Legend

Ray leans his neck against the monster name out of the mouth of the adventurer Hasta sitting across the street in a tavern co-located on the guild.

"Gamelion?"

Ray leaning his neck against an unfamiliar monster name. Look for and see the knowledge of Zeppyre once, but there was no monster named Gamelion among them.

"Sorry, but that's the first monster name I've ever heard. What kind of monster is that?

"Is that it? Don't you know? It's quite a famous monster in this city."

Ray accidentally smiles bitterly at Hasta's words, which he also knows and naturally whines about.

"Anyway, it hasn't been that long since I've been in this city of Gilm. Even if it was common sense in the city of Gilm, there's a lot I don't know about it. So let me know if you want."

"Ah, put it that way..."

I guess I remembered that in Ray's words. A little nodded hasta tried to open her mouth...

"Thank you for waiting"

The waitress at the tavern brings the food he ordered.

A gentle thank you to that, Hasta who pays the price and then reaches for the skewer grill she ordered.

"Let's eat first. It's polite to eat warm food while it's warm."

"I certainly don't really want to eat cold skewers or anything like that."

Ray also agrees with Hasta's words and asks as he reaches for the skewer.

"So did you say Gamelion or something? Let me ask you again what kind of monster you are."

"Ah, yes. As I said earlier, Gamelion is a monster who shows up on a meadow near the city of Gilm in this season, which runs from autumn to winter. The appearance is… well, is it the closest thing to a giant raspberry?"

"... Ra?

More than a year after being promoted to Rank D, Ray overhears that Hasta, who can already be described as a veteran, wants to defeat him until he asks for help, and he unintentionally listens back to Ray, who imagined a sprigan-level monster who fought in the dungeon even though he didn't even go as far as the dragon.

Are you serious? It was an inquiry with the meaning, but Hasta nods with a serious face.

"Yes, it's a rabbit. That said, of course it's not a regular rabbit. It is only a very ferocious monster to say that the appearance is close to a raven. He is about 3m long and the hair covering his body is very defensive if limited to attacks with blades. The main means of attack is an ear that has a sharp slashing taste like a blade, a fang that bites and injects poison into the target. That and the tail is usually about 1m long and swings like a whip. It's a very troublesome monster in Monster Rank C, as these attacks go hand in hand with the high instantaneous power characteristic of Ra."

"... Ra?

Ray says the same words again as earlier.

Speaking of the rays in the rays, they were the ones I sometimes saw in the mountains near my parents' house where I lived before I came to this Elgin. Its size is like 30cm long, and even if it's less than 3m, it's out of your imagination.

"Yeah. It's a raven. But as I said earlier, the only thing that looks like a rabbit is its appearance, and its nature is only a monster."

"I guess..."

Imagine the explanation just heard in the back of your brain, but that's not what you could call a rascal.

"So what do you think? Can you give me a hand?

To inquire from Hasta, chew the bread into pieces, pour it in with soup and open the tease mouth.

"I'd like to hear a few before that. Depending on the result of this request...... No, I'm going to decide if I'm going to take the favor"

"Yes, I understand."

Ray's inquiry begins as he looks at Hasta, who nods magically at Ray's words.

"First and foremost. What's in it for me if I take your favor? Earlier, you said you couldn't make a request to the Alliance because you didn't have any money to pay, but in this case, naturally, you don't have any money to pay me either, do you?

"Right. But I hear Mr. Ray is a collector of demonic stones. All I want is the meat of the gamelion used in the dining room of my house, so you can take everything you need about the magic stone and the ingredients."

I remember what Kenny told me earlier in my brain.

"I do hear that when we were having a party before, we could rub it on that condition?

"Uh... did you know. Sure, but if we separate it from this Gamelion only, isn't there a problem? What I want is meat. What Ray wants is a demon stone, and you can give it all away when it comes to the material."

"I see. Well, that's fine. This question doesn't really matter, how do you know I'm collecting demon stones?

I'm not publicly declaring that I'm collecting demonic stones, and I don't have so many faces who taught me that. Yet I questioned why the hasta in front of me knew that...

