episode_0014

By the time we got back to Franca, it was around lunchtime.

I could go back to the adventurer’s guild and get some food, but since I’ve already been outside, I want to eat out.

After making a decision, I walked down the street with Laura and looked for a restaurant.

The downtown area, which is always crowded with people, and the restaurants adjacent to it, as expected, had no space to step foot.

Personally, no matter how famous a restaurant is, I don’t really like waiting in line to eat.

So I walked a little further and went into a restaurant a little away from the downtown area.

Looking at the people inside the restaurant, it seems that this place is mainly visited by couples.

Everyone looked lovingly at the people sitting across from them or touched each other’s hands.

“Laura, you can order whatever you want to eat.”

“Thank you. I’ll order ink pasta and french fries.”

“Then I should eat risotto.”

Once we decided what we wanted to eat, I called the waiter and ordered food, then soothed my aching stomach with some cool water.

I killed a guy who deserved to die, but now I don’t know why I feel so bad.

“Rebecca, are you worried about that?”

“Honestly, it’s a bit like that.”

I felt it from the first time we met, but Laura seems to be very quick-witted.

If he thinks I’m worried, he looks at me with worried eyes like that.

Whenever I looked into Laura’s eyes, I felt confident that she would never betray me.

“Rebecca did the right thing. I’m sure Vanessa would be grateful to Rebecca.”

“I think so too. Thank you.”

Thanks to Laura’s kind consideration, my frustrating feeling was relieved.

Yes, there is no reason to worry about killing a bad guy.

Let’s not get caught up like a fool because this was something I planned to do in the first place.

“I’m glad Rebecca is feeling better. ah! The meal came out. Enjoy your meal.”

As soon as Laura saw the dish, she smiled brightly with excitement.

I don’t know how much I’ve been without food for so long to be so happy just by looking at food.

Anyway, seeing Laura’s pure smile makes me feel refreshed.

“Eat slowly. Then do it.”

I calmed Laura down by giving her some water, as she ate her food too hungrily, which didn’t befit her pretty face.

Just like when I ate pizza yesterday, Laura eats it happily.

This is a talent that all grandmothers in the world will really like.

“Rebecca, try this pasta. It’s so delicious.”

Laura, with a shy expression, wrapped a few strands of ink pasta around a fork and held it out to me.

I don’t know why I’m so moved by these little actions.

It seems like his original life was that difficult.

“It’s true. It’s so delicious.”

The pasta itself tasted ordinary, but when Laura fed it to me, it felt very delicious.

It’s much more delicious than the pasta I used to make alone at home.

If I have to cook something later, I want to feed Laura a full meal myself.

We had a great time feeding each other food and chatting, and it was nice to see the envious looks from those around us.

“Rebecca, what would you like for dessert?”

“I would like to have a quick cup of coffee. What about you?”

“For me, it’s lemonade.”

This time, Laura ordered, and soon enough, strong coffee in a pretty mug and sour lemonade in a cool glass were served.

Laura sipped her lemonade through a straw and pricked her ears eagerly, loving it.

“Laura, you don’t like coffee that much?”

“My hometown is in the north, so coffee was rare. Then, when I came down south with my parents, I tried coffee for the first time. My parents really liked it, but I couldn’t eat it.”

“It’s a shame. It would be nice to have coffee with you.”

“I’ll try my best.”

“No. There’s no need to force something into your mouth that you can’t eat.”

“But I want to grant Rebecca’s wish.”

“I will only accept it with gratitude. Coffee might not be good for your body.”

I like it when Laura makes an effort for me, but I don’t like when she forces herself to do something.

Yesterday, I asked for Laura’s consent and indulged in her body, and I will definitely do so again in the future.

It would be impossible for me to break Laura’s trust.

“I have only met Rebecca for one day, but I can tell you this much for sure. Even if I am freed from slavery, I want to live with Rebecca. I have faith that I will definitely be able to live happily with Rebecca by my side.”

When I heard what Laura said, I was so startled that I almost spit out the coffee I was drinking.

