Chapter 97: Gift 2
A few days later, I had a day off from work and training.
Early in the morning, I left the castle with Julius and headed to the commercial district of the capital.
“Now that you mention it, I haven’t asked you for a long time, but why did Julius-san go to such lengths to try to obtain Mithril?”
I was curious, but I thought I'd ask Julius, who was running around paying for his crimes, so I finally decided to ask him something that I hadn't heard in a long time.
"...Jin-san, you know that I'm a former orphan, right?"
"Yes, I heard from the princess. She met Julius when she was still a child and picked him up."
``At that time, I had a child who was a fellow orphan, or rather, a younger sister.Of course, the princess said she would take care of that child as well, but she was a noble. I said I didn't want to get close to him, so I didn't come with him."
yeah? Did this kind of story suit Julius' setting? It was clearly stated that he was a former orphan and had fellow orphans.
However, there was no mention of such a sister-like existence in the main story or in the setting materials, right?
"Orphans are all about surviving, so in the end I decided to leave her behind and be picked up by a princess and live here. That's why I broke up with her. However, just the other day I saw her active as an adventurer.''
"Eh, you hadn't exchanged any letters until then?"
"We're orphans, after all. There was no way to contact her after we broke up. So I guess you could say I'm making amends for her, or I'll fulfill the promise I made to her when I was a child. That's what I thought, in order to obtain Mithril. , caused such a commotion."
“Um, why are you talking about mithril?”
"She was talking to me when she was a child. She said that what she wanted most was her strongest title as a swordsman, and she said she wanted an ornament made of mithril. ”
I see, that's why you were so desperate to find Mithril that you dug so much ore that it disturbed the dungeon's ecosystem.
I thought there was a better reason, but it turned out to be a surprisingly pure reason.
"It's amazing how strong your feelings are, to the point where you would destroy a dungeon for the sake of a promise you made when you were a child."
“...I think that I was probably tormented by the fact that I spent my time in a warm place and left her in a place where she could die at any moment. I think my body moved on its own to make my childhood dream come true."
Julius apologized, saying that he was sorry for causing you so much trouble at that time.
After that, I went to Cynthia's shop first and bought various things, then headed to the blacksmith that Julius was going to ask.
"...Julius-san, are you really here?"
“Oh, what?”
There was a sign posted on the building where I arrived.
To summarize, it was written that the master had passed away and the disciples had not yet matured, so they had decided to close the store.
"What should we do? There are other blacksmiths, so where should we go?"
"...Mithril is a difficult ore to handle, and some blacksmiths will refuse if you bring it in. That's why I searched all over this shop, and finally found it."
Julius looked so depressed, so I said something to him, although I didn't know if he could do it.
“In that case, would you like to ask Lisa once?”
"Eh!? Are you going to Gafka's workshop? Hmm, that's impossible. I don't think Jin would understand because he likes it, but even the royal family would be turned away from that place, right?"
"I'll just go talk to you, and if that doesn't work, you should just look elsewhere. It would be a waste if you were to sit here and think about it."
After saying that, I took Julius and headed to Leeza's shop.
Honestly, I don't know if Leeza will accept it either, but if you're going to stop and think about it, I thought it would be a good idea to try it out.
"I see. So that's why you came to me?"
"Oh, how would you like to help? This is the only blacksmith shop I know of, so I came here just to talk."
"...Okay. I'll do it."
"Ah! Are you okay!?"
Lisa thought about it for a while, and Julius reacted in surprise when she said that she would do it.
"It's because of Jin's request. Besides, hearing such a stupid story from the Sword Saint made me feel motivated. Isn't it funny that you would go out of your way to do something for a former orphan friend, even if you were about to die? I thought it was just a random swordsman, but he turns out to be a surprisingly interesting guy.''
"Oh, thank you very much"
Lisa said with a grin, and Julius took a step back and thanked her for some reason.
After that, we handed the mithril ore to Leeza and was told that it would be ready tomorrow, and we left the store.
"That's great. It was worth the effort to be able to make it for you."
"Y-yes. I really can't stand Jin-san. I never thought that Leeza-san would make it for me..."
This is the first time I've seen Julius so nervous, and the fact that he's able to have Leeza make it for him must be amazing.
While feeling once again how amazing Lisa is, Julius and I finished our business and decided to return to the castle.
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