V2C36 (1/2)

(036) Bear Dismantling

Translator: Tseirp

In this town, the gambling parlours and shops were housed in the center, to the west was the residential areas and further west were the fields and farms within the city, to the east were workshops like the blacksmiths, the Adventurers Guild was also housed there and the labyrinth was even further east.

The difficulty level of the labyrinth in this town is below medium. Looks like at our current strength, we can easily clear it.

Advancing toward the east, the jobs of the people coming and going leaned toward those who fight for a living like Apprentice Swordsmen or Archers and the people with jobs like Blacksmith and Apprentice Alchemist increased.

「Job Appraisal」 is convenient when we arrive in a new town because I can understand the features of the districts when I use it.

” … Oh?”

Looking at the man dressed affluently who passed us by, I looked back.

That man’s job was unexpected.

“Did something happen?”

“No, that man just now, his job was Philanderer … I was thinking that there are people who become Philanderers for the fun of it after all.”

Although it’s strange for a person like me who remain as Jobless even though I don’t like it to say that.

Looking at that Philanderer’s wealthy appearance, I wondered if being a Philanderer is a profitable business.

“He’s probably heading toward the gambling parlours.”

“Gambling parlours?”

“The luck stat of a Philanderer is higher than the other jobs. Typically, money is required to change your job at the temple so people who enjoy going to gambling parlours don’t change their jobs for it but rich people like him do so and challenge the gambling parlours. In the first place, only wealthy people are able to become Philanderers.”

Ah, it’s a job that comes from leveling up Commoner but there’s a need to pay high taxes when a person is still a Commoner.

So it’s the reasoning that only wealthy people are able to pay the high taxes.

Commoners are unfit for battle so money is required to hire people to power level them as well.

“But then again, it’s a myth that people with high luck stats will profit in the gambling parlour.”

“I’d guess so. It might somewhat come in handy but it’s set up such that the bookmaker wins most of the time anyway.”

In Japan, you might be able to win in games controlled by computers like the pachislots or pachinko if your luck is good but for games like roulette or cards that uses dice, it is dependent on the bookmaker’s technique.

If that’s the case, you can no longer compete using luck.

“Oh, I’ll get some fruit juices. Auntie, 2 cups please.”

I found the drink releasing the sweet fragrance so I paid 14 sense and purchased 2 cups.

She scooped it out of a barrel, poured it into porcelain cups and passed them to us. So the high price is due to the porcelain.

It seems like the price would be 2 sense if we brought our own cups so the porcelain is 5 sense huh.

“Here, Haru’s share.”

“Thank you very much, master.”

The 2 of us drank while walking. It was a juice similar to lemonade. Honey was mixed in instead of sugar so it was quite easy to drink.

After we’ve finished, I placed the porcelains in my item bag.

Then, we arrived at the Adventurers Guild.

It was a building with the sword and shield sign hung above and a shut door different from the one in Florence.

Upon opening the door … the first thing that enters my nose was the smell of alcohol.

And then, I only had one comment. It’s exactly like a tavern.

No, the guild is most likely actually juxtaposed with a tavern. Looking at the woman carrying alcohol from across the hallway, I sighed.

It’s a place that I won’t get accustomed to.

It’s still daytime but they are already drinking alcohol.

It’s completely a gag if I say it myself but even so, I’m still going to say it.

… Go to work, you lot.

Well, there might be some here who have already finished their work.

There was a counter at the back so we headed there.

There was a man behind the counter looking through documents but he looked up when we approached and far from a business smile, he glared at us and spoke.

“I’ve not seen your faces before but is there something you want?”

“On our way here we hunted brown bears. We want to dismantle the bodies but may we borrow a place to do so?”

“The body is outside huh … there’s a vacant lot at the back. You can use it freely … incidentally, how many brown bears did you hunt?”

“10.”

“I see … do you have the dismantling skill?”

“Yes.”

“Have you experienced dismantling brown bears?”

“I dismantled 1 on the way here but it’s my first time.”

Why did he ask such a question?