Re: Zero, The Witch and the Sage

Part 14: Setting up the stage

To the frost that is

Kadamon was a bit shocked at his statement but still looked a bit reluctant

Subaru wondered if he should start becoming more aggressive but before he could do so, Kadamon spoke

"....Jezz you don't need to exaggerate it...How much do you need?"

Subaru didn't really understand the concept of money yet, when he was dealing with felt, the thought of 40 golden coins sent her drooling so gold coins must be the highest currency here

With this in mind...

"About ten golden coins is enough"

"Ten golden coins?! are you crazy boy?! That much money is enough to provide three meals to my family for a whole week!"

"Crap...."

Subaru blundered once again,  but he knew that he could still recover from this so...

"Ahahahaah! I'm just playing with you man! you don't have to take the joke so seriously"

"....Thank god it is, you need to work on your sense of humor man"

"Yeah...so, time to be serious...I humbly ask you if I could have.....five-"

As Subaru was about to continue, He saw the fire and the rage in Kadomon's eyes

'W-Woah...He'll kill me if I stay with that!' Subaru thought

"....two....golden coins?"

Kadamon still looked pissed but after a while, he let out a sigh and said

"....Fine...this is basically all of my earnings this day but whatever"

Saying this, he reached out to Subaru and gave him two golden coins

"Woah wait a minute...this is your entire earnings?"

"For this day, yeah"

Subaru felt a bit guilty but

"Thank you....so much"

He performed a dogeza once more in front of him, He was truly grateful to Kadamon. In all of the loops that Subaru had been through, he was the one that he turned to in order to gain information or to seek out help

"I'll repay you one day...I swear it"

Subaru said

Kadamon was a bit taken back at the sudden seriousness of his tone and the look of his eyes

"We're now even, so you don't need to pay for nothing anymore"

"Still...I'm grateful!"

"Yeah Yeah! Now could you stop kneeling in front of my shop and just get outta here?!"

His usual attitude to Subaru returned once more, that was the same attitude that he showed to him at his first loop so he was pretty happy to see it

"Yeah....I'll see you"

"Live strong kid"

After saying their farewells, Subaru quickly ran up to his next destination

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"Guaaaaaards!!!"

An ear-splitting scream could be heard at one of the back alleys of the kingdom, the scream was so loud that the nearby birds flew away and the people in the main road were surprised at the oud shout

In the alley was a Subaru and he was once again with the familiar trio

"Woah hold on! You just saw us and you already screamed?! We haven't even said anything to you yet!"