Chapter 50

CHAPTER 50 – WATER DRAGON’S SCALE

After the meal, we have looked around the stalls in the morning market.

Anyhow, there are many marine products displayed. From the familiar fish and sh.e.l.lfish to colorful tropical fish. Sometimes, we would see poisonous fish, but all that was also edible seafood.

I was troubled what to buy because there were so many different kinds, but I have asked the people in charge for a recommendation and decided to buy that. Thereupon, before I realized, I have purchased a ma.s.sive amount of marine products.

Honestly, have I bought too much? Is that I thought at first, but on Aetherdia, fish can be only obtained on the sea side, so I won’t be able to get more when we move inland. I have decided to buy as much as I can.

After finished shopping, we went through the morning market square and strolled along the shopping street. There, I a blacksmith caught my eye, so I decided to take a look.

「Excuse me~」

「Ou. Customer?」

When entering the store and calling out, an Oyaji-san showed his face from inside.

「Would you be able to refine this?」

What I show him is Leviathan’s―――Kaiser’s scale.

I have split them in suitable sizes.

When resting in the dungeon, I tried to break it with a tool and it unexpectedly easily broke just as Kaiser said.

It’s just that because it really broke, the fragments were sharp and could inflict an injury if carelessly touched.

「Let me take a look. …… Not a stone. A scale? Nevertheless, it’s quite thick and heavy. Besides, this magical power……… No way!!!?」

As expected, handing him a scale just as I received would be bad. I split it thinking such, but it seems it can’t escape a trained eye.

The blacksmith Oyaji-san stares at me in surprise.

「This is not something that you can find on the ground」

「Ah~ Is that so~」

Dragon scales don’t fall off easily.

No, I said it wrong. When it’s time for a dragon to replace its scales, the old scales will come off in its nest, you can hardly find dragon scales away from the dragon’s nest.

Another thing is that it can’t be obtained by hurting a dragon, it has to be defeated. However, aside from sub-dragons, superior dragons are something that humans seldom challenge.

Because of that, Leviathan’s scales are something to revere.

Oyaji-san asks me where did I find something that’s almost impossible to obtain at the market.

「W, where did you get it?」

「…… It’s a present」

「Something so precious, who would just give it you!」

「That’s strictly confidental」

「………」

Even if I say that I got it from Leviathan himself (dragon at roots)? he wouldn’t believe…… Rather, he would doubt my sanity.

He seems to be interested as a craftsman, but don’t inquire about it too deeply, please.

「It’s natural that something like this has to be secret, huh…… so, you want me to polish this?」

「Yes. I don’t want to get hurt while carrying it. And then, I would like to make a hole big enough for a strap, but」

「Certainly, it would be dangerous if left as is. To sc.r.a.p and polish to the degree that you won’t get injured…… Maa, I think I could manage somehow, but…… A hole would be impossible. If I’m to make a hole forcibly, it will break without a doubt」

「Eh, is that so?」

…… Hey, Kaiser, I’m going to have a hard time making it into an ornament, though.

What should I do? I think it will be easy to lose by just putting it into a pocket~

「Ou, Rudi! Rudius! Come here for a bit!」

「What’s the matter, Boss?

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The Rudius that came from inside after being called by Oyaji-san is a slender man in his late twenties.

That would be the case~ As expected, this Oyaji-san is the boss here.

「Are, a customer? tte, why is Boss tending the store?」

「Rather than that, are you able to make an ornament out of this?」

「N? What is this? A stone? Although beautiful, it doesn’t seem to be a gem. …… So, Master. This is?」

「A fragment of Water Dragon’s scale」

「Wwha!!? Seriously?」

「I have no doubts. He says he wants to make this into an ornament. You are good at that, aren’t you?」

He’s a worker here, and it seems his specialty is craftsmanship rather than smithing.

「I would like a pendant if possible, but」

「Please, wait a moment. Umm, polishing would be best. This is weaker than silver…… Then, maybe a holy silver……―――」

Rudius-san smoothly draws a design on the paper at the counter.

It’s a pendant of a blue fragment of the scale enclosed in metal fringe. A fine design is carved on the metal parts.

Although simple, it’s quite delicate design. I like it.

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