Legend

one would normally pay for a piece of bread.

However, the man just shrugged his shoulders wryly at Rei’s words.

「It’s definitely expensive, but whether it’s the fruit or honey, it all comes from a very deep level in the dungeon.
To be honest, even a single silver coin barely covers the costs.」

「Why would you bother with selling something with such a marginal profit?」

It was certainly bright and sweet, one whiff of it would make you want to take a bit unless you didn’t like sweet things.

But when Rei asked him if it was a mistake to sell something that barely made any profit, the man spoke up with a smile on his face.

A confident smile that was neither bitter or cold.

「I just want people to eat delicious bread.
……But, I can’t bake that many since I still need to make a living.
What would you like? If you want some, you’ll have to buy it quickly.」

Saying that, the man glanced out the shop.

The sweet aroma of the bread had become much stronger by the fact it had been taken out to the storefront, causing passersby to stop in their tracks..

Several of them were about to step over to the shop.

It was needless to say what those customers would be looking for.

Not wanting to get in the way of business, Rei and Elena bought a few pieces bread made with jam, fruit, and honey.

Normally, each person was only limited to one piece, but they were able to buy three pieces, including one for Set, thanks to the insistence of the bakery assistant rather than the shop owner’s favour.

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Anyway, having bought the precious sweet bread, Rei’s group walked around the city as they savoured it.

The outside had a crisp texture similar to puff pastries while the inside had a soft texture.

The fruit jam……or rather simmered fruit, had a strong acidic taste.
However, the honey on top had a rich sweetness that balanced it out nicely.

The fruit juice and crispy outside of the bread crust mixed together in the mouth when eaten, soaking into the bread.

It had to be said that the techniques used to bake the bread were top notch, but more than that, the true essence of the bread was still the fruit and honey, all ingredients that were sourced from the dungeon.

「This is……delicious……」

One bite wasn’t enough for Rei and he only stopped after eating another two to three bites before speaking.

It was the same for Elena.
Her usual dignified look was gone and she had a fascinated expression as she looked at her piece of bread that had been half finished.

No, it was already good that there was still some left.
Set, for example, had already finished his because it had been so much tastier than he had expected.

「Guru……」

Set gave an envious cry when he saw the bread that Rei and Elena still had, but the two of them didn’t care as they spent their time blissfully tasting their share of the bread.

After finishing their portions, they both gave a sigh.

It was a result of their desire to eat more if they could.

However, turning around, they could already see several people leave the bakery with disappointed looks on their faces.

It was clear that it had already sold out.

The bakery also had a rule that each person could only buy one portion.
So even if there was some left, there was no way they could have bought any more.

「For something that tastes that good, a silver coin is certainly acceptable……no, it’s cheap in fact.」

At Elena’s words, Rei nodded silently while Set gave a cry in agreement.

「If we get another chance……no, I’ll definitely come back to buy it again.」

「That’s right.
……Would it be okay to stop by here before going back to the inn?」

As Rei was recalling the taste of the bread as he walked, he saw a weapon shop.
The shop didn’t seem to be that popular as there weren’t many customers.

Elena was a little confused at Rei’s words.

She didn’t mind stopping by a weapons shop.
However, she wondered why this one in particular.

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「Why that shop? There are quite a few others that have a lot more customers.」

At Elena’s natural question, Rei shrugged his shoulders.

「I don’t want good weapons……no, I might buy one that I can use, but my main goal is cheap spears.」

If Rei were to use ordinary quality spears, the cost would increase in many ways.
Since he only used them for throwing, cheap spears or spears that were lacking full tips worked fine.
Using his physical strength, he could throw spears that would normally be unusable as weapons to strike fatal blows, albeit at the cost of the spear being destroyed.

It was something that only Rei could do, taking advantage of his Misty Ring.

That said, although throwing spears could be used as a powerful attack, it wasn’t something that could be done without a spear to throw.

His stock of throwing spears, which were stored in the Misty Ring, was starting to run low and Rei had been thinking of replenishing his stock for some time.

Judging that there would be more cheap spears in an unpopular weapons shop like this one, he decided to take a look.

「Welcome……」

Leaving Set outside the shop, they were greeted unenthusiastically when they entered.

Looking at the shop clerk, it was a boy about the same age as Rei, who was looking at Rei as if he was a bother.

However, he became distracted the moment he saw Elena.

As Rei expected, there were no other customers inside the shop, it was as if the bustle outside was just a lie.

He took a look around as he heard the buzz from outside the shop.

There was a section for weapons which had some kind of defect and were being sold at a discount.

Some had been used for a long time and were likely to break soon while others had been modified in ways that made it easier to wield for a specific user.

These weapons were often bought by adventurers who were tight on money or to be used as disposable weapons in training or other reasons.

Rei took all the spears he could find, ending with 10 of them.

「I would have liked to buy a few more if possible……」

Rei gave a sigh as he muttered to himself.

Although there was demand for such weapons, it was only from a small number of people.

Because of that, the number of discounted weapons was small so Rei, who only wanted spears, ended up only buying 10 before leaving the shop.