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Chapter 182- Forgotten Armoury (Part 2)

The woman stared at Arthur silently for a few seconds with the sword still aimed at his neck as if she were contemplating whether to slice his head off or not. Arthur remained motionless, not daring to make any sudden moves.

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'I don't really want to die now, that will be really inconvenient.' Arthur thought to himself as he kept eye contact with the lady. 'I don't want to lose my items and levels because of such a stupid mistake. I swear I didn't mean to anger this woman!'

The situation was all his mistake and he had to admit it. If he died now then there was no one to blame but himself for being nosy and too curious for his own good. However, if there was a chance he would be spared, then Arthur was ready to do everything he can do to get that chance.

"You're looking for new armor?" The woman asked as she looked down at Arthur's body. The current armor he was wearing looked battered and old, with dents and cracks. It didn't seem like it could hold on for any longer with all the damage it sustained.

'... He doesn't seem like he's lying.' The woman thought to herself as she exhaled a small breath and slowly retracted her sword from Arthur's neck. "You're lucky I couldn't smell any lies on you."

"Am I spared?" He asked.

"For now." The woman replied.

Hearing that, Arthur exhaled a long breath of relief. He felt quite delighted that he dodged such a dangerous situation. 'This lady is no joke... That speed is insane. I couldn't even see her pull the sword out.'

Arthur was quite confident in his own agility and reaction speed as he had almost 50 points in it so he was quite fast. But, compared to this seemingly normal lady, he was moving like a turtle.

"Thank you for sparing me. I'm really grateful."

"Don't bother. I was simply being cautious. I wasn't going to kill you either way. I don't kill children." The woman replied.

"Oh, hahaha, of course you won't kill chi-" Arthur wanted to laugh awkwardly, only to get cut off again by the woman.

"Unless there is a good reason to do that."

"..."

"Now, tell me who you are and where are you from?" She said as she turned around and walked toward her carriage. "Follow me."

"..." Arthur stared at the woman for a second before he looked over his shoulder. 'There is really no point in running now. If she wants, she could easily catch me and kill me. Oh well...'

Deciding on his next move, Arthur started moving after the woman.

The woman took the armor and stared at it, inspecting it thoroughly with her eyes. A few seconds of silence passed like that. Arthur noticed how interested Merry was in the piece of armor as she kept looking at it.

"Is something wrong?"

"... This armor. Where did you get it from?"

"Huh? Why do you ask?"

"The material this armor is made of... I haven't seen it in a while. 'Dragon Realm Obsidian'..." She muttered. "This is quite the rare piece of work you have here, kid."

'I haven't seen this obsidian in decades, where did he find it I wonder.'

'So she knows about the Dragon Realm Obsidian. Well, I can't tell her where I got it either.'

"Sorry, but I cannot disclose that." Arthur shook his head. "I hope you understand."

Merry nodded her head faintly. "Well, that is no problem. But, this thing is certainly something rare. I don't think you should get rid of this armor, Arthur."

"Huh? Then what am I supposed to do with it? It's a piece of scrap now." Arthur raised an eyebrow.

The woman thought for a moment as she looked at the armor before she shifted her gaze to Arthur. "Follow me."

After saying that, the woman walked to her carriage door from the back and pulled a huge key out of her pocket. The key looked almost comical with how ridiculous it was. Putting it in the socket, she twisted it slightly until it clicked.

Then, what happened simply blew Arthur's mind away.

*Click*

As if the carriage gained sentience, it suddenly started moving on its own, making clicking noises as gears moved inside of it. The closed door slowly opened on its own while the walls of the carriage shifted in real-time. Arthur watched the scene with a stunned look on his face.

The walls slowly tilted out and the ceiling of the carriage expanded even further, creating even larger space in the carriage. Then, a set of stairs descended to the ground, leading to the now elevated platform.

The carriage had transformed into a shop.

A//N: Don't forget to give the book some golden tickets for good luck! :3