11 Episode 10 Armor and Walls

Enter the armor shop. Compared to Mr. Dveragh's store, it has a much easier atmosphere to enter. It's probably right, though, because Mr. Dverag's store doesn't intend to sell to ordinary people, both in terms of its location and its policy.

"Excuse me.

Oh, you're a customer. Are you a new adventurer?

A young female clerk in a modest work uniform answers. She looks about sixteen or seven years old. She's probably just an apprentice or a hired clerk.

I don't feel that there are other people in the store or at the back of the store, even with the search ability strengthened by the tentacles, but I wonder if she is out.

Her hair is greenish and semi-long. Her eyes are blue. As for her breasts, for the sake of ......'s honor, I'll keep my mouth shut. 　...... What?

I sensed a threat. I hurriedly replied.

"Yes. I was in Mr. Dveragh's store and asked him where I could buy some armor and he told me to come here and tell him that Mr. Dveragh had referred me.

The shopkeeper stared at me, but when I told him that Mr. Dverag had introduced me, he turned away and then looked at me suspiciously.

What, you're a new adventurer and Mr. Dveragh introduced you? Do you have something to prove, ......?

"Oh, I have a sword I got from Mr. Dverag's store. It's a one-handed sword.

You take the sword out of the item box, scabbard and all.

You got it? You didn't buy it, did you? And what do you mean you have an item box and you're a swordsman? ....... But the sheath and the bundle seem to be Dverag's. ....... Uh, do you mind if I take a look?

"Yes, of course.

Then I hand over the sword, scabbard and all. I'm sure Mr. Dveragh has only recently started making tempered swords, so they may not be his usual ones. If he doesn't approve, I can go to him and ask him what I should do. But he's scary and he'll probably kick me out. .......

It's not the same as Dverag's sword that I've seen, but it looks like Dverag's sword. The center of gravity isn't shaky, and it's a nice sword. Do you mind if I try a few slices? If it's Dverag's sword, I don't think it'll wear out like that.

It was a boxy girl! No, that's not the problem. It's a test cut, but it should be fine. I don't trust a sword that can be broken by a test cut.

"Yes. It's fine.

All right. I'll be right back.

The shopkeeper then brought a furry object from the back and slashed it with the sword. I wonder if it's okay for the clerk to do such a thing so easily.

Hmm? A shopkeeper?

There's probably no one else in this store but the shopkeeper, who can cut things in the store without permission, and is skilled enough to tell if it's Dverag's sword or not.

Maybe this person is not a clerk or an apprentice, but a craftsman of this store? He's so young!

I've never seen a sword that can cut this well. I've never seen a sword this sharp before! I can't say for sure that it's Mr. Dverag's, but with a sword this good, it would be a shame if it didn't have good armor. All right, I'll make you some good armor. What kind of armor would you like? I'd recommend Gargon leather.

It looks like she approves. But I wonder if a woman this young can do it. I was imagining someone more like Mr. Dverag, a skilled craftsman! I was expecting someone more like Mr. Dveragh, a skilled craftsman.

Well, since Ms. Dverag acknowledged the work, her skill must be solid.

"What kind of materials do you have?

"First of all, the Gargon leather I mentioned earlier. It's the Gargon leather I told you about, and it'll cost you fifteen thousand if it's custom-made to your size. It's a bit thicker than metal armor, but it's much lighter and easier to move around in. It's also green wolf leather, but it's not fireproof, so it'll be a problem if you're dealing with a demon that uses fire. I don't recommend it if you plan to use it for a long time. The advantage is that it's cheap. It's easy to work with and costs about a tenth of the price of Gargon leather, which is why I have it in my store as a beginner's armor, but if you're going to make it to order, it's not worth it to spend so much on materials, so I wouldn't recommend it.

I'm not sure if it's the Gargon leather armor that Dverag recommended for the price.

What kind of hard work is involved?

I don't want to ask too many questions, but I'm also scared. Besides, it's better to know than to not know.

"The flames will spread to your whole armor, and you will become a fireman. It won't take long for the flames to burn out, but by then you'll be in a lot of trouble, and even if you survive, the demon that caused it will be right next to you when you lose your armor. I've never heard of an adventurer who wore green wolf leather gear and survived a fire. I've never heard of an adventurer wearing green wolfskin gear and surviving a fire.

It's probably just equipment for beginners. Even though it's cheap, I don't want to get burned.

I'd rather not. I'd rather not. So you're saying we should go with Gargon leather?

There are so many materials to choose from, how much are you bringing?

About 20,000 ter.

