Who Says I’m Not a Legitimate Adventurer?

Lance roughly estimated the maintenance cost in his mind—around twenty-something copper coins at best, but that was only under ideal conditions.

The real expense was that battered shield.

After two full days of high-intensity impacts, the originally smooth shield surface now had several obvious dents, and the strap on the back used for gripping had suffered severe tearing at the connection points.

When Lance brought these two items into the armor shop, he had estimated the repair cost to be around thirty-something copper coins.

But reality was clearly harsher than his budget.

“This needs to be reheated in the furnace and hammered flat where it’s dented.”

The burly blacksmith, looking at it as if it were scrap metal, gave his professional assessment.

“And this strap is completely ruined. You’ll need two new high-toughness monster leather straps riveted on, or next time in battle, this shield will fly right out of your hand.”

After calculating the entire process, the shield repair alone came to a hefty 50 copper coins.