After a little more small talk, Azazel took his leave and Junichiro made his way into his workshop. Thinking about leaving the country made him want to check over the various items he would be bringing with him on the trip. One or two might need a nice update or upgrade. The first item he removed brought a smile to his face. It was an upgraded and far more powerful version of a tool he'd used to find discarded and lost yen, the Loot Compass.
The new one he had made just a few months ago was of far better quality and design. The compass itself was actually several hundred years old and well maintained. He'd had to trade a pretty valuable item for it, but it was worth it. Age was a very important factor in some applications of magic and for him, the older the compass the better. This particular one was used for naval navigation and was thus rather large and heavy. Perfect for enchanting.
Unlike the original Loot Compass that pointed to the nearest object of worth without an owner, this version pointed to anything that Junichiro could think of and focus on that wasn't currently in someone's possession. He'd made it because there were a couple of items he knew were still out in the wide world that hadn't been claimed just yet. Items such as Excalibur Ruler, the strongest Excalibur fragment, or the much more powerful Scabbard of Excalibur.
In the case of the Scabbard, he wasn't one hundred percent sure just how powerful it actually was. He'd only ever watched the anime, never reading the novels, and putzing around on a wiki for the show when he was curious. He actually wasn't one hundred percent sure the Scabbard existed until the first time he used the Improved Loot Compass to see if he could find it. The compass had pointed toward it, so he knew it existed and what direction to go in, just not what it did. If Arthurian legend from his last life was an indicator, he'd be damned near invincible once he had it. Legend in his last life said Arthur only died because he discarded the Scabbard and it got stolen. Could be the same in his new world.
It wasn't just things related to Excalibur he was interested in. He didn't have to be that specific when looking for something so he knew there was at least one Demon Sword out there free for the taking, along with one dragon corpse. Sadly, the compass could only point to the nearest item when it was something that generic he was looking for. There could be more than one of either hidden but he wouldn't know until he'd claimed the ones he did know of. Or someone else beat him to it.
He couldn't wait to get his hands on both a Holy and Demon sword made by the locals. He wanted to scan the hell out of them and try to understand the magic, alchemy, forging processes, and anything else about them that he could. He also wasn't the least bit worried about being able to wield the weapons. He was an Artificer and as such it was inherent in his magic that he could wield any kind of weapon and item that he could create. In essence, he was naturally able to wield any kind of sword. He didn't need the specific light element that people from the church needed to wield Excalibur Fragments or Durandal.
Of course that didn't necessarily mean he had the skill to wield the weapon properly. It also meant that sentient items could refuse to let him use all of their abilities. But that required true sentience, as in the item could talk and think for itself. It didn't count for weapons with a 'spirit' that could choose wielders.
He thought of a few different things he wouldn't mind grabbing and watched at the compass needle pointed in various directions. He'd have to use magical travel, probably self propelled flight, to follow the direct route toward the things he was looking for. A single direction made it impossible to triangulate the origin of the signal. Hell, it didn't even take into account elevation. So, the tracker was useful, but not super precise and anything more precise would take far more resources than it was worth to make.
After looking over the results, her return the item to its storage spot and crossed his arms over his chest to think. Flight was the best option for moving around and hunting down the various items he wanted to find. It'd also be best if he combined flight with a vehicle so that he could move quickly on the ground as well. It definitely needed to be something small so he could modify it quickly, but it also needed to be bigger than his little Vespa and much more comfortable for long distance travel. He needed some inspiration!
He grabbed his utility belt and weapons. He strapped them on as he walked into the main house and looked around to Mittelt, "Milly? Where are ya?"
"Over here."
Hearing her voice coming from the living room, he made his way there and smiled when he saw her watching a soap opera. She absolutely loved the ridiculous dramas because of how ridiculous they were. Every time an evil twin showed up, or someone came back from the dead, or any other of a number of silly things, she ended up laughing about it for days. The super surprise twists were her favorite jokes.
"I'm planning to head to a scrap yard to look at vehicles for some ideas. I plan to do some traveling soon and want to pick out something I can modify myself. I want you to come with me so you can have some input on what I get."
Mittelt looked up at him and arched a golden eyebrow, "Why?"
"Well, I was hoping you'd come with me. I plan to do some sight seeing, some exploring, and some treasure hunting. I figured you might enjoy hanging out while doing all that on my dime."
That was another thing he'd learned about Mittelt, she was... thrifty. If she could find a way not to pay for something then she'd take it. At first he just thought she was a cheapskate. He'd been wrong. As a low level 'grunt' of the Grigori, her pay wasn't all that great. She made enough to live on and could get free room and board at some Grigori owned apartment complexes and bases but that was about it. Unlike the Heavenly Host, fallen angels needed to eat thanks to the loss of their Grace.
That's not to say Grigori members couldn't do things to earn more money, but Mittelt was relatively weak. She'd also been stuck with him for the last year and while protecting him did boost the money she made, it wasn't by a large amount as the job was an extremely easy and safe one where she got to live in a mansion and lounge around almost all the time.
Mittelt hopped to her feet after setting the DVR to record the show playing, "Alright. I'm up for some world travel." She stepped closer and eyed him up and down, "But treasure hunting?"
He grinned at her, "It'll be fun and who knows what we might find!"
She rolled her eyes and made her way toward the door, "Whatever. Let's get this over with before it gets dark."
Junichiro grinned and followed her out the front door. She might be able to remain aloof at the idea of treasure hunting for now but he would be sure to take photos of her face when he leads her right to Excalibur Ruler! They would be priceless heirlooms if he had any say in the matter. Oh, this was going to be so much fun!