Chapter 81
The next day .
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After quickly getting ready, Miyabi-san visited my room .
“Good morning, Ryoumhan . ” [Miyabi]
“Good morning, Miyabi-san . ” [Ryouma]
“I thought I’d wake you up, but it looks like you’re the early type . Anyway, breakfast is ready, so if you can eat, you should have some first . ” [Miyabi]
“Thank you . ” [Ryouma]
I ate at the same dining room last night . Everyone here eats at such a fast pace . But then again, so do I .
“I’ll leave the rest to you, Miyabi . ” [Pioro]
“I’ll do my best!” [Miyabi]
“Good luck!” [Pioro]
What are they talking about?
“Ryoumhan, where are you going today? Ryoumhan, you haven’t gotten used to this town yet, right? In That case, I’ll be your guide . ” [Miyabi]
“I’m grateful, but what about your work?” [Ryouma]
“Don’t mind . Don’t mind . The president’s daughter is still just 12 years old . It’s normal for me not to be working . Tending to the store is just practice for the future . ” [Miyabi]
I guess that does make sense .
“Although there is a certain 11 year old kid with a store who’s even about to open a branch store . I wonder if that boy is an exception . ”
Well, since she’s going to be showing me around, I should put off the adventurer work and just make furniture today .
“Alright . In that case, I want to make some furniture today . Can you show me to a store I can buy wood from?” [Ryouma]
“Just leave it to me . I’ll be sure to bring you to a good store . ” [Miyabi]
As she said that, she puffed out her chest and went outside . I followed her, but as soon as we got out, the rimel bird I’d sent out yesterday, Drei, returned .
“Oh . ” [Ryouma]
“What’s— Kyaa!?” [Miyabi]
Drei perched himself atop my shoulders . He flew right between me and Miyabi, so it couldn’t be helped that Miyabi was startled and ended up jumping aside . Oh, her tail is moving a lot! …I feel like I’ve once heard that the foxes in my otherworld don’t show their emotions much through their tail, but I wonder if that’s not the case for the fox tribe here .
But then again, it’s only now that she’s moving her tail a lot, so it might just be how she reacts when surprised . Like a spinal reflex of sort .
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Anyways, I should apologize for startling her .
“Sorry for startling you . This one here is my familiar . ” [Ryouma]
“Familiar? So, that’s what it was . I don’t believe I’ve seen such a beautiful monster before, though . ” [Miyabi]
“It’s called a rimel bird . I had it bring a letter to my store at Gimuru . ” [Ryouma]
While explaining I took out the letter inside the pipe attached to Drei’s leg . It was the response from Gimuru . Apparently, Drei reached them yesterday before closing time .
Everyone will be departing early morning today for Renauph . They should arrive in 3 days . Just as planned .
I passed that info onto Miyabi-san too, and we started walking again .
After buying some wood at the store, I stored the wood in my Dimension Home, then we went our way to my store .
I chose the storeroom as my workplace . The acid slimes began making components, while the sticky slimes and I put them together and reinforced them with sticky liquid and nails . Gradually, we produced chairs, desks, and shelves .
Miyabi-san just quietly observed while we worked . I thought she didn’t have much free time, but she’s really just watching .
Eventually, though, she asked me a question .
“Ryoumhan, what are these critters?” [Miyabi]
“You mean the slimes?” [Ryouma]
“No, no, no, no, no . That’s definitely wrong . Definitely . There’s no way slimes like these could exist! Why in the world are slimes making furniture!?” [Miyabi]
“They can make them if you teach them . They can even learn martial arts and weapon arts . ” [Ryouma]
“Seriously!?” [Miyabi]
“Seriously . ” [Ryouma]
I made a rod with Polish Wheel, then I handed it to a sticky slime and ordered it to show Miyabi its moves .
“…It’s using a staff!” [Miyabi]
“See?” [Ryouma]
“Were slimes always so dexterous?” [Miyabi]
“At first, they were just normal slimes, but after a lot training, they became like this . ” [Ryouma]
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“I see… I had no idea they could turn out like this . ” [Miyabi]
“Most people don’t . Everyone who’s seen them for the first time were shocked . ” [Ryouma]
“Why don’t you publicize this? It’ll be a huge discovery, won’t it?” [Miyabi]
“I wonder… . People don’t seem very fond of slimes, and I don’t plan on announcing it just yet . ”
That would be a waste, after all . As I muttered that to myself, Miyabi-san watched the slimes again .
