LBADDWSB Chapter 19 - Let's Buy a New Weapon! (Part 1)

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Translator: LN&WN Warrior
Editor: Starfinder

"It seems the weapons I ordered will arrive tomorrow, so please come and return everything that I paid today!"

Somehow, Akane wordsAkane after she was demoted looked like a bet loser's threat.
She did truly not resemble a clerk.

However, her outspoken personality made her look interesting.
'What kind of items make her looks like this?'
It made him curious because she acted like that.

'But, her company will not ignore the existence of people like her.'
'Companies always prefer reliable people.'

The next day, when he opened the prefab's door with Karen, he saw his neighbour, Kitora-san in the shop.
It seemed they had a pleasant chat. They laughed loudly.

'Eh, wait. Since when were they close?'

They finally realized Haruki's and Karen's existence after they've greeted each other. Akane glance at the entrance with her mouth still open.

"Ah... I'm sorry, grandpa. Let's stop here, my customers have arrived."
"Okay, call me if something happens."
"Thanks."

After Kitora-san left, Akane's face which looked good and energetic turned sour instantly.

"It's only you. Does Air not come?"
"......I'm in front of you."

'I think maybe my presence has grown as lately I keep using that mask, but.......'
'As I expected, my presence is thin when I don't wear the mask.'

However, she had realized Haruki's presence before.......
Apparently, she stopped paying attention carefully to her surrounding more than he imagined.

"No, if my presence erased that much, I'll truly become Air."

"Hahaha!" Akane laughed.
She laughed like a girl who enjoyed her conversation with her lover.

But, she didn't talk with Haruki, but his wallet.
At last.......

"Then, bring out all of your money-- ah, I mean, please buy all my items immediately!"
"......Well, err."

In the shop, there were 2 additional orange boxes and some weapons lined on them.
'Even if you forced me to buy it, there are 7 pieces of equipment on those boxes.'

......It was hard for him to answer it.

*Stare*, he turned his gaze to Akane who moved her hand like a confused person.

"We, well, it can't help, right!? There is no way I ordered items which I don't know whether they are sellable or not. Moreover, the transportation fee is not cheap. Even though those items will not spoiled if I put them in the inventory, the transportation fee will leave me in red if they're not sold!"

She started to make an excuse even though no one paid attention to her.
However, he knew her level of seriousness after examining those pieces of equipment.

Akane probably had seriously thought about what kind of items she could sell.
There were exactly 2 types of armour, shoes, and gloves. One of them was a chest-plate for female.
Those items were really suited for Haruki and Karen.

The shoes were Mitsubishi's '一' entry model.
They were made by using monsters' materials.
To increase shoes' safety, some metal plates were attached here and there.
However, they were very light.

When he tried them, those shoes truly fit his foot.
'......Since when did she measure my foot?'

She must have realized Haruki's gaze which was full of doubt.
Akane showed her proud smile.

"I took it from your footprints when you came here before."

'I see.'
'She is clever.'
'I can't imagine it from her usual attitude.'

'The gloves-- ah, if I'm not mistaken it is called gauntlets. Those are also from the '一' series.'
'The back of the palm is affixed with thick skin, as for fingers areas are using soft material.'
'They don't obstruct movements as they are really well made.'

When he tried to hold his dagger's hilt, there was a "gyu!" sound from the gauntlet's skin, like it was stuck to the hilt.
It seemed hard to make it slip.

When he tried to walk around, Haruki realized how amazing those shoes.
Their soles were really effective.
Furthermore, they didn't make too much sound.

"......This is great."

'To make me want to buy those gauntlets and shoes later, her suggestion was really worthwhile.'
However, for her to correctly guess items that Haruki want, Akane must have enough competencies.
It was not unusual for her to be sent to a place like this.

Karen had tried it too and seemed to have a similar impression as Haruki.
She was amazed as she tried to move her body lightly.

"The other pieces of equipment are a dagger and a...... rod?"

There were a 45 cm dagger and a flat rod.
The rod looked exactly similar to a stick which was used for a pilgrim.

