Chapter 162
Finally . It was finally my turn .
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“Thank you for waiting, Mister Asagi . ”
“No problem . ”
“Now, if you would just show me the materials . ”
“Of course . ”
I took off the hollow bag and thrust an arm into it before realising that there was a problem .
“Uh…”
“…? Mister Asagi?”
“The thing is a little large…I don’t know if there is enough space here…”
Indeed, if I took out a whole wind dragon here, it might destroy the building . I’d become a terrorist .
“In that case, you can have it inspected in the heavy disassembling area in the back . ”
“Thank you . ”
I nodded and the guild worker proceeded to guide me to it . A different guild worker took over the counter in the meantime .
I followed the guild worker until we reached a back door that led outside . It was a large area surrounded by high walls, but as this was outside, there was no ceiling . It would be pretty difficult for intruders to scale those walls . In any case, this was more than enough space for me .
“When you’re ready . ”
“Alright . ”
I took a step forward and grabbed the wind dragon’s tail from the bag . And just like that, I pulled the entire thing out . A shriek of terror rang behind me from the guild worker . A headless wind dragon now lay at our feet . And so I thrust my hand in the bag again and felt for the horns . Then, with another pull, an incredibly fresh dragon head popped out of the bag .
“Oh…uh…”
“Well, there it is . The big guy . ”
“Oh… it is a wind dragon…!!”
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“Yeah . Freshly killed wind dragon . ”
The shocked guild worker told me to stay where I was before running back into the building . And so I waited there quietly as if I were the most loyal dog in the world . After a few minutes, Rio and several others stormed outside .
“Ah, Asagi, you . I see you’re still busy trying to gain even more popularity . ”
“Uh, I thought I told you that that’s not the case?”
“And yet you prepared such a thing . Now what excuse could you have for that?”
I just wanted it cut up and convert some of it into gold . Damn it, Rio…stop smiling .
“If you could just take it apart for me . I want to keep the parts that can be made into armor, and the rest I will sell . ”
“Yes-yes, very good . We will dismember it and make a list of all the parts for you . Please come to the guild tomorrow to see it . ”
“Alright . Thank you . ”
The others who had come with Rio now went to the wall and picked up tools that included great saws and knives . It seemed that they hadn’t had much opportunity to see a dragon like this before, and their eyes shone with eagerness . It was kind of scary to watch .
After that, I returned to the counter to turn in the smaller monster materials we had collected . In the end, I left the place with three pieces of gold and eighty pieces of silver .
“Well then, Mister Asagi . I trust we’ll be seeing you here tomorrow, so we inspect the wind dragon materials . Please do not forget . ”
“Yes, I know . Sorry for surprising you back there . ”
“Oh, it’s…nothing at all…”
It seemed to have caused a bit of a panic, and so I apologized . She turned red and looked at the floor . I knew what that meant . She liked me .
I was finished here, and so I said goodbye and decided to explore the rest of the guild . A glance towards the bar showed the typical assortment of rough gentlemen drinking alcohol . I didn’t feel like getting involved with anyone at this time though, and so I turned away .
After wandering about a little more, my feet took me to the stairs . There was a sign right next to it that read, ‘Resource Room ahead . ’
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“Resources…eh? Information about monsters, maybe?”
It seemed like it was open to everyone, and so I decided to take a look .
So I climbed the stairs to the second floor, where I was met with another sign pointing me in the right direction . At the end of that, I found a door with the words ‘Resource Room’ written on it .
“Excuse me…”
I knocked before entering a room overflowing with…well, not quite, but still, there was quite a collection of books . There were a few other Adventurers here who were turning the pages of the books they were reading . Hmm, so you were free to look around after all . And so I moved over to a shelf in the corner and looked at the covers .
“‘On Becoming an Adventurer of the Empire . ’ …That’s of no use to me . ”
Next to it was a book titled, ‘A Guide to Joining the Imperial Army . ’ Was it a popular occupation then? …I think I’d rather be an Adventurer than participate in parades .
This shelf was not looking very promising, and so I decided to move on . I would check out the area where an Adventurer had been a moment ago . There should be something related to Adventuring .