"Then I guess it's Gargon leather. I'd recommend wyvern leather because it's more expensive than the leather armor type, but it's going to cost you about 10 million to get a complete set, and this store doesn't have anything that expensive, so you'll have to either bring in your own materials or let me know your budget and then I'll get the materials for you. I'm confident in my skills, but I don't have a lot of money.

The shopkeeper puffed up his chest. You don't have many breasts either.

I don't care about that. Gargon leather.

Gargon leather, please. Gargon leather.

I'll take your measurements then. Stretch your arms out a little.

Oh, yes.

Then the clerk is measuring the length from my shoulders to my elbows and my waist.

She was measuring my waist with her hand behind my back, so I couldn't ...... feel my breasts. It's a cliff. But ticklish things tickle.

Don't move.

For some reason, I felt pressured to stand still. I felt like I couldn't go against it.

I felt that something terrible was hiding behind the normal tone of voice.

I'm done. It's going to be 16,000 terahertz with your size, are you okay with that?

The tone is scary. I think he's angry. But 1000 tells is a lot of money.

I'm not going to let the pressure get to me!

"Yeah, but you just gave me one.

Are you okay?

The pressure intensifies. I'm still worried about my breasts. .......

I can feel the pressure building even more. But I'm not giving in!

"One, two, three.

You're okay, right?

Yes! I'm fine!

I'll give you two gold pieces. I couldn't handle the pressure.

The clerk takes them and gives me back four silver coins. I put them in the item box.

It'll be ready tomorrow evening, so come back after the evening bell rings.

"Ha! I'll do that! I'll do that! I'll leave you to it!

The fear is etched in my mind, and I hurriedly leave the place. Useless thoughts about women's breasts, no, no, no, no.

I join the guild to see what's up. It's not that I wanted to get out of the sight of the armorer as soon as possible.

Oh, hello, Kaede. I need to talk to you. Is this a good time?

Today was a rare day for Sally to speak to me. Her breasts were relatively full.

"What is it?

I wondered what she was talking about. Is there a problem with the overhunting of medicinal herbs, or is it that the price of medicinal herbs has fallen and the market is in turmoil, so don't bring them in anymore?

I'm talking about the rank up.

"Yes. It's a medicinal herb. It's already at ....... - What? Rank Up?

It seems I was mistaken. Is the shortage of medicinal herbs more serious than I thought?

Yes. Yes. Your guild's contribution and ability were judged to be sufficient for promotion after the Zunana grass and green wolf incident, but the fact that you haven't received any chore requests may cause problems later on, so you will need to complete at least one chore request in order to move up. Please consider this if you wish to advance in rank.

Do I need to complete chore requests to rank up? Even though the guild is an organization of adventurers, it's not enough to be strong.

I understand. I'll see what I can do.

With that, I go to check the G-rank request board. There was one interesting one among the garbage cleanup and luggage carrying.

Rank: G

Request: Iron ore transportation

Reward：2 Tel per 1kg

Quantity：As much as you can carry

Note: The mine is located 5km from the town on the grassland side, and the ore will be transported to the smelter.

As much as I can carry? This is a request that may test the limits of my item box.

Is there any other request I should take, no.

"I'll take this request.

I went to the request board (there were five identical boards stacked on top of each other. I picked up the request board (there were five identical boards stacked on top of each other, the one at the top) and handed it to Mr. Sally briskly.

You've brought me another strange request. ....... Well, this is just another chore, so there's no problem. It's a waste of the item box, though.

"Oh, is this a weird request?

It's not as popular as the Zunana grass. It's not as popular as Zunana grass. 600 teru for lodging, and if you carry 50 kilograms at a time, you'll have to make six round trips. If you can barely make enough money to pay for lodging, adventurers won't want to do it.

The same kind of unworthy request as the Zunana grass: ....... But my item box is a treasure trove.

I have an item box, so I'm good. I don't know what the limits of the item box are yet, so I'd like to test that out as well.

The more magic you have when you first use the item box, the more space you have. It seems that the more magic you have when you use the item box for the first time, the more slots you have. There is also a story that the capacity of each box increases when the player's level increases. The magic qualities themselves are quite rare and not much information has been released, so there may be something else going on.

Is it correct to say that the number of slots is the MP at the time of initial activation? It could also be the initial MP. As for the capacity, we'll see if we can squeeze as much as we can into one frame with this request.

You're right. Thank you for the valuable information. I'll be going now.

Huh? I had planned not to work today, but I ended up accepting the request.

Well, it's still noon and I didn't have anything to do in the afternoon except for shopping, so I guess I'm okay.