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EDIT: Minor grammatical corrections to this and the previous chapter.
Lon'qu
C RANK
Lon'qu: Merchant.
Anna: Uh. Hello to you too, grumpy sword guy.
Lon'qu: …
Anna: Don't give me that look. It was a joke.
Lon'qu: I fail to see the humor.
Anna: (I bet you couldn't see it if it bit you in the nose.)
Lon'qu: Hm?
Anna: Nothing! Do you need something?
Lon'qu: Yes. I understand you're good at finding just about anything.
Anna: I wouldn't say anything, but most things, yeah. Why? You looking for a new sword or some hair gel?
Lon'qu: An old sword.
Anna: Okay. Do you have a description?
Lon'qu: Everything is on this paper.
Anna: Cross guard… red gem… Mhm. This should be enough. I'll check with some contacts and see if I can find it.
Lon'qu: Good.
Anna: Hey, wait! Lon'qu! We didn't talk price!
B RANK
Anna: Hey, Qu.
Lon'qu: I- What did you just say?
Anna: What, you don't like nicknames?
Lon'qu: Never use it again.
Anna: Heh… oookay then.
Anyway. I found your sword. Er, a piece of it.
Lon'qu: A… piece?
Anna: Yeah. I found the hilt, it's on it's way and I expect that payment by the way, but I haven't seen the blade yet.
Lon'qu: Fie!
Anna: Hey my prices are reasonable.
Lon'qu: Not that, woman. I didn't think the fool would actually split it up.
Anna: First off, names Anna, not woman or merchant, use it.
Lon'qu: Urgh.
Anna: And secondly, who's a fool?
Lon'qu: …
Anna: Lon'qu? Hey! YOOHOO!
Lon'qu: …My father. The sword belonged to our family.
Anna: Well I figured that out when my contact said your name is on the hilt.
Lon'qu: It… is?
Anna: Yeah. A bunch of other names too.
Lon'qu: …
Anna: And he's off again.
Next time I'm setting up a trap door. I'm getting payed whether he wants to or not!
A RANK
Lon'qu: Anna.
Anna: Spikey hair!
Lon'qu: I'm going to pretend you didn't say that.
Anna: Stick in the mud. Here to pick up the hilt?
Lon'qu: Yes. Have you heard anything else about the blade?
Anna: Nope. Trail goes cold in Ylisse. I'll keep looking though.
The hilt's in my shop. Just follow me.
Lon'qu: This shop is a complete mess.
Anna: I prefer chaotically organized.
And… here's your hilt!
Lon'qu: …
Anna: Uh, is there a problem?
Lon'qu: Sorry. I haven't seen this since I was a child. It's… odd to hold it again.
Anna: So why are all those names on it?
Lon'qu: They're the names of all the men in my family who wielded the sword.
We use to be a prominent family but somewhere along the way we lost our status and wealth.
It was the only thing of worth we kept for the past three generations.
Anna: Huh. So is that why you were so serious about getting it? It's the only thing your family had as a child?
Lon'qu: Partially. I'd forgotten some of the names as well and I was feeling… nostalgic.
I honestly didn't think you'd be able to find it. Father was a fool, but I didn't think he would split it up and sell it.
Anna: According to my contact he sold it for a pretty penny. Must have used it to regain some of that status.
Lon'qu: To think I looked up to him once.
Anna: It's just a sword Lon'qu.
Lon'qu: To you perhaps.
Anna: Hm… there's at least twenty names on it.
Ren'fau, Ron'li… Saber, Jesse and Kamui?
Lon'qu: Apparently all three of them worked on the sword. I'm not sure which was actually the first in my family to own it.
Anna: Huh. Well, I'll let you know if the blade shows up.
Lon'qu: Thank you, Anna. I'll leave you to your- Agh!
Anna: Oops! Forgot to pick that stuff up. Here.
Lon'qu: Have you never heard of shelves?
Anna: Yeah, never needed them though.
Lon'qu: Apparently- !?
Anna: Oh, right. You don't like women touching you. Sorry.
Lon'qu: I can't believe it…
Anna: I said sorry… Oh.
Lon'qu: The blade! You had it all this time?
Anna: That would explain why I haven't been able to find it.
My contact said the buyer looked like me, but I thought it was one of my sisters.
Oh, gods. I bought all those messenger birds too.
Lon'qu: How much?
Anna: The birds? almost three hundred gold-
Lon'qu: The blade, woman! The blade!
Anna: Oh. I think I picked that up in Ferox, for… um…
Lon'qu: More than I could hope to afford?
Anna: Two thousand gold, yes.
Lon'qu: Damn!
Anna: …
UGH!
Lon'qu: What was that for?
Anna: Nothing… *sigh* Just take it.
Lon'qu: I can't do that. You deserve some kind of payment.
Anna: Lon'qu.
Lon'qu: Anything you desire, I will do it.
Anna: Hm…
Lon'qu: I can even pay in installments if you prefer.
Anna: No. I have a better idea. You can be my shop's body guard. For say… two years?
Lon'qu: I'll even clean up this mess for you.
Anna: Ooh. Deal!
S RANK
Anna: If you ever try something like that again you'll have a nice long talk with my guard here.
Lon'qu: Long? Not likely.
Ruffian: Agh! You're insane lady!
Anna: Pff. What's insane is thinkng that grabbing like that was going to get you a date.
Lon'qu: Run. Now.
Ruffian: *incomprehensible gibbering*
Anna: Look at that dust cloud. This arrangement is working out even better than I thought.
Lon'qu: I will admit. This is actually somewhat fun.
Anna: Well would you look at that.
Lon'qu: What?
Anna: *giggle* You're smiling.
Lon'qu: No I'm not.
Anna: Well not now, sourpuss.
Lon'qu: Heh.
Anna: There it is again. That sword's got you feeling all tingly inside, huh?
Lon'qu: …
Anna: I'm just teasing, Lon.
Lon'qu: I'm aware.
Are you sure there isn't anything else I can do to repay you, Anna?
Anna: Can't think of much else, Lon.
Just make sure you keep that sword in your family from now on.
I don't want to spend anymore money trying tk find the thing.
Lon'qu: As you wish. Here.
Anna: Wait… what?
Lon'qu: Look at the hilt.
Anna: Uh… Fen'ro, Lon'qu, A… Anna?
Is... Is this a proposal Lon?
Lon'qu: Yes. You're a beautiful and intelligent woman, Anna.
And more kind and generous than you'd ever let anyone believe.
Will you marry me?
Anna: A sword worth several thousand gold. And here I kept thinking a coin pouch was the most romantic thing in the world.
Lon'qu: Uh… is that a yes?
Anna: You bet it is!
Lon'qu: Thank you Anna. I swear I'll make you happy.
Anna: Store's closed everyone! We've got a wedding to plan!
Robin: Wait, what? But I'm picking up-
Lon'qu: Out!
Robin: Eep!
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Sorry. I'll stop now.
Next up is Stahl or Sully, whichever I finish first.