NOVEL WEB Chapter 98 - Divine Cat: Mii-chan is only worried about the bean paste.
98 Divine Cat: Mii-chan is only worried about the bean paste.
Mii-chan sat on the counter, looking around the guild while swishing her tail.
“Henry, I’d like to sell Goblins. What should I do?”
“Mii~”
“There are a lot.”
“Meow.”
“Grr.”
The Hunter Guild’s purchasing counter was still quiet, with only a few hunters around.
“How many are we talking about?”
“About 250.”
“Mii~”
“250, huh…”
“I heard there’s no place to dispose of Goblins, so I picked them up even if they were unwanted.”
“Do they have cores?”
“I didn’t take them, so they’re as they are.”
“Cores are worth a thousand Ret each. Others are worth about three thousand Ret each. If the guild buys them, they’ll deduct taxes and such, so it will be three thousand two hundred Ret each. With two hundred fifty goblins, that totals to eight hundred thousand Ret. But you’ll need to collect the cores yourself.”
“I’ve never done disassembly before…”
“Mii…”
“Why not post a request for it? If you offer thirty thousand Ret for fifty goblins each, someone will likely jump at the chance. You can use the disassembly area in the back of the guild so they can be collected immediately.”
“Could you handle that for me?”
“Just a moment. I’ll bring you the forms.”
After filling out the necessary details on the form provided by Henry and paying fifteen thousand Ret for the reward and three thousand Ret for the handling fee, the disassembly was scheduled to begin at seven o’clock the next morning.
“So, it’s the disassembly area behind the guild at seven tomorrow. I’ll let the staff know on my end.”
“Thank you very much.”
“No problem. Disassembly is something even novice hunters can do. For them, earning thirty thousand Ret in a day is quite a lot, so it will be a big help.”
“I’m sorry… I can’t even do disassembly despite being a novice hunter…”
“Mii…”
“Oh! Haha… Well, you can always learn and practice…”
Shall we head back?
“Nero, don’t worry. You don’t look like a hunter at all!”
“Pelo, that’s not very encouraging. Thanks for trying, though… It’s making me a bit sad.”
“Mii…”
“Meow…”
“Grr…”
Before heading back to the inn, I decided to check out the bazaar. Since it was getting close to closing time, the sales were looking like a clearance.
I bought a lot of fruits at discounted prices and also picked up five disassembly knives for tomorrow. I didn’t want to be caught unprepared.
The next morning, when I arrived at the disassembly area of the Hunter Guild, five young boys and girls were already gathered.
After speaking with the staff, it seemed Henry had informed them, and they said we could use the area as needed.
The five youths were acquaintances who dreamed of becoming professional hunters. They usually did city jobs and jumped at the chance when they saw this request. It seems there were others who wanted to take on the job, but it was given to the youngest group.
Three thousand Ret each is a rare and high amount for city jobs, usually only up to three thousand Ret. This job is definitely worth that much.
Mii-chan carefully took out the goblins from the bag one by one and extracted the cores. After extraction, we followed the staff’s instructions to place them in the designated area.
Pelo, Sera, and Lu-kun were playing in the training area. Or perhaps it’s more accurate to say they were being played with by the hunters.
While starting to extract the cores, I found some goblins with holes in their bodies. They were cleanly penetrated, likely from rifle bullets. Some showed severe damage, probably from hollow-point ammunition.
The goblins shot with hollow-point bullets had their bullets extracted. Several had changed shapes, which seemed to reflect the extent of their damage. I couldn’t help but be amazed at the power that air pressure alone could produce.
After about four hours, all the work was completed. The thought of doing this alone just makes me smile wryly.
I gave the five youths the disassembly knives I had bought yesterday as a thank-you gift, and they were very pleased. It’s a waste for me to keep them when they’re more useful to others.
“Mii…”
I had the staff check everything and was given a paper. It seems I need to take this paper to the buying counter to receive the money.
Entering the guild with the five, they went to the reception desk, and I headed to the buying counter.
Due to some core damage, the total came to 780,000 Ret, which was a substantial profit.
Although it was a bit early for lunch, I decided to treat the five to a meal at Sykes’s place. Of course, Pelo and the others were back by then.
The usual cat beastwoman waitress was playing with Mii-chan and the others instead of working… Shouldn’t she be doing her job?
“Hey, wait a moment.”
“Omelet rice, please!”
The boys and girls also looked happy, stuffing their mouths full just like Pelo, who looked more like a hamster than a cat.
After lunch, I made a deal with Sykes to borrow the kitchen in exchange for helping out during lunchtime. This was to prepare meals for the goblin investigation starting the day after tomorrow.
I asked Pelo to take Sera and Lu-kun for a walk with Sumire. I needed Mii-chan to stay with me.
“Leave it to me!”
“Mii~”
Mii-chan was working as a receptionist at the counter with the beautiful cat family, looking quite happy. Most of the customers around were women. By the way, the mother cat’s name was Fer, and the kitten was named Pal-chan.
After the busy lunch rush, we started preparing our own meals.
I made some white sauce in advance for stew and, since there was no macaroni, cut pasta into small pieces and baked it with potatoes in the oven to make a gratin. I also prepared a large batch of meat sauce and boiled a lot of pasta, which I stored in Mii-chan’s bag.
I’ve lost track of how many servings I made. I also grilled meat and made a huge amount of fried rice and omelet rice. It’s not a problem to have extra, so it’s fine.
The last thing I prepared was dessert. With Sykes’s help, I strained a large amount of eggs and used the milk we had. When I realized I hadn’t thought about containers for the pudding, I rushed to a nearby general store and bought a lot of ceramic dishes. I used them to steam honey-flavored pudding. Phew.
I also made a large amount of kuzukiri (arrowroot jelly) for Pelo. I didn’t make any red bean paste since there was already plenty.
“Mii…”
No, Mii-chan. I really do have plenty, a lot of it. Is that the only thing you’re worried about?
“Mii~”
Oh dear…