Episode 260.2
(EP-260.2) #2
260 – Fight Fire With Fire #2
Mirna seed a little shocked by the sight. For her, who had lived a devout and orderly life, this chaos and disorder must have been foreign.
Mirna looked around.
“Do you think there are any shops here that sell wands or staffs? Or places that sell magic tools would be fine. Even shops with mana paints and inks would be good.”
“There should be plenty of magic tool shops around. If you need sothing specific, it might be better to buy a catalog from visiting rchants rather than stopping by a shop…”
Nobles don’t need to visit the market personally.
The items they need are custom-delivered. If not, they can simply send their servants. Especially for soone like Mirna, the young lady of the Draco family, there’s no need to go through such trouble.
However, Mirna shook her head.
“That way, it won’t have karma. The bond with a tool is important. Like accidentally finding an old book in a secondhand bookstore. It’s best to have a dramatic encounter with tools you’ll use for a long ti.”
━Kyuiing.
“Exactly. Like with this little one.”
I wasn’t entirely sure what she ant, but it seed she wanted to visit a magic tool shop. So, I led her to a nearby magic goods store.
* * *
Jingle, jingle. As we opened the door and entered, a blonde woman wearing a pointed hat greeted us with languid eyes, a long pipe in her mouth.
“Welco.”
A whiff of a smoky sll hit us, but Mirna didn’t seem to mind as she looked around the store.
Since this was our seventh store visit, I hoped she would like this one.
“The atmosphere is nice.”
Mirna finally nodded approvingly. Just as I felt relieved, the witch who appeared to be the shopkeeper seed to be interested in us.
“You look like valuable custors. Are you looking for sothing specific? We have many items directly imported from the Witch Forest of the North. They’re pricey, but the quality is guaranteed.”
Mirna, eyeing the various goods, replied, “I’m looking for magic tools like wands or staffs.”
The witch shrugged at Mirna’s words.
“However, I doubt you’ll find a better tool than the fan you have. That’s made from the feathers of bluebirds and blue eagles, right?”
“This isn’t enough. I need sothing with more power.”
I had noticed since we started visiting these shops that Mirna seed strangely fixated on power. Maybe she had realized sothing from her previous fight with Opal?
It wouldn’t be surprising if she felt the need to power up. Most of the action was handled by Narmi, while Mirna had been unconscious.
━Kyuiing.
At that mont, the cloud creature Yingying, which had been resting on Mirna’s head, suddenly darted off sowhere.
It headed to a corner of the wall where a piece of wood was hanging. It looked charred, resembling a discarded poker. The end was curved like a question mark, almost like a hook.
━Yingyingyaing.
Yingying seed to like the item, rubbing against it.
The witch spoke up, “Your pet has a good eye. That’s a piece of black paulownia wood struck by lightning five tis. It holds very precious magic. Not just anyone can handle it, though—.”
“How much is it?”
The witch wrote sothing on a piece of paper and showed it to Mirna. Her eyes widened at the sight, and she let out a thoughtful hum.
“The price is higher than I expected…”
I didn’t know the exact amount, but Mirna was deeply contemplating the purchase. anwhile, the witch’s gaze turned to .
“You, too, seem to have quite the collection of fine items. From your robe to the scroll or wand at your waist. I’ve never seen soone dressed to this level.”
The witch’s eyes scrutinized , with her vertically slit pupils. I felt oddly uneasy, like a frog under the gaze of a snake.
“You must be a powerful mage, easily surpassing the 3rd rank. And, it feels like I’ve seen you sowhere before…”
She didn’t seem to realize I was the Demon Monk Theo. After a mont of contemplation, the witch spoke again as if she had made up her mind.
“If you can help with a request, I’d be willing to give you a discount on that lightning-struck staff. What do you think?”
Mirna reacted before I could.
“A request?”
“Well, actually—”
The witch began to tell her story as if she had been waiting for this mont. There was a dungeon nearby called the Hidden Barrier, and she needed soone to fetch so spring water from it.
“There are plenty of low-level monsters there, but I believe you two are more than capable. Normally, I would hire adventurers, but with the captures of Bellhawk’s experintal subjects, there’s a shortage of manpower.”
I see.
Due to the chaos caused by the Bellhawk family, the witch’s business suffered quite a bit. There must be many people like her in the world.
Though it wasn’t my fault, I felt a twinge of guilt.
“My specialty is potion-making. Water is the lifeblood of potion making, and at this rate, I might have to close shop.”
Monster extermination and fetching spring water.
It felt like receiving a quest in a ga, which felt funny to .
It gave the sense of romance of being an adventurer. And considering I had a daily task of 「Defeat Monsters 0/100」, it wasn’t a bad deal for .
However, today was supposed to be about showing Mirna around the city.
In other words, it was a date under the pretext of introducing the city. After setting the mood with the date, I was planning to discuss sothing important.
Wouldn’t this throw off my plan a bit? Just then, Mirna responded.
“Sure.”
What a straightforward answer.
In the end, Mirna and I accepted the impromptu request from the shopkeeper.
A young lady from a great family and a royal court mage doing a quest like regular adventurers with copper or iron plaques. It was amusing.
As we left the shop, I asked.
“Lady Mirna, are you sure about this? We were supposed to explore Monarch City together today.”
At my question, Mirna looked up at the still clear and bright sky.
“There are plenty of other days. Besides, experiencing the lives of ordinary people once in a while can be valuable for those in high positions. And—”
Mirna lowered her gaze from the sky and t my eyes. Her red eyes curved like a crescent moon.
“And exploring Monarch City was just an excuse, right, Sir Theo? You must have sothing important to discuss with alone.”
“Yes?”
“I’m not sure when you planned to bring it up, but our schedule doesn’t have to strictly be about sightseeing, does it?”
As expected, Mirna was perceptive.
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