Chapter 151 – Bear-san Commissions Two Dismantling Knives (1/2)
Chapter 151 – Bear-san Commissions Two Dismantling Knives
Still hand in hand, Fina, Shuri, and I arrived at Gold-san’s smithy.
「Excuse me…」
I called out and entered the shop without waiting for a response.
I thought that Nelt-san would be the one inside the shop like usual, but I was wrong.
With a curt expression on his face, Gold-san was polishing the wares behind the counter.
「Gold-san?」
「Oh, Fina and Shuri. And Bear Missy as well, huh?」
「It’s rare to see you inside the store…」
Rather than rare, it might have been the first time.
「Nelt would literally kick me if all I did was sleep for having nothing to do, so… that’s why I’m now reluctantly polishing the wares.」
「And Nelt-san is?」
「She is out with one of our neighbours. So, what are you doing here? Didn’t you go to the capital?」
「I went there and met Gazar-san. Your letter helped a lot, thank you very much.」
I had already thanked Nelt-san but hadn’t yet gotten the chance to thank Gold-san, who had written the letter.
「How did you come back so fast? Ah, right, you can summon those bears, can’t you?」
He both asked the question and found the answer on his own, so I just ignored him.
「Is Gazar doing well?」
「He is.」
「Good. It’s been a while since we last saw each other, after all. Well, I have nothing to do right now, so I might pay him a visit.」
He said, looking into the distance and stroking his long beard as if recalling some time long past.
「So, did you manage to get a mithril knife?」
「There was a mithril shortage at the capital as well, so I couldn’t obtain it, but I did manage to get my hands on some mithril in the end.」
「So, did you ask Gazar to make it for you?」
「I asked him for two fighting knives. I want you to make two dismantling knives, one for each of these two girls.」
I said while putting my hands on Fina and Shuri’s heads.
「For Fina and Shuri?」
「Yep.」
「Bear Missy… Do you know how valuable mithril is?」
「I do.」
Fina had explained it to me on our way here.
「Okay, it’s fine as long as you do. So, I just have to make two knives, right?」
「Yes, please.」
「Still, is it okay not to get one for yourself?」
「I wouldn’t use it even if I had one.」
「Aren’t you an adventurer, missy?」
Everyone was thinking the same thing, huh?
Did every adventurer really need to know how to dismantle?
I didn’t plan on ever doing it, though.
「Oh right, I already showed it to Gazar-san, but I think you will also like to see this.」
I took out the Fake Mithril Golem.
「It’s technically a Mithril Golem, but…」
「Did you just say Mithril Golem!?」
Gold-san didn’t wait for me to finish and rushed towards the Mithril Golem.
「What the hell is with this fake!?」
He yelled out after inspecting it for a while.
He reacted the same way as Gazar-san had, huh.
So, it really was a fake; he answered my question before I even asked it.
「Mithril exterior and steel interior, huh? This is my first time seeing a Mithril Golem. It’s also the first time I have heard of a two-layered golem.」
Gold-san hadn’t heard of such golems either, huh.
「There is more than enough mithril, though. I’m guessing Gazar took the missing part?」
He was right; Gazar-san had taken some of it so he could make my knives.
「Well then, I will also take my share to make the knives for you.」
Gold-san said while taking his share.
Dwarves were really strong, huh.
「When will you need them?」
「I’m not in any real hurry. I would prefer to have Fina’s made first, though.」
「Okay. I will get that one made in three, no, four days time.」
「Thank you. How much will you charge me?」
The price should be different compared to the fighting knives I had commissioned at Gazar-san’s smithy, right?
He answered differently than I had expected, though.
「No idea. I leave those things to Nelt.」
This dwarf was no good… Gazar-san was a craftsman, but he made sure to know his cut. On the contrary, Gold-san seemed be be a craftsman who only cared about his craft and nothing else.
「Hmm, what should I do, then?」
「Ask Nelt!」
How could he run a store like this?
Well, I just had to come back another day and ask Nelt-san.
She wouldn’t try to overcharge us, either.
I probably shouldn’t give the Iron Golem to Gold-san right now as it might get melted down into weapons and ironware by the time I returned.
I hoped it to be a shop decoration, so I would only give it to them when Nelt-san was present.
Gold-san proceeded to measure Fina and Shuri’s hands and asked me what I wanted the grip to be made of.
I had no knowledge of grips, of course, and neither did Shuri, so we left it to Fina and made a round of the shop.
「Well then, we leave it to you.」
Fina said and bowed.
「You done?」
「Yes. I think he will make great knives.」
Fina said, looking happy.
「I see. That’s good to hear.」
It was a bit disturbing seeing a 10-year-old girl be happy after discussing knives.
It wasn’t my fault, though; she had already been using knives when I had met her. Gantz-san was the one who had taught her how to use it, and Gold-san was the person who had provided her the knife. It was all their fault.
Anyway, seeing Fina happy made me happy, no matter what the reason was.
Since the knives had now been commissioned, we left Gold-san’s smithy.
I had nothing in particular to do, so I just accompanied Fina and Shuri home.
Even though I had Terumi-san’s permission, I wanted to apologize for making Fina spend several days away from home.
「It’s okay, Yuna-chan. It’s you, after all. You can take her anytime you want.」
She said after I apologized to her.
I should have told her that treating her daughter like that wasn’t good, but I already knew that just accepting it was simpler.
「Thank you. I will borrow her when I need her, then.」
Fina and Shuri laughed at my response.
「Oh right, I have a message from Anzu.」
「From Anzu?」
I wondered what it was. Had something happened?
「One of your acquaintances came to the restaurant and asked for you, it seems.」
「…Who?」
「She didn’t say.」
Who could it be?
The old man who sold me cheese? No, he would have come with the potato man, and they would have gone to Morin-san’s shop. Also, Terumi-san would have known about it.