"What is this?"
"I don't know. Is that stick made by Mr. Dungeon?"

'Why are you asking me.......'
'Even if you ask me, there's no way for me to know the answer,' Haruki frowned.

"Then, why is this item here?"
"They forced it to me because they can't sell it."

Akane grumbled as she really despised it.
'I see. Because this place is not popular, they treat this place as a warehouse.'

He reached his hand out to hold the stick.
However, the stick refused to move.
It was similar to the high-level dagger from before, he really couldn't see a sign that it would move.

"It's a high-level weapon."
"That's wrong. There are some of our company's employees who can lift it even though they never enter a dungeon. As for me and other strong employees and customers, we can't lift it at all. The result from a detailed appraisal is also an unknown."
"So, your appraiser can't find anything at all?"
"Yes, our appraiser's level is not enough."
"I see."

'According to rumours, the item's details change according to the level of appraisal skill.'
'So, it's possible that an item can't be appraised if the level of appraiser's skill is lower than the item.'

'I don't know if it is a magic tool or not, but it seems this stick doesn’t move not because of my level but my aptitude.'
Haruki would never be able to equip it.

'As it becomes like this......’
Haruki shifted his gaze to Karen.

Karen seemed a little bit restless because of her new equipment.
If Haruki was not there, she would directly go to the dungeon.

She seemed like a pup that held its collar's rope in the mouth to ask the owner for a walk.

"Does Karen want to try it?" (Haruki)
"Me, too......." (Karen)
"Ah, I think you can equip it." (Haruki)
"Oh well. However, you must buy it if you can equip it." (Akane)
"It depends on the price." (Haruki)
"I'll give you a discount."

While Haruki and Akane were joking around, Karen reached the stick.
Then, unbelievable, Karen could lift the stick which Haruki couldn't lift easily.

"Oh......."

'She can lift it while I can't.......'
Haruki felt a mixture of awe and envy.

It was a situation where she could easily use a weapon that he couldn't use.
'I'm so jealous!'

"......This is really good."
"As you can see, how much is it?"
"1,000,000 yen."
"Karen put that stick down. You don't have enough money to buy it, right?"
"Wait a minute!"

Akane shed tears in protest to Haruki's decision.

"You can equip it, right? Isn't it okay for you to buy it!? Just think of it to help me."

'It is weird.'
'I don't have an intention to help her at all.'

"How much is the base price?"
"......."

When he asked her, *set set* Akane's eyes moved here and there.

"Well....... let's buy the shoes, gloves, and a weapon in Sapporo."
"Uwahaa hahaaan! I'll say it! I'll say the price, so please don't buy them in Sapporo!"

Akane jumped to Haruki while crying out some big tears.
'This is the result of your overconfidence.'

'As this place only has a few customers, customers have more power than vendors.'
‘Therefore, I think it's better if I use my advantageous position effectively.’

"So, how much is the base price?"
"It is 10,000 yen."
"Then, you can sell it to me for 20,000 yen."
"This is a drop item form "Chika-ho" 30th floor, and I also need to pay transportation fee! It must be at least 50,000 yen."

The value easily dropped from 1,000,000 yen to 50,000 yen.
'Is it okay......?'

"Then, 30,000 yen." As he though like that, Haruki started his attack once more.
Akane gnashed her teeth.

"40,000 Yen!"
"Okay, 35,000 yen."
"Ugh......."

'Your profit is enough you know.'
'Give up, because I'll buy other equipment too.'

"Thank you very much. Somehow, you defeat me."
"Yes, you lose. You truly lose....... Hahaha"

Akane's eyes were dead.
'Am I too pushy when cutting the price?"

While scratching his head, Haruki reached out the last item, the dagger.

'Isn't this dagger a little bit heavy?'
'And, it seems I can't use it.'

The dagger's blade was dimmed in a silver colour. It turned to a dark grey when it met light.
He tried to touch the tip lightly.

He touched it lightly while thinking it was okay if it cut his finger slightly. But, there was no sign it would cut his finger.

"......Is it trash?"
"It's not trash!"

The panic Akane perked up her shoulder.

"It's a magic sword."

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