4-Episode 4: Hero again from item collection




 Even after successfully obtaining the Daimajin Wand, I went around collecting rare items that I could get in various parts of King's Landing, using information that would have been impossible to find without the Strategy Book.

 For example, the hidden warehouses of the bandits in King's Landing.
 They are stored deep in the maze-like sewers, where they believe no one will ever find them, so they have no traps or even guards.
 I found them without any trouble, and they gave me the fortune they had illegally amassed.
I no longer had a need for the Staff of the Great Magic Way, but the Sage's Staff, which was equipped with Rank A, and the Sword of Blue Thunder, which was also equipped with Rank A and was of no use to me as a vanguard.

 However, the one I wanted most was the Guardian Angel Ring, a rank A equipment.
 I'm not sure I've ever seen such a thing before. For a class like wizards, who can't wear armor, this would be a coveted item.
 It also increases resistance to all attribute attacks and disorders.
 You'll be able to find this in the strategy book, so that's why I came to get it.

 For example, this is the hideout of a slave trader, a place where human trafficking is forbidden by state law.
 We broke into this one for the Book of Towngate.
 In one corner of the warehouse district, there is a warehouse guarded by ten or so shameless bouncers, and in it are stored contraband and a fortune for tax evasion.
 The fact that the bouncers were not very good at what they did was described in the "Strategy Book". They were the most powerful bosses in the world, level 10 warriors.
 Using the special ability of the Daimyodo staff, I easily neutralize them all with Sleep II, which expands the scope of its effects.
 I broke into the warehouse and got the Book of Towngate that I wanted.

 This is an item classified as a grimoire.
 By reading it, a wizard who has reached a certain level can instantly learn Lost Magic, a magic that cannot be learned through normal means.
 Once someone learns it, the grimoire becomes blank, making it extremely valuable.
 The Book of Towngate is a particularly rare edition.
 The mastery level is 13, so I could easily fulfill the requirements.

 Also, the Town Gate is a spell that opens a gate to instantly transfer to a large town with a population of 10,000 or more that the sorcerer has visited in the past.
 The gate is not limited to the sorcerer alone, but can be used by any number of people and objects, as well as for the duration of the effect, which is three minutes.
 It goes without saying how useful the magic is.
 And even in this Rakstad Kingdom, there are probably only a few people at most who have mastered it, including me.

 I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to find the same thing in the slave-trader's warehouse.
 I was half expecting it, but....
 Four young, bound and gagged girls were being held captive.
 I don't need to tell you why.
 I freed them before I could sell them off, of course.

"I don't know who you are, but thank you very much...!

 They thanked me verbally and looked up at me with terribly moist eyes.
 ........To be honest, I'm not very immune to women.
 The academy I grew up in from my childhood was mostly a male household, and I've always been immersed in studying magic, so I haven't had too many opportunities to interact with women, and I don't know how to handle them.
 If you were an overtly obnoxious woman like Hilde or Misha, I wouldn't have to be aware of it at all.
 If you give me a straightforward favor like I'm getting now, I'm going to be weak.

 Anyway, I tried my best not to be conscious of it, and treated it as a matter of course.
 As an escort, I walked them out of the warehouse district, and since all four of them seemed to be able to go home alone afterwards, I saw them off.
 They asked me repeatedly for my name and where I lived, because they wanted to thank me properly eventually, but I brushed them off.
 Aside from rescuing them, the fact that I scavenged for and received the Book of Towngate and other items is hardly a legal act, so I couldn't reveal it.
 I would see one of them again later on - but for now it was a different story.

 From then on, I worked diligently to collect items in the royal capital.
 The only thing I'm after is the wealth that the crooks have illegally accumulated.
 I stole as much as I could without any pain in my heart, sometimes hiding my face to rob them with magic.
 They did not touch any items that would leave innocent people impoverished.
 Even so, this Laxtia was a large city with a population of several hundred thousand, with a proportionately large number of evil people, and their reserves were enormous. Even if he only targeted the hidden wealth of the renminbi, the results were too good to be true.
 They were able to obtain more than ten of the rank C equipment they had wanted so badly before, such as the Magic Staff. Well, it's a bit late for that now.

 Of the rare items I got, the ones I can use, of course, I'll use myself.
 I'm not going to be able to get a good deal on them. The sword of blue lightning, for example.
 However, even rank C items are rarely found on the market, but if I sold one rare item after another, I would definitely be suspected.
 If someone pursues the story of how I got them, I'll be in trouble.
 Therefore, I'll have to think about where to sell them, who to sell them to, and when to release them in small doses.

 I tried to start by looking for a trustworthy merchant and getting to know him or her.
 If it was a large store that could handle more expensive items, even better.
 So I looked up the "strategy book" and listed a few candidates.
 I've decided to visit the Marum Trading Company, one of the best merchants in King's Landing, specializing in magical armor.

 But then I bumped into a group of people I didn't want to see at the store.

Tsk, I didn't see them here either," he said. We don't have anything here either.
'You mustn't be short-tempered, my brave friend. We have only just begun to look for you.
'Hilde is right. That's why you're asking for it, because you don't get it very often.

