CH 153

The next day, I spent the morning telling everyone in the class what I had heard from Leor-san. Of course, it was about the processing of equipment using Sarge’s materials.

“So, make sure you know how much money you have saved.”

“Alright! Really, but I can finally get a weapon …… Won’t It look really strong? I’m getting excited.”

“I wonder what I’m going have them make ……”

“I think I want an axe, after all? But I also want armor.”

Yesterday, Ryuuze, who had taken the leadership of the guild club, clenched his fists and smiled. They hunted forest wolves, rampaging boars, and other demons for their meat and fur. Basleigh-sensei was leading the group, but Urka laughed that it was too crowded. 

“I probably won’t be adventuring when I grow up, but I think I’ll use it as a weapon.”

“I think I want a shortsword, a breastplate, and a cloak with tanned scales. It seems to me that when scholars do research, they need to be equipped to a certain degree.”

Nora and Yogus also need equipment. Then Luciela, who was still in class because there was still time, spoke up.

“I want two daggers and the tips of my nails as a necklace. Lars, I have some money, take me with you when you go.”

“If Sis is going, I want to go too! I want you to make me a hat or a bracelet. I want it to be a hat or a bracelet, but I think it would be useful if it was a knife.”

Luciel is also unusually excited, raising her hands in the air and jumping up and down to make a point. Well, they say craftsmen are difficult to deal with, so I think we should start with me and my brother?

“Good morning, childrens!”

“Hey, Luciela, you’re on the other side of the building, can you make it?”

While they were talking, the teachers came in and Tigre-sensei told Luciela. Luciela looked like she was in trouble and rushed out of the class.

“If I run with [amplification], I can manage ……! I’ll see you at lunch then!”

“Yeah.”

“Don’t run in the hallway!”

“Luciela-chan’s in such rush, fufu.”

“I thought she’d be a little more quiet since she’s graduating this year, but she hasn’t changed much.”

Tigre-sensei sighs and says something reasonable, and we sit down with a wry smile on our faces. In the midst of the commotion, I looked at Makina and saw that she was quiet.

“Hmm …… equipment …… I wonder if it’s permissible for a knight to have their own equipment … …”

She kept mumbling about what she was going to make. I think Makina would be jealous of me if I joined with my dragon equipment. As far as I can see from the knights of Luitzar Country, it seems that what is provided by the rank changes, so it may be that you cannot use your own equipment.

Well, since it’s a little further down the road and we don’t know if she’ll be a knight yet, I think it’s a good idea to make one for now. 

“I’ll teach you the language today, then! Please open page 26. Well, today we’re going to talk about the life of this beard. The 43rd king of the Reflexion country had a very hairy beard that bothered him a lot.”

“That’s not written anywhere!? Don’t say random things!”

“I was working pretty hard yesterday ……”

“Huh!? A little joke and my popularity goes down the drain!?”

Basleigh-sensei, as usual, was taken aback by Ryuuze and Kudelica, and laughter ensued. The usual day is over, and it’s after school again.

“Makina is going to the holy knight club, right?”

“Yes. I want to go to the guild club too, though. Hmm, I wonder if it’s okay if I quit ……? Oh well. See you tomorrow!”

“See you tomorrow! I guess I’ll be in the guild club today? What about you guys?”

“I’m going.”

Ryuuze is still going as usual. Then Jack put his hands together with an apologetic look on his face.

“I’m helping out at home today, sorry! See you later!”

“I’m taking the day off too, see you tomorrow!”

Kudelika followed Jack out of class. These days, A-Class rarely has the whole class together, but instead has a mix of kids from other classes.

“I’m going?”

“I wonder what should I do. If Dedite-kun’s going, I guess I’ll go too?”

“I’m going too!”

“I think I’ll go, too? I have to earn money for dragon equipment, after all.”

Nora will do depending on what brother does, and I think Nora just wants to meet Aina, but she’s going to be my sister-in-law in the future and I want her to get to know me better. As I was thinking about this, my brother came to class and told us.

“We’re going back to the mansion. I’m going to play with Aina. I’m not worthy to be a big brother if Sarge is the only one taking care of her, and it’s not fair that she’s only attached to Lars.”

“I want to be a big sister too, so I’ll see you later!”

In the end, brother and Nora went home, and Ryuuze, Luciel, Patty, Yogus, Luciela and Yifa took the request. Basleigh-sensei was going to come and lead us, and we left the academy and headed for the guild.

