The Revenge of the Soul Eater

In The Streets of Ishka Again

 

When I returned to the city of Ishka about two months later, I had two things that I didn’t have when I left.

 

First was a black sword.

 

Not my soul equipment, but an ordinary weapon made by a human blacksmith.

 

Even though it’s an ordinary weapon, it was forged by a blacksmith in the Ad-Astera Empire using black steel that is well known for its toughness.
One block of that rare metal makes tens of gold coins disappear.
To be more specific, fifty gold coins had vanished.

 

 

 

The reason why I disappeared from the streets of Ishka for two months long was because I was in the empire searching for this sword.

 

 

As for the fifty gold coins, it was from the profit I got after I sold the demonic beast materials that I obtained in the Titis Forest.

 

Materials such as the manticores’ tails sold at a pretty high price.
Along with all the herbs I collected, I made ten gold coins.
As I thought, the monsters and herbs in the depths of the Titis forest were worth a lot.

 

On top of that, there were the leftover equipment from the adventurers that got killed in the king of flies’ nest.
Since it could bring trouble to me later if I sold them in Canaria kingdom, I got rid of them while I was at the empire.

 

 

 

A necklace that enhances magic, a shield with magic defense- those items sold for a lot as well.
They totaled 70 gold coins all together.
Adding that to what I made from the materials, I made 80 gold coins.

 

 

 

A single gold coin is enough for someone to enjoy life for a month, so you should know roughly what having eighty gold coins means.

 

It was a ridiculously large sum of money that was enough for me to play around with like a rich person.

 

Well, more than half of those coins disappeared for the black sword.
It was expensive!

 

 

 

However, it can’t be helped.

 

The black sword was really popular due to Its unique(and cool) appearance and its toughness.
Compared to traditional swords, there are only a handful of blacksmiths out there who make this type of thinner, long sword.
That is also one of the reasons why the price of these swords had risen so high.

 

 

 

If I bought a traditional sword instead, I could have enjoyed spending my money on other things… but the reason why I bought it was to make my soul equipment stand out less.

 

 

 

I might be fighting in public when I’m back at the city.
At that time, I would definitely stand out if I summoned a black sword from out of nowhere.

 

 

 

Some adventurers out there probably know about soul equipment and the phantom blade style, There’s no guarantee that they won’t link me to the Mitsurugi family.

 

The name Sora sounds really eastern, after all.

 

 

 

It would bring all kinds of trouble if that happens.

 

If I always carried a black sword at my waist, I wouldn’t stand out even if I bring out my soul equipment at a time of emergency.

 

That’s why I bought a black sword.
A traditional sword was not an option in the first place. 

 

The black sword is obviously not as good as my soul equipment, but it was still a nice sword.
I’d say it was a good purchase. 

 

Thus, I had thirty gold coins remaining.

 

The other thing I’ve obtained was this young girl of the therianthrope race who is carrying my luggage right now.

 

When I looked back at her, the little girl opened her mouth with a tensed look on her face,

 

 

 

「What can I do for you, master?」

 

 

 

Female.
Young.
Healthy.
Can withstand fighting.

 

This girl named Ciel Alous was who the slave dealer recommended to me after I gave him those requirements.

 

Her name seems to mean the bride of a lion.
It’s a name meant for a female warrior who would be a match for a thousand.

 

 

 

…With that said, the person seems to have never held anything but farming tools and she wasn’t a lion therianthrope in the first place.

 

 

 

「No, it’s nothing」

 

 

 

I can’t say I don’t feel scammed by the slave dealer.

 

It’s just that the requirement I gave was “can withstand fighting” and not “excel in fighting”, so I can’t really complain.

 

Moreover, I’ve been observing her this whole time during our trip back from the empire and there’s no problem with the way she behaves either.

 

It hasn’t been long since she became a slave, so she could not get rid of her confusion and uneasiness still, but that isn’t a big problem.

 

It’s the same as the black sword, she could probably be called a good purchase as well– although I didn’t really plan on spending thirty gold coins on her.

 

 

 

 

 

Why do I end up blowing all my money away every time I make some?

 

 

 

Well, let’s just say that at least this time it wasn’t spent on an apology fee to a brothel or compensation for a prostitute.

 

 

 

With that thought in my mind, I opened the door of an inn.

 

“The Blue Little Bird Cage”.

 

It was the guild-recommended inn that I stayed in before.

 

 

 

 

 

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I prepaid for a month from my remaining silver coins and handed some of them to the inn’s daughter at the same time for her tips.

 

I tipped her a bit too much, but I wanted her to take it since it was also for all the trouble I’ve caused them in the past.

 

In the future, I plan on tipping that same amount at every opportunity as well.

 

I recalled the faces of the inn owner and his daughter as they went into a state of confusion and swallowed their saliva. 

 

Well, let’s leave that nice feeling from that little revenge aside.
The reason I chose this inn was not because I wanted to flex my wealth in front of the inn owner or his daughter.

 

This is a guild recommended inn.
Naturally, there are many adventurers amongst the guests here.
Moreover, the inn itself is deeply connected to the guild.

 

 

When I got kicked out from the guild before, the news traveled to this inn in less than an hour.

 

If I stay here, the information of that will get to the guild from the inn employees’ mouths.
That was what I was aiming for.

 

Their suspicions of me from the Miroslav incident should have been cleared, but the matter about me mocking the guild master hasn’t.

 

 

 

And there was still the dispute between me and 『Falcon Sword』.
The guild will definitely continue to monitor me as a dangerous person from here on.

 

That’s why I chose to live here as if I’m making it easier for them to do so.

 

Go ahead and watch me however you like.

 

I’m not going to do anything.
If something happens then it will mean that it’s done by someone else.
Which means that the guild will be the ones who’ll prove my innocence.
Hahaha.

 

 

 

With that said, if something were to happen in these next few days right after I returned to Ishka, the timing would be a little too much of a coincidence.

 

Therefore, it’s necessary for me to give it some time.

 

Since I’ve already told my plan to the other person in advance, I’ll be a good boy for the next little while.

 

Yup, I will resume my herb gathering today, which could also be called my soul-searching work!

 

 

 

…Well, the current me wouldn’t even have any problems with monster or bandit extermination quests.

 

It’s just that I simply can’t take up any of those quests since I was kicked out of the guild.

 

 

 

Moreover, I was thinking that I wanted everyone to think of me as a level one still at this point in time.

 

 

 

Some people might have doubts about that since I came back alive from the king of flies’ nest, but to most people out there, I was still the “parasite”.

 

 

It’s still a bit too early to change that perception.