Magic Warrior Chapter 41 (Patreon)

Before Returning to Feld Village

We were about to return to Feld Village

Muguugu, I feel like I can't breathe...

Rilfana hugged me while I was sleeping.

I couldn't breathe because she was so snugly buried in her ample bosom. That was a deadly weapon, no doubt.

It was beginning to get light outside when I quietly slipped out of bed so as not to wake Rilfana.

It was still a little early, so Claire was probably not awake either.

"Mina-sama, good morning."

I was washing my face at the wash basin provided in the bath when Rilfana woke up.

"Good morning. It's still a little early, you don't mind if I go back to bed?"

"No, I usually wake up around this time. Thank you for last night. ...um, thank you for last night."

"Fufufu, I'm your Big Sister. If you have a hard time, come to me!"

"Ye, yeah."

I was embarrassed, so I dared to answer with a smug look, and Rilfana was taken aback.

I smiled lightly after that, and it seemed to make her feel a little better.

Claire was still sleeping, so I was sorting through the things I had bought in town so as not to make too much noise.

I put the books that Rilfana had left with her or left out in her room into her magic bag.

An appraisal paper fell out of Rilfana's backpack.

With some difficulty, Rilfana picked it up and stuffed it in her backpack.

I heard that they are supposed to be discarded as soon as they are appraised, so does that mean she wants to get rid of them as soon as possible?

It may not be because he used to be an aristocrat, but it may bother Rilfana, who likes to keep things clean or is very meticulous. Let's burn them as soon as we get back to the village.

After cleaning up to some extent and relaxing, Claire seemed to have woken up.

"Oh, Big Sister is already awake..."

"I'll get up if I have to. You were up early the day we were coming to town!"

"...You were just too excited that you can't sleep because we're going around the town..."

So I was like a kid before a field trip! I'm not denying it, I won't deny it, okay!

"I'm going back to the village today, so I'm going to get my gear on too."

"Yes, Claire, you should get used to handling your equipment. I also found it slightly difficult to walk at first."

"There might be monsters again, you know."

"I don't think that happens very often, but it's better than having nothing in case of an emergency. I don't want you to spill anything on your clothes at breakfast."

"Big Sister is more worried about that."

"Hmm, unlike Claire's robe, I'm armored, so I can wipe it off."

"...Big Sister, do you expect me to get dirty?"

Rilfana giggled.

--I guess I'm good to go for now.

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Rilfana had changed into a maid outfit.

I bought all the skirts for my everyday clothes for the sake of cuteness, so they weren't suitable for the outdoors.

By the way, the muddy skirt was not dry, so I put it in the magic bag as it was. There is no convenient function such as stopping time, but I have confirmed that there is no influence of dirt on other things in the bag once it is put in the magic bag.

The maid's uniform I purchased was a dark grayish-black base color with white frills and an apron, and the skirt was about knee-length.

It is not the kind of costume-play clothing that one would find in modern Japan, but is made of a solid, thick fabric and is made as work clothes, so it should not interfere with their movements, and there is no problem with getting it dirty.

For shoes, I wore long black laced boots, similar in color to my maid's outfit, that I bought at the Adventurer's Guild.

I also bought gloves, but Rilfana didn't buy armor. She doesn't need it because she has some ideas.

"Rilfana-chan, sit over here."

There was no makeup table in the room, but there was a mirror on the desk.

Claire sat Rilfana down on the chair in front of it.

Claire pulled her hair up over her ear and tied it with a yellow ribbon. She quickly did the same on the other side and put it in twin tails.

"Just as I thought, pretty!"

"Oh, thank you, Claire-sama."

I looked at her, wondering how she was able to put the left and right sides together so nicely in one go.

...Is this a difference in girl power?

"Speaking of which, what should we do for lunch?"

"Big Sister, I think they're selling lunches over there until the bell rings at 3 am."

Claire points out the window, toward the central square.

Come to think of it, we always left the inn after the 3 a.m. bell rang, when the stores open.

"Well, let's stop by before we leave town."

I had breakfast at the inn's eatery restaurant and filled my water bag with water.

Unlike in Japan, water in this world is not free. If you pay a few small copper coins, innkeepers, restaurants, and adventurers' guilds offer a service where they will fill a water bag on hand.

If you really want free water, you can get it yourself from a well or a river.

However, there are many rules and regulations in town, so using a well without permission in a residential area may unknowingly cause problems.

