CH 269

Tauro, who was reunited with Ragune in the garden of Drago’s house for the first time in several days, briefly introduced Pella, and just as he did when he gave Ragune the magic spear one day, he decided to lightly take out the armor items he had made the day before from the magic storage and give them to her.

“Th-This is……!”

Ragune was surprised to see the rectangular shield that was given to her for her own use.

“I bought this rectangular shield on the recommendation of a clerk who said he was a relative of yours. Is this what you wanted? Oh, I’ve modified it to improve its performance, so it should work well with your magic spear.”

Tauro, with a smile on his face, also gave a full explanation of the modified performance for Ragune .

“Eh? You put a magic rock turtle’s magic stone into a mirrored magic turtle’s shield? Tauro, can you give me a minute? This rectangular shield is quite expensive, but to put a magic rock turtle stone in it, are you insane! How much do you think that magic stone is worth?”

Ragune pointed out, surprised to whether he knew the value of the magic stone.

Haha…. I guess the dragon people did know the value of the magic stone after all.

Tauro tried to cover it up by laughing, but Ragune had a reluctant expression on her face.

“I’m sorry. I know I’ve caused you three a lot of trouble, so I’d like to apologize for my absence and ask you to use them as my replacements.”

Tauro said the words he had prepared since last night.

He thought that they might not be received normally.

“Damn. I guess I have to accept it when you say it like that…. But, Tauro, I want you to consult me properly next time. This rectangular shield alone costs five gold coins. And there’s the Magic Rock Turtle’s magic stone. The magic shield modified by adding the magic stone of the magic rock turtle to the shield is a thing that is owned by the level of the capture group, so it is not something that is easy to receive.This shield is the one thing my brother here wanted most of all…”

When Ragune said this and looked at her brother Drago, he looked as if he really wanted it.

Apparently, the shields of that dragon knight armor shop are very popular.

I’ll make a similar one for Drago later and give it to him as a thank you for letting me live here.

“…Yeah. Sorry for all of a sudden. But please accept this. It’s the least I can do right now. I want you to protect everyone’s life with this.”

After saying this, Tauro bowed his head.

“Okay. While Tauro is away, I will act as a shield for the two of them, and I will protect you well.”

Ragune nodded, and for a change, she happily picked up the rectangular shield and looked at it.

“As I mentioned earlier, Ragune’s magic spear has an earth attribute, so if you equip this shield, the earth attribute will be strengthened and the attack power will increase.”

Tauro explained how to use it.

When Ragune put in the magic power as she was told, a semi-transparent wall was deployed around the rectangular shield.

“Oh!”

Ragune marveled like a child, and this time, she prepared her magic spear and struck a rock in the garden.

The rock shattered and broke.

“Oh!”

Again, Ragune exclaimed with joy, like a child who has been given a toy.

“Ragune, it’s all right to be happy, but please don’t destroy the landscape of my garden.”

Drago, the older brother, warned his younger sister, but he still looked somewhat envious.

“So, Ragune. I want you to give this armor to Aeris and Ankh as well.”

Tauro asked a favor and handed Aeris’s modified high-grade priest’s suit and modified sheet-metal body armor to Ragune.

“What?! You want me to take on this big responsibility, Tauro! Do you think I can say it well enough to convince them to accept it? I’m pathetic for saying it myself. Damn it Kill me!”

Ragune was not sure if they would accept it as honestly as she did, so she did not know if she could convince them, and her usual line came out.

“Ha ha. Then all Ragune has to do is tell them exactly what I said.”

Tauro looked at Ragune’s troubled face, laughed, and told her so.

“…Oh, yeah? Then what should I tell them?”

Ragune felt better now that she only had to give a message.

“Tell Aeris, ‘I’m sorry, this is all I can do right now.  And tell her, I’d appreciate it if you’d think of these clothes as a replacement for me.”

“…Okay, I get it. Then what about Ankh?”

“Just tell Ankh, ‘It’s the price for protecting your life.’”

“The price for protecting your life?”

Ragune asked back, not understanding the meaning of Tauro’s words.

“Yeah, just tell him that and he’ll understand.”

“I see. Is there anything else you would like to say?”

Ragune was satisfied and confirmed the message with Tauro.

“I want you all not to do anything reckless. Put your lives first. And take care of the place I’m coming back to.”

“Of course! I’ll tell them both that. ─ ─ Brother, please continue to take care of Tauro while he is here.”

After answering, Ragune returned to the village of Dansas by way of the “dimensional corridor.”

“Pella, you haven’t met the other two yet, but I’ll introduce them to you again some other time.”

Tauro said, and Pella jumped up and down and immediately transformed into a belt.