When Ray finished talking to Min, he left for a shop selling shoes.
　To keep Slapnil's shoes, Ray now borrows a larger shoe from Azimov's house, which is quite large.
　That being the case, there are some difficulties in walking, and above all, there are doubts about how much it will cost to strengthen Slapnil's shoes.
　If it had been enough for a day or two, Ray would have liked to use Azimov's shoes as they were, but if this had lasted a week, a half month, a month... there was a possibility that something could have happened.
　It was also decided that it would be better to have a replacement other than Slapnil's shoes... and came to a shop selling shoes.

"Come on in! Oh? Are you Ray? That's unusual."

　A man in his twenties looks at Ray in surprise.
　It's only natural that ... Ray buys the most in guillem for food, then weapons, tools, magic items...
　At the very least, Ray has only come to the shoe store in guillem.
　It's not just a close look, it's just a quick peek.
　That's probably why the clerk who saw Ray in this way exclaimed in surprise.
　As a merchant, it is not desirable to show this attitude to customers.
　However, Ray speaks without any particular concern because he fully understands why he can look at him like that.

"Yes, I'm actually looking for shoes. As you can see, the shoes I'm wearing right now are a little... well, they're pretty big."

　Ray tells the clerk, putting his right foot forward.
　In fact, Ray's shoes were quite large, apparently not the right size for his feet.

"What's wrong with this? Didn't Ray wear those amazing shoes?"

　The greatness in this case did not refer to Slapnil's ability, but simply to his high perfection as a shoe.
　In fact, Ray's Sleapnil shoes were made in the days when the Zepail family lived, but it seems to me that there are no better-quality shoes than that, as a shoe dealer.

"Oh, I left those shoes in somebody's charge, and I borrowed them instead."
"It'said he.

　Ray nods to the shoemaker's words.
　I think it's a waste to be a merchant after seeing Ray look like that.
　If he was to play with such shoes, he wanted his shop... to be left to his father, the shoemaker.
　I know those shoes are magic items, but I still think so... even if they're merchants... no, because they're merchants, they care about the good and bad of shoes.

"Well, I see," Well, I wonder if you'll wait for me. I'll get my shoes ready soon."

　He was a merchant who had a lot to say, but he probably understood what it was like to say here. head deep into a store
　After seeing it off, Ray looks at the store with admiration.
　Ray's image of a shoe store comes from his time in Japan.
　But unlike machine-made shoes, these Elgins are handcrafted one by one by one by one.
　That's why a pair of shoes is so expensive compared to when I was in Japan.
　...but unfortunately Ray, who lived in the countryside, didn't have the chance to go to such a high-class shoe shop.

"Well, adventurers put a light iron plate on the soles of their feet or use monster leather, but would it be better if they didn't do that?"

　Ray hesitates a little when the merchant asks him what to do.
　If you think about it normally, you don't have to buy shoes like armor for adventurers.
　Ray borrows shoes from Azimov only until he finishes strengthening his shoes.
　But the biggest question will be when the reinforcement will end.
　Even a skilled alchemist, Azimov is the first to use silver lion materials.
　If that's the case, it could take until spring... or longer.
　As long as it was a high-performance magic item, it couldn't be helped.
　In fact, the spear of twilight, which took that much time to make, is capable enough for Ray to be satisfied, and is the main weapon along with death size.
　That's why I understand that it takes time to make good magic items.
　In other words, it's quite possible that the reinforcement of Slapnil's shoes has not yet been completed by the time adventurers are active in the spring.

(Well, the shoe store doesn't run away, and if the reinforcement of Slapnil's shoes hasn't been completed in the spring, you can buy them.)

　Even so, as long as you don't know what's going to happen in the future, you don't have too many spare shoes, so you open your mouth.

"Well, then, five pairs of shoes that you would normally wear in town... No, ten pairs." And I want a sturdy guy like an adventurer. For the latter, I prefer someone whose insteps and toes are reinforced with metal. Ten pairs here, too."
"... so?"

　Ray's words must have been quite surprising. Merchants listen back with their eyes wide open eyes.
　Clothes, as well, are basically handmade by artisans, so one price is high.
　Of course, there are quite a few people who say they can make themselves, but it is clear that the degree of perfection of the products is different between those made by amateurs and those made by craftsmen.
　That's why the merchant was surprised to hear that Ray wanted twenty pairs at once.
　However, that part of the world soon comes back to life, perhaps because of the merchants.
　Ray is originally rich because it is a widely known fact in Gilm.
　though it would be impossible for the rich to buy large quantities of food almost every day, or to make a regular lodgings at the Wheat-tei at dusk, or, above all, to indulge in a set of glyphons, which require a great deal of food.

(He's notorious, and that's only natural.)

　Immediately convinced, the merchant opens his mouth with a smile.

"I'm going to call my dad, so can you wait for me? I have to check the shape of my feet."

