Episode 3: The Fifteen Gold Coins Change of The Clothes
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Two hours after Zandro met Klein-san they finally arrived at Kageyama.
The town's Guard like Soldier salute, ask some question, and then they allow Zandro and Klein to enter and from the guard's attitude Klein Seems to be Famous.
The wagon rattle as they enter the town. There's a lot of shops that sold old fashion clothes they pass. Not to long, the Carriage stopped in Front of one shop after they entered the crowded main street.
"Well, Please Come down. Let's arrange your clothes here."
Klein-san said that, and Zandro get off of the Carriage. Zandro see a signboard logo on the top of the shop, under that he see Letters, and he notice something bad.
"I can't read it..."
Zandro can't read the letter on the sigh board. Isn't this considerably unpalatable. Zandro can talk but he can't read letters...
"(Well, because it's possible to have a conversation, I can tell someone teach me...)"
Klein-san lead Zandro into the Store's interior and several store clerks greet them.
"Welcome home, owner."
For a moment Zandro was surprised by the store clerks words.
"Owner?"
"This is my shop. Leave that aside, before we change your clothes. Hey somebody choose clothes suit him!"
Klein-san urged Zandro into the dressing room and pushed him inside. And then several clothes were brought. To change clothes Zandro take off the jacket, remove the neck tie, and his shirt, he wore a white T-shirt under that, but then the look of Klein changed again.
"!? You, Are you going to sell those under clothes!"
In the End, Klein-san made Zandro sold everything he have, everything from socks to shoes. Clothes and shoes are prepared, it is easy to move in. Zandro have no complains. Zandro feeling is wonderful, and that won't stand out.
"So, how much are you going to sell your clothes to me. Of Course you can't attach money to the weight of thread, but it is there an amount you desired?"
"Even if you say so… I don't know the market price. I can't say anything. It should be very expensive, but actually, I'm penniless."
"Is that so…that is unfortunate. Okay, then how about 15 pieces of gold coins."
Zandro can only nod because he doesn't know the value of 15 gold coins.
"So, I agree with that."
"Is that so! Then here."
Klein give Zandro 15 gold coins, it's about the size of a 500 yen coin. With a designed of a lion head. This is Zandro entire fortune.
"(I'm going to use this carefully.) By the way, does this town have a something like an inn? I want to secure a place to sleep before the sun goes down."
"There's an inn in the front of the road on the left hand goes down one house [The silver star] if you look at the signboard you'll soon understand."
Even Zandro locate the Signboard he can't read what was the written on the sigh board.
"I understand. Then I'll go now."
"Oh. If you obtain unusual clothes again bring them to me."
Zandro bid farewell to Klein-san as he go out and he see the sun is still high. He took out the smartphone that God give him, and he open the map application. Then a map of the whole town is displayed, present locations, and even the full name of the place was displayed with the help of this Zandro will never get lost. The inn [The silver star] is properly displayed. And he begins to walk toward the inn.
After Zandro walking for a while, Zandro see the signboard of the inn [Silver Star]. The logo made of Three star can be seen, easily recognisable. The Building looks to be three stories tall. It's made of wood and brick.
When Zandro pass through the door, the first floor look like a bar but seems to be a dining room; on the left-hand side is a counter and on the right-hand side is a staircase.
"Welcome. Is it for a meal or to stay for a night?"
The onee-san at the counter calls out Zandro pretty looking with orange hair tied in a ponytail. Zandro Feels like a very lively person. The onee-san age seems to be around 20 years old.
"Umm, I would like to stay, how many does it costs a per night?"
"For one night, with a meal included in the morning, and evening is five copper coins, oh and pay in advance. Okay?"
"Five Copper coins..."
Zandro just remember in every game he play copper coins is the lowest and the gold coin is the second highest, but he doesn't have any Idea how many copper coins in gold coin.
Zandro take a gold coin from his wallet and place it on the counter.
"How it will cost if I stay here for 1 weeks?"
"35 Copper coin."
"Okay, How about One month?"
"1 silver and 40 copper coins."
"Okay, I stay for One month."
"Alright. One month it is. Because there have been only few visitors Recently, you're helped us a lot. Thank you very much."
When Zandro give one gold coin the onee-san returned 98 silver coins and 65 Copper coins.
"(I see so there's 30 days in a month here as well.)"
The onee-san takes something from the inside of the Counter that looks like a hotel register opened it in front of Zandro and present a quill pen dipped with ink.
"Then, Please sign here."
"Ah, Sorry. But I can't write the characters, can you write it for me?"
"Is that so? I understand. Well name?"
"It's Subaru, Subaru Zandro."
"Subaru? That's a very Unsual name."
"Not quite, First name is Zandro, Subaru is the family name… It's the name of the household."
"Aah, so the name and surname is reversed. Where you born from Bokuto?"
"Ah… Well, Somewhere around that place."
Although Zandro don't know where Bokuto is, he said it because it's troublesome if he don't.
"(I'll confirm it on the map later.)"
"Then, This is your room key Don't lose it. The location is on the third floor The room number 8. It's the best room that faces the sun. The toilet and bath is on the first floor, meal are here. Oh, What will you do? Eat lunch?"
"Ah, I would like that please, I've eaten nothing since this morning at all."
"Then, I'll make something light so wait a little you should check your room now and take a short break."
"Got it."
Zandro go up stairs when he received the key, then he open the door of the room 8 on the third floor. The room is around the size of 4 tatami, a bed and a desk, a chair and a closet was placed when Zandro opened the front window, he see the children running around in high spirit on the street.
After he look at the window he leave and lock the room and go down stairs, and he smell something good.
"Here you go. Sorry to keep you waiting."
Zandro sit down and eat and after he finish eating something comes to my mind.
"(I need to test my power. I wonder if there's a place I can accept a task or quest.)" Excuse me, is there's a place where I can do task or quest?"
"Ah, so you're doing a task. Okay, head to east and when you see a fountain turn right, and you will see a building called [First Link]."
"Oh, Thank you I'm going now."
"Okay, have a safe trip."
- Writer
