Vol 4 Chapter 60 (1/2)
Conquering Commence
We conducted a few trial runs, and completed adjustments on Porter, so I went over to the smithery in order to fetch my oeapons
In the miscellaneous town of Arumsaas, it was as if the city itself was a sort of maze
But there was the fact I was living here, so I was able to visit the places I conducted business at without getting lost
I have to be thankful for Clara, who drew maps, and Miranda, who led me around the streets
And as I alking, I found the signboard hung over a slightly narrower road
It was the smithery I utilized in Arumsaas, and not just in weapons, they also dabbled their hands in armors As it was easy to obtain metal here, there was an abundance of metal workers in this city
But when it came to those aimed at adventurers, there were few to find on the main roads
While it wasn’t rare in the city of Arumsaas, the shopkeeper was a dwarf
With a scraggly beard, and a characteristic reddened nose
As I greeted him, he directed a smile at me
“How is it? The order I placed?”
“It’s long finished But are you sure that’s alright? I definitely made them sturdy, but… for a sabre, they’re on the heavy side”
As I was alright if it was heavy, the sabre I specially ordered had an increase in thickness The current me could wield a heavier one more or less fine
Of all else, the h
There was an abundance of ood qualities sabres weren’t an easy buy in Arumsaas Even if they were available, they were
I accepted the five sabres, and looked over the other goods
Arrows equipped with ic stones on their ends to combust
A product e of the town’s students
However, we couldn’t get together the numbers this time, so I asked one of the blacksmith’s acquaintances to have them manufactured
“… The nuh”
“We’ll properly do the e’ve been asked of If the customers drift away, then with this shop location, my store will close before you know it Even so…”
The shopkeeper looked over the arrows I purchased
“What’s wrong?”
“No, it’s not like there’s a large-scale party labyrinth raid, or a war happening here anytime soon Despite that, our stock of these sorts of weapons is running low”
The arrows rigged to trigger explosions fetched quite a price
Even if purchasing one or tasn’t a probleet sufficient numbers, they cost several times the amount of normal arrows
What’s more, if they were of bad quality, they wouldn’t explode, the output would be lower, or other defects ht occur
It was hard to control that
They weren’t fit for long-tere, so it was normal to decide the required amount, and have an order sent in for them to be made
They could also explode if you were to be attacked, sothem was a pain
If a party didn’t have a baggage carrier, they would be too scared to use them But they were reliable in the labyrinth… that sort of weapon
“Soht them in mass Because of that, I wasn’t able to buy any at the place I patronized before”
I said that with a wry smile, and the shopkeeper cautioned me to handle them with care as he handed them over
He addressed me
“Coirl that came with you before?”
He asked about Novem, so I told him she wasn’t with me this time
He seemed a little sad
While a dwarf’s and a human’s aesthetic senses differed, it see to her
“If she was here, I’d have offered a discount How unfortunate”
“Yes, how unfortunate I’ll be sure to bring her along next time”
As I said that, the shopkeeper broke out into a smile
“Even irl Have her drop by sometime”
I took the e sum, and exited the blacksmithery
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… Aria was perfor the labyrinth
The ones checking the contents of the stock loaded onto Porter were Lyle and Poyopoyo
Everyone else was confirs
In the Circry House’s mansion’s yard, everyone had woken up early, and eaten breakfast
The sky was still diht as she looked over her own supplies
Everyone else also used that light to do the same
(She’s quite considerate, that girl)
Aria looked at Clara, and thought so like that
She confirmed her provisions, and inspected her equipment Her spare weapons were loaded onto Porter, so she made sure to take a look at those ones first
“Okay, that’s the last of it!”
In plans this large in scale… when they would be staying over a few days in the labyrinth, it would really be a probleet their supplies in order
Forgetting a single piece of baggage, and leaving regrets as they die
For that sake, it was i the previous day
While recalling Lyra’s teachings, she got her things together as she looked around
Miranda had been an adventurer for even less tis
“Hey, you forgot your canteen!”
“Eh? But there’s water loaded onto Porter, and… Hiii! I’m sorry!”
“Go get it at once Make sure you check its contents too”
Miranda was even doing Shannon’s checks for her
They had locked up theoff
Clara looked over a memo as she went over her items one by one
With her finger pointed, she through the them off
“Okay, I’m done here as well… the second check also checks out”
It see her things once s
(I’d never be able to imitate that one)
She didn’t look that methodical, but perhaps due to her pro mentality as a support, she s
And Aria turned her eyes to Novem
Perhaps already finished, she was heading to Lyle to load her luggage onto Porter
Her feet stopped, and she suddenly turned towards the wall
Aria also tried looking in that direction, but as the lighting was dihost
(She doesn’t have an extra sense or anything, right… but it’s Novem, after all)
To Aria, Noverasp at
She knew Miranda ary of her For some reason, a tense atmosphere would often build up between the two of them
But as Aria looked over the wall, she suddenly felt a presence
(Eh? So is… ah)
On top of it was a small bird
After looking at Novem, it fleay
(I wonder if Novem is nervous)
Not paying e over to Lyle
Running from the mansion, Shanon came over to Miranda key in hand
“You ht?”
“Of course”
Miranda snatched Shannon’s flask, opened the lid, and took a single swig at its contents
“… This definitely isn’t water, right?”
“T-tehe!”
(TL: ( ・ف≤)9☆)
She triedherself with her small hand, but with a smile, Miranda’s fist came down on her head
“If you want to bring this along so bad, then bring another flask of water too You’ll be carrying your belongings on your own”
On Miranda’s words, Shannon pointed at Porter
“Can’t we just stuff it onto Porter!?”
“We have plenty of things to load onto hiain!”
While watching over the sibling fight, Aria thought
(So treated as a comrade…)
She was just slightly unsatisfied with that
And she looked over at Lyle
“We have a little extra space”
Looking at the luggage loaded onto Porter, he wasa fully satisfied expression
Lyle was delighted enough about toe co about it, but to Aria, he looked like a child bragging over a toy
“We’ll be loading the collected ic stones and ger, and let it be able to serve as a lodging Having this frail chicken dickwad ca out just seems too pitiful…”
Having been called frail, Lyle shot back
“Oy, who’s fragile? We’re inside the labyrinth, so it’s not like we’re exposed to the ele There’s no rain or wind”
… Aria