficult task at your current level.
That is because we were given the right to carry over the money from the beta test, which lasted for a month.

I myself bought this shop with that money, but I am guessing that most of the other beta testers chose to use their money to buy powerful weapons.”

Oh, so that was why she was able to open her own shop on the second day after the game launched.

And beta testers who were not craftsmen converted all that financial power into combat power, huh.
That certainly would make things troublesome.

But…

“Well, the harder the challenge, the greater it will feel when you have overcome it! Moreover, that will only make them feel more like shit when I eventually thrash them!”

“Oh my… I guess you really are a boy, just like the baldhead said.
Very well, I, too, will do my best to support you in your endeavor!

So, Yuri-san, could you show me the content of your item box? As a craftswoman, I cannot create anything for free.
If you have an item that seems useful, I will take it as my fee or use it as a material for your equipment.”

“Okay, here you go.”

I opened the menu and made it visible in front of her.

After which, Francoise wore a startled expression.

“W-w-w-w-what in the world?! ‘Cursed Soul Fragment’, a rare drop from Living Weapon, a rare monster, and ‘Silver Wolf’s Spirit Claws’, also a rare drop from Silver Wolf, also a rare monster?! Not only that, there are so many rare drops from normal monsters as well…! Is this the effect of maxing out your Luck?!”

“How is it, Francois? Do you think you can make good equipment with these?”

“Yes, yes, of course! Using these, I can create top-class equipment for you!

Yuri-san, please give me one day! I promise that tomorrow I will give you the best equipment you can find at present!” Francoise declared with burning eyes.
She looked like a noble lady, but at her core, she was a craftswoman with a passionate soul, it seemed.

“Alright, I’ll leave it in your reliable hands, Francoise! Now, I guess I should figure out my weapon next.”

“I will be sure to live up to your expectation, Yuri-san! Oh, you picked the bow as your weapon, did you not? Stronger bows require a certain amount of Strength to use.
I am afraid the only bow you can properly use is the Beginner Bow…”

“Yeah, I know.”

I’d checked out some NPC-run shops earlier, but unsurprisingly, stronger bows came with tougher bowstrings which required a corresponding amount of Strength to pull.
That was why I had given up on getting a new bow.

Hence, I’d get stronger using a different approach!

“I’m thinking of overhunting Living Weapon.
I’ll have them possessed arrows, increasing the number of cards in my hand by force!”

“Huuuuuuuuuuh?!”

Saying goodbye to the shocked Francoise, I left the shop.

Alright! Next stop, a dungeon where a large number of ghost-type monsters spawns, ‘Underground Tomb of the Shinigami’!

I’m gonna create a Living Weapon gang with Pontaro as its leader!