The Demon King's Reincarnation Starts a New Life From Zero
V1 Chapter 34 Our Base Camp
“Good running ....”
A few minutes after going through the back road.
Out onto the street filled with ancient buildings, Shion sighed. When compared to the striking cityscape on the main street, it was a place that had an ancient impression.
The place, which can be called retro when spoken of in a good way, was abandoned since the development of the royal capital——A area dubbed the slums.
When talking about slums, there would be a dark atmosphere where crime overflowed, but unlike such a black side, it was the right place where army patrols were carried out neatly.
“Yo, Shion. It's been a long time, no.”
“Ya, we just finished the request.”
“So, so. Well then, how about contributing to my sale with your warm pockets?”
The one who immediately called out to Shion was the shopkeeper from the Corinth Arms shop.
It was a rather unfortunate weapon shop that dealt with quality steel guns and armor but had better sales in the cooking kitchen knives it made on the side.
“Sorry, but there is no need for more than two kitchen knives in the course of two people.”
“As ~ I said ~, we are gun store.”
“Then more and more reasons for me not to need anything”
Having the hilarious dialogue they always had, Shion passes the gun shop.
“Oh, why if not Shion! We just got stock of dried sweet potatoes!”
“...... Don't want potatoes.”
Zweita put on a very unhappy face at the Six grocery store who then called them.
Dried potatoes are an ideal food not only for Adventurers but also for travelers.
It has a sweet texture and taste that is quite chewy, it tastes good whether eaten as is or baked.
Without going big, it is the best-selling food due to its price and convenient portability. However, for Zweita, since she ate Eina's cooking full of potatoes in the Black Continent, she got a rejection for potatoes.
The potatoes that Eina grew up with and dried sweet potatoes here are potatoes of different varieties, but that doesn't really matter.
“But they are very good. They were dried potatoes grown in the Jiol Forest Kingdom. The depth of the taste is different from the others, you know?”
The Jiol Forest Kingdom, where they live together with nature, is famous for its delicious food.
It was said that it was due to the divine protection of the Water God Aklia and the Wind God Wyrm, but there was also an aspect that became a kind of brand.
It is large enough that there are cases where counterfeit goods are sold in evil stores, but the Six grocery store is a sincere store that would not do such a thing.
“Errm, I believe the taste but ...... it's expensive, right?”
Incidentally, a dried sweet potato would be ten pieces in a cloth bag for about four large copper coins.
The price will go up and down depending on the quality, but for a cheap one, it will be about two large copper coins for the same amount of dried sweet potatoes.
“True. For ten pieces, it will be six big copper coins.”
“Six coins? Are you serious?”
If it was truly made in the Jiol Forest Kingdom, it would be sold for one small silver coin in a shop on the main street.
It was because they had that much taste and quality and also because they had a faint magical power recovery effect.
“...... Could it be, is there any question about its quality?”
“Tch, Don't say such rude things, you naughty boy.”
After clicking his tongue, the owner stabbed Shion in the forehead.
“Because I replenished my supplies with large quantities. You got it now, right?”
Of course, it is the general practice of traders to encourage price bargaining when replenishing stocks with large amounts.
“It's okay if that's the case but ....”
“Ahh, then you should buy jerky as an apology for your previous rude comments. This is a product of Kanal Kingdom, so the quality is not too good.”
Jerky is also one of the portable foods.
When compared to dried sweet potatoes, both take time to make, but the price is in line with their relative popularity. Furthermore, it is a difficult food to choose because the taste will be very different depending on the product.
It wasn't like a prosperous animal farm, but when it came to Royal Canal products, it was quite a complicated story.
“...... What kind of meat is that?”
“At least, it's not Big Rat meat.”
“Please give me a break ....”.
In suspicious stores, the meat in question, whether it is permissible or not to eat is usually mixed.
Being cautious around jerky that is a bit too cheap is something all early adventurers learn at the beginning.
“Yeah, no need to worry. It doesn't taste very good, but it's decent meat.”
“As I said, what kind of meat is it ....”
After buying food, Shion and Zweita started walking towards their inn.
