So girls stayed ho to experint with what Bea had bought on the promise that I would help them later, all the while Licia, Mia, and Ellie ca to the kingdom for their training.
Even though the rchant was going to depart from the kingdom tomorrow, aning that this would be one of the last rounds of summoning I do for him, he still wanted to give the wedding rings a chance.
Since Bea had a lot of books she hadn't read already, I made a deal with her. I wouldn't be putting tickets into spellbooks anymore until the rchant departed or, if he got the ring he's looking for.
Of course, I wasn't gonna break my promise to her, so as soon as he's gone I'll get her enough to make up for the ones I'm not getting now.
While I hate to admit it, I felt kind of bad for him, so I couldn't help wanting to help him out.
It's not enough to make too big of a difference, but it's at least sothing.
As such, I spent 25 tickets on wedding rings for another guy even though I still had yet to get a single one for my fiance.
The chances were abysmally low, and yet, upon a quick glance at the dozens of rings scattered around, the rchant claid victory.
rchant: "Jackpot! I told you I was lucky."
Yeah, sothing tells
he cheated so way or another. Perhaps he has a skill that increases his luck, or a buff he can apply to himself.
I just can't believe he got it with such unfathomable odds.
Still... it doesn't matter if he did sothing or not, I was glad that I managed to help this idiot...
rchant: "Hm... Now I feel indebted to you... that's not good..."
What does he an? Did he forget I gave him a small fleet? And while the weapons and armor he got weren't good enough for him, he still took them anyway so that his blacksmith friend could use his Gift to try and learn sothing.
Even if he didn't get the ring, I've been giving him enough goods for a lifeti.
Miwen: "So... why is the ring so important?"
The description just tells
that it's a ring made to represent one's promise and that it gives an "immortality" effect.
Sohow, it feels like the description is a bit lacking though... perhaps, if I had more levels in [Appraisal] I would be able to see more information about this ring, but as it stands, I didn't get new details about it, which made it look like a simple wedding ring with a strong effect, even though I already knew that there had to be more about it than just that.
Had I gotten this by myself before eting the rchant, I would think it's a pretty incredible item due to its effect, but the rchant doesn't need immortality, to begin with, so I don't really understand what is the importance of this thing.
There's also the fact that apparently, the owner of this ring is not to be ssed with, and would even kill the rchant to prevent him from getting it.
It's a bit scary to be his accomplice when thinking about what might happen if this person discovers this, but since nothing happened after we acquired it, I think we are safe...
It isn't above
to throw the rchant under the bus either, after all, it was his idea and it's completely his fault. I'll totally wash my hands off of this if I have to.
rchant: "This... is sothing the other cycles didn't have. It will be a second chance."
Yeah, the bla is on
for expecting a direct answer.
At the very least, the way the rchant talks about it makes it seem like a good thing, so I'll trust that he'll put it to good use.
Miwen: "Have you thought about what you're going to summon next? Since the first one didn't count, it's gonna be your last."
He looked a bit disappointed before starting to think deeply about it. He understands that I'm not his personal wish-granting machine right?
You can't rub
or throw coins and expect an unlimited food supply to appear.
rchant: "... More ships would be useful, but I don't wanna risk another sure-to-sink monstrosity... the weapons are lacking, they wouldn't be able to hurt a God... hm... et
in my house tomorrow, I'll have sothing ready by then."
Mysterious as always, but I'm looking forward to have he might have in store. There are a few banners that would be pretty bad to be used inside a house, but he wouldn't be dumb enough to use them... I think.
Since the rchant and I were done with our business, we went to check on the girls that were in the kingdom.
First was Mia and Licia. Their training was... very extre. I thought Mia was pretty hard on , but it seems like she's even harder on herself.
I guess it's to be expected given her age and her abilities. She was facing a Licia that was going all-out though, so even with the level gap, she barely had any breathing room as she struggled to keep the pace using the daggers.
Surprisingly, the rchant decided to help them out as well and made the two of them fight him on the promise he wouldn't get away with his Gift.
He even asked
to participate as well, so thinking that this little mock battle would be a great exercise in preparation for the boss battle that was to co, I actually brought everyone.
The rchant kept healing us of our fatigue and mana since we weren't in the best shape due to fighting in the dungeon today. Doing it like this also ant we could keep going for way longer than it would normally be possible.
It's a bit bad to intrude on the girls' resting ti this way, but a chance like this doesn't co often since the rchant rarely takes anything seriously.
Even though it was a mock battle, the girls were seriously fighting to kill. It was fine since our weapons couldn't even hurt him, to begin with, but since he kept ssing with them during his whole stay, the girls decided to use this opportunity to deal with their pent-up grievances toward him.
Them taking this so seriously wasn't the best choice though... even without using his Gift, the rchant was simply too fast for us to accompany. He made sure to always be just a step ahead, answering our every move with a perfect counter.
I'd say we improved quite a bit since the last ti we faced him, both in power and teamwork. And with him replenishing our mana, so of the girls were going way beyond all-out.
The very scenario outside of the kingdom walls was becoming that of scorched earth, with an insane amount of arrowheads spread all across that made it look like two armies just finished an intense battle.
Even though by the end we didn't manage to land a single hit, it might've been the best practice we've ever had.
In sheer desperation, as if their lives depended on it, the girls were trying all types of different combos and sneak attacks, pairings, and formations that we've never tried in the dungeon were all used to try and get ahead of the rchant.
Not only collectively, this also yielded a few results individually as even so of the more experienced girls were refining their craft bit by bit.
While the girls usually do so one-on-ones, doing big mock battles like this inside the kingdom proved to be pretty beneficial, so perhaps I should set up so sort of arena or training ground for it in the future.
By the end of the "training
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