My Guardian System: The Trader

Before his figure disappeared into the corner, she hastily pursued him. The two of them arrived at the main road where the carriage was waiting.

"Welcome back both of you."

Sister Ann and Meir greeted them.

"Thank you!" Said Hope with a bright smile.

Jem slightly nodded his head before he bid farewell to them. Hope and Meir frowned. They wanted to say their gratitude one last time, however. He was already walking away without looking back.

He needed to find an Inn or hotel before the night came.

They were staring at his back until his figure disappeared at the last building in the distance.

Just then, the carriage in which Hope and the others rode started running in the opposite direction.

Even until now, Hope could not understand how Jem beat the level 2 rebel along with his companions; Meir was also wondering about it.

"Isn't he a strong and charming boy? Fufu," said Sister Ann.

Hope looked away, hiding the expression on her face, while Meir replied: "Indeed, but charming? I don't think so." Honestly, she felt Jem was very mysterious. His strength wasn't ordinary. Beating a higher-level opponent was just too inconceivable. And since he wasn't an outspoken person, it's hard to identify his personality.

But since he saved them two times already, she could not feel bad towards him. However, the lack of conversation was limiting her understanding of Jem's personality.

At that moment, "I-I think he's a good person."

They heard Hope say it in a stammering voice.

"....."

Meir stared at her doubtfully.

After parting with the others, Jem found himself walking on the roadside.

There were plenty of people walking along the street around him. It seemed like he arrived at the market area.

He looked around him. There were stalls and shops on the opposite side of the street.

After a few minutes of walking along the road, he finally stopped in front of a clothing shop. 

He needed to buy new clothes. The brown leather jacket he was wearing was an item from the Trader's Shop. He unlocked it after trading quite a ton of leathers from the skins of the beasts that he killed in the labyrinth.

After so long of practice, one day, he learned Wendy's spell that let him use his ex-energy to clean the dirt.

He avoided getting a bad smell because of it and maintained his clothes clean till now. It was a very convenient skill to have. He would have long died of infection or any hygiene-related disease if it wasn't because of it.

Regardless, he needed extra clothes.

Jem observed first if it was okay to enter the clothing shop without an ID. When he first arrived at Seaside City, he failed to enter the store because of it.

Jem left most of his stuff inside his private room in the Frontline. So, he had nothing like an ID now. He was back to square one, unfortunately.

Compared to that store in Seaside City, the shop in front of him was smaller.

He noticed something while he was observing it. No person was guarding the entrance. In that store in Seaside City, a person was guarding the entrance. That person was responsible for checking every person's ID who wished to enter the store.

Nonetheless, it would be his first time entering a store like this one. It was different to the trading shop a while ago.

Perhaps noticing his hesitation, the trader suddenly says,

<What was there for the host to be so hesitant about?>

<Host already overcame a big trial in host's life.>

<Compared to it, entering a store is nothing.>

It looks like the trader was cheering for him to step forward.

'Y-you're right.'

After saying it, he stoned himself and stepped inside.

When Jem entered the clothing store, "Good day, sir!" A young girl greeted him with a smile.

Although he was slightly surprised when he heard it, his surprise never revealed on his face.

Just looking at her uniform, he could guess that the person in front of him was one of the shop attendants.

As usual, there was only his poker face. Although the girl was smiling, he noticed it wasn't a sincere smile. It must be part of their job to greet their customers with a smile at all times.

Though, he wasn't bothered by it.

"I want to purchase new clothes." He said in a calm voice without bothering himself in greeting back.

"Uhm, what kind of clothes are you looking for, sir?"

"Casual ones."

"Okay, please follow me!"

She brought him to one corner of the shop where he could see various styles of clothes. 

Jem did not choose longer. He picked a white t-shirt with a black x print at the front. He also picked a black t-shirt with a white X print at the back.

He picked them without thinking much. They looked simple, so he decided on the spot. Also, he would be using them under his jacket anyway. His jacket has 5 percent resistance against physical attacks. So he needed to wear it, especially when he was roaming outdoors.

Jem decided to buy pants as well. Perhaps because of her professionalism in her job, she asked him to try them in a dressing room to see if they were a good fit for him. She probably noticed him blankly staring at those two pants, wondering if they could fit him.

The girl attendant guided him in the dressing room. He did not know there was something like that. Jem wanted to mock himself for being so ignorant of the world.

Regardless, he sensed her presence outside the dressing room. Although it made him a little uncomfortable, it didn't bother him that much.

A minute later, he came out of the dressing room and told the attendant girl he would be buying the two pants along with the t-shirts.

"Is that all you want, sir?"

The girl attendant asked him.

"Mhm!" Jem nodded.

"I see. You can proceed to the counter for the payment," said the girl attendant.

A moment later,

"5 silver coins in total, sir," said the female at the counter.

'The heck!'

Jem cursed deep inside when he learned the total price for all of them.

"Uhm, why are they so expensive?"

"The t-shirts are limited editions, sir. There are only 10 of them around the world. And they were made of high-quality fabric from the Western Kingdom."

"......"