Chapter 017: Lots of Meat n Money

Re-Translated by Gumihou

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The next day, Fer and I set out for the Adventurer’s Guild.

I went to the counter and saw the ossan from yesterday, “Ah, good morning.”

“Ou, I got them. There’s quite a lot so I left them at the warehouse. Come with me.”

Fer and I trailed after the ossan. [6] When he opened the warehouse door, I gaped at the meat mountain before me. “Here’s the meat you requested for.”

Ohhh, oohh, no matter how much Fer eats, it should at least last me a couple of months, right?

I quickly stuffed the meat mountain into my [Item Box].

“I had thought of this yesterday, but, your [Item Box] has quite the capacity, huh?” [5]

[6] “Ahahaha,” I laughed awkwardly. Yesterday, the importance of having meat out-weighed my sense of self-preservation. [2] Which was why I dared to take out all those monsters at this Guild. Also, I won’t be coming to this Guild or see this ossan anymore so there’s no need to hold back.

Especially since I plan to leave town today, or tomorrow at the latest.

Staying too long in one place is not good for my mental health or safety.

“I’ve also calculated your payment,” [5] the ossan dropped a heavy bag in front of me.

[6] “Eh?”

“Let’s see, Orcs are valued for their meat and testicles. The market value of Orc testes are 2 gold and 5 silver coins per pair. Red Boar’s valuable materials include hide and tusks. The most valuable part of Cockatrice is their meat and feathers. Unfortunately, the feathers are a bit damaged so that lowers their value a bit.”

[6] “Er, testicles?”

[4] “Ou! Orc’s testicles are one of the raw ingredients for enhancing one’s might and strength. A pair of balls guarantees a son so it’s very popular with noblemen. That’s why it’s so costly.”

[6] “Ah,”

[4] “Black Serpents and Red Boars are valued for their leather. Which could be made into shoes, bags, and belts. [1] Cockatrice feathers could be stuffed into pillows whereas Giant Dodo feathers are made into high-quality feather beddings. Rock Bird’s feathers and beak are often made into arrows with decent piercing attributes and could also be imbued with Wind Magic. Very popular with archers.

Giant Deer’s horns, Giant Dodo’s beak and Murder Grizzly’s claws could be made into magical items in the form of bracelets, necklaces or rings. The leather from Giant Deer and Murder Grizzly could be made into armour. You have an A Rank Black Serpent too. Their poison sacs, liver, fangs and eyeballs are valuable as materials for making wands or staff or for potions. A Murder Grizzly’s liver could be made into a precious tonic.

Finally, there are the magic stones. Not all B Rank monsters have them, but A Rank monsters will always have magic stones. It’s only a question of whether they’re large or small. Naturally, the bulk of the money came from these.”

I was reeling back from all this information. All I had intended was to get Fer to catch his own meat. To think that there would be so many useful and sellable parts…

“The total value of everything you brought to us, minus the meat, is 204g4s coins. A deduction of 2g4s coins for the dismantling cost. This cost has been discounted since you brought us so many high ranking monsters. So, in the end, you get 202 gold coins. I understand that 202 pieces of gold are a lot to carry around so most people prefer white gold or large gold coins. If you want those, I’m afraid you’ll have to wait for a bit.”

“N-no, gold coins are good,” I declined. After shopping around the market places, I never saw anyone exchange large or white gold coins. Even things sold for more than 10 gold are not paid with large gold coins. So, it’s still better to have regular gold coins. [5]

Even so, I just received 202 gold coins!

Except… I really did nothing to receive these coins. [1] It’s all Fer’s effort. [5]

Maybe I should treat him to some otherworld meat later?

“Aa, that’s right. Someone asked me to verify with you, but I think your familiar’s a Fenrir, right?”

We both glanced at Fer, who was yawning out of boredom in one corner. [5]

“Ye-es?”

“Hm, I thought so, but there are some people who thought that he might be a Great Wolf.” [5] said the ossan. “I guess that’s not surprising since a Great Wolf is as large as a Fenrir but with grey fur. However Great Wolves are only A Rank creatures despite their similar looks.” [5]

[6] “Ahahaha…”

There’s a gleam of understanding in the ossan’s eyes. Still, I’m glad when he left it at that.

After collecting both meat and money, I crossed the threshold of the Guild under the heavy eyes of all the other Adventurers once again.

[6] That’s it, I’ve had enough. “Fer, I’ve done all I want to do in this city. Shall we set out?”

“I don’t care what your plans are as long as I have my three meals a day.”

Ah, is that so? “Then, shall we leave?”

Just like that, we left the Town of Faliel.

[Gumihou: Finally!]

[1] Structural Change: Combine 2 paragraphs

[2] Structural Change: Combine 3 paragraphs

[3] Structural Change: Combine paragraph & dialogue

[4] Structural Change: Change passive sentence to dialogue 

[5] Delete Repetitive or Pointless Information

[6] Additional Information for Aesthetic Purpose

[7] Add Dialogue Tag

[8] Reworded or adjusted style of writing – pretty much… a lot