 Eugene, Hilde, and Misha came out of the Marum Trading Company in droves.
 And a newcomer who looks like a female martial artist, whose name I don't know, and who is probably a member of the party who has replaced me.
 It's probably a party member who replaced me.

"[Oh]

 And when they noticed our faces, Eugene and the others also looked uncomfortable.
 They didn't want to talk to me, but ignoring them feels kind of defeated, too. The only reason Eugene gave up on me is because of that guy's knotty eyes, and there's no reason I have to curl my back and sneak around.
 I decided to talk to him openly.

It's good to see you. What's going on? What are you shopping for?
Shit. f*ck you, Magnus. It's none of your business.
That's true. Now, if you'll excuse me. I hope you find what you're looking for.

 I even tried to get a generous breeze to cross them.
 That's when Misha said.

'Wait, Eugene. Maybe Magnus would know, right? You're a wizard, for God's sake.
'Certainly! By all means, let's just listen to them, my brave friend.
Well if Hilde says so, I understand.

 Eugene said that with an attitude of disapproval.
 He's still a delinquent kid. Poor guy, he doesn't take into account Misha's face that he proposed.
 But it's none of my business.

'What's up? Do you have a question for me?
I'm looking for this magical wand. They're rarely sold, and when they're auctioned off, they're worth at least a thousand gold pieces. Magnus, have you ever thought of that?
Yes.

 Or rather, if you go back to the inn, they're there.
 More than ten of them.

'Really? Can't we get it somehow, that!
If you don't have a wizard in your party, you won't be much use to us.
All they need is a nobleman named Domidas. They want us to do things for them. --What difference does it make? It's none of your business. Just tell me where they are.

 You really are an idiot who doesn't know how to ask for things.......
 When I was dumbfounded, Hilde seemed to have thought the same thing.
 Quickly changing her complexion, she stepped forward to hide the arrogant Eugene and bowed her head deeply.
 When she opened her mouth, all she could do was swear at me and spit out sarcasm, that Hilde, who is the same as Eugene in terms of arrogance! Head for me!
 He took a shio-like tone and asked.

'Please, Mr. Magnus. I desperately need that wand. Could you please teach it to me?
"Well it just so happens that I have one. If you want it so badly, I can sell it to you.
Seriously, that's the first time it's worked for you, Magnus!

 Hilde appeals to me by interrupting the voice of the brave (idiot) who can't read the air and says unnecessary things again.
 At last, she knelt down in front of me.

By all means, Mr. Magnus. A thousand gold coins no, a thousand and two hundred will do.
Can you afford that much money?
''It's necessary for our hero's journey to defeat the Demon King. We, the church, will provide you with all the help you need.
I see...

 The monks in the church chant the words, "The spirit tigon's love is infinite," but in reality, they are all foul-smelling monks who rip off even the poorest of the poor with such phrases as "I'll heal your injuries with my healing magic for 20 gold coins," "I'll give you 50 gold coins for the antidote," and "I'll give you 100 gold coins to cure your illness.
 If that's the case, you don't need to be shy.

I'll give you one thousand two hundred. I'll take care of it for one thousand two hundred. I'll bring it to you and we'll meet at the bar where you're staying.
Thank you, Mr. Magnus!

 Hilde looked up and gave him a flirtatious smile that was like a large flower blooming, a flirtatious smile usually reserved for brave men.
 I'm sure he's humiliated inside, and is probably simmering in halawata.
 Do you really want to go so far as to want about rank C equipment? That's a good sign.

 Anyway, I went back to the inn to get my magic wand.
 In the meantime, I heard that Hilde also went to the church in King's Landing to pay for the promised money.
 We traded without any problems.
 It was shortly after that that the problem arose.

Shall I tell you why we went to such great lengths to get that magic wand?

 Eugene smiled a lowly smile and started to say, "I won't give you back," as he hugged his wand.
 I'm not going to give it back," he said, hugging his staff.

My client, Domidas, said he would give me the Mithril Sword in exchange for the wand! You know what? It's a precious sword that in an auction, it's not much more than 5,000 gold coins!
Well, that's good.
!

 I guess Eugene and the others thought I would regret it and regret that I shouldn't have sold it. I guess they were gloating inwardly with Zama Amilo.
 But since I didn't seem to regret it at all, but rather looked at them with a pitying look, both Eugene and Hilde became giddy.
 Because, how can they be regretful?
The Mithril Sword is only a rank B equipment, and I have six of them too.
 I've got the Sword of Blue Thunder, which is rank A equipment.
 That's none of my business.

You can't get away with it. It's a good idea to defeat the Demon King.
'Oh, yeah...'

 I was about to leave, with the foolish Eugene still pouting.
 Then Misha is the only one who turns away and calls out to me.

'Are you still not ready to go back to the party?'
Why?

 I don't really understand, so I ask back.
 It seems that you've already got a new friend, and I don't see any value in the brave souls anymore.
 I waited for an answer, but Misha didn't say anything more.
 The frustrated expression on her face was impressive.
 In my eyes, I looked like a sulky kid who couldn't be honest and couldn't make up with his friends.