Kirito arrived at Toyama and the city was big. Toyama was a big city, and quite modernized for the time. There were a lot of people in clean and modernized clothes. Thankfully, Megumi gave Kojiro enough money for him to buy a good outfit.
"Let me see..." while he was checking the address Megumi gave him, "where is the muskie street?"
Kirito didn't know where it was, so he went to a jewellery shop to find more information. He went towards the seller who looked like he was in his 60s and was looking at his jewellery
"Those are quality stuff I see there," Kirito said trying to sympathize with him.
"Well, we always give quality stuff in Toyama kid, you don't look like you from here. From which territory are you from?" the seller asked
"I'm from the emperor Shikadai's territory..." Kirito told the man
"Ohh... so tell me, is there something better in Kagami's territory that made you leave such a wealthy one?" the old seller asked curiously
"I'm just a traveller! I love exploring places" Kirito said looking for an excuse to hide his truth.
The old seller did have a few doubts about what he was saying, but he didn't care, because as long as he was here to buy something, it wasn't his problem.
"I would like to buy this necklace." Kirito was pointing at a silver shiny necklace that he saw since got into the shop.
"Alright, so that'll be 35 gold coins." the seller said.
'35 gold coins for a piece of trash like this!' I could buy a horse with that much money, ' Kirito thought, 'seriously, what idiot would buy jewellery for 35 coins (Kim Kardashian would...)!!!'.
Kirito, who thought about the 1000 coins he would get paid the necklace. Now he only had 65 gold coins on him.
"Merchant, I would have one last request if you don't mind..." Kirito said, "could you be kind enough to tell me where street muskie is located.
"Well, you truly are a strange traveller!" The seller cried out, "This is street muskie!"
Kirito couldn't believe what he heard. So he spent 35 gold coins for nothing. Without saying a word because of how disgusted he was, Kirito walked outside and just glared at the sky. He was pissed about the fact he spent money anyhow, but what could he do about it? The only thing he could do at that moment was looking for Megumi's uncle.
"Fuck man... I am so stupid, I bought this stupid necklace for nothing! *sighs* anyways where is the Londal shop.
Kirito walked across th11e street for 15 minutes until he found the londal shop. Kirito thought the shop would be poor and dirty, but to his surprise, out of all the shops, his was the biggest and the most glamorous.
'Wow... this place is enormous!' Kirito thought while entering.
The inside was very luxurious as well. It resembled a little Chinese house, but this time, there were employees everywhere with big boxes transporting them in carriages. Suddenly, there was a man in a noble robe walking downstairs with about 10 women around him. He seemed to be Megumi's uncle.
"Good evening traveller, my name is Shoto Kawaki", he said as he was walking down the stairs, "what brings you here?"
"I was sent by your niece... Megumi, she told me that you had a job for me..." he told Shoto
"So you are here to explore the so-called haunted cave with me?" he asked
Kirito nodded his head in agreement and Shoto couldn't help but smile because it has been 6 months since he has been looking for a partner to do this expedition with.
"We go tomorrow!" he shouted in joy, "Please, someone find a place for mister Kirito to sleep!"
Two men appeared from nowhere and asked him to follow them to a room. This room was a fully designed Chinese room.
"This is beautiful!" he said while looking at the room, "Thank you for bringing me here, but where could I have a bath?"
The two men pointed to the left, and they left. Kirito, who didn't understand why they never spoke to him, and peaked where they pointed. He went to check what was in the room they pointed at, and he saw that there was a medieval type of jacuzzi with many girls inside.
'Why the fuck would they mix girls and boys in the same jacuzzi? That is just stupid.' he thought while looking at the women's breasts who were not wearing clothes whatsoever.
'I mean, it would be very perverted if I stay, but I don't want to sleep without having a shower, I would feel too uncomfortable. You know what, I'll just stay a minimum distance away from them.'
Kirito, who was told shy to take his clothes off, just took the top off and went into the Jacuzzi. He stayed next to a blonde girl who appeared to not be from Japan. The blonde girl looked at him with curiosity. Kirito noticed she was looking at him, but he didn't want to start an awkward situation, so he continued acting like he didn't realize she was looking at him.
"Tell me, are you hard right now?" the women asked cheekily.
"What do you mean if I'm hard, all these breasts, I sleep on them like pillows, you foreign woman!" Kojiro said with his face as red as a tomato.
The woman simply turned her face elsewhere with a little smile on her face. In about 30 seconds, most of the women left, leaving Kojiro with the blonde, and a Japanese teenager who was about to get in the pool.
"So you're the one who is going on the expedition with Shoto?" the blond woman asked
"Why do you call it an expedition, that is not the word for it, but anyway, as long as I get my money at the end, I don't care."
"Well then, at least you're honest that you're not an explorer! the woman said as she was standing up to get out of the Jacuzzi, " oh and one last thing, this is the women's section, the men's section is on the right."
Kojiro felt his face getting red as he bursted out of the place with his clothes and went back into his room.
"Those stupid employees, good for nothing." As he was catching his breath with his hands on his hips.
Kojiro put brand new clothes on when he saw a letter on his bed. It said:
"Dear Kirito Nagasaki, I do realize that it had been a long trip for you, this is why I invite you to take dinner with me in 30 minutes. Don't be late!
Yours sincerely, Shoto Kawaki."
Kirito, who was looking forward to the meal called servants to lead him to the dining room and they pointed straight.
"Don't play with me, you stupid idiots! Show me the way!" Kirito said, not wanting to experience what happened in the jacuzzi again.
Once they got to the dining room, Shoto Kawaki was already there, and food was already served on the table." Mr Nagasaki, please sit down and eat with me!" he said showing Kirito his seat.
"Well then mister Nagasaki, tell me about you, do you have family, or do you have any goals in life?"
"Well umm... I don't have any family any more
ore, my mother died a few weeks ago." Kirito answered
"Oh, so it is quite recent..."
"Yes it is" he replied
"Tell me, why did you come here if you don't have any goals?" Shoto asked
"I'm here for the money, to restart a new life, and have new goals. I believe in God, and I know that he is always with me at any time, but that doesn't mean he will do everything for me. He is there with me, but I got my own back, so there won't be any backfires." Kirito answered
"Let me give you the real reason for why I am looking so forward to seeing what is in that cave." he said, "I think you remember the man in the cell you found back in your village, I sent him there, he is a magician. The problem was that to enter the cave, you must go with someone who has been through a lot emotionally. The stronger the emotion, the more chances we have of going into the cave.
"And what is in the cave if I may?" Kirito asked.
"The secret to the lost art of kurushami, an ancient fighting art performed by the most powerful humans on earth. Rumours say that almighty God himself bestowed this sacred fighting skill to the most worthy," he replied
Kirito was shocked and didn't know what to say. A lost art, sent by the Lord himself, it would be powerful enough to kill the emperors.
"So you need me to get the scroll? he asked
" Yes I do, and once I get it, your thousand gold coins will be given to you..." Shoto answered, "So Nagasaki, what do you feel at the moment?"
"I feel like treasure hunting," Kirito said in a serious tone.