CHAPTER 63 – LOGHOLT’S WEAPON SHOP
“What are you doing after this, rc?”
Totoara rose after finishing her al and inquired, her dimples visible in her smile.
“I’m not sure…”
“You haven’t decided on anything? Then how about joining to the Guild? I’ll introduce you to my party while we’re at it.”
“Um… I think I’ll pass. I rembered that there’s sothing that I must do.”
“Hm? What is that?”
rc put her hand on the wooden stick dangling around her waist as Totoara asked.
“I think it’s ti I finally change this fella.”
It was right at this corner, right?
rc was heading to a Weapon Shop that Totoara had pointed her to after saying their goodbyes at the inn. rc’s purpose was, of course, to buy an iron sword. She hadn’t intended to buy a weapon in this city and intended to use her wooden stick until it broke.
The Guran had utterly crushed rc’s belief that as long as she covered her wooden stick in Mana, it wouldn’t be inferior to any weapon purchased in a store.
Her wooden stick had failed to pierce through the Guran, who had erged as the final challenge of the adventurer exam. It had barely managed to scrape its scales, never mind inflicting a wound.
The Guran internals, which were protected by its scales, had undoubtedly sustained a great deal of damage as a result of the wooden stick’s strikes. But, if rc had trouble defeating a Guran, what did it suggest for opponents with tougher scales, skin, or thick fur? She would likely be put in a difficult situation.
rc couldn’t turn a blind eye to that.
Even if it’s a sword from a regular store, as long as I cover it with Mana, my effectiveness should improve.
rc pondered as she made her way to the Weapon Shop. As she walked sothing strange caught her attention.
“Hm? What in the… Why is this everywhere? That store too…”
Even though it was still early in the morning, the streets were bustling with people. Logholt, like Ende, lived up to its reputation as a major city.
The odd scenery that was erging in front of her was the reason rc had spoken what she had.
Similar flags hung from restaurants, general stores, and even clothing stores. When one took a closer look at them, they appeared to be virtually identical.
The Great Sage Buys Here!
Great Review by the Great Sage!!
The Great Sage For President!!!
“What in the… Is this a new religion or sothing?”
What rc was seeing astounded her.
The Great Sage to whom all the flags alluded was most likely Astard, one of the Four Heroes. Which ant that Astard likely did shopping here. Was he really such a laid-back fellow?
The Kingdom of Sphinia, located northeast of the Lezau Duchy, was Astard’s ho. Astard shouldn’t normally be involved with the Lezau Duchy’s City, thus rc was taken aback by the current scenario.
It was far too extravagant for the flags to be a ruse to attract consurs, and if they were, it would only negatively impact business. There was no chance that so many of the stores here didn’t know that, rc reasoned.
Furthermore, the people who ca in and out of these establishnts seed completely unconcerned by the flags. They were going about their business as usual, paying no attention to them.
It was an odd sight to behold.
Oh well, no point in thinking about it.
Even though she was taken aback by this, rc chose to ignore it and proceed to the store Totoara had recomnded.
Even if Astard had arrived here, he would have most likely departed by now. He’s not the sort to linger in a place with which he has no business with.
rc thought as she approached the Weapon Shop.
“Huh? Here as well?!”
rc shouted as she noticed a flag placed on the right side of the entrance to the Weapon Shop.
“‘The Great Sage Buys Here’? No, no. This is going overboard. He’s a mage. Why would he need a weapon?! And it’s not like Weapon Shops sell wands…”
Weapons and equipnt for swordsn and warriors were normally sold in separate stores from those for magicians. Equipnt for magicians could be found in stores known as Magic Shops.
rc had even visited major weapon stores in her previous life, but she had never seen one offer hats or cloaks for magicians. It seed obvious that Weapon Shops and Magic Shops were distinct.
Astard couldn’t possibly have bought anything here.
“Hm? Are you a custor? If you’re one, then hurry up and go inside. You’re getting in the way by staying here.”
“Ah! I’m sorry.”
rc, whose attention had been drawn entirely to the flag, abruptly turned around and apologized to the person who had spoken to her.
After rc apologized to him, the middle-aged man who had called out to her spoke up, “Oh… My bad. How silly of . There’s no way such a beauty would be a custor.”
He didn’t seem to think rc could be a custor based on her appearance. rc, on the other hand, simply put her hand at her wooden stick showing it to him.
“Do you work here? I want to replace this one with a proper sword. Could I have you show around the inside?”
“What? So, you’re really a custor? A replacent for this one huh… Well co on in, I’ll see what we can do.”
After inspecting rc’s wooden stick, the man gestured for her to enter the shop.
When he entered, the man took a glance around before calling out to the young lad working at the counter.
“Have there been any custors, boy?”
“Welco back, boss. No, nothing. There were so that looked at the goods, but I wouldn’t go as far as calling them custors.”
“I see. Well, it’s still early. Boy, go ahead and help this missy find a sword.”
“Huh? M-? You’re asking to find a sword for this miss?”
“That’s right. She’s apparently finally giving up on her wooden stick, so co and help her.”
The young boy erged from behind the counter when the man, who seed to be the shop’s owner, said that.
When rc saw the boy, she unconsciously smiled.
“Boss, there’s no need. I can pick a sword myself.”
“Don’t be stupid. What does a kid, who’s only swung a wooden stick up until now, know about swords? Weight, length, materials… There’s a lot of things you need to consider when buying a sword. And when I say weight, I don’t just an the sword’s weight as a whole. The weight of the sword’s blade and handle should be perfectly balanced. You’ll be the one being swung about by the sword, not the other way around, even if the weight is slightly wrong. That also applies to its length. The length of a sword’s blade and handle can greatly impact how a battle unfolds…”
“Thank you for the information, but, despite my appearance, I’ve been wielding a sword for quite so ti. I won’t struggle finding one myself.”
rc said firmly, interrupting the shop’s owner, who had been speaking so proudly.
The boss got slightly irritated when his lecture was interrupted.
“You say you’ve swung a sword for a long ti, but it can’t be any more than five years. Just how old are you?”
“I’m 14.”
“14?”
The boy was the first to respond in disbelief. However, as the shop’s boss glared at him, he quickly shut his mouth.
The shop’s boss crossed his arms and glanced down at rc after glaring at the youngster.
“Hmph! If you’re 14, you’ve only had one or two years with a sword, let alone ten. Just how in the world is a young missy such as you going to find a sword?”
“Easy. By swinging one.”
rc’s simple reply stunned the shop’s owner. When the shop’s owner noticed the light in rc’s eyes, he just smiled and replied,
“Interesting. Have it your way then.”
With that he gave rc his approval.
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