Iori-san bows her head to me once more and then turns to the store owner.
“Okay, let’s buy it. How much ?”
Her big smile, however, froze when she heard the amount.
“Huh……? No, no, no. That’s too much, don’t you think? That’s three times the normal amount.”
“Are you from an island country across the sea ? The market is different between there and the continent, you know.”
“So that’s what it’s all about…..”
The owner told her the price I had read.
Iori seemed to agree with the price and did not argue. However, Iori is now in a situation where, ‘it is difficult to find the money’.
“If I can devote a month or so to gathering materials in the area, or ……. No, but it could be sold in the meantime…… Oh oh……,” Iori grumbled.
It is indeed impossible to lend money to a complete stranger. And my money is not enough at all. I can’t borrow money from the Queen and lend it to her too.
Well, I guess this is just another chance for me.
I asked the owner.
“Can we exchange it for goods instead of money ?”
“Oh well. We do buy materials in our store.”
“The only thing I can manage to get in this neighborhood in about an hour or so is ……”
There was no way I could know about such a convenient material.
But the professional in front of me was different.
“You don’t mean you……”
“Yes. How about ‘Black Cave Flower’ that grows in a cave in the southwest ?”
I read the information that came into the store owner’s thoughts.
“It is a luxury item that you can give the elixir and get change for. But it’s impossible. I mean, it’s impossible. You never know when a flower is going to blossom, and–”
The flowers are just blossoming. That’s been confirmed.
“That cave is home to an oversized troll.”
Yeah. It looks like there is some kind of ridiculously large demon.
“Trolls are quiet as long as you don’t mess with them. But if you try to enter their habitat, you will be trampled to death. They have a high resistance to magic, so you can’t really fight them. For the elves, trolls are like the guardian gods of the land. If we kill them, the queen will give us a good scolding, right ?”
The store owner glanced at Sylphy and said, “You guys can’t do it. You’ve got to give up this time.”
The store owner is not glib tongued but sincerely concerned about us.
But the die has already been cast.
“A troll. I’m sure I’m no match for this troll. However, I am a person who has sworn to be a righteous person. But, if I were to die, everything would come to naught. So, first let’s watch the situation from afar and then decide what to do.”
Iori mumbled and mumbled and seemed to have settled on a conclusion.
“Then, we’ll go with you to see what’s going on.”
“What, no, I can’t ask you to do that much for me….”
“Well well, it’s just a boat we’re in, you know. Besides, you don’t know how to handle ‘Black Cave Flower,’ do you, Iori-san?”
I read the information from someone who was familiar with the handling of the plant and began preparations.
The ‘Black Cave Flower’ is a very delicate plant, and its flowers wither immediately after being picked. Also, when exposed to light, it petrifies, rendering it unusable.
To prevent this, the flowers must be soaked in a special solution as soon as they are picked, and they must be kept out of the light before being transported.
I asked the store owner and ordered a special solution and a bottle that would not allow light to pass through.
“I’m going to go see how things are going. Hey, you’re determined to get it, aren’t you ? Well, the lady’s staying with you. I know you’re not a nobody. But don’t do anything rash.”
The owner saw us off and we left the store.
To kill a small amount of time in order to get the materials that giant monsters protect–.