Chapter 38 (2/2)

Looking back at it now, the whole thing ht have been a setup” [Berk]

So, they brew up trouble, and then he coh up soer suroup their size, though” [Ryouma]

“Yesterday they said that the sh to pay for their liquor… sir” [Finia]

So, they didn’t ardless, the guild will investigate them Rather than that…

“Next question… Froe on hunting” [Ryouma]

Besides, I’ve seen them beat cave bats and small rats

They nodded

“So why steal other’s spoils?” [Ryouured we could make more money that way” [Berk]

“At first, we also huntedtook too , it suddenly occurred to us that there are some adventurers who find it too much of a pain to bother with some monsters and would just throw their corpses away, so… We’re really sorry” [Martha] [1]

“Sorry, that was rude of me I just want to knohy you wantby? Or is there so a hard ti by, but it’s actually to pay theunexpected

“Municipal tax That’s the tax you pay to the town you’re living at, right?” [Ryou else? We have to pay it if ant to live in town” [Berk]

The municipal tax of this world covers the uards It also covers various expenses Paying it is what gives residents the right to be protected from monsters and bandits

Of course, I’ve never paid it because I lived in the forest (outside town), but I’ll probably have to pay it once I start living in town

So they actually pay their taxes, huh Oops, I shouldn’t be thinking such things Sorry, guys

“Sorry about that, I’m not particular about the taxes in town Is it that expensive? The tax in Gimuru?” [Ryouma]

“It’s 400 suits per person We’ve never lived in another town, so we don’t know if that’s expensive or not, but we have to pay it Otherwise, on’t be able to live here anymore” [Berk]

400 per person, so with the six of them that would total to 2,400 suits I could pay that anytie sum

“So how did you pay it up until now?” [Ryouma]

I don’t know if they have parents or not, but they must’ve had a way to pay that tax up until now

“We cleaned toilets” [Berk]

“You mean the latrine pits?” [Ryouovernetting stingy, until eventually, the adults in the sluet sick cleaning, so we stopped That e started doing adventurer work” [Berk]

“Ahh, I see…” [ryouy? I was never mad at them in the first place, but the etbad?” [Berk]

“I-I don’t know, but ry…” [Wist]

Oops, I made them uneasy

“Don’t worry, I’m not mad Umm… Don’t they have tax relief in Gimuru?” [Ryouma]

I know that just because you can’t pay your taxes doesn’t mean you’ll immediately be exempted from the at the mines” [Ryouma]

“Tax relief[2]? …I have heard that we can just work for free to pay the taxes if we can’t pay up, but then we’ll be given work fitting for people who can’t pay up We can’t rely on so like that And besides, we’re not the only ones troubled by the loss of the toilet jobs, so there are probably countless people working there right now

Also, they won’t hire children at the o And because of all the adults looking for a job, the employers won’t care howthey won’t break custom” [Berk]

So the problems with the latrine pits actually spread this far…

“Thanks That answers most of my questions for now” [Ryouma]

“S-Sure…” [Berk]

All 6 of them wore a confused look, as they failed to understand why I was suddenly thanking theuild was currentlythe latrine pits

When I told the properly now, they asked if I was sure

Looks like they’re planning on working seriously now

But if people start cleaning the latrine pits, the scavenger slih to eat Hmm… Well, in any case, that’s a problem for way later

[1] RAW actually says Maria, so either Martha is the typo or Maria is the typo I ith Martha for now

[2] Written in katakana, which indicates that the speaker doesn’t understand the term