As expected, the slimes made their opinions known.
Yes. It really wasnāt enough.
ā¦It would cost a lot less to have them eat leaves, but these guys have started to develop a taste for fine diningā¦
They started to request meat more often, and it seemed like they wanted more every time.
I was a little worried that they would eat too much and grow fat.
āAre you from a large household, mister?ā
As I scanned the shelves, the butcher called to me.
It seemed like he had heard my comment.
āAh. Yeah. I have some really hungry monsters.ā
āOh, so youāre a Tamer. ā¦Then what about about an Eagle Wolf?ā
āAn Eagle Wolf?ā
āA wolf monster. As they are very large, there is a lot to eat. ā¦Though, the flesh is hard and the smell is quite strongā¦making it difficult to useā¦ But I hear monsters prefer it that way.ā
I see.
Perhaps they were perfect for monster food.
āAnd do you have a lot of Eagle Wolf meat in stock?ā
āYes. If you buy a lot, Iāll give you a discount!ā
The butcher said as he pulled out a large slab of meat from behind the counter.
ā¦There was no fat at all on itā¦
It really did not look that good.
āā¦I donāt know if my monsters will take to it yet. Can I just have a little first?ā
āOf course! How about 1000 cicols for a kilogram?ā
āIāll take it.ā
āThank you!ā
And so he cut off a kilogram and handed it to me.
It was quite a lot for ājust a little.ā But it was cheap.
āItās meat!ā
āYay! Meat!ā
The slimes cheered and tried to take the meat from me.
It did not look good to meā¦but I guess the slimes thought differently.
āā¦It might not taste too great, all right?ā
āThatās fine!ā
āGive it here!ā
āā¦Fine. Let me know how it tastes like.ā
I said as I gave the meat to the slime on my shoulder.
And then, the slime swallowed it without a momentās hesitationā¦then it raised its voice with joy.
āItās so good!ā
āThis meat is delicious!ā
Apparently, they liked it after all.
If I bought a lot of this, I wouldnāt have to worry about food for the slimes for a while.
āHow many kilos of this do you have?ā
āUhā¦ About 2,000 kilos.ā
āThatās quite a lot.ā
2,000 kilosā¦ It seemed like more than what you could possibly sell in this town. He only had a few kilos of the other meats. So why was there so much of this stuff?
āThere just happened to be a few hunting quests that finished, and I bought all of the meat from them. ā¦Even the guild has trouble selling so much disgusting meat. So I buy this stuff from them and earn their gratitude. That way, theyāre more likely to give me the good meat later on.ā
āā¦But can you really sell off 2,000 kilos of this meat?ā
āOf course not. I was going to sell it as fertilizerā¦ So Iām quite thankful I was able to get rid of it as meat.ā
Right.
So you could use it as fertilizer.
Using meat as fertilizer seemed like a huge waste to meā¦ I guess it showed just how bad the meat was.
Well, the slimes seemed to enjoy it, so Iād be happy as long as I could get it for cheap.
āHow much for for those 2,000 kilos?ā
āAll of it!? ā¦Let me seeā¦if youāll take all of it, then it should be about 700,000 cicolsā¦but do you really mean it?ā
āYeah. Is this enough?ā
I said as I handed him the money.
He looked at it with surprise.
āYou must be really rich, mister. ā¦Iād be glad if youād take it off my handsā¦but you do realize how much it is, right? Are you sure?ā
āYeah. I have a lot of monsters.ā
āā¦I donāt want to imagine how manyā¦ But how will you take it? Do you have a storehouse somewhere?ā
Yeah.
I guess 2,000 kilos was enough to need that much storage space.
ā¦Well, it hardly mattered when I had Slime Storage.
āNo, Iāll have the slimes carry it. ā¦Just tell me where the meat is kept, and Iāll take it away myself.ā
āSlā¦slimes?ā
āYeah. I have a special skill.ā
āā¦Well, just look at my storehouse then. Do you really know how much 2,000 kilos is?ā
He said as he gestured for me to follow him.
He was going to take me to the storehouse.
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