“Oneechan, I’d like to get a commission right away. Do you have any good suggestions?”
“Eh? Y-yes…”
Ilia, the receptionist, was still shocked. But as expected, she was a professional, and she quickly focused her mind and looked for a request.
“How about this? At this time of year, it’s the most lucrative request for high-rank adventurers.”
I read through the request form that was presented to me.
| [Killing orcs during the breeding season] This year, the breeding season for the orcs living in the forest has arrived. If the number increases too much, the risk of getting out of the forest and attacking human settlements increases. Your task is to reduce the number of orcs as much as possible. Remuneration is based on performance. |
“Orcs are C-level monsters, so this request can only be recommended to C-rank parties or adventurers with B-rank or higher.”
The degree of danger was also a mechanism that did not exist in my previous life. Apparently, there is always a certain level of danger for monsters, and basically, if there are two or three adventurers of the same rank, it is possible to defeat them without any problems.
By the way, the danger level of the Goblin Lord seems to be B.
“You’ll be paid according to the quality and quantity of orc material you bring back. Orc meat in particular has high demand, so the reward is quite good.”
Orc meat is one of the tastiest monster meats after all.
After introducing the task to that point, Ilia tilted her head as if thinking about something.
“Hmmm, you see… even if you are a B-rank adventurer, it might be a little too difficult for Reus-kun to suddenly take this task. You have to drain the blood of the orcs and transport them in the field. That’s why most adventurer parties hire professional supports. But even if you want to request someone, Reus-kun is just a baby after all, so there may not be anyone who will respond…”
“It’s okay, I can do it myself.”
“D-Do it yourself!?”
In my previous life, I used to catch orcs in that area and eat them as grilled meat. Transportation is also not a problem. I have a subspace created by magic after all. If I kept it there, I didn’t have to carry the huge orc every time, and I didn’t have to worry about it rotting because time is does not pass in my subspace. That’s why I decided to accept the request.
The forest where the orcs live is said to be about 40 kilometers west of the city.
“Hmm, but I still stand out.”
Even in the Adventurer’s Guild, when I, a baby, walk alone, I get a lot of attention. There are not a few adventurers who look at me twice with a shocked face. Some of them would ask, “Hey, are you lost? What about your mother?”
Every time, when I reply, “I’m also an adventurer.”, they are always dumbfounded. Well, the number of adventurers is limited, and the rumors about me seem to have already spread quite a bit, so this should quiet down soon.
The problem is in the city. It has a large population, and it will continue to be this way for a while. Moreover, if I am to be seen by many people, the possibility of being noticed by a troublesome person increases. Maybe I should use transformation magic when walking around the city.
『I think Master should use it all the time though.』
(In that case, I won’t be able to legally touch boobs you know.)
『….You are no longer denying it now…』
I am going to leave the city today, so I straddled the handle of Lindwurm in the form of a baby and jumped up into the sky. I’m going to fly to my destination. It’s a hassle to go through the castle gate every time.
I continued to fly in the sky for about an hour. Then eventually, forests came into view.
“Hmmm, it certainly looks like there are a lot of orcs.”
I search the entire forest from the air to easily check the distribution of the orcs. Ilia warned me repeatedly not to go deep into the forest but to aim for the orcs near the entrance. This is probably because many of the individuals in places outside the center of the forest are “strays” who have been expelled from the herd, so they are often alone.
If you’re a B-rank adventurer, you can kill an orc on your own, but it’s tough to deal with more than one.
“Well, I’ll ignore that warning though.”
It’s a hassle to hunt them one by one. I will go wipe out a herd. That’s my orc-hunting style from my previous life.
When I spotted a large herd, I went straight down to it.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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