NOVEL NEXT Chapter 21 - Episode 21: Cea Goes to Buy a Magic Steel Sword
Episode 21: Cea Goes to Buy a Magic Steel Sword
~~Cea’s Perspective~~
It had been a year and a half since I started saving money. To combine training with money-making, I didn’t use anything like horses or farming tools. I carried my belongings and tilled the fields with my bare hands. Thanks to that, my body has become quite muscular.
“Hehehe. Look. This ultimate body. The beautiful biceps,” I say as I gaze at myself in the mirror, enchanted. I’m truly a handsome man. Undoubtedly worthy of being a hero. And finally, finally. Hahaha. I’ve saved up 1000 cozons! With this, I can buy the Magic Steel Sword! With the addition of the Magic Steel Sword to this beautiful muscular body, my heroic figure will be engraved in history. The daughters of the capital city will admire me, blushing. Hehehe. When that happens, I’ll play around with them one after another. A capable person like me has the right to live a harem life surrounded by beauties. Hehehe. Buying the Magic Steel Sword marks the beginning of a popular life.
I went to the weapon shop in the royal capital of Lontmelza.
“Huh, the store seems to have been renovated.” Overall, it’s bigger and cleaner. It seems to be doing quite well. “Shopkeeper! Long time no see.”
“Oh, you’re… Cea from Hajime Village. You’ve got amazing muscles.”
“Hehehe. Well, you know.”
“What did you come to buy today? Unfortunately, the Dragon Sand Iron Sword still isn’t selling.”
“Hmph! I have no interest in such mediocre swords.”
“The Dragon Sand Iron Sword is the dream of swordsmen.”
“Hmph. I have no interest in such trash. What I want is a sword that suits me.”
“Such as?”
“It’s obviously a higher-ranked one!”
“Well… But you see. About that sword… You’re the one who refused to buy it cheap at that time, right?”
“Don’t underestimate me. I’m not going to buy discounted sale items out of pity. I’m a man who will become a hero. Even if it’s a high price, I’ll buy it at the regular price.”
“N-No way… Can a child like you really prepare such a large sum of money?”
“Don’t underestimate me!!” And I placed a pouch of gold coins on the counter.
“W-What’s this!?”
“There are 1000 cozons.”
“What!? How did you manage to get so much money!?”
“I worked and saved.”
“What!!”
“Hehehe. Well, it was easy. After all, I’m a man of my word. Now, sell it to me. The Magic Steel Sword!”
“W-Well, you see…” The shopkeeper furrows his brows.
What’s with this sudden change in tone!? This pattern has happened before. Somehow, I have a really bad feeling about this.
“The Magic Steel Sword is not available for sale.” This pattern again!!
“No way… Is it being bought up again!?”
“W-Well… It’s also business for us.”
“Don’t mess with me!! Who bought it up!?”
“…It’s… Mr. Chin. Mr. Chin Pin-in, the weapons merchant.”
That man again!!
“You bastard!! You’re buying it up again!! Do you have no moral sense as a human!?” And I grabbed the shopkeeper’s neck.
“Mmggh… D-Don’t get so angry. There are other weapons available. The Flying Dragon’s Scythe is a powerful weapon, you know?”
“I can only equip swords!!”
“That’s right… But a sword…”
“Don’t you have anything else? A strong and cool sword?”
“Unfortunately, all the swords we have in our shop have been bought up by Mr. Chin.”
Chiiiiin!!
This damn bastard!!
“But there might be one left.”
“What!? What kind of sword is it!?”
“It’s a unique sword that only exists in the world.”
“What!?!? Such a precious sword exists!?!? Show it to me quickly!!”
“Very well. I’ll go get it from the warehouse.”
Then, the shop was enveloped in a foul smell.
Ugh, it stinks!
What is this smell!?
The shopkeeper brought a long wooden box.
As he opened the box while pinching his nose, a foul stench filled the air.
Ugh, it stinks!
Inside was a sword with an irregular shape.
“This sword is said to have been made by solidifying the vomit of a demon. That’s why it smells so awful. Its name is the Demon Vomit Sword.”
“Huh!?”
“It seems to have been made by a legendary swordsmith as a joke. Once equipped, it cannot be removed due to its mysterious power.”
“Don’t joke around! Isn’t it a cursed weapon!?”
“Adventurers who equip this sword will have their attack power reduced to one-tenth. Furthermore, they will be banned from guilds. It’s a unique weapon, you know. It’ll cost you 1000 cozons.”
“Do I look like I need that!?”
I threw the sword away.
It flew through the window glass and disappeared into the distant sky.
“Ah! A rare sword that even Mr. Chin didn’t buy!”
“You bastard!! Recommending weapons that even weapons merchants won’t buy! Don’t you have anything else!?”
“No.”
“Nuaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!”
Damn it!!
Why can’t I get a weapon!?
“Here’s some candy. Take it and go home.”
“Don’t treat me like a child!! Don’t underestimate me!!”
“It’s honey milk flavored candy, so it’s delicious.”
Damn it!!
I clenched the candy in my fist and left the shop.
On the way, I was about to crush the candy in my fist but came to my senses.
“Damn… I can’t treat food carelessly. If I do that, it’ll tarnish the reputation of a hero.”
I went to a place where no one was around and put the candy in my mouth.
Hmm… Sweet.
The honey and milk flavored candy is really delicious.
The rich sweetness of the honey spreads throughout my mouth.
Since I got this candy for free, it’s a little lucky…
“See ya!!”
Damn it!!
This damn bastard!!
I’m a man who will become a hero!!
Now is not the time to be happy about getting candy!!
Why can’t I get a sword!!??
Why!!??