[Old man, the sword. Please sell the sword.] (Haruto)
After the meeting in order to ambush the demons, I stop by the arms shop in West Malt.
[Welcome! . . . .Ah? If it isn’t the bean sprout. Don’t you know I won’t sell it cheaply?] (Weapons Shop Owner)
When I show my face, the weapon shop owner’s voice changes completely.
Fufufun.
I’m able to take such an attitude this time today.
[Shouldn’t you be a bit more respectful?] (Haruto)
[Huh?] (Weapons Shop Owner)
I feel pretty good today.
The old man looks at me, with a look of “What is this kid even saying?”
. . . . . Such a thing doesn’t matter.
I take out the pouch that was hanging on my belt, and put it in front of the old man with a thud.
[I prepared the money.] (Haruto)
[This is. . . .] (Weapons Shop Owner)
The old man was surprised when he opened up the bag.
This is the gold I received from the white mustachioed man, in exchange for leading the defense of the town.
I can’t rely on the short sword that I bought in case of emergencies.
I would like a mithril sword by all means.
[Hey, kid, where. . . How did you get this money. . .? No way, the woman who was always accompanying you was sold. . .] (Weapons Shop Owner)
[Hah?] (Haruto)
What on earth is this codger saying?
Please, wait, wait, hold on.
Eh?
What?
What woman I always bring?
Well, I do bring company, but how does this fart know?
[Hey, the woman that you accompanied to the hotel, right? Did the innkeeper not mention it when you went for a drink? It’s famous to the association.] (Weapons Shop Owner)
[. . . . .] (Haruto)
The association. . . .
When did I become such a celebrity?
Crap, now it’ll become too shameful to walk around town anymore.
No, no, I have to talk to that sh*tty innkeeper now.
Confidentiality of guest information . . . .Do they even have such a concept?
I’ll haggle to the fullest when I go there.
I’ll make sure that I get to use it free of charge.
[Though I can’t go into full detail about the circumstances surrounding the money, there is nothing shady about it. And in any case, please hurry up and sell me the sword.] (Haruto)
[Well the money is here, so there is no problem. It’s good, thank you for your purchase, bye!] (Weapons Shop Owner)
Umm, very merchant-like.
The change in the guy when I have money is huge.
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The next day.
We crossed the border and set foot in the neighboring country, Elise Kingdom.
As expected, this world primarily uses monarchic systems of governing.
Well, such things don’t matter.
After the announcement of the demon invasion, there is some confusion during the evacuation from East Malt. Though, it’s still proceeding as scheduled.
I’d like it if there was a valley around Malt for cover, but there are only plains for as far as the eye can see.
There’s no good point to be at for an ambush, and they don’t have many strategies for defense, do they?
Still, I found a hilly environment, though it doesn’t offer much for ambushes.
The enemies number is still unconfirmed, but the stories so far say it is quite considerable.
As expected, stopping them in their tracks seems quite unreasonable.
I have the intention to fully engage them with all my strength, but naturally, I don’t want to die out here.
Moreover, I’d like to avoid any chance of the girls dying, too.
[Haruto, what are you doing?] (Sharon)
Sharon spoke while I was changing the surrounding ground with magic, making a hard and flat surface.
[This? I made a foxhole to retreat to just in case.] (Haruto) (ED: But the previous line says he is making it hard and flat. . . . wtf)
I answer without stopping my work.
Even though the demons are estimated to arrive sometime tomorrow, some could still arrive much earlier than the others.
I need to finish this as soon as possible.
[If I got driven into a situation where I have to drop into such a hole, wouldn’t I be helpless?] (Sharon)
Sharon asks a good question.
That’s right, they’ll be stuck here, since it’s just a hole.
However, I will manage somehow.
[Fufufu, you think so? However, this is not a simple hole. It’s called a {Zubari}. And, it has a transfer magic circle!] (Haruto)
While answering, I shift the earth and make it deeper.
[Transfer magic!?] (Celes)
To my declaration, Celes, who is watching with Sharon, is surprised after seeing my handiwork.
[O,onii-san, can you make such a thing!?] (Celes)
While Celes asked, I extricated myself from the hole.
Fu.
She took the bait, as expected.
Seeing as I transfered from another world with magic like this, wouldn’t it be expected for me to have that kind of knowledge?
Aren’t I great?
Did you fall for me?
The magic formations that I made in two different places are now connected.
When I apply magic, it’s possible to even go to Earth.
Because there’s no sense of discomfort from gravity, the size of Sol and Earth must be similar to the star and the planet we are on.
It’d be possible to come back anytime to this town, as much as I want, if I install a transfer magic formation in the future.
Oh, obviously, I secretly installed a formation in the bottom of both the Torres and Imperial Capitals.
However, It would have no meaning if I said such a thing to anyone.
[Well, I am slightly proud of this one.] (Haruto)
[This is amazing. . . .May I observe?] (Celes)
It’ll be alright. Her sight is already nailed down to the magic formation I drew.
[In that case, I would like a kiss on the cheek in exchange.] (Haruto) (ED: Smooth~)