"Huh? Mr. Ray, don't you know how famous I am among adventurers in the city of this guild?

It was those words I was told with a surprised look on my face that I returned.

"... what?

"The amount of material and crusade proof sites Mr. Ray brings to the guild in the first place is unusual as a solo adventurer. And for that matter, it's been quite famous for a long time that the amount of demon stones sold at the highest price doesn't really match the amount of material, right?

"Really?

"Yes, because it's unusual for people to make that much money solo anyway. When the person who wants to keep it from me sells the material, he realizes that there are not enough demon stones, and that's what it feels like."

"... right"

Unexpectedly sigh at the answer, which is nothing if you ask me, Ray.

It was Ray's inner thought that maybe he should have gone directly to some store to sell it instead of the guild where the adventurers were gathering... but given the hassle of negotiating prices, the plan would soon be gone. Somehow, as Hasta said, it's not uncommon for Ray to have more material for sale than adventurers working at parties, rather than adventurers acting on regular solos. If we were to negotiate that with the merchants of Haiqian Mountain Thousand every time, there was no conclusion other than to sell it to a guild that would buy it away quickly, even if it was somewhat cheaper instead of needing to negotiate.

Cohon.

Cough up small, Ray, and keep talking.

"So, let's get back to it. You didn't think you'd turn me down for asking me to help you? For example, you think I'm going to take down that monster by myself? That way I don't have to bother separating them like meat and ingredients."

"Of course I thought about that possibility. But someone gave me some advice. If Ray told me what was going on, he probably wouldn't be able to go down there."

Ray moving his pickles and cheeks on that word.

There are not so many people involved with me in this city of Guild. Because I hardly remembered being told that way.

"Who are you talking about?"

"That's Pamidor, the blacksmith near us."

Pamidor, blacksmith. I hear those two words, and at first glance in the back of my brain I remember the strong face that only a bandit can see.

"That's him."

"Yes. It hasn't been that long since I moved in, but I'm famous for a lot of things around there. He said there's a huge gap between his face and what's in it."

"I guess..."

(That said, if it's an introduction to Pamidor, you don't have to say no. I heard from Brasso that he's one of the most powerful blacksmiths in the country. Even when the Azotto Chamber of Commerce turned to my enemies, you said you'd ignore that order and sell me merchandise. I want to treat him as friendly as possible with a guy of that character. If we don't forget our brother-in-law, we won't forget the other one.)

Calculate quickly in your head and open your mouth.

"I can't help it. If it's an introduction to Pamidor, why not say no? Shall I help Gamelion and the others? It's hard to throw away a monster's magic stone that only comes and goes this time."

"Thank you!

"So, if you've decided to talk, when are you actually going out next..."

"Well, I'd like to make sure before that, is it true that Mr. Ray has an item box?

"Hmm? Oh. You're right about that. Here."

Whimpering or no, Ray takes out one dagger that stays in the sheath from mystering.

And when Hasta sees it, she smiles like a full face of joy.

"Wow, it's really an item box. … this is the first time I've seen the real thing."

"It seems that the number is low. So is there any reason why you bothered to check?

"Yes. Um, right. I was just telling you that Gamelion is roughly about 3m in size...... you mind if I use the item box when transporting about that meat if I can?

……

"Of course I'm not saying it's free!

Ray thought for a moment when he said he would use the item box, but Hasta opens her mouth the moment she sees it.

I didn't have a particular problem with that for Ray because it was usual, but I guess it didn't feel right for him to let me use a very rare magic item called an item box if I tried it as a general adventurer.

(Then why don't you use this to see how serious you are)

He whines inside and opens his mouth with his gaze toward Hasta.

"Basically, you tell yourself you don't have any money, what are you offering me as a consideration?

"Surely I have little money to be free. So if you can provide it, it's about the labor force that says I am."

"Workforce?

"Yes. Mr. Ray's knocking down a lot of monsters, but he's not very good at stripping and dismantling materials, is he? I've been helping demolish monsters in my dining room since I was a little girl, so I'm used to working on them. So in that sense, I think I can help Mr. Ray enough. Of course I'm not going to say this forever...... how about I tell you that I'm going to help you strip the material for free the next 10 times?

