Magic Warrior Chapter 29 (Patreon)

Adventurer's Guild

"That receptionist is very strong, isn't she?"

"She didn't seem as strong as she looked, but I didn't know how strong she was."

Claire was looking at the card she received and smiling. I think gold is a light color.

"Do you want to put it on a chain, so you don't lose it, or buy a card case?"

"Uh-huh!"

The second floor of the Adventurer's Guild seems to be a restaurant and store that also serves as a bar. There were a few groups drinking barley ale in the restaurant, probably celebrating the completion of a quest.

With this in the background, we entered the room that served as the store. The shelves were lined up with a variety of goods, and near the doorway of the room was a wagon with a sign that read "On Sale.

A man and a woman, both probably adventurers, were happily chatting as they looked at the merchandise. The two seem to be very close to each other, perhaps lovers?

In the back of the store, I saw a window marked "for purchase".

I was curious to see what they were selling, but I decided to cash in my gold coins first.

"I'd like to exchange gold coins for cash, please."

"Oh, Big sis, this too."

At the purchase counter, I put out four gold coins, and Claire added one of her own.

The purchase counter was partitioned off to make it a bit like a private room.

It was large enough to accommodate about six people, and magic items were set up. It is said that the voices are not audible to the outside world so that transactions such as high value purchases are not leaked to the outside and cause trouble.

"Aiyo."

A pale, slender, unassuming man with a stubble beard took out a monocle and began to carefully examine the items one by one.

"Hmm. A gold coin from the Virtilian era, huh? From the way they've hardly deteriorated, you'd think they were from the dungeon? These two pieces over here are different."

The man's eyes seem to be sure of his appraisal, as he removes only the two coins from the drawer.

"No way, they're originals.... They are well-preserved, or perhaps too well-preserved. ...'Appraisal'."

The man used the "Appraisal" magic. It seems he was appraising it with his eyes alone, without using any skills." I nodded in agreement.

"Three of them are three large gold coins, and these two are four large gold coins and eight small gold coins. These two over here could be worth more if you choose the right place to sell them."

The currency in this world is small copper coins, large copper coins, small silver coins, large silver coins, small gold coins, and large gold coins, in that order, each of which increases tenfold.

The only exception is the platinum coin, which is 100 times more valuable than the large gold coin, without distinction of size. White gold coins are rarely seen, even by well-paid adventurers.

There is no such unit as gold, and the "small" part is sometimes omitted and referred to simply as a copper or silver coin.

These coins are made from ancient treasure artifacts controlled by each country and are of uniform size and weight.

A daily cost of living in an inn requires about five small silver coins, and in a laid-back, self-sufficient, barter-driven village like Feld Village, a single small silver coin is all that is needed.

If you want to live a wealthy life, you will need at least one large silver coin, and beyond that, there is no limit to how much you can spend, depending on how extravagant you want to be.

This amount of money is to maintain the lifestyle, and does not include the cost of Rilfana's clothes, which she buys at once to improve her life, or the cost of moving to a new house due to work or marriage, or the cost of too many friends.

"Is that okay with Claire?"

"Yes."

"All of it, please, in cash. The more expensive one will go to Claire."

"Yes."

The man made another pile of two large gold coins and four small gold coins from the pile of gold coins.

"I want them on my guild card, can I do my shopping from the card too?"

"You can pay the balance on your card here and in the merchant guild, but the rest depends on the store. I'd say about 20% of the stores on the main street."

Not many stores seem to accept credit card payments. Would they charge a fee for using it?

"Are you girls adventurers?"

I am in light armor, but neither Claire nor Rilfana have any weapons, and they are not sure because they are in their regular clothes.

"We just registered a few minutes ago. We're just going sightseeing this time."

"I see. You can always withdraw it at the Adventurer's Guild, and I'll tell you that you shouldn't carry it around too much. If it's a card, even if you reissue it, you'll still have the amount you deposited."

"Then can you leave me two small gold coins and put it all on the card?"

