Book 2: Chapter 13

Book 2: Chapter 13

Eccentric Armorer

I understood from a single glance. This dwarf who is wearing leather top and bottom with large opening on the chest part opened, and posing with feminine gesture is the eccentric little brother of Galbas who gave me weapon.

Gelf is a man who is a woman in the inside. Its my first time seeing it but, I know from that womans knowledge that this kind of person existed.

Although the elf called Mira knew about this beforehand, Feld seemed like he didnt know. He froze for some reason just like Er and Mihail. I stepped forward through them, took off the hand protector on my left hand and placed it on the counter.

Its an old thing but, can you fix it?

Oh, cutie pie, you bring a really rare item with you here. Its using monster leather that I dont think Ive seen before butwhat monster it came from I wonder?

I heard my boots were made from Night Stalker but, I dont know about the hand protector. The toughness and elasticity are different so I think it was from different monster but, although the leather is still good for use, the other parts are reaching their limit.

Aamazi~ing, thats a really rare monster from the west. But, the leather part also has to be cared for you know? Even though its said to regenerate from the water and magic power in the air, there is a limit to it. I can fix it butI have a small request for you, so can you come with me to the back?

Hm? Got it.

W-wait a second!



Gelf pulled my hand to go to the back, but Mihail hurriedly caught my other hand and stopped us.

What?

You ask whatyou, after looking athim? Arent you thinking anything about it!?

Mihail should be wary and suspecting me whose identity is suspect. And yet why is he this panicked and even grabbed my hand to stop me from being dragged away?

If youre talking about Gelfs appearance then, I know from knowledge that this kind of person exist. It isnt really meaningful to bother about it that much if you know about it right?

When I said such thing, Feld and the elf Mira opened their eyes wide in surprise. Gelf who seemed to be used to hear similar words like what Mihail said was watching us with amusement and he spoke in admiration after hearing my words.

You, you are really manly despite being so cute arent you

And then, *pon* Er hit his hand with a face that looked like he has found an answer to his question.

Aa, I see. Mihail, you kept talking to him because you are concerned and worried for him huh.

After being told something like that, Mihail who has been making a composed smile all this time made a sulking face as though he is a kid.

Got a problem with that? This guy is a reckless guy who will enter a dangerous place without a care, there is no way I can just leave him alone.

What? Could it be his action and words that seemed like probing at me until now were actually because he was worried for me? Perhaps I had done and said something dangerous without realizing it butwhat a troublesome man. He should just say it openly.

My my, you dont need to worry like that, I wont kidnap your princess to somewhere. Im an armorer. There is just this armor that I want this cutie to wear for a bit, so please wait here for a little.

Gelf winked one eye with long eyelashes heavily. It made Mihail stiffened. Gelf dragged me to the back of shop with that opening. Er and Felds muttering overlapped and reached my ears at that moment.

Princess?

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I was dragged forcefully but, I didnt resist because, its strange for me to say this but, it might be because I felt something like motherhood from Gelf who is a male.

You are really a child with nerves of steel. Even Mira-chan became tearful with convulsing expression when she first met me you know? No wonder Galbas took a liking to you.

How do you know?

Galbas told me to try meeting his little brother, but I havent mentioned about it at all to Gelf.

That knife on your waist, its the one that Galbas made in the past right? It looked like the person himself didnt like it but, he is actually really attached to it. For you to receive it is the proof that he took a liking to you greatly.

I bought itafter a fashion.

I still havent paid the price though.



Yes.

It seemed that this outfit that I was told to change into is lent to me as replacement until my equipments repair is finished. But, I cant understand why Im given full body equipment to replace hand protector and boots. Furthermore Gelf even saw through the illusion of ash on my hair instantly, dispelled it, and even combed it.

That attire, originally I should be the one wearing it but, I prioritized shape and function too much that it became impossible to wear for me.

Even though he is a dwarf, he wanted to wear this kind of thin and fluttery thing huh.

But, he said that it was for temporary sewing but, it seemed this equipment is properly using real leather. Although thin, its defensive power is considerable and it also provided softness and elasticity to some degree.

Also, take this with you too. Wear it properly okay? No matter what okay-!?

Yes.

At the end Gelf pulled something from the shelf where he put thin fluttery clothes and made me grasped it.

Whats thishe was completely shocked when I changed but, is this thing related to that? More importantly, I was told that this attire is made from normal leather so I wont stand out but, am I really more inconspicuous like this?

I dont want to stand out because after this Im going to work. I dressed as man for that but, Gelf told me that soon I would be unable to hide my gender by dressing as man.

He persuaded me that if that was the case, it would be better if I didnt use male clothing but attire like cloak to hide my body and made my age and gender ambiguous and wore equipment that prioritized function. He told me that this is the normal attire for female adventurer recently butFeld and others are looking at me with dumbfounded face, so it made me felt somehow anxious.

Perhaps thats why even though what Gelf did is the same like Galbas who gave me this black knife, Im feeling a bit reluctant to thank him honestly.

Youyou are a woman huh?

As expected its obvious with this appearance. I received such puzzled impression from Feld, but for some reason such inconsequential comment made me felt a bit gloomy.

The atmosphere is getting awkward, so lets leave this place right away. I can ask more about this equipment and my equipment that I entrusted to Gelf later when the repair is finished.

At this rate it feels like theyll also go with the flow and accompany me until the adventurer guild, so I go outside first, pointed behind me at the nearby person who seems to be a knight that they are still inside, and then without stopping I blend with the crowd and vanished. Then I heard from afar the voices looking for me.

After that I checked the item that Gelf put in my grasp before parting. This thing, in that womans knowledge its called an underwear. Its a small thing made from cotton and its the type that is tied at the sides with string.

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Originally Im going to head to the adventurer guild from here to investigate about my target, the Mercenary of Dawn, but its possible that Feld and others will also head to the guild, so I should wait for several days before going there.

Even so I still need to obtain information. Because I shortened my travelling time to here, its possible that my contact from assassin guild still hasnt arrived to the capital. But, if its not a contact, but a watcher with some level of strength, then its possible that they also used the same path like me.

Nothing happened at that day. But, when at the next day I did the same thing like yesterday, killing time by sitting on a wall at a back alley near the capitals cathedral while using Stealth to deceive the eyes of normal citizens, after around two hours passed a voice called out to me from the shadow of the tree a little bit of distance away.

Ash covered, there is something that I want to ask you.

As I thought, someone from the guild contacted me. But, instead of saying I have information, its there is something I want to ask instead. Whats the meaning of that?

I jumped down from the wall and started walking to the opposite direction of the voice.

Oi

The voice just now called out to me again from inside a different shadow, but Im not planning to stop.

I dont have anything to say to someone who wont say themselves.



The watcher fell silent at the words that I muttered. Several seconds later, a cat beastman with her long hair fluttering behind her appeared from the gloomy alley in front of me.

I want to ask you something. Ash crownedwhat did you do to Guy?

No wayShadow User Radha huh.