Chapter 98 (2/2)

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“I have always wanted to work with Wyvern skin some day . ” Lambert-san said with a faraway on his face . He nodded . “I proudly accept your commission . It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for my shop, to work with Wyvern skin . ” Oh, working with Wyvern skin is uncommon? I had spoken to the Guild Master back at the Adventurers Guild about having a cloak made but he hadn’t told me it was going to be difficult . I had gotten the idea it would be easy . Lambert-san went on to explain .

“However, it takes some time to work with Wyvern skin, is that all right with you?”

“How long will it take?” I asked .

“Hmmm,” Lambert-san stared at the ceiling, deep in thought for a moment . “It will take about six months . . . ” That long really? Then again Johan-ojisan back at the Adventurers Guild said he would need to use a Mithril knife to dismantle the Wyverns I was selling so maybe tanning the skin and making a cloak and a belt and maybe even some shoes, that would take quite a long time due to the difficulty of working the leather . Well, I wasn’t really in a hurry so waiting half a year wouldn’t be that problematic .

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“You see, even if you are supplying the skin yourself the sorts of craftsmen who can work with such materials are uncommon and of course it will take them a long time to carry out the work . The price, well . . . ” Lambert-san could only give me an estimate of the cost but it was going to be not less than 500 gold coins .

The old me might have swallowed at hearing that price but now I could afford it easily, even after paying 370 gold coins for my bath (MY bath!) two days ago . Getting something made-to-order always cost more than off-the-peg after all . Working with Wyvern skin was a tough job so it was going to cost in terms of time and labour . It couldn’t be helped .

“Oh, that price, can I pay it with the leftover Wyvern skin?” Wyverns were big creatures and Lambert-san should be able to make a cloak, belt and shoes from a single Wyvern skin and still have a lot of leather left unused .

“Eh-, are you sure?” Lambert-san said . He paused for a moment in thought . “Wyvern skin is very rarely available on the market so that might be a good deal for me . . . ” He shook his head . “I can’t agree immediately, Mukouda-san, I will have to give it some consideration but it is certainly a tempting offer . Let’s talk about it later, please?”

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The only use I have for Wyvern skins is to sell them for money so if I can trade one skin to pay for the making of the cloak, belt and shoes I want then I don’t have a problem with that . It would save me paying for them in cash otherwise .

“Then I would be happy if you would accept this commission, Lambert-san . ” I said . Lambert-san nodded and I stood up, picking up Sui’s bag as Fer came to life behind me .

“Well, I’m going to the Adventurers Guild now . I’ll bring the Wyvern skin back here afterwards, so thank you . ”

“Yes, I will be waiting for you . ” said Lambert-san as he escorted me to the front door . We left the shop and headed for the Adventurers Guild .