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Chapter 340
Legend Chapter 340
The guard at the port’s guard station sighed as he called out to Rei .
「Didn’t you say you were going to hunt monsters? Why did you end up hunting pirates?」
「Well, why you ask? I was looking for monsters but I couldn’t find any and ended up finding pirates instead . 」
They were there, so I had to do it . The guard gave another sigh at Rei’s explanation .
「Normally, a single person wouldn’t be able to go up against a pirate ship . 」
「I have a reliable partner with me . In the first place, compared to a ship that sails on the water, a Griffon can fly over the sea and sky . You can see which one would be better, right?」
「Still . Most people would be suppressed by the difference in people……at the very least, the pirates would run away if they couldn’t do that . Well, as a guard of Emoshion, I’m thankful that you captured them . ……Even so, they’re back surprisingly quickly . I guess they must have people here in the city . 」
「Probably . That’s why most of them immediately lost their spirit . They realised that they had no chance of winning if they tried to fight me, since I killed the Lemrace . 」
Even if they tried to fight an adventurer who managed to kill the Lemrace, they would just die for nothing . In that case, it would be better to survive as a criminal slave . Maybe one day, they would be able to escape . The guard nodded at Rei, who told him what the pirates probably thought .
「Regardless, the city will be happy to receive some criminal slaves . We can sell them at auctions, or if they can’t be sold, we can get them to work in the more dangerous locations such as mines . It’s a great help to the city . I’ll just need you to sign here . 」
Rei glanced over the documents that the guard handed to him, but his eyes went wide when he saw how much he would be paid .
The amount listed was 9 gold coins, far more than what he had expected .
「They’re worth quite a lot . 」
「You think so? If you consider that most of the money was for the ship, it’s actually the opposite, they’re quite cheap . You would usually need several platinum coins to build a ship of that size . However, because it’s a pirate’s ship, it was in pretty bad condition . The amount also excludes the cost to repair the ship where you broke it . 」
「……I see, so it’s mostly the price of the ship . But in that case, isn’t the cost of those slaves really too low?」
「Well, we usually handle them in groups . There’s also the brokerage fee we have to settle . Of course, if you were to sell directly to a slave dealer or auctioneer, you would be able to sell them for double this amount……maybe even more . What do you think?」
With more money was more trouble, hearing what the guard said, Rei immediately decided against more trouble .
If he was a good negotiator, it might have been different . However, Rei understood that he didn’t have much talent in that area other than in extorting people, so he just nodded lightly .
Another important reason was that he wouldn’t be staying in Emoshion for too much longer .
「I don’t care about the price . You can deal with it for me . 」
「I understand . Well, here’s your reward then . 」
Hearing that, the guard placed the 9 gold coins on the table . Rei immediately stored them into the Misty Ring after collecting them .
「But really, are you lucky or unlucky? No, it would be great if you could deal with more pirates . If you could, please keep heading out to sea from tomorrow . 」
At the half joking, half serious words from the guard, Rei just smiled and shoook his head .
「My goal is just monsters . But unfortunately, I can’t seem to find any . I’ll keep looking for a few more days, but otherwise, there are many other things I want to do . 」
「What else do you want to do?」
「Just a little cooking . Since I’ve come to Emoshion, I want to taste some of the delicious food here . There are also various other dishes I would like to try . 」
「……It’s rare for an adventurer to cook . Well, that’s fine . Just don’t cause a commotion . Although the number of adventurers who came here for the Lemrace has dropped, there are still a few who might stir up trouble . 」
「Ahh, I understand . 」
Giving a brief reply to the guard, Rei headed out to where Set was sleeping as he waited .
「Hmm, as expected there are a lot more shops that have a good smell when it gets closer to the evening . 」
「Gururu~」
At Rei’s words, Set’s shoulders drooped .
In the end, after towing the pirate ship in, explaining the circumstances, dealing with the procedures for the captured pirates and so on, they barely had any time to eat lunch . Although the guards had given Set a sandwich, the bread had been dry and couldn’t compare with the food he had eaten from the food stalls . As for Rei, he could have taken his own food out of the Misty Ring, but in front of the busy guards, he couldn’t have eaten by himself . In the end, he also had to put up with the unsavoury sandwiches .
Even though some of the people at the port who knew Set gave him dried meat and sandwiches, Set was over 2m in length and it was nowhere near enough . Next to him, sounds from Rei’s stomach could also be heard .
「……Guru~」
With Set giving a cry to say he was hungry as well, they went over to a nearby stall .
「Welcome . Oh, Rei . Would you like something to eat?」
The stall owner, who had grilled quite a few fish and squid, greeted the two of them with a smile .
「Yes, I’d like a silver coin’s worth . ……Hm? Wait . Could that be……」
Rei’s eyes widened when he saw what was on the net grill . It had eight legs with suction cups on each leg . Only the legs had been cooked, but it was clear at a glance what it was .
「Octopus?」
「Hm? Ah, this? People from some parts of the world don’t eat it, but it’s pretty common around here . It looks disgusting, but I can guarantee you it tastes good . ……No, since you know its name, then you should know what it looks like . Would you like some of it as well?」
「Ah, Yes . Please . 」
Nodding and seeing the octopus legs being placed onto the grill, Rei couldn’t help smiling .
(Takoyaki……maybe I can make it . It’s not like I can find any sea monsters anyway . Why don’t I try making some tomorrow?)
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