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Never touch Eldmia Egga - Episode 123

shadow foot.

Expert in transfer of ownership! No, he was a fairly skilled scout adventurer..

"Well, I do steal sometimes, but this is just a story about robbing a den of thieves, so don't worry about it.."

He spoke with a friendly smile and his experience as an adventurer lasted about 15 years. Seeing as Balkun, who was listening next to him, didn't say anything, it didn't seem like he was exaggerating at all..

"In my experience, guys like that are most likely racist. And I hate racists."

It was a shadow foot casually throwing out extremely prejudiced remarks, but I feel like it doesn't really matter since it's helpful to me..

Shadow Foot also seemed closer to just chattering rather than speaking seriously..

"I was already worried about how I could secretly track them, but this solves the problem. How much should I give as a down payment??"

"Uh huh. This is pure favor."

"If so, that's even better. I hope you will accept my favor of repaying Shadow Foot's pure kindness with a reasonable amount of money.."

"Hahaha! I took a hit with this! As expected, you have a formidable gift of speaking.!"

Although he accepted it as if he couldn't win, the down payment he offered was only one copper coin. The money I received after finishing the work was one fairy tale..

"Isn't it an adventurer to make money through hard work? It's no business for me to catch those guys. If you get more than that, my name will cry!"

I heard that they were a race that was very strict about monetary value, but I had no idea they were this tenacious, so I couldn't help but be truly impressed..

Since it is my will, I will accept it for now and ask Asilier later to see if there is a way to give me at least some extra money..

"so. How much do you want me to know? Is this really the base they are going back to??"

"yes. Considering that they are wearing light clothes, I think they must be within the capital, but I'm not sure.."

"It's okay, it's okay. That's something I just need to figure out. I feel like something interesting is going to happen for the first time in a while. I like it very much."

"Write it. That little guy has a good sense of humor...."

Mr. Balkun, who was not pleased with the spirit but had finished his work, returned the sword to me and said,.

"Of course, the blade wasn't damaged, and there was no problem with the wick. Rather, it subtly consumed mana well. I don't know what it is, but it seems like I gained a positive skill that I didn't know about while fighting that wizard. If you do something like enchant it, you can say it's easy to eat.."

It seems that my use of magic caused some strange magical effect..

"thank you Oh, by the way, I heard that this gauntlet also contains dwarven technology. Could you please check its condition??"

"I was already worried, but I'm glad you told me first. his hand tickled yes."

According to what the Marquis of Vende said, a dwarf participated in the production, so I thought it might be a good idea to get an inspection from Mr. Balkun, so I brought up the story, and he seemed to have already noticed it and showed great interest..

Just like before, while I was watching the popcorn-craving sight of my stylish gauntlets turning into something that looked like metal slime, Mr. Balkun stroked his beard and opened his mouth..

"Where on earth did you get this??"

"I received it as a gift from the Empire.."

"Have you been to the Empire in a week? But a gift? who the hell?"

"He was a high-ranking nobleman.."

"Hehehe. You were a great friend.."

Mr. Balkun, now scratching his head instead of his beard, continued his explanation..

"As you may have already heard from the person involved, the magic given is military technology. They probably gave it to me assuming that I would have to tear it apart like this, so I guess it's a level of technology that doesn't really matter anymore. Still, we put a lot of effort into making it... It's an early test piece. Usually, there are cases where such items are sold without considering the cost. It was an interesting idea, but... hmm. It's a really stupid item that wizards don't need and it's hard for non-wizards to use.."

In order to 'completely' block an attack spell, you have to use a higher level of defense magic or do something crazy like analyze the magic in real time and destroy it..

Of course, unless they know all of the opponent's magic, ordinary warriors have no way of knowing whether he is using a magic with a power of 2 or a magic with a power of 3, so the item made to overcome that is my gauntlet..

"The problem is that efficiency is the worst. Isn't mana or auror ultimately a refined power created by refining magical power? Since the object does not have an aura, it is made by simply absorbing it, replacing it with magical power, and then going through the process of activating the built-in magic. There's no way this is efficient."

And this was the part I was most curious about..

The efficiency issue that the Marquis of Vendet also talked about.

