Ryoma and the Second Shop

***Ryoma and the Second Shop*** is the sixteenth episode of the By the Grace of the Gods (anime).

## Summary

Ryoma hunts a Smash Boar, and after he does, Callum arrives at Lenaf with Tony, Caulkin, Lobelia, and new hires to help open the second shop. Sometime after it opens, Ryoma returns to Gimul where he meets with Serge to talk about the Magical Item Market he plans on visiting.

## Plot

A couple of adventurers chased by a Smash Boar run toward Ryoma, who uses a bow to fire off three arrows against it, but its hide is too thick to pierce through. So, using a magically enhanced punch, Ryoma defeats the Smash Boar. The two adventurers thank Ryoma for what he did, but also inform him of their wounded comrade; hence Ryoma offers to heal the person, and the adventurers agree to the offer.

As the adventurers go and fetch their wounded comrade, Ryoma uses his Bloody Slime to drain the Smash Boar's blood and readies a Heal Slime. Moments later, Ryoma diagnoses the wounded adventurer's injuries and has his Heal Slime heal her. In exchange for healing their wounded comrade, the adventurers give Ryoma a small pouch of money and help him carry the Smash Boar back to the Adventurer Guild. He also asks that they testify to the guild that he hunted the Smash Boar by accident and not purposely. Ryoma then introduces himself, and the adventurers introduce themselves as Lurie, Ken, and Filly.

Afterward, Miyabi scolds Ryoma for not heeding her warning about hunting the Smash Boar, but is stopped by a guild rep who asks for an explanation about the hunted monster. A full explanation is given, and Filly's group explains their side of the story just like Ryoma asked them to do. In light of the explanation, Ryoma is exonerated from any wrongdoing surrounding his hunt for the Smash Boar.

Once the Guild Rep and Filly's party had departed from the scene, Pioro had his butchers carve the Smash Boar, and they noted how it wasn't bleeding when they did. Ryoma then reveals how he exsanguinated the blood from the boar by using his Bloody Slime. Excitedly, Pioro tries to cajole Ryoma into selling him his Bloody Slime, but he refuses.

Later, Ryoma returns to Pioro's home and talks with Miyabi after he turns in the Smash Boar and Herb Collection quests to the guild. Piorio interrupts their conversation to ask Ryoma what to prepare for lunch with the Smash Boar meat. Therefore, using the ingredients offered to him by Pioro, Ryoma makes what he calls Giger Smash Boar and Boar Soup, and Pioro and Miyabi compliment both dishes. The Giger Smash Boar would later sell like hotcakes to the masses.

The following day, as Ryoma puts the finishing touches on the smaller parts of the shop, Carla, along with Caulkin, Tony, and Lobelia, arrive by carriage. Three new hires, two clerks and a cook, are introduced but not named, and within three days, with their help, the work around the second shop speeds up.

Eventually, the second shop opens up, and Ryoma writes a letter to Elia about it. Once the second shop is all settled, Ryoma gets ready to return to Gimul and is seen off by his second shop employees. Before leaving, Ryoma asks that Miyabi be kind to Elia when she attends the Academy in the capital.

On his way back to Gimul, Ryoma receives a reply letter from Elia via Limour Bird.

Reaching Gimul, Ryoma visits Serge to present some rare condiments to him. Thankful toward Ryoma, he notes that if Ryoma had arrived a day later, he would have missed him, since he has a weeklong business in Keleban. There a Magic Item Market was being held. Serge then demonstrates a magical item that Ryoma recognizes as a toy car and learns that life-size versions exist and races involving them are held. As Serge continues about the Magic Item Market, Ryoma's curiosity about it grows.

## Characters

* Ryoma Takebayashi
* Lurie
* Ken
* Filly
* Pioro Saionji
* Miyabi Saionji
* Carla Norad
* Tony
* Lobelia
* Carme Norad (Flashback)
* Selma (Flashback)
* Jane (Flashback)
* Maria (Flashback)
* Fina (Flashback)
* Glissela (Flashback)
* Worgan (Flashback)
* Taylor Smit (Flashback)
* Eliaria Jamil
* Elise Jamil
* Serge Morgan