Chapter 6: Tenant, Once Again
Chapter 6: Tenant, Once Again
It’s great that we’ve made it back to the surface, but as expected, we’ve already been grabbed by the Adventurer’s guild.
It looked like the dungeon guards were told about us beforehand, and we were stopped as soon as we got out. They then contacted the Adventurer’s guild, and we were brought back with the guild employees who came to retrieve us. They rushed us back and straight into a meeting with the guildmaster. All of us, including my familiars, were forced into the guildmaster’s room.
“The fact that you came out of there means that you’ve conquered the dungeon, right?” Nadiya asked with a grin.
“Yeah, well...”
“Okay! Well then, hurry up and show me what you got out of the dungeon! Oh, but this place is probably too small. We’re going to the storehouse!” Nadiya said as she got up, positively exuding excitement and happiness.
I wasted no time in stopping her. “W-Wait a second! Of course I plan to sell the drops to you, but there’s so many not even I know what I have. It’s the same for you too, right Elrand?”
“Yes. With that much, not even I can remember it all.”
I tried to keep an inventory in my head up to a certain point, but there was just way too much stuff, so I gave up halfway through and just started throwing everything into my Item Box. I figured Elrand was the same way, with how much we’d been picking up.
“There’s stuff I want to keep for myself, too, so I want to take inventory first before I ask you to buy anything. Is that okay?”
“I’d like to ask for that too. Of course your Adventurer’s guild here in Aveling will get first pick from the dropped items, but I’d like to buy some for my guild in Dolan, too. Of course, I’ll be consulting with you about that, Nadiya.”
“Okay, I get it. If we get priority, I don’t mind.”
“At any rate, I think it’ll be impossible for you to buy everything. That was the case for Dolan too. Not only was there a stupendous amount, there were a lot of high-quality materials, too. There’s a limit to the budget, so...... In the end, I was only able to buy around half of the stuff I wanted,” Elrand said, almost like he was complaining.
Hold on. “Stuff you wanted?” You mean for personal use, right?
“Th-That much?”
“Yes. Once you see the list of items, you’ll be surprised too.” Elrand said, nodding to himself. He must have remembered what the drop list was like back in Dolan. I can’t speak authoritatively or anything, but Elrand did look pretty surprised when he looked at the list for the first time.
“That means it’ll take a while to pick and choose, huh?”
Well, I think it’s fine to take some time in this case, at least. For the meat, where freshness is an issue, it’s in my Item Box which freezes time, so there’s no problem there, and I’m taking all the meat anyway.
“Since that’s the case, I’ll sort out all of our items tomorrow, so I’ll come back the day after.”
“Okay, got it.”
As one might expect, I wanted to rest for today since we just came back from the dungeon. Nadiya must have understood that too, so we were allowed to leave the guild. After that, we headed for the guild-owned inn next door.
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At the inn, I asked for the same room on the first floor that I could stay in with my familiars. Elrand was looking at me like he was begging me to ask him to stay with us. It was completely obvious he was after Dora-chan, so I put up a hard refusal. Especially since Dora-chan was looking extremely disgusted and even told me over telepathy, 《I absolutely refuse to stay with him, got it?》
In Elrand’s case, he totally gets his passion across, but it’s just obstinate and creepy so he ends up getting hated. I felt a little sorry for him, so I just told him that the room I was getting wasn’t that large. But the room right above us happened to be vacant, so apparently he took that one.
Once in the room, I immediately got a bath going. I almost couldn’t stand not being in one at that point. One of the reasons I hated dungeons was because I wouldn’t be able to take a bath, after all. In the end, you couldn’t separate a Japanese person from a bath.
When I tried to get in, Dora-chan and Sui said they wanted in too, so we ended up enjoying a bath together for the first time in a while.
“Hahhh~, I feel so refreshed.”
《Baths really are nice—.》
《It felt good—.》
In contrast to us, who were all clean and refreshed......
“What?”
...Was Fel, whose fur, of course, was starting to look really dirty and matted since we’d been holed up in a dungeon. However, the bath here was a little too small to use to wash Fel. There was no helping it, so for the moment I made do with just brushing him. I took the brush I always used out of my Item Box and got closer to Fel.
“W-What are you going to do?”
“Now, now, don’t worry about it.”
Start the brushing!
“You got all dirty since we were in a dungeon, right? But the bath here is too small for you, so I’m just going to brush you.”
“Mrr, I am not dirty.”
“Ahhh, fine, fine. Just stay still.” I started brushing Fel’s entire body. Fel reacted like it felt good. According to Fel: “I dislike being wet, but this is pretty nice.”
I finished brushing Fel, but once I thought to get started on food, Elrand came over. I couldn’t very well close the door on him, so we ended up eating dinner together. As one might expect, I wasn’t feeling up to it today, so I just used the last of the prepared food I had to make tempura rice bowls.
“Ohh, seafood? Whenever I’m with you, Mukohda, I always get to eat rare food like this, so I’m thankful.”
He was happily eating the tempura rice bowl while singing its praises. Go back to your room once you’re done, got it?
“More.” 《More.》 《More.》
Sure, sure. I served extra servings to my three familiars. Elrand was looking at that jealously too, so I gave him an extra portion as well.
As soon as I thought it was over — because Fel and Sui, who were the last to keep eating, were done — they started badgering me for cake.
“Hey, hand over the usual white and sweet thing.”
《Ahh no fair! Sui wants cake too—.》
《If that’s the case, I’ll take a pudding too.》
Ahhhh... fine. Everyone did their best in the dungeon, after all. It’ll be a reward.
I splurged today and got them five each of the usual treats from Fumiya. Fel, of course, had his favorite strawberry shortcake: he had three of the normal variety, and two with a strawberry gelée sauce in between the layers. Dora-chan had a strawberry pudding sundae, banana pudding sundae, and three custard puddings. Sui had a seasonal fruit shortcake, chocolate cake, blueberry tart, strawberry mille-feuille, and a rare cheesecake — five completely different things. Elrand was staring at us longingly, so I treated him as well. Of course five would be too much, so I just gave him two. It looked like he liked sweets, so I figured he’d go for it. I got him a strawberry tart with lots of custard cream, as well as a limited-time chocolate and black currant mousse cake.
For drinks, Fel and the others had cider while Elrand had Darjeeling tea. I brewed a drip bag of coffee for myself.
“Hahh~, so good.” While I was drinking my cup of coffee, Fel easily gobbled down his treats. Elrand the sweets lover did much the same too.
“Right, right, I came because I had a favor to ask of you,” Elrand said while drinking his Darjeeling tea after finishing his cakes.
“A favor?”
“Yes. I wanted Fel to use Appraisal on me, since he has the skill. With our run through this dungeon, I feel like I’ve raised my level.”
