Chapter 69 – Episode 69 – Reward
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Squeak
“Oh, Rent! Welcome!”
As I entered the guild master’s office, Mr. Kelban was the first to greet me, raising both hands high.
The guild master was sitting in his office chair at the back of the room.
But Mr. Kelban’s face seemed to be glowing.
It seemed he had a very enjoyable day yesterday.
“Hello, Mr. Kelban. Guild Master.”
“Welcome, Rent, Elsie, Noah. Please, have a seat.”
We sat on the sofa where we had sat yesterday, and Mr. Kelban sat opposite us.
“You probably know why I called you, from what Lenny told you?”
“Yes, about the reward… and what you had to say about the dungeon destruction…”
The guild master nodded.
“That’s right. First, let’s talk about the reward. I’ll give you 15 gold for the Ragefang you caught.”
15 gold.
If the Ragefang’s body itself was worth 9 gold, then the magic stone alone was worth 6 gold.
…The bathhouse service fee at the Fox’s Rest was already covered.
Yay!
Mr. Kelban smiled and said from across the way.
“Thanks to you, I was able to dismantle it with high-quality materials. And yesterday’s dismantling… Heh, heh heh heh! It was truly the best… Thank you so much, Rent.”
He gave a slightly creepy laugh in the middle, but Mr. Kelban thanked me.
“I’m glad I caught it, seeing how happy you are, Mr. Kelban.”
“Oh, oh, oh, Rent! You’re such a good person! Oh, right, I have something to give you separately.”
Mr. Kelban reached into the pouch on his belt and extended his other hand forward, palm up.
In Mr. Kelban’s outstretched hand, an object that looked like animal hide appeared in an instant.
This phenomenon was very familiar to me.
It was the same as when taking an item out of the inventory.
“Mr. Kelban… did you have another inventory?”
“The one I gave you was specially made by me. The one I’m using now is a normal inventory.”
I had heard that inventories were rare items.
But Mr. Kelban had clearly made an inventory five times the size of my special space with an acquaintance.
I figured it wouldn’t be strange for him to have a spare, normal inventory.
Anyway, I’ve seen this animal hide somewhere before.
“This is…”
“This is the Ragefang’s hide! I processed it while dismantling it yesterday, and it became a very high-quality hide! I want to give this to you as a gift!”
“Mr. Kelban… thank you. But isn’t the quality of the material very important for hides?”
“Of course, it is… but I think you’ll catch more unique monsters, so this is nothing!”
In other words, it was an investment and a gift containing gratitude for a good relationship in the future.
But how should I use this Ragefang hide?
“Mr. Kelban, what can this hide be used for?”
Should I lay it in my room?
…I imagined a future where it would soon be covered in semen.
“The Ragefang’s hide is tough and sturdy. Even if it’s just processed, it won’t tear from most attacks.”
That was an unnecessary feature for me, whose body was already superhumanly strong.
In that sense, the green leather armor I was wearing was the same.
“So, you can wear it on your head and body.”
Oh, so it’s like the animal hide armor I’ve seen a lot in games and fantasy.
Wouldn’t it be nice to use it as a fashion item?
“…Can I try it on?”
“Of course, you can! It’s a gift for you!”
I looked at the guild master and said.
“Guild Master, can I try it on here for a moment?”
The guild master smiled kindly and nodded.
“It’s fine. You wearing that hide is the same as receiving a reward.”
“Thank you.”
I stood up and picked up the hide.
Looking at the head part, there was a hole under the jaw to put my head through, and the teeth were still there.
The eyes were specially processed, making them look alive.
First, I draped the hide over my back, pulled the Ragefang’s arms and tied them in a knot on my chest, then put my head through the hole under the Ragefang’s jaw.
Surprisingly, it didn’t feel bad to wear.
The jaw was wide enough that it didn’t obstruct my vision.
The smooth texture of the leather felt good against my skin, as if it had been well-processed.
Come to think of it, it’s not a lion, but a wolf, so isn’t this like Hercules’ lion skin style?
I’m also super strong, so I think there are quite a few similarities.
I felt a little better.
I looked back and forth at Elsie and Noah and asked for their impressions.
“How is it, Elsie, Noah?”
Clap
Elsie clapped her hands and smiled.
“You look great, Rent!”
Thump
Noah gave a thumbs up and said.
“Cool! But it looks like you got your face bitten by a Ragefang.”
I guess that’s inevitable with this armor.
But this kind of armor… I think it’s not bad.
It felt like I was putting on a special paid item.
“You look very wild, Rent! You look like a great adventurer at a glance!”
Is Mr. Kelban’s standard for a great adventurer a barbarian style?
Hmm… barbarian style.
It doesn’t sound bad.
Anyway, the armor I’m wearing is all fashion anyway.
How about equipping two one-handed double-edged axes as a fashion statement?
Combined with my size and the Ragefang’s hide armor, it would look pretty good.
Speaking of barbarian style, I think female barbarians are also great.
More than that, I want to see Elsie and Noah in barbarian style…
Noah, who usually wears revealing clothes, would probably pose excitedly, and Elsie would blush and be very embarrassed if she wore it.
And then, a wild and violent 3p sex with the same barbarian style!
Cosplay sex with clothes from a different profession than our original one!
I definitely want to do it at least once.
“It suits you well.”
The guild master also praised me.
“Then, let’s move on to the next reward. First, about the punishment for the newbie killers… they were placed under a servitude contract and will live as slaves in this country for the rest of their lives.”
“A servitude contract?”
“It’s a punishment only given to heinous criminals. The moment they resist, they will suffer extreme pain, and if they continue to refuse orders, they will die. They are also B-rank adventurers, so they will be assigned to dangerous missions that anyone would avoid.”
