Hi! Hi!　Is it right that you sell swords that kill dragons in this store?

　That one word caused an uproar among the adventurers in the store.

''If it's not sold, I'd like to buy it now and leave, if that's okay with you. Of course I'll pay in cash, in one lump sum!　Here, give me the money.
Yes, sir.

　The strong man takes a step forward, taking orders from the aloof man.

　Apparently, this duo, the aloof man has a higher position than the strong man.

　I wonder if they are adventurers ...... after all.
　The atmosphere and the way they train their bodies are clearly different from those of the rookies.

　If he was a high-ranking adventurer, he might have come to Green Hollow Town not to attack the dungeon, but to visit my shop.

　Of course, since no previous experience is required to register as an adventurer, it's possible that he could be a strong, low-ranked adventurer.

　For example, if he had just changed from a mercenary to an adventurer, he could be an E rank adventurer with a history of war experience.

I have some coins that were just shipped from the mint. I would love to buy them.

　The strong man tried to run his hand under his cloak, so I'll let him see the actual item first.

'If it's that sword, I've got some over there for you.

　I pointed to the corner of the small number of white and silver swords I had produced.

　But the blond colored man shook his head with a smile on his face.

'That's a replica with reduced performance, right?　I want the sword itself, the one that killed the dragon.
'Oh, no. I haven't put that on the sales floor: ......
You want to keep it as a souvenir, don't you? Yes, I know how you feel. But I have my own reasons for wanting to keep it. I'd like to negotiate a price.

　Then the strong man thrust his rugged hand into his pocket and placed an eye-poppingly large gold coin on the counter.

　The gold coins were stacked one more, then another, and the sound of the weight of the coins sounded like no other coins.

　The adventurers in the store let out a shout that couldn't be called a cheer or a scream.

''(Seriously?) ......!''

　Large gold coins. A single piece of gold alone could close to a year's worth of income for the average person, and five pieces are piled up as if it were a matter of course.

　It is frankly unusual to take out such a valuable item from your pocket without a care in the world.

　They may be powerful knights, nobles, or their messengers.

　A person of that class would even buy a sword with a large gold coin.

''(They say that rich knights and nobles want foiled weapons, and it wouldn't be surprising to pay this much money for ......?

　If that's the case, the fundamental question is, would they back down quietly if I said no?

'Hmm. You are not satisfied with the situation, are you? Well, I guess I'll just do this.

　At a signal from the blonde man, the large man piled up five more large gold coins.

　A total of ten large gold coins?　The amount of money is so much that it almost makes me dizzy.

　The value of that sword has long since surpassed the amount I assumed it would be worth.
　Or is it just that my financial sensibilities are so commonplace that this is actually the right amount?

''Will you agree with me?''
'Excuse me, ....... Just to be sure.

　I took half of the large gold coins that were piled up and let the magic flow.

　Then the pattern engraved on the surface reacted and began to emit a unique faint light.

　--definitely the real thing.

　Westland's gold coins are naturally not pure gold, but what and in what proportion they are mixed is considered a state secret.

　That 'something', combined with the engraving on the surface, provides an anti-counterfeiting system that has yet to be broken.

　When I was a kid, it was impossible to determine if it was a fake without an expert to authenticate it, but we live in a convenient world.

"All right, I'll sell it to you. It's for sale.
'Thank you!　Well, good thing I'm the owner who knows how to talk!

　He took the sword from behind the counter and handed it to the blonde man.

　The men carefully checked the white and silver blade, then thanked him with satisfaction and turned to leave the store.

　I couldn't help but throw a word of confirmation at their backs.

Are you sure? It's ten large gold coins, right?
'Of course!　I trust my own eyes. If it were better and purer as a sword, it would be worth three times ...... or even five times as much as it is now!

　I watched as the odd pair of guys left the shop, watched the door close, and let their weight rest on the chairs behind the counter.

'Phew. ...... Thoroughly tired.'
"...... Phew!　What was that, what was that, man!

　Apparently, Sylvia had been holding her breath for a long time because she was so nervous.

'Duh, it's a big gold coin, Mr. Luke!　I guess those people are adventurers too, after all!
No. Not many serious adventurers are that formal. Probably a knight or a highborn messenger.

　Sylvia was excited in front of an order of magnitude more money, and the guest adventurers were also very excited about the unexpectedly large deal.

　A single swing of a sword turned into ten large gold coins.

　The surprise was too much than the joy, to be honest, it was quite unrealistic.

''At least the one who was acting so great had real discernment.

　That blonde man had easily seen through the fact that the example sword was 'not the highest grade of sword performance'.

　The reason why it was so good as a sword was quite simple.
　It's because what I did was solely derived from 【Restoration】.

　For example, if you [synthesize] tin (tin) into a broken copper pot and [repair] it, it will become a bronze pot, but the physical structure itself is no different from the original pot.

　That sword is the same as that.
　The elements other than the materials are the same as the original sword.

　When I explained to her the main point of the --, Sylvia nodded with a look of understanding or not understanding.

''I see - ...... those people just now were not just people.
'Well, ...... that's easy to say, yeah. If he was using some kind of skill, then we might have already confirmed that it's the sword that killed the dragon.

　It would be rather unnatural to leave ten large gold coins without any evidence.

　Even if you can't use that kind of skill yourself, if you're rich, you're probably going to hire someone else, maybe even the big guy you were with.

In the meantime, I'd better make sure I put such a large sum of money away: ......

　Just as I was about to compose myself and go to put away the large gold coin in the safe, the front door of the store was opened again.

'...... Welcome?'

　I looked up, thinking that the guys hadn't come back.

　But what was there was a visitor who was rather tempted to even welcome them back.

''It's been a while, Luke-dono.

　Sakura stood in the doorway with a faint smile on her face, dressed in her Eastern costume.