The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick up Trash - Volume 1 - Chapter 46

Chapter 46:

Selling Wild Rabbits

I WOKE SORA UP so we could go back to the village. It barely reacted. I guessed it was sleeping pretty heavily. We were in the forest, though, so I’d rather my friend be a little more careful.

“Sora, I want to go sell these rabbits. Let’s head back.”

“Pu, pu!” Sora finally awakened and bounced away from the adandara. The adandara stretched its long body, loosening up its muscles.

I felt bad for Sora.

“Umm, thank you for all the meat,” I said to the adandara, waving as it looked into my eyes. It purred and bounded off with the same speed as yesterday. It really was fast.

I was worried about the meat’s freshness, so I rushed back to the village, Sora bouncing happily beside me. It had gotten a lot faster recently. It could even bounce higher. The moment I thought that, Sora tripped and fell smack-dab over a tree root. 

Guess it hasn’t gotten any smarter, though.

Now that I was close to the village, I put Sora in its bag. I needed to learn more about slimes, and fast. When I greeted the gatekeeper, for some reason, he flashed me a big smile. I wondered why…but I wanted to sell this meat fast, so I went straight to the butcher.

“Excuse me,” I called as I entered the shop.

“My, is that the child from yesterday?” The lady who told me about the wild rabbits came up from the back. Behind her was a stern-looking man. He was a little intimidating, so I shrunk back. “Ah ha ha! Don’t worry. This here’s my husband.”

“Oh, sorry. I’d like to sell some wild rabbit meat.”

“Of course, dear! Mind showing me how it looks?”

“Here it is.” I lined up all the rabbits on the counter.

“Goodness gracious, you caught all these?” she asked, amazed. Almost all of it had come from the adandara, so I had to laugh at myself a little. “All in good shape. Nice and hefty, too, so it should be perfect for dried meat.”

Lucky me! It was my first time breaking down wild rabbits, so I was a little worried. They were really similar to field mice, but it ended up taking longer since the meat was thicker.

“No issues here, seems like. Nine rabbits in total. At 95 dal each, that’ll be 855 dal total. Will that do for you?”

“Yes, ma’am. Thank you.”

Field mice were 100 dal each, while wild rabbits were 95 dal each. They were easier to catch because of their size, apparently…but field mice were easier for me. I’d only gotten so many rabbits because of the adandara, after all. Maybe hunting field mice would be more profitable? After taking the money and leaving, I went straight back to the forest to set my field mouse traps.

I’d found a few good spots while I was setting up wild rabbit traps, so it wouldn’t take long. Finding good places took a lot longer than just setting the traps.

Near the gate, I encountered guards who had just finished patrolling the forest.

“Good luck out there. Be careful, kid.” For some reason, one of them spoke to me.

“Oh! Okay.”

The gatekeeper waved, too. What was going on with these people?

I found it strange, but I kept going. Once I’d set my traps, I would go down to the river to forage fruit and do laundry. There had been a lot to butcher, so I was a little behind schedule.

After washing my clothes a safe distance from where I’d handled the meat, I searched for fruit while I gave them time to dry. These days, I always watched Sora carefully when I approached trees. Getting hurt just once was already one time too many. Eventually, I found the sweet-and-sour fruit I liked so much, along with a few more nutritious fruits.

I bundled my damp clothes into a basket. They’d have to finish drying in the plaza later.

Next, I rushed to the dump. When I got there, there was even more trash than the last time. They’d have to pay someone to dispose of all of this soon. That’s rough.

I looked for potions for Sora, but there were so many that I hardly needed to search. I threw as many as I could find into Sora’s food bag. Next, I looked for trap materials. How much would I need for wild rabbit traps? Maybe I could set ten of each like I’d been doing for field mouse traps?

Next…oh! Someone’s coming. I snatched up Sora, who’d been stretching up and down, and stuffed it in its bag.

When I left the dump, the person patrolling noticed me. “Heya! You that Ivy kid? The one the captain mentioned?”

Huh? Who’s this guy? “Yes. Um, and you are?”

“Name’s Gunsvel. I’m pretty sure we met when I was watching the gate?”

I looked at his face, but I didn’t recognize him. “Sorry.”

“All good! There are a lot of us.”

“Gunsvel, why are you bullying this poor child?” his companion asked him.

“Aw, don’t be mean. I’m hardly bullying you, right?”

“Um, right…” I squeaked out.

“Sorry. Anyway, I should get back to patrolling. Be careful out there, Ivy.”

“Oh, yes. Thank you.”

They were patrolling together, so they checked the dump and went off into the forest. Why do people know my name, anyway? He said the captain mentioned me… Did Captain Oght tell people about me? For now, I should just grab what I need and go back to the village.