Chapter 83

Chapter 83: New Equipment - 2

Afterward, I headed to Julius's place, sweating.

Over the past few days, Julius had woken up.

However, his condition had not fully recovered, so he continued to rest.

"Julius-san, how are you feeling?"

"Yeah, I've gotten much better. My hand's sensation has finally returned, and I can eat by myself now."

Julius repeatedly squeezed and opened his hand, speaking with a smile.

Although Julius had awakened, his body was still burdened to the point where he couldn't move his hands as he wished. There had been rumors in the castle that he had temporarily lost his power as the Sword Saint, but according to the doctor's diagnosis, he would gradually recover in a few days, which calmed the situation.

"It's a good trend. ...But, is it really okay? With that medicine, your condition could be restored instantly."

"I caused this to my body through my own foolish actions, so I can't use such precious medicine for that. Besides, it's not going to stay like this forever. I consider my inability to move my body as punishment and intend to take it seriously."

"...I see. If you ever change your mind because your condition doesn't fully recover, let me know, and I'll keep the medicine ready."

When I said that, Julius thanked me.

Afterward, since I confirmed that Julius's condition was improving in a positive direction, I left the room.

Julius, who had awakened, later came to understand the gravity of his actions and was now deeply remorseful. He had apologized to the princess for trying to force her to move his immobile body and deeply regretted his foolish actions.

"Jin-kun, how was Julius-san's condition?"

As I walked down the hallway after leaving the room, Chloe approached from ahead and asked.

"He's improving quite a bit. Judging from the appraisal, it seems like the sensation in his hands and feet is returning, so in a few days, he should be able to move his body normally."

"That's good. The princess has been worried, and she hasn't been herself lately."

"Well, yeah... Or rather, I'm just eager to receive the Mithril I asked Julius to find."

I informed Julius, who had awakened, that I was storing the Mithril he had found. So I had asked him to receive it soon, but he requested that I keep it until he had atoned for his sins. It was fine to hold onto it, but since I didn't know how long that would take, if it ended up being a long-term arrangement, I wouldn't be able to move far.

"Oh, right. I received it from the maid earlier, but a letter from Reiza-san said our weapons are ready."

Chloe remembered and mentioned, taking out the letter. I took it and checked the contents.

"Oh, our weapons are ready. Since tomorrow's a day off, should we go pick them up?"

"Yeah, that sounds good. I can't wait to use the new weapons."

After that, we each went to our rooms, prepared to sleep, and lay down on our beds.

The next day, we left the castle early in the morning and came to Reiza's shop.

"Reiza, we've come to pick up the weapons."

"It's Jin's group, right? Wait right there; I'll bring them over."

Reiza, who was in the back workshop, responded to my voice, and after a while, she came over with three swords in her hands.

Then, she placed one of them on the counter and said, "This is Chloe's sword," handing it to Chloe.

"Wow, it's beautiful. Thank you!"

Chloe happily received the sword and expressed her gratitude while wagging her tail.

Next, Reiza placed the remaining two swords down and said, "This is Jin's sword."

"Just as ordered, one is a katana. How does it feel to hold it?"

"Yeah, it's really good. Thanks."

I left the one-handed sword aside and picked up the katana, expressing my thanks.

It was lighter and easier to grip than a regular one-handed sword. It seemed like it would fit perfectly with my gradually improving swordsmanship.

The other one-handed sword was also exceptionally well-crafted, and I was impressed, as expected of a sword made by Reiza.

"Reiza, thank you so much for making such excellent weapons."

"Thank you. I'm glad I could make weapons for people I like. If you ever need anything else, come by."

After Reiza said that, we replied, "Yes!" and left the shop.

Afterward, we decided to go outside the capital to hunt monsters because we were eager to try out our new weapons.