episode_0028

Certainly, the town was larger than the places I had visited before, and there were many things to see.

I grabbed the anonymous hand and pointed to a restaurant.

“Oh, Anonymous, they put strawberry jam on the fried fish!”

Anonymous looked at the restaurant I pointed to with a bewildered expression.

“… Yes? Why is that there?”

“What?”

Why does he speak so sadly?

As I was pouting out of frustration, Moo-myeong wiped my face and told me to wait a moment as he went into the store.

Even though he said that, was he curious too?

Well, fried fish with strawberry jam is a dish that anyone would be curious about.

Wow, my mouth is watering.

I looked at the nameless man coming out of the store, rubbing my lips with the back of my hand.

In the anonymous hand was a small pouch, inside of which was a strawberry and slightly fishy scent rising, so it was definitely strawberry jam fried fish.

But why did you buy only that?

no way.

Are you planning to eat alone?

I always thought of anonymity first, but I guess I raised my disciple wrong.

My eyebrows furrowed in annoyance at the nameless man who was trying to eat the delicious food all by himself.

As I was lamenting for a long time about such a flawed discipleship, Myeong approached me and quietly handed me his wallet.

“What is it?”

“I bought it for you, Master.”

I think I’ll have to withdraw the thoughts I had just now.

As expected, my discipleship education was excellent.

“Really?!”

“Would I lie?”

“Thank you!”

I took the bag from the anonymous person and held it high in the sky.

“Oh, I’ll have to eat this when I get back to the inn later!”

“… Yes.”

The anonymous expression was somehow subtle, but I know why.

“Hehe, I’ll leave some for you too, so don’t be so gloomy!”

“Huh? What do you mean? I’m fine, really.”

“Oh! You don’t have to refuse!”

The nameless man’s face turned pale.

As I was walking across the street from the area where the restaurants were, I saw a girl and what appeared to be her mother arguing on the street.

Suddenly, I became curious and listened to their conversation.

“Hey! How many of the same things do you have at home!”

“No! That’s different from the one at home!”

Are kids the same regardless of era?

A familiar conversation made me smile.

“You’re cute.”

“Does the teacher like children?”

Hmm, is there anyone who hates children?

Of course, there may be people like that, but I’m not one of them.

If I had hated children from the beginning, I would not have accepted the past anonymity.

I nodded.

“Then you like it, do you hate it?”

“I like it too.”

Hmm, why did you ask this?

I had a fleeting doubt, but I wasn’t very interested, so I gave up on the idea.

After a short conversation, I saw the mother and daughter still arguing.

“Oh my, buy it for me!”

“Why are you acting so crazy today… .”

Why are you asking me to buy it for you?

Suddenly, I became curious about that and looked into the store behind the child, where I saw various cute dolls on display.

“That’s what the doll wanted.”

A truly childlike appearance brought a smile to my face.

I briefly thought about giving the child a doll as a gift, but quickly gave up on the idea.

Children may learn that throwing a tantrum is the way to get what they want, and it also seems odd for an outsider to interfere in parent-child relationships.

As I was passing the child with that happy smile on my face, a doll shop suddenly caught my eye.

“That’s….”

I don’t know why there was such a thing, but I also saw a strawberry-shaped stuffed animal.

Hmm, I wonder if there’s a demand for that?

A strawberry that can’t be eaten is a disqualification for a strawberry.

As I was staring at the doll with that thought in my mind, Moo-myeong shook the bag containing the money.

“Would you like to have it?”

“? What are you saying?”

I’m over 300 years old, not even a child. What kind of doll are you buying me?

Looking at him with discontented eyes, Moo-myeong also scratched his head in embarrassment.

“Tsk, what on earth do you think of your teacher?”

The world is at its end, the end times.

As I was walking down the street clicking my tongue, something I had forgotten suddenly came to mind.

Since ancient times, the sword used by a disciple is bestowed by his master.

If you were to nitpick, I wouldn’t have anything to say, but to me, it’s cool and romantic.

Until now, I didn’t have a sword, and since I don’t go out of the mountains, I had nothing to give him except a wooden sword, but I plan to take this opportunity to give a sword to the nameless person.

