Chapter 51 - Frates Festival 4 (1/2)

Chapter 51 - Frate's Festival (4)

[Customer, I told you you just have to find the nearest branch of Anywhere company.Jeez….If you just wanted to hear my voice, you didn’t have to come up with such a strange request.I would have picked up the call.Of course, I would do so if you paid me a bronze coin per second!!]

“We are currently at Frate.”

[Huh······?]

It was as if he could see Mycenae tilt her head in puzzlement by the tone of her voice.Artpe smirked as he continued to speak.

“Ajumma, you are in Frate right now.Right?”

[Huhk.How did you…...]

Obviously, he had thoroughly searched Frate yesterday, and in the process, he became aware of everyone that resided within the city.He didn’t have to remember the record of strangers, but when he did find someone he knew, there was no way he would forget that person.

[How did you know that!?It seems you are pretty good at stalking too!]

“Stop spouting nonsense.You should ready the items I need then you should contact me.I’ll be waiting for you to contact me.”

[Aht.Wait a moment, customer…....]

Artpe ended the transmission, and he got up with a refreshed feeling in his heart.Maetel was giving him an odd look, but he knew she was going to start spouting some nonsense.He decided to ignore it.

“I’ll be a bit busy going around the city.Will you be ok?”

“Yes, I’m not tired at all.”

It was to be expected.If a city could bottom out Maetel’s stamina, it probably shouldn’t be called a city.

“All right.Let’s wake up Sienna, then we can head down.”

“Isn’t Sienna still too young?Since we will be doing something arduous, let’s let Sienna rest.The two of us can do it.”

A ridiculously thoughtful words had come out of Maetel’s mouth.However, Artpe knew why she was saying such words.Arte let out a sigh as she flicked Maetel’s forehead.

“Ah-yaht.”

“Even if I sent out Sienna by herself, she would be able to take care of most of what we are going to do today by herself.So you don’t have to worry about it being too tough for her.”

“Artpe is an idiot who doesn’t know how I feel!”

The three of them ate soup and bread before they went out into the streets.

Artpe already knew the lay of the land, and he knew about the population residing within the city.The information was registered in his mind when he explored the city yesterday.Now he just had to gather information regarding the additional people that will come into the city.He also had to find where the trouble would start today within the city while gathering the items he wanted to acquire.

“Huhk.”

“Look at those women.”

“They still look very young.What is the world coming to?”

It was as the innkeeper had warned.When the three of them walked the streets, everyone’s gazes were on them.They appropriately took the precaution of wearing a hood, yet it hadn’t mattered.

“Oppa.”

“Heek.Why are they all staring at us?”

Sienna and Maetel were tense as they stuck close to Artpe.At this point, Artpe had no idea if they were sticking close to him, because they were afraid or they just wanted skinship.

Maetel tried to keep Sienna in check by acting this way, but she was becoming a role model for Sienna on how to act around Artpe.

Did she realize this fact?

If someone saw them, they would think they were sisters.Then there was Artpe, who was between them….

Of course, he would receive disapproving gazes.

Artpe desperately wanted a male member to join his party as soon as possible, but when he thought about the past hero’s party, he knew it was a dream that would be hard to achieve.His only salvation was Silpennon, but for some reason, Maetel hated Silpennon as if he was a bitter foe…..

He let out a sigh as he reassured them.

“It’s all right.I’m pretty sure not many people will approach us.”

Of course, it was true that it was hard to hide the appearance of the party members with a robe and a hood, but that wasn’t the only reason why they were the focus of everyone’s attention.

Maetel had two swords hanging from her waist, and Sienna had the Sledge Hammer strapped to her back as her main weapon.They were intimidating for most people on the streets.

It was said that beautiful flowers had thorns.

When the men saw the especially large thorns in the form of a hammer and long sword, no one was brave enough to approach the girls.Even if someone approached them, they would show the men the taste of their thorns.

“I did a cursory search of this place, and according to a reliable informant, something will happen here today.Let’s nip that in the bud, so we can enjoy the auction.That is our main goal.”

“An informant you trust······.”

Maetel had a sullen expression on her face.It seemed the citrus perfume from the day before still worried her.Artpe stroke her head as he soothed her.

“When we meet that trustworthy informant again, there is a high probability that she’ll be an enemy.That is why you don’t have to worry about her.”

“It isn’t as if you can’t fall in love with an enemy…...”

“You don’t have much free time, yet you seem to be crafting a pretty decent novel.”

“I...I’m ok with having one more unni.”

At what point did their education go wrong?Artpe let out a sigh as he created his Mana Strings.He didn’t do a widespread search like yesterday.He expended a small amount of Mana, but at the same time, he increased the efficiency of his search.However, it was a fruitless effort.

“There are a lot of ships docked at the harbor.”

“The really rare items should be coming in today.They aren’t just coming over the ocean.They’ll be traveling here over land, and the Dungeon Merchants will be using their Teleportation magic.”

It would be disappointing if the Dungeon Merchants didn’t participate in such a large auction.They mainly traded within the Dungeon, but the Frate’s Festival was a market they couldn’t ignore.They could sell the loot they acquired in Dungeons at an exorbitant amount of price, and it was a great opportunity for them to stock up on items that would be required by adventurers, who explored the Dungeons.

“This is why Mycenae is here too.She’s probably choosing which items she wants to put up for auction.”

[Customer?]

Mycenae contacted him at the exact moment when he talked about her.He wondered if maybe she was the one stalking him.He was a bit nervous as he raised the communication device to answer her.

“What?”

[As a veteran merchant, I’ve rarely had to say these words…..However, I think it’ll be a bit tough for me to acquire those items.]