Daniela and I visited the guild on the next day . The parts were to be examined and then sold .
Once again, I found myself lining up at the Conversion counter . There were a few people glancing nervously at me, but I didn’t mind as long as we were left alone . I just wanted to live in peace .
“This guild seems awfully quiet…”
“Hm? Yeah . Probably because it’s early morning?”
Daniela muttered that the morning was usually the loudest . Well, maybe it depended on the guild?
“You can come forward now . ”
“Thank you . ”
The Adventurer in front of us was finished, and so we moved up to the counter . It was the same person who was here yesterday .
“Good morning, Mister Asagi . ”
“Good morning . …Umm…”
“I am Seine . You may call me that from now on . ”
“Yes, thank you . This is Daniela . ”
“A pleasure . ”
“It’s nice to meet you . As for the dragon you brought in yesterday, the work has been completed . If you could just come with me and confirm that everything is right . ”
It sure felt good when things go smoothly… And so we followed Seine to the place where the dragon had been dismembered .
The door opened and we stepped out into the wide area . This place was used for butchering large monsters . The usual places wouldn’t be able to handle anything larger than an orc . So, about two meters . If I remember correctly, Mordred was at least two and a half . So anything bigger than that was in the heavy class . Lesser wyverns were about four meters . That is, in wingspan . From head to tail they are about six meters . Half of their length is tail .
In any case, wind dragons were heavy . Ten meters in wingspan . And about ten meters long as well . The tail alone was six meters, which made the body seem a little small . But they say that that’s what made wind dragons distinct . But I’ve never seen a normal dragon, so I had to take their word for it . I guess they were especially great at flying? The long, lithe tail looked like it would be conducive for flight .
“Actually, the water dragons have the longest tails . The tail makes up as much as eighty percent of their bodies . ”
Said Master Daniela .
I see .
Well, we had a wind dragon on our hands now, so we might as well look at it .
I had killed it by taking its head off . And according to the good folks who took it apart, it was in excellent condition, without much outside damage . I guess they wouldn’t have been too impressed had I brought in something that was battered and falling apart .
Cutting through the bones of the neck had also allowed it to bleed, which helped keep the flesh and organs in good condition . They were especially pleased that I had stored it in the hollow bag to prevent it from rotting . This had ensured that its condition was identical to when I had just killed it, and they said that it almost felt like it was still alive .
It had taken many guild workers to remove the scales and skin . When I heard about how much effort they had put into removing everything from the neck to the tail, I felt nothing but the utmost respect for their hard work .
The membrane of the wings were used as a luxury material for clothes and shoes . Fangs and claws became accessories or weapons . Or even used to decorate armor . Parts of the tail were somehow used as medicine…
Speaking of medicine, that’s what the organs were often used for, as well as a medium for magic tools . Eyes, heart and liver were also medicine . The organ that allowed the dragon to do its breathing attack was used as a weapon . Something like a gun… But if it was anything like the breath that I saw, it would practically be a laser rifle .
There were many parts and many uses . Too many to remember them all . Even the bones were used . Nothing was wasted .
Though, we would only be taking a small portion of it with us . Just enough for Daniela’s clothes and armor . Also…a matching pair of accessories . Heh . Dragon claw necklaces . Daniela’s fear of dragons was starting to weaken, so the timing was good . I think…
“Now, Mister Asagi . Here it is . What do you think?”
“I’m a complete novice . So…I don’t really know . ”
“I doubt a novice would go around hunting dragons…”
That may be, but really, the only observation I could offer was, ‘uh, nicely dismembered . ’ But that made me sound like a psychopath .
“Asagi may not be able to appreciate your good work, but I am very impressed . You have done a most excellent job with the dragon . ”
“So you understand, Miss Daniela . ”
They started to nod at each other knowingly . I was nothing but an outsider now…
“Alright, we will be taking just enough of these materials for some clothes and armor . The rest will be sold . I am sure they will do well in the market . ”
“Certainly . I will make the preparations . I suppose you will be needing some scales, hide, wing membrane and several claws and fangs then . ”
“Yes, that is right . ”
“I will have them collected at once . ”
Seine was quick to shout out the instructions to the workers .
“I’m gonna look around . ”
“Hm? Well, it is not the most common of sights . You might learn something . ”
Daniela nodded with folded arms . And so I moved over to where the butchers were working .
“…Uh, excuse me . ”
“Eh? Ah, the dragon hunter himself . Can I help ya?”
“I have a little request…”
I turned my back towards Seine and Daniela and pretended to question him about the materials . He seemed to get the hint and leaned closer to me .
“The thing is, I want to give my partner a gift…”
“Oh? Oh-hoho?”
“Yeah, exactly . So if I could get some materials in secret . ”
“Ahaha? You’re a sneaky one aren’t ya?”
“If you say so, ahaha . ”
“Alright then . I will help ya!”
I followed him as he moved away, pretending to explain to me what he was doing .
“So, what ya goin’ to give her?”
“A necklace . I want a matching pair, actually . ”
“Then you’ll be wantin’ scales and fangs! I’d give ya some claws as well, but they are large and too easy to count…”
He said in a hushed voice as he slipped me a few scales from the dragon’s tail and a number of fangs .
“Thank you . I’m in your debt . ”
“Don’t you mention it! And good luck!”
He whispered with a thumbs up . I nodded and returned the gesture . And then I quietly hid the materials in my pocket and bowed before moving away .
“Learn anything interesting?”
Daniela asked me with a grin .
“Hm? Oh, a little . ”
“Hmm?”
There was something suspicious about her smile, but I decided to pretend like I hadn’t noticed .
I put the materials in a small leather pouch and placed it in the hollow bag with the other materials I had collected . Seine would take care of the rest and see that they were sold .
“It is a wind dragon, after all . I am sure that it will all be sold by tomorrow . ”
She told us . And so we decided to return the next day as well .
After that was finished, Daniela and I discussed what we should do next, and decided that we should go on a quest while the sun was still high in the sky . We would start acquiring Daniela’s new clothes and armor once the money came in the next day .
A quest… it felt like we hadn’t been on one in a very long time .
We stood side-by-side in front of the quest board .
As this was after the great quest war that occurred every morning, the thing looked rather bare .
“We could just think of it as going on a stroll?”
“Yes, I agree . And we are expecting to make quite enough money already . ”
And so I took one of the acceptance sheets .
“‘Monster Investigation of the Usk Territories . ’ …This one should do . ”
“Hmm… We will only need to hunt whatever we see . The materials we gather will tell them how many monsters there were . Seems like a useful enough quest . ”
Seemed boring and unpopular too . But that was kind of perfect when you just wanted a short distraction or to play around .
And so I took the sheet and went to the Quest counter . As there were not many people here at this hour, I didn’t have to wait . It felt good to not have to wait in a line!
“Now, which way do we go to leave the town?”
“Ah… It is over there . That sign . ”
There was a sign hanging from pillar-like log that read ‘Eastern Gate’ and had an arrow pointing in that direction . There were people from all over in this town, and it was easy to get lost . Especially if you were someone like me .
And so we followed the friendly sign until we were outside .
Now, I had gotten a peek in the guild’s library, but what monsters were really living in this area? I wondered with some excitement .