277 - - 10-11 As expected, the disturbance...
It is almost lunchtime.
All right, I'll take care of lunch.
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With these words, Gloria Allstadt invited Jin and the others to lunch. She also invited Duston, but he refused, saying that his wife had made him a lunch box.
"When I was a little girl, I used to go to Duston's workshop and watch him make knives."
It seems that the budding beauty was already there by then.
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He stopped by the house to drop off his sword and then went to the central street. The time indicated by the large sundial was around 11:45. There were more people on the street than in the morning.
I have a favorite restaurant.
Gloria took the lead in showing Jin and the others around.
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"Here it is."
The restaurant was located on the central street, a little further back in the direction of the gate from which Jin and the others had just arrived.
The signboard read "Crystal Pavilion," and although the restaurant was small in size, the atmosphere inside was pleasant.
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It was a little early at midnight, so there were not many customers yet.
Welcome, Mr. Allstadt!
The waitress, who appeared to be a regular, greeted me in a friendly manner.
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"Hello, Feo. I brought a guest for you today. I'd like four servings of your recommendation, please.
"Yes, sir."
The waitress called Feo bowed and went to the kitchen to place the order.
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The lunch here has a good reputation. Off-duty soldiers and knights often come here.
Gloria explained.
"There was a battle going on all the way to the west near Tetrada until the other day, but it seems to be over now. The fast horses arrived yesterday. The Kingdom of Egelea was fighting with the Kingdom of Cerroa, but it seems to be over now. This information was brought to us by a pigeon the day before yesterday.
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Are you sure you want us to hear that?
No, I don't mind. You must be worried about the state of your country. Consider it part of the thanks for making the shortsword for me.
Thank you very much.
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He knows about it, or rather, he is the one who knows about it, but he is saying it as a courtesy, so Jin thanks him.
"Thank you for waiting."
The food arrived quite quickly.
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"This is how we have tried to reduce the variety of dishes, but instead we have carefully selected the flavors and shortened the cooking time.
Gloria explained. In short, it is a set meal that changes daily, and it is commendable that they came up with this idea in this world. And as she explained, the food tasted quite good.
Freshly baked bread, vegetable soup, dried fish stew, and grilled venison. And après-soup.
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It was not a high class dish, but it was familiar and could be enjoyed by both the common people and the lower class aristocrats.
By the way, Jin was curious about the bread. It was not pure white, but not whole-grain bread. To put it bluntly, it looks just like the one they eat in the village of Kaina.
"This bread: ......"
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Gloria explains with a look that says she knows what I'm talking about.
"Oh, isn't it delicious? It's been on the rise lately. It's made with flour sold by a fast-growing trading company called Raglan Trading Company.
I knew it, Jin thought. It's nice to realize that you are making a difference in the world in this way.
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He expected Hannah to say something, but she seemed to be absorbed in the dried fish stew.
"You know a lot, don't you?
Jin thought she was very knowledgeable about the world for a knight,
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"Well, the owner's wife and I have known each other since we were children," Gloria replied.
Gloria answered. Jin thought, "I see.
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After dinner, tea was served.
"So, the gratuity for the sword..."
Gloria opened her mouth before drinking the tea.
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How much should I pay you? I'd like to say I'm willing to pay anything, but there's a limit to how much I can pay. ......
To Gloria, Hitoshi said,
"It didn't cost me anything for the materials, so I'll take the value that Gloria-san gave for the sword.
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I'm fine with the value that Gloria-san gave for the sword. To be honest, Jin did not know the market price of the sword.
But that is the most annoying thing, Gloria muttered and thought about it. But then she seemed to make up her mind, looked up, took out a smaller leather bag from the pochette-like bag attached to her waist, and placed it in front of Jin.
"Here is all I have."
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"What?"
When Jin checked the contents of the leather bag, he found seven gold coins and fifteen silver coins. That's 71,500 dollars.
"That's too much," Jin said.
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Jin said, "That's too much," but Gloria was not afraid to say that she would pay 100,000 Tol for the sword and that it was sacrilege to haggle.
Jin was a little troubled, but he came up with a good line of persuasion.
A craftsman is willing to have his work used for free by someone who recognizes the value of what he has made and values it. So I'll just take this."
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He pulled out two gold coins and returned the rest to Gloria.
"Please take good care of them, or rather, make them useful."
To Jin, Gloria bowed her head in reply.
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As she began to drink her tea, which had cooled down a little, there was a commotion outside.
"What's going on? What's going on?
Before Gloria could finish her words, there were more sounds of something breaking and people screaming.
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Gloria knew that this was something out of the ordinary and ran outside. She is a knight around here. The bill was apparently paid.
Jin and the others followed her outside. And then...
"...... Golem?"
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That looks familiar. It's the old Golem of the Unification Party.
Three of the old Golems, the prototypes of Gon and Gen, were tearing around the central street.
"What the hell!"
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Gloria asks a soldier standing nearby.
"Ah, Gloria-sama. No, no, I don't know exactly, but I can tell you that at twelve o'clock, those three appeared from the wagons and went on a rampage.
Indeed, there were three half-broken wagons lying at the end of the street.
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Can't you stop them?
"Yes, sir. Our swords are no match for them. We've requested a squad of mage knights, but we haven't ...... yet."
This is not the time for this!
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Gloria turns to the three golems. The golems have begun destroying stores along the street. People run for cover.
Many people run out of the destroyed stores. And some turn back at the sight of the Golem.
A small child, apparently separated from his parents, falls down in front of the Golem.
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"Look out!"
The Golem, without hesitation, looks as if it is about to trample the child.
"Reiko! Save the kid!
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"Yes!"
Jin's order. Reiko responds, and is on the move in an instant.
Jin's orders were to
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If Reiko picked up the child at the speed she was going, the child's slender body would not be able to withstand the acceleration. Reiko, who judged so instantly, took an action to become a shield of the child.
She covers the child with her hands and knees as if to protect it. Then the golem's legs attacked.
Those present saw the golem's feet being lowered to Reiko, who got down to protect the small child, before they could wonder about Reiko, who had moved in an instant.
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Some women covered their eyes, unable to bear the sight of Reiko and the child, who would be crushed instantly.
But Reiko's body was not a small thing to be crushed by a golem.
"Oh?
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Gloria, who had not taken her eyes off the Golem, looked at her.
Reiko had caught the golem's foot with her back, and was not even moved.
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Then, Erza's wind magic exploded. The child was hit while lifting one leg, and was easily knocked over.
At that moment, Reiko slowly got up, holding the fallen child in her arms. She rushes back to Jin and the others.
"Father, the child is safe.
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Jin patted Reiko on the head and praised her as she came back holding the child who was crying and blubbering.
"Reiko, you did well. You made the right decision."
"Reiko, you did a good job!" "That's great, Reiko!
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Hannah praised her too, and Reiko's face broke into a smile. The child had scraped her knee, so Erza casts a healing spell.
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The blood stopped and the child finally stopped crying.
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"Yes, it's all right now. No more pain?"
"...... yes."
Thank goodness," Elsa said, turning her attention back to the golem.
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Jin uses dig, an earth magic, to make the golem fall into the pit, blocking its movement.
Reiko is moving to protect the people around her to avoid being seen as a bad influence, although it would be over soon if Reiko were to get out of hand.
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Jin then stops the golem, which is blocked from moving. In fact, he is also secretly supported by the stealth mobile unit (SP), which has disappeared.
Jin himself is also acting while putting up a barrier.
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The second body stops, and only one remains. At that moment.
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The remaining golem is blown away by the burst of flame magic.
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