Manowa

Chapter 84 - Let"s Enjoy Our Day Off

「Today"s a day off!」

Kazane rose out of her futon and announced to everyone . Well, that was the original plan so no one had any objections, but Kazane was in a somewhat strange mood .

「What will Kazane do today?」

Kazane once again sat down and Tiara, who had been sleeping in the same bed, embraced her tightly from behind and asked . After the Orc battle the degree to which she leaned on Kazane seemed to have increased even more .

「Today I think I"ll adjust the specifications for the dungeon version of Hippo-kun . 」

「Well then, I"ll be with you . 」

Tiara happily said since she wouldn"t be a hindrance even if she stuck to her side . When Kazane was concentrating on her work she really didn"t notice anything else, or more precisely her brain went to another world and she didn"t experience any information from outside .

『That"s fine up until noon, but we will begin training in the afternoon . 』

「Laziness is no good~」

Mefirus and Louise"s remarks made Tiara go「muu . 」

「Um . . . Zinray-san . 」

「What is it, Sieg-sama?」

「Can I join in training with you today?」

「I have no problem with it, but」

Zinray glanced at Kazane .

「No, Sieg should rest . He"s overworked . 」

Kazane shook her head .

「But」

Sieg fully realized that his own power was noticeably deficient in this party .

「You should practice White Fang if you must do something . I think you know this, but that is nearly all that is requested from Sieg going forward . 」

Sieg made a complicated facial expression at Kazane"s words . What was wanted was not himself but the White Sword . Even though he understood it, it was unavoidable that it made him feel miserable . However, Sieg"s expression changed at Kazane"s next remark .  

「Therefore I will raise the output of White Fang to 100 percent . I think the current Sieg can probably fire it . 」

「Is that true?」

Sieg"s face was previously like an abandoned puppy for a moment, but he now wore an uneasy expression at having expectations placed upon him . Louise was watching from the side and thought「if he was about five years older . . . 」What are you thinking she would do if he was five years older? Disrespectful .

「It will be necessary in the battle against the dragon . In other words, if you can"t do it I intend to leave you behind . 」

「I will do it . 」

It was something Kazane was thinking from the beginning . If his fighting power was not enough it would end here . But because of Sieg"s royal blood or as a gift from Yuuko-nee"s education, Sieg accurately grasped this was a watershed moment and chose the correct answer himself without hesitation .

And Kazane received the White Sword from Sieg and changed White Fang"s output to 100% .

「Every battle up until today was so you would get used to this . Starting today all that matters is defeating the dragon . Sieg, you should consider any other monsters a warm up . 」

Sieg nodded at Kazane"s words .

「Practice shooting this with all your strength today . Zinray-san, can I leave this child to you?」

「Agreed . Yumika, you come too . 」

「Yes, understood . 」

Yumika also followed according to Zinray"s words, and they prepared for intensive training . She was originally sports oriented . She was not a frail child that would speak a complaint about losing a day off .

(I"d rather not do it)

But she was a frail enough child to not want to exercise and for that comment to leak out in her own mind .

◎ Hot Spring Cottage Near Rock Hold Cave - Afternoon

「Fuu」

Kazane closed the Window and ma.s.saged her shoulder . She looked around but n.o.body was there . She had a hunch that Tiara had been beside her up until a little while ago, but as usual I don"t notice my surroundings when I concentrate . . . . . Kazane thought and smiled wryly .

「I think the dungeon will be easy to go around in with this . 」

Kazane made a small decoy Hippo-kun to go ahead of them to deal with any traps or the like in their dungeon exploration . If they traveled slowly enough on Hippo-kun and let the decoy go ahead they should be able to effectively travel even in the unexplored dungeon areas . It used quite a bit of Magic Power, but she thought it was in the acceptable range .

「Well, I guess we"ll see when we try it out . 」

Kazane thought, and stopped thinking about it .

She decided to head toward the market to have lunch .

◎ Market in Front of Rock Hold Cave - Noon

「Greetings, Kazane-san . 」[TL: They"re using a polite greeting you would use with a superior]

「「Greetings!」」

「Yeah, h.e.l.lo . 」

There were men who sometimes greeted Kazane when she was walking throughout the town . Some of them were scents she recognized as adventurers from the turmoil at the hot spring cottage, so Kazane understood and returned their greeting .

