The Weakest Tamer Trash Picking Journey Begins

Chapter 133

“Ciel, thank you so much. Next time, you don’t have to intimidate them to go into the traps. Please.”

“Nyah!”

Is she saying she didn’t want to do this?

She didn’t say “Nyah~”, after all.

Well, I didn’t have time to think about it now, so I’ll think about it next time.

“Okay…Sora probably won’t wake up…”

I put Sora, who was sound asleep, into my bag and hold the bag with the meat in it.

Come to think of it, I felt like Sora had been sleeping a lot in the past few days.

Was it my imagination?

She was energetic and ate well.

Just spending more time sleeping?

Hmmm, I have no time to think about it right now.

I’ll think about it later, or I’ll ask Rattler-san about slimes.

“Ciel, I’ll see you later.”

I’ll come back to set the trap, and I’ll have a good talk with Ciel at that time.

It was a happy outcome to be sure… but my hunting won’t get any better.

What should I say to her, so she would understand?

I greeted the gatekeeper and entered the town.

I continued down the main street to the butcher shop that had been taking care of me for the past few days.

“Hello.”

“Oh! I’ve been waiting for you!”

Waiting for me?

Did something happen?

“Did something happen?”

“Oh, look there.”

The owner pointed to an empty shelf.

Could it be that they were sold out?

“Have you sold all of them?”

“Yes, I put the dried meat I finished today on the shelves and sold them all in less than an hour.”

“That’s amazing.”

It was only noon.

And yet they sold out.

I guess that means the word had spread.

“How was your catch today?”

“I did my best.”

Ciel did most of it, though.

I took out pieces of meat wrapped in bana leaves from my bag.

“Um, would you buy wild pigeons?”

“You hunted wild pigeons? Haha, that’s great.”

“Haha, what about the bones?”

“Of course I would also but them. Wild pigeons are pretty rare, so I can sell them for a lot of money.”

That’s good.

“180 Dal for the wild pigeons. I’ll also buy the bones for 150 Dal, okay?”

The meat of the wild pigeons alone should have cost only 150 Dal before.

It was pretty expensive here, wasn’t it?

“Yes. Please, I’ll take it.”

“Will copper plates do?”

“Yes. It’s easier to use.”

“Okay, 2,300 Dal, plus 330 for the wild pigeon. That makes a total of 2,630 Dal.”

I took the copper plate and the copper coins and put them in my magic bag.

“Thank you for the bulk of them.”

“No, thank you. Um, I’m thinking about going to the next town soon.”

“Oh, I see.”

“Sorry.”

Now that the organization business was over, it was time to settle the issue of rewards and such.

After that, I was planning to go to the next town.

I felt sorry for the shopkeeper.

“Well, I have been expecting that. Besides, I’ve made up some plans after all this time.”

The shopkeeper grinned a little.

“Eh, was that so”

“Haha, it’s not that big of a deal, it’s just that I’ve decided to put in a request to the guild.”

“To secure the meat? But you said it would cost extra money.”

“Well, yes, it does. But it turns out that I can sell more meat to make up for the cost.”

“?”

“Well, I’ve got a bunch of adventurers who, after doing well in the caves, come to my store to buy meat. Raw meat is a little more expensive because they usually use it for celebrations or something when bought. Dried meat on the other hand is a good way to promote the store.”

I see, I guess the store was getting a good impression from the large amount of dried meat they were able to buy.

I wonder if this was some kind of initial investment.

Ahhh, I feel like my previous knowledge have slipped in again.

“I’m happy for you.”

“Oh. I wouldn’t have noticed if the kid hadn’t brought me a large amount of meat. Thank you.”

“Well, now I can go on my trip without worry.”

“I’m going to miss you regardless!”

I was a little surprised by the owner’s words.

I didn’t expect him to say something like that.

“I’ll be here for a while yet, so…”

“Is that so. Then I look forward to your continued patronage.”

“My pleasure. See you tomorrow.”