After that, Ard left the alley with Claudia and Mirea to head toward Reese's merchant wagon, which was still in the square. But they had only walked a few steps when,
"Ard!"
Ard saw Alicia, Milia, Beatrice, Patricia, and Rosalind approaching him, with Geoffrey and Ainsley following behind them. Alicia immediately handed Ard a pair of long daggers.
"Huh... what are these?" Ard asked.
"The merchant said they were for you. He left them with me," Alicia answered.
Ard took both long daggers. He pulled them from their scabbards; the daggers were made of mithril and bore a "V" brand, the blacksmith's trade mark, on the end of the blades.
"These two daggers... they're the same as the ones Reese gave me in my second life, as a sign that I had completed his martial arts training... hahahaha... what a funny irony," Ard muttered in his head with a smile.
