Chapter 14:
Author's note:
"Jii-san - means grandpa or uncle in japanese"
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Where would i find a dragon!? And how could he tell me to search for dragon skins so casually like it's nothing?
(Jii-san, where would i even get this dragon skin? Do i need to kill one?) Me
(Huh? Ofcourse no, can you even kill a dragon? That's the strongest magic beast you know? It's not common, but sometimes, there are dragons who die of old age, and sometimes there are dragons who die after fighting another dragon. And some people uses those dead dragons and sell their materials.) Blacksmith
I see, that makes sense, but i wonder where i can buy one.
(So, where can i buy it?) Me
(Just try asking the adventurers guild.) Blacksmith
(I see.)
Etto~, Dragon skin, Giant Spider Web, Mithril Ore. I already saw this giant spider web in games before, it is the strongest type of thread. I wonder how much it costs.
Mithril ore? I'm sure he will use it as a nail or clip, but...
(Jii-san, don't you have a mithril ore there?) Me
(i only have enough for the leash and seat. But we need more of it for the horse shoe.) Blacksmith
Ah, right. I forgot the shoe, if we will use a normal iron, it would immediately break.
(I see. Thankyou jii-san, i will come back next time when i have all the materials.) Me
(Yeah, by the way, i am bert, but you can continue calling me jii-san.) Jii-san
(Yeah, i am kaito, i am new to this town, so please take care of me.) Me
(Yeah) jiisan
Jiisan goes back inside his shop, and i headed to the adventurer's guild to ask if they have the materials i needed for my horse's equipment.
When i entered, there are only a few people inside, it's almost 12 right now, so maybe they go to restaurants or to their home to take a lunch.
I go to the desk of stella and saw her leaving her desk so i called out to her.
(Stella-san) me
(Kaito-san?) Stella
(Are you going somewhere?) Me
(Not really, i'm just going to take my lunch break.) Stella
Looks like i come on a wrong time.
(Etto~, did i interrupt you?) Me
(N-no, of course not.) Stella
(I see, thank god. Anyway, i just want to ask if where can i buy this.) Me
I showed to her the list, as expected, she was shocked to see it. She must be wondering why i need those things.
(Etto~, it is on the merchant's guild, but because this materials are rare, the stocks are on the royal capital, so you need to order it first, then wait for a few days. Also it will be even more expensive because of the delivery fee.) Stella
I see, that makes sense. It is only normal for expensive, and rare products to be put on the capital. It is also very far, so it will be even more expensive.
(Then i'll go there myself. Thankyou for your time, stella-san) Me
(Yes, i'm sorry this is all i can help) stella
(No, it's plenty enough) me
Stella-san smiled and enters the door where we entered earlier. She must be so hungry already, sorry stella-san.
I go out from the adventurers guild, and walked my way to the inn, i need to tell sarah that i will be away for a few days.
(No! go away!)???
What's that? A girl's voice? I looked at my back and i heard another noise.
(If you won't go away i will call the guards!)???
That voice is familiar, where did i hear it? Anyway, it looks like she is harassed, so i go to the small alley where the voice come from.
From there, i can see a girl wearing a red dress, it is simple, but it looks elegant. However, i can't see her face because the two bald man is blocking my sight.
(Miss, just let us hug you for a little, i swear i will be gentle.) Bald man 1
(That's right, we will be gentle, you will surely like it.) Bald man 2
These d*mn people, no matter what world, they still exist. My blood boils everytime i see people like this.
(Hey! What are you doing to that girl. Miss! Do you need help?) Me
I called out to that girl, when the two bald man turn around to look at me, i saw the face of the girl, it is athena.
(Athena?) Me
(K-kaito-sama? Kaito-sama! please help me.) Athena
(Oi! Oi! What is a kid doing here? Go back to your mom! And you little miss, how desperate for you to ask help from a kid.) The bald man
The two bald man laughed, and the bald man from the left grabbed athena's hand and gripped it strongly.
This sh*ty head! How dare he do that to a girl!
I let my magic flow through my muscle to strengthen my body, and kicked the ground and dash to the bald man even faster than their eyes can follow,
(Eh?) Bald man
The bald man was surprised when he saw suddenly appeared in his front. Don't get surprised you sh*t head, this is your fault, do your best to endure this! I gathered magic power on my right hand and punched the stomach of the bald man, and a loud sound caused by my punch resonates, and the bald man was blown to the wall. Just pray you won't die, you sh*t head.
