Chapter 16: Arrival at the Town of Aressa

Chapter 16: Arrival at the Town of Aressa

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We continued to be tossed about in Randell’s carriage for two hours.

「Oh, I can see Aressa!」

Atop a hill, I saw what appeared to be walls. Although, even if I say that I saw them, it was still quite distant. It’s a distance that seems like it’d take another two hours to reach.

Still, it’s quite large. According to Randell, it seems to be the biggest town in this area, with a population of around 10,000. The only Adventurer’s Guild in the area also seems to be in Aressa.

That reminds me, I forgot to ask about something important.

「How much is the entrance fee of the town?」

「Ah, it’s 300 Gorudo.」

Crap, I don’t have enough. What should we do? Goblin Horns seem to be too cheap if they’re sold to anyone other than the Adventurer’s Guild...

That being the case, I should also ask about the prices of other things as well. That way, I can calculate the necessary expenses, and plan for the future.

「How much per night at an inn? Cheap ones are OK.」

「An inn, huh... The lowest rank inn would be about 200 Gorudo. Of course, rooms like that would come without meals.」

I also asked about prices of other things. The average meal is 50 Gorudo, a loaf of bread is 10 Gorudo, a cheap knife is 300 Gorudo, and using a bathhouse is 20 Gorudo per visit.

Those seem to be the rough values, at least. 1 Gorudo is about 10 yen, it seems.

As for money... The coin rankings are: Copper Coins → Large Copper Coins → Silver Coins → Large Silver Coins → Gold Coins → Large Gold Coins. It takes 10 coins of the same kind to go up a rank. Even though Randell’s a merchant, it seems that he’s never seen a Large Gold Coin.

「Ahh. Who’s the young lady?」

「I picked her up along the way. I’ll be taking care of her Admission Procedures as well.」

「Alright. Your luck must have been good for coming across Randell’s carriage. Randell’s quite strong, so having him around would be quite reassuring, right?」

Towards the words of the middle-aged Gatekeeper, Randell smiles wryly. In actuality, it was Fran who protected and escorted Randell, after all.

However, because revealing that fact would have been unnecessarily conspicuous, we decided upon the scenario of Randell picking up and escorting a young girl along his trip.

「Alright, that’ll be 300 Gorudo. Here’s your temporary entrance certificate. It’s valid for 3 days. Because re-entry costs money again once it wears off, be careful!」

Alongside that information, I had already learned that if one has an official identification as the town’s inhabitant, or an Adventurer card, entering the town seems to be free. Because of that fact, I wanted to hurry and obtain an Adventurer card.

「Welcome to the town of Aressa!」

Joining the Adventurer’s Guild doesn’t seem to have an age restriction. There is, however, an aptitude test that needs to be taken before the card is issued.

「Well, I’ll be heading back to the shop. I suppose Fran will be going to the Adventurer’s Guild?」

「Unn.」

「My store’s along the West side of main street, so if you have time please pay me a visit.」

After saying so, Randell went on his way.

Even as he left, he didn’t say anything else. Even though it could only be seen as na?ve, he let a young girl that was walking along the road alone accompany him without even knowing her circumstances. Even until the end, he didn’t ask of anything but her name. He was a genuinely good natured person.

After we’ve collected some money, we should pay him a visit. A visit to the man who was our first companion on our journey.

『Well, let’s get going.』

「Nn.」