Chapter 84
Chapter 84 - Let's Enjoy Our Day Off
「Today's a day off!」
Kazane rose out of her futon and announced to everyone . Well, that was the original plan so no one had any objections, but Kazane was in a somewhat strange mood .
「What will Kazane do today?」
Kazane once again sat down and Tiara, who had been sleeping in the same bed, embraced her tightly from behind and asked . After the Orc battle the degree to which she leaned on Kazane seemed to have increased even more .
「Today I think I'll adjust the specifications for the dungeon version of Hippo-kun . 」
「Well then, I'll be with you . 」
Tiara happily said since she wouldn't be a hindrance even if she stuck to her side . When Kazane was concentrating on her work she really didn't notice anything else, or more precisely her brain went to another world and she didn't experience any information from outside .
『That's fine up until noon, but we will begin training in the afternoon . 』
「Laziness is no good~」
Mefirus and Louise's remarks made Tiara go「muu . 」
「Um . . . Zinray-san . 」
「What is it, Sieg-sama?」
「Can I join in training with you today?」
「I have no problem with it, but」
Zinray glanced at Kazane .
「No, Sieg should rest . He's overworked . 」
Kazane shook her head .
「But」
Sieg fully realized that his own power was noticeably deficient in this party .
「You should practice White Fang if you must do something . I think you know this, but that is nearly all that is requested from Sieg going forward . 」
Sieg made a complicated facial expression at Kazane's words . What was wanted was not himself but the White Sword . Even though he understood it, it was unavoidable that it made him feel miserable . However, Sieg's expression changed at Kazane's next remark .
「Therefore I will raise the output of White Fang to 100 percent . I think the current Sieg can probably fire it . 」
「Is that true?」
Sieg's face was previously like an abandoned puppy for a moment, but he now wore an uneasy expression at having expectations placed upon him . Louise was watching from the side and thought「if he was about five years older . . . 」What are you thinking she would do if he was five years older? Disrespectful .
「It will be necessary in the battle against the dragon . In other words, if you can't do it I intend to leave you behind . 」
「I will do it . 」
It was something Kazane was thinking from the beginning . If his fighting power was not enough it would end here . But because of Sieg's royal blood or as a gift from Yuuko-nee's education, Sieg accurately grasped this was a watershed moment and chose the correct answer himself without hesitation .
And Kazane received the White Sword from Sieg and changed White Fang's output to 100% .
「Every battle up until today was so you would get used to this . Starting today all that matters is defeating the dragon . Sieg, you should consider any other monsters a warm up . 」
Sieg nodded at Kazane's words .
「Practice shooting this with all your strength today . Zinray-san, can I leave this child to you?」
「Agreed . Yumika, you come too . 」
「Yes, understood . 」
Yumika also followed according to Zinray's words, and they prepared for intensive training . She was originally sports oriented . She was not a frail child that would speak a complaint about losing a day off .
(I'd rather not do it)
But she was a frail enough child to not want to exercise and for that comment to leak out in her own mind .
◎ Hot Spring Cottage Near Rock Hold Cave - Afternoon
「Fuu」
Kazane closed the Window and massaged her shoulder . She looked around but nobody was there . She had a hunch that Tiara had been beside her up until a little while ago, but as usual I don't notice my surroundings when I concentrate . . . . . Kazane thought and smiled wryly .
「I think the dungeon will be easy to go around in with this . 」
Kazane made a small decoy Hippo-kun to go ahead of them to deal with any traps or the like in their dungeon exploration . If they traveled slowly enough on Hippo-kun and let the decoy go ahead they should be able to effectively travel even in the unexplored dungeon areas . It used quite a bit of Magic Power, but she thought it was in the acceptable range .
「Well, I guess we'll see when we try it out . 」
Kazane thought, and stopped thinking about it .
She decided to head toward the market to have lunch .
◎ Market in Front of Rock Hold Cave - Noon
「Greetings, Kazane-san . 」[TL: They're using a polite greeting you would use with a superior]
「「Greetings!」」
「Yeah, hello . 」
There were men who sometimes greeted Kazane when she was walking throughout the town . Some of them were scents she recognized as adventurers from the turmoil at the hot spring cottage, so Kazane understood and returned their greeting .
「What are you all saying to such a child?」
「Idiot, do you also want to polish a door?」
Occasionally there were people who did not know Kazane and voiced their doubt, but the surrounding people would silence them with faces like demons . Furthermore,「do you also want to polish a door?」were now the most threatening words spoken in the area around Rock Hold Cave .
Kazane ignored that turmoil as she walked . To begin with, the door polishing was not a misunderstanding, but was a simple fact that she had no excuse for . There was no choice but to advance while ignoring them .
「Uncle, one ramen . Somewhat strong flavor, firmer noodles please . 」
「Sure thing . 」
Kazane entered one of the ramen stalls and made an order . It was unclear why there was ramen, but it had been 1000 years since the same era as Zexiahart, so it may have been spread by a former player . There were many absurd food items that remained using fantasy cooking methods; it was confirmed that there was cola up north .
Incidentally, mayonnaise and similar condiments were not sold at prices that allowed ordinary people to use them regularly, but fish, shellfish, cod roe etc . could be frozen and preserved in Mysterious Bags, so they could be bought at reasonable prices in this area .
「Okay . Put Char Siu on top as you like . 」
Saying that the uncle put down the ramen and a metal container with sliced Char Siu pieces .
Kazane happily said「lucky!」and put Char Siu slices and pepper on top, then slurped as she ate the ramen .
(I want some kikurage . . . . . )
Unfortunately there was no kikurage . There was no kikurage in a fantasy world . It was impossible .
While thinking such a thing Kazane said「ah, dangerous」and picked out the pieces of beni shoga scattered among the garlic in the ramen .
「I should have thought about these, I was careless . 」
Because it was a fantasy world Kazane had slurped the ramen thinking it was impossible for there to be beni shoga . Kazane didn't care about the scent of garlic or the rest . She would lose if she minded it .
「Ah, substitute please . 」
By the way, up to one substitute was free .
And the stuffed Kazane left the stall and headed toward the market .
「Oh my, isn't it Kazane-san?」
「Zakuro-san, good afternoon . 」
Kazane encountered Zakuro walking with his merchant subordinates as she wandered around the market .
「Kazane-san isn't dungeon diving today?」
「We were diving until yesterday, so we're taking a break today . 」
When Kazane said so, Zakuro said「is that so?」After thinking for a while he made a proposal to Kazane .
「Well then, why not take care of a part-time job?」
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