After that a few seconds of silence lingered, then Miyabi-san asked me this .
“…Ryoumhan, what are you doing next year?” [Miyabi]
“What do you mean?” [Ryouma]
“You’re eleven now, right? Are you going to the academy next year? After all, you’ll be turning twelve . Your store seems to be making a lot, so you can probably afford it . Are you going?” [Miyabi]
School, huh…
“I don’t really feel like it . Right now, I just want to train and adventure as I please . And from what I’ve heard, the social aspect of the academy is rather troublesome, so there’s not a lot of opportunities to actually study . ” [Ryouma]
As I said that, Miyabi-san sighed deeply .
“Haa~ So you knew . ” [Miyabi]
“You know about it too?” [Ryouma]
“Of course . I’ll be going to the academy starting this year, so I’ve already gathered intel about it . Dad also taught me all sorts of stuff regarding it . ” [Miyabi]
“I see… So, why did you bring this up all of the sudden?” [Ryouma]
“Well, you seem to have a good personality, so I was thinking school would be easier if there was someone I knew . People there are probably stiff when it comes to relationships, but more than that, I’m good at magic . If I went to the academy and stood out, it wouldn’t end with just some weird noble following me around . ” [Miyabi]
“If it’s that bad, why go?” [Ryouma]
“I’m going to be a merchant, so I need to make connections . The academy makes it a policy not to differentiate between nobles and commoners, so it’s much easier to get close to nobles there than elsewhere . So, I was thinking it would be nice to have someone I could talk to without having to be so tense . Moreover, you’re really good at magic, so it would put me at ease if you were going to school too . ” [Miyabi]
She’s quite determined despite only being a child… Merchants sure are scary . Though it seems it’s not really that strange for students to enroll with this goal in mind . Still, is she really that good at magic that other people would become envious of her?
“Are you good at magic?” [Ryouma]
“Just enough to use an intermediate fire spell, but that’s already enough to put you ahead in school . ” [Miyabi]
When I asked more about it, apparently, most students can only use beginner magic upon enrollment . And there are even students who will be learning magic for the first time . If those are her peers, then being able to use an intermediate spell is more than enough to put her ahead of others .
Speaking of which, although the fox tribe people are beast people too, I hear they have unusually greater mana than the others . I feel like I’ve talked about this with someone at the guild, but maybe that’s why Miyabi is good at magic .
This country doesn’t discriminate against other races, so it doesn’t matter even if one is a half . If someone tries to discriminate against someone in this country, they’ll only end up being shunned . Apparently, there was quite a bit of discrimination in the past, but an otherworlder who came before me set things right . There’s still some envy left when it comes to the advantages that races have over each other, though .
“I see . ” [Ryouma]
“Well, it can’t be helped if you’re not going . I’m not gonna try and force you . It’s not like I was expecting anything in the first place . It’s just that if you were going to school, I was planning to help you stay away from weird nobles and introduce some good ones to you . ” [Miyabi]
She was thinking of supporting me? What a determined child . Doesn’t seem like a bad person too . She seems to have her work cut out for her, though . Still, I wish her the best .
As I encouraged her internally, I continued working . I got her help on the simpler stuff too, and like that, we managed to complete the furniture and tools .
After completing the furniture, I told Miyabi-san that I would be going to the adventurers guild, then go back to the store .
“Ryoumhan, there are no jobs in town for adventurers right now . At most, there will probably only be herb collection jobs or jobs that require one to hunt small animals . ” [Miyabi]
“Really? In Gimuru I heard that a strong monster appeared in this town . ” [Ryouma]
Has it been hunted already?
“Ah~ You heard about that? It’s because of that that only E Rank and above can pass the north right now . ” [Miyabi]
“Is the monster than strong?” [Ryouma]
“No . A D Rank part would be more than enough, but unfortunately, there are no such adventurers in this town . ” [Miyabi]
Because of the presence of the dragon guild in this town, large monsters like the wyverns frequently fly its sky, scaring the nearby monsters, so there’s usually not a whole lot of monsters that could be found nearby .
As a result, the higher ranked adventurers don’t have any prey left to hunt, so they end up going elsewhere . It’s only natural for a person to leave town if he can’t make any money .
