“Miss Alice, where are you going?” A guard at the estate gate asked.

  “Brian is takio town. I got permission from Mother.” Aliswered.

  “Well, if the madam allowed it I won’t pin.” He told Alice.

  “That was easier than expected.” I ented. “Have you ried that before?”

  “It won’t work if I’m alone or with a servant other than Henry. And Henry won’t do it. He is too loyal to Father.” Alie.

  “So Jenna or Nicole ’t take you outside?” I asked.

  “No. Father set a rule where I have to have a male esc me if I ever go outside. And no one will do it without a written order from my father.” She told me.

  “But when the nobody that appeared out of nowhere and decided to take you outside they won’t ask any questions?”

  “You have been staying in our estate as a guest, so the gate guards most likely assume you are a noble.” Alie. “They don’t want to question you a fired. Theoretically they might even assume you are my fiance.”

  “I guess that would make sense. And if I was your fia wouldn’t be weird for me to take you outside.” I said to Alice.

  “Yes!” Alice said to me as she took my hand. “So we better act the part.”

  Her hand is so soft. I guess this isn’t too bad. At least she is only holding onto it and not hugging it or something. It’s difficult to walk when someone hugs your arm and I wouldn’t want to make Alice sad by saying no.

  —

  “So, where are we going? I thought we were heading to the guild.” Alice asked.

  “I think we should stop by a few stores first. I o buy some stuff.” I told Alice. In truth, the only thing I really desperately need is a water skin, or something like that.

  “Is there something you need?” Alice asked.

  “I need a new water skin.” I told her. I’m still holding onto hope that I analyze Lucia’s magic fsk and recreate it, but a temporary solution is still necessary.

  “New one? What happeo your old one?”

  “It broke and wouldn’t hold water anymore, so I threw it away.” I told Alice. It’s better to lie, than telling her I never had one.

  “But, I don’t know any stores in town.” She said.

  “Yeah, her do I. My idea was just to walk to the guild aer a store on the way if it looks promising.”

  “So we are on a date!” Alice got excited.

  “Well, I guess.” I answered.

  —

  “This looks promising.” I said as I was looking at a store called ‘Traveling wonder’. The name is a little strange, but I think it should have what I’m looking for. “Let’s go.” I pulled Alice by the hand.

  There was a little bell ring as we walked in. The store seemed empty, but I heard a yell from the ba saying. “I’ll be right there.”

  I look around and see a lot of camping supplies. Tents, sleeping bags, fire starters, portable cookware and even some ons. Well I guess some would cssify those as survival tools and not ons. This is a general store, or a traveler store, not a on shop.

  “Hello there.” The shop reeted us. He was an older man, probably in his te forties. “What I get you?”

  I was half tempted to respond with ‘General Kenobi’, but he wouldn’t get the referenbsp;

  “I need a water skin. And a tent and a sleeping bag would be nice as well.” I told him.

  “Just one, or two?” He asked.

  “For now, just one.” I answered. I have no immediate pns to steal Alice away from her home, so I just get them if the need rises.

  “Sure. A water skin is 1 silver. For a tent and sleeping bag, that will cost you 2 gold. Is that fihe shopkeeper asked.

  “That’s fine. By the way, do you hold any magic items like a magic fsk?” I asked him.

  “I do have one fsk, but it’s going to be expensive.” He told me.

  “Could I see it?” I requested. Even if I ’t buy it, I analyze it. ‘That’s stealing’ is what someone would say, but to me it’s just copying. And I know how to make it not so obvious.

  “Sure.” He said as he pulled out a wooden box. He ope up and inside was not a Blue-Eyes White Dragon. It was actually a fsk, like the one Lucia has. It seems to be made of a bluish metal.

  “May I touch it?” I asked.

  “Sure, go for it. But don’t think you run off with it. I’m faster than I look.” The shopkeep said.

  “Don’t worry,” I said to him. “I won't run.”

  (Laura, please analyze it. If possible without him notig.) I ordered Laura.

  (Master, please hold it in your left hand and buy me some time.) Laura told me. It did take a long time to analyze my card when I tried it, so let's hope this won’t take that long.

  “May I ask you about its in?” I asked the shopkeeper.

  “It es from the great dungeon in the capital.” He told me. So it does inate from a dungeon as I assumed. “It was sold to me by a retiring adventurer a few years back. When I was still going around as a peddler.”

  “And now you have retired to run this store?”

  “Yes. My son is now running this store's carriage around the kingdom and I just hold down the fort.”

  “I see.” I take a very close look at the fsk, trying to make it look like I’m iing it. Iy, I have no clue what it should look like. “How much water this thing hold?” I asked.

  “I don’t know the exact measurement, but it held enough to st a one month trip for two people. It also keeps the water fresh and cool.” He was really selling it to me.