Fortunately, I forced myself to swallow my coffee and asked Laura back.

“Well, is that really true? Are you serious about wanting to be by my side even after liberation?”

“Yes, Rebecca. I’m serious. I like Rebecca.”

“Thank you, Laura! Thank you so much!”

I was so moved that I jumped up from my seat and hugged Laura.

The passionate emotions I felt when I first saw Laura took over my body once again.

Laura plays a huge role in my new life.

Laura told me that she wanted to live with me for the rest of her life.

I’m so happy! I was so excited that I almost cried.

“Laura, I will try to make sure you have nothing to regret.”

“Yes, Rebecca. I will serve you with all my heart.”

Listening to Laura speak with a bright smile makes me feel like I have the world.

Like the lovers around us, Laura and I confirmed our feelings for each other by looking at each other lovingly, touching our hands and often kissing each other.

As I was leisurely enjoying this joy, I looked out the window without thinking, and the magic weapon shop across from the restaurant caught my eye.

I was thinking of stopping by a blacksmith shop or something to repair the magic sword, but I guess I’ll have to go there first.

“Laura, let’s go out now. I love spending time with you like this, but I want to finish everything I have to do today.”

“Yes, Rebecca.”

After paying at the restaurant, I took Laura straight across the street and headed to the magic weapon store.

When I entered the store, there were a lot of various magic weapons hanging on the walls, and there were small magic weapons on display inside the glass sales counter.

There was a blacksmith shop in the space beyond the counter, where someone could be seen hard at work tempering metal.

“Welcome! Is there something you are looking for?”

The person who welcomes us is a middle-aged man from the Cubus tribe.

He is handsome enough to be called a middle-aged man, and his well-trimmed beard and stylish glasses are impressive.

He is much better suited to be a nobleman’s butler than to be the owner of a store like this.

For reference, men of the Cubus tribe are called incubuses and women are called succubuses, and the entire tribe has black hair and red eyes.

It is also characterized by its black horns, which grow from both sides of the head and are cone-shaped and very smooth.

The Cubus people are famous for their preference for young women to wear revealing clothes rather than horns.

When children are young, they wear modest clothes, but from about the age of 15, they begin to gradually increase the amount of exposed area, and when they become adults, they start wearing clothes that expose a lot of exposed area to an unconventional level.

So, there is a widespread perception that succubi are promiscuous, but in reality, many of them are chaste, and when they get married, they wear modest clothes again.

Anyway, we decided to meet the succubus next time, and now it was time to respond to the incubus man’s welcome greeting.

“I was wondering if this could be repaired.”

I said, placing the rusty sword in front of him.

Then, the Incubus man looked around at the rusty sword and called out to a human woman who was pounding metal in the blacksmith shop.

Her thick arms were packed with sturdy muscles, and she seemed to be twice the size of the incubus.

“Honey, can you fix this properly? I don’t think rust is the problem.”

“The sword itself can be repaired in two days. The problem is in your field of magic. But is this a lady’s thing?”

You two were a couple! No matter what happens, you must never cheat.

I’m sure she’ll have her spine ripped out and she’ll die.

But why is that woman asking me with such a scary expression?

“Obtained as a trophy from a goblin den.”

“They said the condition was somehow serious. Demons treat magic weapons carelessly. Even if you fix this properly, it will break if you keep it on fire for about 5 minutes.”

Fortunately, the lady just wanted to teach me about the state of the sword.

I guess I just misunderstood him because his face looked scary.

“Maybe if you can use that much, it will be enough. How much does the repair cost?”

“Are you sure you want to repair it? okay. I think the repair fee will be around 200 lags, but since it is paid in arrears, I will settle it again later. Please come back in two days. Then honey, I’ll go back to work.”

The lady hugged the uncle tightly and went back to work, but I was worried that the uncle would explode and die.

Fortunately, the man was safe and had a happy expression on his face.

I’m so glad that the couple’s relationship seems to be good.

At this point, I wonder if the day will come when I too will marry Laura.

If Laura smiled seductively at me while wearing a sexy wedding dress, I would immediately faint from a nosebleed.

