Chapter 153.3: Chapter 153.3
“It doesn’t seem as if it’s just because he’s a local . ” [Ryouma]
“He must be a good person . One look and you can tell that people trust him . ” [Fei]
It’s noisy, but after walking through the corner of the peaceful street, an inn with a giant stable came to view… To be honest, it felt more like a stable with an inn because the inn was actually smaller than the stable .
“This is the ‘I Love Horses’ inn . The owner is probably not around at this time, but… Maybe the landlady is around . ”
We entered the inn casually .
As soon as we enter, a voice called out to us .
“Welcome . Oh, if it isn’t Hyuzu-san . What’s the matter?” [Landlady]
“I brought you some customers . ” [Hyuzu]
“Good evening . I am Ryouma Takebayashi from Bamboo Forest . I have a reservation through a person from the Morgan Company . ” [Ryouma]
“I’m Fei, his guard . ” [Fei]
“Ahh, I heard from Boss Serge about you . We have two private rooms prepared for you, but fill out this form first . Also, what will you be doing about supper? If you’re going to be eating, you can eat now . Boss Serge is also there . And then about tomorrow’s—” [Landlady]
The landlady seems to be an impatient person, as she kept throwing one question after another at me as I filled out the form .
I’ll go have supper as soon as I fill out this form since I have to greet Serge-san too .
“Ryouma, I’m going back to the residence . ” [Hyuzu]
“Ah, already?” [Ryouma]
“Yeah . I’d love to eat and drink with you, so we can chat, but I have some work left . ” [Hyuzu]
“I see… That’s unfortunate, but I guess it can’t be helped . Thank you for coming out to help me despite your busy schedule . ” [Ryouma]
“Well, I’m sure you’ll drop by the residence soon . We can talk then . I have a lot I want to talk to you about . See ya!” [Hyuzu]
“Yes . Take care! …He left . ” [Ryouma]
Hyuzu-san left like the wind… I wonder what he wanted to talk about?
“The same as ever, that one . ” [Landlady]
“Ha ha ha… Ah, I’m done filling out your form . ” [Ryouma]
“Me too . ” [Fei]
“Thanks . Here are your keys . Your rooms are upstairs at the end of the right corner . You can have your meal at the restaurant in front of the inn . ” [Landlady]
The landlady showed us the stairs and the path to the restaurant .
But I couldn’t help but notice the eccentric horseshoes and stuffed horse heads decorating the place .
“They’re strange, aren’t they?” [Landlady]
“I think they look great . ” [Ryouma]
“There’s no need for flattery! They’re there because my husband keeps buying them! There are even ornaments and paintings in the second floor! Seriously, what’s so good about these things!?” [Landlady]
Looks like the owner really has it bad for horses .
“Boss, if you’re going to be greeting your friend, then it might be a good idea to fix your clothes first . ” [Fei]
“That’s right . Landlady, I’ll go change at my room first . I’ll have supper afterwards . ” [Ryouma]
“Alright . I’ll go prepare your room now . ” [Landlady]
After changing clothes, I went to the restaurant .
“It’s full . ” [Ryouma]
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“From their getup, they all seem to be merchants . ” [Fei]
“I wonder if it’s because the stable is making a killing… Oh, found him . ” [Ryouma]
The restaurant was crowded with merchants from various regions . Serge-san was seated next to the walls .
He was eating with someone . Probably, a man .
The man had black hair . I feel as if I’ve seen him from somewhere before… Huh? Is that Pioro-san?
“Serge-san, Pioro-san . ” [Ryouma]
“Oh!” [Serge]
“If it isn’t Ryouma! Long time no see!” [Pioro]
So it really was Pioro-san .
“It’s been a while . We’ve been exchanging letters a little, but it’s already been half a year since we last met . ” [Ryouma]
“We just kept passing each other for some reason . …By the way, thank you for referring the Vyezen Village to us . Thanks to you, we were able to get a new product and a new source of barley . ” [Pioro]
“That’s only possible thanks to the cooperation between the villagers and the Saionji Company . ” [Ryouma]
As we gradually began speaking in hushed voices, the conversation started to resemble a conversation between evil governors . …But that can’t be helped . After all, the top head of two different companies were talking to a child with unknown origins . Moreover, said child was able to talk with them on intimate terms . When the other customers noticed that, the atmosphere changed .
“Who is that child?” [Customer 1]
“No idea . Maybe a noble from somewhere?” [Customer 2]
“There’s no way a noble child would come here . ” [Customer 1]
“Then maybe the heir to a large store?” [Customer 2]
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As we idly chatted among ourselves, I started hearing those kind of voices .
People were starting to look at me too .
It feels just like when I went to the adventurers guild for the firs time .
The only difference is that these people aren’t adventurers and this isn’t a guild .
“Come now, you two . Please take a seat . ” [Serge]
I took a seat just as Serge-san said .
I ordered supper and introduced Fei-san to the two since this was their first time meeting . We only talked about things that wouldn’t cause an issue if other people were to overhear us .
Eventually, the conversation turned to our trip here…
“You were stopped at the gates? What a disaster . ” [Serge]
“Well, they were just doing their job . It can’t really be helped . The security at the gate here was a lot stricter compared to other towns . As expected, the town where the duke lives is different . ” [Ryouma]
“There are nobles here too other than the Jamil family . That’s why the security here is a lot stricter compared to other towns . They used the crystal at the gate, right?” [Serge]
“That’s right . If it were any other town, just the guild card would be enough, but here…” [Ryouma]
Apparently, the crystal check is mandatory here when going in and out of town . If they find out that you subjugated some bandits, they’ll move you to another room .
“That crystal is a precious magic tool, so in other towns, they only use it when you don’t have any identification or to confirm a bandit subjugation report . It’s a tool, so naturally it will break if you keep using it . Those things aren’t easy to replace . ” [Serge]
Are they expensive? There should be a lot of them, though, considering so many towns use them .
“The price is up there, but it takes a lot of effort to get permission from the church to get one . Those magic tools were originally created by craftsmen after receiving a divine revelation from the gods . So while it’s possible to produce them, they’re not something that can be made and sold without permission . ” [Serge]
A legitimate reason such as the security of a town . The permission of the nobles . Apparently, it’s not just the fee for the magic tools . Donations toward the church and other things are also needed to get those crystals .
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“If not for that, I would love to get one myself . ” [Serge]
Serge-san looks really sad about that . Well, he is a magic tool otaku .
Although, to be honest, if it were possible, I would love to get one myself .
“By the way, Ryouma . You said you defeated a bunch of bandits? You sure did well defeating so many with just the two of you . There were a lot of them, right?” [Pioro]
“It’s all thanks to Fei-san . He defeated eight just by himself . ” [Ryouma]
The customers listening nearby suddenly went quiet .
“The boss took out 7 himself, actually . The only reason I was able to take out one bandit more was because I attacked first . ” [Fei]
Voices could be heard murmuring from behind me .
Did Pioro-san change the conversation to warn the other customers?
…It’s fun talking, but it’s unfortunate that we can’t enjoy the food as much because of the atmosphere .
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