「What are you all saying to such a child?」

「Idiot, do you also want to polish a door?」

Occasionally there were people who did not know Kazane and voiced their doubt, but the surrounding people would silence them with faces like demons . Furthermore,「do you also want to polish a door?」were now the most threatening words spoken in the area around Rock Hold Cave .

Kazane ignored that turmoil as she walked . To begin with, the door polishing was not a misunderstanding, but was a simple fact that she had no excuse for . There was no choice but to advance while ignoring them .

「Uncle, one ramen . Somewhat strong flavor, firmer noodles please . 」

「Sure thing . 」

Kazane entered one of the ramen stalls and made an order . It was unclear why there was ramen, but it had been 1000 years since the same era as Zexiahart, so it may have been spread by a former player . There were many absurd food items that remained using fantasy cooking methods; it was confirmed that there was cola up north .

Incidentally, mayonnaise and similar condiments were not sold at prices that allowed ordinary people to use them regularly, but fish, sh.e.l.lfish, cod roe etc . could be frozen and preserved in Mysterious Bags, so they could be bought at reasonable prices in this area .

「Okay . Put Char Siu on top as you like . 」

Saying that the uncle put down the ramen and a metal container with sliced Char Siu pieces .

Kazane happily said「lucky!」and put Char Siu slices and pepper on top, then slurped as she ate the ramen .

(I want some kikurage . . . . . )

Unfortunately there was no kikurage . There was no kikurage in a fantasy world . It was impossible .

While thinking such a thing Kazane said「ah, dangerous」and picked out the pieces of beni shoga scattered among the garlic in the ramen .

「I should have thought about these, I was careless . 」

Because it was a fantasy world Kazane had slurped the ramen thinking it was impossible for there to be beni shoga . Kazane didn"t care about the scent of garlic or the rest . She would lose if she minded it .

「Ah, subst.i.tute please . 」

By the way, up to one subst.i.tute was free .

And the stuffed Kazane left the stall and headed toward the market .

「Oh my, isn"t it Kazane-san?」

「Zakuro-san, good afternoon . 」

Kazane encountered Zakuro walking with his merchant subordinates as she wandered around the market .

「Kazane-san isn"t dungeon diving today?」

「We were diving until yesterday, so we"re taking a break today . 」

When Kazane said so, Zakuro said「is that so?」After thinking for a while he made a proposal to Kazane .

「Well then, why not take care of a part-time job?」

「Part time job?」

Kazane tilted her head at what Zakuro said .

「Yes . Although I don"t want to take too much of your time, I thought that there would surely be a golem technique to create something in your own figure . 」

「Yeah, there is . 」

It was certainly possible to make a golem that looked like Kazane . Since the color would be the color of rock and soil it would be quite difficult to make someone mistake it as the person herself during battle .

「If so, I was wondering if you could make and give me a golem of yourself . 」

「That"s fine, but why do you need my statue?」

Kazane inquired, and Zakuro answered「it"s like this . 」

「I wanted a stone statue of the discoverer of Kazane Hot Springs, but it will require quite a bit of money to produce it . 」

「You mean a statue of me is being put up over there?」

Kazane asked for clarification with an「ehh?!」face .

「That"s right . It would require an excessive amount of money to hire craftsmen, so having Kazane-san make it herself would be the best option . 」

「No way, but, it"s embarra.s.sing . 」

「Reasonable compensation can be prepared . . . No, how about this?」

Saying that Zakuro took off his gla.s.ses and hands them over .

「This is?」

「It is the merchant exclusive item Appraisal Gla.s.ses . 」

「What does it do?」

「What does it do?」

Kazane put them on .

「Hou」

When Kazane put on the gla.s.ses, a dedicated Window was generated . She took out one Flame Burst Orb to try examining it .

Name: Flame Burst Orb

Rarity: B

Effect: A consumable magic tool that casts Fire Principle: Grimoire Chapter 5 Flame Burst .

「When it is equipped information about an item appears in the mind . 」

「I see . 」

It was displayed in Kazane"s Window instead of her mind, but perhaps that was because Kazane was most familiar with a Window .

「But isn"t it exclusively for merchants?」

「Because Kazane-san is the spring source owner you are qualified to be a member of the merchant guild . Or perhaps I should say you are already registered as a member of the Dinah Firm . 」

「Since when?」

In business situations it was necessary to register with the area"s firm for tax purposes and the like . So registering with the firm and entering the merchant guild was indispensable .

「Since Louise-sama said「I"ll have you do it」I registered you, was that bad?」

Zakuro asked Kazane uneasily .

