The Otherworld Conquest Method of a Reincarnated Porter Chapter 40 Part 2
Zuma, Age 38, Level 41
Job: Warrior
What the…? Zuma’s comrade I met in the labyrinth said he was level 43, though… Did this guy lie to his comrades about his level? Talk about lame.
「Hey, Keane, that guy’s level is 41 and his job is warrior. Since you’re also high-leveled, you should be able to handle him, right? We’ll take care of the other small fries.」
「Oioi, even though you’re a silver-class adventurer, you’re only level 41, huh. Did you bribe them or something? Hey, when I get into battle with Zuma, go kill the magician. Kill him with a single blow using instant step.」
Keane skillfully goes along with what I say. If he asks me later how I know Zuma’s job and level, well, I guess I will just answer honestly.
「Roger that. Your life won’t last that much longer, anyway. I’ll have you turn into my experience points, alright?」
「Ugh, hiii!」
The magician backs away. Well then, what to do now?
「Hey, the magician over there. If you weave your magical energy, we’ll take it as the signal to start the battle. We also have someone who has magical energy perception skill on our side, after all.」
Now that I have said this much, I wonder if we will be able to avoid getting into a battle. To be frank, I don’t want to fight. Those guys are also exhausted to a certain extent, so although they may win, there is a high possibility of casualties. Depending on the situation, they could even get wiped out. Zuma seems to be a cautious man, the type of man who would not jump into danger on his own, so I think there is a good chance he will avoid a battle.
「Tch, got it. In that case, let’s do this. Two large gold coins. I’ll pay you that much, so hand over that cow to us. Many of our comrades have lost their lives, you see. So I want to give some consolation money to their families. You know how hard it is for the families of dead adventurers that are left behind, don’t you?」
I see. Two large gold coins are not bad. We only lost two arrows, after all. If we negotiate too much, it might really end up turning into a battle. Zuma, for his part, is probably unable to act in too reserved of a manner in the face of his comrades. However, for the families of the victims, he said? What a joke. Like hell you are that kind of person. You murderer.
「Hmm, very well. But as you can see, there are six of us. I don’t want to get in trouble because of shares, so how about two large gold coins and four small gold coins?」
「In that case, I want to add one condition. Are you guys using this place as your hunting ground? This is a place we often use to train new recruits. I’ll pay you what you want, but I’d like you to move your hunting ground to another place.」
He is using this place to train new recruits, he said?! We really cannot let this guy live. The hell is this piece of shit, who makes new recruits commit murder in the labyrinth as part of their training, saying? The reason why Zuma wants to drive us out of here. The answer is probably the golden bees, which appear in a large number beyond this point.
「Hmm, we’re getting a lot of money here… So I guess we’ll have to make some compromises, too. Got it. We’ll move our hunting grounds to the eastern forest. We won’t come here anymore. Are you fine with that?」
「Alright, it’s settled then. I’m going to call a porter with sixteen barrels storage capacity now. As for the money, it’ll take some time to turn the cow into money, so are you okay with tomorrow?」
「Very well. As you can see, my specialty is poisoning. If you don’t keep your promise, I will stuff your food and drinking water with poison at any time. Keep in mind that you’ll never be able to eat or drink with a peace of mind from now on.」
「Tch, I get it. I’ll give you the money at the Adventurers’ Association early in the morning tomorrow at eight o’clock. Are you fine with that?」
「Yes, I’m fine with that.」
We managed to avoid a battle, so I cannot ask for anything better. When we return to the city and sell the magic stone and materials at the Adventurers’ Association, it nets three large silver coins per person. If we do get four small gold coins tomorrow, that would be a small fortune.
「Sei, do you have a minute?」
「What’s it, Keane?」
「It’s a little early, but we’ve decided to go back to the village. As for the reason, it’s because we have earned enough money and that adventurer called Zuma. I don’t think he’ll be stupid enough to try to get back at us, but just in case, there’s no harm in being careful. You should be careful, too.」
「I see, thank you for taking care of me, Keane. You ended up using two of your precious arrows, didn’t you? Take some out of my share.」
「You idiot! I don’t need needless consideration from a rookie adventurer like you. You’ve done more than your fair share. What are you going to do from now on?」
「I’ll be staying here for a while, but I’m planning to head south in the spring. I don’t want to meet Zuma, either, after all.」
「That’s good. Alright, follow me.」
I follow Keane and the others to the reception of the association. Keane seems to be discussing something with Irina.
「Sei-san~. Congratulations! You have been promoted from provisional adventurer to Iron-class Adventurer. It will take a couple of days to prepare, so I will give you your iron card later, okay? And then, Faye-san… Thank you for your hard work as a mentor. You have been promoted to Bronze-class adventurer. This will also take about two days.」
「Oh, iron-class, that was quick. It’s all thanks to Keane and Faye.」
「I’m now bronze-class, you say? I see, that means me mentoring Sei served as the test, huh. Whuooo, with this, I can proudly ask Anna to marry me.」
「Well done. Sei, Faye. There are some parts in which you’re still lacking, but I’m sure you’ll eventually learn them as you go along as an adventurer. Keep up the good work from here on, too, alright?」
Through hunting with Keane and the others, I have managed to learn how to dismantle monsters and carry myself around in the forest. Next, I want to learn how to make medicine somehow, but since leeches keep their manufacturing methods secret, I guess for this one alone, I will have to learn it on my own. I have copied the books pertaining to medicine manufacturing I found in the Amberlius family library, so I know the bare minimum method of making medicines. However, medicinal herbs begin to grow in the mountains in late April, so I should probably focus on labyrinth exploration for the time being.
When I pass by the bulletin board on my way back, I see a crowd of people.
「Hey, the purchase price of the illusionary butterfly scale powder has doubled, you know?」
「Yeah, from what I heard, it seems that Zuma’s men have gone missing in the labyrinth, so he’s unable to gather enough scale powder, you see.」
「Oioi, that’s unsettling. Have some powerful monsters appeared or something?」
「Stop spouting nonsense, those guys have sown enmity everywhere, after all. It’s probably an assassin hired by someone.」
Looks like Zuma is desperate. However, the purchase price of the scale powder, which was fairly good from the beginning, has now been doubled. Maybe he will be able to gather enough in no time. It is a matter unrelated to me, but I want to give Zuma some closure before I leave this city.
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