After that, we had Alekthia handle the Lament of the Lost Dragon, while we quickly rushed to Lanya's shop, hoping that she hadn't skipped town.

Sure enough, that guy was still in the shop, but compared to the last time we were here, the place was much emptier.

"Hey, if you guys didn't show up soon, I was about to leave," Lanya said with a smile when she saw us.

"Are you in such a rush?"

"Of course, everything's been sold out."

So, the emptiness was because everything had been sold out? Business must be really booming, huh?

"Normally, we only have someone come once a week, and things sell out quickly. If you didn't need more stock this time, I wouldn't have come over. Well, it's also a good opportunity to clean out the inventory."

"I bet a lot of magic item and potion merchants must hate you."

"That's why I want to leave quickly, otherwise those guys might come to smash the shop up."

"I don't think these humanoid maids of yours are just for the service industry."

I gestured to the humanoid maids cleaning in the shop.

"Well, I'm a legitimate merchant."

I think a merchant dealing in arms can never be considered legitimate~ Like that white long-haired something...

"Alright, let's talk on the airship, it's time to close up," Lanya said, taking out a remote and pressing a button, closing the shop's doors automatically.

Damn, I want a gadget like that in my own home too!

But let's forget it, or the whole vibe will be different.

Back on the airship, I took out the other Laments of the Lost Dragon.

"Oh, so these are the Laments of the Lost Dragon, I never thought the medical school actually had these in stock."

Lanya picked one up and said.

"So, what do you plan to do with them?"

"Well, I think it's best not to use these things until it's absolutely necessary. Revealing that I have these will be like telling the enemy that I have the corpse of their kind, so let's save these for a crucial moment... I'll turn them into a potion to coat on arrows. Conveniently, I can use a crossbow."

"Alright, it is indeed simple if that's all..."

But before she could finish, I saw Oyado suddenly pull something out and place it on the table.

Five zhu Laments of the Lost Dragon... and something that looked like a dragon claw.

Hey hey hey, isn't this a dragon claw? I swear I saw the claws were all cut off earlier, where did you get this from?

"A dragon tailbone? You actually managed to get something like this," Lanya said, looking at the bone suddenly.

"A dragon tailbone?"

Is it a tail? I thought the sharp part looked like a claw.

But now that she mentioned it, the bone has a straight tip, not like a claw, it's just that with a quick glance, I mistook it for a claw.

"Wait, did you disappear earlier because..."

"I thought big brother wouldn't come back to steal these things, so I took them with me," Oyado interrupted.

Heavens, I recall you never learned any thief skills, how did you figure it out on your own? This is not acceptable, displaying thief-like behavior from a young age is wrong.

"Oyado, how can you call it stealing? We obtained these legally! No one said we couldn't take them; if it's allowed, then it's fair game! So, it's not stealing, it's acquiring."

"Oh, oh, oh, big brother is right!"

Oyado quickly agreed.

"Well, you siblings are really something..."

Lanya wore an expression that seemed to say there was no way around dealing with them.

"Well, processing dragon bones is no simple task, you know. It's not something that can be done overnight. Let me first turn the Dragon's Lament into a potion for you, and the dragon bones into weapons... it might take a day or two. I'll deliver them to you by then. You'll find a way to get them, right?"

Yeah, with my teleportation, it shouldn't be a problem.

"But... doesn't your class have someone from the Medical School? Why not let her do it?"

"She's already working on it."

"Then why come to me then?"

"Because you know better than anyone what kind of weapons we use, and also... by now, news of the dragons' appearances should have spread to the black market. This potion might fetch a high price, right?"

Lanya paused for a moment, then smiled.

"But this supply will run out quickly, won't it? I don't have any dragon corpses to cultivate more. It can't be mass-produced, right?"

"Well, that's not my problem."

I shrugged.

"I'm just a good person who happened to bring you a sample."

After all, each time I ask her to help us with so many things, it's fair to help each other out.

Although I always pay her properly.

"Seriously..."

Lanya shook her head.

"You're turning me, a legitimate businesswoman, into one of you."

"Is that so? I didn't know."

"Looks like I'll have to raise prices next time."

"Oh, don't!"

I smiled wryly.

"Let me rob a bank first and then we'll talk."

------------------- Robbery... no, it's time for an adventure ---------------------

Early in the morning, I was awakened by a strange noise.

Actually, it shouldn't be called strange since I was very familiar with this noise.

"Wow, how many airships are there..."

Yes, this was the unique sound of the airship's magic engine. Usually, it's quite quiet, but some people... well, they like to make the engine noise exceptionally loud, as if their brains have gone haywire.

Of course, I heard that the cost of modification was quite expensive, so perhaps Lanya and the others were making good profits from it.

"Ah, so noisy!"

I jumped out of bed and closed the window.

"These guys are really too much. I'm going to propose a noise pollution fee to the academy."

"Brother! Get up quickly!"

Next, the door was bombarded with a cannon-like voice, so I changed my clothes and opened the door.

"Make breakfast quickly! After we eat, we'll set off!"

Oyado said excitedly.

But looking at the dark circles under her eyes, she seemed to have had a rough night...

"Oyado~"

I smiled at her.

"W-What's up?"

"Didn't sleep well last night?"

"I-I did! I totally didn't stay up all night because I was excited or anything!"

"..."

Your words give you away, my dear little sister.

"Well, anyway, let's have breakfast first. What do you want to eat today, fried meat patties?"

"Yeah, meat for breakfast is always great~"