The guards just patrol the gates and the streets, so the area the monster is lurking isn’t under their jurisdiction . Without any adventurers to turn to, times like this are quite problematic . Anyway, that’s why people aren’t allowed to go to the northern part of town unless they’re E Rank or above . Fortunately, the requirement isn’t above D Rank .
“So as long as one is E Rank, he can go, right?” [Ryouma]
“That’s right . The guild will also request some lumber and herbs that can be gotten from the northern woods… Oh, right . You’re an E Ranker, right? I won’t tell you not to go, but do be careful . You have make sure to run away if the monster finds you . ” [Miyabi]
I thanked Miyabi-san and headed to the guild . It’s hard for a non-adventurer woman to approach the adventurers guild, so I didn’t take Miyabi up on her offer to show me the way .
I went to the reception desk as soon as I got to the guild and gathered some information . May source was the male clerk tending to the reception . He was the sort of guy who just did his job without much care, so when I showed him my E Rank guild card, he didn’t say anything and just brought me the available jobs for the north . I got some intel regarding the monster that appeared in the north too, and as it turns out, it’s apparently a monster known as Smash Boar .
The smash boar is a monster with short fangs . Its body is big and durable . Its skin is tough, so its hard to hurt it without sufficient strength .
After confirming the above details, I was sure that I had the right monster in mind . Only D Rank and above could accept the subjugation job for it, so I just took a herb collection job and went back to Pioro-san’s store .
Along the way, I thought back to the letter I got when I first got to this world .
The grandparents the gods used to give me a credible background are actually real people . Gayn and the others went out of their way to summon their souls and even got their permission to use their names for my sake .
The place my grandparents lived at is a place called Cormi Village, located within the Great Shurus Forest .
The Great Forest of Shurus is a treasure trove of medicinal ingredients and many precious stones could be found within the caves that dotted it . Many villages were founded in it in hopes of gathering these precious resources . Cormi Village was one such village .
But the Great Forest of Shurus was den to many monsters, and was renowned within the kingdom as a dangerous region . Even its shallowest areas are fraught with D Rank monsters and greater . To make things worse, the adventurers that died seeking precious resources continue to lurk the forest as zombies, skeletons, ghost, or some other type of undead .
The road to Cormi Village was fraught with danger on a level far beyond that of Renauph . It’s not a place one should tamper with mindlessly . But not only did I receive permission to use their name, they even gave me ownership of their belongings . They didn’t have a successor, they just hid their stuff, so they told me they would like me to be inherit those things along with their will .
It’s just something they’re hoping for, so it’s not really something I have to do, but in order to get their things, I would have to go get them myself . As such, Gayn advised me to go practice with a monster that moves similarly to those in the forest first before going . One such monster I could use is the smash boar .
It actually wasn’t impossible for me to reach the village as soon as I got to this world if I relied on my ki and my martial arts, but there wasn’t any guarantee that I would be able to come back alive . As such, I just stayed in Gana Forest . And before I knew it, because of my hobbies, three years had already passed .
I’ve left the forest now, so I might as well go . There are strong monsters in the treasure trove of resources . They’ll make for good training . And besides, although it’s just in name, they’re still my grandparents, so I’d like to fulfill their request .
I’ll have to make some preparations to go the Great Shurus Forest .
I went back to Pioro-san’s store while thinking that to myself . I had supper at the store too .
When I told them that during mealtime that I would be going to the north tomorrow, Pioro-san asked me, “Won’t you please get rid of that smash boar?”
in the next moment, Miyabi-san rammed [1] into Pioro-san and Kuransan chided him with a terrifying smile .
To me the smash boar is a training tool of sort, but to Pioro-san, it’s an obstruction to trade and something that could be good merchandise . Apparently, the smash boar’s meat is soft, odorless, and delicious .
If I do hunt one, I should bring it here . I might not have accepted a job, but it can’t be helped if I were to accidentally meet it and end up killing it . After all, no one would just stand and watch himself get killed, so there’s no way I can hold back if I do come across it .
I’m sure no one will complain if I get rid of it after accidentally coming across it, right?
…Huh? D-Did I always have this sort of personality? C-Could have I degenerated after fighting so many thugs? [2]
No . I have to be careful .
[1] – Not sure if literal .
[2] – You know what they say about fighting pigs and becoming a pig yourself .