　When Ray nods to the words, the merchant advises Ray to sit in a chair and then heads to the back of the shop.
　So the merchant's father... the man who makes shoes to sell in this store is probably working.
　Seeing such a merchant off, Ray looks around like he's killing time.
　It's called a shoe store, and it's decorated with shoes.
　However, I wonder for a moment whether there is any point in making and arranging customized shoes like this.

(If this is a shoe shop, it's no problem to know from the outside.)

　Ray's ears, wondering if he could make signs like guilds, restaurants and inns, can be heard approaching the merchant and another footstep from the back of the store.
　And what appeared was a man who seemed so stubborn that he could hardly be considered a parent or child.
　More obstinate than strong.
　a fit person to express so
　He looked strangely convincing to be called a craftsman.

"Are you Ray?" -- show me your feet."

　The words, which he told her directly, without elaborating on the details, were pleasant to Ray.
　Ray nods, takes off his right shoe and holds it out to the man.
　The craftsman frowns at the sight of the feet... when he sees that the shoes he wore more precisely did not fit his feet at all.
　I've been making shoes, and I guess it wasn't fun to wear shoes that clearly didn't fit my feet.

「……」

　But in the end, without saying anything, he reaches for Ray's foot and touches them.
　Then, with a wooden stick in hand, measure its size.
　When you finish measuring in less than ten seconds, the craftsman opens his mouth.

"There are ten pairs of shoes that you usually wear on the street, and ten pairs of shoes with iron plates on the insteps and toes?"
"Oh,"
"What should I do with my shoes? Should I wear them differently or the same way?"
"...how does that make any difference?"
"It takes some time if you look different. If they are the same, they will be shorter.""Then it's the same,"

　Ray doesn't particularly care about what shoes look like.
　Of course, it's a different story if it's something that stands out, but looking at the shoes around me like this, I didn't think I'd make such a pair of shoes.

(Oh, I see. It's better to have samples to show that you have this kind of technology.)

　While Ray, belatedly convinced himself why there were so many shoes in the custom-made store, he was wondering if he had finished measuring his right foot.
　Next, the craftsman urged me to put out my left foot.
　After an instant examination, the craftsman quickly calculates the number of days before the shoe is finished in his head.

"Four days from now. Just pick it up."
"... quite a bit,"

　That's too early.
　swallow a word like that
　This is because I thought that custom-made products usually take longer.
　At the same time, however, I am convinced that a skilled craftsman can do this.

"And... hey, Cerritus," Give him a pair of shoes for now. I can't forgive you as a shoemaker for making a man of this many feet wear shoes that don't fit his cheap feet."
"Oh, I see, Father,"
"Well, I've asked for the rest," I'll get ready right away."

　That's all, and the craftsman goes back to the back of the shop.
　I guess you're trying to make Ray's shoes now.
　I saw him off... suddenly Ray says something that bothered him during the conversation.

"This many feet?"
"Huh? Oh, that's what my father said." My father looks like this, but he's the best shoemaker in Gilm. My father says the reason is that you can see everything about him by looking at his feet. Well, I don't understand it."

　But that ability allows you to make shoes that fit your opponent's feet no better.
　The merchant's words tell us that there is only a skilled craftsman. Ray agrees.

"Well... wait a minute, please." I'm not as good as my father, but I'm just the son of a shoe store. I can make you look good to some extent."

　Closing his conversation with Ray, the merchant turns to Ray's feet.
　Then, after a few seconds, they bring a pair of shoes that were displayed nearby.
　The shoes, which seemed to have been made of some kind of monster leather, were definitely first-rate.

"Well, is that... all right?"
"Oh, that's all right. They brought me a big deal this time. It's kind of like a thank you. These shoes made of Lizardman's leather, apart from his job as an adventurer, are not a problem for walking around the city."

　Ray wears Lizardman's leather shoes, telling him so.
　I guess it's because the shoes I wore earlier didn't fit my feet at all. I feel like I've never had a better fit on my feet.

"Oh... this is great,"
"No, it's not that great. The shoes Ray used to wear were just not working in many ways."
"... Is that what it is? I think it's great enough for me."

　That was Ray, but so was Slapnil's shoes, which he had left with Azimov, in the sense that they fit his feet no better.
　The shoes I've been wearing so far are Azimov shoes, and they probably fit well enough.

"Well, he's a man of his word, so I'll make sure he's on time."

　A slightly proud smile would have given him so much confidence in his father's work.
　Ray smiles at the interaction between parents and children and checks the condition of his new shoes.
　It was perfect when I put it on, but even if it moved a little like this, it was definitely just the right fit.
　Satisfied with the shoes, Ray pays a little more...get out of a shoe store
　The snow, which had fallen so far, had grown even stronger, and would certainly pile up to-morrow... and in the midst of the snow that seemed to me to be so, I began to walk towards the Wheat-tei at dusk.