Volume 4 Chapter 8 (1/2)

Volume 4 Chapter 8: Local God

Translator: “Pink Tea” Editor: ”Ryunakama”

I understood their surprise after the explanation.

And also realized the level of the danger. Thusー

「So if we remained there we could’ve gotten seriously sick. Thank you for telling us, Michaela-san. 」

When I thanked her, Michaela smiled a bit shyly.

「No, helping each other is only natural. We had sandstorms before, but magic stealing storms began appearing only a short while ago, and our investigation managed to determine its effects even more recently. The archeology guild forwarded this message, and it was up to everyone to relay it to each other. ーThis thing is still subject to further investigation, and the transfer of information is still not perfect『Beware of purple storms. Upon seeing purple-colored sky immediately go inside.』is the only message that we wanted to be spread. …So I just did the same myself.」

I see. So that’s the reason behind the warning at the merchants guild.

Considering that it was due to their investigation that we decided to move faster, it fills me with even more gratitude. And while I thought soー

「So, what brought you to us today despite this purple storm?」

Michaela asked after taking a sip of tea and calming down.

「Ehm… Well. To put it simply, we want materials in possession of the archeology guild…」

Our explanation is also complicated. Soー

「First of all, here is the missive and a letter of introduction that Sidonius from the City of God Tree asked to hand over when we meet the head of the guild, so here they go.」

After all it was specifically for such an occasion that Sidonius arranged this letter. So I handed them over to Michaela.

Seeing those letters Michaela’s expression became a bit brighter.

「Well, this manner of writing…… That’s undoubtedly Sidonius. ーLet me take a look.」

「I think you will find a more detailed account of events there. If you have any questions don’t hesitate.」

「Yes. Thank you. Please wait for a short while.」

It didn’t take even a minute for Michaela to open the missive and the letter of introduction and read them to the end.

「I see…… So you want our cooperation to get materials to repair the spear of…… Axel-san, previously the dragon knight hero. What kind of materials do you need?」

Daisy was the one to reply.

「Ah, I’m the one doing the repair, so I will give you details on materialsーーー The repairs are almost half done. So we’d like rare 『Yang Scale』. And also to borrow the『Ancient Forge』. If I’m not mistaken, the archeology guild did procure one from ancient ruins? So I thought you can lend it to us for a bit. 」

「……Yang scale and ancient forge, huh…」

Hearing Daisy, Michaela frowned slightly.

「That face says that…… It might be difficult for you to cooperate?」

「Ah, no, well, it’s not what I meant. Quite the contrary, since it’s a request from the heroes that saved Sidonius and other denizens of the City of God Tree I would be happy to accept it……Is what I think, but……」

After saying that, Michaela paused, with a little hesitant look, as if carefully picking her next words, then continued.

「Situation-wise it is not possible.」

「Not possible?」

「Yang Scale or Ancient Forge should be kept in a special storage,『Exploration Vault』, and the person with authority to open it is currently missing.」