“Haha, you showed me such an embarrassing side. Look around as much as you want and ask any questions you have.”

When I was told to ask anything, I didn’t miss the opportunity and asked a question right away.

“Do you know anything about wizards?”

“Wizard is an old word that was buried after the invention of guns, and these days, people like me who make tools that move with magic are called magic engineers.”

“Oh, I see.”

This is a really disappointing answer.

It’s a world without the typical wizards I think of.

If I had set it to a world where guns did not exist, or if I had set it specifically about magic, we might have been able to see quite a lot of such wizards.

Well, it’s something that can’t be helped now, so let’s just think positively and move on.

The reason I visited a wizard was not because I wanted to learn magic, but because I wanted a magic tool that could act as a mini map.

“Why did you visit the wizard? Do you need help with magic?”

“I was wondering if there was a magic tool that could detect the surrounding situation or enemy movements in real time. Does such a thing exist?”

“Hmm… I’ve never actually seen it, but I’ve heard a few times that they’re researching such a concept. If you go to the capital, I think you will probably find a prototype.”

This isn’t a particularly bad situation.

Even if it is a prototype, there is a possibility that the mini-map function will be activated if you get a chance to use it.

The problem is that even if I find a prototype, I doubt whether the developer will give me permission to use it even briefly.

Let’s think about that later and see if we can go to the capital.

“How long does it take to get from here to the capital?”

“If you go by carriage without stopping, it will probably take more than a month at the earliest. I’ve only been there once when I was young, so I don’t remember the details.”

Hearing about the journey to the capital is already difficult.

For the time being, I will have to stay in Franca and save up money to ride in someone else’s carriage or buy my own carriage.

“And this is the last question. What parts get better when your magic power gets stronger?”

“Magic power is something you are born with, so there is no way to become stronger. If that were possible, magic engineers like me would be able to create magic tools with better performance, and adventurers like you would see slight improvements in the power of magic weapons and overall physical abilities. It really is like a dream.”

The uncle spoke like it was from a fairy tale, but to me it wasn’t a fairy tale, it was reality.

In order to make this dream-like story come true, I opened the status window and invested special points in magical power to raise it to D rank.

Then, a warm energy circulated throughout my body and then disappeared. I don’t know if it was my mood, but I felt lighter.

“Sir, I just felt something strange. Are you okay?”

“Ah, yes. are you okay. I had a lot of questions, but thank you for kindly answering them all.”

“Because that’s what I do.”

The man said with a nice smile.

I was worried about what would happen if Laura fell in love with the man, but right now Laura was busy looking at weapons.

She showed as much interest in swords as she did firearms, and since she has swordsmanship skills, it seems natural to do so.

The magic sword that was entrusted for repair will likely become unusable once the parasitic mushrooms are cleared, so it would be a good idea to buy a new sword and give it as a gift.

‘Shall I take a look now?’

I looked at all the magic weapons in the store, using my analysis skills one by one.

Starting with a magic weapon that had the same function as the one I was entrusted with repairing, it was fun to see things that could use various attack magic that I wanted to see from a wizard.

However, a magic weapon more efficient than a magic gun could not be found anywhere.

After using my analysis skills on various magic guns, I could clearly see why the wizard profession disappeared into history.

The reality was that the magic gun’s long range and powerful firepower gave it an edge over any traditional magic weapon.

‘From now on, I need to save up a little money to buy a shotgun or rifle. The cheapest ones cost 50,000 lagir each.’

I decided not to be greedy this time.

The quests you can do now can be easily solved with a magic pistol, and since you just raised your magic power to D rank, the power of the gun will have improved slightly, so there is no need to prioritize a weapon with more powerful firepower.

After briefly looking around, I left the store with Laura.

Of course, I didn’t forget to say hello to the handsome and kind man.

They say it will take two days to repair it, so I guess I’ll have to earn money by doing requests in the meantime.

By the way, you were also planning to go to the shooting range, right?

I don’t think I’ll be able to go any longer if I skip today, so I’ll have to go there first before accepting the request.