"Alright then, let's meet back at the inn in the evening."

"Yeah. Lange, Dolph, I'm counting on you to take care of Tetsuya."

"We’re not planning to go anywhere with too few people around, so it’s fine. Lilia, you worry about Tetsuya too much."

"That's true. Leave Tetsuya's protection to us. As for you all... well, I doubt there's anything to worry about."

"Yes, please leave everyone’s protection to me."

"Leave it to us."

Yesterday, we split into groups to tour the capital and visit the marketplace. Today, we’re splitting up by gender to explore the capital. Lange is a B-rank adventurer, and Dolph has combat strength equivalent to a C-rank adventurer, so with these two as guards, we should be fine.

My face shouldn't be well-known in the capital yet, and as Lange mentioned, we don’t plan on going anywhere deserted. As for the women's group, they have two A-rank adventurers and Lilia, a former B-rank adventurer, so there's even less to worry about.

"Alright then, let’s head to Tetsuya’s target store first."

"Thanks for coming along with me, you two."

"No problem at all. I want to help, and besides, you've always looked out for me, Tetsuya. Plus, this way, Angel can enjoy herself a little without me hovering over her."

Oh? The Dolph who never wanted to be apart from his little sister, Angel, is saying that? Maybe he’s finally learning to let go—just a little.

"We'll see each other again in the evening anyway. In the meantime, I'll buy lots of presents for Angel."

"………………"

Never mind. Dolph is still Dolph.

"I don’t mind either. Now that I know the situation, there's no way I wouldn’t help."

"Thanks, Lange. It really helped that you were the one to bring up the idea of splitting up. It would’ve been awkward for me to say that we had a place only us guys wanted to visit."

It was actually my idea to split up, but Lange was the one who suggested it to everyone. If I had told the women that we had a specific place we wanted to go, they might have suspected we were up to something indecent. Lange taking that role for me was a huge relief.

There are famous brothels and stores selling risqué goods in the capital, but of course, we’re not splitting up just to visit those places.

My goal lies elsewhere.

"Don't worry about it. I was planning to visit one of those places on my own anyway. After we stop by your shop, I’d like you two to come with me for a little while."

"………………"

So Lange really was planning to go to one of those places...

Well, it would be rude to have them accompany me on my errand without returning the favor. I guess I have no choice. Not that I’m interested in those places at all. No way. Of course not.
That said, I won’t be stepping into a brothel, no matter what.

"So this is the shop, huh? It really is on a different level compared to the high-end stores in Al-Flare."

"This is the most famous shop in the capital, meaning it’s the most famous shop in the entire country. Of course, it’s in a different league than a high-end store in a town full of rookie adventurers."

This was my true destination—this city’s most famous magic item shop. Its size, unique architectural style, and the elaborate decorations all put it on a completely different level compared to high-end stores in Al-Flare.

"There are quite a few formidable-looking guards stationed in front of the shop… Each one of them might be stronger than me."

"Hmm, even if I underestimate them, they all seem to be at least C-rank adventurer level. The capital really is full of talented people."

"That’s impressive…"

Five heavily armed guards stood at the shop’s entrance. Their equipment looked top-tier, and according to Dolph and Lange, they were all incredibly skilled.

And the customers entering the shop were all dressed in fine clothing. We were wearing slightly nicer outfits than usual, but we still seemed a bit out of place.

The "no poor people allowed" aura was strong here…

"Welcome. Do you have a letter of introduction?"

"Ah, yes. Here you go."

As I had heard beforehand, this shop required a letter of introduction just to enter. As expected of the country's most famous magic item shop.

I handed over the letter written by Ruhail, the Adventurers’ Guild Master, to the sharply dressed employee at the entrance.

After finishing negotiations at the guild yesterday, I had a brief one-on-one conversation with Ruhail and asked for the introduction. He readily agreed. Connections are invaluable.

"Tetsuya-sama, your letter has been verified. Please, come inside."

"Thank you."

After stepping into the shop, a male employee in his 30s confirmed my letter and granted us entry.

Whew… Just getting inside was a challenge.

"This is amazing."

"Yeah, I’ve never been inside such a high-class shop before."

The interior was even more extravagant than I had imagined—at least ten times more. I had been impressed when I first saw Ruhail’s office, but this place was on another level.

The spacious shop had extravagant decorations scattered throughout, and sparkling chandeliers hung from the ceiling. There were even guards stationed inside. Each product was displayed individually in transparent cases.
To be honest, this place was on a whole different level compared to my own shop...

"Right this way, please."

A staff member led us to the product specified in the introduction letter. It seemed that each group of customers had a dedicated attendant. This shop really was incredible…

Following the attendant’s guidance, we arrived at our target product.

"This is our store’s pride and joy—the Full Potion, a complete recovery medicine."

Yes, this was the reason I came here—the Full Potion, a perfect healing elixir.
With this, even Lilia’s lost left arm could be restored.