Chapter 39: In Search of New Power

Chapter 39: In Search of New Power

It gradually becomes my trauma that Louise almost died in response to the Magical Bullet of Rebellion of the King of Thieves Wake.

Wakes arrow can reach any of my companion.

Are you alright, master? Did you have a scary dream?

Sorry. Thanks..

I had a nightmare at midnight and was woken up by Sharon.

Im really scared to think that the thirds arrow would hit Louises vital part.

When I think about such a thing carefully and sleep, Ill certainly have a nightmare.

A dream of losing an important companion. Im screaming desperately, but I cant do anything to my friends whos becoming cold.

It was Louise, Suzanne, and Sharon who died.

I wake up to the agony of more painful than death blood freezing.

Its okay, there is no scary person here.

Its like soothing a child.

At that time, it might have been Sharon to have received an arrow.

If so, she will not be here anymore.

So I just thought, even if I am held by Sharon, I cant bring myself to jump or move like always.

I even think that I must catch it to not disappear.

Including Louise, there are only a few vanguards whos wearing Black Dragon Wyvern Scale Armor.

I contacted Lyle-sensei in the kingdoms capital but there was no Mithril Equipment left in the armory.

Sharon, are you going to buy strong gear?

Yes, of course. Were doing our best looking for it using our main store in Est, the branch store in Ox, and the branch store in the capital.

I hugged Sharons body tightly.

Shes only wearing thin cotton underwear so I get a raw soft feel, but Im not interested now.

Master, what do you really want do?

I will not tell you to not to go into battle, but you absolutely must stay as a rear guard.

Even if she stays in the rear, that arrow might still reached Sharons chest.

Wake became an ally for the time being. However, there might be several cheat level enemy in this cruel, real fantasy world.

For example, the one that caused flood and dropped meteorites. How is the advanced magician who faced the flock of black dragon wyvern directly?

That unidentified man (maybe a woman), what will happen to these children if they get shot by surprise?

I want power, I want the power to protect those who are important to me.

It is painful to think so, my breath becomes rough.

Master, its all right. This place is being protected. Suzanne and Claudia are stuffed in the hallway and Im on your side so master is absolutely safe.

Ah

I guess so.

Im protected by you.

But Sharon, how about you guys?

I get it. For example, we may just die tomorrow in an accident.

Whoever dies, even if I die, Ill give up in case of accident.

The world Ive lived in, even in real fantasy, its the same.

But If you are going to die in front of me and I did not do anything , Ill never forgive myself.

I should not curl in the bed of a safe merchant house in the peaceful city of Est.

The more peaceful the days were, the more I came to think.

Master, are you thinking of scary things again?

Ah

Master, please dont do dangerous things.

Yeah right

Is there anything I can do for you?

Sharon, what you can do is stay in a safe place and never die before I die.

Power entered the hand of Sharon whose hand is grasping me.

I do the heavy labor and I am quite powerful but it hurts, honestly.

Though it didnt feel bad.

Its painful because Im alive.

From the hallway, I heard a voice saying Here I come!.

Shes coming every 2 hours. Is Ria suffering from insomnia too?

Sharon, let Ria in.

Eh? Are you serious?

Did she just exceeds my expectations?

Eh? Everyone here is wearing it. Is it not a custom here?

Im sorry to say a little bit, but is Jill really an idiot?

Collars are slave certification. Even I, an otherworld person, know it.

Isnt this a fashionable choker?

Thats not the case.

Well, Im also paying attention to the collar to some degree. Im aiming for comfortable materials.

I wrote in both sacred and lower letter that the person is my slave.

No wonder Jill, though she is a knight, was not be able to read the letters.

If the slave collar is a custom, should I wear one too? Would it suit me?

I dont want Ria to put one ostentatiously. I did not make an extra collar, where did they find it?

The slave collar of our company, it was made on a backdoor deal extensively.

I decided this should be the agenda of the next general meeting of employees.

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Better leave it to a specialist. Then, who should I ask to find a good equipment?

So is it the reason to which you have come to ask me?

Louise as an adventurer, you probably have a lot of experience.

She has a lot of weapons in her backpack.

It seems that there is no particular preference for weapons to use so many. Its the Thousand Swords (Banken) that she always use.

Most of them are ordinary weapons I used since I was a knight of the kingdom. For example, this knife is engraved with distant throwing magic.

The pairs of knives raised by Louise certainly had a pale light if you look carefully.

There is also a magic sword which is comparable to my sword of light.

Where did you find it?

In an abandoned mine near Losgow village. It becomes a kind of dungeon.

Eh? There was a dungeon in the vicinity?

What are you talking about? Dungeons are pretty common.

It was originally a magical jewel mine but they dont get much anymore. Moreover, a stone golem shows up due to the influence of miasma so it has been abandoned and it became a dungeon.

No, I was serious. The Stone golem was hard and the knife didnt work.

Then what happened when the blade does not pass?

I hit it a lot using the rocks that was there.

Louise is amazing. You can use anything as a weapon.

There is a saying for propagating Buddhism without choosing the writing brush. Louise doesnt choose a weapon, either.

Whether it is a rock or a wooden stick, it is an excellent weapon for her.

Louise was a little embarrassed when I praised her as a thousand swords (Banken).

I found the magic knife in the depths of the dungeon.

Perhaps, because of the influence of miasma from the ground, an ordinary knife might have been tinged with magic.

A thing naturally placed in a dungeon (or it is likely to be an item that was dropped by an adventurer who died) might possibly taken magical power of miasma.

It is called the Magic Sword if there is a positive effect and if there is a negative effect, it is called a cursed weapon.

It is a magic tool if man finds it convenient and cursed tool if something is inconvenient.

Magic tool and cursed tool, although sometimes it is intentionally made by a magician or alchemist, it seems to be an imitation of such a natural product.

In other words, as a conclusion of Louise, if you want to get good equipment.

It can be called a shortcut to hunt in a dungeon.

But I didnt hear the rumor that there was a dungeon.

In the area where peaceful Estonians live, there is almost nothing that can be called a dungeon since the miasma in Ambazak territory concentrates on one point.

Is that so? Because of the Devils mountain, there is no dungeon nearby.

There is no need to stick to the dungeon if you are stocking materials. The Black Dragon Wyvern Scale Armor that Im wearing is also from the Devils mountain.

It was a blind spot. Close to the town Im governing, was there a treasure trove of material?

Around here, there is a historical big dungeon. It is in the old Margrave Lauren territory. Its not bad to try out the dungeon exploit after collecting the material in the city of Ox first.

Of course I will go as well, Louise added.

From the base camp, the are three hundred people trained troops of the volunteer corps.

It has become a very large-scale talk. I guess my personal guard corps will come as well.

It becomes a slightly different feeling from the dungeon capture that I am imagining.

For the time being, Ill write a letter for Lyle-sensei when I go to the City of Ox. I decided to go while inspecting the state of the village along the highway slowly.

As expected, I should do the work of a feudal lord.

Next chapter preview, Lyle-sensei is back, and little bit of Silesie kingdom history.