Help! My Overprotective S-Rank Master Who Loves Me Too Much Won't Let Me Go on Quests! - Chapter 17: Buying My Desired Armor at the Armory Shop!

Chapter 17: Buying My Desired Armor at the Armory Shop!

Today, I was feeling happy.

Aria-san won the magic tournament, and I achieved my first victory in practical combat…

“Adin-kun, as a celebration, I’ll buy you the armor you’ve been wanting for so long!”

I was finally told so by Aria-san herself. Until now, I hadn’t been able to get armor because I was told, “If I buy you armor, you might go on quests alone,” so I hadn’t received any. Although I still wasn’t allowed to go on quests, being told by Aria-san that she would buy me armor was quite some progress… Surely the day when I could go on quests wouldn’t be further off.

We were heading to the armor shop right away… but I was so excited that I ended up running ahead and arrived at the armor shop alone.

“Excuse me!”

With a cheerful greeting, I entered the armor shop, where there was a man with a towel wrapped around his forehead, giving off a strong artisan vibe… he’s probably the owner of this shop.

There was a wooden structure with a stone fireplace, and tools for making armor were hung behind the shopkeeper. Just seeing the scene in the armor shop made me even more excited.

“Welcome, if you find something you like, feel free to buy it and take it with you.”

“Yes!”

As I was about to quickly look at the armor──, my gaze fell on a woman who was also looking at the armor… She had long, water-blue hair.

“…Um, are you perhaps Miss Steridone?”

“…”

…Huh?

Even though I spoke to her, did she not hear me?

I decided to speak a little louder than before.

“Um…! Are you, by any chance, Miss Steridone?”

“Ah, that’s right… Sorry, I felt someone’s presence and thought someone was talking to me, but I didn’t sense any hostility, so I was engrossed in the armor.”

With that, Steridone finally turned to me… It seemed like she was absorbed in looking at the armor.

…From a distance, I had vaguely had a thought, but seeing her up close, she was a very beautiful woman, a little shorter than Milena, but still quite tall.

“…Huh? Are you… Adin Almarcus-kun?”

“Uh? Y-Yes, that’s me… But why do you know me?”

When I asked, Steridone stooped down to my level, clasped my right hand with both of hers and said,

“When I lost to Aria Felste, I was planning to leave the venue of the magic tournament, but I heard a rumor that Aria Felste’s disciple would also be participating in this tournament, so I decided to at least watch that match… In short, it was the right decision. With your magnificent dodging skills and the efficient flow of magical power, you undoubtedly have the potential as an adventurer.”

“Eh…!? Th-Thank you very much.”

She seemed serious, and I had thought she might be scarier, but she unexpectedly praised me quite a bit, she seemed like a kind person.

“I’m quite interested in you now. I came from a foreign country, and I was planning to leave as soon as the magic tournament was over, but I’m still staying in this country to defeat Aria Felste and also because of you──”

Just as Steridone was about to say something, some powerful wind magic flew from the direction of the door… but immediately, ice magic formed between that wind magic and us, and the wind magic fizzled out.

When I looked towards the door, Aria-san was standing there.

“Steridone… Who permitted you to touch my Adin-kun?”

“He’s your disciple, Adin Almarx, right? Whoever he touches is his own choice────”

Aria-san and Steridone started arguing, but as a bystander witnessing the situation, I noticed that the shopkeeper was giving them both a scary look, so I said, “Let’s, let’s just go outside for now!” and led Aria and Steridone out of the armor shop.

They were both holding one of my hands and glaring at each other… I decided to somehow calm them down so that there wouldn’t be any damage to the city.