Book 3: Chapter 3

Book 3: Chapter 3

Thundering Fame

Pendulummm?

This.

Galbas tilted his head. I took out the hidden weapon with string attached from my Storage and showed it to him by lightly swinging it. Then Galbass eyes lit up like a kid who saw a toy.

Hoois this a stabbing weapon? Or a weapon tied to string?

I use it for both. Originally I used blunt weight for it. At times I swung it around to cut, but its power dropped with that way, so I want to do something about it.

The drop in power is due to the problem with the center of gravity. Its important to make it balanced so that its not too heavy and not too light. Whatre you thinking for its material?

I dont have any preference but, something that blood wont easily stick on will be good.

In that case itll be better to use magic iron as expected. Using mythril will be too expensive in case you lose it. Magic iron also isnt cheap butoi, Victor! Do you have some magic iron ore at hand?

Victor? When Galbas shouted that name, the general stores old man grinned while watching the hidden weapon in amusement.

There isnt anything in this city that I cant get-! Ash covered, this isnt a weapon from this country huh. A weapon from the west is itunusual.

This thing, its a weapon from Justa Empire huhoi, ash covered-, looks like that brat Viro isnt with you anymore but, do you still have my knife?

Of course.

I handed the black knife that was attached on my back waist to Galbas together with the sheath. He pulled out the knife from the sheath and frowned slightly.Visit no(v)eLb(i)n.com for the best novel reading experience

It looks like youve been taking care of it but, you must have gone through some flashy battles. Magic steel weapon aint as good as mythril but, it can regenerate bit by bit using the owners magic power just like monster material. Yet this thing, it got some deep scratches and even nicks on it.

Sorry

Stupid idiot-, its a weapon so itll obviously get scratched-! This thing only has sharpness going for it and not enough power, a half-baked weapon. From what I see, youve gotten really strong aint you? It should be a good time for you to get an exclusive weapon of your own.

Exclusive weapon?

This black knife was a half-baked product that Galbas created when he was young. He gave it to me because it was just right for me. That was why it seemed he thought that this knife didnt suit me anymore.

But, that wasnt it.

No. This thing suit my fighting style. Even if nobody else can use it properly, this knife exist to be used by me, and I too have gotten stronger to be able to use this knife.

Even so the knife got nicked because my technique was immature. After I said that, Galbas placed the knife in front of him and quietly crossed his arms and closed his eyes.

It wasnt in my personality to be fixated with weapon but, this knife had continued to remain in my hand even though it had been almost lost several times. It made me thought that it suited me really well.

Galbas pinched two large golden coins from among the coins that were scattered on the table and tossed them. Victor caught those coins that were flying at him.

Victor-!! Get me materials using those-. Im going to draw the weapon design.

Ou, leave it to me.

Youll make me weapon?

I asked the two who suddenly started getting heated up. Then Galbas only took one more large gold coin for himself and pushed back the rest to me.

Leave it to me you stupid idiot-, aint no way I can do other things when a job this interesting came my way-!

But, just that much wont be enough for weapon made of magic iron

Viro told me before. A knife made from magic steel cost five golden coins at the market. He also mentioned that even Galbass amateur work cost more than twenty gold coins.

Kid shouldnt concern herself with that kinda thing-! Aint that right, Victor-

Thats how it is. Something like this is like hobby for old me like us. Hahaha-

Thank you.

I bowed to the two. The two laughed in amusement and Victor patted my head as though I was his grandchild.

Ash covered, come here again after one month. Also leave behind that knife. Ill fix it together with the new weapon.

Yes, got it.

One month huh. It seemed fast for making a new weapon and also fixing a weapon. And so I left behind the black knife with Galbas.

Then, Ill take a sip of this alcohol for energy

Youu, youre going to buy magic iron while drun? Ill sock your teeth in if you buy me iron scraps.

What, its just a glass. You also want to drink right?

Well yeah

Keep it in moderation.

I smiled slightly at the exchange between two old men who were like grandfathers. Then I thanked the two once more before moving to leave the smithy, but Galbas stopped me in a hurry.

If this experienced man faced a rank 3 who had only leveled up one or two skills, then he should be able to fight in advantage. That must be exactly why this man felt that a child like me reaching rank 3 was cheating and couldnt tolerate it.

Butwhat does it matter for me?