I see. Oh yeah, I haven’t checked our stats either.
“Fel, will you use Appraisal on Elrand?”
《I haven’t told Elrand that I have Appraisal, so you do it Fel. Tell him his results in secret, got it? Normally, personal stats are something to be kept absolutely secret,》 I told him telepathically.
Appraisal is a rare skill basically only held by heroes summoned from another world, after all. It stands to reason that I couldn’t very well tell Elrand about that too. Since no one has a concept of an Online Supermarket in the first place, I could just explain it away vaguely, but it wouldn’t go the same with Appraisal.
“Okay, understood. Well then, Elf, I will use Appraisal.”
I also secretly used Appraisal on my own.
【Name】 Elrand
【Age】 334
【Race】 Elf
【Job】 Adventurer’s Guild Guildmaster
【Level】 251
【HP】 924
【MP】 1098
【Attack】 913
【Defense】 882
【Agility】 904
【Skills】 Item Box, Water magic, Wind magic, Plant magic, Sword techniques, Physical Boost, Magic Manipulation
As expected, his level was high. Probably because he’s lived for so long.
Fel told the results of his Appraisal to Elrand.
“Ohh! As I thought, I raised my level!” Elrand seemed happy.
“Good for you!” We have to appraise ourselves after this, so please go back while you’re still in a good mood.
“Well then, I’ll have Fel use Appraisal on us now, so please go back to your room Elrand. Go go!” I shooed Elrand out of our room.
“Well then, see you tomorrow.”
Whew, now we can use Appraisal in peace. First up is Fel.
【Name】 Fel
【Age】 1014
【Race】 Fenrir
【Level】 945
【HP】 10142
【MP】 9768
【Attack】 9429
【Defense】 10157
【Agility】 9954
【Skills】 Wind magic, Fire magic, Water magic, Earth magic, Ice magic, Lightning magic, Holy magic, Barrier magic, Rending Claws, Body Reinforcement, Physical attack resistance, Magic attack resistance, MP Efficiency, Appraisal, Battle Boost
【Blessings】 Blessing of the Goddess of Wind, Ninrir; Blessing of the God of War, Vahagn
Ohh! He’s gained quite a few levels since we last conquered a dungeon. “Fel you’ve leveled up quite a bit.”
“Indeed. As expected, dungeon clearing is great for that. Dungeons really are good.” Fel seemed really satisfied.
Next is Dora-chan.
【Name】 Dora-chan
【Age】 116
【Race】 Pixie Dragon
【Level】 197
【HP】 1223
【MP】 3438
【Attack】 3299
【Defense】 1152
【Agility】 4022
【Skills】 Fire magic, Water magic, Wind magic, Earth magic, Ice magic, Lightning magic, Healing magic, Bombardment, Battle Boost
【Blessings】 Blessing of the God of War, Vahagn
Dora-chan raised his level too. Dungeons really are effective.
“Dora-chan, your level’s gone up too.”
《Thought so. My magic’s been getting a lot better. I felt it.》
Now for Sui...
【Name】 Sui
【Age】 4 months
【Race】 Huge Slime
【Level】 38
【HP】 1719
【MP】 1687
【Attack】 1698
【Defense】 1707
【Agility】 1711
【Skills】 Acid Bullet, Potion Creation, Cloning, Water magic, Smithing, Giganticize
【Blessings】 Blessing of the Goddess of Water, Rusalka; Blessing of the God of Blacksmithing, Hephaestos
Sui’s level has gone up significantly too. Sui did a lot in the dungeon, after all.
“Sui, you’ve gotten stronger too.”
《Really~? Yayyy!》 Sui happily bounced around.
As I thought, everyone fought a whole bunch, so their levels went up as well. Now then, what about me? It’d be nice if I got to level 40 and unlocked the next Tenant at the very least......
【Name】 Mukohda (Tsuyoshi Mukouda)
【Age】 27
【Job】 Victim from Another World, Adventurer, Cook
【Level】 62
【HP】 405
【MP】 391
【Attack】 382
【Defense】 379
【Agility】 324
【Skills】 Appraisal, Item Box, Fire magic, Earth magic, Perfect Defense, Double Experience Gain, Familiars (Contracted Magic Beasts): Fenrir, Huge Slime, Pixie Dragon
【Unique Skill】 Online Supermarket (+1)
<<Tenants>> Fumiya
【Blessings】 Blessing of the Goddess of Wind, Ninrir (small); Blessing of the Goddess of Fire, Agni (small); Blessing of the Goddess of Earth, Kisharle (small)
Okay! Got past level 40! Hm? My job changed. I get Adventurer, but what’s up with Cook? It’s true that all I do is cook, but I haven’t become a cook or anything. I don’t have any plans to, either.
*Sigh*~ ...W-Well, it’s not really inconvenient or anything, so... whatever, I guess.
At any rate, it’s huge that I got past level 40. If I hadn’t, I have no idea what the gods would say, especially Vahagn and Hephaestos. I got past level 40, and in fact I gained a lot of levels. Is this thanks to Double Experience Gain?
I have a +1 next to my Online Supermarket entry, so I can choose my next Tenant. That’s a relief. Even if they’re rotten, those “people” are still gods, so if I didn’t manage to do that at least, I have no idea what they’d do. I’ll have to make some offerings to them after this, even though it’s a lot of trouble. At least I’ll be able to bring some good news.
Once everyone was asleep, I started my report to the gods.
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Once everyone was asleep, I moved to a corner of the room and called out to the gods. “It’s been a while. Everyone, I’m back from the dungeon.”
I heard footsteps.
＜You’re finally back!＞
＜He’s finally here~.＞
＜Oh! You came back, huh?＞
＜......I was waiting.＞
＜Ohh, he’s here! So, how’s your level?!＞
＜All right! What happened to your level?!＞
Hey now — you two with the deep voices at the end, is that really how you greet someone?
＜That’s right, the Tenant! What happened to your level?＞
Oh, this voice must be Kisharle. She’s probably interested because she’s hoping for a drug store.
“Uhhh, my level rose, yes. It’s 62 now. So, I’m going to unlock my next Tenant,” I said, and the gods all cheered.
＜All right! Good job, boy! Get us a liquor store immediately!＞
＜Right on! A liquor store! Liquor!＞
＜No! It’s going to be a drug store!＞
Hephaestos, Vahagn, and Kisharle, who all had their own desires for my Tenant, started arguing on their own.
＜Geez, you’re all so noisy~. I just want my cake already.＞
＜Yeah. I just want some more beer for the first time in a while.＞
＜......Cake and ice cream.＞
Ninrir and Ruka sure are acting calmly since they already have their sweets shop. Agni also asked for a liquor store Tenant before, but she can get her beloved beer as we are now, too. I guess at this point, she’s lost her interest in Tenants.
