Flirt Chapter 116

Chapter 116

「Wow… so colorful.」

「So many beautiful fabrics in so many different colors!」

「The fabrics are displayed in such a way as to attract people’s attention!」

「I’ve never been here before, but it’s a nice town!」

「True. It’s so lively.」

「I didn’t know it was such a wonderful town!」

　Ichita and the girls got off the boxcar and headed for the town of Stemuil. Outside the town, there was a line of people waiting to get in, and Ichita and the girls lined up and waited their turn to enter. When it was their turn, they paid the city tax to the soldiers guarding the gate at the entrance of the town and finally entered the town of Stemuil.

　Ichita, Irihtelis, Satyrbell, and Lilylea had high-rank guild cards, so there was no charge. They paid only for Lestina and Mireconia, who did not have guild cards. Naturally, Ichita paid for it.

　As soon as they entered the town, they saw many fabrics displayed in front of the stores, and also fabric roofs were made by hanging fabrics on the outer walls of the stores facing each other, which went on for a long time. It was like a tunnel of fabric. No matter where you turn your head, fabrics are always in your line of sight. Ichita thought to himself, “This is a town known for its spinning”.

「Not only do they sell clothes, but towels, handkerchiefs, robes, and cloaks, too.」

「There are bags and bedding, too.」

「Oh, they also sell stuffed animals over there. So cute!」

「There’s a big carpet, too. Very elaborate!」

「What a fun town」

「I never get tired of looking at all the different kinds of fabrics for sale.」

　Ichita and the girls seem to like the town of Stemuil. They have been looking at the products with their faces turned in various directions since a while ago. They looked at the stores as they went, moving their feet forward.

「…..Oh, by the way, where is the client’s store? Hey, Ichita-sama」

「Ah…you’re right. Let me ask someone. Excuse me, I’d like you to tell me a little about the store.」

「Yes, what is it?」

　While walking around aimlessly looking at the merchandise in the store, Irithelis suddenly remembered the purpose of their visit and asked Ichita where the client was. Naturally, Ichita did not know the location of the store where Jatry, the client, might be. So he asks someone who lives in this town. He asked not a passerby but a shopkeeper.

「I would like you to tell me where there is a store called “Elental Claude”.」

「Oh, Elental Claude? Go straight down the street and turn left, and you will see a red stone building, that is the Elental Claude store.」

「I understand. Thank you very much…Oh, and do you know a place that sells paper? Or a place that sells parchment paper?」

「Paper? Paper is…」

　Ichita told the shopkeeper the name of the store and the shopkeeper immediately told him. It turns out that the store, called Elental Claude, is a well-known store in this town. Ichita thanked the shopkeeper who told him about the store and went to the paper store first.

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「Thank you very much!」

「You bought a lot, Ichita-sama」

「Yeah, I’m going to need them later.」

　When they arrived at the paper store, Ichita bought a lot of paper. It was a bit pricey, but he bought it sparingly because he would need it later on. And this time they went to Jatry’s store.

「…Maybe this is the place.」

「Probably yes. This is the only red building we could find.」

　Ichita and the girls followed the directions they were given and arrived at the red building. They look around and don’t see any red buildings, although there are blue and yellow stores. And the sign above the door says “ELENTAL CLAUDE,” so surely this is the building. They arrived at their destination and went inside.

「Welcome! Welcome to Elental Claude.」

「Excuse me, I’m here to see Jatry-san about a request.」

「Please wait a moment. I will call him for you.」

　When Ichita and the girls enter the store, a female waitress comes to serve them. Ichita told the clerk that he had come to see Jatry and the clerk disappeared to the back of the store to call Jatry. While waiting for him to come, Ichita and the girls looked at the clothes they were selling.

「These are very nice.」

「These clothes are fashionable, too.」

「This store has good taste, don’t they?」

「Oh, this is so cute!」

「I think Ichita-sama would like this」

　The women took their time to look at the clothes and gave the store good reviews, saying that there were quite a few good clothes in the store. Ichita also checks out the men’s clothes.

「Oh, these clothes are really cool」

　While Ichita was thinking about buying some clothes that fit his sense of style, a man came toward Ichita from the back of the store.

「Thank you for waiting……..eh」

「Hello」

「Oh, um, is something wrong? It’s only been two days since I made the request… did you come to decline…?」

　Jatry came back to his store from the kingdom of Vaucinia in a horse-drawn carriage today morning. He was told by a female clerk that a client had visited the store, and he went to the shop thinking that he had not expected to see Ichita. If Ichita were to meet Jatry, he would either have to come after him immediately or use the dragon flight. Jatry then wondered why Ichita had gone to such lengths to come to this place. He was worried that he might have come to refuse the request because he thought it would be too difficult, but his fears were unfounded.

