Chapter 139 – Wild (6)
After reading all the letters that she said she had received from her magic tower, Merim folded them up and put them in her pocket, then looked at the innkeeper.
“… Hey, did the wizard who gave you this say something else?”
“As soon as the wizard girls return, they say they will hand it over as soon as possible, and since it doesn’t matter what time of day, show the person at the Mage Tower the seal engraved on the back of the letter and they will put a guide right away.”
“Ah, yes. Thanks for telling me.”
Merim, having properly finished her conversation with her innkeeper, went up to her room with her party.
“Summarizing, does this mean that I can meet the owner of the Mage Tower right now? I remember when she submitted the application to the Mage Tower, she said it would take at least four days, but she still had two days left, so she sent this letter… The mage tower lord wouldn’t be in such a leisurely position.”
As soon as she entered the room, while organizing her luggage and equipment, Roden chewed over the contents of the letter she had just read together and let out a questioning voice.
“Ahaha… Roden oppa, seeing that I was also nominated, it seems that old man Terra remembered my name on the application form.”
Merim, who had a vague idea, raised her voice to answer Roden’s question while scratching the back of her head.
“… Older Terra?”
“To be more precise, old man Artera Maroc. It’s the full name of the person who becomes the owner of the mage tower in this city. Even though it was a short period of time, I learned this and that from the old man.”
“Oh, then you mean that Merim was a disciple of the Master of the Magic Tower?”
Roxia, who opened her eyes wide, as well as Roden looked at Merim with a very surprised expression, and she lightly waved her hand and denied it.
“No, no, no. She’s not grandiose enough to be called a disciple, and when she attended the Mage’s Tower, Grandpa Terra got a little more attention than other mages.”
“In the world, that is what is called a disciple. … Anyway, it sounds like an acquaintance.”
“To put it simply, yes.”
Merim, who nodded her head obediently, fluttered her letter towards Roxia.
“What do you want Roxia to do? She went much faster than originally planned, but should she go to the Mage Tower as it is?”
“Um… Yes, if it’s okay with Merim-sister, I want her to visit the Mage Tower and get her wizard ID card as soon as possible.”
Unlike Roden and her twin sisters, who each had something to use as their ID, Roxia, who had experienced many inconveniences large and small during her travels, decided to head straight to the Magic Tower as it was, as she was the only one without an ID. .
I had just returned from the dungeon, but the sun was still in mid-heaven, a little after lunch. Her stamina is also good enough.
After dropping off each person’s luggage and equipment at the inn, after washing in order, the party changed into casual clothes and came out again.
“Then I will go. Master.”
“Roxia, I don’t have to tell you, but follow them around so you don’t fall apart.”
“Yes!”
“See you again in the evening. Master.”
“See you later, brother Roden.”
“Way to go.”
However, it was different from how the four of us acted until now. The three women and Roden decide to move separately.
The twin sisters and Loxia’s destination is the Mage’s Tower, and Roden, who started walking the streets alone, started looking for a workshop that mainly handles leather or bone materials to dispose of the spoils he got from the dungeon.
… Roden, who has been walking around the streets for a while, arrives at an armor shop that doubles as a crafting shop for monster materials located in a place with relatively little traffic.
The size is just average.
“Are you there?”
“Welcome~!!”
Stepping into the store with a quiet greeting, Roden faced the owners, a couple of Suin couples with rich reddish-brown hair all over her body. For reference, both are foxes with narrow eyes.
ㅡ sniff sniff…
As the distance with her guest got closer, the fox couple, who had habitually poked their noses at her, spoke to her one after another, blinking her narrowed eyes.
“Ohhh, this smell… ! Are you on your way back from a dungeon in an abandoned mining town? It smells like mutant drake’s blood.”
“It’s the first time I see a face in the capital. You must have been here recently.”
Nodding her head at the question of the fox couple, who had captured her unique body odor with only the faint reverberation remaining on her body, Roden put down the backpack and put the contents inside, as if displaying the spoils from the dinosaurs on the floor. Put
“Yes, I came because I heard that this store is using Drake’s materials in a useful way.”
“I don’t know who heard it from you, but you came to me well. However… There’s a mountain of hides and bones from them. How many people have hunted this much?”
“It’s the result of hunting with four people.”
“Huh, only four people caught so many… It’s a dungeon of a level that even the most experienced adventurers struggle with, so I’ve never seen them bring so many materials at once.”
