Chapter 3 (2/2)
So it’s from a monster! Monsters have unexpectedly permeated into the daily lives here.
“Thanks, itadakimasu.”
In order to get my Guild card, I quickly ate and left the Perch.
Before going to the guild, I dropped by the street stall. I just ate breakfast, but having only bread and soup feels a bit lacking. As I thought, in the morning, a guy wants to eat a lot.
And on that note, I came to the stall where the onee-san was, but……
“It’s not open.”
Is it a bit too early? But the other stalls have all opened, so it’s weird for hers to still be closed.
As I stood looking at the empty stall dumbfounded, the uncle working at the stall next to it spoke up.
“Today that place is on break.”
Weird, Kana said to come tomorrow, yet today it’s on break.
“Why?”
“Kana-chan came early this morning. She said that since her sister’s condition is bad, she’ll be closing for a while.”
“Her sister?”
“What, are you new around here?”
“Yeah, I just arrived yesterday.”
“Then I guess it’s only natural that you don’t know.”
Saying that, the uncle began speaking as though he were recalling something. But since it seemed like a pain, I half-heartedly listened and put it all together.
In short, Kana was an adventurer, and originally it was her twin sister Mana that ran the stall.
Mana was a genius at cooking, and the one who made the sauce was also Mana. It seemed that she also gave advice about cooking to the other street stalls on numerous occasions.
But unfortunately, she got sick and was currently undergoing medical care at home.
However, that illness was extremely troublesome, and if medicine was made, she’d heal, but making the medicine required extremely expensive materials.
Using the money steadily earned by the stall, as well as the money Kana made as an adventurer, they had gathered most of the materials needed, but there was still one material that they had yet to get.
The material in question was the eye of a monster known as Ferril.
It seems that the water within that eye could become an effective medicine needed for Mana’s illness.
“Is the Ferril strong?”
If it’s expensive, then it should be rare. Which probably meant that either the monster was strong, or very rare.
“It’s a Rank 2 Star Cla.s.s monster. So even adventurers can’t carelessly go after it. And that Ferril lives in the Demon Territory. In other words, there isn’t anybody that’d be willing to go all the way there. Getting an adventurer to go there – who do you think you’re kidding!(3)”
“No kidding. So if they’re on break today, does it mean that her sister’s condition is getting worse?”
“Probably. Must be hard for them……”
“Thanks, I get the gist of it.”
For now, it’s decided what my first request will be.
In order to get my Guild card, I proceeded to go to the Adventurer’s Guild.
Unlike yesterday, when I entered the guild, there was a large crowd of people. There really were adventurer-like people, and even mages! –or so their robes seemed to insist. Other than that, there were also knight-like people around.
And within all that, the one moving the fastest was the waitress.
Weaving her way through the large men, she took orders while delivering food and retrieving empty dishes.
Her behaviour, in which she properly punished those who nonchalantly tried to touch her by stomping on their feet, was reminiscent of a highly experienced hero.
Rather, isn’t she the strongest person in here? —wait, this isn’t the time to be thinking that. I’ve gotta hurry up and pick up my Guild card and then take up the request.
“Excuse me.
“Good morning. What business do you have…..oh, you’re the gentleman who registered yesterday, right?”
“Yeah, that’s right. I’m surprised you remembered.”
The receptionist that I went to today was the one that sat next to the cat-eared girl yesterday.
Even though she only caught a glance of me when she lent the registering device, what an amazing memory. In a single day, she probably sees the faces of an incredible number of adventurers too.
“You were pretty memorable after all. It’s not often that I’m asked to lend a magic device because another receptionist’s might be broken. Not only that, but the actual cause for the malfunction was different.(4)”
“So that’s how it is. Haha, I’m a little st.u.r.dier compared to others after all. Anyhow, is the guild card ready?”
“Yes, please wait a moment.”
Saying that, the receptionist lady stood from her seat and began fis.h.i.+ng around the shelf standing behind her.
And then she came back. In her hand was a single card.
“This is Urus.h.i.+-san’s guild card.”
“Thank you~”
“Please check to make sure that it is functioning properly.”
“How do I do that?”
I’ll be troubled if I have to pour magic into it. Since I don’t know how.
“All you have to do is push the round part bulging out on the bottom left of the card.”
