The Unwanted Undead Adventurer: Volume 12 [Parts 1 to 6] by Yu Okano

Author:Yu Okano
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter 3: Meanwhile, the Apprentices... Part 2

“Ahh. So you’re working hard to become a merchant that your father can be proud of?”

It was night time, and while the sky was a brilliant panoply of stars, the only two figures seated by the crackling campfire below were Dorothea and the adventurer she had hired as her bodyguard—Rina.

A day had elapsed since they’d departed from Maalt. The pair had spent much of the journey so far talking, and they were now quite comfortable around each other.

Although there was usually a certain kind of tension in the air between a merchant and their adventurer bodyguard, the relaxed manner in which Rina carried herself had borne fruit in this particular case. No such tension had developed between her and Dorothea. Naturally, Dorothea recognized that beneath Rina’s gentle demeanor there was a sharp, quick-witted adventurer, so she had not wholly relaxed her guard, but the fact remained that they had established quite an amicable relationship.

“That’s not the only reason, of course,” Dorothea said. “But yes, I suppose that’s my current goal. My father manages a moderately large establishment in Mystera, you see. One day I want to have my own store that’s just as impressive, if not more.”

Mystera was a provincial city quite far from Maalt, farther west than even the royal capital. Nevertheless, it was much larger and more prosperous, and the merchant companies there competed with each other fiercely. It also boasted a large population thanks to the frequent movement of people and goods to and from the nations to its west, and one could find products from a diverse array of cultures there.

Accordingly, it was easy to imagine just how much effort was required to go from owning nothing but the clothes on one’s back to managing one’s own store in such a city. Dorothea’s father had not originally been a merchant—merely an apprentice from a small village sent out to learn the trade. Though he had been able to read, write, and do arithmetic, Dorothea knew that the hardship he must have gone through to reach his current position must have been great.

“You can do it! I know you can!” Rina encouraged Dorothea. “As long as you work hard and don’t give up, your dream will come true!”

Dorothea’s usual reaction to such hackneyed words would have been to scoff, saying, “And what do you know about my dream? That’s a lot easier said than done.” Yet the adventurer had been so honest and guileless that she couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

“Pfft! Ha ha! I suppose you’re right. I’m in the middle of putting in that effort right now. It’s just, I don’t know when it will ever pay off. Sometimes, people tell me I’m aiming for the impossible...but nothing’s impossible. Right?”

“Right! You never know what’s going to happen in life. A dragon could suddenly appear in front of us right now—and somehow leave a few of its scales behind. Wouldn’t that be a boost to your capital!”

“I seriously doubt that would happen.

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