A break where he is probably going to just laze around doing nothing but sipping bear in the tavern until the time for the evening teleportation to begin will come, but that actually works to my advantage here, because if her were to see me being back from Palmasque so soon, literally moments after I just got there, he might start getting suspicious and ask a lot of questions that I would not be comfortable answering at all, so now that he is nowhere to be seen, it would be best for me to get to know about everything that I have to know and then skidaddle the hell away from here.
As for my MP, it decreased so much that I could clearly feel it, because I noticed that my mood worsened slightly. Zabir is closer to Palmasque than Quratar, but even with that being the case, moving between Palmasque and Quratar via Zabir still seems like it is going to be quite a daunting and problematic task. However, moving between Palmasque and Quratar directly is going to be even more problematic, since I have to take not only myself, but my entire Party into account.
When I got back to Zabirs Adventurers Guild, Roxanne and Sherry immediately approached me and welcomed me back, and I added them back into my Party, and then I proceeded to wait until someone who looked like an Adventurer finally came out of one of the portals that opened up on the Guilds wall. It looked like he was alone, which means that there was no one-way comers who came form Palmasque to Zabir with him. I had a question that I wanted to ask him , so I immediately approached him.
Excuse me, sir!
Yes? What is it?
I am sorry to be troubling you, but would you happen to know how much does a Palmasque Mirror cost?
I asked my question while hoping that the answer was not going to literally knock me off my feet.
A Palmasque Mirror? That depends on its size. How big are you looking for?
About this much, I would say.
I then used both my hands to show him the size that I was thinking of: from the top of my head down to my chest.
Is it going to be a costly purchase after all?
Sherry asked while tilting her head to the side, unsure of how she should react to what I just told her.
Yeah, two mirrors, one for Gozer and one for us to use at back at home. And since you and Roxanne are going to be the ones who will be primarily using that mirror, make sure to pick up the one that the two of you are definitely going to like. Do not buy anything decorated or ornamental, just plain old regular Palmasque Mirror, and the price should not go beyond what I have just given you. In case that it is going to not be enough for the two of the same kind of mirrors, buy a large one for Gozer and a small, pendant-like one for us. The City Entrance Tax that you are going to have to pay is going to be one silver coin.
Are you not going with us to do this, master?
Yeah, I guess you can kinda say that.
Roxanne asked me doubtfully, to which I have chosen to answer with some vague, unspecified words. But that is simply how it has to be.
Since I am not an Adventurer, then I probably will not be able to enter Palmasque through Palmasques Adventurers Guild, because I would not pass Intelligence Cards inspection, and if the Knights who are supposedly belonging to the Knight Order that answers directly to the city council would have caught wind of an Explorer who is using Adventurers Guilds wall to travel for some bizarre reason, there would be no end to the questioning that I would have been subjected too, or perhaps fate would have even worse things in store for me. Therefore, I am going to be entrusting the mission of buying the mirrors to the two of them.
Are you sure you want me to handle such a large amount of money, master? I mean, you have given me so many of your gold coins.
Everything is going to be fine, Sherry. I fully trust you, so I have no problems with that.
Sherry had a good point though. Under normal circumstances, I would have never given her such a large amount of money, but this time, however, I feel as if the fates had forced my hand and left me with no other choice. However, if I was a type of guy who would have chosen to continue to live according to the rule that I would never want to spent gold coins for the purpose of shopping, then my own stinginess with money would have resulted in me not being able to buy good weapons and pieces of armor.
Y-Yes, master! I understand!
Now, as for how much time this should take you. How about one hour? Yeah, that sounds like more then enough time. Unless of course you will not be able to find any mirror that would suit the criteria that I have given you. If that happens, be sure to go back the Adventurers Guilds Building immediately. I will make sure no to disband our Party for the next hour, I will immediately know when you are going to be back.