There were many good inns on the main road, but their whereabouts would soon be revealed if they stayed in such a place, and would be a problem in many ways.
They want to be free from being dragged into useless difficulties.
“Nn ..... well, I guess we'll buy some at the inn.”
Shion answered like that with Zweita's words.
Whenever travelers talk about water bags, it's about water bags using Purification Magic.
Water bags are necessary for drinking water, but water is not suitable for long journeys.
In addition, there is a burden because there is no guarantee that drinking water can be easily obtained at the destination.
So, what was useful were the water sacs that had magic called Purification cast on them.
As long as this magic was cast on it, it would constantly purify the water within it, and maintain its fresh state.
Moreover, it would purify its contents even if it was poisonous water. However, since there are limitations to the effect, there is a need to buy replacements periodically.
It's time to buy a replacement for the water bag that Shion and Zweita have.
Anticipating such a request, purified water bags were generally sold in the inn.
“Is there anything else we need?”
“Nn, can't think of anything.”
“I also.”
While talking like that, Shion and Zweita arrived in front of a shop that had a [Fish Steel Shop] written on it.
This shop, which was a stone building that had steel planks mimicking the fish hanging on it, was a restaurant on the first floor, and an inn on the second floor.
It was the lodging in the slums they had chosen because they wanted to avoid excessive trouble, but recently, the number of customers started to grow.
Shion wanted to say that it was not because they themselves were using the store, but after recalling Luuty's words, there was a part of him that found it hard to say that.
“Welcome ..... Wait, Shion and Zweita! Welcome back!”
“Ahh, what is this. There's no one today. Does this place finally go out of business?”
“We are still getting ready for the night!”
The one who called out to Shion and Zweita when they entered the store that had no people was the poster girl for Steel. Fish Shop, Carol.
Carol, the only wandering daughter of a Metalio shopkeeper from the Cylas Empire, probably because she was half human, had a petite body but had a higher height than a typical Metallio woman, she said, and his appearance is very young.
It seemed to have little hope for any more growth from this, it was something unfavorable to him. It is said that after he was approached by men with strange tastes in the past, the shopkeeper, who was his father, would send the men flying close to the roof.
Shion did not submit to the attraction, but perhaps because she took such a stance with him, Carol spoke to him in an attitude as if they were old friends.
“I'll just let it go.”
“Yeah, Shion!”
After exchanging the jokes they always had, Shion walked further inside.
What came out of that area that was connected to the kitchen was a man who was similar in stature but had a nice physique where he could be counted as a Warrior or something. Her face that looked like she was a Warrior with a long battle history or a bandit did not resemble Carol's face at all.
“Ou, Garadd. My room is available, right?”
“'Of course. I will not rent a room that has been stained with your foul smell to others.”
“You really know how to talk bad. Thanks to me, your sales are increasing, right?”
“True. If you do not do at least that much, there will be no point in keeping you here.”
The two of them stared at each other, but this was like a greeting to them.
Metalio, many of them are miners and blacksmiths, are hot-blooded, and are a race where “friendship starts from fight” is their slogan.
Since the store owner would personally and physically kick out customers he did not like, the Steel Fish Store was a restaurant serving alcohol where fights between guests were rare.
Not many people who want to fight with strangers know that there is a danger of being sent flying by the shopkeeper and sent to the treatment place.
“More important, two water bags. You have it, don't you?”
“Of course. It would be one big silver coin. I will not go even small copper coins less.”
While staring at each other, the two of them exchanged silver coins and water bags.
Naturally, they did not forget to click their tongues at each other.
They act like this, but how they don't hate each other is a complicated aspect of their relationship.
“Then, here. No one knows how long we will stay.”
“Although you still have time for the last time since you paid. Yes of course worry.”
Peering at the contents of the pouch Shion threw at him, Garadd threw the pouch at the back of the place.
After retrieving the thrown key back in return, Shion climbs the stairs.
“Time for food is the same as usual.”
“Ya.”
“Then, see you again.”
Shion made a half-hearted response to Garadd's words, and Zweita waved her hand.
A place that could be called their headquarters ever since they started their activities with the royal capital as the center.
It's here, the Steel Fish Shop.
