Itai no wa Iya nanode Bōgyo-Ryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu 508
Defense Specialization and the 4th Floor Area (2)
After leaving the store, the two hopped into a nearby rickshaw and moved along the cobblestone path, enjoying the pleasant vibrations.
“I-I wonder if I’ll be able to tell the differences…?”
“Each page contains a different category of items. If it’s about swords, then it’s about swords. The same goes for vases. Maple should start from the front, and I’ll start from the back.”“So, each of us will be covering half of them!”
“I leave the first half to you.”
“And I’ll leave the second half to you!”
“Hehe, okay. Leave it to me.”
The pictures were neatly attached, making it easy for Maple and the others to understand where to focus their attention.
As they checked their notes, it appeared that the rickshaw had arrived at their destination. After the two alighted and paid the fare, they opened the door of the store in front of them.
“Wow…”“Wow, that’s quite a lot.”
Compared to the previous store, there were more antiques lined up, albeit they may or may not be the items they needed for the quest.
Even if they bought everything because they couldn’t tell the difference, they may not attain any results.
Hence why, they needed to carefully check what they needed by comparing it with their notes.
“For now, I’ll just focus on the weapon, simply because it’s the one that comes to mind first.”
“Ahaha, that is so like you, Sally!”
“What about Maple?”
“Should I take a look at the vases first?”
“Apparently, in some cases, you might get two or three hits, so let’s be extra mindful.”
“Okay!”
They each opened their notes for confirmation and compared them with the actual object in front of them.
Maple stood in front of the large vases lined up and carefully compared each one with her notes.
“Uh, this one… It has no pattern. As for this one… Ah, but the color is a bit different?”
By having references, they didn’t have to gamble by guessing and choosing based on gut instincts.
After staring at the vase for a while, Maple concluded that it wasn’t what she was looking for, and moved on to the tea set next to her.
“Hmm… The color, the shape, the size…”
While muttering the contents of the memo, Maple checked the tea set, her eyes as wide as saucer so as not to miss anything. Then, she stopped in front of a certain tea set.
“This… is… this is it—! Sally—!”
“Oh, did you find one?”
“What do you think…?”
As long as they hadn’t purchased it, they could still return it even if they made a mistake. They each carefully compared the characteristics with their notes.
“It fits… This has to be it!”
“Really?”
“Yes.”
“Then let’s buy this.”
“There’s something I’m curious about as well.”
“Eh!? Which one is it? Let’s take a look!”
“Over here!”
Sally led her to a certain spear. They took a closer look at the appearance, trying to decide whether or not it was worth buying.
“I feel like it fits the bill.”
“Does Maple think so?”
“Uh-huh!”
“Good. Then let’s buy this one too. I wonder if there’s a third.”
“Make sure to check everything!”
After looking through all the antiques to make sure they didn’t miss anything, they concluded that only the previous two items matched the notes. Therefore, they decided to purchase just the tea set and the spear.
“Huh? Where’s the discount?”
“I definitely saw Kasumi getting a discount. I assume it only appears for Kasumi, who is undertaking the quests of the 4th Floor Area.”
“I wonder if we have enough money?”
“I think we’ll be fine as long as we don’t make any mistakes. Look, it’s just a quest after all, so it shouldn’t be impossible to accomplish.”
Whatever it was, it was a question that couldn’t be answered right now. The two paid the gold price and purchased the two items, hoping that their judgment was correct.
“The spear is [Narcissus]—! This one is [Mallow]!”
“So, we’re both correct?”
“I think so! Awesome!”
Maple was relieved and smiled at the good start. Apparently, their judgments based on the notes were correct.
“Phew… I was a bit nervous back then.”
“True. But don’t you feel more confident now?”
“Let’s keep this up!”
“Then let’s call another rickshaw.”
“Yes!”
Even during the short waiting period, they checked their notes and memorized the pages they hadn’t yet memorized so that they could make a good purchase at the next store.
They continued shopping in the 4th Floor Area, visiting all the antique shops Kasumi had entrusted to them. When the two of them came out of the last shop, they checked the items lined up in their inventory.
They should’ve bought enough unique antiques.
“We bought quite a lot, didn’t we?”
“Yep. The notes were really helpful.”
“Right!? Thanks to that, I didn’t buy a fake product!”
Kasumi’s memo detailed all the characteristics of authentic works that they needed to purchase. Even if they missed out on some authentic pieces, as long as they carefully checked the notes while shopping, they should be less likely to purchase a counterfeit one.
Since Kasumi had entrusted them with the task, they carefully read the notes and had a discussion before making the purchase, so they avoided buying any counterfeit goods.
“Should I contact Kasumi and rejoin her?”
“Let’s do just that!”
They decided to meet up in front of the guild home, and each of them flew across the sky on their own flying machine.
