Death March kara Hajimaru Isekai Kyusoukyoku (WN) - Volume 7 - Chapter 5

Chapter 5: 5

7-5 . At the Hometown of the Dwarves (4)

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On the next morning, three little girls and one girl are suffering from hangovers .

"Kuah, my head hurts . Uuh, it's blurry . "

"Nyuu~ . "

"Ouch . . . . . . Nodesu . "

"Satou, medicine . "

Of course, Nana who has drunk medicine yesterday is fine, but even Liza and Lulu are alright too .

Lulu is handing water for everyone . When my eyes meet with Lulu, she turns red and looks down . I am not so uncouth as to quip shameful sight of a drunken person, but since it's cute, I'll leave her like that .

I make everyone drinks the same potion that Nana has drunk .

The effect of the potion is splendid, everyone who has been groaning since a while ago quickly gets back to their usual self and begins saying that they're hungry . I better not ask if they remember about yesterday . Particularly Arisa and Mia .

Since Jojori-san has come for us, we're going to the dining room . Come to think of it, even though elder Dohar and Jojori-san are the ruling family of this town, they're eating in the same room as the craftsmen and the blacksmiths . I wonder if dwarves see themselves as family?

Elder Dohar in the dinning room has already decided to have a drink in the morning . The meat in front of him is the same one we've eaten yesterday, the basilisk meat . It does taste good, but the smell is too strong and I can't exactly say that I like the flavor . I prefer something a bit more plain .

He's only noticed that Mia who has taken off her hood for the meal is an elf . It seems that I'm narrow minded with my worry, dwarves and elves don't have bad relationship .

"Hoo, the girl of Bornean forest eh . I've heard that you're missing, but you're actually eloping with a human huh?"

"Nn . Mutual love . "

Don't say that scandalous thing . It's unfounded .

"I've saved her from a bad magician, and she's going to tag along until the forest . "

"Mwuu . "

It seems she's dissatisfied with the mutual love declaration being torn off .

"Since we've got request to search her from Bornean Forest's Senate, do you mind if we send them letter to report this?"

"Yes, I'm sorry troubling you . "

Driar-shi, the mayor, arranges the letter instead of elder Dohar .

The worker's guild manager in Seryuu city should have sent a letter, but since, there's no guarantee that the letter will arrive, unlike the post office's registered mail, there's probably no problem even if there are many of them .

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I'm bringing everyone to go on a sightseeing tour of Bollhart city today, since yesterday I've left them unattended . They've already replenished the consumables yesterday . As expected .

Looks like Jojori-san has deliberately voluntereed to guide the sightseeing . It feels like we're VIPs .

First, we're going to the magic shop I'm taught yesterday .

"I'm sorry Satou-sama . I can't take people who don't have permissions from grandfather to the magic shop before the mine . There's no problem with Satou-sama, but I have to ask the other honored guests to wait here . "

We're going on a tour together!　Or so I've thought but it's already running aground .

Things won't change even if I trouble Jojori-san, so I decide to ask everyone to wait here and finish my business quickly .

The magic shop, Don-Haan, is beyond the passage after the open-space above the furnace for mithril-making yesterday . I see, I can understand why it needs elder Dohar's permission if it's here .

Per Jojori-san's request, I put the fairy sword we've made yesterday on my waist . I've made the sword belt myself from when I'm making something for Nana back then . The sheath has been made in hurry, literally before the breakfast today . It's a plain simple sheath with wood as the base . I'm thinking of making more proper sheath some other day .

"Yo, Jojori, have you fallen for a human? Zajir will cry y'know . "

"Oi, Jojori, what are you doing bringing a human here . Oya-san will knock you out y'know?"

Twin small old men greet us inside the magic shop . They're gnomes, not dwarves .

"Hello, old man Don, and old man Haan . I've gotten permission from grandfather . "

Jojori-san says so while pointing to the pommel of my fairy sword . Since the gnomes ask to look at it better, I take it off the sword belt and put it on easy-to-see place .

"This is, I'm surprised . If this isn't True Mark of Oya-san . "

"Dang surprising . Did Oya-san make this as a joke after drinking too much?"

It seems that True Mark is like the signature of Dohar-san, and he doesn't usually put it on commonly made things . If I show this True Mark to the dwarves and gnomes of this self-governing dominion, I'd be treated like an old friend . Elder Dohar . . . you're too nice to a youngster you've just meet yesterday .

For the time being, since I could buy anything in the shop thanks to the True Mark, I decide to see magic books and scrolls in this shop .

This is also an alchemy shop, but they're only selling finished products, and there's no compounding tools or materials for sale .

"Right eh, we have lower grade magic books for water, wind, ice and fire magic, while the intermediate grade magic books are for earth and fire . There are also unusual stuffs like blacksmith magic and mountain magic . "

Don-san is piling up magic books .

This is the first time I've heard blacksmith magic, but it's just magic arranged for blacksmithing purpose, it looks like it's usable with fire magic skill . It's the same with mountain magic, it's just arrangement of magic for searching and digging out minerals in the mine, it seems to be usable with earth magic skill . I'm also advised that magic from other elements are necessary too, although there are only few .

I've bought the lower grade magic books from human towns, but since I see some unfamiliar spells in them, I buy them all . Since we can't carry it, it's decided to get it delivered along with their stock delivery .

"Hoo? Scrolls eh?　We do have scrolls, but they're only expensive things for people who could use magic themselves, the effects are very light y'know?"

Haan-san takes the scrolls from the shelves here even while warning me like that . It seems that there are only six kinds of scrolls here .

