Chapter 54 (1/2)
Chapter 54
I left the room after the discussion with Bordow and saw that Fiona was waiting outside . She seemed a little restless, which was quite the departure from her usually cheerful disposition . She was sitting in a chair with an uneasy expression, but quickly got up when she noticed us .
“Asagi, Daniela!”
“Hey, it’s been a while . ”
“It really has! We were both so busy, and we had no time to meet… Wait, nevermind that . Is it true that you killed a wyvern? Are you hurt?”
She began to pat me down as if looking for injuries . I pointed to my right thigh and she tapped it lightly . I nodded to show that there was no pain, and she finally moved away with relief .
“Well, this was just from a broken blade catching me in the leg . I wasn’t hit all that much from the wyvern . ”
“Amazing… It is like you came out unscathed . ”
“That’s a bit of an exaggeration . ”
That made me sound like some kind of superhero . I walked with Daniela and Fiona and explained the story again . I was out camping and encountered a wyvern . It wasn’t the longest story, and I finished when we reached the entrance .
Entrance… Rex and several other adventurers were gathered near the counter . They looked familiar . They were his other party members . Looking at them again, I got the impression that they were very high level . A strong party . And yet, once Danny, their shield-bearer had gone down, the party had crumbled… The field of battle could be very unpredictable . You really should have a healer with you . Seriously .
“Asagi!”
Rex called me over . I waved at him with one hand and the other members all waved back .
“Ah, I just wanted to thank you . You really helped us back there . ”
Said the greatsword-wielder who had been the one to carry Danny during their escape . I accepted his offered hand and shook it .
“I’m glad to see you are well . How is your shield-bearer doing?”
“There’s no need to worry about him . We pooled our money together to put him up in the best hospital in the city . He’s resting nice and easy now, but he’ll be out before you know it . ”
“That’s good . Do they accept visitors? I would like to go and see him . ”
“Aye, I hoped you would . He said he wanted to thank you . He’ll surely be happy if you visited . ”
It was great that he was doing well . I will have to go check up on him later .
After that, I talked with the archer and the other swordsman as well . They both wanted to thank me, which was a little embarra.s.sing . It was just not something that I was used to… But I didn’t hate it either .
After a while, the subject of the reward was brought up .
“The total sum of the reward comes out as one hundred and forty gold pieces and a few silvers . This will be shared between us all . And there is no room for argument on this matter . ”
“The total sum of the reward comes out as one hundred and forty gold pieces and a few silvers . This will be shared between us all . And there is no room for argument on this matter . ”
Rex declared . I had no complaints, and so I nodded .
“Asagi, here is your share . Please count it . ”
He says as he hands me a leather pouch . It seemed a little heavy to me…and I was surprised when I opened it . This didn’t seem right . It was clearly almost half of it .
“Hey, this…”