Chapter Prologue 2

Prologue 2 – The Wolf’s Liver and First Remuneration





 

“Hey kid, observe how we do our work, and try to learn something . ”

“That’s right, try to properly keep up with us seniors . ”

“Well, there’s no brutal monsters around these parts . Don’t wimp out, kid . ”

The three men holding musket rifles said one by one as they passed through the waist-long grass with rustling sounds . Yuuto who was about 3 steps behind the men followed them .

The verdant grass and weeds growing on the grasslands called [Minke Prairie] tried to obstruct their way forward . It was as if they were trying to warn them of the danger ahead, hinting them not to proceed any further .

Along such, Yuuto crouched down along the path the three men walked on and plucked a beautiful fresh flower while muttering,

“Watch and learn, was it?… . . Are these people really allowed to say such stuff to others, I wonder?”

Yuuto spun the stem of the flower for a bit, and then put it in his item pouch . After that, he continued to follow the three .

It all started two days ago . After Yuuto left the inn with a growling stomach, he continued northwards towards a certain village . The small village called [Sacks] was situated along the Misak highway .

He reached this village without encountering any monsters or getting mixed up with bandits while camping outside for only 2 nights . This village earned its livelihood either by hunting or farming and paid their taxes — a typical village you would find anywhere .

There was a reason why he came to this village . This place had a [Guild] . The people of this world, especially the commoners, had to pay taxes to the kingdom by using the tax collection offices .

There were various forms of doing this, like handing over a percentage of the business proceeds, or using crops . If there were villages that specialized in metal products, there were also villages that gathered minerals . There were also many who depended on hunting, so for them, they could hand over leather as a form of tax .

But there is a danger attached to collecting these . That’s where [Guilds] come in . Here, if you post a request and pay the amount necessary, there will be people who will accept the request and collect the things in your stead . Without any particular rules and restrictions, anyone can accept requests from guilds .

By the way, Yuuto was someone who [accepted] requests . And he was a beginner .

Opening the door, what he felt first was [It stinks!] followed by [Noisy!] . The double doors shut with a sound . This Guild building was also a bar, and he realized that the stink was the smell of alcohol . It seems like this bar-type guild establishment was quite a success even during mid-day, mainly as a bar that is .

As he was about to feel dizzy because of the smell, Yuuto quickly passed the drunkards as he headed for the counter, but…he saw a scene he could not believe there .

“Uya~… . . Hick!”

Even the receptionist was drunk…well, that’s troublesome . As Yuuto was getting perplexed, the drunk receptionist looked at him .

“What is it, kid? If you wanna post a request I’ll give a blank form; write the details and the amount of reward there and…… pin it one the board . ”

“Wrong, I accept requests . So it’s the board over there huh……”

After he found the old board where requests were published, he saw a load ton of parchments pinned to the board with nails . Yuuto tore off one of those from the board roughly as he passed it to the receptionist .

“Oi Oi Kiddo… . You’re a cheerful one aren’t ya, subjugating wolves? Well yeah, it’s a high paying errand for this village but, did you go blind seeing all this pocket money?”

“No way . Rather than that, it’s okay to accept this right? And the other folk here are all drunk either way . ”

“Yeah I don’t mind, but… wait a bit . OI! You three!!”

The receptionist called out to the men hanging around inside the bar, as three of them stood up and approached them . Maybe they were brothers . The three of them had short hair, unshaven faces and were carrying musket rifles .

“Take care of this kid . ”

“Wait a minute! I alone am enough . ”

“It’s gonna leave a sour taste in my mouth if you die . Sorry kid,4 but I’ve got no choice here ‘kay?”

So even though he felt disgraced, he ended up accepting the quest alongside the Musket wielding three brothers, aka the [The musket brothers] .

Returning to the grasslands . The errand Yuuto took was simple . He was to hunt 5 wolves that appear in the grasslands . The requester was the curio shop of the village . The wolf livers would be used to make medicine, so there was a request put up to hunt them .

While walking behind the three, Yuuto took a look around them . It was a wide grassland . If they went unskillfully they would probably overlook a lot of things . And most of all, the grass was a hindrance . Wolves who moved on all fours could easily hide themselves . They had to be careful of surprise attacks .

“By the way, kid, you’re holding quite the unusual sword there . ”

Suddenly, probably the eldest of the three brothers, the tallest one, talked to him .

“Are you saying it’s old-fashioned? That guns are already better than swords?”

“That’s not it, it’s just, isn’t it hard fighting with the fast moving wolves with just that? Here, use this . ”

Saying that, the man tossed something to him . Yuuto caught it and confirmed what it was . It was a flintlock pistol . He put it in his item pouch and then following the men, headed for their destination .

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