“The number of people in the guild has increased, but there are surprisingly few people I can go with. On the other hand, Yifa often goes every day.”

“It’s because I want to meet Mizuki-san! Mash also comes back from the Capital once in a while, so I can never be too careful!”

Yifa, who is as passionate about Mizuki-san as ever, gives me an impassioned speech. It’s amazing that you can love someone that much.

“That ass and those thighs are my ideal itself! I’ll definitely make her say yes ……!”

— is what I thought, but I guess it’s not. While Yifa was getting excited, Yogus said. 

“If there are too many of us, we may not get paid enough. Maybe we should split up the party? Now that I think about it, we haven’t received any requests from grandma lately, has something happened to her?”

“Ah, now that you mention it. Let’s go say hello to her next time. She gave me some sweets and stuff, so I’ll bring her some gifts …… Kyah!?”

“Watch out!”

When Luciel turned around, he was hit by a man who came out of the corner, and Luciel lost her balance. As I held her in my arms, the man shouted angrily.

“Watch it, kid! You stepped on my foot ……”

“I-I’m sorry ……”

“Show me some sincerity, that uniform, you’re a student at Oblivion Institute, aren’t you? Then you must have some money? Ahh?”

We glared at the man who was saying nasty things to us and returned with Luciel behind him. And then Ryuuze comes along.

“We apologized, so isn’t it okay? Trying to rip off money from children, and are you still an adult …… or a man?”

“That’s right, old man. I mean, would you get hurt getting stepped on the foot by a light kid like Luciel? You’re not training hard enough, are you?”

“Shut up! I’m going to show you that if you do something wrong, even if you’re just kids, there’s a price to pay, so just give me the money.”

“This guy ……!”

When I’m about to punch him in the face.

“Wait! I’m not going to let some thug hurt my precious student!”

“What is it, sister? Are you a teacher? Hehe …… So you’re saying you’re their friend ……?”

“Yeah, for a teacher, huh?”

“Kachin! How dare you call me a hefty little body with a big belly!?”

He didn’t say that much.

However, Basleigh-sensei stepped in between us and the men to protect us. We can always count on her in times like this.

“Somebody! I’m about to be attacked! Please help me!”

Basleigh-sensei shouted and started calling for help. Immediately after, the people who had been watching from afar in the street gathered around to see what was going on. The men thought it was a bad idea, so they distanced themselves from us and said.

“Damn, what a noisy bitch. Let’s go.”

“…… yeah.”

“……?”

“Aaaaah! Save me!”

The two men quickly withdrew, and instead of the still shouting Basleigh-sensei …… they took one look at me and Luciel, and disappeared as if running away.

Then one of the women who had gathered here approached us.

“Are you okay? The economy has been booming lately, but it’s not good that people like that are coming to town. ……”

“There are a lot of idiots like that these days.”

Luciela, looking at the men as they left, was also disgusted.

I’ve heard that word of mouth has spread about the unusual items in stock, and more and more people are coming to this town to buy them.

The Bryon Chamber of Commerce is doing well, the inn, the restaurant, and the shopping district are all making money, but there are a lot of thugs like them.

“I’ll talk to my father about strengthening security. We don’t want any weirdos in town, after all.”

“The adventurers from Hauzen-san’s place seem to be doing a lot, though. Be careful, then.”

The aunt walked away laughing, strangely convinced that there were indeed harmful effects.

“Are you okay, Luciel?”

“Y-Yes, I was a little scared, but I’m glad Lars-kun was there.”

“R-Really?　Thank you.”

“Aren’t you supposed to be thanking me? Fufu, funny Lars-kun.”

Luciel chuckles, and felt nervous.

“R-Really, even though we’re about to take some requests, they’re really annoying, let’s go.”

“Yes!”

“Somebody!”

“They’re long gone Basleigh-sensei, so let’s go.”

We head to the guild and complete the request. Nevertheless, I wonder why they were staring at us? Are they going to come back at us later? …… If they are, I won’t show any mercy then.

That is what I thought, but nothing really happened until the next holiday.

Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow are my days off.

This evening, the day before, my brother and I will be heading to the Oufa Country with Sarge.

What’s next, dragon equipment at last?

Thank you for reading!

[Afterword Theater]

“Basleigh-sensei ……”

Don’t you think she looks like you?

“Are you talking about my breasts!”