Volume 5 Chapter 23 [Workshop Group SIDE] The Blue-Haired, Spiky-Haired Young Man
"Well, I'm glad you guys were here to help. I never expected someone to suddenly pull out a sword like that."
"This much is no problem."
While Ratis was advancing on the raft, at the sawmill, the Workshop Group from Luster Report and the craftsmen were talking.
"Ah, sorry for not introducing myself. I'm Dolga, the one in charge of this sawmill. Nice to meet you."
"Luster Report's Workshop Group Number Two. I'm Natsume. Nice to meet you too!"
A girl with short black hair and a sturdy man introduced themselves.
If you think of it as the sawmill providing the highest quality wood in the Dragonstone Kingdom and the second-in-command of the workshop that supports the hero community, it balances out... though there might be room for debate, there's nothing suspicious about it.
"But, miss, are you used to those kinds of things? Not with a sword, but grabbing the wrist, stopping him, and then twisting while pounding with your fists... that was quite flashy, wasn't it?"
"While traveling, there were plenty of people who got carried away, and a lot of people who threw punches. And there were assassins too... you can never be too cautious."
"That sounds... rough, miss."
"But every time, I got plenty of compensation for the trouble."
"So you're the type who takes what you can, huh? That's impressive."
"Yeah. As for you, you're from the workshop, not combatants, so people would look down on you. But I knocked them all down!"
It can only be called dangerous, but the root cause lies with the world.
"Well, I understand why they'd look down on craftsmen. When we take things to the market, there are often people who try to buy cheaply."
"Is it foreign merchant guilds?"
"Mostly those. There's no one domestic who would try to look down on us. Well, those types usually get dragged off by soldiers and can't buy anything."
"I wonder what they're thinking..."
The Chaos Stone Dragonstone Kingdom holds the Great Mine of Gold World (Kinsekai), and since it firmly holds the 'exclusive rights' to the large mine, other countries don't complain much, but 'Ferl, the Jeweled Ice Sea Domain' is not included in that.
Because of this, there are quite a few people trying to obtain timber at a cheap price.
Of course, timber is a particularly bulky material, so it is not bought by foreign countries as much as metals, but even so, it boasts high durability against anything other than cutting, making it highly useful.
Ferl, the Jeweled Ice Sea Domain, is originally a sea-type dungeon, and in other words, it is not rare for people to buy a large amount of timber and then return to their own country to build ships.
...Because it is bulky, there are few people doing this, but it is never zero.
At the same time, there are also people trying to lowball and buy it cheaply, and they are never zero.
"Hm?"
Natsume looked toward the sea.
There,..
"D-Damn it, those monsters. They hit the raft directly. Thanks to them, we've had a tough time!"
Ratis had returned.
"...What are you doing?"
Natsume looked at Ratis and the others with an expression of disbelief.
That being said, trying to cross this sea with a raft was an impossible task, and the fact that they returned without losing their lives was a stroke of luck.
"I told you so. I said a raft wouldn't work."
"Shut up! You stay quiet, you damn raft vice captain!"
Ratis yelled at the incredulous-looking vice captain, but after looking at the sawmill... he clicked his tongue upon seeing Natsume there.
"Tch, violent woman. I don't need anything from you. Why don't you just go home already?"
"You're clearly planning to attack here after I leave."
"Huh? Of course I am!"
"...Sigh, whatever. Even if you cause trouble for others with the lighthearted feeling of crossing a yellow light, I don't care."
Natsume looked at him with a look of disbelief, but in any case, there is no cure for a fool.
If words don't work, then physical force is the only choice to knock them down.
"What the hell are you babbling about? Just get out of the way!"
"You can't do anything to a woman like that, so stop barking, trash."
Overall, she's thin... but then again, this is a member of the hero community. Her chest is pushed up quite a bit, but even so, she doesn't seem like she could fight at first glance.
However, the hero community is full of people like that.
"I'll never forgive you."
Ratis drew the magic sword Doran from his waist.
"Hey, don't you remember pulling out that sword earlier and I beat you up?"
"Ugh... hey, hey! You fight too!"
Ratis yelled at his subordinate.
"...Hah, is that an order?"
"Yes! If we don't prepare a ship here, the fragment will be taken. I won't allow that!"
"I don't mind a two-on-one, you know? I'll beat both of you up."
"Dieeeee!"
Ratis, who had instantly snapped, regripped the magic sword Duran and charged at Natsume.
...As it has been said many times, Ratis's swordsmanship is quite high by human standards. There's no shame in claiming to be the 'strongest swordsman' in some organization. But... yes, the only thing is that the level he must challenge is dangerous.
"Hah... huh?"
And on top of that, this time, it could truly be called 'seriously dangerous.'
"Don't get cocky with 'that sword.'"
"Wha...!"
Just as Ratis was charging, a young man suddenly stepped in front of him and stopped his sword with his finger.
The young man had blue natural curls and a navy cloak, and he was about 180 centimeters tall with a well-toned physique.
"Oh, my magic sword... with a finger..."
"The Order of the Sealed Dragon really is short on personnel. It wasn't like this back in the day... well, this must be old people's nonsense. Here."
"Whoa!"
The young man applied force, as if pushing the sword.
Just that caused Ratis to retreat several meters.
"W-What the hell are you?!"
He easily caused a phenomenon that clearly didn't seem human.
Ratis seemed to clearly sense that as well, and he hastily asked the blue-haired young man.
"Me? I'm Zethar. Well... I'm just a harmless troublemaker."
"F-Foolish..."
"I'm not really fooling around, though. But still..."
The man who called himself Zethar looked at the sea.
"This dungeon, made by Ran, and bringing that sword here, what a pathetic thing to do. If old humans heard about this, they'd faint, seriously."
"What are you talking about!"
"Ah, well, I don't feel like explaining it to you. Things like this aren't interesting unless you've studied history. Hm? No, that Golem Master kid, you don't know him, do you? Well, whatever."
Zethar looked at Ratis.
"Now then, I have many thoughts about this... but for now, should I just smash them? Miss. Mind if I take care of it instead?"
Zethar looked at Natsume and asked. Natsume, who was asked, looked a bit troubled by her expression.
"Ah, you... who are you?"
"You saw me at the treasure city, right? Well, since you don't seem intent on interfering, I'll handle it."
Smiling darkly, Zethar turned toward Ratis.
"Gug, o, hey. You guys fight too! This is an order!"
Ratis ordered everyone he was leading. He must have judged they couldn't handle the opponent alone.
"Kukku... Well, whether you challenge alone or with everyone, 'recklessness' doesn't make much difference. Do as you please."
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