Tondemo Skill â 467 â Lectured by the Guild Master
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As soon as we arrived at the Adventurerâs Guild, Willem-san came out to meet us.
âOi, oi, oi, oi, you⌠you did it again, haahhâŚâ
Eh? I recognised the quality of that âhaahhâŚâ but, âWhat happened?â
âWhat do you mean âwhat happened?â You happened! You and your- did you know that the Adventurerâs Guilds had been in an uproar due to sightings of a Black Dragon heading towards the City of Valencia?!â
âAh,â
I had completely forgotten about this.
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âUm, so⌠is there a problem? Isnât it just an ordinary-sized dragon?â I stared at Fer and Grandpa Gon, these two were the ones who told me that a half-sized Grandpa Gon wouldnât cause any issues?!
âOrdinary? Ordinary!?â
Erm, I recognised this stressed-out high-pitched voice tooâŚ
Itâs really not my fault, I mean, Fer and Grandpa Gon were the ones who told me thisâŚ
âCan dragons ever be ordinary?! Even a dragon that sized,â he pointed a trembling finger at Dora-chan, âis a big deal! Let alone one that is the size of, of a Black Dragon!!â
âAh,â I finally recalled [2] the Red Dragon incident. The seaside Guild Master, what was his name again? Had panicked a lot and sent us out to subjugate the creature. How did I forget about thatâŚ
While I was busy repenting my blind trust for Fer and Grandpa Gon, Willem-san continued to âpera peraâ at me, lecturing me on things that I had already repented. Well, as someone with similar common sense, I shall allow this poor fellow to vent.
ââŚanyway, what I really want to say is to please, please, inform the Guild whenever you wish to travel by dragon. Otherwise, it would just cause a ruckus. HaahhhhâŚâ
âOf course, I understand your concerns. I shall endeavour to do better.â
âKuuhh, is it over yet?â
âThis human has a lot of unnecessary concernsâŚâ
ââSui is hungryâŚââ
ââMe too, ah, this is boring.ââ
Kuuh, how dare you guysâŚ
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âSo, thereâs this, this and this, I think thatâs all?â
At Butcher Johanâs warehouse, I lined up the result of everyoneâs hunting. With the addition of Grandpa Gon, the number of kills have increased by at least a couple of folds.
Rather than a line up, it was more like âseveral piles ofâ bodies set roughly to âbirdsâ, âOrcsâ, âother edible meatsâ and ânon-edible creaturesâ such as the goblins.
âOh, wait, this is the last one.â
The last creature was something that looked like a giant moss-covered rock. It was actually a giant moss-covered frog. According to [Appraisal], it is called:
[Giant Mimic Frog
B Rank monster that stays absolutely motionless in the forest until its prey gets too close. Once its prey gets close, it would pounce. Its meat is light and delicious]
Naturally, this was also a mutant.
What interest me most is the [âŚits meat is light and delicious] part. Iâm not sure about eating frogs, but, weâre already eating snake meat regularly soâŚ
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âUmu, this one is good.â
Fer, you are drooling.
âIndeed, its flesh is very tasty. I wonder how Master will elevate its flavourâŚâ
Grandpa Gon, the drool dripping from the corners of your lips isnât helping your image of dignity.
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âGoodness, there are a lot more items than before,â Johan-san was looking at the piles of bodies with shining eyes.
âI wonder⌠would our cashflow be able to cover thisâŚâ
âAch, donât be such a downer,â Johan-san thumped Willem-san on the back. âWhatever you buy here will turn into more money! This is all money~!â
âHaahhhâŚâ
Haha, apologies⌠[3a]
âSo, what should we take, hmm?â Johan-san was already rubbing his hands, looking as though he was not sure which pile he should dive into first. [3b] âHey, hey, this one, where did you catch this one?â
âHm?â
Johan was looking over a large troll, âNormal trolls are usually greenish grey, but this one is reddish. Is it a special individual? Itâs a lot bigger too.â
â⌠âŚâ come to think of it, whatâs the difference between âspecial individualâ and âmutantâ?
âHey, isnât all of your prey this time bigger than usual? The colours are different too, this⌠wait, all of the monsters are unique, this isnât a case of special individuals, this is a mutation!!â [3a]
âWait,â said Willem-san. âAre you sureâŚ?â
Johan-san turned to me with burning eyes, âBrother, where did you hunt these?â
âUmmâŚâ [3a]
âCome on, you can let a brother know!!â
Ugh, just what kind of incredible place did Grandpa Gon bring us to? Knowing that I canât just not answer, I slowly say, âUmm, itâsâŚâ
âWell??â
â⌠I think itâs called, um, the Forest in the Sky?â
â!!!!â
Ah, Johan-san just made a weird noise.
â#%^$!!â
So did Willem-san.