＜The Tenant is more important! You all just be quiet for a little!＞ Kisharle said flat out.
＜Kisharle, you’re scary.＞
＜Once her temper flares up, it’s better to just wait for it to pass. If you fan those embers, you’ll just end up getting burned.＞
＜......＞
Kisharle made the other goddesses shut up.
S-Scary! However, I don’t know what Tenants I can even choose yet. There’s no guarantee I’ll even get to choose a liquor or drug store.
“Excuse me, but we won’t know until I check what Tenants I can even choose from.”
＜Ah! That’s right. Check it right now.＞
＜Yeah.＞
＜Faster, faster~.＞
“I-I get it already. Okay then, look closely.” Hurried on by the gods, I opened up my status screen. I pressed on the (+1) part of the Unique Skill entry, where it said Online Supermarket (+1).
【You have unlocked a Tenant for the Unique Skill, “Online Supermarket”】
【Please choose from the following:】
【KFC/Bakery Suzuki/Liquor Shop Tanaka】
Oh, so I can choose from three stores for the level 40 Tenant? Also, the WcDonald’s choice that I didn’t go for before didn’t come back. Still, there’s so many holes I can poke in these choices. I get KFC, it’s a famous fast food chain, after all. But what the heck are Bakery Suzuki and Liquor Shop Tanaka? Why do they have personal names? Just what kind of standard is being used to choose this stuff?
Well, it’s not like I’ll be able to figure it out by thinking on my own.
“Uhh, can you see this? KFC is a store that makes fried chicken, which is a food where you take a bird called a chicken and cook it in oil. Bakery Suzuki is well, a bakery. And Liquor Store Tanaka is a place that sells liquor.”
As if nobody cared about my explanation at all, I immediately heard a loud, throaty cheer.
＜ALL RIIIGGHT! YES! YEAH! IT’S A LIQUOR STORE! A liquor store!＞
＜YEEEEEAAAAHHHH! THE LIQUOR STORE OF OUR DREEEAAMMS!!＞
In contrast to those happy shouts, a certain unsatisfied voice......
＜Whaaa~t? Why a liquor store—? There wasn’t a drug store...... Ahhh I’m so disappointed!＞
Sorry Kisharle, there’s really nothing to be done about this. Just bear with it this time please.
Still, I personally would have preferred the bakery. The difference between the bread offered by a mass-producing supermarket and a bakery is vast. Sometimes I want some delicious bread, but saying that now will probably...... There’s no other choice but to bend to Hephaestos and Vahagn’s wishes, huh?
“Well then, should I choose the Liquor Shop Tanaka?”
＜Of course.＞
＜As if there’s any other choice.＞
＜I don’t care if there isn’t a drug store~.＞
＜I don’t have any objections either. I’d rather you just hurry up with this. I want to choose my cakes already.＞
＜As long as I can get beer I don’t care.＞
＜......Cake and ice cream.＞
Fine fine, then I’ll just choose the liquor store.
【Form a contract with the Tenant: “Liquor Shop Tanaka?”】
【YES / NO】
Of course it’s a YES.
【Formed a contract with the Liquor Shop Tanaka.】
【The next Tenant will be unlocked at level 80.】
【We look forward to your continued patronage.】
So the next Tenant will be at level 80, huh? The first one was at 20, then at 40, so if the next is 80, that means it doubles every time? Which means after 80 is 160?
Woah, harsh. Apparently the higher level you get, the more work it becomes to level up, so it’s just going to get harder and harder, won’t it?
Still, I just got through a dungeon, so it’s not like I’m going to be trying to level hard for another Tenant, I think. It’s not like I need money at the moment, so it’d probably be best to hope I level up while I live normally. I don’t want to go to a dungeon for a while, either.
Anyway, this ends the Tenant episode for this time.
“I got the liquor shop Tanaka,” I said, and once again throaty cheers resounded.
＜All right! It’s time for booze! Booze I say! Hurry up and show me!＞
＜Yeah yeah! Booze!＞
Both Hephaestos and Vahagn were really excited.
But if I show them the menu right now, I can already tell it’ll take a really long time, so it’ll have to wait until I take care of the other goddesses first.
“Can I listen to the goddesses first? Then you can look over the new menu at your leisure. I think that’ll let you look around longer in the end.”
＜Ohh, that’s right. It looks like there’s a lot of them, so I want to take my time and pick some out. Right, War God?＞
＜Yeah. It’s alcohol from another world. I definitely want to take my time looking. I think it’s fine to go later, Blacksmithing God.＞
I got permission. So let’s get to the goddesses first.
“Okay then, goddesses, I’m going to take your orders. Just like always, will Ninrir be going first?”
＜That’s right! I’m first! I want Fumiya’s cakes, of course!＞
Sure sure, I know already. I opened up Fumiya’s menu.
＜I want one of those big round ones. Those are good. They let me enjoy cake as much as I want.＞
She’s probably downing entire cakes by herself, isn’t she? Isn’t Ninrir getting really fat by now, that divine disappointment? It’s your own body, so please control yourself.
“Whole cake, right? Which one would you like?”
＜Hmmm, which one should it be...... Okay, I’ve decided! That one, with all the red and purple fruits on it!＞
Uhh, this one? It was a whole cake with strawberries and blueberries on it. I added it to the cart.
＜After that, I want a lot of different ones.＞
Different? I opened up the cake slices menu. “Oh, looks like they added something new. There’s a fresh milk chocolate cake, a chocolate mille-feuille, and a Kyoho grape rare cheesecake.”
＜Wooaaahhh! N-New items?! I definitely want those!＞
Sure, sure, the new stuff it is. “Should I just choose at random for the rest of it?”
＜Yes. Ah, make sure to get some extra dorayaki. Also, the sweets that came in bags that you gave me last time were just perfect. I want those too.＞
So extra dorayaki and those sweets that come in bags, right? I picked up shortcakes at random before moving on to dorayaki. I got five each of the normal smooth bean paste, kogura bean paste, some with chestnuts in them, and sweet potato paste. After that, given her description, I picked up the baumkuchen and scotch cake variety pack that I bought for her last time to round out her 1 gold.
Right, that’s it for Ninrir’s portion. “As usual, Kisharle is next, right?”
＜Yes, it’s me~. I was hoping for a drug store... I’m so disappointed~.＞
I mean, even if you tell me that......
＜Well, I suppose there’s nothing to be done about it. This time, I’d like three sets of shampoo and hair treatment with different fragrances. My hair is long, so I end up using a lot of shampoo. I’m starting to run out of what I got from you before. Also, I want to try out a lot of different things, so I’d like something new.＞
I see, something different from the fragrances before. If I’m remembering right, Kisharle said that her hair was suffering from being frayed and split... If that’s the case, it’s gotta be the moistening type of shampoo and treatment.
