Magic Warrior Chapter 57 (Patreon)

Rewards for Hunting Spiders

Alphos-san had been discussing with Gina-san for a while about the material to be taken in, and it seems they have decided.

"Uh, like this. Including Marc's share, Mina-chan and the four of us will get 92 large gold coins."

I checked to see if my calculations were correct, but it looks fine.

"Okay. I'll have my father's share put on my card, right?"

I only asked him if he could take care of my dad's portion, but there wasn't much point in taking it home in cash. It was too much money and I didn't want to carry it all around.

"Oh, I'll leave it in guild custody then. Marc stops by the guild when he's in town to renew his card, so I'll be able to give it to him eventually."

"Well, I'll take care of it. I'll let my dad know."

Twenty-three large gold coins per person. That's enough to live on in town for a few years, right?

I don't think I'll be able to afford it once I become an adventurer, though.

"Aww."

Claire's hands are shaking from holding the card because it's so much money. I can tell.

"Mina-sama, I'm..."

"This time, we're splitting the bill. We'll use the money to pay for the things we'll need to buy instead."

"...I understand."

Alphos-San and the others looked at me as if I were unusual, but said nothing in particular. After all, it appears to be normal for the slave's remuneration to be the master's share.

To be honest, this money was completely unplanned income for me, and if Claire and Rilfana wanted something, I wouldn't complain if they spent it quickly.

After that, I had to take the rest of the spider material to the buyback place. It's the building next to the guild, as I was told the last time I was in town.

Reda-san came with me, as he had one for his father too.

The entrance to the building was large enough to allow even large prey to pass through easily. Once inside, there were several counters.

We put the Poison Spider and Giant Spider materials we had dismantled with Alphos-san and the others into the large counters. The staff member in charge asks, "How many did you hunt?".

About 30% of the eyeballs were to be used as medicine, and we kept them in the village. I had to calculate that amount separately, but Alphos-san and his friends said it was not much compared to the amount of material in Queen and that it would be a hassle, so they gave it to me.

It seemed that each wolf would be worth one or two small silver coins, and the total came to more than two small gold coins.

Rilfana also decided to sell off the skins of the wolf and killer rabbit that the three of us had killed, since she had no plans to use them. They still seem to be short on skins, and they are willing to add a little color. If the lack of wolves and other animals was due to the forest, they will gradually return.

The total sale price is said to be 1 large silver coin and 8 small silver coins, which seems cheap compared to the spider material, but it's actually a pretty good haul.

Receiving for three people would be a little more than one small gold coin. I will keep this money and use it for today's lodging and shopping.

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"Okay, today's lodging is on the house from the guild as a “Thank You”. Follow me."

"Yes!"

Mirell-san is happy to see that he may have stayed at the hotel before. It appears that he has stayed at the hotel before.

I followed Reda-san to an inn located near the central square on East Street.

It was an upscale-looking inn with a black base color and a dress code. The floor was covered with a red carpet.

Reda-san did not seem to be bothered by this and quickly went to the front desk.

After a word or two, Reda-san turned to me and beckoned me to come in.

"Alphos' place has single and double rooms, what about Mina-chan's?"

"I'll take a room for three, please."

I thought about getting three single rooms, but Claire looked worried, and I thought it would be better to be able to ask Rilfana if I had any questions.

I made a note in the guest book at the front desk and decided to pick up the key when I returned from shopping.

"It's a little late, but we'll have lunch here at the eatery-restaurant. Of course, the guild will pay for lunch."

The restaurant was a dining room with tables covered with white tablecloths and comfortable chairs upholstered in fluffy fabric.

Seven of us sat at a large table and were handed menus.

The restaurant was deserted, as there seemed to be few customers there for lunch.

The menu had pictures as well as words, just like the one at the inn where we stayed the last time we were here.

The contents of the menu were surprisingly similar to those of an ordinary diner. Not only dishes such as mushroom salad, beef stew, and herbed meunière, which might be considered a bit expensive, but also steaks, gratins, and pasta dishes were available.

Some of the dishes, such as "nattara soup" and "nigashi-style," are not even explained in terms of ingredients, cooking methods, or what they refer to. There are explanations, but even these explanations are in jargon that I don't understand.

The price for a single item is about five small silver coins.

"There are so many different dishes here, aren't there?"

"This place is sometimes used by adventurers who have made a lot of money, so the menu is quite varied. Sometimes they will make you something even if it's not on the menu if you ask for it, and you won't be blamed if you make a bit of a fuss."

As a commoner, I don't really know what a "formal" dish is, so I decided to ask for something that sounded good to me.

"I want curry."

"There's no such thing as curry, so give it up."

"I'm sure Mina will be able to teach the chef here..."

"The recipe would be an asset too, you know."

"Ugh."

Mirell-san is stopped by Gina-san. I didn't interrupt him because he seemed to be joking at first.

I don't want to make a business out of curry, so I'm willing to share my curry recipe if they really want it.

"If you want to drink, you can order alcohol, too."

"Juice is fine. I still would like to go shopping."

In this world of Virtuari, there seemed to be few rules about drinking.

They seem to know that drinking at a very young age can be problematic, and as a tacit understanding, parents and others around them often do not allow drinking until at least the age of 12 or so.

Most of them seem to start drinking a little bit as a work-related activity around the age of 14 when they become apprentices.

This is because alcoholic beverages are better preserved than water, and adventurers often carry wine and other beverages as a diversion in addition to water.

This is because underage adventurers do not want their water to go bad during the trip and all they have left is wine.

Even on Earth, Germany allows drinking from the age of 14 if accompanied by a companion, and there are many countries in Europe where there are no restrictions on drinking itself, although it is prohibited to purchase it under the age of 18. It must be a country with a constitution where the giver is held responsible.

In the countries around here, it seems that only the Holy Kingdom has a law that says that only adults over 15 are allowed to drink in public, and adventurers must be at least 12 years old. Adventurers must be at least 12 years old to be allowed to drink, so if you are an adventurer, you are allowed to drink.

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After a brief look at the menu, I decided to order pasta with tomato sauce.

Claire ordered gratin, and Rilfana, as expected, ordered steak.

Alphos-san and his friends seemed to have chosen a hearty meal and ordered drinks, while Reda-san was drinking a glass of juice because he had a lot of paperwork to do after lunch.

After ordering and waiting for a while, the food arrived.

As one would expect from a high-end restaurant, the ingredients and cooking methods seem to have been carefully considered, and the food is delicately seasoned.

When Claire took a bite of the gratin, she was surprised at how different it tasted from what she had imagined it would taste like.

Rilfana was eating her steak with a knife and fork.

Reda-san finished his own meal and returned to the guild, saying that he could order more as he liked, as the guild would pay for it later.

I asked Reda-san about role-rolling, which I had been meaning to ask about but had forgotten, and he said he would explain it to me if I took the guild's course.

Alphos-san and the others had already started drinking, so we could ask them at the guild training.

The three of us had finished our work and were going to relax and have a drink today.

"It's on the house, so it would be a waste if we don't eat."

"Right!"

Mirell-san is more of an eater than a drinker, and Gina-san is somewhere in the middle, since she eats a lot with her drink in hand.

Alphos-san prefers to drink slowly.

"We're going shopping, so I'll leave you guys to it, okay?"

"Oh, good job!"

I hope we can work together again when I start working as an adventurer.

"See you soon."

We parted ways with Alphos-san and the others, although we might meet again depending on the timing of dinner and tomorrow's breakfast.

For now, we need Rilfana's dagger, so let's go to the antenna store in the Holy Kingdom.