Chapter 17 - #17 Outside of the Capital (1/2)

As we were walking towards the nearest general shop I felt my wound slowly closing itself.

[Health: 110/110]

It seems that my title is quite OP. Anyway, I should probably change my class since charisma is quite useless for me right now but...I hate to leave something undone. I will most likely get my current class up to Lv. 2 and then switch it.

”Ichika, change of plans, we are going to the blacksmith, he should be also selling cloaks.” I said.

I can't hunt bigger animals with daggers, they are suitable for killing humans and not bigger creatures. Thankfully, I have learned how to handle a sword. But most of them were once again adapted to fight against humans and not animals...I will have to create my own move set from the move set I already know.

I just hope that I will have enough money for a decent sword.

”Huh? Why? What about your wound, young lord?” She asked me with a confused voice and I turned my cheek her side so she could see that my wound already disappeared.

”Wha-? How is it possible? I mean...it was a small cut but why is it already closed?!” Ichika stopped me and started to touch the place where the wound previously was.

”Don't you think that it's a bit disrespectful to touch me without permission? I mean...would you like it if someone touched you without your permission?” I gently slapped her hand away and asked her with a teasing smile.

”O-of course I wouldn't like it! But if...the young lord-” She covered her brėȧsts with her arms and said with a panicked voice before she looked at me and dropped her arms down.

”Alright, don't try to even tease me. I am 6 years old, I don't want to touch anyone” I waved my hand disinterestedly and said while I began to walk once again.

...I really wonder when kids in this world are pulled into the sėxuȧŀ world...

”Huh? But what about your...personal maid? It will be her duty to...t-teach young lord about...that” She said with an extremely embarrassed tone.

What?!

”...And when exactly will that time come?” I narrowed my eyes and asked her seriously.

”Huh? I think it's when the young lord hits his 10th birthday.” Ichika seemed surprised by my sudden seriousness.

What The Fuck? There is no way in hell I will do anything with a 12 years old girl!!!! This world is fuċkėd up or at least noble families are fuċkėd up! At worst I will simply desert my family and run away.

”But the young lord is forbidden to marry his own personal maid. Although there were cases when noble took his maid as a concubine, she can't become his main wife.” Ichika said all of this as if it was all right.

...Heh, polygamy, what have I been even expecting? Thankfully my father doesn't have any other wives or at least I don't know about them.

”Why are we discussing the marriage right now?” I asked with a tired voice.

”Um...I thought that young lord fancy...Aiko” She replied with an uncertain voice which left me dumbfounded.

”And where have you come to this conclusion? Get your mind out of the gutter, Aiko is a nice girl and I like her but that doesn't mean that I want to have anything sėxuȧŀ with her. The same could be said about you...although you were quite annoying while you were guarding me in the mansion, I can say that I like you right now, despite how annoying you can be with your worrying over me.” I rolled my eyes and said with a poker face.

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'Wh- Y-young lord likes me? No...wait...he said that he can like me without having any sėxuȧŀ thoughts about me. But...is it really possible? Ah, I also keep on forgetting that young lord is just 6 years old, he probably doesn't know what ”like” truly means...hehe, silly of me to think like that.' Ichika was shocked by Akashi's words but she quickly calmed down with her own logic.

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”It will be 10 gold coins for everything on the counter.” The shopkeeper told me with a bored expression.

I already made sure to hide my house's insignia on my shoulder. Although my looks, red hair, and red eyes aren't that common combination here, it's still possible to happen. Not to mention that nobles always barge in while showing off so it's easy to recognize when someone is noble or not.

When I heard the price for a sword and a few other items I almost wanted to slit his throat for thievery.

”I don't think the quality is good enough to make it up to 10 gold coins. How about 6?” I asked with a darkened face.

”6?! You brat must have hit your head! 5 gold coins cost me just materials to make those things and not to mention the recent increase of taxes. I can give it to you for 9 gold coins, take it or leave.” He immediately shouted at me with a shocked expression.

”Then I guess I will go away. It's visible that the sword is already used and maintenance will cost a lot, probably more than buying a completely new sword.” I said disappointedly and turned around to leave the shop.

”Wait! 8 gold coins!” The shopkeeper shouted at me and I stopped walking.

”7 gold coins and 30 silvers.” I turned sideways and said, ready to leave any second he would refuse.

(100 silvers = 1 gold)

”...*sigh* Alright!... Those taxes are going to kill me one day.” He said and then muttered with an angry expression.

”Thanks.” I said and approached the counter then I extended my hand under the counter waiting for ”help”

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'? Hauuu, my hard-earned money!' Ichika noticed Akashi's hand so she gave him everything she had on her.

I paid for the equipment with Ichika's help and then left the shop with my new black cloak on.

”Thanks, I will return it later.” I said with a smile.

”N-no need to, young lord. But why did you buy 2 cloaks?” She said reluctantly and then asked curiously about my purchase.

”Because I don't want to talk to the air. You will wear this one to hide...that thing that makes most of the men stare at you when you are out of your stealth.” I said with half-opened eyes.

”...Yes, I am sorry for the inconvenience.” She said with a defeated voice.

”Don't worry about it. Let's go some dark alley where you can take on the cloak and then let's leave the city” I said with a small smile.

We were able to ”sneak” out of the Capital without having our identities revealed.

...

”Young lord, there should be only ordinary wolves in this area of the forest but if we will go any deeper, we might get attacked by the weaker danger beasts.” Ichika informed me when we entered the forest close to the Capital.

”Good, let's start here!” I said and started to gather a few small branches on the ground.

I put them all in one place and set them on fire by the flick of my finger.

”How convenient...” Ichika who watched me muttered with absent-minded eyes.

”Now, let's try to lure a few creatures here by the smell of the meat” I said and started roasting the raw meat I have bought on the way here.

Not even after 30 minutes, I notice a few bushes move. I started to hear the sound of growling from all sides.

”It seems that they have surrounded us, young lord.” Ichika said with narrowed eyes and prepared her daggers. Unfortunately, we didn't have enough money for 2 swords but at least she has 2 daggers instead of only 1.

I nodded at her and remained sitting in my place while looking in front of me with an uninterested look on my face.

They are only regular wolves...And 6 of them at most...

The wolves spent more than 5 minutes observing us before they finally decided to reveal themselves.

They started to circle around us while slowly shortening distance between us.

The one who was right behind me saw this as an opening so he pounced at me and I simply thrust my sword behind me without even turning around.

My sword met only a bit of resistance and I only heard a little squeak behind me before sound of something heavy hitting the ground resounded.

[+2 XP for killing the grey wolf]

[Class: Young Noble (Lv. 1; +1 Cha) 6/10 XP]

Two more to level up my class.

”Ichika, don't attack them unless they attack you on their own.” I ordered to Ichika and rushed towards the 2 closest wolves and 3 other pounced on Ichika.