Chapter 102: Celebrations After Everything is Over
“That said, we don’t have any experience in escorting, do we?”
“We just became D Rank Adventurers, after all.”
I expressed my concerns to Fleur, but she simply replied, “There’s no problem at all.”
“The road to the Commercial City is well-maintained, and monsters or bandits rarely appear. Besides—”
With a playful smile, Fleur paused for a moment before continuing, “If you two can successfully complete the escort request, you’ll be closer to achieving C Rank, won’t you?”
“Ahaha! That’s true!”
If that’s the case, I have no reason to refuse. In fact, I welcome it wholeheartedly.
“Oh, by the way, when is the auction?”
“Um… the next auction will be in ten days.”
Ten days should be fine. Our only immediate plan is the wedding ceremony… Wait, that’s tomorrow! I had forgotten amidst everything that happened yesterday, but yes, it is indeed tomorrow. While I am prepared, it wouldn’t hurt to consider a slight postponement. It would be better to hold the ceremony after all worries have been resolved, right? Besides, there are no guests to worry about.
“In ten days, huh?”
“Yes. The auction is in ten days, but I plan to start transporting the goods next week, so please bear with me.”
“Understood. Thank you for your assistance.”
After confirming the details of the auction with Fleur, we left the Rashiyu Trading Company.
“Now, Rio.”
“…What is it?”
On our way back to the inn, I spoke to Rio with a serious expression, causing her to tilt her head and look at me.
“Well, it’s about the wedding ceremony.”
“Oh, I was thinking about that too.”
“Really?”
“Yeah. Even if we hold the ceremony tomorrow, I feel like it would be shrouded in uncertainty, so I was wondering what to do.”
“Ahaha, I was thinking the same thing.”
I’m glad to find that our thoughts align. It might be selfish of me, but I’m relieved that we won’t be forced to go through with the ceremony in such a delicate situation.
“Then…”
“Yeah. Let’s go to the Temple and see if we can postpone it.”
I continued from Rio’s words, and she nodded vigorously in agreement.
In short, postponing the ceremony was quite simple.
“What’s this? A man who keeps a lady waiting won’t be popular, you know?”
That was the response I received. Essentially, the marriage ceremony is something that can be arranged by the couple alone. The Temple mentioned that as long as the partner remains the same, the preparations are generally the same, and they accept date changes up until the day before. However, it seems that any charitable offerings made won’t be refunded, even if the ceremony is canceled.
“Alright, this should work.”
With the auction taking place over three days in ten days, and two days needed for travel, that gives us just over two weeks. But in this world, anything can happen. It’s wise to allow for a few extra days.
“Yeah. I think three weeks should be enough.”
Thus, we decided that our wedding ceremony would take place in three weeks.
“Wait, weren’t you two supposed to be at the Temple today?”
The next morning, when we returned to the Rashiyu Trading Company, Fleur looked at us with a puzzled expression.
“We decided to postpone the marriage ceremony a bit.”
After explaining our decision to Fleur, she broke into a radiant smile, clearly understanding our reasoning.
“That makes sense. We can’t truly celebrate if Tocciliano is still lurking in the shadows, can we?”
Fleur’s dark smile hinted at something ominous, but I largely agreed with her sentiment.
And so, today, we had come to sell off some small items that weren’t worth putting up for auction. Even though they were small, the Great Dragon, which exceeded ten meters, fetched over three hundred million Fron, so they were hardly insignificant.
“It will take some time for these to become profits for our trading company, but I will start lending to various workshops as soon as possible.”
“Yes, please do.”
While it might take a while for profits to materialize after processing and selling, I appreciated the early start.
“Also, there’s one more thing I’d like to discuss…”
As we sat across from each other at a table in the corner of the warehouse, Fleur began.
“What is it?”
I took a sip of the tea she had poured and encouraged her to continue.
“Actually, regarding the magic flasks you mentioned, it seems the craftsmen are having difficulty producing them.”
“Oh, I see.”
It was easier to make than I expected, but perhaps that was thanks to my Mashed Skill.
“Yes. They seem able to create an air layer, but achieving a vacuum is quite challenging. Even the magic flasks made with an air layer take a long time to produce and end up looking rather clumsy.”
However, it seems that these flasks are still more effective than the insulated cups sold by the Mimina Trading Company. They plan to sell them at a lower price, but Fleur was wondering if we could somehow manage to create the vacuum containers.
“In that case, we can make a few ourselves to deliver at first. We can even give the craftsmen direct instruction.”
It doesn’t take much effort to create them.
“That would be very helpful.”
“Don’t worry about it.”
After selling off various small items, we then turned our attention to the escort request. It seemed that if we were the ones transporting, one wagon would suffice. Indeed, if we were to carry a massive Earth Dragon nearly in its entirety, we would need quite a few wagons.
Around midday, we planned to head to the Adventurer’s Guild to submit the request, and we decided to go together.