“Is it too much to buy here at once?”
At Roden’s question, the fox couple vigorously shook their heads with the momentum of their red hair flying around.
A series of products crafted from the bones and hides of dinosaurs, known to the world as Drakes, are in low demand in the city… It’s a dungeon with no expected elements of artifacts, so it’s not very easy to procure materials for dinosaurs, so all you have to do is buy what a few talented adventurer parties sell.
In other words, it is a hard-to-find item.
“No, hand over everything you put down here! I will pay my price without regret.”
It was a very welcome proposal from Roden’s point of view, who found it very cumbersome to go around and dispose of it, so he had no reason to refuse.
“Honey. The amount is too much, help me with this.”
“All right.”
It will take some time because there are so many things, so the fox couple sits down and tells them to wait comfortably.
Raptor tail hide, skull of a head-butting dinosaur, thick horns, mace-like tail, thick carapace, pterosaur skin, etc… It took more than ten minutes just to check everything, and the fox couple, who observed each one carefully, were delighted with the price.
“Wow… ! Everything is laid out very neatly. Isn’t it?”
“That’s right, honey. All of these materials are in excellent condition. I’ll buy them all together for 40 silver.”
It was a pretty good price for the money he received from selling only the by-products of monsters.
“That’s a good price. I’d like to use some of these and have them custom made… Are you okay?”
“Additional orders are welcome. What kind of things do you want to make?”
Loden, who was looking at the various products displayed throughout the store, pointed out a small leather bag that he was especially eyeing.
“I’ve been walking around the city for the past few days, and I’ve often seen citizens wearing bags like that. Are they made here?”
“Maybe, maybe not. There are other stores other than here that carry similar products. Well, of course the ones made in our store are definitely the best.”
“Then, the dinosaurs here… No, I want to make three bags with drake hide as the main material.”
“Okay. The cost of making an order is deducted from the purchase cost. Do you have a specific form in mind?”
“Yes.”
Loden, who had been thinking that she had never given her twin sister and Roxia a sensible present, decided to take this opportunity to prepare her own surprise gift for them.
‘The wand I bought for Roxia in the past was a must-have item for a wizard, so it’s definitely different from a gift. Hmm, it’s a bag made of dinosaur skin… I hope they like it.’
Afterwards, Roden began to go into as much detail as possible about the design of the bag she was going to present to the three women.
* * *
Around that time, the twin sisters and Roxia, who followed the guide to the top floor of the Mage Tower, met the owner of the Mage Tower who was waiting for them.
“… About 3 years? Nice to see you again after a long time. Merim, Marill. It’s a more mature atmosphere since we haven’t seen each other.”
“That’s why old man Terra’s wrinkles increased while I couldn’t see him. How have you been doing?”
ㅡKoowook!
Marill, who was right next to a remark that was extremely disrespectful to her elder, forced her sister’s head to bow as she nodded.
“Kwaaaaak!”
“Oh my, what is he talking about… Sorry. Master of the Magic Tower.”
“It’s okay, it’s okay. Compared to what Merim said in the past, this is aegyo.”
The magic tower owner, who tilted the coffee cup with a big smile like a sassy grandfather, glanced at the demon girl who was watching them.
“You made a demon a disciple… Yes, yes.”
“It’s done. The old man must be busy too, so let’s move on to the main topic instead of spinning around. What is the purpose of sending invitations? If it’s because of the proposal at that time, my answer is still the same, so I’ll answer in advance that it’s a waste of time.”
At Merim’s determined words, the Magic Tower Master clicked her tongue and raised her voice.
“Eh, getting cold with an old man I haven’t seen in a while. If that’s what you mean, then don’t mention it any more. I called because I just wanted to hear a story.”
“What story?”
“This is a story about the world you guys have been through over the past three years. I was very curious. The world you experienced as an adventurer who was once a promising player in our Mage Tower. … At the same time, I want to know how you came to make a demon as a disciple.”
The mage lord said that if her twin sister would tell her about her experience, even briefly, he would immediately look into Roxia’s registration as a wizard.
“Ah, just saying that I will recognize you right away doesn’t mean that I will register you unconditionally, so don’t misunderstand. To be recognized as a Mage Tower Certified Wizard, you need to have the basics. Anyway, what is your answer?”
“If it’s about unraveling… Okay.”
In this way, the twin sisters began to slowly tell the story they had experienced to the owner of the Mage Tower as she recalled her memories.
