Chapter 148
Extra: An Average Villager-Adventurers Day Off
Yo! My names Nanmo. Im an adventurer!
Eh? Im just a villager cause of my simple clothes? Good job noticing.
Im a resident in this Golen Village!
The village made in front of [Cave of Desires], Golen. Well, its only just got its name recently.
Looks like theres some super strong wolf demon appearing recently, but thanks to Hero-sama I just dive into the dungeon every day with a plate charm!
Well, todays my day off since I hunted an iron golem yesterday. If I can get a single iron golem, I can take a few days off without having to do anything. Thats even after splitting it with my partner, Ian!
Although I take the iron golems to Dyne-sans shop rather than straight to the guild for them to buy it, its a pretty delicious trophy that turns into fifteen silver each. Still, its crazy heavy since its just a lump of iron so I gotta be careful.
I dont even have to pay inn fees since I have something of a house that Kusan built. Its a bit cold though.
Theres no fireplace, but I can make a fire inside the house so I can get by. Im obviously careful with the fire though!
Well, the village chief lets us use the onsen to save on fuel costs, so I dont need to spend as much money here compared to when I lived in Sia.
Now then, breakfast todays going to be some cheap bread. Its an item made with the inns hearth, using the villages reserved wheat flour. Its cheap and low quality wheat, but it feels as though it tastes like first-rate stuff since Kinue-san makes it. Chomp hard. Ah, its hard from getting cold huh. Yep, well, whatever. Its bread that Kinue-san made! Delicious!
Maaan, having a good cook is great isnt it. Kinue-sans beautiful too. With her somewhat transient atmosphere making me think shes some sort of sprite, mmm, I want to marry her.
Yep, how bout I go to the inn today? Maybe I should get her a present sold at Dynes business? Rather, they have a ton of stocked accessories there dont they wonder why.
Well, because of that I went for one of this dungeons special products at Dynes business, an iron golem iron ring. Iron golems sell for fifteen silver, so the fifty copper it cost for the ring was a pretty excessive thing for them to charge, but I bought it anyway.
Now then, the one at reception today is! Ah, its Nerune-chan!
Nerune-chan looks a bit simple compared to Rei-san and Kinue-chan at first glace, but shes amazing when it comes to magic. Unexpectedly, Nerune-chans somehow managed to wholesale light magic tools to Dynes business. Shes almost definitely an apprentice alchemist huh.
Though its not to the point of being a dungeon town, the village was built right in front of the dungeon, so since its pretty cheap to get upper quality magic stones, theres a lot of craftsmen that need magic stones using this area as a place to practice. Thats why this dungeon-located village has a ton of cheap magic tools that doesnt really match the villages scale.
Oops! My train of thought went a bit off track there, haha. Well, whatever I wanted to say, Id also like to marry Nerune-chan. An alchemist wife that supports her adventurer husband, doesnt that sound great?
Yo, Nerune-chan, the weathers great today isnt it?
Welcome~. Eeeh~, is it~? Are you going to stay~?
Nah, Im going to head into the onsen though!
Just the onsen huh~, its free for villagers~, but for everyone else its ten copper~
No, Im a villager! Heres my villager card!
I showed her the iron tag that was the proof of me being a villager. Theyre something that the village chief had Kantra-san, the village blacksmith, make. Each one has an individual name and number on it. Im the eighteenth, isnt that a great number? Eh? Whatd I say? Hahah, I said its a good number, a good number!
Even so, its Nerune-chan; Ive been here a ton of times show she knows my disposition and always jokes around. See, were just like ten steps away from the proposal now huh?
Fufufu, being a popular man is hard!
Ah~, right. I verified it~. Here you go~
Yep, thanks. How about coming over to my place tonight?
Ah~, I cant do something like that~
I headed off to the onsen while being seen off by Nerune-san in regret.
There were other villagers in the onsen as well. Ooh, if it isnt villager number one, Gozoh-san! You brought alcohol! What amazing muscles! Definitely a dwarf!
Oh? Yanmo huh, youre taking a break today too?
Yeah, I hunted an iron golem yesterday.
Hoh, how manyd you hunt, around three?
One with my partner. How about you, Gozoh-san?
Aah, I hunted five day before yesterday with Roppu and Kehma.
Five with three people fifteen silver times five umm, fifty silver?
Seventy-five silver, twenty-five each.
Ah, yeah, I knew you know? Its common sense, common sense.
