Chapter 89 – Interior and Request - 

「We need to go buy some furniture!」
「That’s right. I wish I could have made them…」
「No. It’s okay. Aya’s always been a big help to me!」
「Really?」
「Really」
「… I see」

After the house, it was time to decorate. We just bought this house, so there’s nothing here. Or, more accurately, nothing but the bare necessities. For some reason, I’m supposed to live there too, so I’m going to participate in the furniture selection.

Then, just as I was about to hold hands with Suzu…

───Piron…

「Hmm… Mail… ? Ah, it’s Noichi-san」

I got an email from Noichi-san. She was one of the three people I met at the event, and she was a female ninja. We were enemies at the time, but she looked at me with envy as we fought, so I had a lasting impression of her.

「What’s going on?」
「Um, I got an email from a friend I made at the event」
「… Hee~… ?」
「… I- I’m getting chills…」
「Isn’t it your imagination?」
「Y- Yeah, I guess… ?」
「Aren’t you going to read your email?」
「Reading…」

『Ayane-chan! Congratulations on winning the event! As for your present, I got some good stuff while I was gathering materials for my sword, so I’ll give it to you! So… Can you make me a sword? Of course I’ll pay you!』

「You’re too polite to get me a present… Of course I’ll make it. Though you’ll have to pay for it」

I received an item enclosed in the email that was labeled as ”gift” and an item labeled ”material”.

『Item sent to inventory』

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【Name】 Mithril: Quality ☆4
【Description】 A metal whose magical conductivity ranks after that of Orichalcum and Hihīrokane. Also known as: Magic Silver. It is also famous for being a metal that is difficult or impossible to work with, but it is said that this is because the metal chooses the person.

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「It’s Mithril」
「Mithril! ? ! ?」
「Hii! ? ! ?」

───Gashi! !

「Do you know the value of Mithril! ? Even the top players only have one or two! ? Sending them so easily… !」
「Suzu! C- Calm down! ? Okay?」
「Kuu! ! …… You really want Aya to like you that much…… ! ! !」
「Hmm?」

She was groaning in a low voice and I couldn’t make out what she was saying in the second half. Me, what?

「U- Um… I’m going to make a sword, so can you get the furniture… ?」
「Uu! A- All right! I’ll do my best to choose!」
「Thanks! Then, I’m gonna go make it!」
「Un! I’ll take care of this!」

So we parted ways on the way to the furniture store.

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「I’ve never been to the Blacksmith’s Guild in the Royal City before, so I’d better make sure I say hello!」

「Sorry to bother you…」
「If you’re gonna interrupt me, then leave!」
「Eh! ? U- Um… ?」
「I’m kidding… Don’t look at me like that ~It’s a joke~ !」
「Haa… ?」
「Oh, well. My name is Jill. I’m the Guild Master of the Blacksmith’s Guild of the Royal City of Ganvana! Nice to meet you!」
「I’m Ayane. Please take care of me」

I knew they looked alike. Eh? You don’t have to tell me, right? It started with Gale-san, then Gol-san, Zair-san… Isn’t the administration just a little bit lax in that area… ? Maybe the next Guild Master will be Zul-san… ? Zuil-san… ? Which is it? Oh well.

「So you’re Ayane! Rumors have reached here!」
「T- Thank you… ?」

I don’t really know how to react in these situations. I didn’t think that winning the event would affect me like this…

「Are you going to make something today?」
「Yes. I was thinking of making a sword for a friend」
「Friend… ?」
「Ah, you can think of me as a friend」
「I see. And is that a sword you have on your hip?」
「Yes, it is」
「Mind if I take a look?」
「Yeah, go ahead」
「Thank you! …… Whoa…?」

「This is amazing… It’s the kind of thing that Zair would approve of…」
「Hmm? Zair-san? ?」
「Oh no, it’s nothing… But you’re really amazing! I’ve never seen work like this before!」
「T- Thank you very much…」

This is embarrassing too…

「Can I borrow this area for a moment?」
「Yes, of course! Use it as much as you want!」
「Thank you very much」

Now, let’s make it!