  “And how much would it cost?” I asked the big question. I probably won’t be able to afford it, but let’s check for it anyway.

  “I could let it go for fifty gold.” He told me.

  Fifty? Well I was actually expeg it to be more. “I see. That’s not a bad price, but I don’t have that much at the moment.” I told him.

  (Master, the analysis is plete and the fsk be recreated.) Laura told me.

  “I’m sorry to have wasted your time showing it to me.” I told him. “But I would like the water ski and sleeping bag, thank you.” I say to him as I pull out my money from my maginy pabsp;

  “Sure. That would be two gold and a silver. ” The shopkeep said.

  “Here you go.” I told him as I handed him 2 gold and a rge silver.

  “Thank you. Here’s your ge.” He handed me back 4 smaller silver s. Se is five smaller ones. Or would it be normal ones?

  “Here is your tent. It’s great quality and fit up to four people. And the sleeping bag is high quality as well, so you won’t get cold.” He told me. “Will you be able to carry them?” He asked.

  “I manage.” I told him as I shoved both into my fanny pack. The tent and the sleeping bag don’t even take much space from it.

  “Is that a magic bag?” The shopkeeper asked. “I’ve never seen one like that.” He said to me.

  So fanny packs do? Or ohat are magic bags don’t.

  “Yes it is. I got it as a gift.” I told him. Better to say that, than to tell him it’s from a brand new dungeon. I’m sure he will find out about it eventually.

  “Would you sider selling it to me?” He asked.

  “No, at least not now. But for reference, how much do you think it would cost?” I shoot back.

  “That would depend on its size. He is the inside?”

  (Laura?)

  (It’s one cubic meter, Master.)

  I k was sizable, but that’s more than I expected.

  “It’s about a cubic meter.” I told the shopkeeper.

  “For being as small as it is, it definitely has some ste space. At that size, I would value it at 100 to 120 gold s.” He told me. That’s a lot. I’ll get ri no time if I mass produce these with the dungeon. But then again, I might just crash the market. And I would o find a way to mass produce the dungeon geion points. I don’t think there is a cheat I use to mass produce it.

  “Well, thank you for your information and thanks for showing that fsk to me.” I said to the shopkeeper.

  “Of course. And if you ge your mind or just need some quick , do e bad sell that bag for me. I’ll pay 100 gold for it.” He told me as we left the store.

  —

  “You were quiet in there Alice. Is something wrong?” I asked her.

  “It’s just… I’m not used to it.” She told me. “And I almost gave away your secrets by act.”

  “I see. Thank you for not telling.” I thanked Alice.

  “But why do you need a tent and a sleeping bag?” Alice asked. “Are you pnning on leaving town?”

  “Not yet.” I told her. “But it’s better to have them in case I hem. It’s muicer to sleep in a tent than uhe sky. And I have a bag to carry all of that stuff in.”

  “I see.” Alice said quietly. “I don’t want you to ever leave.”

  “I have to leave eventually.” I told her. “I’m not pnning on staying here forever.”

  “Would you … take me with you?” Alice asked.

  “If you really want to e.” I answered. “But we will have to deal with the demon lord Brandon, who is keeping you prisoner.”

  “Hehe.” That got a little giggle out of Alice. “I’m sure Mana could deal with him.” She said.

  “Well you are n, but sometimes the way to win is to not fight.” I told her. “Sometimes you o take down your oppos with words only.”

  “I see.”

  “We wouldn’t want to get wanted posters or something, after all.”

  I led Alice by the hand towards the guild (Thank you Laura that we don’t get lost) as a system window opened up in front of me. What’s this? I didn’t do anything.

  Emergency Mission: Protect the TownInformation: A pack of wyverns has followed the st of their fallehren to this town. Help in bringing them dorotect the town.Goal: Take down the wyverns Reward: Opens a new set for each wyvern you take down.Daily ‘Pack tokens’ increase by 1If no wyverns are taken down, or the tows severe damage, no reward will be givenIf no-one dies, ara reward will be grantedA mission? And an emergency mission at that.

  “Alice, we o run.” I say to her and try to pull her along at a faster speed.

  “But, why?” She asked.

  “There is an emergency. We o get to the guild. And fast.” I told her to try to pull her into a sprint.

  “What emergency?” She asked and was finally taking some quicker steps.

  “A pack of wyverns is going to attack the town.” I told her. Well, that got her attention.

  “Then… “ I think the rest of her words didn’t leave her throat as she began to sprio me. Hopefully we won’t run too quickly and end up winded like I did with Zayaan. Well, we do have a lot shorter of a trip, as the store was close to the guild.

  System mission, why couldn’t you give me a time frame ohe wyverns are going to be here.

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