380 Bear-san, Princess, and Two Other People Eat Ice Cream (2/2)

That day, I thought I could go back to Crimonia, but Eleanora-san stopped me. As a thank-you for escorting Shia, I was invited to dinner and it was decided that I’ll stay at her home.

The next morning.

[Yuna-san, please drop by at our house when you come to the royal capital next time.] Shia

[Say hi to Noa and Cliff for me.] Eleanora

After parting with Shia and Eleanora-san, I didn’t go to the bear house and started walking in a different direction instead.

I used the Mithril knife when I fought the Wyvern. Before that, I used it when I fought against Scorpion. Since I came to the royal capital, I went to Ghazal-san’s shop for the knife’s maintenance.

As I come to Ghazal-san’s shop, I saw holding a signboard with the word [bear]. As soon as you enter the store, you will be greeted by an iron golem. Standing tall without being melted properly. It’s not a signboard dog, but a signboard golem.

I lightly tap the iron golem before proceeding to the back of the store. There are no customers yet, probably because it’s still early in the morning. From the back, you can hear clang, clang. The sound of iron hitting the iron.

[Ghazal-san, are you there?] Yuna

I called out to Ghazal-san while going to the back of the shop. Then, the sound of iron hitting the iron stops and a voice replied.

[Give me a minute.] Ghazal

Yeah, after his reply, the sound of iron hitting the iron starts again. And when I was wandering around the store, the sound of iron hitting the iron stopped and Ghazal-san came out.

[Miss Bear? I’m sorry. I couldn’t let go of my work. So what’s up for today?] Ghazal

[It’s been a while since the last time I’ve come to the royal capital, so I thought I’d ask you for my knife’s maintenance.You told me you’ll do the maintenance for free after all.] Yuna

He said that if I give him the iron golem, he will give me free maintenance for my knife. So I emphasized that.

[I’ll do the maintenance on the knife, even if you don’t point that out.] Ghazal

[By the way, are you doing all of these alone Ghazal-san?] Yuna

I think it’s hard to run this store by himself. Gordo-san has Nert-san, but Ghazal-san doesn’t have anyone? Dwarven women looks younger, but men look like little uncles, and I don’t know their age.

[Well, I’m alone now.] Ghazal

Somehow, Ghazal-san is mumbling something. I won’t pry deeper either. I’m just normally wondering. I won’t delve deeper.

[Hey, let’s get over your business, give me the knives.] Ghazal

I take out two Mithril knives from the bear box and give them to Ghazal-san. Then Ghazal-san pulls the knife out of its scabbard and stares at it.

[There seems to be no particular problem. It also looks like it’s been properly maintained. Even so, I will maintain it for the time being. So, what in the world did you cut with it?] Ghazal

[…………] Yuna

[Goblins, Wolves?] Ghazal

[…Do I really have to say it?] Yuna

You’ll be surprised if I say it’s Wyvern.

[If you don’t want to say it, then don’t. But as a craftsman who made the weapon, I just want to know what you cut with it and got this weapon into this state. I’m only wondering if you were fighting weak monsters, or rather, did you fought a monster with it? Or have been in a battle between weapons. Look at the weapons, they look practically the same then and now. So I just want to know as a craftsman who made these weapons.] Ghazal

When he say that, I can’t lie anymore, and I don’t want to stay silent either.

[Only if you make a promise that you’re not telling anyone.] Yuna

[I won’t say anything to anyone. As I said, I just want to know how the weapons I made were treated, what they cut, and why they are in their current state.] Ghazal

I honestly told him.

[Etto, Wyvern.] Yuna

[…………] Ghazal

[Before that, I also cut a big Scorpion, I think?] Yuna

[…………] Ghazal

In my words, Ghazal-san looks at me and the knives he was holding alternately.

[You’re not kidding. Did you kill the Wyvern with it?…] Ghazal

[It was so sharp that I was able to cut it quickly. The Wyvern’s wings…] Yuna

For some reason, I began to make excuses.

[Even so, I’m just surprised by the Wyvern or rather, Miss Bear’s story. Also, about the big scorpion, some adventurers brought a part of its shell a while ago and it was quite a commotion back then.] Ghazal

He told me as if he remembered something unpleasant.

Perhaps it was Jade-san’s group who brought the big scorpion’s shell?

[Is that scorpion’s shell related to you?] Ghazal

[Maybe. But did it really made that much commotion?] Yuna

[We dwarves mainly deal with metal, but I heard from an acquaintance about an armor made of monster skin and materials. Although it’s just a part of the shell, it’s quite large and it quickly became a hot topic in the area.] Ghazal

[U~wa, it made that kind of commotion…] Yuna

[Because there was only a part of it, , , or

It looks like it was a big mess. I heard he even asked the adventurers, but he couldn’t get any details in the end.] Ghazal

Apparently, Jade-san and the others adventurers kept their promise about keeping my involvement.

[No way, you were involved.] Ghazal

[I just ended up defeating it. I didn’t defeat it because I liked to. That’s why the adventurer who were with me was given a hush money…] Yuna

[So that’s why the adventurer was silent about how he got it and the whereabouts of the rest of it.] Ghazal

Ghazal-san seems to be convinced and he’s nodding.

[Even so, I’m surprised about the big scorpion, but what about the wyvern?] Ghazal

[I just ended up fighting it. I also didn’t go and defeat it for myself.] Yuna

I fought them to protect Fina and the others and prevent them from going to Mereera. I didn’t go and defeat them for selfish reasons.

[I understand the story. For the time being, I’ll take care of it in the back, so please wait.] Ghazal

Ghazal-san went to the back with the knives.

Even so, I never thought that was the case with the scorpion. With this, it seems unlikely that the rest of the scorpion material can be easily sold.

Well, then all I have to do is to have Cliff or the King pick it up.