Chapter 80 (1/2)

Volume 1

Chapter 81

Ch 81 — Soap, Shampoo and Conditioner

Next day I went to the Adventurers Guild to collect the Bloody Horn Bull meat and the Black Serpent’s meat and skin .

Johan-ojisan came out when I announced myself at the Guild’s purchase counter and I followed him along with Fer into the warehouse, a place I had become familiar with . Sui was in her new bag as usual . It seems that she found this bag  quite comfortable .

“Well, the Guild Master hasn’t come back yet, he’s still talking ’bout the Mithril Lizard thing with Count Langridge-dono so I can’t help ya with that . ” Johan-ojisan shrugged . “I can sort out the Bloody Horn Bull subjugation reward right now . ”

If the Guild Master was still in discussions with the Count that sounded like it was going to be a problem . Higher-ups and nobles are always trouble . I listened carefully as Johan-ojisan started explaining the payments he was making today .

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“First of all, there are 324 gold coins for the subjugation itself . Then there’s the purchases — we’re buying the Bloody Horn Bull horns, that’s two horns each for 58 monsters at one and a half gold coins per horn, making a total of 174 gold coins . Then there are 57 skins since ya kept one, ummm they’re eight gold coins each so that’s 456 gold coins . You’re lettin’ us buy half the meat this time round, ten gold coins for each monster carcass so that makes 290 gold coins . ” Johan-ojisan scatched his bald head . “And I’m forgettin’ something . . . ah . That other Black Serpent you brought it, you’re keeping the meat and skin but the poison sacs, liver, fangs, eyeballs and its mana stone are worth 79 gold coins . That’s a grand total of 1323 total gold coins . ”

Bloody Horn Bull horns are used to make magical tools and it seems the leather is popular as a material for bags and shoes . Coincidentally, there was a bag made from Bloody Horn Bull leather in Lambert-san’s shop . The meat is a bit high-priced but it’s still popular and always in demand . Selling this many Bloody Horn Bulls at one time wasn’t going to depress the market and hence reduce the price paid by the Guild .

“The Guild here has been making big profits since you came to town, kiddo . ” Johan-ojisan looked sad though . Why? “Problem is,” he continued, “we’ve got a cash flow problem, paying out so much to you in one lump is a stretch . If you could just wait for a few days . . . ” My face fell . I’m sorry, I’m causing you problems, I’m sorry . Of course I’ll wait . . .

Johan-ojisan suddenly grinned . “Just kidding, sonny . We can pay you right now . ”

Thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, Johan-ojisan dropped five heavy cloth sacks on the work table .

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“There’s 300 gold coins in each big bag and another 123 coins in this little one . ” He tapped a smaller sack to the left of the four big ones . 1323 gold coins . . . . . . .

The money we’re earning is just incredible . Well, the money Fer’s earning is incredible, I should say . Of course we’ve still to receive the money from the Mithril Lizard subjugation as well .

“Oh, yes, there was a message from the Guild Master . ” Johan-ojisan said . “The disassembly cost for the monsters you sell to the Guild here is still free since you’re selling us so much, sonny . Anything you catch while you’re staying in this city counts . ”

So they still won’t charge for dismantling? Great, but right now we have plenty of meat and there’s no need for Fer to go hunting right now . Fer’s been complaining about a lack of exercise though and if he does go off and hunt something then I’ll happily sell it to the Guild, minus the meat of course .

“Now that’s out of the way, here’s the Bloody Horn Bull meat and Black Serpent meat and leather you wanted to keep . ” I got the meat of 27 Bloody Horn Bulls and the meat and skin of the Black Serpent from Johan-ojisan and put it all in the Item Box . That was a lot of meat . I mean, really a lot of meat . A mountain of meat .