Chapter 15 To the Magic Store
As soon as he entered the room, Toru changed his clothes and fell into bed, and Toru fell asleep without even eating dinner.
There were various experiences before he arrived at Finlis.
It was a day that was chock full of events for just a few days.
Toru wasn't tired, but his heart seemed to be quite tired.
Still, he woke up before daylight. His body is functioning and responding due to Lid’s instilled habits.
Toru goes out to the inn's courtyard and carefully rinses his face with well water. His head feels clear and refreshed because of the cool water. But there is still some lingering drowsiness.
After confirming nobody was around Toru used [Magic Sword].
Moving his body while following his skill’s direction he swings the [Magic Sword].
Gradually he reconciles his skill-driven movement with his mind and body. He drives in his movements into his muscle memory and reflexes.
Toru, who has never done any form of sword art outside of school lessons, is grateful for the skill that allows him to move at the expert level just by swinging.
However, it is bad to just leave everything to unconscious control.
He wanted to understand his skills and techniques so that he could control it with his own will.
When after finishing all the forms and stances, drowsiness disappeared from Toru's head.
"Good morning, Toru. You sure practice early." (Esther)
"Oh, good morning Esther" (Toru)
Esther emerged from the inn. She washed her face with well water before stretching her body.
Now Esther’s hair which was once on a pony tail is now loose and falling freely behind her. (T/N – The auToru has some weird obsession with Esther’s hair)
The first rays of the morning illuminated her hair. The golden light of the morning makes her hair glow as if the rays became one with her hair.
A woman washing her face. Toru can’t help but enjoy the scene.
"Toru, the weather is good today." (Esther)
"Yeah" (Toru)
"It's a perfect day to party.” (Esther)
"There is no such day." (Toru)
In a party (companion) way not a party (celebration) way.
Toru suddenly being solicited as a party member made his shoulders sag. She doesn't seem to have given up on partying with Toru yet.
"...why me?" (Toru)
"I can trust Toru!" (Esther)
I am afraid for the person with so much unconditional trust.
What would she do if Toru was an outrageous villain? Toru became uneasy about her future.
"Do you have good eyes for judging people?" (Toru)
He can’t blindly trust her words. Toru stared and observed Esther.
But Esther doesn't seem to have any shred of doubt in her words. Even if Toru stares at her suspiciously she remains calm.
"Isn’t it normal for Toru to escape from the goblin horde after seeing that many goblins? Humans show their true nature when they are in the face of danger. Toru's actions at that time are enough. I think it deserves credit.'' (Esther)
"I guess that’s reason enough..." (Toru)
"And, Toru. There are those people I can’t really trust, but I can’t deny people who are trustworthy." (Esther)
"Wow" (Toru)
There is no smidgen of doubt on Esther’s words, who has really thought things through.
Seeing Toru speechless, Esther thought before asking, "Is that the last push needed?”
There is no question on why Esther wants to party with Toru.
Toru is very strong. He is also not prideful and arrogant.
He is sincere in his reaction towards money.
As soon as he got his money, he repaid the large copper coin on the spot.
It can be understood from the current interaction that Toru has a personality that cannot be faked.
He may not be the best looking but he is pleasant to the eyes.
He also doesn’t glance at her with lust-filled gaze, unlike the men of Eargard.
Esther dared to appear in a vulnerable moment in front of Tour, but he was completely unresponsive.
Toru’s apathy towards Esther is a little worrying for her, she is asking herself if Toru came from a world with men with no libido.
Humans are animals. It is an impossibility to not have libido because humans have to leave offspring to survive as a species.
However, whether to suppress it is the most important point in forming a party between the opposite sex.
Esther thought Toru was the best person to party with.
Esther has been active as a solo adventurer, but she is not particular being solo.
She believes that forming a party is essential if she would continue to be an adventurer.
Then Toru a superbly talented person appeared.
She was only worried that he was a "lost person," but there is no fear or dissatisfaction with his combat power.
Esther was enthusiastic about this chance and doesn’t want to miss it.
"I really want to have a party with Toru." (Esther)
"If you're going to have a party, I think it's better to be a stronger person rather than a lost person..." (Toru)
"I saw Toru defeat the hordes of Goblins with my own two eyes. Whatever other people say I believe in Toru's power." (Esther)
What a wonderful and powerful speech. But when it comes to being told face-to-face, those are quite the embarrassing words. Toru couldn't resist being embarrassed.
Toru felt that being in a party might decide the future bot his and Esther’s.
But for adventurers, parties may not be as special as he thought.
If you're an adventurer, you might even organize a temporary party for a quest.
At such times, there aren't many people who worry about such things and their future.
Still, Toru could not form a decision immediately.
Forming a party is taking responsibility for the lives of allies.
Toru does not know whether he will be able to bear that level of responsibility.
Toru considers Esther to be his benefactor. She is also a good person. There is no reason not to be happy when the other party invited you to join a party while using such embarrassing speeches.
