264 - - The General Store

Nothing seems to have happened to the general store while he was away.

The points for the cores of those who protect are fixed, but the points converted from the cores of those who are killed are proportional to their level, and the points for combatants are twice as many as for production workers. It seems that it is actually Kal and Galahad who are targeted by players in terms of both points and skills, rather than Lapidus and Noel.

The battle in the trap dungeon has been posted on the bulletin board with SS, and Ochazuke and Peter warned me yesterday that the drinking boy and the knights will be targeted. And I was flashy in the arena.

I suggested that we close the general store, but he said he didn't like the idea of running away. Since we can all move, we decided to keep the shop open as usual and close it if we are attacked.

By the way, the members of the clan are the members except for Kikuhime. Shin and Leo should be gathering cores with Ochazuke and the larger clan of Ochazuke's friends who made a pact with them, and Peter should be working hard on his assassination solo.

"I heard that some fools tried to cross the counter, but the wards prevented them from doing so, and Eagle and Camilla eliminated them."

"They were chased down by a customer in line. I'm going to take over for a minute.

The two who have been checking on the situation report back to me. As usual, I am not allowed to go behind the partition.

"I'm sorry to leave you, but I'm going to join Mistiff. I'll go to Mistiff and give you Reno in exchange.

Paltin keeps his eyes fixed on Bahamut, but Bahamut is unconcerned.

Bahamut does not like to be touched by anyone but me, and when Paltin presses him, he keeps his distance or gives him a curt smack with his tail. He seems to be more interested in flying freely at the moment.

This time, I asked him to fly at his normal size to show off his power, but at that size, he would circle the planet in no time. He seems to be in a good mood now that Verus has made him small enough to fly in the relative size of the world.

"Sorry, have a bite to eat before you go, if you don't mind. You want me to bring you some partin?"

We prepared snacks for EP recovery and a packed lunch for Partin on his return to the island.

A crispy dough with fluffy pink strawberry cream, thinly sliced strawberries, and powdered sugar to make up the eclair. For Galahad, who prefers savory to sweet, a simple hot dog with a mustard-crusted sausage on lightly baked bread.

Galahad watches as Paltin gets on the transition plate, then happily takes a bite as Cal starts brewing a pot of tea.

"Oh, my God! It's like eating a sausage straight from the sausage. First there's a crunchy texture, and then the bread disappears in your mouth!　One more!"

The sausage is crispy and juicy when you bite through it, and I like the way it's browned in the oven. I don't want a hot dog that leaves bread in my mouth forever.

I think it's good to have bread that tastes good on its own, but you also need bread that enhances the other breads when combined.

"The sweetness is also excellent."

A man smiling and nibbling on an eclair. I wonder how he doesn't let the cream stick out, or does he have some kind of skill? .......

As I watch the two men eat while sipping the tea Cal made for me, I hear a commotion outside.

"What?"

"Some idiot must be charging in."

Galahad, the neighbor, says in an easygoing tone. Eagle and Camilla are taking good care of me, so I don't think anything will happen to Lapidus and Noel. If the need arises, we can all move on.

"Why are they coming back to the general store?"

There are other knights out there.

"We haven't received any information about other countries moving, including the capital, so it's probably a group of gentiles."

Cal is apparently collecting information via e-mail or something.

The means of communication in this world varies from a whisper of a spirit or the appearance of a small bird next to the face, the most common being the appearance of several light particles. Verna's e-mail was a butterfly.

"I thought it was finally Bahamut's turn."

"Piggya!"

I patted Bahamut for his cheerful reply.

"He's pretty keen on destroying the whole country, isn't he?"

"I'm the type of person who wants to annihilate the enemy."

He replies to Galahad, who looks stunned. I don't trust those who left the Marquis of Lobster alone until now and then cut him off like a lizard's tail with a piece of paper. From the looks of the vice-mas of the guild of commerce, it seems that there are many nobles and merchants who have been pocketing ill-gotten gains by taking advantage of the Marquis, who has been getting into all sorts of trouble.

--I don't know anyone in King's Landing, but I'm not so kind as to worry about the good guys on the enemy side in a war.

This time, the number of cores that have come in is much smaller, probably because of the warning I gave. I heard that the two people I met at the Adventurers' Guild, the one from the Marquise's family returned once but immediately ran away in a carriage, and the vice-master of the Commerce Guild did not even return to Faina. The second-in-command of the Adventurers' Guild says they will never return. You gutless son of a b*tc*!

No. I'm getting angry again, remembering the exchange at the guild.

"......"

I notice that Cal is looking at me as if he is in trouble. I wonder if he's just a little put off by my belligerence. Come to think of it, I don't think we've ever been together in battle. .......

"...... I was going to take care of the necessary killings. Where in the world can I be of service ......?"

Yeah, it was something different.

"No, I'm just glad you're here Cal. You let me go out and do whatever I want, and it's such a waste."

Yeah, why do we really have Mr. Strongest in the grocery store?

"Lord ......"

No, wait. Stop staring at me, it's embarrassing!　That said, I can't avert my gaze here, it's too atmospheric. ......!

"Lord!　There's a dragon outside."

"Parthin has left, and Bahamut is here."

"Piggya!"

Noel's voice comes from the other side of the impasse. Nice timing!

"It's a yellow one."

Apparently there is a yellow stray dragon out there.

