Rising from the Slum City of Reincarnation in Another World ~ Gathering, Hunting, and Living a Slow Life by Eating - Chapter 74

Rising from the Slum City of Reincarnation in Another World ~ Gathering, Hunting, and Living a Slow Life by Eating

Chapter 74   Mericurius and Bell

While gazing at the city dyed in the colors of twilight, we head straight to the Adventurers’ Guild.

Upon arriving at the guild building, we open the door and enter.

The doorbell rings.

I can’t help but feel a sense of returning whenever I hear that sound. I really like it.

Come to think of it, although I call it a doorbell, strictly speaking, it might be more accurate to say it’s a “door chime.”

It’s a door chime, but the one at the guild has a low tone, and no matter how you listen to it, it sounds like a cowbell.

By the way, a cowbell is the livestock bell, like cows, wear around their necks.

Since it’s evening, it’s relatively crowded.

Among the crowd, we line up at the spot where that famous elf is, where the line is a bit shorter.

“What is your business today, Minya-sama?”

“Ah, um, we brought Mericurius. Will you buy it from me?”

“What? Mericurius? Something so valuable? Where did you get it from?”

“From the Exis Falls.”

“Ah, I see. You know, you shouldn’t collect too much at once. They are protected, after all. For a party of four, it’s limited to six plants per week.”

“Oh, I didn’t know that.”

It seems that each person is allowed one plant, with an additional two plants per party.

I take out five Mericurius plants from the item box.

“Hey, look at those blue flowers. That’s Mericurius.”

“So that’s Mericurius. It’s beautiful.”

“The flowers are smaller than I expected.”

“And to think such a precious thing is collected by kids.”

I hear voices coming from behind.

“Y-Yes, indeed. Lord Chimaeras, Lord Chimaeras.”

Mikurashia, the elven receptionist, calls for Chimaeras, the appraiser with identification skills.

“Can you take a look at this?”

“There’s no need to appraise it. It’s Mericurius. Genuine. Still fresh. It should be a good product.”

“I see. Do you still want it appraised?”

“We can tell just by looking at it. No appraisal is necessary. You’re lucky.”

“Ah, um, okay. Thank you very much.”

“Now, about the payment. It’s four gold coins each. That’ll be twenty gold coins.”

“Yes, thank you.”

Swiftly moving away from the counter, let’s settle the payment.

“Everyone, it’s twenty gold coins, so five coins each.”

“Yeah.”

“We did it.”

“Meow.”

“Lania, you’ll receive your personal share, right? Here are five gold coins.”

“Thank you.”

Handing over the gold coins casually.

It’s a bit heavy with five coins.

“Oh, that’s right. Ciel, hey, how about checking out armor and weapons since you already bought clothes?”

“My weapon, huh… Well, if it’s just looking.”

First, we head towards the weapon section.

There are various options.

What would be good? What would be good?

Though there’s still some commotion about Mericurius going on in the back, let’s pretend we don’t hear it.

“Oh, this mace, a mace would be great, meow!”

A mace, huh? That’s a bit unusual.

“Do you know how to use it?”

“Yeah. I’ll smash and whack with it, meow!”

Full of energy.

It seems like she’ll handle it fine.

Since the mace doesn’t have a blade or magic stone, it’s relatively inexpensive compared to other weapons.

If she chose it based on the price, I think she’s being a responsible individual.

“It doesn’t matter if it’s an expensive weapon. I have money.”

“It’s okay. I want the mace.”

“I see.”

And so, the mace is chosen as the weapon.

For the leather armor, the same type as ours should be fine for her. Since there were new arrivals, we purchased those.

With this, our party has gathered a decent group of members.

Everyone’s appearance has become more fitting.

Yes, it’s wonderful.

By the way, we still haven’t paid the bill.

There was something that caught my attention.

Ciel was glancing at something.

It was a musical instrument called a “bell,” which is similar to a weapon.

Enchanters, support casters, and auxiliary spellcasters can enhance the performance of buffs and extend their duration through the use of magical instruments.

However, I’ve heard that simply casting buffs isn’t very effective.

Since my mom is knowledgeable, she has taught me various things, although the details are shallow.

“Hey, Ciel, are you really okay with the mace?”

“Yeah…”

She smiled, but it seemed a bit forced.

There seemed to be some lingering attachment.

“Do you know about the bell?”

“Eek! You found out, meow!”

She stuck out her tongue with a shy expression.

Well, this kind of thing is cute too.

“You actually want to equip the bell, don’t you?”

“Yeah, but…”

She hesitates.

What she wants to say is probably understood by everyone.

The bell is a magical instrument.

Magical instruments are generally expensive.

Equipping an instrument like the bell for casting buffs is actually intended for knight orders or large parties with fifty members. The available bells were only for noble use, made of full metal with decorations and even magic stones attached.

“Excuse me. I just wanted to ask, how much is this bell?”

“This one? I apologize. It’s a used item and not in high demand, so it’s currently three gold coins.”

“I see.”

That’s a relief.

I can afford this.

Just by looking at it, I can tell it’s worth more than ten gold coins.

So it was a used item.

In this area, it’s hard to distinguish between new and slightly used items.

I consider this lucky. It’s truly remarkable that there are second-hand rare weapons like this in the Adventurers Guild.

“Okay, please.”

“Are you sure?”

“Yeah, the main weapon is my gift to you. Oh, sorry, just give me one gold coin.”

“Sure, that’s fine. It’s a deal, meow.”

And so, I pay the bill and purchase the breastplate and the bell.

The bells in my right and left hands have different pitches.

Well, it seems you can equip three in one hand, so you can produce up to six different tones.

These seem to be the only two used ones available.

“Can I give it a try?”

“Huh, um, sure.”

With permission from the guild attendant, Ciel tried ringing the bells.

Ciel holds them with a nervous expression.

“Under the divine protection of Raffalier-sama…”

Ding, dong. Ding, dong. Ding-ding-dong.

Though it’s only two notes, it certainly sounds like a melody.

Everyone looks at Ciel with expressions of surprise.

It was a clear and beautiful sound.

It somehow soothes the soul.

The church bells should sound like this too. Then everyone would receive a buff, and it would be quite something.

“Oh, this is a buff, right? I’m sensitive to changes in attack power. I can feel it. Strength is welling up within me.”

“It sounds nice, somehow.”

“I’m feeling more energized.”

Adventurers around us share their impressions.

The atmosphere in the guild is becoming pleasant.

Ciel, with a flushed face, stops playing.

“Alright, it was the right decision to buy this.”

“Yeah, meow.”

“That’s right.”

“Yes, meow. I’m so happy, meow.”

She happily bounces up and down. How adorable.

Oh, by the way, since the mace was inexpensive, I bought it too.

It’s perfect as a backup.

In times of trouble, I’ll come to the rescue with the mace. Just kidding.