Oh, alright alright, if you don't intend to view that parade and you don't have business here, you can go out the back here and down Sarruten Avenue, if that's what you want, alright?"
"Is that okay? There's no toll?"
"Nooo, that's free of course. Ah, that's right. If you can't read, inside I have a product that might be good for you. It's a doll which comes with a picture book. At the end of the book there is a part to help you learn the characters; it's a popular item."
"I can't afford such a thing as a book..."
"It's okay, it's okay, our book is much cheaper than a common text. Two Asura large copper coins... No, for you, I'll go as low as an Asura large copper coin and 8 copper coins. How about it?"
Before she had noticed, Nina was making her way down a less crowded street, clutching a doll and a picture book in her hand.
The contents of her purse had been reduced by exactly 1.8 Asura large copper coins.
This is the result of that man cutting off her speech and continuing to talk in rapid succession.
It had the appearance of a scam, but did not really give off that kind of feeling.
The speed at which things developed paralleled that time in which Sword God Gull Farion joined in a training session.
Nevertheless, 1.8 large copper coins.
That might be a cheap price for a book, but it is still a lot of money from the point of view of Nina.
However Nina felt that it would disgrace the name Sword King, if she did not repay him for the directions.
( Like this, it's fine. )
Thinking that, Nina began to walk.
Sarruten Avenue was about 2 meters narrower then the main thoroughfare.
It was kind of damp and there were underpasses every so often, it gave off the feeling of a local path, but just as the merchant had said, though it wasn't as wide as the main street it was comparably less crowded.
Well, it was only not crowded when compared to the previous street...
Even so, by getting away from the people coming in and out of the center of the city, Nina was able to progress more smoothly.
"This way, I'll make it to Isolte's dojo by this evening somehow."
1.8 large copper coins, is probably not such a bad trade for that information.
While thinking so, Nina looked down at the picture book and doll in her hand.
It was a doll of a Demon race with a spear; it's the same person as on the cover of the book.
Perhaps, he might be a hero.
The unusual thing was, it was a Supard race.
She didn't know what kind of story it was, Nina, as a warrior, wanted to try fighting a Supard race.
According to her friend Eris's story, the Supard race is fiendishly strong.
Eris is a mad dog. Even a devil would turn his eyes away from her and cross the street when faced with her killing intent.
The Supard race that she talked about so proudly,
Nina was a little interested in it.