Chapter 72 (1/2)

Chapter 72 – Graham-san’s Request

「Is it here…」

A location around five days away northeast from the Royal Capital, on the mountain side of Mount Elres at an abandoned entrance to a mine

Right noere standing in front of it

The beginning of this event started ten days ago

「Jou-chan, I have a small request…」

In the evening of that day, Graham-san unexpectedly turned up at my house

And as if it was a difficult subject to talk about, he cut off his words

「Does jou-chan know about Mount Elres? It’s a location northeast of here around five days away by carriage…」

「Uhh…, I more or less know about it, but if I remember correctly, there’s currently an abandoned ht? But currently there are monsters and beasts that have settled in that s like monster dens in it…」

When I tried picking it out froe, that mine should have been closed for nearly fifty years froold and unusual ores, the town at the foot of it was extre

However, the amount of output decreased, and after the mine was closed, monsters settled there after a short ti ores, and have supposed to have died That story was froo, but I don’t knohat it’s beco at Grahaed for the better…

「Aah… Truth is, ya see, it’s absolutely necessary for ather a type of ore over there no uild a little while ago, but there still hasn’t been a fella that would take it Therefore, it’s that ‘Wouldn’t it work if it’s jou-chan?’, hat I thought na After all, you’re the sacred treasure wielding dragon slayer, right? Though you’re B ranked, I believe you’re alest within the adventurers, ya know?」

Eh…? That, how does…? The guild has laid out a gag order, I also have not told anyone, and yet…

「Even I have various connections, ya see Don’t worry, I haven’t said anything about this to anyone Well, some humans know about this, however」

「How did you knohat I was thinking…」

「I can i at jou-chan’s expression Well, for that reason, I’d like to request jou-chan but, could you possibly accept it? Aah, of course, if the contents seem unreasonable, I won’t mind if you pull back Because even I value reeet a minus for the commission failure, ya see」

Fu…1

「But, why is that ore needed? Besides, even if you don’t go pick it up yourself, shouldn’t you be able to buy the ore itself? I don’t think it’s necessary for you to go as far as to risk yourself going there to pick it up…」

If I’m not mistaken, that ore can be mined in other locations Like for example, the northern country… Wait, the northern country?

「Aah, it’s just as jou-chan thought Though the ore itself can be mined in a country other than here , the yield is considerably small2 So far it’s mostly imported, the majority of it are from the northern country But that place, the northern country ceased its exports Thanks to that, the value of the ore in this country has raised drastica

lly, and it’s by no means easy to buy it There’s practically none on the market… Because of that, if I’eous, and there absolutely wouldn’t be enough tih I know the risks, I have no choice but to rely on that mountain」

I see… So that abandoned h it’s said to be abandoned, just because it was abandoned because it wasn’t profitable anymore, doesn’t mean it was abandoned from exhaustion ne

By the way, the northern country is the one Takahashi+-san was summoned at, called the country of Soutines

「Also, the reason I want that ore… It’s for the sake of revealing a weapon at the contest taking place at this time’s New Year’s festival A weapon ularly, but this time’s contest is a little different na There’s an opponent that I absolutely can’t lose it For the sake of that, I need that ore noto that mountain?」