Chapter intermission 1
"Uncle, give us five top meat skewers . "
"Awright, you're quite the the boss ordering the top meat . Did you guys just hunt some big game?"
"Yeah, we got the Twin Head Lizard we were aiming!"
"That's quite something . "
While admiring it, the shopkeeper begins to grill the top meat the boy has ordered .
The top meat skewers don't constantly get sold unlike the regular skewer, so he doesn't have any that's already grilled .
The shopkeeper is talking to a rabbitkin boy who's just come to age, though you won't know that he's an explorer from his appearance . His friends are boys and girls who are about the same age as him .
They're probably people overflowing with talent since they were able to defeat the Twin Head Lizard residing deep in the labyrinth . They might even become Red Iron explorers in the future .
"Haha, we're still inexperienced . "
"The genuine Red Iron are all monsters y'know?"
"I'll tell Pochi-san and Tama-san . "
"Ah, no, don't you dare Rabibi! I'd be killed by the other 『Pendora』 guys if you make those two cry . "
The shopkeeper recalled the rumor about them when he heard their conversation .
Appearing like a comet in the labyrinth city, the people connected to [Pendragon] rose to among the top of the explorers in a blink of an eye .
They're the graduates of the training school that has been established by the charitable leader of the [Pendragon] .
Those graduates are said to wear matching mantles drawn with a dragon holding a pen .
"So you guys are the rumored [Pendora] huh?"
"Ehe, that's right . "
The rabbitkin boy looks embarrassed while scrubbing his nose .
His ears stand up proudly .
"Are those Pendragon guys as amazing as they say?"
"They're not just amazing!"
The shopkeeper who like to gossip give the [Pendora] kids some regular skewers to tide them over until the top meat skewers are done grilling .
These regular skewers are the compensation for the gossip . If he stock his gossip repertoire here, he could recover the cost from the drunken people who would treat him some drink in the bar .
"Pochi-san's strike can break through the plastron of a Soldier Mantis easily y'know?"
"Tama-san too, she exterminated Assassin Goblins like they were insects going astray to flame . "
"Mia-sama's magic is also amazing . Her healing magic heals without leaving a scar . "
The boys and girls don't stop boasting the [Pendragon] even after the smell of the grilling fat from the top meat has begin to spread .
"I think it's also thanks to Nana-san's defensive power you know? She's never got any injury even after being attacked that much . As as shield bearer myself, the difference is too great I don't even know where to start to become like her . "
"It's the same as me who's in charge of attacking . Liza-san taught me spearmanship but I can't imagine ever catching up to her level . "
"Yeah, that person is extraordinary . . . . "
Even though he assumed the role of a listener pleasantly, the shopkeeper couldn't help becoming interested and asked them a question .
"How extraordinary do you mean?"
"You know Magic Edge?"
"It's a secret art used by people like the Shiga Eight Swords right? I was an explorer when I was young myself . I had trained for three years when I got myself an Ant Wing Silver Sword, but I didn't feel like I could do it at all . "
"Hee, uncle was an explorer too huh . "
"I stopped at Bronze plate though . "
There are a lot of people who have given up and changed their profession from the dangerous job of explorers like the shopkeeper here .
It's hard to measure strength of explorers from their appearance alone, there are some shopkeepers in this labyrinth city who are as strong as a knight here and there .
Thus, there's rarely any vagrant who dares to steal from the food stalls .
Because the risk is too great .
"So, what about the Magic Edge?"
"Liza-san can use it . "
"Magic Edge? So there's someone other than the Four Red Devas who can use it in this labyrinth city . "
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