"... ho"

Ray nods unexpectedly impressed by that suggestion.

If I tried to lay it on, I was certainly not that good at dismantling monster materials to strip them off or remove demonic stones, so I had something to attract to Hasta's suggestion. Besides, it was clearly in Ray's interest not to have to bother making a request to the guild. You don't have to do the most laborious interview.

"That suggestion is certainly fascinating.... but why do you want so much meat from a monster called Gamelion? Sure, if you only show up this season, it's worth a fortune."

It was Hasta, who was silent about a few seconds into the word, but eventually starts speaking small.

"Actually, my dining room, I had a little debt right now. I want it back as soon as possible."

Debt?

"Yes. Oh, of course you're not saying that you owe me from a bad merchant, or that you took on a debt I know. Because it's just purely a debt I borrowed when I built more cafeteria facilities. It's not particularly rampant when it comes to interest.... but since I was a little girl, my parents raised me to only lend me money, so this is how I feel about being in debt... it's not refreshing."

Hasta carrying soup into her mouth that is already starting to cool, like some sort of lightning hide.

"So, the solution to that debt is gamelion"

"Yes, because only the rank C monster and its meat is quite delicious, and above all because it is this seasonal and rare"

"... but if you owe money, shouldn't that be not only meat, but also demon stones and ingredients?

"Haha. That's what I said to my father," We don't depend on our kids enough to carry our debts! 'They yelled at me. As a compromise, instead of the kind of monster meat that we always get to serve in the dining room, we're going to get some high-ranking monster meat that we can use for expensive dishes. "

"I see."

Ray snorted, but it was predictable that not all dishes would be sold soon even if used for cooking. There won't be so many people who order anything but fancy dishes.

(Well, maybe I'm confident that a meat of a monster about 3m in size can hold it all up before it gets worse)

Hasta, who has so far answered vigorously to Ray nodding, hesitates to speak somewhere.

"So, right? Actually, I heard from someone my dad knew a while ago."

"Talk?"

"Yes. The guy I know runs an outdoor shop on the street. Easy snacks like sandwiches and skewers that you can walk through. So when Ray gave me a little advice, I said the food tasted better and the sales grew. So if you could give me some advice in our dining room,"

That being said, it was the dewstore owner who was giving a good sandwich to Seto that was past Ray's brain. He loved Seto and would serve him when he bought a sandwich at that outdoor shop, so I gave him a recipe for a hot sandwich for that. Finally, it's a recipe that can't even be described as a recipe for just baking sandwiches, but at least there wasn't a dish called hot sandwiches in the city of Gilm, so it became quite a popular product. Although the cooking method soon became more widespread after adding just one step of cooking the ingredients before cutting them with bread.

"It's usually hard to think of baking a sandwich. But it's delicious when cooked, isn't it? With cheese or ham?...... some ingredients don't fit a bit though. So, in anticipation of that knowledge, I was wondering if I could ask for a specialty dish in our dining room."

"... I'm a great place for amateurs when it comes to cooking, right? It's a hot sandwich that only bakes bread, so it's something anyone could come up with."

"It's amazing where you can actually come up with that.... Can't you please?

He turned his gaze on Hasta pleading, Ray worrying for about a few seconds... but eventually nodded as small as he came up with something.

(There is no such thing as noodle dishes in this Elgin. No, maybe it's in another country or city, but it doesn't exist in this city of Gilm. Is this just the right time? I can do it if I have flour, salt and water around udon.... but the question is, do I have little knowledge of making udon myself? Can you do something about what you made at home before?... No, which one of us is a real cook. All I can do is hint and leave it to the other side when it comes to ingenuity)

He solidifies his opinions in his heart and then calls out to Hasta.

"Right. I have a cooking idea I want you to try, and it would be a good opportunity to make it happen. But all I can do is be an idea. It's up to the cook to see if he can make it happen."

"Thank you!

To Ray's words, it was Hasta, who bowed his head in momentum.