I started choosing things while scrolling through the menu. “How about this one? It’s a moistening type of shampoo and hair treatment, and it’s scented like a flower called jasmine. It’s a refined-smelling flower...... In the world I was in, it was used in teas too, so I don’t think there’d be too many that would hate the smell.”
＜A refined flower fragrance? That sounds nice. I’d like a set of that.＞
Roger. I added the jasmine scented shampoo and hair treatment to the cart.
“After that, for the same moistening type of shampoos and hair treatments, there’s this floral berry scent...... It’s, uhhh... Imagine a sweet fruit fragrance and a flowery fragrance mixed together.”
＜A sweet fruit and a flower? I like both of them, so I want to try this too.＞
Alright, I’ll get this too.
“Also, how about this one? It’s a little more expensive than the previous two, but it’s a rose scented one, which feels classy...... Rose is another flower; on the explanation here, it says it will lead your hair down the path of beauty, moistening every follicle down to the tips.”
＜Beauty... moisture... down to the tips... I like it. I’ll take that one.＞
Get this one too, then. “What about the rest? You have a little more than 3 silver left.”
＜What would be good, I wonder? I’ve asked for a lot of items for my face recently......＞
Oh yeah, the last time she asked for facial lotion, cream, and even face-washing packs. If she wants skincare products, then next would be products for her body, right?
“If that’s the case, then what about body soap? Unlike soap bars, it’s a liquid, but it moistens and generally works better than soap.”
＜Oh my, those exist? Soap is nice, but it’s definitely inconvenient in some places. Pick out some of that body soap for me, then.＞
If that’s how it is, then maybe a body soap that moisturizes better would be good. Hmmm, alright. These three should do it.
“I picked out three of them. The first one is this moisturizing body soap with honey in it. The second is a new product and has ingredients in it that stay on the skin to continue to trap moisture inside. As for the third one, it seems to moisturize by using essential oils.”
I showed the three body soaps I picked out to Kisharle as I explained each one.
＜What should I choose? They all seem good~.＞
“If that’s the case, why not just get all three to match with your shampoo and hair treatments? They all smell differently, so it might be nice to use something different every day.”
＜That’s true. I want to try all of them, too, so that’s definitely an option. Okay, then please.＞
Sure thing — all three it is~. “You still have about 1 silver left. What do you want to do?”
＜Is there something decent worth that much?＞
Then...... “There’s a moisturizing cream for after a bath called body cream. How about it?”
＜Hm? Those exist too? Then I’ll take it. Pick something that looks good.＞
Leaving it to me again, huh? Well, it’s from another world, and she probably can’t read anyway, so I guess that’s only natural. Uhhh, what’s good......
“How about this? It uses a vegetable fat called shea butter, and makes your skin nice and moist.”
＜Then I’ll take it. Heheheh, now I can take care of not only my hair and face, but my entire body!＞
G-Good for you, I’m happy you’re so pleased.
This means I’ve got Kisharle’s order down. “Next is Agni, right?”
＜You got it. Like always, I want beer. It’d be great if I could get some simple snacks, but really, just simple ones will be fine. And I don’t really care if there aren’t any either. At any rate, beer comes first.＞
Agni’s totally hooked on beer, huh? But beer’s delicious, so I get it though. Having beer right after work or a bath is really something.
“Then I think having entire cases like before is a good idea. With 1 gold you can buy up to two cases. Or would you rather have one case and be able to pick out several six-packs of different flavors?”
＜Hmmm, what should it be...... Hrmm, I really do think having a variety is best.＞
“Okay. What do you want for your case of beer, then?”
＜The usual gold and blue one is good. I really like that one.＞
Gold and blue? That’s probably S-company’s premium beer, isn’t it? No, wait a second, is it A-company’s premium beer? I’ve gotten her some several times recently.
I figured having her see it would be faster, so I opened up the menu. “Is it this one? Or this one?”
＜Uhhh, the first one.＞
Agni wanted S-company’s premium beer. I quickly picked up the case.
“What other beers would you like?”
＜For other ones I like...... The gold one. After that, just pick some out.＞
Roger. By gold, she probably means Y-bisu beer. The rest is up to me, but...... Oh, there’s a limited edition Y-bisu beer here. It’s in a red can, and it’s got a unique mellow flavor, it says. Let’s get this one. After that, let’s get one of S-company’s long standing beers that went through some improvement. For the rest, I chose A-company’s limited edition coolers that had a really clear taste as a selling point — apparently, it has a balanced but complex taste, and a florid fragrance. I got a six-pack of each.
There was only about 1 silver left, so I got the ultimate in simple snacks. I went straight for several flavors of potato chips and kaki no tane in both plain flavor and wasabi.
Whew, this should be it for Agni. “Next is Ruka, right?”
＜......Cake and ice cream.＞
Again? It seems she really likes sweet stuff, but she really likes her ice cream, doesn’t she?
“For the cake and ice cream, do you want different flavors like last time?”
＜I want the white ice cream cake. Definitely. Get different flavors for the rest.＞
So you definitely want ice cream cake? Got it. I added the vanilla ice cream cake she wanted to the cart. After that, she wanted a variety of different flavors, so for shortcakes I got the new products that I got for Ninrir as well: the fresh milk chocolate cake and the chocolate mille-feuille, as well as the Kyoho grape rare cheesecake. What should I get next......
“About the cakes, are you fine with some of them being something you’ve already had?” Having cakes every time means you’ll run out of new ones eventually.
＜Fine. They’re always delicious.＞
Since that was the case, I just added stuff from the top of the shortcake menu in order again.
Then lastly, it’s ice cream. Oh, they have choux ice cream. Let’s get all the flavors of this along with the ice cream cups. Great, this should be it for Ruka.
＜All right! Looks like you’re done. Then we’re next!＞
＜Right! I’m going to take my time choosing~.＞
I heard Hephaestos and Vahagn say, all hyped up because of the new liquor store.
＜Wait just a second there! We won’t just sit here quietly while you two pick out your booze! Hey, send us our offerings first!＞
＜Ninrir’s right! I’m not going to just sit here and wait for you to finish. Please send us our things first, otherworlder boy. I want to hurry and test the shampoos, hair treatments, body soaps and creams I got today.＞
＜Yeah! Yeah! I want to get to drinking my beer already too! Hey otherworlder, send ours first. After that these guys can take as long as they like.＞
＜Cake and ice cream. Hurry.＞
It’s understandable that the goddesses would say that. It looks like the liquor-loving combo here is going to take a while.
“Would it be all right to send the goddesses their things first, Hephaestos, Vahagn?”