“So, is there a possibility that we will encounter them in the dungeon?”
“No, that’s not the case. They will never set foot in this city again. Even if it’s not in the dungeon… there are many dangerous things in this world. They will live a harsh life as mere pawns, without any mercy.”
The guild master’s face looked gentle, but it seemed to have a very dark atmosphere.
“Then, let’s talk about the reward. Rent, your reward for catching the newbie killers is…”
The guild master erased the dark atmosphere and said with a slight smile.
“500 gold.”
…Huh?
500… gold?
“Huh!?”
I couldn’t help but shout at the enormous amount.
“F-f-f-five hundred…”
Elsie was stuttering and trembling at the huge amount.
“Amazing! It’s 500 gold! 500 gold!”
Noah was admiring with sparkling eyes.
“U-um, Guild Master?”
“What is it, Rent?”
“Is… is 500 gold real? Honestly, it’s such a huge sum that it doesn’t feel real…”
“Hahaha, it’s understandable that you might feel that way, since you haven’t been an adventurer for long.”
Elsie and Noah, who were born in this city, are also surprised.
“The newbie killers were heinous criminals who had been causing trouble in this Platan for months. A mysterious murder case with a clear difference in rank…
The reason why several guilds cooperated to create the magic tools you are wearing now was to solve it.
I never thought… you would have the key. Anyway, what you did has great significance in this Platan.
And… we were able to recover the key that was stolen a long time ago, so 500 gold is rather small.”
“R-really?”
“Of course. And when you become a high-rank adventurer, you will have equipment made at the blacksmith instead of weapons sold at the weapon shop. Compared to the money that will go into making that equipment… 500 gold is not even pocket change.”
Certainly, Elsie’s staff sold at the store was 3 gold.
Judging from what the guild master said, a 3 gold staff is also equipment that adventurers buy with the money they save up in the beginning.
Clearly, if you want to make your own equipment, you would order it specially and have it made at the blacksmith.
But 500 gold is pocket change… The upper economic structure of Platan was much more different than I thought.
But I don’t think I need equipment other than fashion.
…I’m going to save money?
Suddenly, I felt very good.
“Well, here’s a total of 515 gold, including Kelban’s reward. It will be inconvenient to carry around, so put it in your inventory.”
Thud!
The guild master briefly bowed his body and placed a large pouch on the office desk.
We immediately got up and approached the desk.
And I opened the pouch.
“Ooooooh…!”
“Waaaah…!”
“Wow…!”
Noah, Elsie, and I were amazed by the contents of the pouch.
Inside the pouch, there were gold coins shining brightly.
I wanted to keep looking at it for a while, but the guild master had more to say.
Let’s look at the money later when we get back to the Fox’s Rest.
Feeling a little disappointed, I put the pouch containing 515 gold into my inventory.
“And the last thing…”
Finally, the moment has come.
What will the guild master say about the dungeon destruction…
What if he says with a gentle face, ‘Give me 500 million gold as compensation for the dungeon destruction’?
“Rent, you said you went down to the 13th floor while destroying the dungeon, right?”
Without realizing it, I stood up straight and said.
“Yes!”
“Honestly… it’s the most unbelievable thing I’ve ever heard in my life. Destroying a dungeon and passing through the floors is unprecedented. No one has ever done it, and no one can do it.”
That’s probably true.
Usually, no one would think of it.
It’s just that I thought I could do it because I have this super strength.
“But the evidence is already there. There are many adventurers who have seen the traces of the destroyed dungeon. If you match it with your testimony, you have to admit that it’s true.
But… even so, it’s hard to believe just by words.”
You are absolutely right.
“So, Rent. Would you show us how you destroy the dungeon?”
“Huh?”
“I want to see it with my own eyes. The last thing I called you for was to ask for this favor.”
The guild master’s request is not difficult.
But is it okay to destroy the dungeon again?
“Um, Guild Master.”
“Yes, what is it? Perhaps… is there any aftereffect from destroying the dungeon?”
“No, it’s not that. It’s just…”
“Just?”
“Is it okay to destroy another dungeon? There’s still… the hole I made, and if I destroy another place… No, are you saying I should destroy the 13th floor?”
“Ah, I guess you didn’t know yet. Don’t worry. The hole you made in the dungeon has already been restored.”
“Huh? Is that true?”
“Yes, it is. Dungeons have a function to repair themselves if a certain amount of space is destroyed. But… I didn’t expect the repair ability to be this good. So, you can rest assured and just destroy the dungeon again.”
It was a dungeon equipped with a self-repair function that I had never expected.
But it’s really a relief. It seems that other adventurers won’t suffer any damage because of the hole I made.
It’s a relief that there’s no possibility of accidents like falling to their deaths when they come to see the dungeon hole cliff for sightseeing.
“Rent, can you do it?”
“Yes, I understand. Then… which floor should I destroy?”
“Then, destroy the 2nd floor. If it’s the 2nd floor, which is open with a meadow, we can observe how the dungeon is destroyed well.”
“Yes, I understand.”
I decided to destroy the dungeon in front of the guild master.
I’m really glad it wasn’t about compensation.
The guild master got up from his seat.
“Then, let’s go right away, Kelban.”
“Yes, I understand, Guild Master.”
“Huh? Are you coming too, Mr. Kelban?”
“That’s right. Kelban will accompany us to carefully observe the phenomenon that occurs when you destroy the dungeon.”
It seems that Mr. Kelban is not just a unique employee with a monster dismantling fetish.
Come to think of it, this inventory was also made by Mr. Kelban in collaboration with an acquaintance.
Mr. Kelban might be a surprisingly great person.
“Hehehe, I’m also looking forward to riding your muscle carriage.”
Huh? Guild Master?