Thanks to the magic bag, my luggage was not heavy; I had brought it all with me when I ate because it was too much trouble to go back to the third floor.

I returned the key at the front desk and left the inn that had taken care of me for three days.

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There were several stalls around the fountain in the central square. They appeared to be lunchbox vendors targeting merchants and adventurers leaving town in the morning.

It seems that many nearby restaurants sell lunch boxes only in the morning.

Most of the stalls were sandwich-like bread with ingredients sandwiched in between.

Since they could not offer any specialties, many of them seemed to compete with side dishes, such as meatballs and egg rolls.

Rice dishes seem to be scarce, perhaps because they are easily damaged.

While browsing the stalls, I found a bento box filled with rice balls in a bale shape and sprinkled with sesame seeds. It also came with a bowl of pickled radish.

I thought I recognized her face somehow, but I was sure she was a clerk at an antenna store in the Holy Kingdom. I would like to visit there.

I gave Claire and Rilfana some silver coins and told them they could buy any bento they wanted.

I decided to buy this bento.

"Oh, you are the customer from the other day. Please continue to patronize us."

It seemed that they remembered me.

Rilfana told me that my hair color was unusual, so maybe that was the reason.

I had thought that since this is a fantasy world, there would be any color regardless of heredity, but it seems that is not the case.

Basically, the hair color will be similar due to heredity, but it is not uncommon for the hair color to be different.

Specifically, they say that it is known enough that fathers do not suspect and question their wives when they see their children's hair color.... Understandable or not?

The most common hair colors are chestnut brown, red, and gold. In some regions or races, it is black or white. Of course, there is also gray hair due to aging.

Blue is common among the nobility, but it is usually a darker color, and I was told that Rilfana had never seen a color lighter than light blue, at least not like mine.

When I went to the South Street side of the restaurant, where I had told them to meet me, both of them were waiting for me, having already purchased their lunches.

They were empty-handed, but I guessed they had put it in Claire's magic bag.

When you leave town on foot, you don't have to report at the gate.

I had to get the money for the sale of the Blood Wolf Bloody Wolf, so I stopped by the window.

"It will be nine large silver coins and two small silver coins. Do you want it in cash?"

"Yes."

I showed him my adventurer's card, and he immediately checked it out. The price seemed to be better than I had expected. Apparently they added a little color to the leather since it was in short supply.

Since I had spent so much on Rilfana's clothes and equipment, I decided to take the money in cash and put it toward paying my father back.

I'll have to remember to take regular breaks for Claire and Rilfana.

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The three of us were walking at a leisurely pace. We were almost at the crossroads.

A group of three men in metal armor on horseback came slowly toward us. They must be the knights of the territory, as I had seen them in the town in dark gray armor.

"You ladies look like adventurers, three of you?"

I wasn't sure how to respond, so I retreated to the side of the road, but they spoke to me.

"Yes, we are returning to Feld Village."

"Hmm, I see. There was a subspecies of Wolf on this road a few days ago, so be careful."

"Thank you very much."

It seemed to be the one I had killed, but I didn't want to bother explaining it, so I let it pass.

"I've heard that the forest is noisy these days, and in Feld Village, it's a shorter way into the forest, but it might be dangerous now. We have no power to compel adventurers, but if you can, take the path with the stone pillars to avoid monsters."

"Yes, that was my original plan. it will be alright."

"Well, then, be careful out there."

The knights saluted and walked away.

I guess they also talk to people on the streets. That was probably to ensure public safety.

Oh well, it would be quicker if we just cut through the forest. Well, let's not do it this time, as the knights advised.

We take a break once at a street crossing, just as we did when we came here.

Both of them still looked comfortable, and it was a little early for lunch, so we decided to take a light break here and make the next break longer.

"Oh my, they were selling rice ball lunches, too."

"Big Sister and Rilfana-chan both have bentos made with rice. So it wasn't just bread."

We reached the next stone pillar to ward off evil and took a lunch break.

Claire had suggested that it would be more interesting if we all bought our own lunches and kept them secret until lunchtime.

Claire had decided on a sandwich lunch box with a lot of vegetables. Fruit was added as a garnish.

Rilfana's lunch box was filled with rice. I didn't know they sold that type.

There was minced meat on top of the rice, and a side dish that looked like a hamburger steak.

Rilfana liked the hamburger, too, and she seems to be a meat lover.