Chapter 175
Featured Image: Very familiar, can’t put my finger on who that is, but it’s probably from the anime WataMote? And also the image is supposed to signify a waitress for this chapter .
Proofread: Shiro
Inside the trading shop <Singing Lovebirds>, I was waiting for my items to be assessed .
Since I’m here, I might as well take a look around the shop .
There were various bunches of adventurers here in the shop, but everyone of them were carrying masses of metals around .
They were in different tint and gloss, and even different sizes .
And were all being pushed by Magic Carts .
It’s the same with Shikuro but somehow it’s slightly different, so it was somewhat refreshing to see .
[St, stop it!]
[Hm?] (Ryouta)
Suddenly, a voice belonging to a guy shouted, so I looked towards where the voice came from .
Seems like there was an adventurer that just brought back a bunch of minerals to be sold, but was surrounded by what seems to be three bad guys .
Two of them were beside the adventurer, and the one in the middle was taking the gold from the adventurer’s hands .
What’s happening? I wonder as I look closer at it .
[Hi~fu~mi~……Seems like you work extra hard eh, I congratulate for your full payment . ]
Seems like some debt collectors .
The debt collector took almost 10 thousand Piros from him, and gave the remaining changes back to the adventurer .
Seeing the distort, a sarcastic expression formed from the corner of his mouth .
[Thanks for the full payment, I’ll await for your company again . ]
[ [We’ll meet again . ] ]
[Wa, wait a second . If you take everything away——]
[So you can’t drink any beers at night, ‘s that what you’re trying to say?]
[Uuu…… . ]
The adventurer was stuck for words .
Seems like this guy’s a drunkard, borrowing money from those debt collectors .
The adventurer was desperately pleading, but the debt collectors were only smiling while ignoring him .
Seems like he’s about to pay his next debt .
[Please borrow me some! 10 thousand……20 thousand, no 30 thousand Piros!]
[Well then, please sign here . ]
Are you so desperate in wanting to drink? Even though this adventurer just paid off his loan, he wants to borrow more from them again .
I’ve seen these kinds of people in mangas only — can’t believe I’m actually seeing it in real life .
[Sorry for the wait . ]
After that, the person in charge of the items came back .
[Aah . ] (Ryouta)
[I have calculated everything, and the total came up to be 1198 Jin . ]
It was the iron bars that I took out to sell .
And the word “Jin” that he said, is roughly the same as 1 kilogram .
[The market price for 1 Jin is approximately 19 Piros, so the total would be 22,762 Piro . ]
[It’s that cheap huh . ] (Ryouta)
[Well, iron is cheap . ]
[So that’s how it is . ] (Ryouta)
[Yes . Iron is the same as Cobalt . If you can afford to dive deeper into the dungeon, you can find copper or Aluminium which sells for a higher price . But it depends on what you want . ]
[If it’s those, how much would you buy it for?] (Ryouta)
[For copper, the market price right now is 800 Piros per Jin . ]
For comparison, I was told a rather rough figure .
Even though it’s a rough estimate, the difference is clearly there .
However…… iron sure is cheap huh .
If I’m not mistaken, Gold is roughly around 4000 .
If compared to iron, it’s seriously lesser .
Well, whatever .
It’s fine as it is, so I received the cash of 22000 Piro as a means to drink .
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After leaving the trading shop, I walked around the streets of Samechiren that was already night time .
Inside my pocket right now is today’s earnings of 22000 Piro .
It’s lesser than normal, but it’s enough for dinner and a place to stay .
Now that I think apbout it, the money that I usually earn would be written into my passbook which is inside a bank, so maybe I should put some cash inside the Grand Eater’s Pocket .
I think a hundred million Piros is roughly 10 Kilograms .
The notes that the monsters drop are roughly the same length and weight as Japan’s Yen .
If I could put in so much tonnes of Iron inside my pocket, I’m sure I could put in my entire savings inside as well .
Having my entire savings inside my pocket .
[It reminds me of when I was young . ]
It wasn’t cash, but the medal games’ medal that I put inside my pocket in bulks, or when I shopped with a 500 yen coin and the number of change I received makes me feel like I’m rich .
I remember that I wished for a magic item that you can freely put in and take out coins, if I were to use that and endlessly placed coins in it, I would be rich! Was what I imagined before .
[… . . I was quite a Zeni Geba when I was a child huh?] (Ryouta) (TLN Note: zeni geba just means someone who would do anything for money)
Somehow remembering such things, my memories of making money came out one after another .
Then, I found a store that can save money .
Going inside, I showed my passbook and identification card using magic and withdraw 10 Million Piro .
10 Million Piros, it was the same weight as 1 Iron Bar which weighs 1 Kilogram .
Placing it inside my pocket, as I expected, I felt nothing .
A 19 Piro worth of Iron Bars and 10 Million Piros of bank note .
Both having the same weight, and both was inside my pocket made it interesting .
Again I was walking around the streets, and stopped at a busy bar .
It felt lively, so I glanced through the prices from the menu . And the prices for the beers were quite reasonable, plus with the 22000 Piro that I earned today, I could afford to eat and drink in this bar till I was full .
Such a bar might calm me down, and I went inside without thinking too much .
[Welcome, are you by yourself?]
[Yeah . ] (Ryouta)
[If that’s the case, please sit right there . ]
The waitress leads me over to a seat .
