12 "Lets grow Cocatris," (1/2)

It's dead. This time I thought with all my heart.

That day, as usual, I was working in the garden of the raggedy shack.

Well, everything I grow is demon, and as long as I harvest at the right time, we've had a good harvest of carrot-shaped demons such as jack-o'-lanterns and devil carrots.

Incidentally, this Devil Carrot. When you pull it out, the carrot will have arms and legs that flap around. It's kind of cute.

Lily says they're not so ferocious when they're newborn, and they're not too dangerous, so they're good for new adventurers.

We also have some killer plants that failed at first, but they're a bit of a nuisance.

They'll attack us as they grow, and even then they'll pick a fight with the neighboring pumpkin.

In the worst case, the pumpkins and the plants would get into fights and ruin the field.

And so it was that I was working hard in the field, as usual.

It was you. Who's growing demons here these days?

There was something about a group of soldiers surrounding us.

Come and join us. The Lord of our city demands your presence.

I thought, that's a dead end.

Welcome. Well, I hope you won't be too nervous about sitting in that chair.

With that said, the man sitting across the table in front of me is a man who looks like the lord of this town.

The exact age of the man sitting across the table from me is hard to tell from his appearance alone, but he's probably in his late 20s or early 30s? Surprisingly young.

”I called you here today to talk about your demon cultivation business.

Here it comes. Shit. This is definitely a pattern where you're being punished for breaking the law or something.

Or else you're going to get kicked out of town. What am I going to do?

”Actually, I need a favor from you at long last. Can't you train the cockatrice to lay an egg?

”Yes?

I couldn't help but ask him back. Coca...... what?

To tell the truth, I caught a cockatrice the other day and it is having trouble laying eggs. Normally, cockatrice eggs are usually taken from their nests. But nowadays the number of cockatrice in our region is decreasing. That's why the number of natural eggs is decreasing.

So I was wondering if you, the monster grower, could help me get these cockatrices to lay eggs too.

Well, if you caught them, wouldn't they just naturally lay eggs if you let them go?

No, no, no, not like that. For some reason, the moment the cockatrice is captured by a human, it stops laying eggs. Then they starve to death without eating any food we offer them.

Oh, I didn't know that. Would you rather die than be trapped and humiliated by your enemies?

That chicken demon was such a proud demon?

We can't do anything about it. It will be of great benefit to our region if we can produce cockatrice eggs. Of course, if you succeed, you will be paid accordingly.

”I see. By the way, why don't you say no?

”Oh, you want me to say that?

You can see the word ”black-hearted” on your face as you smile so darkly.

Yeah, I have no other choice but to take it.

And so I got the cockatrice and some money to grow it. Yay!

Just getting them to lay eggs would be a cakewalk compared to the demon cultivation we've seen so far!

By the way, I don't think about what would happen if I couldn't do it.

However, the cockatrice that I took in looked just like a chicken on earth.

There's a snake attached to its tail, and it's threatening you from the cage.

Master, what's wrong with the baby?

When I returned home, Dora-chan appeared out of the dirt and jumped on my shoulder, as if she had woken up from a nap.

A lot of things led me to raise them here. If you let her lay eggs, I win.

It's pretty abbreviated, but as long as you get to the point, you'll be fine. Even Dora is sitting on my shoulder, saying, ”I see.