Chapter 16 (1/2)
[Ahh…why am I so busy…]
Kaijin, a dwarfto himself
He furiously thought inside, ‘Geez, the Eht make a move? What kind of idiocy is that!?’
Indeed, for the past 300 years it had remained a peaceful era
Kaijin couldn’t understand Why would the Eh the trouble of invading other lands?
Although for this dwarf, whoof the war should have been a really good chance to e profits…
‘But still! Why did my workload have to increase so suddenly!!!’, was all that ran through the dwarf’s head
Moreover, there was one thing that he was greatly worried about…
Even as he cursed and fantasized about beating up a certain govern another matter
[What should I do…]
He breathed a tired sigh as he continued to think
There was al for hi the deadline would be a huge blow to his reputation
Saying ‘I couldn’t do it!’, was simply not an option
Right now, his future depended on whether he would receive contact from the friends he had sent word for
He ell known for his skill as a blackss he couldn’t do
What was troubling him so much, was the lack of materials to create weapons with!
And then the people he had been waiting for finally appeared before him
[Sorry…we should have made it by yesterday, but there was a matter beyond our control…!]
Saying that, the three men entered Kaijin’s shop
There were three of thes, and also of the dwarven race All of the
The eldest son Garm He was a skilled armorsmith
The second son Dold He was for known his first-rate craftsmanshi+p
The third son Mild Though he was a dwarf of feords, he was an expert at what he did Having knowledge in construction, and well-versed in the arts, he was a one of a kind genius
By all rights, these three outstanding talents should have been the owners of their own shops, but unfortunately, they were all rather clu
Blessed only in their respective specializations, they were hopeless when it cas or business trades, which hy they were frequently taken advantage of by the people around them
And so, their shop was taken over by a person they had trusted in, and as more, they even fell into a trap laid by a fellow apprentice as jealous of their talents, and ended up literally kicking an officer of the king and was now under watch by the country…
Having nowhere else to go to, they chose to rely on Kaijin, as their childhood friend as well as the big brother of the group
Although he ruefully thought to himself, ‘You should have depended on me sooner!’, he are that it was already far too late to say that
He had decided to shelter three brothers into his shop and hire them to work for him However, there was no work to entrust to them
While Kaijin’s shop ht from other suppliers
Since he personallyassistance in regards to that, however…he feared that unnecessary troubles would occur if his shop suddenly stopped trading with the other suppliers and began self-producing armors and crafts
There was a need to continue business operations as usual until the three settled down This hy he had tasked the three brothers with overseeing laborers in the gathering of ores and raw materials
After hearing their circumstances, he found out that they had encountered a dereatly perplexed at this Nevertheless, their safety was so to be happy about
Thinking of how fortunate the three were to avoid any injuries, he voiced his relief
[Well, it’s good that you guys are safe! You reat that none of you were hurt!]
Indeed, as long as they were safe, it was always possible to go back to gathering the needed ores
But while he was thinking to himself, ‘The safety of my friends are ed aard looks with each other
They said,
[No…it’s not like we et away in time]
[Mhm To tell you the truth, even now I still can’t come to terms hat happened yesterday…]
[……]
Third bro is silent
From then on, he listened as they explained what happened in detail
They claiht us back to life!’
Norly replied, ‘I don’t believe that!’, but he knew that the brothers were never the kind to lie Or rather, they just weren’t skillful enough in telling lies Which meant that what they said was true…
However, seeing as it was only yesterday that a de new miners would most likely be impossible
Due to yesterday’s events, theone after another Since they also incurred considerable injuries themselves, he could not really complain
In regular circuo to the Freedom association with a request, but that was not an option
He had already issued a request for the gathering of ores, but there was yet to be a reply It was the saoods in the
In the case of couards, not only would the fee be coh, they would only ithin the extent of the request If you asked for escorts, they would do just that and no more…
And when it ca a B rank de a profit, he would go bankrupt instead
He thought to hi demon have to come out in the outer zone of the mines!’
Kaijin sighed heavily
He contemplated on what he should do
The deadline was drawing nearer He even considered going so far as to personally gather all the ores with his own hands
But no good ideas popped into his head, and ti short…
The four dwarves were all lost in thought as they looked at one another
And it was then that a strange group caht
Returning to slime perspective
[Hey! Big bro, you there?]
While calling out to someone inside, Captain-san, non as Kaidou-san, entered the shop
In the midst of our conversations, we had become much more open and friendly towards each other, and were now on a first name basis I was told that the owner of the shop , the one he wanted to introduce me to, was his actual elder brother
From the outside, it looked like the kind of small shop run by a stubborn old uncle
[Sorry to intrude~!]
Rireets
[How do you do!]
Gobuta-kun greets
Saying our greetings, we followed Kaidou-san inside the shop
The moment we entered,that many eyes were focused on us
[Ah!]
All three dwarf brothers had exclaimed at the same time
The three dwarfs I saw yesterday had all raised their voices in surprise and were looking over here They were looking healthy now Although for so depressed faces…
And then surely, as expected, there was a gri uncle whose face didn’t lose one bit to those of the scary town construction old men He was the owner of this shop
Honestly, he didn’t resemble Kaidou-san at all
[What’s this? They friends of yours?]
[Kaijin-san! It’s this slime!!! The one that saved us yesterday!!!]
[Yeah, that’s right! So the Captain-san was the younger brother of our shop owner!]
[……]
Third bro is silent
[Ohh…! So that’s the sli about! I’ve heard you were the one who saved these guys You have ratitude!]
[Not at all! I don’t feel as if I’ve done that ht have? Hahahahaha~~!!!]
For one such as I, who easily gets carried away and goes too far, words of praise is taboo…because I wouldn’t be able to cal while
[So, why have you come here today?]
After slightly regaining his composure, Uncle-san asked a question
All of us had moved further inside of the shop to talk And then, Kaidou-san began briefly explaining my situation I also chipped into the conversation, when needed, to helpsmoothly
But I must say, this third dwarf brother called Mild-san, he never says a single thing! I e to actually communicate? It was mysterious
[I understand what you want now But I’ is, we’ve already received a request from a certain country…]
He told us that it was a secret, and explained as happening hile withholding the important information
It appeared thatpressured by the fear of a war occurring because of ‘A certain fool somewhere!’, and that hy craft orders for weapons and ar this information into consideration, it oods were out of stock yesterday
[And so, about the request I received Although I did ht…but on the other hand, regarding the le one has been made yet I don’t have the materials, you see…]
Despite hanging his head low, Uncle-san still grumbled
[If it can’t be done, isn’t it fine to cancel the order?]
It was a reasonable question, asked by Kaidou-san
[You idiot! Even I told the that it was unreasonable!…but then that shtty government Minister Bester butted in and said…