＜Well, it’s fine, probably. They’ll just be in the way if they stay here, no?＞
＜Yeah. I can’t look around at my leisure with them making a racket and complaining.＞
With that settled, I checked out the goddess’ portion first. Great, now just put them all on the cardboard boxes......
“Please take your stuff, Goddesses,” I said, and the offerings on the cardboard altars disappeared.
After I heard the goddesses raise a shrill cheer, I then heard the sounds of rushing feet.
Looks like they just took their stuff and ran off huh? Oh wow.
Wait, I’m not done yet. I still have the two most troublesome ones here.
＜Nooowww then, let’s take our time and choose. Right, War God?＞
＜You got it, Blacksmithing God! I’ll go over this with a fine-toothed comb!＞
Hahh, looks like it’ll be a long night......
＜Hurry up and let us choose!＞
＜Yeah! Yeah!＞
Just wait a second!
I chose the “Liquor Shop Tanaka” entry from my Online Supermarket Tenants. I was surprised at what I saw for a second, but... I guess this is what I should expect out of a specialty store, they’ve got a variety of products.
From the top of the menu, the tabs were: Beer, Wine, Sparkling Wine, Whiskey, Brandy, Spirits, Liqueur, Shochu, Japanese Sake, and Other.
“As one might expect out of a specialty store, they have a wide selection. From the top, the menu sections are Beer, Wine, Sparkling Wine, Whiskey, Brandy, Spirits, Liqueur, Shochu, Japanese Sake, and Other.”
I started off by reading them the menu from top to bottom.
＜Hmm? That’s quite a lot.＞
It’s too early to be getting surprised, Hephaestos.
I manipulated the menu a little, and the whole thing blew up. “Uhhh, please calm down and listen. Each of these sections has almost a hundred brands to each of them.”
And that was just at a quick glance, so depending on the type, it might have been much more than that. It seemed that this store specialized in Western alcohols, so they had an especially large amount of wines and whiskeys. Of course, the other sections were far deeper than the normal Online Supermarket, as one might expect out of a specialty store.
＜What did you say?! That means, there’s more than a hundred whiskeys?＞
“Yes,” I replied, and suddenly I heard a large, throaty cry.
＜＜OOOOOAAAAUUUGGGHHHHH!!＞＞
W-Wait a second, I get that you’re happy, but just calm down!
＜WE DID IT, WAR GOD!＞
＜WE TOTALLY DID, BLACKSMITHING GOD!＞
＜IT’S BOOZE! BOOZE! Like this we’ll be able to enjoy hundreds of different alcohols from the other world!!＞
＜Yeah. All the stuff up till now has been good. We might be able to find even better ones now!＞
I’m sorry to rain on your parade, but you still only have 1 gold each. For now, I should just get them to calm down.
“Please calm down, you two. We can’t move on like this.”
＜S-Sure. You’re right.＞
＜Yeah, I’m fine now.＞
They totally get out of control when it comes to alcohol, don’t they?
＜That’s right, there’s something I want to ask you. We’ve already tried beer, wine, whiskey, brandy, and sake; what other kinds of alcohol are there?＞
Other? I don’t really know that much about alcohol either, just the basics......
“Uhhh, I’m not sure either, so I’ll just tell you what little I know. Sparkling wine is wine that’s been carbonated, so it’s fizzy in the mouth. Spirits are distilled liquors that are strong in alcohol content. The vodka that you two have tried is a kind of spirit, and other well-known types in this category are gin, tequila, and rum. Liqueurs are basically what you get when you add fruit or herb flavors to things like vodka, and are basically sweetened alcohols. Shochu is made out of different things like rice, wheat, and potatoes, and in the country I was from, Japan, it was the distilled liquor of choice.”
＜I see. There really are a lot of different alcohols in your world, aren’t there?＞
＜Really. So, what did you mean by ‘Other’?＞
You noticed, Vahagn? In the Other tab, it’s all just things that didn’t fit into the other sections, such as Chinese and Korean liquors.
“The Other section is just liquor that doesn’t fit into all the other categories, such as alcohol made in a country called China, called Shaoxing wine, which is famous for its unique taste. Or, there’s alcohol made in a country called South Korea, such as this makgeolli, one of their famous clouded liquors. This section is filled with stuff like that.”
I showed them the contents of the menu while I explained.
＜Okay, I understand. Still, with this many options, it’s really hard to make a decision. Not only that, but each section has over a hundred brands, right?＞
I replied in the affirmative to Vahagn’s question, and I started off by opening up the whiskey menu, which I knew they’d be interested in.
“Do you see this? I’ll try showing you the whiskey menu. Here’s what it looks like.”
When I selected the whiskey tab, it expanded to the subsections Scotch whisky, Irish whiskey, American whiskey, Canadian whisky, and Japanese whisky.
“This one is separated by which country it’s made in. I’ll open up the first one, Scotch whisky.”
I selected the top subsection, Scotch whisky. When I did, the right hand side of the menu changed, and this time another subsection came up with the selections: Highland, Speyside, Lowland, Islay, Campbeltown, and Island.
This is just half-remembered knowledge, but I think this section with the Highlands and Speyside and stuff is where it’s distilled?
“This is now divided into where it’s distilled. Scotch whisky has its own local areas and each place results in quite a different flavor, I hear, so that’s why it’s separated like this. When I try opening this menu for the Highlands......”
A page with a huge line-up of whiskies appeared.
＜＜Oohhhh!＞＞
The two of them raised surprised voices.
“Like this, there’s quite a large selection.”
...............
............
......
Why’re they silent?
“U-Uhhh, what’s wrong?”
＜O-Ohh, sorry sorry. I was just taken by all the whisky.＞
＜Whew, me too.＞
Ahhh, seeing all the whisky lined up like that must have knocked them off their senses. I guess people who love booze get like that.
“So, what do you want?”
＜I want to say all of it, but we have the same allowance as always, right?＞
“Yes. That hasn’t changed. I can’t just give you two more.”
If I do that, I have no idea what the other goddesses would do to me.
＜You’re right~. If you gave us extra, those four idiot goddesses would never shut up about it.＞
Vahagn, that...... I won’t deny it though.
＜We need to discuss what to do then, War God.＞
＜Yeah, you’re right. Blacksmithing God.＞
After that, the two of them started whispering to each other.
Thirty minutes later...
＜............W-......ake......＞
＜...... You...... W-......up!＞
Hm...... What......?
＜............Co-...... Hey............＞
＜W-............ Come...... up!＞
Mrrnnn... Shut up. I’m sleepy.
＜Hey! Listen here! What are you doing sleeping?!＞
＜Hey! You bastard! Wake the fuck up!!＞
Low, angry voices awakened me with a start. “H-Huh? Huh? W-W-What is it?!!”
