A Former Police Officer Who Died And Get A Second Life!-Chapter 97: Choosing Weapons

It clearly looked like the baton Qiong Xing knew, but perhaps it had been modified in some terrifying way.

Seeing the flames that come out of the tip made him think, Oh, then maybe matches aren’t necessary anymore?

"That’s amazing. Well, I probably won’t use it for a while, so I’ll put it away."

"...I see."

Since there was no place to step, he began putting back into the bag anything that he likely wouldn’t use right away.

"I don’t need a change of clothes right now, and the money is fine too. Oh, right, Joa."

"Hmm?"

Turning back to Joa who was watching with an exasperated look, Qiong Xing pointed at the weapons scattered around.

"If there are any weapons that seem useful, please choose some."

"You... want to get hurt again? Don’t."

"Huh? No, not for me, it’s for you, Joa."

Qiong Xing had absolutely no confidence in being able to handle any of these weapons.

He had no interest in carrying something that looked more likely to injure him than anything else.

"Huh?"

"Leander and the others already have some, but you didn’t yet, right? And if there’s any armor that looks usable too..."

"There’s no way I can accept weapons this good."

Ignoring Joa’s hesitation, Qiong Xing tried to lift a nearby weapon... and failed.

It’s so heavy.

"As you can see, I can’t even lift them, so please use them, Joa. If they’re good weapons, then you’ll be able to make better use of them, right? And besides..."

"?"

"This is less for your sake and more for mine. Please use them to protect your rather unreliable mate."

"...." 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

Although Qiong Xing had no real awareness of it, everyone worried about him, so when he said to protect him with these, Joa sighed with a wry smile but began choosing anyway.

Although being convinced so easily felt a little complicated.

"Should I carry something too, I wonder?"

"Don’t. You’ll just get hurt."

"Yeah... I think so."

"...I’m not feeling down or anything.

Just... yes, just sulking a little."

"You... hmm, yeah. Something like this small knife should be fine, right?"

What Joa held out while choosing weapons was a small knife that looked usable even in daily life.

It was small enough to fit in both hands and since there were no scissors here, it wouldn’t hurt to keep it.

"That’s nice. If it’s this, it can be tucked around the waist."

"Yeah. ...I guess I’ll go with these."

What Joa chose were twin swords, but for Qiong Xing even holding one would be the limit in terms of size.

Two of them.

Joa held one in each hand and swung them around easily with a whoosh.

"That’s amazing."

"Yeah. Having this much blade and still being light is incredible."

No, that wasn’t the point, but...

Even just one that Joa called light would be a struggle for Qiong Xing.

Still, if he’d found something he was satisfied with, that was good.

He had him to pick some armor as well and decided to put the rest away.

"What do you usually do when you hunt animals, Joa?"

Since Qiong Xing had never seen him carry weapons before, he asked and felt oddly relieved when he answered that he used a bow.

If he’d said his fists, he might have laughed.

With that large build, he looked like he could beat someone to death, so even saying his fists were his weapon would have seemed fitting.

"...Ah, this."

"Hm? A magic stone?"

Magic stone? ...I see, apparently it was called a magic stone.

"So, what is a magic stone?"

"...You didn’t already know when you had it?"

Sorry.

He had it without knowing.

"Mayo’s mother... I think? Dropped it when she passed away."

When Qiong Xing explained he didn’t know, Joa finally seemed to understand.

"A magic stone is a stone filled with magical power. Basically, a lump of magic."

"Ohhh."

"......."

"......."

Ah, Joa could tell that Qiong Xing weren’t really interested in this.

After all, since Qiong Xing didn’t really understand what magical power even was, to him it was just like, huh, a rare stone.

"Umm... I see. Then since it’s a keepsake, maybe I could make something... like an ornament? With it for Mayo?"

"...Sure, why not?"

With Joa sighing as if to say do whatever you want, Qiong Xing began thinking about what would be best for Mayo to wear.

That day as well, Qiong Xing wandered around the hideout and wondering if there was anything he could do himself.

He didn’t encounter anything in particular that made him think "This is it!", so half of it felt like he was simply taking a walk.

Today, unusually, Mayo was with him too, and now that the residents had finally stopped being afraid as Mayo was wrapped around Qiong Xing’s neck without hiding.

"I wonder if there’s anything I can do too."

"Mayo~"

As he walked along while gently patting Mayo and praising him, he spotted a familiar figure ahead.

"Good morning, Hofmann."

"...Morning."

Hofmann who was originally taciturn didn’t show much change in expression, but since he properly answered whenever spoken to, Qiong Xing didn’t mind even if he looked expressionless.

On top of that, perhaps because he was a monkey beastman, Qiong Xing felt the greatest sense of familiarity with him.

"Are you heading to work now?"

When Qiong Xing asked if he could follow him, Hofmann tilted his head but agreed.

"What are you doing today?"

Hofmann who was dexterous with his hands mainly did repair work on weapons and armor and apparently would make various things if asked.

"Repairs."

It seemed that today he would be repairing armor.

Everyone had said it wasn’t something particularly fun to watch, but Qiong Xing admired how Hofmann carefully and skillfully fixed things one by one.

"It’s wonderful no matter how many times I sees it."

"......."

Even without a reply, he didn’t mind and continued watching this captivating scene.

Mayo also climbed down from his neck and peered at Hofmann’s hands.