9 - 7 Decide on the style of battle

I am looking forward to seeing you again. I will always be waiting for your visit. ......

I nodded my head so that she would not notice it, and said, "Oh, yes, of course.

I nodded and said, "Yes, yes, of course. I hope you are well, Mr. Mayor.

Yes, of course. Kaya and I wish you a safe trip.

Thank you very much. Well then--thank you very much for your help!

"Gogo!　I turned into a firebird and soared into the night sky.

It was the same with the Dragon Slayer, but I had indeed become too famous.

I thought it was time to move on and decided to leave today.

Of course, the residents think of me as Hinokami-sama, so I had to set out in such a public place, but it is nice to be at the sea at night because it is quiet.

I even had the illusion that I was the only one in the world, perhaps because there was no one around.

However, since the firebird-ness is so noticeable even during the daytime, I will have to think of some other way to fly.

If I'm not good at it, I'll be treated like a rare animal.

I have to be careful.

Anyway, this is my next destination, and I hope to establish my own fighting style soon.

Up until now, I had only used a dagger for chores, so I wanted to find a fighting style with a sword, spear, bow, or whatever weapon suited me best.

But with a sword, would I be covered by Elma?

Well, there are a lot of people who use swords, so I don't think it's anything to worry about.

So, about my destination, it was the martial arts city of Las Colarltas, east of Magrido - "Leolinia".

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According to the mayor, the martial arts city of Leolinia has an arena where adventurers compete with each other's skills, and many fierce fighters gather from all over the world.

In other words, a wide variety of fighting techniques can be seen.

And there are many stores in town for participants, so I am sure I will be able to find a weapon to my liking," he said.

So, here I am, in the rumored Leolinia. ......

--The crowd was so loud.

There are so many people here. ......

I froze with my mouth open as I watched the waves of people filling the street, as if there was some kind of festival going on.

Come to think of it, I heard that you get money if you win in the arena, so many people are probably there for that reason.

And perhaps that big stone structure in the center of the arena was the arena in question.

What should I do?

I am most interested in the arena, but before that, let's see what kind of weapons they have.

I heard that there are a lot of stores.

So, I went into a nearby armory store.

However, there was a sign hanging in front of the store that said, "Under Preparation.

It was supposed to be past noon, but that's unusual.

But if that's the case, there was nothing I could do.

I'll look for another restaurant.

No, I don't know why there are so many places to eat.

No, why are they all "in preparation"?

I was so surprised to see the 10th shop "in preparation" that I couldn't help but poke my head in.

I wondered if the armory stores in this town open at night.

No, but everyone seems to be heading to the arena at night, and I don't think so. ......

Haha ....... I wish I could have seen the weapons. ......

And so, as I slumped my shoulders in despondency.

"Oh, um!

Yes?"

Someone suddenly called out to me and I looked in the direction of the voice.

There was a girl about 12 years old.

She was wearing something like an apron and looked cute.

I wondered if she had something to do with me.

I asked her at eye level so as not to scare her.

What's wrong?

Is your brother looking for a weapon?

What?　I'm looking for a weapon. Yes, but all the stores are closed.

I said with a wry smile, the girl clasped her hands in front of her chest, "So, if you are looking for a weapon.

"Oh, why don't you come to your mother's store?"

Your mother's store?

Yes," she said. Fio's mother runs a weapons store.

Apparently, this girl's name is Fio.

I mean, isn't your mom's shop getting ready too?　I mean, isn't your mother's store in preparation ......?

No, my mother's store is open for business.

"Oh, I see.

I'm glad to hear that.

But "mother's" store?

I don't think that my mother is a blacksmith, and perhaps her husband, who was the owner, has passed away.

And even this small child was voluntarily looking for customers in order to earn a living by selling the remaining weapons.

It was all in my own imagination, but I had a feeling that something like that was going on, and it would be nice if I could help out, even if only a little.

With that in mind, I decided to ask Fio to show me around.

But....

I'm Fio's mother and my name is Leia. Well, take as much time as you want.

"...... yes."

The woman waiting for me there was an older woman carrying a big hammer, and she was muscular to no end.

I don't know if I imagined it, but I now understood how people feel when they get ripped off at a bar.

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