＜Don’t ‘what is it’ us! Why are you sleeping?!＞
＜Yeah! Do you know how many times we had to yell for you to wake up?!＞
“S-Sorry.”
I mean, I just came out of a dungeon and I’m tired, and you guys took so long. I just couldn’t stop myself from falling asleep. It’s already the middle of the night, you know? I want to go to sleep already.
＜Hmph! Well whatever. So, after talking it over carefully, we decided that whiskey really is the way to go. So you see, is there something better than our usual world’s best whisky? We definitely want to try that.＞
I do remember telling them briefly that it was the lowest grade... Oh man, so it’s like that, huh? But, those are pretty expensive...
I checked the Japanese whisky menu. Oh, there it is.
The usual one I bought for them was 5 silver, and the next up, the 12-year whisky, was 1 gold and 2 silver. That alone was more than one of their allowances. I looked further, and the next highest grade, the 18-year whisky was......
Gh! ......4 gold and 2 silver?! So expensive! I totally forgot since I’m so used to my Online Supermarket prices. The expensive liquors get reaaalllly expensive. It seems they easily get up to 100,000 or even a million yen. If the 18-year is this expensive, then what’s even up with the more aged ones?
I hesitatingly looked it up, and it was just as I feared. The 25-year whisky was 32 gold.
............Yep. No way.
“I’m sorry Hephaestos, Vahagn. I have bad news. To tell you the truth......”
I told them the results of my research. “They say whiskey gets better with age, so the longer they’re aged the more expensive they get, it looks like.”
＜I see. Still, these are expensive...... To think that a single bottle could cost so much............＞
＜But if they’re that expensive, doesn’t that just mean they’re worth it to some people? If it tastes as good as it costs......＞
＜I want to try it...... *Gulp*...＞
＜I wanna try it...... *Gulp*...＞
No no, I’m not going to buy it for you just because you sound that needy.
“If you pool your allowances together, you’ll be able to barely afford the 12-year version. How about it?”
＜Grrrnnn...... War God, we need to talk.＞
＜Sure, let’s talk, Blacksmithing God.＞
...They said, before starting to talk to each other again.
Ten minutes later...
＜Hey, I’m really sad to say this, but we’re giving up.＞
＜Yeah. It’s really too bad, though. We finally got the Tenant and everything. So since it’s the first time and all, we want to taste as many different whiskeys as we can.＞
I could hear their deep regret and bitter disappointment.
＜Now, we said that we want to try a lot of different whiskeys, but it’s booze from another world. We know nothing. Not only that, there are so many of them that we were surprised just seeing the selection. So, for now, we just want you to pick out some that look good.＞
＜We’re planning to pick out what we want from that.＞
I see; is that the plan? Well, it’s true that it’d be faster to do it this way than have them look at each one when they don’t know anything. The biggest problem is, I’m not that well versed on whiskey either...... Is there something I can do...?
............Hm?
I noticed something on the screen. Under all the tabs that said beer, wine, sparkling wine and so on, there was another one that said, ‘Master’s recommended original gift.’ I looked into the section, and it had five store-owner-recommended alcohols from each tab.
If you buy these and specify that it’s a present at checkout, they’ll come gift wrapped for free, since the concept was to provide a service for those looking for a gift for alcohol lovers. Ohh, this is great, I’m saved. I probably can’t go wrong with things recommended by the owner.
Then, I realized something else looking at the screen. There was a small ‘ranking’ link on the upper right hand corner of the screen. I quickly followed it. It showed a top 10 ranking for the day, week, and month of each category by sales.
Ohh! This’ll be useful too.
“I don’t know too much about whiskey, so even if you tell me to find something that looks good, I don’t think I can, Hephaestos, Vahagn. But I found something nice. This store can recommend you whiskeys. If the store itself is recommending these, they shouldn’t be bad, I think.”
＜Ohh, recommendations from the store? That’s got to be reliable, no? Okay, show me.＞
＜Yeah! Be quick about it!＞
I showed them the five recommended whiskeys from the store.
The first one was a Speyside single malt Scotch that boasted the world’s highest sales. It had a fruity fragrance and taste, and was easier to drink for beginners. It said that it was a perfect present for people new to Scotch whisky. It cost 3 silver.
The second recommendation was a single malt whisky hailed as, “The queen of Islay.” It was unique for its smoky flavor, and amid that smokiness there were hints of lemon and honey. The smoky flavor was also subtly present in the scent, and reflected the sweetness of the aforementioned lemon and honey, striking a perfect balance. It also said that, amongst all the Islay whiskies that tend to have their own funky tastes, this one was comparatively easy to drink. It was priced at 3 silver and 8 copper.
The third recommended one was a brand that represented all of Scotch whisky, said to be a “Scotch Prince.” It featured the fragrance of banana and nuts, but actually tasted like apples and honey, with a nuanced but well-balanced sweetness and mellowness. The section claimed that since they came in 1-liter bottles, a huge size, it was perfect for those who just love alcohol. It would cost 3 silver and 2 copper.
The fourth was the most famous Tennessee whiskey in the world, a premium American whiskey brand. It held the fragrance of vanilla and caramel, and had a mellow, balanced taste. Apparently it was also recommended because of its affordable price; it was just 2 silver.
The last recommended whiskey was one from Northern Ireland, from what’s said to be the world’s oldest distillery. Thanks to being aged in a sherry cask, it smelled sweet and tasted primarily of malt. Irish whiskey apparently had a smooth and light mouthfeel thanks to being distilled multiple times, but it said that this one in particular exemplified that. It was priced at 2 silver.
I ended my explanation of each of the store owner’s recommendations.
Looking at them as a whole, it seemed that he recommended comparatively easy-to-drink ones. Makes sense, though, especially since then they’d be perfect for mixed drinks too. I hear there are some that smell really strongly of seirogan medicine, but only true connoisseurs would appreciate something like that, I think.
By the way, it seems like the owner puts up new recommendations every month. It’s written in small font at the very bottom.
Even though I stopped talking, the two of them were still silent. They were really quiet when I was explaining things to them, too.
“Uhmm~...?”
＜Hm, we need to buy all five of these, don’t we, War God?＞
＜Yeah. These are being recommended above all the other kinds. We can’t afford to ignore that, can we, Blacksmithing God?＞
＜＜So, get all five of these, eh? (...now!)＞＞
Roger. I put all five of them into the cart.
Looking over the screen, I saw that the page actually continued. I scrolled down wondering what it was, and found that there was a section for, “Master’s Daily Recommendation.” Apparently the owner would recommend one bottle every day based on his personal opinion. It seemed like he loved whiskey, because it said he frequently picked one. So, luckily, today’s bottle was also whiskey. The one he recommended was a Japanese whisky that came in a beautiful bottle with twenty-four cut faces: a perfect example of Japanese workmanship.
