Volume 8 - CH 5

"Now, let's start with some tea."

Soil, the arms dealer, recommended it to me.

This store was similar to Lady Tabitha's, but in a private room. I guess a private room is more suitable for such a business meeting.

The greasy merchant kept recommending it, so I picked up one of the cookies and threw it in my mouth.

"Hmm?　This is..."

They were crispy and had the same texture as the ones sold in Japanese stores. The taste is also quite good, and I'm sure Lily and Serina will be happy if I bring them home.

"It's pretty good, isn't it?　I like it so much that I go there at least three days a week, but my wife insists that I save money."

"Can't you bring your wife with you?"

Janatha asked.

"No, I bring her sometimes, but she likes this and that. She says she doesn't want to go to the restaurant because she eats too much and spends too much money."

"I see, she's a good wife."

I ignored the small talk and waited for the topic to change. If I rush him too much, he'll think I'm just jumping in.

"Well then, it;s about time, Soil-san."

"That's right. Alec-san seems to be bored, and people often say that you talk too much for nothing."

All right, get out your Flame Sword.

"Well then, Janatha-san, I'm sorry, but could you please check the lock on the door?"

Soil said, and Janatha nodded.

"Yes, of course. We don't want to attract the attention of robbers."

"Well, you have your own guards, and I'm sure Janatha will be spared."

Soil looks at Mitsurugi, the Assassin hero, and says enviously.

"Of course, I will protect everyone in this place. And Alec is a very skilled man."

"Oh, yes, of course. This is outrageously rude."

"No, no, no. Just let me see it quickly."

I know I'm being rude. but the talking is too long.

"Yeah, here it is. I borrowed it from my friend."

He untied the string from the tube and pulled out the scabbard. The scabbard is bright red in color, and it looks like a shortsword.

It is a short sword, with a blade length of ninety centimeters.

The decoration is simple, and it doesn't look like an expensive sword.

"Please feel the scabbard."

Soil said, so I reached out and touched the scabbard.

It was warm.

It's not hot, but it's definitely giving off heat.

"Now, if you'll excuse me."

Janatha also touched it and nodded in admiration.

"Hou~, it's definitely hot. It's strange."

"I thought you'd be more interested in rare items like this."

"No, no, that's not true. It's not easy to find something like this. It's the first time I've seen one in person too. Soil-san, I hear flames are spouting from these sword."

"Yeah. Well, let's pull it out a bit. It's a little dangerous. We have to make sure it doesn't catch fire."

"I'll get you some water."

"If it comes to it, I'll use the ice spell. so It'll be fine."

"Oh, I'm impressed, Alec-san. You can use spells too?"

"Well, something like that."

"If he didn't, he wouldn't have been able to defeat the calamity."

Janatha nodded smugly, but he seemed to already have the information about how I fought there.

"Well, here we go. ......"

Soil stands, holds the sheath on the table, and slowly pulls it out.

A reddish-black blade came out, but it was definitely on fire, with about an inch of orange flame clinging around it.

It was a burning sword, literally a Flame Sword.

"Hoho, this is amazing. The scabbard had been closed a moment ago, but now it was on fire. Isn't this going to be tough to carry?"

Janatha asks.

"No, the heat dissipates when it's in the sheath. As long as it's in its sheath, it's not that dangerous. The flame won't leak out, and we've confirmed that it won't burn even if you put cotton on top of it."

Soil replied.

"I see."

"Can I ask you to pull it out completely?"

I said, because I wanted to see the whole picture.

"If that's the case, Alec, could you please? I'm only a connoisseur of swords, and I'm not very good with them."

"I got it."

"Wait. Janatha-san, please step back."

Mitsurugi, the guard who had remained silent and unconcerned until then, finally spoke up.

"Mitsurugi-sensei, it would be rude to doubt Alec-san here."

Janatha tried to protest.

"But I'm being paid to be your bodyguard. The sword is a bit tricky, and the adventurers there are much more skilled than before. If he pull it out and slash at you, I'm not sure if I can protect you unharmed."

"Then, Mitsurugi-sensei, you can pull it out."

I'll offer you the Flame Sword.

"I refuse."

Oi.

"Why?"

"I am the one who trained with the sword. I can't show my strength with that sword."

"I don't have a choice. I beg your pardon. Now let me step back."

Janatha stepped back behind Mitsurugi, and that seemed to convince him.

I slowly pull out the Flame Sword.

Then the flames became stronger than before, and the sword began to burn with a red, intense flame.

"This is, amazing"

I can feel the heat, but not that much. Perhaps it's a system where the heat is transmitted only to the enemy. It's not like the owner is going to get burned by the flames.

When I noticed the mechanism, I was convinced that this was quite a piece of work.

"What happens when you cut things with it?"

Janatha was interested, but if you cut something that burns, it will burn, and we don't have anything here to test it with.

I don't think I'd be able to slash a table in the store, they'd probably get angry.

"Janatha-san, that's enough for today. If you want to try it out, this is not the place: ......"

Soil also said with a troubled look.

"Oya, excuse me, that was also true. Well then, Alec-san, that's enough."

"Yeah."

I also sheathed the sword and return it to Soil. Soil didn't seem relieved until it was back in his hand, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

Soil ties it tightly with a string and puts the sword back in the tube.

"By the way, Soil-san, the important thing is the price..."

When he had finished tying the string, Janatha cut him off.

"Yes, it's hard to get a good price for something like this."

"It doesn't have to be exact. Just give me an idea of how much it's worth."

"Yes, at least 500,000 is a certainty. If you put it up for auction, it could be worth over three million. No, I'd say three hundred and fifty gold coin (3.500.000 gold)."

"That's how much ......"

It's expensive.

"You showed me a good one. Thank you. I'll leave you to it."

I stand up, not even entering into a price negotiation.

"Oh, no, no, no, wait, Alec-san."

Soil stopped me.

"What is it?"

"That was just a prediction of what it would cost if it were put up for auction. My friend said that if it was you, Alec-san, he would be willing to sell it at a lower price."

"Who else? I've never even met him."

"But now you're a man of the hour. There's not a day that goes by that I don't hear your name mentioned in some tavern."

I didn't know I had become that famous, but hey, it's just a merchant's sales talk. I'll take that as half the story.

"So, how much would your friend be willing to give?"

"Well, I haven't heard the exact amount yet. We're still in the process of having Alec-san take a look at the original and see if he likes it."

"By the way, do you think he'll sell it if it's less than a million gold?"

"1 million gold? ...... It's a little tough, but if he likes you, he'll sell it to you at a discount. He's a very generous man."

"Hmmm. As for me, I'm thinking of buying another one, and I don't have that much money in my pocket. If you don't want to pay me immediately, I might be able to pay you later, but the terms would be narrow. I'm not going to force you to give it to me."

As for me, I'm more interested in Doria's introduction.

"Oh, I'm impressed that you bought two of them immediately. I understand. Then, my friend Frenian, let's talk to him. What do you think, why don't we visit his house now?"

"...... Yeah, let's have a little, talk."

I'll have to see if the other side is willing to sell at a higher price to anyone, or if they're willing to pay less to me, a celebrity.

"Oh. Then I'll call for the carriage."

Soil waved the bell at the end of the table, rang it, and called the shopkeeper.