That so? So Yanmo can do math huh. I just leave stuff like that to Roppu.
Yeah, I felt like Gozoh-san was like that.
But twenty-five silver huh, so thats how he can drink alcohol all day; he earns that much money.
Rather, he said Kehma like it was nothing, but thats the village chief you know?
The village chief was an adventurer? I had no idea.
Between you and me, its easier to find iron golems when you go in with Kehma. Seriously, Kehma has a great nose for em.
Eh, the village chief has a good nose? Did iron golems have a scent??
You an idiot? Saying someone has a good nose doesnt just mean that their sense of smell is better!
Heeh! Thats good to know. Ill tell Ian about that later.
Aye ah, want a swig?
Definitely!
Saying that, I took a mouthful of alcohol from Gozoh-san.
This was another of this villages charms: being able to get advice from senior adventurers.
And then another guest arrived in the onsen.
Nn? There were people here?
Oh? Kehma! Come on in, we were just talking about you!
V-village chief!
The person who came in was the village chief. He doesnt have much muscle at all is he really an adventurer? Youd normally need to have at least enough muscle to carry the heavy equipment right?
Well, first off how about a cup to drink? Have some.
Refused. I dont drink much alcohol.
The village chief refused Gozoh-sans alcohol arrogantly. Hes probably the only person in the whole village that could do something like that. Other people would just gladly drink it, since the alcohol Gozoh-san gets tastes crazy delicious.
Tch, no fun. Well its all good. Kehma, wanna go golem hunting with this guy here next time?
Eh!?
A sudden invitation. I-is this my chance to earn twenty-five silver a day too!?
Nope, sounds troublesome. I just went with Gozoh day before yesterday yeah? Gozoh, youre not saying you already used it all right?
Drinking money runs out fast! Rather, our gracious golems make such a rare hunting ground, theres still not many people here.
That so so therell be more people coming? Im going to have more village chief stuff to do, eh. Im tired.
H-huh? What about my twenty-five silver? Its already gone? Haah
E-excuse me. V-village chief? I didnt know that you were an adventurer.
Huh? Yeah, D-Rank for now.
Oh, were the same rank! You dont look like a vanguard though?
Yeah, Im a rear guard. Kuros the vanguard.
Kuro is Ah! Kuro-chan! Right, shes the village chiefs party member huh.
Kuro-chan is a girl, yet she has an unthinkable name like Meat, but shes strong as heck. Thereve been a lot of adventurers that have suffered from underestimating her due to her physique in the mock battles. I also lost to her.
It feels like having so much strength despite that appearance is foul play
What kind of magic do you use? Ah, you dont need to tell me if you cant.
Sorry, its a secret.
The village chief got up immediately after saying that. So cool. Apparently, he just came to warm himself up a bit before heading to bed Its still lunch time though? Eh, hes already going to sleep? What a slacker.
Haah, still, for the village chief to be that Kuro-chans party member huh? Then that means the Goshujin-sama Kuro-chans always talking about, no way?
Aye, its Kehma. Kuro fawns over him.
Umm, with Kuro-chans name and her using [Goshujin-sama] uhh?
Yanmo peoples fetishes are best left alone.
Uwaaah, I wont say anything.
Ah, on the topic of fetishes, I love navels you know? Theyre so cute and adorable! Gozoh-san feels like hed like someone who drinks alcohol Ahh, Roppu-san huh. Definitely.
So after warming myself up enough in the onsen with all that, I decided to eat some lunch. Kinue-sans handmade onigiri are great.
I headed to the dining room. I wonder if Kinue-sans there~?
Kinue-san~
Nn? Kinue-san has the night shift today you know?
The one to say that was the silvery-haired beauty, Rei-chan.
Her styles good too. Rather, why are there so many bride candidates for me here?
Ah, really? Well, Im happy I could see Rei-chan though.
Todays lunch is onigiri. Five copper coins.
Your silvery hairs beautiful today too. Ill take an onigiri, as well as one of your smiling faces.
A smile is five copper, making eleven copper in total.
Ah, theres a charge Huh? Isnt eleven a bit over? Its ten right?
Eh? Ah its a special service just for guests though?
Got it, Ill pay!
Fuuua special service just for me!? Now I feel bad.
I paid Rei-chan the eleven copper.
Here is your onigiri ehe!
Oufu! What a great smile! I want to marry you!
Her gentle smile was like the sun!