“A word from the master... ‘Today, I feel like enjoying something with a floral fragrance and a soft taste.’”
That’s what it said. It cost 5 silver. I relayed the contents of the section to Hephaestos and Vahagn, and......
＜I feel that it’s a little expensive, but that whisky looks good too.＞
＜That’s a whisky that wants to be enjoyed slowly and leisurely, right? Interesting.＞
Oh yeah, this...... “Oh, this is from the same place that makes the world’s best whisky that you two like so much.”
＜＜W-What?!!＞＞
＜Hey, we’re buying this right, Blacksmithing God? It’s the same place, you know? It definitely won’t be bad.＞
＜Indeed, that’s true. If they make that whisky, then there’s no way it won’t taste great.＞
＜＜We’re buying this, son! (...got it?)＞＞
Sure, fine. I added it to the cart.
Uhhh, now they have 1 silver. “You only have 1 silver left. What do you want to do?”
＜1 silver? What do you think War God?＞
＜We have enough whiskey. What about vodka?＞
＜Good idea. Get us a vodka with what’s left.＞
Vodka? Are there any that only cost 1 silver?
After looking around, I found several buttons that allowed me to search by price on the bottom of the home page. This was really helpful. I immediately clicked on the “2 Silver and Under” button on the Spirits tab.
Ohh, this is good. It was a famous one from Poland. I heard about it from someone I knew that liked alcohol. He said that it was infused with herbs, and felt mellow in the mouth while smelling like sakuramochi.
I immediately relayed that to the two gods. It was exactly 1 silver, so it was within budget.
Right, they okayed it. Let’s check out......
“Please take this, Hephaestos, Vahagn.”
The liquor arrayed on top of the cardboard altar vanished, and at the same time I heard a loud cheer.
Whew, it’s finally over.
I immediately got up to go to sleep, but the two of them stopped me.
＜＜WAIT JUST A SECOND THERE!＞＞
“What?” I want to sleep already...
＜For future reference, we want to know what’s recommended for other liquors.＞
＜Yeah. And we want to see what’s on the rankings too.＞
You guys...... Now, of all times?
“I’m tired since I just got back from the dungeon. Please, spare me the rankings at least......”
＜Mmm, oh fine.＞
＜Geez. Ah, Blacksmithing God, let’s try these new whiskeys while we hear about this stuff.＞
＜Ohh, great idea.＞
I heard some clinking. Grrrr, they plan on drinking while I’m down here, still awake?
＜Right, we’re ready. Go ahead.＞
＜It’s so fun, learning about new alcohols.＞
Don’t tell me it’s fine! Gaahh! Hahh~......
After heaving a huge sigh, I gave up and opened up the whiskey rankings (I really didn’t want to show them everything, so I kept it to the daily ranking) and started talking.
＜Thanks, this was fun. We found what we wanted to drink next time, too.＞
＜Yeah, it was fun learning about a lot of different alcohols. I have some ideas for next time, too.＞
＜Still, this whiskey in the green bottle is good. As expected from the store’s recommendation.＞
＜Indeed. This is a fine whiskey. It smells and tastes of fruit, but it’s not just that. I can’t quite put my finger on it. I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of this.＞
＜Okay, Blacksmithing God, we aren’t sleeping today. Let’s taste all the whiskey!＞
＜Yeah, that’s a great idea. War God.＞
＜＜Okay then, we’re looking forward to next time, ya hear? (...okay?)＞＞
Dammit, they just said whatever they wanted and cut the line. Even though I’m so sleepy I could just fall over right now. Making me stay up with them this late, those damn liquor-lovers......
Ahh~, too sleepy......
I crawled into bed and lay down.
Just how long can I sleep until Fel and the others force me awake because they’re hungry......
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“......-ey......-ke up......”
《......-ungry......alre-......》
《......-er......sto-......》
I heard voices.
But I’m sleepy...... I still want to sleep. This is fine once in a while, right?
“Hey, wake up!”
“Ghhuehh!”
Feeling a weight on my stomach, I was forced into wakefulness. Looking around, I saw Fel with his front paws on top of me.
“FEEE~LLL~!” I glared at Fel resentfully, but he didn’t seem to care.
“Hey, I am hungry. Hurry up and cook.”
《Yeah. I’m hungry too.》
《Sui is hungry too.》
This really is just my lot in life...... I’m so depressed.
Unable to just ignore them, I was about to give up and make them breakfast when I heard a knock at my door.
“Mukohdaaaa. Are you awaaake? It’s Elrand. Open uuuuuppp!”
Grrrrrr, he totally just came because he knows it’s time for breakfast.
“Mukohdaaaaa!”
SHUT UP.
I couldn’t very well pretend I wasn’t here this early in the morning, so I begrudgingly opened the door.
“Maannn, so sorry to be doing this first thing in the morning. Could it be breakfast time?” Elrand was taking peeks into the room as he talked.
This old man, he’s being way too free with me.
“No, I was just about to start cooking.”
“Is that so~, may I partake?”
There’s the future to think about, so just saying no is...... Not only that, but I’m going to have to make it for Fel and the others now anyway, so adding Elrand’s portion to that won’t make much difference. This old man has the best damned timing...
“......Okay.”
This is the only answer, hahhh...
“Oh man, you always make such good food. I’m a happy camper being able to get that right from the morning~.”
Oh yeah, sure, that’s just great for you. Ugh, it’s a pain in the ass, but let’s just get this over with, I guess.
I opened a window and went into the room’s special backyard. For the familiar-allowed room on the first floor, there was a special backyard that came with it since the draw was staying with a familiar. I brought out my magic stove there.
“Hey, I want meat.”
《Oh, yeah! I want meat too.》
《Sui also wants meat.》
All three of them requested meat.
“A hearty amount of meat right from the morning? That sounds great~.”
Fel was speaking aloud so Elrand heard it and agreed. His looks said, “vegetarian,” but it seemed that he was completely fine with heavy meat from the start of the day.
If that’s the case, then I guess I’ll make meat. But only something simple, because I can’t be bothered. Today will be steak sandwiches, right in the morning.
For now, I just started to get ingredients using my skill. I still had my steak sauces, so I bought lettuce, butter, Japanese karashi mustard, and white bread. I decided to use golden-backed bulls for the meat.
When I was trying to pick out the meat, I found that my stock of wyvern and bloody horn-bull meat was getting quite low. I might end up using the rest of it while we stay here. We ended up not getting that much meat back in Berléand, too.
I want to keep the earth dragon’s meat for special occasions since it’s so amazingly good, and I don’t have the red dragon butchered yet, either. I do have a lot of orc meat I got in Nijhoff, as well as all the snake and soft-shelled turtle meat I got in the dungeon though. Well, it’s not like we’re in dire straits when it comes to meat, so I’ll think about it later. Right now I have to hurry up and make breakfast.
