Chapter 243 (1/2)

Chapter 243

Free Time

There seemed to be no problems with the details of the contract in general, but as you’d expect, a quick decision on something on the national scope couldn’t be made right away, so it was left for later . Although it was left for later, the contract was mostly set in stone, so my role was almost finished .

Well, I still have the job as a guard, but since there are people proficient in it, there’s no place for me to step in .

“How about doing some shopping around the town~”

“”Will go shopping~!””

I was told that it would be okay to spend the time outside of my shift as we like as long as we didn’t ruffle any feathers, so I thought of doing some shopping in the town .

“Takumi, are you going outside?”

“Yes, this is our first time in Creta, so I thought we’d take a stroll around . The weather is good too . ”

“Would you mind if I tagged along?”

“Are you on a break, Kevin-san? We, of course, wouldn’t mind, but we had not decided on the destination, so we are expecting to wander around . ”

Although I say that we will be wandering around, I feel that I will be biased towards shops with Creta’s specialty products… is Kevin-san fine with that?

“I have nothing else to do anyway . Oh, I can take you to a shop that sells dungeon ingredients if you want? It’s a shop that deals with things found in the nearby dungeon . ”

“Please take me there!”

“Kuku, sure thing . ”

Kevin-san laughed at me when I replied to him .

But, when you present me with a shop that I would like to visit right away, I have no choice but to ask you to take me there!

“Shall we go then?”

“”Let’s go~ let’s go~””

We used the exit for the castle’s personnel and walked into a lively street .

“”Which way~?””

“N? The shopping street is east of here, so… to the left . ”

“”Left~!””

“Allen, Elena, let’s go a bit slower . ”

“”Okay~””

The children grabbed my hands, saying “Quickly, quickly” and pulling me around while looking around with excitement .

“How many times have you been to this town before, Kevin-san?”

“Twice . Though I say that, it was on the official business the last time . So don’t expect too much from me, as I don’t know much about the town . ”

“Nono, I’m already very grateful that you know the way to the shop I wanted to see . ”

There’s nothing wrong with wandering around places you don’t know because it’s fun .

“But, why do you know the location of the dungeon goods shop so precisely?”

“My colleague said he bought something from there, so I searched for it the next day . ”

“Heeh~ is that so?”

“Oh, we are here . ”

We arrived at the shop while talking .

“”Ohh~””

“This is quite…”

Various things were displayed in the shop . From food to unidentified items .

“Sorry about this . It’s all jumbled together, right?”

A man past his middle-age approached us as soon as we entered . He must the shopkeeper .

“The goods seem to be sorted into different types to some extent, but… it does feel that way a little . ”

“I thought so~ I thought of sorting things out, but there are many things that come from the dungeon with unknown use~”

“Oh, I see . So it’s like that . ”

Now that he says it, there are certainly things you wouldn’t know what they are for at a glimpse .

In my case, I can always use Appraisal when I see something I am not sure about, but that’s not how things normally go~

Oh, aren’t these vanilla beans!

“I fundamentally buy ingredients and herbs, but these things I purchased from some young adventurers . ”

“Did you get caught up in their crying act? You will lose your shop if you keep responding, you know?”

“I am properly aware of that . ”

Kevin-san advised the shopkeeper with an understanding look .