Episode 12.3-4 (1/2)
Lecan delivered barrels packed full with medicine to several pharmacists together with Jericho.
It's Shira-made medicine from the one Lecan helped making after the first herb gathering session back then.
Every stores was celebrating like they were about to cry. Since they had run out of Shira's medicine and couldn't respond to their customers' demands.
While Lecan was busy transporting the medicine in and out, Eda was getting a lecture on <Flame Arrow (Veyart) from Shira. There was not even a sign of her casting the spell at the end of the day.
In Lecan's case, he managed to cast the spell on his very first try.
(Perhaps Eda has no aptitudes in Light and Heat type magic.)
Right as Lecan was thinking of going back after he was done with the delivery, Dans came by. It's the messenger man Chaney employs. The man is most likely one of the upper echelon in Chaney Company. He's not supposed to do such busy works. Lecan could sense a considerable discretionary power from all interactions with him so far. Dispatching this man as a messenger probably signifies Chaney's consideration toward Shira. Same toward Lecan.
”Please excuse my tardiness, Shira-sama. I take it you need something with the house for rent we have.”
Apparently, it was Shira who called him.
However, Shira never left her house.
She must have some sort of secret means to transmit messages.
”Lecan and Eda told me they want to live in that house. Can you show them the house for now.”
”Affirmative. Would you like to go now?”
”Yeah.”
”I wanna go too.”
”Very well, I shall lead the way. Shira-san.”
”What is it?”
”My master will arrive here soon to visit you. He appears to have something to report and to give as a reward.”
”I don't really need one though. But well, I'm not going to drive him away if he's coming.”
”Thank you very much.”
Led by Dans, Lecan and Eda went to the house.
It's an old compact house, but it's got a well and all stuff you'd expect from a house. Most importantly, it's surrounded by a tall sturdy outer wall, and the front door is bulky and bolted, a good point to have.
”The wall is so high, hanging out the laundry feels like it'd be a bit of a pain. The front door is so heavy too, need too much power to open and close.”
What Lecan thought was an advantage, Eda saw it as a disadvantage. Yet, this house is close to Shira's and the shopping street. She thought it was a good article. The rent fee is 12 silver coins for the remainder of this year. Lecan is not familiar with the market price, but he understands how cheap it is.
”What do you think, Eda.”
”Unn. I like that it's cheap. And we can just move out if we find a problem after living here anyway.”
”Alright then, we're renting this house.”
”Thank you very much. Here are two keys to this house.”
Dans left after handing over the keys to Lecan and Eda.
”Well then, let's pack up and move in.”
”What are you saying. We've got to clean it up first, and there's not even a bed or even a bundle of straw to sleep on. We gotta buy cooking utensils and tableware too.”
”That's unnecessary. We've got our camping tools anyway.”
”Why should we camp out when we've rented a house. Geez, Lecan. Okay then, just let me take care of cleaning up and purchasing minimum necessities. Lecan, you can come tomorrow, I mean three days later.”
”Got it. Well then.”
Lecan stayed in a room at his usual inn.
Looking at foodstuff that was in his <Storage>, he found out many already spoiled or nearing expiration. He threw away the spoiled ones and gave the rest to the inn to be cooked.
Lecan chewed down the cooked food while drinking strong liquor aplenty before falling asleep like a log.
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”Oh my, what's wrong with you, Lecan. You look kind of worn-out.”
”I went to the orphanage.”
”Oh that's, good work there. Were you with Eda-chan?”
”No, Eda should be shopping around and cleaning the house now.”
”Did you give her money?”
”...No.
”Don't forget to give her, okay.”
”Yeah.”
”So, how was it at the orphanage.”