Vol 2 Chapter 7 (1/2)
Reality is cruel.
There are some things that can’t be opposed no matter how strong your will is.
That is what those men who were mercilessly beaten by someone with overwhelming power experienced.
”You don't have to mind it. You guys are just normal. The thing is, I'm just too strong.”
Seran said that to the fallen men while clapping his hands, even though it may be the truth, it didn't comfort them at all.
And the boy who was saved stood there blankly. He muttered something, while his expression was saying that he didn't understand what just happened.
”Strong….”
Though it was simple, it was a word that accurately described Seran.
The boy wasn't even able to see Seran move; he only understood that Seran beat up those men in an instant.
”Even though he didn't look that strong…..”
”I can hear you y'know and you, you tried to escape when there was an opening, didn't you.”
Seran looked at the boy with a lazy expression. It seemed like he was planning to escape if Seran seemed to lose.
”Eh, well, um that's……. Thank you very much for saving me!”
Ha ha ha, he bowed his head while giving out a fake laugh. It seems like he has a pretty good personality.
”My name is Gou. I am a magic engineer.”
”Magic engineer? Wasn't that a job that is specialized in making magic tools?”
Seran remembered, while tilting his head.
Normally magic tools can only be created by those who are magicians or higher, however, there are those that specialize in them and have a high skill level, are called magic engineers.
They make magic tools with great precision. In the present, among the few jobs that can make magic weapons, magic engineers together with the support of a major power are even able to revive the ancient magic weapons of the Zars Empire’s era.
”That's a job where you need to have a talent in ancient magic and blacksmithing skills comparably to veteran blacksmith right?”
”Yes, fortunately I have talent in magic, my father is also a blacksmith, so I have been helping him since I was young.”
Gou says a little braggingly.
Actually being a magic engineer at this age isn't something to just brag about, it's at the level where he can be called a genius.
”Hmmm…. and, who are these guys? Why did they attack you?”
Seran looks at the surrounding men who have fallen down.
“Um well…… actually these people are so-called debt collectors……”
Gou said it embarra.s.sedly while lowering his head.
“Debt colectors?”
In other words, he borrowed money from these guys, but it seems a little strange that the seemingly twelve year old boy Gou has a debt.
“I see, so it’s something like your parents have been drinking and gambling and such, and ended up with a large amount of debt. Thus you, their child is….”
What a pitiful guy, he’s struggling because of his parents (is what Seran is thinking) Seran looks at him with some sympathy in his eyes.
“No, I borrowed it myself so it’s my debt.”
“…. The- Then it’s something like you needed money for your sick parent’s medicine so you had no other choice, or something?”
“That is also wrong…… the boss of these people thought that I would be able to revive some magic weapons, so he made an investment. However, it was harder than I thought, so I told them it would take another ten years before it’s done. When I said that, they got mad……”
Then I was running around trying to gain some time, but they found me, Gou said.
“I see, I understand that you have a rotten personality that doesn’t fit your face.”
Well it seems like he doesn’t have any complicated circ.u.mstances, it was totally his own fault.
It was a bad idea to get involved or so Seran began to regret it, but it might’ve been a little too late for that.
“Tehe.”
Gou stuck out his tongue and lightly hit his own head.
Though it may have been a little cute, it only made Seran angrier.
“Well, there are more than enough people that fail at these kinda’ things, these guys’ boss should have learnt his lesson….. I’ll leave this all aside, so I won’t think about it about it. Well then, let’s bring you back to your home. I just have to go and greet your sister.
A s.h.i.+p that has set sail should at least go to its destination, by Seran.
“Umm….. My sister has been married in another town so.”
“I already thought it was something like that! G.o.d d.a.m.n it!”
Seran’s angry yell resounded throughout the area.
“Wait, why didn’t you say that from the start!”
“Well you didn’t ask…. and you absolutely wouldn’t have saved me if I did…..”
“Of course I wouldn’t! As if I would save a guy for the fun of it!”
“Sorry….. But umm, shouting in such a loud voice is…”
Though this is an unpopular alley way, as expected, if they make any more of a fuss it would be bad.
“Ah d.a.m.n it!”
‘I’m not doin any more of this s.h.i.+t’, while thinking just that, Seran began to walk off, but Gou said: “Ah, please wait~” and went after him.
“Well then, I have somewhere I need to be so.”
At the same time, at the Emba.s.sy. “Everyone please enjoy yourselves here”, Miranda said to Kail and the others before leaving.
“Are you going somewhere?”
“Yes, it’s something that has to do with the next city chief we just talked about. I know someone that is a good candidate, so I am going to tell him about this.
“Hmm, what kind of a person?”
Kail nonchalantely asked.
“A skilled person even among those of the blacksmith guild, he is probably the number one blacksmith of Karan. He is stubborn and easily misunderstood, but he is someone that is good at caring for others, so he is respected by many. However, he is a person that doesn’t talk a lot. He probably doesn’t talk when he doesn’t want to.”
Miranda fluently explained.
“I see, he sounds like a good person.”
‘For Jirgs that is’, Kail added in his mind.
If it’s someone popular in Karan, then it would be hard to reject, furthermore, if he’s someone that doesn’t have an interest in political relations, then he probably is someone that isn’t linked with a particular faction.
In others words, very easy to control; they probably found the perfect person to be their puppet.
“Oh, is it alright if I come with you?”
“Eh? Well that’s, I don’t mind… but why?”
Kail felt that he isn’t welcome from the weird atmosphere.
“….. I wanted to meet with him because you said that he was a skilled blacksmith. Is there a problem with that?”
In the first place their objective for coming to Karan was because they wanted to find a skilled blacksmith that could process the magic metal, Mithril, which they have obtained.
“He is a difficult to please person…. also.”
She glimpsed at Urza.
“He is a dwarf named Gazas.”
TL note: She says ‘Gazas-san’ which can’t really be translated into English. Do you guys want me to keep the suffixes if they are used? Or should I just make a note once and leave them out?
The moment she heard Dwarf, Urza’s face stiffened a little.
“Well Gazas-san doesn’t have any particular hatred towards Elves; I think there won’t be any problem as long as Urza doesn’t mind.”
“Hmm.”
Kail thinks for a little while.
It might be better not to take her with us, but we’re going to meet the person who might make Urza and our equipment, so it would probably be better to tell him upfront that we have an Elf in our party.
“….. If it’s about me then I don’t mind, I also said it earlier, but I don’t consciously discriminate. As long as the other side doesn’t start.”