It’s embarrassing that I forgot something so important, but I remembered it when I saw Myeong trying to give me a doll.

And the area where I and Myeong-i are walking is a place that sells military equipment.

Externally, since he has decided to cooperate with the Demon King, there may be some danger in the future, and it is not possible for Myeong-un to only use a wooden sword for the rest of his life.

“Nameless, I think you might need a real sword too.”

Did I say something I shouldn’t have?

The anonymous man who heard my words opened his eyes wide as if he was genuinely surprised.

“Am I still not good enough to handle a real sword?”

Hmm, why would you think that?

The Lily I saw before coming to the village was so weak that Nameless could easily cut it, and the ones I saw at the Adventurer’s Guild the other day were so lacking in aura that anyone would not be able to match Nameless.

Even though the nameless one is not terribly strong, it should be enough to handle a real sword.

“Huh? Why do you think so? You are enough.”

“Until now, I thought I was lacking in learning because my teacher never gave me a sword.”

“What?”

Is there a culture here where a master gives a sword to his disciple?

I bit my lips, feeling a bit guilty for not being able to give him the sword until now.

“Um, I didn’t go out of the mountains so I couldn’t get a separate sword.”

I wiggled my fingers.

“You are a good enough disciple, I’m sorry for causing any misunderstanding.”

“No.”

Anonymous shook his head and smiled.

“I am glad to know that I have been recognized by the teacher so early on.”

“Hmm.”

He felt so good that he held the hand he was holding tightly and smiled brightly.

If I had known you’d like it this much, I would have told you sooner.

So, holding hands with the nameless man, we went around to the stores that sold weapons.

Anonymous shook his clasped hand instead of looking at the swords displayed splendidly.

I raised my head, wondering if he was calling me, and Moo-myeong made a puzzled expression and asked.

“But, Master, do you not need to buy the sword you will use?”

“Sword… .”

He pressed his fingers to his lips and thought about it.

‘How should I say this?’

To be honest, I’m afraid of cutting people, so I purposely use a wooden sword that doesn’t have a sharp edge.

I can’t even imagine killing someone.

Are you afraid of someone using a sword to kill someone?

What a dull sound this is.

I tilt my head and choose what to say in response to the anonymous person.

The guy nodded with his eyes shining as if he had misunderstood something again.

“As expected, you are a master.”

I wiped my face without stopping the sigh that was escaping.

“… What are you thinking about now?”

“Aren’t you trying to keep things in your hands because the opponents who will face you are too weak?”

What is that… .

‘Isn’t it cool?’

I turned my head away with a regretful expression, as if I had been caught hiding something.

“I guess I can’t fool you.”

One corner of his mouth twitched.

I glanced at the nameless man, and instead of looking at the sword, he lowered his head as if he was truly deeply impressed.

“As expected, you are a master. As a disciple who learns from a master like you, I want to follow in your footsteps and use the wooden sword, but my ability is still lacking… I am truly ashamed.”

I held back the trembling corners of my lips as best I could and tried to keep a calm expression as if this was nothing.

“Yes, keep working hard in the future.”

“Yes, Master.”

Although my conscience was a little prickly, I maintained my dignity as a teacher.

He shook his head, holding back tears.

Okay, this will do.

Although he visited several stores that handled weapons with Anonymous, Anonymous was still unable to choose the sword he would use.

I poked the anonymous man in the ribs, who had a gloomy expression.

“Is there anything you like?”

“Yes… I don’t see anything.”

“I didn’t expect you to find the sword so quickly since it will be with you for a long time anyway.”

He patted the anonymous man on the back to say that it was okay, and looked at the swords on display.

surely.

Even to me, who doesn’t know how to use a sword, there is no sword that looks useful.

Hmm, I guess there’s nothing I can do about it.

“I guess I’ll have to take on the task personally.”

The nameless eyes sparkled brightly, but soon became gloomy.

“… Is that okay? I know that the process is quite cumbersome, from finding a craftsman to obtaining materials.”

Seeing how much you know, you must have really wanted your own weapon.

Somehow, I felt like I was looking at a child who was pushing a doll, and a smile came to my face.

“What, it’s a sword given to a disciple, so shouldn’t it be done at least this much?”