Chapter 197.1
“Whoops!” [Ryouma]
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I dodged the large mouth of an approaching mud salamander by a hair’s breadth and then struck its head .
I didn’t even have the time to confirm its death before several more mud salamanders came and attacked me .
I drew a single stroke with a sweep of my rod, and then slipped through the cleared path .
I need to go forward as fast as I can!
In my hand was a single rod . On my head was a lone dark slime . I ran while striking down one mud salamander after another . Before long, I reached the frontmost part of the defensive line .
Like this the metal and iron slimes won’t get caught in the attack!
“I’ll leave it to you!” [Ryouma]
The dark slime on my head reacted to my thoughts .
The sun had already risen up high from the east, so it was very bright, but in a flash, everything suddenly went dark . That was none other than the proof that the dark slime had unleashed its attack .
The areof-effect attack magic, Dark Mist .
A spell that summoned a darkness that would spread out like a mist and wrap itself around its targets . This dark mist would sap living creatures of their stamina and greatly weaken them . Eventually, it would take away even their lives .
The movements of the mud salamanders on the beach began to dull .
I don’t know if salamanders have knees, but the way they’re moving gives the impression that they can’t put any strength into them .
Moreover, even those still in the water have also been affected, as can be seen by the large number of corpses floating on the water .
After ten seconds the mud salamanders that were making their way toward the processing plant were stopped .
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“Guys, please take care of those!” [Ryouma]
“Leave it to us!!!!” [Adventurers and Fishermen]
The fishermen and adventurers that weren’t doing anything went and retrieved the corpses of the mud salamanders that had gotten past the slime defensive line .
…Looks like using the slimes for defense was a success . But as effective as they are, there’s one problem . Unlike humans they can’t carry the mud salamanders once they’ve defeated them, so we have to get someone else to recover those corpses .
Unlike yesterday, the corpses that have been abandoned quickly piled up into a mountain . Because of that the mud salamanders mistook these piles of corpses for some kind of obstruction and started going another way .
Fortunately, the members of the Wharf of Shikumu worked with me to deal with it, so we didn’t end up with any casualties . It’s good that we were prepared .
“Hurry up and get rid of those corpses! There’s only a few of them left, so just hang on a little more!” [Leader]
“Yeah!!!!” [Adventurers and Fishermen]
As the adventurers and fishermen responded to the leader, I myself took a corpse nearby and ran .
One hour later, the fishing and mud salamander subjugation for the day finally ended .
“Good work out there!” [Ryouma]
“Good job out there~” [Sein]
“Thank you for your work . ” [Kai]
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After cleaning up, it was time for lunch .
I spoke to the members of the Wharf of Shikumu while we headed for the processing plant .
Along the way, we happened into a familiar face .
“Oh! Little Niki!” [Man 1]
“So it was true that you’d be working here as punishment . ” [Man 2]
“Work hard now~” [Man 3]
“I know!” [Niki]
I heard Niki-kun talking with the men that entered ahead of us .
Looks like the adults are having a blast teasing him .
“Thank you for your work . ” [Ryouma]
“Ah! Slime onii-chan! Are you having lunch? Take a seat . I’ll bring you food right away . ” [NIki]
“Thank you . You sure are working hard . ” [Ryouma]
“Ha ha . You’re the only one who’d say that, though . ” [Niki]
Niki-kun made a face that looked like he was fed up working here, but that quickly turned into a smile .
I guess that’s just how he communicates .
That’s good . As I thought that to myself, I looked for a place to seat and waited with the Wharf of Shikumu .
Now then, I wonder what today’s lunch will be .
“Sorry to keep you waiting!” [Niki]
“Thank—!?” [Ryouma]
I was about to say thanks, but when I saw the contents of our lunch, I was shocked .
Although the grains were a little round, this was undoubtedly ‘white rice’ .
And the ingredient added to the daily mustard soup was clearly ‘tofu’ .
With the grilled fish and the small bowl of pickles, this is clearly a Japanese breakfast!
“Something wrong?” [Niki]
“This is rice, isn’t it? Isn’t it supposed to be really expensive since it’s an imported good?” [Ryouma]
“Really? It appears in the village from time to time, but is it really that expensive, Onii-chans?” [Niki]
Looks like Niki-kun really didn’t know . The one to answer in his place was Shin-san .
“Foreign rice is indeed expensive, but this is rice grown from these lands with the help of the specialist that the feudal lord called . So it’s not that expensive . ” [Shin]
“That being said, it was only a few years ago that we were able to get our hands on them . You could say it’s still a little luxurious . Maybe it’ll become normal food in Niki’s generation~” [Sein]
“What are you talking like an old man for, Sein?” [Kei]
“What was that!?” [Sein]
Kei-san’s remark stupefied Sein-san . Is he worried about that? He’s still so young, though…
But that aside…
“So that’s how you guys were able to get rice . ” [Ryouma]
I’ve heard of the feudal lord of this Fatma Territory before, but I didn’t know he did something like that .
“We’ve only been able to eat rice recently… Sorry, I still have work to do . I’ll chat with you guys later!” [Niki]
“Ah, yeah . Do your best! …Alright . Itadakimasu . ” [Ryouma]
First, I took a mouthful of rice… It’s like red rice . Is the reason it’s sticky like glutinous rice because of the difference in variety? It tastes good . I drank some soup too, and as expected, that tofu-looking thing was indeed tofu . This sure brings back memories .
“You look happy . ” [Kai]
“It’s been awhile since I was able to eat something like this… Can I buy this somewhere?” [Ryouma]
“In that case, why don’t you get Niki to show you the way later?” [Kai]
“His grandma is the one who makes the tofu here, after all . ” [Kei]
Oh? That’s good news .
“I did promise to talk to him later, so I guess I’ll ask then . ” [Ryouma]
“Sounds good . Oh, by the way . ” [Kai]
? Kai-san suddenly seemed to remember something and his face became serious .