"I'll just leave five silver coins and put them on the card."

The man divided the money as we had said.

He pulled out a thin silver card, similar to the guild's card, and matched it with my card. I heard a clink.

This was the end of the money transfer. To avoid trouble, this kind of exchange is not possible with guild cards between adventurers. This function is only available for cards that have been designated for this purpose.

If adventurers want to share their balance among themselves, they can ask at the Adventurers' Guild or Merchants' Guild office or store.

"Put one small gold coin on Rilfana's card. I don't want you to be penniless in case something happens to me."

"Yes, Mina-sama."

"Put the card on the square board over there, so you can see the balance. If you notice a shortage after you leave the store, I won't accept any complaints."

After having Rilfana put the money on the card, all three of us checked to make sure there were no mistakes. When they put it on the board, it showed how many of each coin they had.

"Big sis, you don't have anything very pretty."

I looked at the store's merchandise and saw that they had cardholders, but only a few chic, male-oriented items.

"If you want something for girls, you can go to a general store. It's a little more expensive than here."

"I see."

A woman who had been looking at the wagon, who seemed to have been behind us before we knew it, called out to us.

She was wearing a full plate of sheet metal armor, though her helmet was off. She had long yellow-green hair and a well-defined face. She looked exactly like a knight.

Normally, I wouldn't think of walking around in a safe place wearing heavy metal armor, but there were people walking around town, so I wondered if she had some kind of status or occupational advantage.

"There's a store on West Street that has all kinds of stuff, I'll show you."

"Oh, thank you."

While Claire was being told where the store was, her partner came out of the window to pay. The lady knight, as she was called, left, leaving her with a "Bye".

"Ugh, it makes me nervous to talk to strangers, even though Big sis is not afraid to talk."

In the village, most people know each other, so Claire is not used to talking to strangers.

I'm not the best at conversing with strangers either, but I don't mind it when I think of the gate and the guild as a kind of service industry. I guess my life in Japan has helped me.

I don't know if it's just a coincidence, but I like the fact that there are many polite people in this town.

I found some portable food on the shelves.

The dried meat and cookies given to Alphos-san and the others at the ruins could be bought with a few copper coins.

Next to them, there are some that look not so different but are made of large copper and silver coins, so they must have been designed to be easy to eat.

There are also some that look like canned goods, but they are more expensive, costing at least five silver coins.

Most of the tools such as ropes, lanterns, medicinal herbs, torches, wedges and other consumables, cloaks that can be used as blankets, water bags, smoke balls, hand mirrors, etc. seem to be available at the adventurers' guild.

Magic tools magic items and easy-to-use magic machines for adventuring are also on display.

A look at the magic tools and magic items section shows that they also have magic bags.

The small pouch type bag that Claire is carrying has a price tag of 20 large gold coins, and the large one has a price tag of 75 large gold coins. The backpack type is about 10% cheaper. It seems that the smaller ones are more expensive because they are easier to carry around.

As I had expected, they were quite expensive, and Alphos-san and the others gave me two of them for about two large gold coins....

"So you have medicines, but no potions?"

"I don't think they would be too expensive to sell here. Sometimes, apothecaries for the nobility might have them."

"I see."

There are plenty of medicines available, but they take a long time to take effect, and their recovery and healing power are not very high.

In the game, it was common to prepare and use a lot of potions, but in this world, it seems to be a luxury item.

It should be possible to make them with alchemy or pharmacist skills, but I didn't take them.

On the third floor, there is a store selling weapons and armor for beginners. Experienced adventurers can buy from the mass merchandisers or have their weapons and armor custom-made at the blacksmith shop.

When we were talking about what to do...

--I heard a "kuuh".

Rilfana's face turned red as she looked back; it seemed her stomach was growling.

I'd taken her around for a long time, but it was possible she hadn't had a proper meal in a while.

"Let's go to the inn for a meal today."

As we left the Adventurer's Guild, the sky was beginning to blush like Rilfana's face earlier. The bell rang telling us that it was two in the afternoon.