Episode 118 [Toward the journey 2]
Then, I started explaining my equipment.
The equipment looks like it's made of leather, but after appraising it, I quickly learned that the leather was made from dragon-type material.
"As for Jin, everything is already made from dragon-type materials. He also uses magic, but he said he's basically a vanguard, so I thought I'd make it specialized for defense. Dragon-type materials are a little heavy. So, try it on and see what it's like.''
"Understood"
When Leeza told me that, I put on my gear in the changing room and tried walking and jumping a little.
Yes, it certainly feels heavier than the equipment I've been wearing, but it's not so much that I can't move.
"It's heavy, but not so much that it's difficult to move."
"In that case, that's good. Continuing with the explanation, the race name of the dragon used in Jin's equipment is 'Earth Dragon', and they are a dragon race that specializes in defense."
"Speaking of earth dragons, they are one of the higher-ranking dragons that live in desert areas or even mountainous areas... Well, I've managed to get materials for such a person."
"Jin asked me to make some equipment in advance, so I had a lot of time to prepare. If it's like this, I can make it with my help."
As expected, it's Gafka's workshop...
Normally, it would be impossible for other blacksmiths in the capital to make equipment like this.
The fact that I was able to find an ``extra-large gold nugget'' and form a relationship with Leeza was one of the accomplishments of not leaving the royal capital early and remaining in the preparation period.
After that, we put the equipment in the [Different Space Box] and left the store.
After leaving the store, we headed to a certain place.
The place I headed to was an inn where a familiar adventurer was staying, and there was an adventurer who had come to meet me at the inn's dining room.
"Ah, Chloe-chan and Jin-kun. It's been a while."
“Long time no see~, Rei-chan!”
"Long time no see, Rei. Is Ren not here today?"
"If it's Ren-kun, he's still sleeping. He seemed to be studying late last night and didn't get enough sleep, so I'm letting him sleep."
Rei and Ren, these two are twin brother and sister and Chloe's friends.
Previously, when I met Chloe, I was told that I would introduce her to her, and among our acquaintances, she is two years older than me and is the only adventurer of my generation.
My older brother Len has a good memory, so when I gave him a book on pharmacology that I had previously obtained, he learned it right away, and now he knows more about pharmacology than the pharmacists around him.
And her younger sister Rei is an energetic girl with special skills and superhuman strength that even grown adults can defeat.
"Ren's guy always tries too hard...he recently came to see me because he thought he'd come up with a new medicine. There's something strange about that guy."
"Is that so? Until now, I had the impression that Ren-kun was calm, but..."
“Ren-kun, things get really weird when you concentrate on one thing. Before I met Jin-kun and the others, there was a time when I was researching the ecology of monsters, but it was hard for me to keep reading books even though it was already time to go on a request. Yo"
At that time, Rei said with a sigh that she had knocked him out and taken him to the place where he had requested.
After that, we told Rei that we would be leaving on a journey soon.
"Ah, I see, it's already getting warmer...I feel kind of sad to be away from Jin and the others."
"I'm also the only adventurer of my generation, so I feel lonely, but that's just being an adventurer."
“Because I am an adventurer, I have many encounters and partings.”
When the atmosphere of the place became a little depressed, someone came into the dining room and heard a voice calling our names, saying, ``Oh, Gin and Chloe. What's wrong?'' When we turned around, we saw Len.
"Uh, Ren. You were asleep, weren't you?"
"Yeah, I took a nap and woke up feeling refreshed. So, the atmosphere is kind of gloomy. Did something happen?"
"Ah, I came here to talk about going on a trip. We'll be leaving soon."
When I said that, Ren looked surprised and said, ``What, were you serious about going on a trip?!''
“No, you said before that you would go when it gets warmer, right?”
"Oh, that's true, but it doesn't happen often, so I guess that story has disappeared... uh, seriously? That makes me sad."
When I heard that Ren was also going on a trip with us, I felt a little depressed.
To be honest, I have talked to Chloe several times about whether or not to make these two friends.
I've been involved with the two of them for the past few months, and I trust them to a certain extent, and I recognize their abilities.
Even so, why don't you make them your friends? It was simply a lack of timing to invite her.
At the time I met Rei and the others, Chloe and I were receiving a long-term escort request, and there was no time to go on the request with them.
Then, when they returned after the escort mission, the two of them had made a slightly longer request, so there was no time for them to join each other.
And this is your last chance...
"...If you're that lonely, would Rei and the others come on the trip with you?"
"Eh!?...Aren't you two friends, Jin-kun, not making more friends? That's what I thought, so I wanted us to become friends too, but I didn't say it..."
"Honestly, I don't really have a strong desire to have more friends. Chloe and I can handle some requests, and we both get a lot more work, so I didn't really have any intention of having more friends. But... There were times when I was watching Ray and the others and thinking that if these two were together, we could do other things."
``Rei-chan and Ren-kun, I've always thought that I would be happy if they could become friends because they both have strengths that we don't have.However, there was no time to invite them, so I couldn't tell them for a long time... ”
When we said that, Rei burst into tears and shouted, "I'll become your friend!"
Then, just like Rei, Ren said, ``I want to be a friend too,'' and we instantly became two friends.
If the number of friends increases just one month before we go on a trip, we will have to rethink our cooperation from scratch, but we can think about that later.
For now, let's be happy to be friends with Rei and the others.
Afterwards, the ladies at the cafeteria who were watching the whole thing congratulated me, crying, "That's great," and the other adventurers in the cafeteria also congratulated me, making me feel a little embarrassed.
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