An adventurers rank is decided by the guild! Please dont say whatever you like-

The receptionist lady who was dealing with me stood up from her chair and argued like that.

But that only brought the opposite effect in this situation.

Even I should be a rank 3 if a brat like this is rank 3! The adventurer guilds Appraisal is mistaken-, Ill decide whether this brat is really rank 3!

I myself hadnt said anything to provoke the man, but when the enraged mans hand reached for the sword on his waist, the adventurers remaining inside the guild cheered and jeered as though a festival was going to begin.

These are rowdy adventurers. Something like this happening inside the guild must not be unusual at all.

As expected it would become a problem if he really pulled out his sword, even so the other adventurers didnt do anything to stop him, and the other staffs except the receptionist lady were backing away with faces of resignation, so perhaps they were resigned thinking that some bloodshed couldnt be helped.

The mans teammates also didnt try to stop him and looked like they would let him do as he pleased with exasperation. They even surrounded me so that I couldnt run away.

The number of opponents including the man was five people. Based from their expressions, they might be planning to stop the fight from devolving into murder as long as the man had vented out, but.

If the blade was unsheathed and pointed to someone else, then simply the death of five people should be within acceptable degree wasnt it?

*Clink* The metal fitting of my mantel snapped and fell on the ground. The ash illusion that was lightly sprinkled over my hair that was hidden by the mantels hood slightly glittered.

The presences of several people wavered when they noticed that I was female and furthermore a child. Among them a smirking man who seemed to be scout instantly turned pale when he saw my face and hair. He started sweating in abnormal amount from his face.

I, I aint involved-!! This guys picking a fight on his own! I aint related at all with this guy anymoree-!!

The scout screamed with a heartbreaking tone before backing away while tossing down his weapon.

O-oi?

Whats wrong with you?

The ghastly pale scouts teammates called out to him with bewilderment, but he slapped away the hands that were reaching out to him and screamed.

Stop-! I aint getting involveddd-! I got no animosity with you! Thats why please, leave me alone-! Our guild isnt gonnapick a fight with the Ash Crowned Princess!!

The scout screamed and ran out of the adventurer guild while almost tripping on his feet several times. Several jeering adventurers inside also turned pale and ran out of the guild. An awkward atmosphere drifted in the air.

Aa, I see. That scout wasnt an adventurer of adventurer guild, but a thief of the thief guild in this baron territory.

The Ash Crowned Princess thing that scout spouted off was a nickname that thief guilds started calling me with since my body grew to be like the present.

Normally something like nickname would become inconsequential when leaving to another area, but I didnt know what kind of contact network they had, but the members of the thief guild anywhere would call me with that nickname. Because of that the adventurer guilds and assassin guilds were also starting to call me like that recently.

That scout was acting like that most likely was also influenced by the destruction of the militant thief guild of Kendras territory that was as feared as the thief guild of Dandall even in this northern frontier.

Just what kind of wicked rumor was spreading about me. Most likely that scout didnt fear just me, but he also feared the purging of the thief guild in this area that had decided to not oppose me. Anyway, it looked like the thief guild of this area wouldnt pointlessly pick a fight with me.

tsk

Even though it was puzzling, the male adventurer who picked a fight with me seemed to be affected by the awkward atmosphere and clicked his tongue before walking away from me. His teammates also looked at me with conflicted expressions before hesitantly lowering their heads in apology and followed behind the man.

After they were gone from the guild, I heard an apologetic voice talking to me.

My apologies. Can you please forgive him if possible? Actually something a bit troublesome has happened to his hometown, so he is on edge like that. Even so

The receptionist lady said that while staring fixedly at me. Then her shoulders dropped.

So yourea girl.

Yes.

I was dressed like a boy that time, so it couldnt be helped for her to think that.

Even so, just what was going on in this baron territory? There was the warning the soldier at the gate said, and then there was what happened with the man just now.

I heard a dangerous monster appeared, can you tell me whats actually going on?

Thats

You, are you Aria?

A voice that seemed to come from a boy interrupted our talk. I turned around and saw a boy who seemed familiar staring at me with a dumbfounded face.

Behind him, on all fours on the ground with a face that looked even more shocked than the receptionist lady just now

Ariais a girl

was a depressed girl who seemed to be ten years old. Her words finally made me remembered. They were the orphan siblings who I first met at the slum when coming to this town.

Long time no seeGil, Shuri.