I faced the other bald man who was surprised, i run to his side faster than his eyes can follow, and kicked his back, and the bald man was blown to his front and hit the other wall. The people on the road was shocked because of the loud sounds, so they go to the alley to check what's happening.
It's the baldman's fault, so even if the guards will arrive, it's still fine. But it would be troublesome because i will need to follow them and give an explanation. So i hold athena and used body strengthening magic and jumped to the roof of the building while carrying athena on a princess-carry style.
I jumped to the roof of the building and then jumped to the orange roof of the opposite house where we can properly see the alley that we came from. I looked at athena and asks her.
(Athena, are you alright?) Me
(Y-yes, t-thank...y-you.) athena
(*Sigh* i'm glad. Wait... How's your hand? That baldman gripped your hand, does it hurt?) Me
(N-no, it's just a little, so i'm fine... But, before that, c-can you put me down?)
Ah, right, i'm still carrying her. She's blushing, she must be embarrassed being carried at this age, so i put her down, and checked her hand. she said that it was just a little, but that won't do, it's better to heal it right away.
(Show me your arms.) Me
(No, it's just a lit...) Athena
(No excuses, show me your arms.) Me
She's just like sarah, even though they need help, they always refuse just because they are embarrassed.
I hold her arms and checked it, it has no bruise, but she groans in pain if i touch it. that sh*t head, he really grips it very tightly. Hmm... I don't know how to heal something like this, it's easy to visualize a closing wounds, and fixing bones, but i don't know how to visualize something i can't see. Then let's try using a chant.
I poured magic power on my hand and touch her arm lightly so that it won't hurt. And chant...
(Heal!) Me
(Athena, does it still hurts?) Me
(No, it doesn't hurt anymore.) Athena
(*Sigh* that's good.) Me
I sigh in relief, even if athena can endure it, she is still a girl. It would be different though if she is an adventurer or a knight who are already used to pain.
(T-thank...y-you... Kaito-sama) athena
(Yeah. Anyway, i'm sure you have something that has the crest of your family, right? Why you didn't show it? That's dangerous you know?) Me
I know she is the victim, but i can't help but scold her.
(S-sorry, i can't recklessly show them our crest, there are people who would stop and say sorry, but there are people who would use it as an advantage to kidnap me, and then ask my family for ransom. And there are also people who would get scared on my status and will kill me instead so that i can't report them to my father.) Athena
I see, certainly, most of the people are scared to the duke, so it's expected that some of them would choose to silence her, instead of asking for forgiveness.
(I see, sorry for scolding you.) Me
(N-no, it's okay.) Athena
(Anyway, what are you doing here? You are staying at your brother's mansion right?) Me
(I'm going to the adventurer's guild to up a request. My father told me not to go and ask a maid instead, but i told him that i want to see the town, so he allowed me.) Athena
(A request? What kind of request?) Me
(An escort request for me. My brother have so many paperworks that he need to take care of because of the strong monsters that keeps appearing on the road, so my father helped him. They said it would take a few more days to finish, but the summer break is ending soon, so i need to return to the capital.) Athena
(How about the guards who are with you yesterday?) Me
(The King's order is to protect my father, so they can't go with me. My brother's guard can also escort me, but he said that it's better if we just hire a strong adventurer.) Athena
I see, her brother is right, guards are strong, but they are trained to fight people, not monsters. Even Gerardo-san and his men, they are a strong guards, but they are not used to fighting monsters, especially while protecting someone.
Even in games, there are players who choose to fight monsters, and there are players who choose to fight other players.
(Then, how about i escort you? I'm going to the capital too because i need to buy materials for my horse.) Me
(Really!? Are you sure!?) Athena
She looks so happy. Well i can't blame her, if i am in her shoes, i would also be happy because i don't need to put up a request anymore, or to wait for someone to accept it.
(Yeah) me
(Then, let's go! let's tell my father!) Athena
I carried her just like earlier, and then i jumped down the road, and then put her down again.
(Are we going to walk? You have a horse right?) Athena
(Yeah, you said earlier that you want to explore the town, so i thought it might be better to just walk.) me
(I see, so you didn't forget that.) Athena
(Yeah, but why are you smiling?) Me
(It's nothing. Anyway, i have already explored the town earlier, so we can just use your horse. Gerardo-san told us yesterday about your horse, he said it was a very beautiful horse, and it's the rarest horse in the world.)
So that's why she wants me to use my horse. I can understand if jiisan, or gerardo-san wants to see my horse, but i didn't expected that even a girl like athena would get excited to see it too.