Chapter 460: The Provincial City of Goa - 1 (1/2)
“There’s nothing special here, is there?”
Goa, a provincial city of the Kingdom of Celuroa. It was a magical industrial city where many Magi Craftsmen live.
“Every store here is just full of ordinary things.”
It was about 20 kilometers north of the main road, but many tourists visited it because there were many Magi Craftsmen living there.
It had grown into a lively town with the help of the nearby road leading to Lake Azure.
“I can’t feel any originality from this.”
Several shops were lined by the streets. They displayed all sorts of Magi Engineering products for tourists.
Weapons for self defense such as daggers and knives, portable Magi Lamps, and travel goods such as Beastward Bells. Also, accessories such as brooches, rings and necklaces.
“…Second hand stores might be a bit more interesting.”
The face of the girl who had been looking at the stores by the town’s streets for some time ago quickly expressed her dissatisfaction.
She was about 14 or 15 years old. She was a beautiful girl with straight, shoulder-length bright blonde hair, and eyes that looked like jades.
However, her moody, scowling face made it evident that she was not in a good mood.
Her clothes weren’t extravagant, but nothing too simple either, and seemed to be very well matched together.
Furthermore, living up to her young-lady status, she was accompanied by one attendant. He was a young boy, two or maybe three years older than the girl.
“Young lady, that way leads to a back alley.”
“It’s okay. These streets all look pretty, but have nothing of quality. Maybe there’s something good over there?”
The girl turned around the corner and trotted ahead. Her attendant hurriedly followed her.
After running straight for about 20 meters, she turned at a junction, and headed for an antique shop at the end of the alley. She then casually walked through the door.
“Whoa…”
To put it in one word, the shop was “chaotic”.
There were several brooches with designs that had been popular the previous year all sprawled out over a vintage wooden table.
A rusty sword was placed right next to an unspecified number of silver tableware.
Alongside the dolls that children would be happy to play with, there were also helmets worn by soldiers from neighboring countries.
“Uhuhu, this one, this one’s it! I’m sure a shop like this will have something interesting!”
The girl’s face changed completely, and started to look around the shop with a pleasant smile.
“Huh?”
Then, her eyes came across a short sword.
Its light, shiny golden scabbard was finely carved and studded with small Magi Crystals.
Its handle was also golden, and a light-blue Magi Crystal had been embedded to it as well.
“…How lovely.”
She picked it up, and it was lighter than she expected.
She softly drew the blade out of its scabbard.
“…What’s this?”
The blade was about 30 centimeters long. It was definitely made out of Mithril silver. The girl was fascinated by its beauty.
“Young lady?”
It seemed that the young boy who served that girl as her attendant had finally caught up with her mistress.
“…Look, Andro. Look at this short sword.”
The boy called Andro stared at the short sword as he was told. He was impressed with its splendor.
“Ah, it’s a fine article.”
“I want this.”
With the short sword back in its scabbard, the girl walked to the back of the store. There was a shopkeeper there, who had been staring at the girl from a while ago.
“Sir, I’d like to have this short sword.”
“Oh, so you’re interested in it? I found it in Ikasanato, in the Egelia Kingdom, not too long ago. Some soldiers who came from some faraway land were selling everything they had on them.”
“I don’t care where it came from. How much?”
“Right, that’ll be 100,000 Tolls.”
After hearing that, the girl turned to her attendant.
“Uh, ah… Do you really want to purchase that short sword, young lady?”
“Yes. Go ahead and pay the man. Quickly!”
“U-Understood.”
The boy took 10 golden coins out of his purse and offered them to the shopkeeper.
“Thank you very much.”