“This part?”
Looking carefully, I could see a small semi-circle shaped bulge on the bottom left of the card.
I tried pus.h.i.+ng it.
When I did so, faint words rose to the surface of the guild card. It was the stuff I had filled into the forms from yesterday.
Other than that, a rank was also written.
“There doesn’t seem to be any problem.”
“Yes, looks alright.”
“Then from today forward, you have officially been registered as an adventurer. We look forward to your success.”
“Oh right, I heard from the Perch, but is it true that you lend out magic instruction books here?”
“Yes, we do.”
“I’d like to borrow one.”
“Understood. This is the book.”
What was handed to me was a book made of remarkable poor quality paper. It wasn’t even properly bound. Well, I suppose that this is the limit considering that it’s something made to be lent out.
As I flipped through it to check the contents, I found that the needed subjects I required, include the method of using mana and magic, were indeed written. That being the case, I decided to borrow it.
“Thanks~. And so, I’d like to immediately take on a request.”
“Sure, what sort of quest are you looking for?”
“Is there a request to subjugate Ferril?”
“……excuse me?”
“I said, a subjugation request for Ferril.”
The receptionist lady gave a dumbfounded expression at my words. Her befuddled face was a little cute.
But, as she processed the meaning of my words, that cute face gradually became more and more stern.
“Do you want to die?”
Ohh, what a super cold voice. A chill went down my back for a moment there.
“No way.”
“Then why Ferril? That’s a rank 2 star cla.s.s monster, you know? It’s an opponent that a team with over 5 members, at least one of which has to have Rank A strength, before it can be defeated. Even for a Rank A adventurer, it’s impossible to subjugate solo. It’s an opponent accompanied by a considerable degree of danger. And you, who just only registered today, want to challenge such an opponent?”
“It’s not like the strength of an adventurer depends on what day they registered, right?”
I grinned broadly while laughing as I incited her. The reason why I purposely was trying to anger her was so that she’d hurry up and throw me aside by giving me the request.
If I went around making her worried for me, then I wouldn’t be able to take on the request. But if she thinks that it’s better if someone like me died, then it’ll be a lot easier to take it on.
“Very well. Do what you want. Currently there aren’t any subjugation requests for Ferril, but there is one request for the harvesting of its materials. Five of the Ferril claws and fangs each are required. This is the written request.”
Confirming the written request, it turned out to be a personal request. It seemed to be from some blacksmith. Both the Ferril’s claws and fangs are sharp and hard, so they’re the best for making weapons, apparently.
What I want are the eyes, so it definitely won’t conflict with those parts. It looks like there shouldn’t be a problem even if I take this request. Incidentally, the completion fee upon bringing back the materials was 50,000 chip. On top of that, the purchasing fee of those materials was 100,000 chip, it seems.
“Okay~. I’m accepting it.”
“Then please put your Guild card here. While you are doing this request, you cannot accept any other ones, so please watch out for that.”
Her words were th.o.r.n.y, but as expected of an Adventurer Guild receptionist. Her smile hasn’t collapsed.
“Thanks~”
Taking the Guild card once it finished registering the acceptance of the quest, I departed from the reception.
Perhaps having heard my conversation with the receptionist, a number of adventurers were looking at me with pitying gazes. They’re probably thinking that a newbie was trying to do some reckless things.
Well, I can’t be bothered worrying about acknowledging every single person, so let’s hurry up and set off. I’ve gotta quickly prepare and depart.
I left the guild and returned to the inn.
Translator Notes
^物拾いじゃないし、落し物でもないし…… = it’s hard to TL, and I’m not entirely sure either, but I believe Touka is wondering why they’re bothering him for money even though they haven’t picked anything up (that Touka had dropped, perhaps?) nor have they dropped anything (of their own that they’d be looking for by bothering him)
^ルルスー = literally sounded out as “Rurusuu”, but for now I’ll call it “Luruth”
^冒険者が聞いて呆れるぜ = literal meaning would be that if an adventurer heard that, they’d pretty much say ‘aw, h.e.l.l no!’ – I tried rewording it to sound better in English
^She means that the reason the device malfunctioned wasn’t because it was broken, but because it couldn’t pierce Touka’s skin to obtain blood
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