Chapter 29: Trouble and Anxiety

In the few days leading up to the trip to King’s Landing, Tauro had a series of mishaps.

He had been involved in a squabble with an E-rank adventurer, his father showed up and this morning he was involved with another adventurer from somewhere else.

The adventurer seemed to have some rudimentary appraisal skills and when he found out that Tauro’s small sword was made by Angus, a blacksmith that was becoming more and more famous, he must have thought it was valuable.

He made a false accusation and tried to steal it from Tauro.

Of course, Tauro knew that he was being followed, so he led him outside the city to the vicinity of other local adventurers, where he loudly denounced his opponent’s actions so that the local adventurers could hear him.

It was a legitimate case of self-defense with witnesses.

Tauro was an E-ranked adventurer and his opponent was an E-ranked adventurer too, but he was weaker than he thought.

He had cleared the trouble in the morning, completed the herb gathering quest and returned to the guild, but it was already noon.

“So many unpleasant things happening all at once.”

While complaining, he’d been working on the limited edition of the game all afternoon.

Tauro had been working intently for a long time.

“That’s 10…!”

Tauro did a guts pose out in the courtyard after completing the 10 limited edition Reversi boards for the King’s Landing.

“Even with “Precise”, It’s hard to make this all in a short period of time.”

Even with precision, it was Tauro who had to make it, so it was inevitable that he would get tired.

However, the ability of precision was plain, but it was useful.

If you make one good thing, you can literally recreate the same thing with precision.

Of course, you can’t make something good without creativity and the talent that comes with it, but Tauro has the creativity that he had developed through the knowledge of his previous life as well as the study he has done until the age of 21, which enhanced his talent.

With that knowledge, it wasn’t hard to create a good work.

“It’s a good thing I took my art classes seriously at school!”

This was the result of the sweat and tears of Taro Sato, who had worked diligently and steadily in all his subjects even though it was to go to a prestigious university with a famous black magic club.

The guild was visited by the merchant who had been commissioned to sell Reversi and was going to sell it to the royal capital.

He came to check on the progress of Tauro’s limited edition.

“How’s it coming along, Satou-kun?”

“Oh, Paul-san, all ten sides are done.”

The merchant, Paul, was surprised.

He had hoped to get the six sold-out editions in time. But now, with only a few days left before his departure, he had ten copies of the limited edition.

Tauro Satou looked like a tree of gold.

“Satou-kun, no, let me call you Tauro-kun. Is there any chance that you are going to quit your job as an adventurer and work your way up this line of work?”

“Don’t try to pull out one of our most promising talents.”

The branch manager, Leo, appeared from behind and lightly poked Paul in the head.

“You’re here, Mr. Branch Manager? You know Tauro’s talent is worth more money.”

He replied to Leo without any hard feelings.

“If you pull him out, I’ll stop doing business with your company.”

“Please, I’m just kidding.”

Paul laughed and replied.

“I often joke a lot but I was serious about his talent.”

The two men laughed and that seemed to be the end of it.

“So, what about the trip to King’s Landing?”

Tauro, who hadn’t heard the details, questioned them.

“I’d like to leave now if we have all ten limited editions, but we need a few more luxury and general editions, so please wait a few more days.” 

“Have you found out who Tauro’s mentoree will be?”

Leo, the branch manager, voiced Tauro’s concern instead.

“I’ve heard from my contact at the Chamber of Commerce headquarters over there. He’s a nobleman. He was supposed to be a rich merchant’s family member at first. Tauro, you’d better get some new clothes while you’re at it, I’ll introduce you to a tailor. Of course, we’ll pay for it, so don’t worry.”

“He’s a nobleman?”

Tauro was anxious about the growing story.

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