âWait, wait, wait, Forest in the Sky? Th-th-the legendary hunting grounds, Uranus?â
[4]Â Cough.
âAhem, ah, yes.â
[4a] Johan seized Willem-san by the shoulders and shook him, âDid you hear that? Did you hear that? Did I hear wrong? Itâs Uranus!!â
[4]Â Snerk, ahem.
âYouâve heard about Uranus, right? Brother?!â
Johan-san, please stop saying that word.
âIndeed,â Willem-san coughed into his fist, as though trying to maintain his composure. âUmu, about 100 years ago, high-ranking Adventurers formed an expedition to challenge Uranus.â
âOh?â
âHowever, of the 50 over powerful Adventurers who embarked on the journey into Uranus, but only one returned alive.â
âEh? Eeeehhhhh??!â
âIndeed, that lone Adventurer could barely speak when he first returned,â said Willem-san.
âHe was so traumatised that he retired as an Adventurer. Years later, he wrote a book about Uranus. I managed to get my hands on a copy and read about his misadventures,â said Johan-san. âOne of the lines I recall was âUranus is a land where no one should ever enter, it is a land beyond human comprehensionâ.â
[3a] â⌠âŚâ what could I say? Considering the unique creatures found in the Forest in the Sky, it had to be somewhere very isolated and difficult to get to, let alone get away from.
However, for my familiars, it was just an âinteresting hunting groundâ.
Moreover, it looked like Fer had also been there before, since he knew a bit about the geographyâŚ
I said as much to the Guild Master and Johan, who could only laugh drily after my explanation before sighing a deep weary sighâŚ
Believe me, good sirs, I totally understand youâŚ
âWell, it is the Legendary Fenrir after allâŚâ
â⌠and the Ancient DragonâŚâ
Both have very distant looks in their eyes.
âAhem, ah, that is, would the Guild be interested in purchasing anything?â
âOf co-â
Johan-san was dragged away by Willem-san to the back of the warehouse. The clicks of an abacus follow. Then, Willem-san returned to say, âWe shall have to evaluate the creatures, of course, but I believe we can have a number for you tomorrow. Iâd like a bit more time, but I have to make my way to the Royal Capital tomorrow.â
âOh? Oh yes, that.â
Indeed, Willem-san will be travelling to the Capital on my behalf. I have entrusted him to send some jewellery and a Zlatorog fur to the king. Lambert would also be in their group too, ready to bring more hair tonics, shampoo and soaps to a city filled with insecure nobles.
âOi, make sure to give us the meat,â Fer said.
âOf course, we shall set aside the meat as usual, Fer-sama,â Johan-san said cheerfully. âAh, speaking of which, did you encounter a Behemoth? According to the book, there were signs of a Behemoth?â
âYes, well, we did butâŚâ I proceeded to explain why we did not subjugate the Behemoth.
âHaahhh⌠what a sweet story,â Willem-san said with a sigh. âNormally, Iâd reprimand you for letting such a dangerous creature go, but Uranus is so inaccessible that itâs probably fineâŚâ
âEh, ah, I never thought about how the Behemoths harming people⌠I had just made my familiars stop attacking just because I felt sorry for the babiesâŚâ
â⌠please be more aware, haahhhâŚâ Willem-san sighed again.
âApologiesâŚâ
âSpeaking of which, as I will be busy getting ready for my travel to the Royal Capital, I shall hand over the matter of purchasing your goods to Johan-â
âOu! Yessss!!!â
â-do please try to restrain yourself a little,â Willem-san said drily.
âNo problem, leave everything to me!â
â⌠I supposed it would be impossible to make a loss from this transactionâŚâ
I can⌠sort of feel Willem-sanâs not so hidden frustration and worry, but, thereâs really nothing I can do for him except promising not to âoverdo thingsâ and to inform the Guild whenever we go out.
In the end, we left all the prey collected from, snerk, Uranus with Johan-san. Iâm sure they will be able to pay me somehow. Anyway, even if they canât buy everything, I still want the meat from those prey.
After that, we left the Adventurerâs Guild.
ââAre we going back now?ââ Dora-chan asked boredly.
âNo, not yet, I still have to replace something,â
âHm?â
âRemember our broken magic stove? I want to see if it could be fixed. If not, Iâll have to get a new one.â [3a]
[Gumihou: Naturally, I included the Guild Masterâs name as well as his frustration in dealing with the leader of a bunch of overpowered familiars.]
[1] Adjusted the text, gathered the split information into something more dynamic and with greater dramatic impact
[2] âRecallâ the Red Dragon incident in place of repeated âFer & Gon saidâŚâ
[3] Delete, delete, delete
[3a] Deleted meandering thoughts
[3b] Deleted the many and meandering âhey, I never seen x beforeâ
[4] Continue with âUranusâ jokes
[4a] Replace âwoah, woahâ moments with âsnerk, uranusâ