"I've seen a lot of old men get asked by bigwigs to leave their names and registry, or just to be around beautiful women who look like they've done a lot of things. ....... Something different ......"

Cal quickly went to the front and I followed behind him and heard Galahad blurting out that he was following him as well.

When he went outside, he saw a yellowish dragon of the sleek type flying diagonally above him. Aside from Bahamut, it is much smaller than Paltin.

"That direction is the upper part of the Gentile clan [Golden Hammer] or [Black Lily], isn't it?"

Mr. Cal, don't you think you know too much about this place?　

"Summoning dragons in the city is a bit extreme."

Camilla, that stings me too.

It's starting for the breath!　It's not a question of whether they're going to be able to get to us."

"Pighigh!"

Bahamut gives a cry of motivation at Galahad's cry.

"Are you indiscriminate?

"Whoa-ohh!　I didn't know you could already tame dragons!"

"Master Lengard's dragon is definitely cooler, though!"

"Ohhhh, I'm pointing the breath this way: ！！！！"

Who the hell are you?

"Black Lily's place said they had some kind of secret weapon before the event!　Isn't that it?"

"Oh wow, I've never seen one up close before!

"Oh, man, that's so cool!"

"Kyah!　Master White Wren~ Take my core~!"

Please don't throw the core!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!　I'm not sure if they were scared or not. Most of the players stayed where they were for some reason, and those who tried to run away came back.

By the way, the eagle is in the store, and if the dragon (this one) is a diversion, it is foolish to move from your position.

The Golden Hammer and the Black Lily are also a clan that has been harassing Elias. They have a large light armor store right in front of the general store, or rather in front of Elias's store. Basically, there is a restriction of one store per person in the city, but it is likely that they have their clan members invest in their shops.

This was clearly shown in the color-coded power distribution map that Kal gave us at the meeting. I wonder how long Cal has really been aware of the situation.

Bahamut, I'm sorry. Please be a little more patient, we're just getting started and I'd appreciate it if you could find a place where you can be more aggressive."

I can only imagine the disaster of a plain in front.

While I'm saying this, the breath is getting ready. Parthin told me that the dragon's breath is so powerful that it needs time to catch up. I think Bahamut was shooting almost without a pause.

The target is Elias's store and general store (my house). Elias is away with [Retsuhi], but the loss of supplies would be a big blow to the production workers. Normally, warehouses registered with a commercial guild cannot be opened without permission, but what about destroying the whole building?　It's a mystery. I've moved my stuff to the House's warehouse just in case, so I don't have to worry about it: .......

Worried, but in a hurry, I use the < sign and throw two <> into my mouth with tears in my eyes. The effect of this sign is E! Even if the gauge is full, you can eat one more gauge, and you simply get more E! is doubled.

The first thing to use is [Dru's Gentle Cocoon Ball]. The first thing to do is to cast [Dru's Cocoon of Gentleness] on the customers lined up outside the store and on the people inside the store, including Lapis Noel. Next is the shield of solid ground, which is applied to the party members ...... and to the store as well.

Like a pure white cotton flower, or something more delicate and soft and firmer, it enveloped the players around it. That's it, something like a cushion that ruins people. The effect is that either I become incapacitated or I lose E! is 0, and my M! while it's on.

A half-breed dragon.

"If it's yellow and has small scales, its breath isn't that strong!"

Here they come!

I was a little depressed as I listened to the conversation, thinking that Cal and Galahad had definitely outdone me in terms of knowledge, when Breath arrived. It was a breath of light covered with a tingling electricity that was too weak to be called lightning.

The defense skill that Kal activated [Shield of Firm Earth] ended without being used. E!" was reduced by one gauge, so it seems that some damage was inflicted on the guests.

It is a mystery what kind of skill he used, but it is hard to believe that he is the same person who was chewing an eclair a moment ago. The blue-lined cloak fluttering in the air looks cool from a distance. However, if there is a conspicuously good-looking man nearby, he will be seen and compared with him, so please don't do this.

I pretend to check behind me and slowly look toward the store. The store is safe, and you also check to make sure that no customers have been injured in the battle. He looks at me with a blank expression on his face, as if wondering why he's turning his back on the enemy in the middle of a battle, but I decide not to pay attention.

The wedge of truth of Verus.

He then turns around and launches his skill against the dragon. This skill, you have to do the motion of looking back while fluttering the robe that Verus often does. ....... In my case, the cloak is also fluttering in vain, even though there is no wind to do it.

I was a little worried because I had never used this skill before, but the wedge that had sewn up Bahamut came out after all. The one I produced is much smaller than that, but the target dragon is also small (...), so it seems to be OK.

The first wedge that fell from the sky made a loud thud and sent the dragon crashing down, and the building below was crushed by the dragon's huge body before it could even make a cracking sound. The dust that rose up in the air hid the dragon, but the wedge rained down more, and from time to time through the dust we could see yellow tails and wings bouncing wildly against the wedge.

While the cocoon ball was in existence, my M! would recover and I would give it a push.

I set the target terrain as a range based on the map Cal gave me. A magical version of Verus' [Meteor], which is powerful from the sword but limited in range, but magic is more flexible. The number of falling stars is MP-dependent, so if you make it too wide, it will be weak, but now, in addition to the usual recovery, you can also recover cocoons. I did something embarrassing once, so I'll go with Verus this time!

"Crash, meteor!"