Chapter 51 - The Negotiator, Mist (2/2)

The shopkeeper started to restock the products that were displayed on the shelves.

I have a feeling that they were carefully lined up.

It makes you think that there are only few of these products left if you had only seen them once.

The price tag written on the products were also quickly rewritten.

When we were about to leave, the door of the store opened.

[Okay! Let’s buy our items!]

A number of mercenaries began coming in the store.

The storekeeper nodded a bit towards Mist.

He’s probably trying to say “You must keep your promise.”

Mist also nodded her head a bit in response.

And thus, we left the first store on the list and went towards the other stores.

We already have all the tools that I will need in the ruins.

Some spare clothes.

A belt.

Hanging on the back of that belt was a dagger and its leather sheathe.

I also bought a tiny hammer.

I’m going to need it when I have to peel a monster’s skin or crush their bones.

I’ve also bought some preservable foods.

When I have trouble with food, there’s also the transfer ability of my leather bag.

The rest of what I bought would be tiny tools that can be easily carried.

I also bought a sleeping bag.

I have also purchased one backpack.

The space in the bag would roughly be divided into two.

One side is where I would likely store the monster materials.

The other side would be where I would put the things that I had bought.

There was still some space in the bag.

In the first place, I don’t have that much luggage.

I had scoured through the Disposal Ruins with just my leather bag.

Food, water, and an appropriate bed.

If I have these three, I can pretty much survive with just the basics.

An experienced person like me is saying so.

[Thanks for the help. This is the fee for the advice, just as I promised.]

I hand over three silver coins to Mist.

[Eh?]

Mist’s eyes widened after she received the coins.

She looked up towards my face.

[Isn’t this too much?]

[If I were to calculate the things we had bought, I could save more than three silver coins with your help today. Especially at that first store we went to, I would have lost more money if I had went there without knowing anything.]

Mist grasps the silver coins in front of her chest.

She had this somewhat unwilling expression on her face.

[Then, I’ll be taking these silver coins just like you said. Umm… I haven’t expected to get this much when you told me about this advice fee, that’s why I’m a bit dumbfounded. I planned to ask just around this much…]

This idiotic honesty of her really resembles my aunt.

Their voice and the language they speak were certainly different, but…

[Don’t worry about it.]

Anyway, 80% of the money I have were taken from those four-people group.

There’s also the jewels that I had yet to sell.

[Well then, I’ll be going now–…?]

Thud~

Mist is about to collapse.

I hastily went close and caught her body.

Pofu~

[…………]

She’s light.

There is certainly the weight of a person.

But, she’s too light.

I peek at her face.

Her eyes looked like they can’t focus.

[…………]

[Are you alright?]

Misit raised her face.

[Ah—]

Mist’s face was almost before my own face.

Now that I can see it closely, I can see the eyelids under her eyes.

[—-!!!]

Fwoosh~

Mist quickly got away from me.

I remember that time when the slender macho tried to touch her.

At that time, she looks like she really disliked it.

Is there some reason why she doesn’t like to be touched by a man?

Mist quickly arranged her hair.

[…Phew.]

A sigh leaked out from her mouth.

[Are you alright?]

[—Eh?]

[I saw bags under your eyes but… did you lack some sleep?]

[Y- Yeah. There were days where I couldn’t sleep well.]

I remembered her words from earlier.

“I can’t sleep without being in a single room.”

Mist wants to sleep on a single room.

However, she still can’t sleep.

Insomnia?

Or, there must be another reason—

[A- Anyway, I’m fine. It’s just that I’m a bit tired. You don’t have to worry about me. Well then, I’ll be going now. I’m happy that I could provide some help.]

Turning around, Mist walked away.

As if she’s trying not to get others involved with her.

[………….]

[Pii?]

Pigimaru cried out a bit.

[Hmm? What are we going to do now?]

[Pii.]

I walked again, aiming towards the plaza on the outskirts of the town.

[Of course, it would be to start the raid in Mills Ruins.]