However, that's why he couldn't give a quick answer.
Toru, who was uncertain about his answer. I decided to escape.
"... Well, Esther. The answer is still the same." (Toru)
"Oh, hey, Toru!" (Esther)
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He didn’t want to talk more to Esther and so he returned to his room.
After training, he wiped off his sweaty body, fixed his appearance, and headed to the inn’s dining room.
When Toru enters the dining room, Esther is already sitting in her chair. Breakfast is prepared in front of her, but she hasn't touched it yet.
"Toru, here!" (Esther)
Raising her hand and waved, but Toru ignore it and sat down in the far corner.
With such an obvious reply, Esther puffed up her cheeks. She picked up the tray with breakfast and quickly approached the seat where Toru was sitting.
"Toru. Is it vacant here?" (Esther)
"It's full" (Toru)
Currently, only Toru is sitting at the table for four.
"No matter how you look at it, it looks empty.” (Esther)
"Don't ask then if you know the answer." (Toru)
"...!" (Esther)
Toru intended to ignore her, but for some reason Esther looked happy and sat in the seat in front of Toru.
"Now Toru!" (Esther)
"It is useless" (Toru)
"I haven't said anything yet!?" (Esther)
He guessed she was going to say "let's form a party!" Looking at Toru with such eyes, Esther's eyes became teary.
From there, Toru and Esther had some small talk and had a meal. Occasionally Esther would say, "Let's form a party," but Toru sealed it with a quick activation of < intimidation >.
Breakfast was black bread, salt soup and salad.
The black bread is very hard, and if you try to bite it, you'll feel like your teeth will break.
"...Eargard people have strong jaws." (Toru)
"No. No, it is impossible for me to eat it as it is. This is how I eat it." (Esther)
Esters dipped the tip of the bread into the soup. It seems that black bread cannot be eaten without softening it in soup.
Toru imitated Esther, soaked the bread and bit into it. Then, unlike the toughness it had before, the bread broke when bit.
"……Hmm" (Toru)
Because the color is black, Toru thought it might be having a distinctly unique taste. However, contrary to expectations, black bread was incredibly bland.
In contrast to black bread, which was tasteless, the saltiness of the soup is so strong. It's really made for both to be eaten together.
"Still..." (Toru)
Really, it's just salty soup. There is no stock. The only ingredient there is small pieces of dried meat. It is terrible just to throw in the scraps.
The salad looked almost like weeds. It is quite terrifying.
"……Yup" (Toru)
Unexpectedly or expectedly. This was the most delicious part. It's a bit bittersweet, but it's delicious enough to be eaten by Toru who has a taste for Japanese cuisine. If there is some dressing on this, he felt that it would be easily improved.
"Hey Esther. Is this breakfast common in Eargard?" (Toru)
"I think most of the time, it's just bread and soup. This inn is great because it comes with a salad." (Esther)
"I see." (Toru)
Toru wondered if, "Eargard is under extreme poverty," but in Japan, bread and coffee is the normal breakfast meal. It doesn't change that much.
The biggest problem is the taste. Also, nutrients are a concern. A soup made from salty meat and tasteless bread. There is also a very small serving of salad, Toru doesn't think it's a very healthy diet.
"Additional bread is free. How about another one?" (Landlady)
"...No, that's fine." (Toru)
"You won’t grow big if you don’t eat, isn’t it right?" (Landlady)
"Sorry…I’m fine…" (Toru)
The landlady was kind but a bit pushy, but Toru declined politely.
His stomach is not full, but his brain is sick of it and doesn’t want more of it.
That's true.
It's like eating bland bread and hot water.
No matter how hungry you are
If you leave it as it is, you may lose weight and become weak.
Today, securing a delicious meal was one of the most important issues for Toru.
After having breakfast, Toru opened the window in his room and escaped from there. He felt that if he leaves the inn the usual way, Esther will be endlessly following him.
In fact, Toru's < intuition > skill was capturing the Esther’s presence who was waiting at the front door.
Toru intends to head to a magic store that Esther taught him from yesterday.
If possible, he wanted to slowly look at the items in the magic store without worrying about anyone.
Toru walks while chewing on the dried meat from his < inventory >.
Dried meat tastes better than black bread and soup. Lid seems to have quite the good cooking skill.
"What kind of magic is there. I'm looking forward to it, but first I wonder if I can use magic." (Toru)
Toru put points for < Magic Art > and < Chant-less Casting > on the skill board. If he trusts the skill board, he can surely use it. However, it is different whether or not a person has the necessary background.
In addition, Toru is a lost person.
They are called "inferiors".
"Earth has no magic. Even if I allocate some skills, it may be difficult or impossible to use." (Toru)
As Toru was walking around thinking about that, he arrived at the magic store pointed out by Esther.
The magic store was a small wooden building.
The outer walls are covered with plants.
"Excuse me" (Toru)