[What would you like to order?]
[I would like some popular meat dishes, and also some sake . A sake that goes well with a lot of dishes . ] (Ryouta)
[Alright, I have taken your order . ]
After the waitress took my order, she went away and I looked around the bar .
Judging by the atmosphere, everyone here are all adventurers .
After being in this world for quite some time, it was easy to spot who’s an adventurer .
It was a kinda useless skill to be honest .
I wonder if I can hear some news about Samechiren? As I tried listening to the conversations around me .
[Isaac’s coming back tomorrow, so I’m gonna discuss with him . How bout you?]
[Isaac… You mean the guy from Aurum?]
[Yeah, apparently he went there to earn some cash . If it seems good I might head there as well . ]
[I’ll pass, I’m already familiar with the floor for Aluminiums . I don’t wanna waste my efforts again . ]
I heard a familiar word and a familiar name, so I sort of chuckled .
The adventurers here really care about their safety first .
[Please stop it!]
Someone suddenly shouted inside the busy shop .
Everyone turned to stare at what was happening .
[Isn’t that… . . the debt collectors . ] (Ryouta)
Plus it was the waitress that served me .
The 3 debt collectors had the same formation as earlier as they surrounded the waitress .
[Hey Onee-chan, don’t play around with me and return our money right now . ]
[I’ll definitely pay the money back, so please give me a little——]
[A little more time? Don’t screw around with me!]
The guy in the middle was pissed, and the guys beside kicked the table at the same time, showing intimidation .
The waitress jumped in shock .
[I’m so sorry! Just a little… . please just give me a little more time!]
[Then you better pay the interest . ]
[Tomorrow, I’ll get my salary tomorrow . So please wait until tomorrow for the payment . ]
The waitress was desperately pleading, and the guys were inching closer .
Is that something normal, or it’s just that nobody wants to get involved with it .
Half of the customers nearby all looked away as if saying, “Ain’t my business” .
[How about this, Onee-chan . I’ll wait for you if you’ll be my partner for one night . How bout it?]
After saying that, the guys all smiled cynically .
The smile had perverted feelings attached to it, which was the lowest of the low .
[……]
The waitress did not say anything, but she was holding onto her skirt tightly .
She was also biting her lower lips, to the point where blood was dripping out .
…… .
[Stop it . ]
I stood up, and went towards the four of them .
[What do you want? And who the hell are you?]
[How much does this girl owe you?] (Ryouta)
[Huuuuh?]
[I’m asking, how much does this girl owe you?] (Ryouta)
[And what exactly does it have anything to do with you? Huh?]
[Aniki, I think I saw this guy at the trading shop just now . ]
[It was the guy who took out a bunch of irons and sold it to the shop . ]
[Huuuuh?]
After his subordinates answered, the guy that was called aniki looked at me as if he was looking down on me .
[Are you trying to be a hero or something?]
[Just say how much you want . ] (Ryouta)
[It’s 100 Million Piros, even if you scrap every irons in the world, it’s impossible——]
I took out 100 Million Piros of bank notes from my pocket, and thrust it to the guy .
[Wha…… . ]
[Take this and get lost . ] (Ryouta)
[What the?]
[A, Aniki, this is the real thing . ]
[This guy who sold irons at the shop has……?]
The debt collectors were surprised and perplexed .
I further thrust the money to him .
The guy’s face turned bright red .
[I ain’t gon’ take it yo!]
Then he punched me .
I’m not sure whether he’s accustomed to hitting people, but it was a punch without hesitation . However, it was also weak compared to monsters .
I dodged it and countered by punching him in the face .
[Aniki!]
[You bastard……]
The two wanted to have a go as well .
The Aniki guy shouted to get me as well, and the two of them attacked . But again I dodged their weak punches and knocked them out .
The three of them fell down and were crawling on the ground . I threw the notes at the Aniki guy .
[Take it and disappear from my sight . ] (Ryouta)
[D, damn it . I’ll remember this!]
They took the money and ran away while cursing me .
[Uh, uhmm…… . I’m so sorry… . . ]
Looking behind me, the counter girl had an extremely apologetic face .
[Are you alright?] (Ryouta)
[Yes……thank you so much for saving me . I’ll do my best to pay you back the money . ]
[Yeah . By the way, I’m still waiting on my food . ] (Ryouta)
[Eeh… . . Aah yes!]
The waitress hurriedly ran inside the kitchen .
Looking at that, there were some interesting eyes looking at me, as I walked back to my seat .
[You’re not bad, brother . ]
There was someone sitting at my seat .
[Hey, that’s my seat . ] (Ryouta)
[It’s alright, not like you can’t share a seat . Oii Nee-chan . Bring another dish for one person here . And also this shop’s strongest beer as well!]
This guy really has his own pace huh, and he’s loud too .
A middle aged man, he was wearing rough clothes which were probably tailor made .
He had a rather dangerous aura, like an adventurer who was used to his [strength] .
I don’t feel like talking to him . I guess I should change my seat .
[My name’s Nicholas・Likefield . ] (Nicholas)
[Ah yea okay… . . ] (Ryouta)
[I’ll treat you, so come drink together with me . ] (Nicholas)
[No wait I’m… . . ] (Ryouta)
[Ryouta・Satou-san, right . ] (Nicholas)
[——— !] (Ryouta)
How did this guy know my name? I was lost as to what I should do .
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