Chapter 36: Clam
Character Na:
『Kaga Michio』
Current Levels & Equipnt:
Explorer Lv.43
Hero Lv.39
Mage Lv.42
Monk Lv.42
Equipnt:
Rod of Offerings
Hardened Leather Armor
Hardened Leather Helt
Hardened Leather Gloves
Hardened Leather Boots
Sacrificial Misanga
During the evening, when we returned ho from Bode castle, there was a note left on our door from Luke the Broker, most likely left by one of his ssengers again. Normally, since Luke is my personal broker working at the Quratar rchants Guild, I would imdiately think that this is about him winning another bid for a Monster Skill Crystal and that he wants to co by as soon as possible to pick it off of him but this ti, I am not so sure. I want to believe that the news contained in the note are going to be the good ones, but they might as well be the bad ones.
Aside from being my personal broker dealing in the matters of the rchants Guild, Luke has lately beco a middleman between myself and the Duke of Hartz Duchy. As per our agreent, whenever the Duke is going to have sothing that he wishes to discuss with , he’s going to be informing about it through Luke, since doing it like that is much more efficient in comparison to him ordering to co to Bode every single ti when anything happens.
And as for the recent happenings that might require the Duke’s attention, then there is only one thing related to that cos to mind: the matter of the duels that Roxanne and I have fought yesterday against Roxanne’s acquaintance and Sabo, one of the strongest warriors of the Wolfkin tribe, which ultimately ended in our victory and the latter pair’s death.
To give you a little more context, we were approached by Roxanne’s old acquaintance while in the Labyrinth, and while she was acting extrely hostile towards Roxanne, she demanded to have a duel with her, to which I reluctantly agreed. As such, we made our way to Bode’s castle, where the duel was promptly carried out in the presence of Gozer, the leader of the Knight Order of Hartz Duchy.
The fact that in the end we were the ones who erged victorious out of that unpleasant situation is an undeniable fact, but since according to Gozer’s words the Duke himself was not present at the castle yesterday, there is a high chance that I might be called in by the Duke so that he could question about what happened in more details.
But no, wait…. Whatever this ssage at the door is, it can’t possibly be a summon from the Duke, for the ssage arrived today. If it’s sothing from either yesterday or today, then it’s too early to be a ssage from the Duke.
Had the ssage arrived tomorrow, it would have been highly likely for it to be the Duke’s, since he wasn’t present at the castle and Gozer didn’t ntion when exactly is he gong to be back. Even more so had it arrived the day after tomorrow.
Within four to five days from the duel, the Duke will surely try to summon to Bode so that I could tell him about everything personally. But even if it did turn out that the ssage from him has arrived today, then that would still be all right. I would have no problems with it. After all, we didn’t do anything wrong here. We were the side that has been challenge to a duel not once, but twice, so we had every right to defend ourselves with everything we had.
Now, the only question here is whether that premonition is going to turn into sothing good or bad for us, so with my heart thumping with anticipation, I waited for Roxanne to pick up the mo left at the door and read through its contents while doing my absolute best not to show any kind of emotions on my face.
「Master, it would seem that Mr. Luke has managed to successfully win a bid for the Green Caterpillar Monster Crystal.」
It actually took a few seconds to properly register the words that Roxanne has spoken just now, but once they sunken in properly, the thoughts in my head stopped spinning at hundred miles per hour.
So it was actually what I expected it to , a ssage about another successful bid made by Luke. Great, that’s very good to hear. Actually, it’s even more than very good. This ans that everything’s still all right with the world.
Because of what happened to us yesterday, I was trying to be even more cautious than usual, but on the contrary, Roxanne was still her usual self, almost as if she has already gotten over the shocking events tha transpired yesterday, for which I am envious of her. Forget about today, if I was the one at the centerpiece of the shocking events from yesterday, then I don’t think that I would be able to calm myself down even a few days after the fact.
Roxanne, however, dodged the incoming attacks of the monsters with the sa old precision, and she was also as relentless as always when it ca to attacking the enemies that were appearing before if, dealing with all of them with the minimal amount of movent required for her to do so. That being said, it might be that she appears all calm and collected on the inside, but is actually quite worried about this entire situation on the inside. The possibility of that being the case here is actually quite frightening, so I will try to do my best to not think about it at all.
「It’s still bright outside, so I can probably still make it there in ti if I head out now, so I’ll be heading out to the rchants Guild. Be sure to watch over the house while I’m gone, okay?」
It was probably a good idea to return ho before going for shopping. Is this what you call having a premonition? No, that’s probably not it. To put it in other words, it might not exactly be a premonition, but rather a wish fulfilnt.
Not facing the problem is not going to suddenly offer the solution to the problem itself.
Even if ten days would have passed after the duel, the Duke is definitely going to investigate that matter if he finds even a minor detail that’s going to appear suspicious to him.
If that actually cos to pass, then the resulting drama should be incredibly funny to see unfold. Oh well, the business in ten days’ ti can be taken care of in ten days’
ti. First and foremost I should take care of today’s business: going to see Luke about the Green Caterpillar Skill Crystal.
Luke contacts mostly in cases of successful bids that he manages to make. It should take around a day for Gozer to talk to the Duke about everything that has transpired yesterday. Then, the Duke is probably going to contact Luke, which should take yet another day, and then Luke’s ssage will take a few days to reach , so if we assu the most optimistic prognosis about this matter, then I should have give or take ten days of relative peace for myself.
「Very well. Miria and I will do maintenance of the equipnt, and then when we will be done with that, we will proceed to make so soup since we should still have enough vegetables left to make just about enough of it for the four of us. Are you okay with that, master?」
「Yeah, no objections here. That’s fine with .」
「Whole Fish, desu!」
「Whole fish, desu!」
Like Miria said, tonight’s dinner will be a Whole Fish tatsuta-age. I have already left the Whole Fish to marinate in fish sauce yesterday, so it should be at the absolute peak of its tastefulness today.
I waited for Sherry to get ready to leave since we also plan to do so light ingredients shopping after I’m going to take care of my business, and then we warp right to the waiting room of the Quratar rchants Guild, where I then buy the Green Caterpillar Skill Crystal off of Luke. Just like I have expected, his business with today was strictly about that, and there was no ssage from the Duke for at all.
「All right then! Shall we make one more dish for today’s dinner? We might as well, since I am more than certain that Miria is just going to devour most of the fish by herself.」
「Yes, I think that’s going to be the best course of action. In that case, I am going to stir-fry sothing for us.」
After buying bread and ingredients for stir-fried food, we headed straight back ho.
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