Isekai Shoukan chapter 61: Hero side 12
This time there is no Hero POV, but a story about Gilbert the blacksmith.
In the middle of a fine weather where the light of dawn falls. Three men who covered their whole body with a black coat were standing in front of a blacksmith store.
“......Here it is. Let’s enter, guys.”
A man, who seems to be a leader open the wooden door while the sound of a dry bell is ringing. And immediately after stepping into the blacksmith, a voice with a strangely high tension echoed throughout the store.
“Welcomeee!! Oh, customers, you came at a good timing. I"m on a limited time sale right now!"
That"s the way a man wearing a blue ap.r.o.n came out from the inner room. While being summoned as a hero, he became a blacksmith. And at a first glance, with a proclaimed face, he took out a big sword that seemed different from a usual weapon and made a sound after being placed on the counter while speaking openly.
“Then, that’s it! I especially want to explain to Ichioshi using this big sword!! Please see! This beautifully polished silver-color sword body! If it’s a blacksmith, then 10 out of 10 of those people will say that it should be polished like this!! Then, about this cool scabbard!! Just by tapping on this scabbard, it’s already giving off a “Don’t touch it” feeling in my head!!”
The blacksmith begins to break down a detailed explanation without rejecting the opponent"s reply at all. Usually, a blacksmith is a person who only opens his mouth when making custom-contact or accounting. That was the interpretation of the public in general and also the impression of the men who are dressed in black coats.
And the three men are confused with the strange behavior of the clerk whose intentions are unknown without exception.
“Now, everyone. Hunting demons or hunting people......right? This is a big sword. Sharp, well-looking and that has a cool-looking sheath!!"
Now exaggerating, he puts a frugal sheath beside the big sword. Is it just a flattery to say that the sheath stained with pink is cool? In the latter case, it will be a bad hobby.
“Now, let me show you its sharpness!! We prepared a piece of paper here. and this paper......ariyaaaAA!!"
As I said that, I took out a piece of white, fluffy paper from my pocket and threw it towards the air. Then grab the large sword with my right hand to slash the paper, and swing down, but cut off the void without hitting it well. And while an awkward air was flowing, I opened my mouth while pocketing an intact paper that fell to the ground in my pocket.
“......Yes, then this time, I’ll add this sc.r.a.p iron and the price as it is――――two gold coins.”
“.....Hey......we didn"t come here to buy something......we have a request for you.”
The man who seemed to be the leader gave a sigh to the clerk who continued advertising without being discouraged and the story which was the original purpose was uttered again.
“......It seems that Edith-san disappeared. We, who belong to a certain group, would like to take advantage of this great opportunity in this country. The incompetent royal family of Ederu kingdom was chased away and we decided to create a new country. Now, I"m still teaching bannermen but would you like to join us?”
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Isekai Shoukan chapter 62: Hero Side 13
“......Hee......I don"t know how you found my whereabouts......but it has nothing to do with me."
Praising the man-in-black in front of him in a intonated tone.
However, Gilbert´s mouth who said that was lifted a little from joy, this smile was blossoming on his mediocre looking face.
It isn"t surprising, Gilbert registered at the adventurer’s guild on a certain day and continued hunting monsters for about half a year using his own powers discovered by chance and climbed up to A rank.
However, Gilbert has been wearing a red robe and a black eye band, whenever he was active in the adventurer’s guild, the soul of the kitchen held about five years has been activated unconsciously.
For that reason, he was hesitant to expose his real face in the adventurer’s guild just because he wanted to be popular nowadays.
Sometimes, he scatters remarks that he was working as a blacksmith where there are a lot of people who remark harshly like it was nothing, ‘I wondered about the men wearing black robes’ ident.i.ties, what does he need of me?’ I turned back and looked with expectation.
“It took us a while to get this information......I never thought you are working in as a blacksmith......I was really surprised.....Gil Dragonir."
"Stop stop, don"t say that name in this current state......it"s very embarra.s.sing."
Gil Dragonir. It"s Gilbert"s nickname in the adventurer’s guild.
He thought that it was a cool name until about a week after he registered, but lately, it seems really lame, isn"t it? Since then he was troubled every day whether to rename himself.
“I didn"t care about this, sorry. Well, let"s get to the main subject. It is our duty to behead the present King of the rotten Ederu kingdom in front of the ma.s.ses and to appoint a new King. ......Will you accept?"
“Hey Hey, black-robe guy. There"s something more important than that, isn"t it? What"s going on? What is that?"
Before the man in the black robe to proceed to talk in a business tone manner, Gilbert made a small circle with his thumb and index finger without answering and asked in gestures what is the reward?
Here are the extreme Miser!
“Your second name is well deserved. “Greedy” Gilbert Dragonir. Ah, yes. We should be able to build a good give-and-take relationship with those who cooperate in our strategy like this. Of course, I"m ready. Don"t get me wrong, were you thinking to communicate properly afterward? ......Your reward is 30 gold coins, plus earnings."
“......30 gold coins......well, not bad. It"s subtle but okay. I´ll take that proposal. I also had trouble with the extent of tax collection with the present king right now."
“......Huhuu, is that so? Well, sorry. The meeting place......it"s the black guild, but do you know the place?"
Listening to Gilbert"s words, he spoke with a happy voice.
Black Guild. If you have a criminal record, it"s a place that most people have visited, but the man in the black robe felt that Gilbert probably had no criminal record, and while he tried to verify, did Gilbert show a complexed expression.
“After all, you don"t understand? ...... I will drop by this blacksmith once more when the bell rings tomorrow afternoon. Let"s guide at that time"
“......That"s bad. ......Ah, that black robe is extremely cool!! Where do they sell it? Naa? Naa?"
“......Do you understand the merit of this robe!?"
Declaring like spitting it out, I left the blacksmith shop, there were a group of 3 black-robed men, because of Gilbert’s question without tension, my feet stopped.
After that, the man who seemed to be the leader couldn"t understand Gilbert, but talking about the robes for about an hour made him angry due to how unreasonable question was.