"They're insurances for miner who's going solo to the mine . To crush rock so that it becomes sands,  [Rock Smasher], for when water comes up [Freeze Water], and [Hard Clay], also, for reinforcing brittle bedrocks [Mud Wall (Wall)] . There are also [Air Cleaner], and [Air Curtain], for breaking through place with strange gas . "

Of course, I tell him that I'll buy it all, but Don-san halts me .

"I'm sorry lad . I insist that you hold back on [Air Cleaner] . There's only one of that left . I want to keep it in stock until we restock next month . "

"If it's like that, I'm fine with the other five . "

It's regrettable, but it's not something I want at the expense of the dwarves . Moreover, it looks like the scrolls here are bought from the Toruma (Ossan)'s household, so I'll probably get it anyway when I get to the dukedom's capital .

The scrolls I've gotten are as follow .

>Scroll, Earth Magic: Rock Smasher

>Scroll, Earth Magic: Mud Wall (Wall)

>Scroll, Earth Magic: Hard Clay

>Scroll, Wind Magic: Air Curtain

>Scroll, Ice Magic: Freeze Water

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After finishing the purchase in the magic shop Don-Haan, I sally forth to the city with everyone .

At first, Pochi and Tama are dangling on both of my hands, but Mia and Arisa begin to complain . In the end, they've calmed down after they're alternating holding my hands in turns for each street, the turns are decided with rock-paper-scissor .

Oh?　Once we begin to walk, I notice that there are people following us .

They're dwarves when I check on the map, or rather, they're people from Bollhart public order bureau . According to Jojori-san, they're bodyguards that Driar-shi has prepared . It's not 'feel like', but we 'are' treated as VIPs .

At the center of the square with water fountain, there are swordsman who's sword dancing, grinder shop, and people selling weapons openly .

The commodities are put on the sheet on the ground, unlike with stands like in Seryuu city . Although it's not like the displayed items are bad, they're also not especially good so I'm not interested .

There's a weaselman street vendor who's opening a play with target on the square . It seems that you have to hit a target 3 meter way with darts that look like shuriken . A session is one copper coin, and you'd get three pennies for each one of the five shurikens hit . It's the customers' victory if they hit twice right, isn't that easy?

"How 'bout it bro . Would ye like to play?"

Since Pochi and Tama seem like they want to, I give him one copper coin .

"I'll hit with them all nodesu . "

Pochi's first throw missed . It looks like the dart's balance is bad . No, seems that it's deliberately made to be unbalanced . Yet, she still hits twice, she does have throwing skill .

"I've hit twice nodesu!"

"Aiyaa, jou-chan is great really . I'd have to survive with rice if this keeps up . "

I pat Pochi who looks pleased after she receives one copper coin and one penny . Her tail looks like it'd get torn off .

"Revenge for Pochi~?"

Everytime Tama throws the dart, the surrounding people cheer . She has hit it three times in a row .

"Oh, that little girl is besting the record . "

"I'm betting for four hits . "

"I'll bet that third will be the last . "

They've begun betting, but Tama throws the fourth and fifth darts without minding the atmosphere .

Unfortunately, the fifth one misses, but she's amazing enough for hitting fours with darts made to miss .

"One missed . "

"It's quite amazing already Tama . "

She's wanted to hit with all the darts to the point that she forgets to ask for the prize . But, it seems that she pulls herself after I praise her . While she's rubbing her head on my hand after I've finished patting her, she triumphantly shows the copper coins she's gotten on her hand to Pochi .

Since Tama shows her two copper coins and two pennies, Pochi's rivalry is burning and she's going to challenge the play again, but the weasel man doesn't accept re-challenge from people who have hit the target for twice or more .

Everyone else have also challenged it, but beside Mia who hit once, no one hit even once . Even though Liza occasionally does spear-throwing practice, she's missed it all . Jojori-san encourages me to to try it, but I refrain .

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There aren't only weapons, armors, and other savage things that are on display on this square, various handiworks made from gems or precious metal are also lined up . Although they look finer than the ones in Seryuu city, I feel like they look a bit rougher than the one I usually see on the TV's CM .

Since we're already here, I suggest on buying one silver worth of handiworks for everyone, but--

"The things that master makes are better anyway . Please put plenty of your love in it . "

"Meat~?"

"That's right nano desu, I want grilled meat nodesu . "

"Steak is nice, but I think that roasted meat on net is better . "

"Crêpes . "

Arisa is asking for accessory, but starting from Tama, Pochi, then Liza, and even Mia are making noises for food .

Nana and Lulu who are looking at the accessories agree with Arisa and tell me that my self-made accessories are better . I could do it easily due to production skills anyway, I'll make some matching earrings or bracelets I guess?

Maybe they're hungry because they're talking about food, I decide to have meal on the restaurant that faces the square . Since I've been in the basement for a long time, I secure the seat on the open terrace in front of the restaurant . When we're ordering the meal, Pochi says a very curious thing, "I wish to quickly go on a journey and eat master's meat nodesu . " Somehow everyone sympathizes with Pochi's remark and nods, Jojori-san is showing a confused face as the only one who doesn't understand the situation .

The meal is black bread with cheese and sausage garnishes, and it's normal for the dwarves to pour these with ale . The sausage is minced, so I put mustard on it . It's mustard after a long time, and when I check on Lulu, it seems that she's bought various type of sausages and mustard . GJ .

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"Why aren't you selling mithril sword even though here is dwarves' hometown!"

When we're drinking ginger tea after the meal, I could hear such yelling . When I glance there, a man who's wearing noble-like clothes is complaining to a dwarf who's selling weapons on the street stall .

It looks like the peace is ending and the disturbance at the dwarves' hometown seems to begin .