“Unexpected Income! Then…”
With this, the prologue will end.
There will be a character introduction inserted, then it"ll be on to chapter 1~!
Alphonse-san and I returned to the adventurer"s guild, where in the interior of the dismantling room, we had troubled expressions as we crossed our arms and faced each other.
In front of, on a platform is the defeated monster boar enshrined like a "tada!".
「This is the boar that the young la.s.s pierced?」
The guild branch head, McKannen-san, and chief dismantler, Gaston-san, entered the room where we were making "troubled" faces.
The only one to call me "young la.s.s" is the guild branch head, McKannen-san.
McKannen-san may be the branch head, but, he is always flaunting his pitch-black muscles and wearing a running shirt, so he is called "Muscle-san". Though, only by the kids.
Even in winter, he"d wear the same clothes, so, last winter, if he caught a cold, said it was cold, or was wearing warm clothes, they said a natural disaster was coming, and the village was thrown into chaos.
Huh? I wonder if it"ll be okay, our village.
Then, Gaston-san is the dismantler for the adventurer"s guild, who takes brought in animals and dismantles them, his work is to divide animals.
Of course, he strips off pelts and remarkably turns them into sellable objects.
And, it"s important that these two and the appraiser, Alphonse-san, are gathered here.
「Branch chief, this wild boar is a magic beast. Compared to a regular boar, the pelt is harder, and it has the stamina that if it finds a prey, it"ll definitely not let it get away.」
「However, even though it has died, the pelt"s hardness hasn"t changed from that of a regular wild boar. Estella has the magic stone, right? Show it to the branch head.」
To the branch head"s words, Alphonse-san and Gaston-san responded.
Then, I pulled the magic stone out from my bag and placed it on the table.
「Hoh, it is quite big.」
「Estella did a good job defeating this boar, right, branch head?」
Whether it was with the words coming from the two of them, the tears that began to well up in my eyes, or my heart"s appeal resounding, the branch head, with his arms folded, nodded.
「The subjugation that came out for this wild boar was originally meant for somebody of a much higher rank, but, I guess it can"t be helped. In addition, the rank of a magic beast is much higher than what was on the written request, so I suppose that we"ll add to the reward.」
「Alright~~!」
With branch chief"s p.r.o.nouncement, I succeed in raking in a large sum of money, I rejoice and raise my arms.
Incidentally, while thinking that the magic stone could be used for something, Alphonse-san, the appraiser, tells me that I shouldn"t exchange it for money.
For that reason, carefully hold on to the magic stone.
「So, what are you going to do with this guy? Sell everything to the guild? Or, do you plan to keep the usable parts?」
They"re asking me what I want to do with the boar sitting on the table, but I don"t know how to use it, so I leave everything up to them.
Everything of the monster boar was bought by the adventurer"s guild, where the meat was then sold to the village at a cheap price. The pelt was not necessary for the village, so it is made into warm clothes to sell.
Since the bones aren"t usable, they said that they"d burn them to ash, then spread it onto the fields.
Then, Gaston-san quickly began the dismantling, with a crunch, and pa.s.sed the delicious looking parts to me.
「Hey, this is a thanks for defeating it, take it.」
It was the leg of the dismantled boar, heavy and could probably feed a family for three days. Suddenly giving me this, is Gaston-san actually a good person? And with that, inside I was soaring.
「Eh, is that okay?」
「I don"t mind. Young la.s.s was the one to defeat it, after all.」
Branch head McKannen-san also gave a nod and told me to take it.
I thankfully receive the souvenir.
From there, I received all of the quest rewards and the price for the monster boar, then headed home.
The evening that Estella defeated the monster boar, at the adventurer"s guild, branch head McKannen, dismantler Gaston, appraiser Alphonse, and receptionist Rina were all gathered around the branch head and his treasured sake.
Their talk was, of course, about the afternoon event.
Estella defeated the boar that sent the adventurer trio flying, and they came back with injuries that would run a high treatment cost.
However, they didn"t defeat the boar they finally found, and the request was stolen from them, so they dejectedly went home, so Rina reported.
「I wonder if the young la.s.s has it?」
「Only her luck is good, huh.」
To McKannen"s question, Rina, who has seen many adventurers, responded.
In her judgement, Estella is too lucky compared to other adventurers.
「Indeed, that girl, come to think of it, when she finished gathering, the medicinal herbs she brought in were top quality. Compared to having good eyes, perhaps it is luck, that.」
「That"s Estella"s real power, since normally one can"t defeat a wild boar. She might be a possessor of good luck.」
Alphonse agreed with her good luck, while Gaston saw her good luck as doubtful.
「But, try thinking about it. Even by luck, she defeated a monster, so she should"ve gained proportional experience points. Her physical ability should go up.」
「That"s right. Come tomorrow, the scene of her body being light while skipping into the guild is going to float in my eyes.」
Rina, who knew Estella"s overly bright personality, spoke about what floated in her mind with a smile.
「Anyway, I get the feeling that Estella will do something big.」
「Was that branch head"s (toast)?」
「Yeah it was (a toast)?」
However, Alphonse and Gaston nodded to McKannen"s words.
「It"ll soon be tomorrow. How about we open it up soon?」
Work had ended and the vicinity was already pitch black.
Since it was time for the villagers to go to bed, the adventurer"s guild was no exception, with no one else in sight.
「Now then, praying for tomorrow, cheers!」
McKannen exchanged gla.s.ses with the other three but, they were already drunk and mistook the amount of power, and the four"s gla.s.ses shattered into small bits, scattering the amber-colored sake on the ground.
「「「What a waste…」」」
The branch head"s prized, high grade sake was spilled on the ground, and the three raised disappointed voices.
Tonight, I will finish the character introductions.
From tomorrow, I"ll also be updating.
(TL note: With this, the prologue is (mostly) finished, with just two introduction sheets before Volume 1. Also, halfway, writing out their jobs each time got tiresome, so I removed them, but I a.s.sume that we pretty much know who is who already.)