But I use magical power, right? I was really curious about whether it was actually a piece of armor that had no risks to me..

"If you say substitution... is it also impossible to use magic tools containing mana or magical power??"

"Not really. Um... something like a border. People from the Kingdom just pass through, but foreigners need several documents. like this."

I didn't even check the performance because I thought it would be sad if it broke after pouring in the horsepower first without knowing anything, but thanks to Mr. Balkun, the question was resolved. As expected, I was right..

"Mr. Balkun's explanation is truly amazing. understand."

I don't know anything else, but it is clear that people who learn technology under that guy may not be able to learn it due to lack of talent and effort, but there will be no cases where they cannot learn it because they do not understand the explanation..

After returning the gauntlet, which had returned to its original form, the business with Mr. Balkun was concluded by giving him a simple reward..

"Well then, let’s go back for today. I owe you."

"If you have any problems again, come back anytime. welcome."

"thank you Shadow feet? Well then, thank you.."

"Don't worry!"

I walked out, leaving behind Shadow Paw, who was waving his arms in an exaggerated motion with a cheerful smile, cheerfully accepting something that was never pleasant, and Mr. Balkun, who was greeting me calmly next to him, and stretched out for a long time and looked around..

However, seeing as they are not visible to the public, it seems that they are not just thoughtless people..

Is there anything better? Now I have no choice but to trust and leave it to the experts! Without further ado, I took steps to return home..

Because I came back much later than expected, when I returned to the Ogatorf Mansion, Asilier and Cheryl had already returned home. Still, Cheryl's return wasn't that far behind me. When I got home, she was still washing up, so I was able to hear from her..

"It took surprisingly long, L.D.?"

"There was so much going on. Oh, now that I think about it, I have something to ask my sister. I happened to meet Pulling.."

I briefly told the story of my cheerful friend Shadow Paw and asked if there was any way to give him an additional reward, but what I got back was Asilier's smile and cute behavior..

"If Pulling says so, then so be it. If you want to repay the favor, you have no choice but to promise later. There is no other way than to help Eldy with the same amount, or mention that story and receive the same amount when helping other pooling who know him. If you give me more, I'll probably sneak into the mansion and give it back to you.?"

"Just how greedy are you?..."

The more you know, the more amazing it is! They even enjoy the act of returning the money they received as a joke, so it seems like there is no other answer for now other than expressing gratitude. In addition, when I told her about a series of unusual events that I experienced today, Asilie opened her eyes wide and shook her head in a different way..

"In that short period of time, the villain has come that far. I'm so scared to take my eyes off it."

Well, there was a possibility that he became a fugitive after cutting off the duke's head, so I couldn't really deny that he committed it, but apart from that, I was confident..

"Faith is faith because it does not bend. I actually benefited from that too.."

"That's right. It's not that difficult to get information.."

"Now that I think about it, how was your sister? My friend was still in the capital.?"

"no. As the war intensified, it seems he ended up going to the front line. It's risky, but the reward is certain, so I think a lot of people who are confident in their skills went there.."

I guess my acquaintances were adventurers. Still, from what he said, it didn't seem like he was going to die or anything, so I decided to consider that as a good thing..

"Well, there's nothing we can do now until the person called Shadow Foot comes.?"

"At least I am. Cheryl must have harvested something??"

"The expression didn't look that bright.."

Well, that's quite possible. Unlike me and Asilier, Cheryl is a noblewoman who is just a genius. It's a bit strange to say, but it's not wrong in this situation..

No matter how quickly and exceptionally she learns, it is only a story related to education, and there is also a status to protect and a family to follow. After considering this and that, I am in a completely different position from Asilier, who has been working as an adventurer for a long time..

Sir Ekaf will actually handle asking for help from the nobles, so I think all Sheryl can do is really make a fuss or ask her classmates anything..

It's not that difficult to guess that there won't be any real results..

"I feel like I have a little brother who gets sulky and sullen when he's bored.."

"We're the same age?"

"The child is still young because he has experienced less failure.."

There are times when that happens, but it's typical for people of that age to become sullen as soon as they feel like they're lacking something or that they haven't done enough..

Asilier just looked at me in awe as I clicked my tongue with a disapproving look on my face as I thought that..