Incomplete Appraisal, Black Sword: Dragon Slayer (Fifth Update! Please Subscribe)

"I’ll say this first: the things I make are definitely useful, but they’ll also definitely have some… effects you might not like."

As Mad-level Potter spoke, Bai Cangshu noticed that his pupils were entirely red. Yet those crimson eyes did not feel sinister. Instead, they gleamed like gemstones, as though magic flickered within them.

Since nearly every Title-level Reincarnator Bai Cangshu had encountered before displayed similar traits, he paid it no mind. The other man had probably mastered some kind of element or possessed a certain bloodline.

Reincarnators who could live for a long time generally had some resources under their belts.

While this eccentric Reincarnator was showing off, Bai Cangshu examined the items on his stall.

Laser Sunglasses: Homemade V2

Quality: Rare

Description: A creation by the alchemy master Mad-level Potter, containing strange magical power

Requirements: Mental Power >12, Energy >10, magical affinity

Effect 1: After equipping, maximum Energy is reduced by 30%

Effect 2: After equipping, abilities and items with priority no higher than this item cannot detect the wearer's magical fluctuations

Effect 3: Destroy this item to unleash a powerful laser attack. Damage is tied to wear time and maximum Energy

Looking at the item, even Bai Cangshu’s mind was briefly unable to decide whether it was useful or useless.

It was an item that suppressed one’s own Energy, yet it could only deal damage by being destroyed. In other words, most of the time, a Reincarnator wearing it would only suffer a net loss.

And at present, this afro-haired man seemed to be wearing a pair of similar-looking glasses over his right eye.

Tch. Bai Cangshu began to doubt Luoxi’s judgment.

As he pondered, he took out the pitch-black Dragon Slayer.

"Miss Luoxi said you can perform something called Incomplete Appraisal?"

So-called Incomplete Appraisal was actually something like a bug.

The so-called unidentified items produced by the Space were actually sealed items. Just as Bai Cangshu had learned before, everything in the Space was built upon information.

Whether an item was powerful or useless depended on how much information it contained.

The true meaning of an unidentified item was that its actual information had yet to be revealed.

Rather than an effect similar to identifying antiques, Appraisal Skill was more accurately an ability that lifted seals and revealed information.

Finding the real information contained in and belonging to an item amid the endless information of the myriad worlds—that was the secret behind the Space’s Appraisal Skill.

This was why, after appraisal, an item’s quality, usage requirements, and effects could all increase, though there was a small chance they might decrease instead.

Once Reincarnators became familiar with the effects of the Space’s Appraisal Skill, some of them acquired similar abilities in various worlds, allowing them to appraise unidentified equipment and items as well.

Afterward, Reincarnators discovered a special application.

Using their half-baked Appraisal Skills, they could partially reveal the information of certain powerful items.

It was like partially lifting the seal on a powerful item.

This allowed them to use part of a powerful item’s effects even when they lacked the ability to fully wield it.

Bai Cangshu intended to exploit this bug now. And according to Luoxi, Mad-level Potter was not half-baked at Appraisal Skill. He was a true master of magic, with enough magical power to deliberately control the degree of completion of an appraisal.

"Is this the Dragon Slayer?"

The previously chatterbox-like Mad-level Potter’s eyes lit up upon seeing the exaggeratedly shaped greatsword.

He looked the Dragon Slayer over from top to bottom before saying,

"This isn’t Guts’s sword, is it? It’s mixed with the aura of many different powers, and the blade has clearly cut down plenty of other things…"

"Can you appraise it?"

Reincarnator GA99954770 (Mad-level Potter) is attempting to cast Crimson Demon Appraisal Skill on your item, Unidentified Ominous Greatsword. Accept? (Note: Appraisal may result in increased quality and usage requirements.)

Mad-level Potter attempted the appraisal without even quoting a price. But Bai Cangshu noticed the name of the other man’s Appraisal Skill in the Space notification and recalled his red eyes.

"Crimson Demon Clan?"

The Crimson Demon Clan was a special race from KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World! and its Derivative Worlds. They possessed innate powerful magic and extremely chuunibyou personalities, with Red Eye as an obvious bloodline trait.

"Tch, mixed blood, a mixed-blood Crimson Demon. Are you getting it appraised or not? Don’t ruin my mood!"

Bai Cangshu raised an eyebrow. He rarely encountered someone so unconventional in the Space.

"Accept."

Red magical power surged rapidly. Bai Cangshu watched as the pitch-black Dragon Slayer rose up, and multiple auras erupted from it in an instant.

Pitch-black Armament Haki—that was probably a new power Guts had trained after entering the Infinite Dimensional Space. As a system with few aptitude requirements, Armament Haki was indeed suitable for a battle-hardened warrior like Guts.

Then came a great deal of blood-like crimson radiance. That was perhaps the special information accumulated by the sword itself after slaughtering too many beings.

Above those two powers lay an even more twisted force, like black mist winding and curling about. Even as Mad-level Potter continuously drove his magical power, that force only leaked out slightly from the blade. Most of it remained within the sword.

Buzzz—

The intense magical power vanished in an instant, and Mad-level Potter was already drenched in sweat.

"Damn it, FXXK! Where the hell did you get this sword? It’s actually connected to Causality Law."

"Fucking bad luck!"

The attributes of your item, Unidentified Ominous Greatsword, have changed.

Black Sword: Dragon Slayer

Quality: Rare

Description: The Dragon Slayer that traveled through the myriad worlds alongside Guts, absorbing many other powers to become a special weapon

Sharpness: High; Durability: Extremely High

Requirements: Strength >20, Constitution >15, Armament Haki, Energy >10

Effect 1: While holding this sword, Armament Haki will be absorbed. When swung, it will also deal Haki damage

Effect 2: When struck by this weapon, damage immunity abilities are ineffective

Effect 3: Dismemberment. When struck by this weapon, there is a high chance of causing a dismemberment effect

Effect 4: Unknown

Effect 5: Unknown

After the appraisal, pitch-black Armament Haki began flowing completely over the Dragon Slayer. The moment Bai Cangshu gripped it, he could feel the Armament Haki within his body being absorbed.

"Mercenary Tao, I’d advise you to sell that thing. Causality Law… tch, that’s not something you should touch."

Mad-level Potter wiped away his sweat and offered a reminder. Then he remembered that he had not named a price earlier. He coughed and added,

"For this appraisal, I’ll charge you one D-rank Anomaly Point. I’ll waive the Dimensional Points."

His price was similar to that of the Space’s appraisers, but that was reasonable. Some Reincarnators came to him specifically for Incomplete Appraisal. In a sense, this ability was even rarer than the Space appraisers’ services.

Bang!

Mad-level Potter’s eye twitched as he saw Mercenary Tao place his left hand on the stall. He had no idea what it meant. Was this a provocation?

Then a Space notification appeared. Mad-level Potter swallowed, finding it hard to believe what he was seeing.

XX53562211 (Mercenary Tao) has shown you Bio-Implant: Left Arm of the King.

"Mr. Mad-level Potter, I think we need to sign a contract."

Potter nodded repeatedly. That was a special requirement that only appeared when an item of extremely high value was involved.

"Sign it, hurry and sign it. I can’t wait to see a treasure like this… heh…"