*NOTE*
I'm really pissed off when I already reach the 1500 words but the draft didn't save it, yes, I write straight inside the Webnovel app. And sorry for the late update, quite busy with work.
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As the three of us entered Jean's office, we greeted to whoever inside the room.
"Yo, we came."
"Oi! Didn't you said in your monologue you will greet everyone inside this room?"
"Hey, you aren't supposed to be able to read that." how the heck Paimon can do that.
".....Good morning, are you ready Lumine?" said Jean with composed expression.
"Yes, I am ready." Lumine said.... like the usual her stoic face.
"With this kind of weather, I wonder if the washed clothes going to dry or not." I just randomly blurted that.
"... wait, that is quite a problem for the housewives or laundromart." said Lisa wondering if the housewives are troubled or not, of course they are.
"Before we go, Kazuma, let me introduce you to someone." after Jean said that, a bob cut with braid and silver haired girl came from behind Jean, is that a maid outfit or knight? or both?
"Nice to meet you Traveler-sama, my name is Noelle, I am the maid of The Knight of Favonius." what a polite girl, I'll pat her head later.
"Just call me Kazuma, please go easy on me." uwaah I can feel a stare full of disdain toward me, its just a joke.
"? I will go easy on you then. (0/////0)" no, don't blush. Dang it, their stare really stabbing me.
"He just joking, Noelle. Kazuma, please stop teasing her, she can help you to build the barricade, no need to worry of her strength, she can pick up a carriage with one hand." what the hell.
"She is the maid in the Knight of Favonius and apprentice knight, she... didn't promoted to knight because she lacks the experience....." what with that pause.
"I will do my best to help everyone with anything after I become the Knight of Favonius." thats, some dangerous word you put there lady.
"I think I understand why she isn't promoted yet."
"You know by just that huh." said Kaeya amusingly.
"Eh? you know why I am not promoted yet Kazuma-sama?" said Noelle curiously.
"*inhale* You are too naive Noelle-chan, don't say you will help with 'everyone' and 'anything' or 'everything'"
"??? Why is that?"
"*sigh* what if there are some bad guys want to take advantage of your kindness?"
"??? I don't think anyone who need help is a bad guy."
"*stare at every adults in the room* my condolences."
"*sigh* Noelle, not everyone is a kind person, what if they pretend to be a good person in front of you "Like you" -goddamnit Kazuma!" I interrupt another Kaeya's line, I might addicted to this.
"See? Thats what I mean Noelle-chan."
"I see *nod nod* Captain Kaeya is a bad person."
"No he is not, he is just playing with you Noelle."
"Eh? Is that so, grandmaster Jean? I understand." no, she did not understeand a thing.
"Kazuma.....*sigh* take this, this is a permit to the barrack, bring Noelle with you, take everything what you need there, I will persuade the other knight to let them- no, to make them help you."
"Alright, can I have one bow and a quiver?"
"You can have one that preserved in the barrack, I don't mind, let's meet at the other side of bridge, we will wait for you there before departing to the temples."
"Okay, let's go, Noelle-chan."
"Yes, Kazuma-sama!" I pat her head.
"Fueeeh?! (>////<) " yep, her blushed face is cute.
"Hmmph!" look, there is someone who jelly.
"Do you want some headpats, Lumine?" I'm not that dense to not notice her behaviour.
"No, I do not need that." I don't think that I've raised a flag with her. I didn't even plan to have any romantic relationship in this world.
"Let's go."
We departed with each other while Noelle and me go to barrack to take sume supplies.
I found a bow with wood and steel as it's base and handle, and one quiver without arrow. I saw Noelle brought a cleaver with ease and towed up some wooden box to the carriage, it-it looks like she playing with a foam.
"Noelle-chan, did you have a great ammount of stamina and strength?"
"Yes! I can run around Mondstadt without breaking any sweat!"
"You mean this city?"
"No, I mean the whole Mondstadt."
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At the other side of bridge
"Hey Cuties, is that Kazuma guy trustworthy?" Lisa asking Lumine with curious face.
"Hmmm, you can say that, but I thinks as long as you are not on his bad side, he is a caring guy but kind of unpreditcted too."
"Is he strong as someone without a [vision]?
"He is, Captain Kaeya- "Just Big-Bro is fine."...I already have a big brother, so Uncle"-Gah!" you know that he can fend off the Stormterror, right?"
"Don't call me uncle, yeah, I saw that explosive magic of him, that was amazing."
"He is holding back at that time."
""""!!!!!!!""""
"He only aimed the magic at the eerie crystal on the Stormterror's nape, he said all of that when we are in the inn last night."
"But he said he need to drain the dragon's magic power to use his magic as catalyst."
"I think it is the only drawback of that magic, but that mean he can do that as long as there are a bigger catalyst or medium to be used as the magic tank."
"Doesn't that mean he need a magician on his side as catalyst?"
"No, Paimon don't think so, he said as long there is someone who have a great ammount of stamina or vitality is enough as catalyst."
"What a coincidence then."
"What coincidence?"
"Noelle is the one who have the most stamina and vitality in this city,"
"Paimon think when he said 'my Luck is one of the biggest from the rest of his status' is not a mere joke."
"His status?"
"Yeah, like you can see your own status like strength, intelligence, vitality, magic power, luck, dexterity and the other thing in the numerical value. His biggest status is his Luck and Intelligence."
"He should be a merchant with high Intelligence and Luck."
"That was what he said too when he tried to register himself as adventurer in his hometown."
"What a man full of surprise."
"Ah here they are, ooooi! Kazuma~ Noelle~"
"Yo- sorry for waiting for us."
"Hello Paimon-sama, Lumine-sama."
"Uwaaah, Paimon really can't used to be called with suffix like that~"
"Hello Noelle, just call me Lumine without suffix is fine you know~"
"T-that's quite some stuff you two brought there." Kaeya said while looking at what Kazuma brought- no Noelle is the one who push the carriage from behind.
**Back to Kazuma's POV**
"Is it? Are we brought too much Noelle-chan?"
"I do not think so Kazuma-sama, I did not see any cracks on the carriage wheels so I think this much is enough."
"That's what she said" I said that just to complete our two man joke, I think this isn't that funny, I know.
"Hey, Kazuma. I can only see ropes and iron stakes inside the carriage and wooden boxes." said Amber curiously.
"Well, what I find usefull inside the barrack are these things, I can use some woods from around here, for weapon I have one short sword and the bow I borrow from barrack."
"You can take the bow if you want." said Jean.
"No, thank you for the offer but I'm not used with this kind of bow, I preffer short bow and I will make it later."
"He said he will make it later like its a child play." no need to praise me Lisa-san, praise me more!
"I will tell you the best blacksmith in the city after all of this chaos cleared." geh, she said that line.
"Don't raise the deathflag master Jean."
"D-death flag?" Jean asked with confused face.
"Don't make any big promise before the matter is done, said that after the matter is done, I've seen some examples like 'I'll marrying my lover after the battle.' mostly people who said that kind of thing have an accident or death before their promise fulfilled."
"Is that true?" Lisa really want to confirm what I just said.
"Well, I said 'mostly' after all."
"*whisper* so, some of that are real."
"Enough chatting guys, Let's go." Amber really want to stop the storm huh, maybe her underwear still wet on the hanger.
"Kazuma, here is your sword." Lumine take out my sword from her storage.
"Ou, thank you, how is the other's weapon? I didn't see any of you bring any weapon."
"Oh, we are the 'vision' user can store our weapon inside our 'vision badge'." Jean explained it to me like that.
"How envious."