CHAPTER 2

It was a sunny day at at the Mecha Kingdom. The duo has decided to go here first as it's the nearest location that has a chance of containing xyphia steel. One of the ingredients needed. The steel are made from xyphia ore. It is a rare mineral and are sold at a high price. It is usually used in making sharp things like knives and swords for its amazing sharpness. They are not used to make devensive items as the metal are prone to strong impacts, breaking easiily.

Mario asked bowser " So, here we are. I was told that the thing we're looking are not easily found…".
Bowsette answered " Well, from my research. This place are common with that. Maybe we just need to look better.". They went searching for a few hours before stumbling into a mineral shop. Bowser, without saying anything got into the shop and asked about the subject.

" Hey, do guys sells any xyphia steel here? " Asked him.

" Oh, that steel. Huh…. I have a bit of stocks of them". Replied the shopkeeper, taking out a box from the shelf and showing it to her. It was xyphia ingot bars. " Well, this is a rare type of metal you know. No way I'm gonna sell it with a low price. "

Bowsette then asked the price.

" 10,000 gold piece for one piece. That's the price " The shopkeeper smirked.

Bowsette, being surprised said in disbelief " W- What!? Those price are insane! A- Are you scamming me!? ". The shopkeeper just replied " Pardon me, miss. Our mine sites recently were overflooded with beasts and monsters. Common metals is not dangerous for we to scavenge. But, xyphia ores are deep into the ground….. This price is just normal pricing…"

She was a bit irriarated and said to his friend " Hey, the price is to high man. We don't have that much money… " and suddenly noticed something. She immidiately asked the shopkeeper again " Hey, Isn't this land a land of robots? Can't you just kill the monsters with robots? "

The shopkeeper replied to her question " Those are not ordinary monsters, miss. If it were just a bit of course we would be able to handle them. I can estimate that the monster that resides at the mining site are over 200….."

Bowsette then thinked about what to do and decided " Well, Mister. If I kill them all, how about that? "

The shopkeeper easily said " Wow, if you can do that…. I'll cut the price to just 1,000 a piece. How about that?"

Bowsette knew that was a price that can't just be resisted. She immidiately accepted the deal.

" Hey, let's go shopping first " Said her to Mario.

Mario stared at her. She was wearing a red dress with gold and white trimmings. A skirt with the length to her shins. He thought she looked like an elegant queen her. Which felt really weird to him. Bowser has changed so much since that time. He just smiled.

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Bowsette stared at him and noticed something different. " Hey, what happened to you mustache? Did you trim it? " Asked her, amused.

Mario shyly replied " Well, I think my mustache just got too messy… ".

Bowsette encouraged him " Well, you look good after all. Girls will probably fall in love at the first sight!"

" D- Don't flatter me… ". Mario blushed a bit. " So, you're gonna buy what? " Asked him.

" A sword…. A great sword. Look at this, my claws are gone! I need something to defend myself in melee fights " answered the turtle.

They continued to searching everything they need.

That Night At a Hotel

The night has come. They has almost got all they needed. Bowsette has bought a greatsword. She decided to infuse the sword with fire-magic. Mario got resources to use like power-ups and mushrooms for use.

They decided to rest at an affordable hotel and got a room. They immidiately jumped to their own beds and fell asleep from the tiredness.

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Mario was asleep soundly… Then he slowly felt the need to wake up. A tasty fragnance struck his nose. He suddenly felt hungry as he didn't actually eat anything today.
Someone tapped on him and asked him " Hey, you are hungry right… I made some instant noodles. Eat it if you want… ". It was her and she placed the bowl on Mario's table.

He asked her " You're not sleeping? ". She simply said " I had ".

" Okay then… " replied him then just taking the bowl to eat the noodles. He was that hungry.

She just stared at him funnily. She asked him if he was still tired and he said not really.

" Okay, let's take a walk outside. Okay? "

Maybe refreshing himself a bit are a good idea.