Disciple of Immortal

Act 2: Chapter 8: Black Robe's Magician

「So even the 《Witch Ring》 only deals with D-rank items…」

I muttered, holding on to my head while walking through the magic city of Manarak.

After that, we’d already tried visiting several other stores, but alas, they also didn’t have what we were looking for.

It made me wonder just how much out-of-standard items were stocked in Lunaire’s vault.

Though I wanted to understand the normal standards of this world, I never expected that a normal person had to spend tons of money just to get their hands on a D-rank item.

Come to think of it, even D-ranked adventurers like Octavio were more powerful than normal adventurers.

Should I just get to that rank myself then? I mean, I most likely need a connection to get an even higher ranked item.

「Uhm…could it be that the potion that Pomera drank like water was in fact… an extremely high ranked potion?」

Since the necklace with 《Blue Moon》 attached to it was priced for 340000 gold, that is most likely the case.

If we ranked from the lowest, D, C, B, A, S, Legend, Phantasmal, plus the fact that the 《God’s Blood; Ether》 was a Legend-rank potion, its price was definitely through the heavens.

… On the other hand, I also have to avoid fighting 《Jinmaryuu》 and other transferees in order to avoid being too conspicuous, so selling ones that I own is out of the question.

「Uhm… I don’t want to be too conspicuous yet but… can you tell me how much is 5000000 gold?」

I replied to Pomera’s question with another question.

Let’s get the proper answer for my question first.

「5-5-5-5000000!? S-S-S-SORRY, P-POMERA HAD NO IDEA THAT POTION WAS SO EXPENSIVE! SORRY, SORRY, POMERA, POMERA WILL PAY THIS DEBT BY CREDIT TO KANATA-SAN BIT-BY-BIT!!」

Pomera fell into panic once she heard that amount of money.

「E-Eh, n-no, I just want to know the monetary standard in this world with that amount of money! I think it’s a little bit on the low side. Moreover, I got everything from Lunaire-san!」

I ended up feeling that I might have accumulated more than hundreds of millions of gold in debt towards Lunaire as I tried to reassure Pomera.

I mean, I received several Phantasmal-rank items, including the 《Distorted World of Cursed Mirror》 from her after all.

… Really now, can I really repay her kindness someday?

「I-I wonder just what kind of a person Kanata-san’s master, that Lunaire-san, is? Though I doubted my ears when I heard that she’s stronger than Kanata-san… I’m even more surprised upon knowing that she has such items.」

「Well, Lunaire-san is kinda like a hermit… that’s all I can say about her, the rest is her privacy after all.」

Moreover… She was a lich, an undead immortal being.

Lunaire was an existence that was akin to blasphemy to the church, the Hades’ impurity that exuded from her body would make anyone without resistance to it hate her and drive them mad.

I could imagine the same tragedy that befell on her a thousand years ago would repeat itself if she left her home.

Moreover, the church might make their move to subjugate her if I carelessly spread information about her.

「You really like Lunaire-san huh… Kanata-san. You seem to be really happy or have this worried look on your face whenever you talk about her. That grandmother(Lunaire) will surely be happy if she knows what you think right now.」

Pomera spoke with a wide grin on her face.

「It’s rude to refer Lunaire-san as “Grandmother” but…!」

I turned my face, like a sulking person as I said so to Pomera.

Pomera’s shoulder shuddered upon seeing that.

「HYIII! S-SORRY!!」

That moment, I suddenly remembered that I told Pomera a few days ago about Lunaire being eighty years old.

「N-No, please don’t mind what I said just now. I really am not angry with you…」

I coughed and tried to fix my mistake in a hurry.

I mean, I was the one who confirmed Pomera’s conclusion about Lunaire being an old woman at least age wise. I definitely didn’t lie to Pomera in this regard.

「… Well that matter aside, are you sure that Lunaire-san didn’t lie about something, a very important thing, to you Kanata-san? I-I don’t mean to undermine her after hearing from you that she’s kinda like a hermit but, I can’t help but doubt some points of your story…」

Pomera gripped her big cane, looking at me with a doubtful look on her face.

… I might end up spilling the beans if things keep going on like this.

Thus, I desperately looked for another topic as I flashed a wry smile to Pomera.

「Kanata, Kanata! Philia, Philia wants to take a look at that tailor-san’s shop over there!」

That moment, Philia pulled at the hem of my robe.

Her eyes shone brightly as she pointed at the set of clothes in that clothes store with her other hand.

Good job, Philia.

Could it be that this adorable girl had actually guessed my situation and created a situation that would allow me to get away from Pomera’s inquiry?

「Ok, Philia-chan. It seems we have to abandon the search for materials for the time being. Let’s buy it when we find the cheap one.」

「YAAY! PHILIA, LOVE KANATA!」

Philia hugged me on my waist, due to her height.

I pried her off while patting on her head as we’re heading to the clothes store.

「Muuu…」

Though I felt really sorry for Pomera who kept glaring at my back after the sudden change of topic, it seems she had decided to not pursue this matter further as she followed us from behind.

And then, Pomera’s steps suddenly halted.

「What’s matter?」

「N-No, I just… feel a chill… like cold air a moment ago. Could it be that I caught… a cold?」

Pomera spoke with a troubled look on her face.

That moment, Philia’s eyes suddenly opened wide, she then jumped in front of me and shook my hand.

「Philia-chan?」

A moment later, I felt a hateful yet dearly missed sign from afar.

When I followed Philia’s line of sight, I saw a magician wearing a thick, black robe standing on top of a tall roof.

That person’s arms were hidden by the robe’s long sleeves and their face was also hidden beneath the hood. The entire surface of the robe was covered with numerous red colored magic formulae, as if it was written with blood.

The details of the formulas aside, one glance was enough for me to know that the robe was an extremely high ranked item. That robe alone was enough to convince me that its owner was an even more powerful magician than me.

Elves were beings who made a deep connection with spirits, hiding in seclusion in order to strengthen their ties with the spirits and gain longevity in return.

That might be the reason why Pomera was the first one to feel the bizzare sign from that magician.

And Philia was a powerful homunculus.

Though their level was lower than mine, their presence detection might be higher.

The magician in the robes was glaring daggers in my direction.

Then, I saw strands of long and smooth, white silk-like hair fluttering from beneath that magician’s hood.

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TN : No… way…