Chapter 23 – You don’t mind if I defeated it right? (1/2)

CHAPTER 23: YOU DON’T MIND IF I DEFEATED IT RIGHT?

Helen and Io, together with the two of them, I was walking on the grasslands.

My aim is the mountain cow of course. Hunt them in exchange for money. I had only hunted one head today, but that is not enough for a decent income.

「Challenging a thousand troops by himself huh」

「Yes. Half of the soldiers were left alone, but almost all of the soldiers that were able to escape were saying there had a trauma……You are not surprised huh」

「It’s because I was looking. Kakeru-san defeated a ton of monsters, how he defeated Sandros by himself. That’s why」

「Sandros. That Hell’s Emperor Sandros huh」

「Yes! That’s why I’m not surprised with a thousand men. Kakeru-san is really amazing. I thought of that though」

Behind me, was Helen and Io who were getting friendly while chatting. It’s good that they had got along immediately.

That’s good……But I can’t see any mountain cow. I have walked a lot, but there’re no signs of them appearing.

It was the same as earlier, as soon as I saw it ran away.

I don’t want to think about it but……

『I think that they are avoiding you』

Eleanor said.

「I wonder if I hunted them too much」

I thought that might be the case. Maybe in between the mountain cows, I’ve been recognized as a dangerous person.

I walked for a while, I finally saw a mountain cow, but this time there was somebody who was fighting it first.

They’re those that I saw sometime before, a mercenary band of around 10 people and all of them are wearing the same armors.

“It’s a shame, although I finally saw it”ーーWhen I thought of that, something shocking happened again.

As soon as I met eyes with the mountain cow, the mountain cow that was fighting the mercenary band turns around and runs away.

As soon at it saw me, it ignored the enemy in front of it and ran away.

………This wouldn’t work.

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Returning to the town, together with Helen and Io, we came to the Andreu Merchant Company.

I told Andreu what happened earlier.

「Well well……」

Andreu wiped the sweat off his forehead with a handkerchief, and made a subtle expression.

「Maybe it’s true that if Yuuki-sama hunted them too much, then it’s too much. Even only in the past few days, you alone were working in a few hundred people’s pace」

「If that is true, hunting mountain cows will be impossible for a while」

「Yes」

「Then, is there any other way to earn? One that has good income」

「Please wait……」

Andreu thought about it seriously.

After thinking for a while, he raised his head and looked at Io who was behind me.

「If I am correct, you are C-Ranker Io Akos right. The one whose specialty is Lightning Magic」

「Yes」

Io nodded, from her voice she seemed troubled.

“Why is he asking me”, it was that kind of reaction.

「In a party with Yuuki-sama?」

「Yes」

「If there is a Lightning Magic user……Then there will something that would probably have good income」

「Say it clearly」

「It’s because it a job that is very dangerous」

「Let me hear it first」

「Yes. It is mining Orycudite」

Mining? It has -dite on its end so it’s some kind of an ore.

It doesn’t sound dangerous the way he’s saying it, but I heard Io who was behind me stop her breath.

「Andreu-san, that is something too much……」

「I know that. But Yuuki-sama was saying a  “good income”」

「Well that’s true……」

Io looked at me with a complicated expression.