Chapter 166 (1/2)
Three days have passed.
We are still in the village, unable to decide whether or not to accept the King's request.
”Be careful, you might fall in there.”
A giant mushroom slowly bends down.
With my special mushroom axe in hand, I watch the villagers flee.
Soon after, the mushroom collapses.
Immediately, the villagers with baskets gathered and cut off pieces of the mushroom with their knives.
Among them was Kaede.
”Master~, tonight I will prepare a delicious mushroom soup for you.”
”I can't wait to eat it.”
My pretty slave smiled mischievously. All the housewives around me smiled and said things like, ”Youth is such a lovely thing” or ”They look so cute together”
I wonder what's going on with these people.
Mushrooms are a very desirable food for them.
They grow everywhere and are edible. The taste isn't particularly delicious, but it becomes quite tasty depending on how you cook it, especially if it is crispy.
”Why are you chasing Frau!?”
”Kii～”
”Kyu, kyu, kyui!”
”It's not because I look delicious! Stop staring and help me!”
Frau was running through the village. Behind her, a large rock rat was giving chase.
Rock rats are kept in this village as beasts of burden, mainly for transportation.
They are plump and lovely looking, and watching them eat fruit with both their paws was very endearing.
They are very shy animals, but it's a whole nother story when they're with Frau. It seems they enjoy her company very much, and no matter if they're big or small, they are always chasing her, and they also lick her all over, covering her in saliva.
Frau, on the other hand, is quite disgusted by this arrangement.
”Dammit, a wall!”
”Kii～”
”Hey, stop it, leave me alone.”
”Kii!!!”
”Wuaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”
Frau gets backed up against a wall, and the rat starts to lick her.
”Kyu, kyu, kyu, kyu!”
”Kii～”
”Kyui!”
The rock rat turns around and stares at Panda.
By the way, Panda usually gets licked too just like Frau. I think it would have been better if he had escaped while Frau was being attacked.
”I see you are settling in nicely here.”
”Ah, old Hansel.”
The old man casually appears. He had been out hunting a while ago, and had a rabbit in his left hand.
”Well, they're letting me stay here for free, so I have to help out somehow.”
”That's very considerate. So, do you have some free time later?”
”Sure, but what do you want me to do?”
”The blacksmith wants to see the sword you're carrying.”
He wants to see my sword?
Well, I guess that's okay.
I arrived at the weapons store that old Hansel had told me about. In the store are a lot of high quality weapons.
But what is most striking is the group of old men gathered here.
”Hmmm, it's made of a metal I've never seen.”
”Surely it's not made of a material found in these lands. How was it even processed? I can't even imagine that.”
”It looks like it was cast, but from another aspect, it also looks forged... What kind of weapon is it?”
”Let me take a closer look... Hmmm, what is this?”
The blacksmiths were gathered together, curiously discussing the sword. In addition, there was a fierce looking person who lightly tapped it with a hammer, examined it under the light and then licked the blade
Umm, I'm not comfortable with a stranger licking my weapon.
”Don't you know what a sacred weapon is?”
”Sacred weapon?”
All the elders turned their eyes on me. They don't seem to know what I'm talking about.
”A sacred weapon is an object that only the chosen ones can obtain. It looks like a sword now, but it can be transformed into whatever it's wielder desires.”
”A sacred sword...? Ho. And where does one obtain such a thing?”
”In a temple. Anyway, it's a powerful weapon that only heroes can use.”
”In short, this is some kind of relic?”