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Oil up a heated frying pan, and after lightly seasoning with salt and pepper, start cooking the golden-backed bull meat, which is relatively lean.
Once it’s done cooking, take a plate and let the meat rest for about five minutes wrapped in aluminum foil. Doing so will cause the residual heat to seep in and soften the meat. This is the best way to prepare lean meats.
Meanwhile, lightly toast the white bread in the oven until it comes out a light brown. Spread butter on one slice of white bread and Japanese karashi on another.
Place some lettuce that’s been washed and torn into pieces beforehand onto the slice with butter on it, and then add the softened steak on top of that after having added onion-flavored steak sauce onto the steak and letting the flavor seep in a little. Close the sandwich with the Japanese karashi-laden slice to finish.
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Yeah, looks good. Steak sandwiches were way too heavy for me in the morning, so I was thinking something like a ham sandwich, but seeing the results of my cooking, I started to want a steak sandwich too.
After producing a large amount of steak sandwiches, I heard Elrand speak.
“What dexterity~!”
Yeah, I’m feeling that recently, too. For some reason I move really fast when I cook. I wonder if it’s because I always seem to end up cooking, ever since I came to this world............Ah!
Oh yeah, for some reason, I managed to gain the Cook job. Could there be some kind of effect? I’m not sure if I’m happy or sad — what a complicated feeling. I mean, I’m not even a cook. Well, it looks like there’s some kind of effect, and it’s not negative in any way, so I guess it doesn’t matter.
With all that going through my mind, I pumped out a huge number of steak sandwiches. I served them to Fel and the others along with some 100% orange juice.
“Here you go.”
All three of my familiars immediately dug in as soon as I put the plates in front of them.
“You too, Elrand.”
“Ohh, thanks!”
I didn’t bother cutting the sandwiches for Fel and the others, but I did for Elrand and myself because they were so big, they would’ve been hard to eat. I didn’t bother cutting off the crusts, either.
I quickly started on my steak sandwich, and when I took the first bite, meat juices flooded into my mouth.
Yep, it’s good. The spicy sting of the Japanese karashi makes for a great accent.
“Ohh, your food is always so good, Mukohda~. This meat is so juicy and delicious, but this sauce is also wonderful,” Elrand said after eating half of a large steak sandwich.
“Indeed. This is good. I like how it stings. Hey, I want more.”
He’s referring to the Japanese karashi right? It’s totally necessary for a more eastern-style steak sandwich, isn’t it? Actually, aren’t you eating way too fast, Fel?!
I served out an extra helping for Fel.
《Man meat really is so delicious~. This sauce is totally soaked into the bread, which is great! I want more too.》
《Yeah, it’s delicious! Sui wants more too.》
So I served more food to both Dora-chan and Sui as well.
Fel and the others, once they’d eaten massive amounts of food and seemed to have gotten their fill, went into the room and fell asleep immediately on Fel’s futons.
MUST BE NICE~. I want to sleep too, but I need to go to the Adventurer’s guild tomorrow, so once I clean up, I have to get straight to sorting out the loot.
“Okay then, I’ll be going back to my room......”
“Where do you think you’re going, Elrand?”
Elrand stopped with an audible “GRK!” sound before turning around.
“You’ll be helping me with the loot no matter what, Elrand. I’ll clean up right away, so wait.”
Geez, I can’t relax for a second around here. I’m starting to understand how Ugohl feels on a daily basis.
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“It’s over......”
“It’s finally over, huh? Hahhh......”
After finishing sorting out the loot, Elrand and I took a deep breath at last. I poured some black tea that I’d always kept ready into some mugs and handed one to Elrand.
“Hooh, I feel like I’m coming back to life.”
“Yeah.”
As for the sorting, above everything else, there were so many things to sort that it was just awful. It was probably because we went in there during the season where a lot of special individuals show up, but just counting total numbers, there were more drops than in Dolan. I’d already promised to go to the Adventurer’s guild tomorrow, so I had to figure this all out today, and didn’t even have time to make lunch.
That’s why today’s lunch was just snack buns. Fel and Dora-chan seemed a little unhappy that it wasn’t meat, but Sui was happy since it liked sweet things. Elrand was, too.
“To think that bread could be eaten like this...... Sweetening the bread made it really delicious, didn’t it?” he said, sounding really moved.
Just like that, we managed to get through lunch and went back to sorting out the loot. We had finally finished just moments ago.
“We’ve done a decent amount of sorting, so all that’s left are the drops from special individuals. I’ll ask Fel to take care of those tonight.”
“The guild here has a simple Appraisal magic item, so you can just ask them, but it’ll probably take quite a while if you do. Since that’s the case, you should probably divide things into certain categories to make things faster.”
So he said, but I’d already sorted them that way. I had Appraisal, after all. While making sure that Elrand wouldn’t notice, I already figured out what drops were from special individuals and knew how many I had, so everything was fine. That’s why the sorting was actually already finished.
Truly, there was a lot of stuff. There were an especially great number from the insect zone.
Like from those... things that shine with a black luster. (Of course, I made sure to use gloves when handling them.)
After talking it over with Elrand, he agreed that I should take all the meat.
Then, when I was about to try and convince him somehow to let me have the vampire knife and the magic bag (extra-large), he agreed in a heartbeat.
“I basically did nothing, you know? Haha. Actually, even if I wasn’t around, you probably would have made it through the dungeon just as easily. It’s too much for me to say anything about what you want to do with this,” he said.
Personally, I was thinking that as long as I could keep the vampire knife and the magic bag (extra-large), I could let go of the magic bag (medium), and then I’d be fine with splitting the rest of the sale with Elrand, where he’d get two-thirds of it and I’d get the rest. Magic bags were expensive, so just the vampire knife and the magic bag (extra-large) had a lot of value.
Of course, anything that wasn’t sold, we’d split 50/50. I told him that, and Elrand strongly refused, saying, “I can’t do that — that’s just robbery.”
According to Elrand, he’d be plenty happy as long as I sold some drops to Dolan after Aveling, split some of the dark balls with him, and also gave him about one-third of the treasure from the hydra’s treasure chest for when he got old.
But if that was the case, Elrand would get too little and that wouldn’t sit well with me. It was true that my three familiars were the main stars in fights, but I had been taught a lot of things by Elrand, who was a former adventurer. That helped me a lot, too. So, although he’d probably refuse if I tried to give him half of what I earned from selling drops here, I was still thinking I’d give him a third of it. I wanted to do that much at least — as both a gesture of thanks, and as comrades who went through the dungeon together.
“What’s for dinner tonight, Mukohda? I’m so hungry.”
......I was just thinking nice things about you, and you ruined it.