Chapter 293: Final Day
After purchasing the sketchbook at the gallery, we continued wandering around Rudark without a set destination.
There were so many shops that it never got boring, but we didn’t find anything particularly interesting.
In terms of hidden gems, the free market was better, and overall selection wasn’t much different from the capital in my view.
The strength of this city was access to foreign goods, but for someone like me who still sees the entire world as “another world,” it was a bit early to appreciate.
Even in terms of weapons, Rozzo-san was simply too good.
All practice weapons I use are made by him, and he even replicates weapons from Earth, including obscure ones.
Grateful for my surroundings, I still wanted to find something worthwhile.
Given the travel time of a full day, today was effectively the last day of sightseeing.
I felt a slight sense of urgency as I woke up that morning.
As usual, when I left my room, Shira and Velvet were already there.
“Good morning, Sheila-san, Velvet-san. Sorry for keeping you waiting.”
“No need. Like we said yesterday, we weren’t waiting at all.”
“More importantly, I have something to discuss with you, Sato.”
“A discussion for me?”
“Yesterday, Sheila and I talked… and we were wondering if we should go to the eastern district today. We’ve arranged for escorts through our connections.”
“You didn’t seem very enthusiastic, so we thought it over. It’s a dangerous place, but definitely interesting.”
The eastern district of Rudark—an area I had been warned about before.
Because of my lukewarm reaction yesterday, they must have planned a new destination for me.
It is scary, but if escorts are arranged, I have no reason to refuse.
“Then I’d like to go.”
“Great. Let’s meet the escorts right away.”
“…Actually, things get active in the afternoon, and the real excitement starts at night. So in the morning, we’ll just meet the escorts,”
Sheila explained.
“So you’ll need to wait in your room for a while. Is that okay?”
“Of course.”
So I returned to my room to wait.
It was still early morning, and the appointment would be in about three hours.
I tried to sleep again.
About four hours later, there was a knock on the door.
“Morning, Sato. The appointment is set. Are you ready?”
“Yes, I’ll get ready right away.”
After preparing quickly, I headed out and followed Velvet to meet the escort.
We arrived at the Adventurers’ Guild.
Passing through the rough-looking crowd, we headed deeper inside.
“Hey! Over here!”
The voice came from a woman seated in the tavern attached to the back of the guild, drinking heavily from a barrel mug.
She wore a Viking helmet and bikini armor.
Tall, heavily muscled, and exuding overwhelming physical strength.
Her body was covered in old scars, clearly a seasoned veteran.
“Barnett, long time no see. Thanks for taking the job,”
Velvet said.
“I’d take any request from you, Lady Velvet. So who’s the kid behind you? Never seen him before!”
“Sheila and Sato. They’re my important friends, so don’t mess this up.”
After being introduced, Barnett slowly stood and walked toward me.
She was as tall as Donnie-san, but even more muscular.
Her eyes were sharp despite her smile.
I couldn’t look away—there was nowhere to escape my gaze thanks to her revealing outfit, so I simply looked back at her.