「No, that’s not it. I came to hand it over because I got what you asked for. This one.」

「What…?….Whaaaaaat!!?」

　Jatry was surprised and confused because he did not expect to be told that Ichita came here because he had completed the request. After all, only two days had passed since he submitted his request to Ichita. The Queen Spider is an A-rank monster, which is very strong and difficult to defeat. And the Queen Spider’s thread is a very rare item, so rare in fact that you could even put a “super” on it. It is not something that can be easily dropped, and he requested such precious material. Therefore, he had calculated that it would take several months to obtain the Queen Spider thread. Or, he thought it might not be possible within the one-year time frame of the request. He had even calculated that if he couldn’t get it, he would use the best materials available to make the clothes. It was understandable that he was surprised when he was told that the request had been completed immediately upon his return to his store after only two days. Then Jatry remembered. He is now surprised to realize that what Ichita said at the time of the request, that he could easily obtain the threads, was true. Jatry had thought that it was an exaggeration and an appeal. It was a happy miscalculation, as he had not expected to be able to get it so quickly.

　Ichita took the Queen Spider thread (Special) he had retrieved from his “Storage” skill and showed it to Jatry.

「Th-This… is the Queen Spider thread…. how wonderful…!」

　His eyes sparkled at the sight of the Queen Spider thread, which was such a wonderful material. In fact, it was the first time for Jatry to see an actual Queen Spider thread. He had seen it woven and processed into clothing once before. He had been fascinated by the wonderful products and had always wanted to make his own products using Queen Spider threads. Jatry was thrilled when it came to fruition.

「…Ha! Um, since this is not the right place to discuss this, let’s continue our conversation in the back!」

　Noticing the excitement in the store with other customers, Jatry invited Ichita and the others to the reception room at the back of the store, blushing a little.

「…Oh boy! It’s really wonderful this Queen Spider’s thread…!」

　This time, Jatry took it in his hand and tasted the feel of Queen Spider’s thread. He is smiling and swooning as he recalls the thread he has handled so far, wondering if there has ever been a thread that feels so good to the touch. He almost rubbed his cheeks already, which was a little weird.

「Thank you very much! I didn’t expect you to get it and bring it to me so soon!」

　He’s glad to have it so quickly and to have the time to deliver it so that he can take his time and concentrate on the production.

「And it’s only been two days.」

「To get the Queen Spider thread, you have to dive to the 30th floor first, which is normally impossible since it takes at least 10 days to dive to the 30th floor」

　When Lilylea was a solo adventurer, it took at least 10 days to get to the 30th floor, so she says it’s impossible to get it in two days.

「But we’ve got a way to make it possible.」

「Really! Tyr made it so much easier!」

「Thank you, Tyr-dono.」

「This is all thanks to Ichita-sama. Thank you Ichita-sama.」

「That’s not true.」

　Ichita defeated the Red Dragon in the new dungeon and became the first one to conquer the new dungeon, which gave Ichita, Irithelis, and Satyrbell new power. Satyrbell said that it was all thanks to Ichita, but Ichita humbly said that it was not true.

「…..Thank you very much! With this, I can make wonderful clothes!」

「I’m glad to hear that. So…」

　Ichita has done exactly what Jatry request him to do, getting the Queen Spider threads, so…

「It’s about the reward. Of course, I’ll make it for you.」

「I see! Then I want you to make it with this.」

「…!? This is…!」

　Ichita’s face broke into a smile as Jatry remembered the reward of having clothes made for him, and Ichita took out material from his “Storage” skill. Jatry’s eyes widened when he sees the material.

「…Wonderful! The texture is as good as Queen Spider’s threads…! This is…!?」

「It is the thread of a child summoned by the Queen Spider.」

「I see…! I’m convinced it’s the right material.」

　When asked what is this wonderful thread, Ichita told Jatry that this thread was a material dropped by Queen Spider’s child spider. Jatry commented that it was indeed a wonderful thread and that it was as good as the Queen Spider’s thread.

「So you want me to make something out of this thread. What kind of clothes do you want?」

「Actually, I’d like you to make me some clothes like this…」

　When Ichita was asked what kind of clothes he wanted to have made, he became serious, took out a piece of paper, and began discussing it with Jatry.

 

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