Chapter 32
The Eggplant Mushrooms finally dropped!
I can go back triumphantly now .
By the way, I tried experimenting a bit with the Fly Agarics I got as drop items .
Eh? What kind of experiment?
Eh, just this trivial suspicion as to whether defeating monsters with poisoned tools would gain me experience or not .
I changed my First Class to Conjurer and Second Class to Beast Tamer, and tried it on Pawn Dogs I encountered on my way back .
And the result, you do gain exp doing so . I tested with several Pawn Dogs and every one of them checked out . And surprisingly, even Tama-chan who didn't do anything gained exp . Need to check more to see if it applies only to Tamed Monsters or to party members also .
But really, even thought I was the one who did it, using poison really left a bad taste afterward . I put the agaric into the mouth of a Pawn Dog I had tied with Wind Bind and left it alone for a while . Its HP was gradually decreasing, but the scene was, y'know . . . . I thought of ending their suffering right away many times .
If I get more agaric next time, let's pile it up somewhere goblins come out! They might eat them since they eat anything, truly evil!
No wait, maybe I should dry and turn them into flour and then scatter it into a goblin colony with wind magic . . . Where'd the sentiment earlier go again . I sure am dirty, if I say so myself .
Let's stop thinking stupid stuff and quickly go back . I'd like to take it easy for now . Checking status and stuff can be for later . I'm already tired for today .
Solomon's Pavilion, I'm back!
Phew~, and the open seat . . . The usual one at the counter is . Hasn't it turned into my special seat now?
Fou-chan came to confirm my order when I took the seat .
"G-good work . How are you doing today?"
"It's been great, I've completed the quest I took too . "
"I'm glad to hear that . Um, then you have to eat some good food and do even better tomorrow . "
As expected of a waitress . Her lip service is perfect .
"Then, err, I'd like the recommended fruit juice . Oh, and this salted fried black tiger too please . Also, I've brought the item Donur-san requested, could you ask him when I can meet him?"
Fou-chan was dumbfounded . Her bunny ears were still swaying though . Then she came to, like, 'Ha' with her bunny ears standing upright . I wait for her response while suppressing the urge to mofu touch them .
"I understand . I will be sure to inform you when I bring the dish . "
Fou-chan took my order and went to the kitchen .
Come to think of it, I ended up ordering the dish since I was intrigued to see it at the end of the menu list, but I wonder if tiger tastes good?
Just how will it be!!
Yup, I thought that this would be the punchline .
It was salted fried black tiger (prawns) . Dammit, it's good, so good .
The saltiness from the sweat of my heart was a bit too much though .
Tama-chan is resting on my shoulder with a perfect balance .
She's treated as a tamed monster in the inn too, but Donur-san permitted her to stay in my room .
I immediately asked about it after registering her as a tamed monster, but apparently, there's no need to pay additional fee for a tamed monster the size of Tama-chan .
Or rather, Tama-chan is very popular amongst the little girl group (Minerva, Fou), her affection graph has completely overtaken me in a blink of an eye and reigns supreme on top . I'm not lonely, not at all, sniff .
It's a world with few amusements . Even though there are dolls, most are realistic bisque doll-like stuff, looks like there's craving for cute ones . Children who have never gone out of the city probably would have never thought that Moss Balls are a monster .
What surprising was how Donur-san kept stealing glances like he wanted to pat Tama-chan . You can't, okay? The little girl group takes priority .
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When most of the adventurers have left, I meet Donur-san in the staff break room .
"Here's the requested items, two 『Eggplant Mushrooms』 . Please have a look . "
Eggplant Mushroom
Quality: Good - Expiration Date: Until Withered
A high class mushroom with mellow fragrant, smooch food texture and irresistible down-the-throat sensation . It's not 'smooth', it's 'smooch' . Loved by all, from children to gloomy widows .
"Umu, this is what I requested . The quality and the luster are good too, no problem there . "
"Good to hear that . But really, I heard that it was a rare drop, but I never imagined it would be that rare . "
"That's, thanks for the trouble . I could purchase other foodstuff if you'd like to?"
"Ah, are you sure? I've got quite a bit of other stuff, I don't know what to do about them, that will really help . "
I take out 15 hen-of-the-woods, 8 shimeji mushrooms, 4 enoki mushrooms, and 10 shiitake mushrooms from my rucksack . I've left enough to make tempura for myself . They're sold by a bunch besides the shiitake .
"This is, you've knocked down quite a lot mushrooms I see . Quality is good too . In total . . . how about 580 mani?"
That's quite a bit higher than the price I peeked on the grocery stores on my back . I guess that's only appropriate considering mine are of higher quality .
"Gladly . Still, procuring these ingredients on top of the requested mushrooms, is there going to be some sort of event?"
Oh, Donur-san is scratching his nose tip bashfully .
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