And so I scanned the books that he had been browsing…
“‘I was Reincarnated into a Pot, and so I will build a Country with an Exciting Harem!’…?”
What the…is this a light novel? A pot? What a bummer .
“‘I thought I had Reincarnated into Another World, but it was just the Countryside, so I walked home . ’ …So he just got lost then . ”
Why were these kinds of books here… Did Rio like them?
In any case, I had no use for them either . What the hell was wrong with that Adventurer?
I left, looking a lot more tired than a moment ago . As I wandered around aimlessly, I caught sight of an Adventurer who was reading something intently . He paid me no mind, and so I stood next to him and checked the shelf he was closest to .
‘Monsters of the Empire . ’
‘Killing the Demon Lord with the Strongest Cheat! -But I maxed out at level 10-’
‘Monster Distribution Map . ’
‘Monster – Proof of the Hunt List . ’
Now here was a selection of useful books . But hey, someone inserted a random light novel!
“Damn it…”
As I had nothing better to do, I returned the light novel to its rightful shelf and returned to the monster books . The Adventurer was gone now . In any case, I picked up Monsters of the Empire first . It had a list of all the surrounding town names in alphabetical order in the table of contents .
“…Huh . ”
I found Replant . Hmmm, page 267…hehe . It had monsters both familiar and unfamiliar . It said that you should be especially wary of blood apes . Yes, yes . Those guys were horrible… I thought I was going to die .
There was also something about what I thought were forest goblins in Valdorf’s Berulu Forest, but they were actually known now as Berulu Goblins .
Apparently, there was some debate about this, as there were those who argued that they were nothing more than forest goblins who happened to like tree sap . The mayor’s daughter(aged 3) suggested that they be called syrup goblins, but this was promptly rejected .
“Who the hell cares…”
It was truly a universal thing to argue about pointless things .
I continued to look through the book and take in as much information as possible . Knowledge of the monsters we would encounter here was worth a lot . I had relied on Daniela most of the time up until now, but I needed to do my part where I could… It would be nice if I could get a map of the entire Empire as well, but they didn’t seem to have one here . I would have to gather more information… Well, maybe I could leave that bit to Daniela . She had lived so long that her head was full of such things . It wasn’t because I was lazy or anything .
“Mmm…uhhh…”
My shoulders were starting to feel stiff . My neck hurt too . Maybe it was time to stop reading . Besides, Daniela had probably been freed from Bacon right about now…
I sighed tiredly and returned the book to its shelf . Really, books should always be returned to the proper shelf .
I decided to check a clothes shop before returning to the inn . This was because I had realized that the percentage of being harrassed tended to increase in my current clothes . It was very shocking . These rough clothes were cheap and easy to move in, and I had liked them a lot…
“Hey, you . I’m not in a great mood today . Pay up or get knocked down . Take your pick . ”
“Eh? What the…I’ll kick your arse!”
“Look at this guy . He looks so weak but carries a sword with him . It pisses me off!”
“Out of my way, you brat!”
It seemed that I could not walk ten steps without some thug taking issue with me . I lost count of how many times it happened . But I could probably fill a book with them . It would sell, too .
In any case, I came to the conclusion that my appearance was doing me no favors . But then again, I always ended up choosing similar types of clothes .
Maybe I just had unfortunate tastes…
“…Hmm?”
Tired and depressed, I dragged my feet as I walked . But suddenly, a certain alley caught my eye . I wasn’t even sure why it interested me, but I stopped in my tracks and watched .
“No one goes in…”
Everyone was passing it as if it wasn’t even there . No one even glanced in its direction .
“…”
My curiosity forced me to go closer . I stood right next to it and looked through the corner of my eye . It was still there . An alley between two stores . Did no one enter it because there was nothing there?
I continued to watch for the next five minutes, but no one went inside . There might be something to this…
“Might as well check…”
I had my equipment in my bag . And I could always use Legs of the Forest Wolf to escape .
I waited until there was no one watching . And then I casually entered the mysterious alley .