Come to think of it, even though there was a crazy amount of salt here and there in the onigiri made by Rei-chan, it was a mysteriously edible onigiri. Its definitely edible because its jam-packed with love!
Fufu, thats a good smile. How about it, wanna have a meal with me tonight?
Would you treat me to an S-Rank meal? You just have to get the meal ticket, ehe!
As expected, five golds a bit much! Fufu, shes just shy. I know that its not like she seriously hates me. Because its like that you know? If she really didnt want to, she wouldnt have given me a condition. In other words, shell marry me if I can do that.
My my, Im so popular.
The onigiri for lunch are every-day ordinary onigiri. Theres something black used to hold it something from Pavuera, I think its called seaweed? Well, its not bat at all. It tastes like Rei-chans love.
Now then, lunch is done so what now? Ah, come to think of it, its about time for the rat race huh? Yep, I got the time so lets go check it out!
Think its time I headed to the game room. Entrance is free. Just watching the rats racing is fun by itself.
Oh, Ian huh? So you were here?
Nn? Yanmo, you came too?
My partner, Ian. Theres a betting note in his hand ah, feels like he just lost.
Did you win?
Ill get it back on the next race.
Yep, looks like hes going to be on a losing streak so that means if I bet against Ian, Ill win?
Who did you bet on?
Ah, I bet on two: Oranihasanpo and Aonotenteki. [1]
Then Ill bet on another one oi oi, wasnt Onsoku your favorite? Why didnt you buy one for it?
Because this is the second time Onsokus going today. It should be fatigued from its first race.
I dont think itll be like that. Well, I bet five copper on Onsoku.
As a result, Oranihasanpo stopped just three steps away from the goal and Aonotenteki started running back towards the starting line for some reason.
The one to win was Onsoku. It walked leisurely the whole way, but it dashed forward the instant Oranihasanpo stopped in front of the goal line, reaching the goal with momentum enough to practically roll in.
Moreover, while on the topic, Bibibi was sleeping at the starting line.
My five copper turned into seven. Yep, today feels like a good day, lets go all in!
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Hmm, todays weather is great (escaping from reality).
No, thats it yeah? I thought that I should do it. The omens were good. I also won the bet I put on Elekimouse after that, but the ones after one that were no good. I wasted all of the money I had on me.
Man, I shouldve realized itd be bad when I saw Ichika in her gambling outfit.
Lets end our holiday today and go after another iron golem tomorrow.
Un ahh, stopping nows so disappointing!
Haah, I sighed while heading to eat dinner. Since theres the emergency wheat rations, Im able to make do with a single copper to get some bread.
When I went into the dining room as it turned night, my beloved Kinue-san was there.
Kinue-sans pale green gentle aura is seriously fairy-like. Kinue-sans just someone where everyone winds up adding a [-san] to her name.
Oh my, welcome do you want another loaf of bread? Nanmo-san.
Ahahah, Im embarrassed
Kinue-san actually remembered my name.
After all, Kinue-san is
Ah, I just remembered the ring Id wound up putting in my pocket.
Right, Kinue-san. I have a present for you.
Oh, what is it?
I-its this ring!
Oh my, its wonderful Nn, how about I give you some bacon to thank you for the gift?
Saying that, Kinue-san sliced bread that shed made at some point without me noticing and put a slice of bacon in it.
Kinue-san, you really are a spirit, a pure existence!
This service must be proof of our engagement!
Um, if you could, could you show me you wearing the ring?
Fufu, Im working right now so just this once alright?
Saying that, Kinue-san took the ring that I bought and put it onto the forefinger on her left hand, showing it to me. She moved it right after since she was working though.
Yep, I dont need to wager bets on the rat race. Buying accessories is so much better
Well then, please order a proper meal next time, okay?
Y-yes!
I took the bread with a slice of bacon in it and returned home in good spirits. She called my name and made me dinner (bread). Its not an exaggeration to say that were already married, right?
Maaan, Kinue-san really is a good person. She even gave me some free cheese.
Ian, what youre getting is just my extras, you should thank me!
Yeah yeah, how about you hurry up and sleep? Were hunting golems tomorrow.
I plopped down onto my futon.
Magic stones from golems are purchased at a good price too, but iron golems are really just better
Thinking about when my next day off would be, I fell asleep.
Footnotes:
Theres explanations for what the different rats names mean in the footnotes of Chapter 108