Chapter 265: Happy Shopping (3)

Inside the Dragon Knight Armor Shop.

Tauro continued to look around the merchandise with the explanation of Ragune’s relative.

Just then, a black sheet metal body armor caught his eye.

“What features does this have?”

Tauro was intrigued by the armor, thinking it looked good for ankh.

‘Oh, is that it? It is a reworked version of something that was obtained by defeating a monster called the Prowling Ghost Armor. Normally, it would be melted down and reused as scrap iron, but it had been given a ‘lightweight’ rating from the start, so it’s a piece that the craftsman took advantage of to modify. On the back side of the chest, we’ve made it possible to fit the processed magic stone that is currently popular in the village of the Dragon People, and in addition to the weight reduction, the magic stone can be used to give you a gift. You can enchant it with a stone, it’s really light, so please try holding it in your hand.”

The store clerk recommended that I hold the heavy-looking sheet metal body armor, and I was able to lift it easily with one hand.

Although it looked heavy, it feels strange.

“I’ll have this one, and do you have any gauntlets or shin pads in my size?”

Tauro did not hesitate to buy the rather expensive sheet metal armor as a souvenir for Ankh.

“I think a woman’s set would be just right for your size. How about this set? It’s made from the items found from a treasure chest in a dungeon. It is a light material, but it is so strong that it was hard to process.”*

The set of gauntlets and shin guards that was given to me was gray and plain looking, but it was certainly lightweight and comparable to the current leather ones.

“By the way, what was the original item?”

Tauro asked about the prototype.

“The original item? I don’t know, I’ve never seen anything like it. Sometimes you find things in the treasure chest that you don’t know what they are for.l We collect them cheaply and use them as materials.”

The store clerk told me the story behind the purchasing process.

I see, so they use materials they have never seen before if they can.

When I tried to appraise it with my “true eye,” the appraisal was inhibited and did not show up on the display.

Maybe it’s the same material as Artemis’ bow, but it’s a well-crafted one.

Tauro was impressed and decided to buy it, liking it because it seemed light and strong.

Tauro decided to buy his leather armor, which could be called the main event, at “Rangas Blacksmith Shop,” but when he thought about it, he wondered whether it was a good idea to recommend leather armor from a blacksmith shop? Tilting his head, he walked down the street that the shopkeeper had told him about, one street back from the main street, to find the store he was looking for.

There was no sign, but I could hear the high-pitched sound of hammers hammering iron.

As I stood in front of the store, I saw what looked like a small nameplate with the words “Rangas Blacksmith” scrawled on it.

The owner of the store seemed to have zero interest in advertising.

Once inside the store, there were a surprisingly large number of weapons lined up in a cramped space.

However, there were no clerks in the store, and only the sound of hammering could be heard from the back of the store.

It seems that, like the dwarves I know, they are not interested in selling their wares.

Hm? Rangas…? You’re not related to that dwarf blacksmith, are you?

“Excuse me! Angus… no. Is Rangus-san here!?”

Tauro called out to the owner, remembering the old blacksmith shop.

“What, are you a customer? I’m not Angus, I’m his brother, Rangas”

A dwarf peeked out from the back room.

Oh, he looks just like Angus-san…. He said brother, so he must be Angus-san’s brother!

Remembering Angus, the dwarf blacksmith who had helped him in many ways in the city of Saisii, Tauro greeted him, surprised at how small the world was.

“My name is Tauro. I have been indebted to Mr. Angus in the past. I never thought I would meet his brother here.”

“Are you my brother’s apprentice or something?…Huh? Tauro!? Could it be that the human prodigy who taught my brother how to make a katana!? What a surprise! That’s what inspired me to set out on a journey to train as a blacksmith and ended up here. I never thought I would meet my brother’s master here! Ha ha ha!”

Rangus burst into laughter when he said that.

Even the way they laugh is similar…!

The same Angus in his memory overlapped with this Rangas, who also looked like him.

“My brother has succeeded as a weapons smith. I’m trying to master armor, but the only armor that gets popular is leather armor, please, master. Would you be willing to pass on some of that to me?”

Rangus sat on his knees and began to make an unreasonable request to Tauro.

“Hey, please stop! I’m just here to buy that leather armor!”

Tauro was flustered by this strange turn of events.

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