「No, there"s no particular problem, but since I"m enrolled with the Dinah Firm am I forbidden from joining other firms?」

「No, there is no such thing . Traveling merchants and the like register in several places . 」

In short, registration with a firm was similar to a business permit . In addition, the position was firm specific . For example, Johnz was a representative of the Zenith Firm, but in the Dinah Firm he would be treated as a shop manager .

「So that"s how it is . Are these gla.s.ses a rare item?」

Kazane suddenly grasped the eyegla.s.ses and inquired . It seemed she did not feel like returning them anymore .

「As an item for members of the merchant guild any registered merchant can apply to purchase it for a reasonable amount of money . I also own two more, but since it is only available to members of the merchant guild it is quite the valuable item for an adventurer . 」

「I see . 」

This seems useful… . . Kazane thought, and nodded「yes . 」

「Understood . I"ll build the statue . 」

「Thank you . Well then, since the item"s owner needs to be changed please hand over the gla.s.ses later . 」

Zakuro and his subordinates collectively bowed their heads . Zakuro guided her to a certain place and Kazane made a stone statue there, then after cautioning them「be careful since it isn"t that st.u.r.dy」she returned to the cottage .

After that Zakuro thought about using the stone statue as a model and building some bronze Kazane statues .

Information about the Minshiana Kazane Magic Hot Spring had already arrived . Zakuro was thinking of putting to use the existence of their business co-ownership . Zakuro was flipping an abacus in his head as he thought bronze statues would make a good donation .

◎ Hot Spring Cottage Near Rock Hold Cave - Night

All members of the party were lined up in their usual dinner positions .

By the way, Kazane was in charge of dinner today, and for the menu she bought bread, stew, salad, and fried chicken .

By the way, Kazane was in charge of dinner today, and for the menu she bought bread, stew, salad, and fried chicken .

「Hey, those are gla.s.ses . 」

Yumika was looking at the eyegla.s.ses Kazane had received with great interest .

「That"s right . But Louise-san, I became a merchant before I noticed?」

「Ara, what a rare thing . 」

Louise answered while eating lettuce .

「You could have told me afterwards . Well, it"s not like I suddenly noticed I was a member of the a.s.sa.s.sination guild . 」 

「After, huh? Yes, after we"re finished it would be good to instruct you . 」

Louise subtly loaded her words with erotic meaning, and squeezed a lemon over her fried chicken .

「Nuu」

Zinray looked at it with a frown . Zinray was the only person in this place who got angry about willfully applying lemon juices to fried chicken, but since the opponent was Louise he couldn"t express it .

「That reminds me Kazane, did you finish the dungeon version of Hippo-kun?」

「Yeah, I think that we can use it even in the unexplored places, but we"ll have to test it out tomorrow . 」

Kazane answered Tiara"s question and ate some fried chicken .

Tomorrow was another dungeon exploration . If Hippo-kun performed reliably the pace of their exploration would be greatly increased . Kazane"s heart fluttered with a feeling of expectation .

Name: Yuihama Kazane

Occupation: Magic Swordswoman

t.i.tle: Ogre Killer

Equipment: Staff 『White Blaze』, Two Handed Sword『Black Fang』, Silver Breastplate, Silver Gauntlets, Silver Sheep Clothes, Carapace Bull Trousers, Berserk Ogre Greaves, Indestructible Cloak, Mysterious Pouch, Crimson Saint Coffin, War Spirit Summoning Ring

Level : 25

Health: 85

Magic Power: 143+300

Strength: 42

Agility: 33

Endurance: 24

Wisdom : 43

Dexterity : 27

Spell : 『Fly』 『Torch』 『Fire』 『Heal』『Firestorm』

Skill : 『Warrior"s Memory』 『Night Vision』 『Crushing Blow』 『Dog’s Sense of Smell』 『Golem Maker: Lv2』 『Rush』 『Fire Principle: Third Chapter』 『Healing Principle: Second Chapter』 『Air Jump: Lv2』 『Killing Leg』 『Fear Voice』 『Invisible』 『Tiger Eye』 『Wall Walking』 『Intuition』 『Cheat Death』 『Nimble』『Charge』『Material Shield』『Information Link』

Yumika:「Some people disparage opponents who put lemon juices on fried chicken as「the worst kind of humans,」but aren"t those people minding too much?」

Kazane:「It"s a trivial thing if the person is laid back, but if there is a disagreeable person around it"s safer not to do it . 」