Chapter 119

(119) Harus role

Translator: Tseirp

As an apology for forcibly making us accept the request, he showed us many profitable harvesting requests that can be done near the Cat Sith village. Limited to this time only, there wont be a cancellation fee even if we canceled the requests so I gratefully accepted all of them.

Thanks, I was really troubled. That girl has been doing that all day since the morning.

While processing the requests, the receptionist man said that with a smile.

I wish to cooperate with her since theres the circumstance on hand but it is the Adventurers freedom to accept a request or not after all. Thats why I was troubled.

Im troubled too even though I wanted to spend my time peacefully. Well, I was free so it doesnt matter.

If I strongly rejected it, Haru would feel guilty.

Ill make sure to caution her later but I dont intend to blame her.

Ah, please sign here.

Among us, only Haru belonged to the Adventurers Guild so she signed the documents.

Sorry for making it like Im forcing the request on you.

If you feel guilty then can I just refuse the request?

Sorry but please dont do that. Im a cat lover after all.

The receptionist man looked at the Cat Sith shaking hands with Carol with a warm loving gaze like the ones owners give their pets. Just because he likes cats, he settled it in a way that was good for the Cat Sith, thats clearly an abuse of authority.

Indeed, that race may look cute to cat lovers. Theyre cutely sized too. However, Im a dog lover so I wont be fooled by that cuteness.

Moreover, after listening to the circumstance, I realized that the receptionist man made a big mistake.

I see. But once we accept this request, that Cat Sith will no longer have a reason to come here.

The man stiffened when I said that with a grin.

Sorry, forcing a request is something that should not be done in an Adventurers Guild after all. Ill cancel the request

No no, I dont mind. For the act of drawing swords and attacking, even if the opponent doesnt suffer any wounds, in the worst case scenario, it might even lead to expulsion. Moreover, the request is just for the collection of unique Silver Vine in the forest so I dont mind.

I see erm, please tell her that she is welcome to come to this Adventurers Guild anytime in the future.

The receptionist man said in a slightly depressed tone so I felt slightly satisfied.

And so, I look forward to working with you, Stella.

Me too nya.

I said as I bent down to shake hands with the Cat Sith Stella.

Touching the squishy squishy paw pads felt great.

Please dont press my paw pads that much nya.

Oops, sorry.

I dont mind nya. Leaving that aside, is it through that you possess a carriage?

Yeah. Is the village the Cat Siths live in reachable by carriage?

I heard that it was a hidden village so I would be troubled if it was only reachable through an animal trail and not a carriage.

Of course nya. Since there are also

individuals who use carriages among the Cat Sith nya. Thats great nya. It would take forever if I relied on my feet but we would reach latest by the day after tomorrow with a carriage nya. Since the Cat Sith race isnt really cut out for walking.

Cat Siths walk slowly. Its probably because they only use two legs. She certainly doesnt look that fast.

They would escape on all fours when in danger but they normally walk on two feet. It was apparently something to do with their Cat Sith pride.

Its Fuyuns time to shine after such a long time.

When we went to the stables, Fuyun looked at us and neighed. He was probably excited. Since we have not seen him for some time.

When we first came to this town, there were plenty other horses but now the numbers had dropped to less than half so he looked lonely.

Well, once the Horse Chasing Festival begins the stables would likely fill up once again.

The Horse Chasing Festival was originally meant to be held now but it was postponed due to the disturbance from the monster outbreak this year.

Nevertheless, a portion of the cows have already been slaughtered and as such, the marketplace was bustling with people.

It was a great experience buying viscera meat for the first time in this world.

It was also perfect that they wont turn bad once stored inside the item bag.

By the way, Carol. Is it alright to only purchase one barrel of Silver Vine given that we are going to the Cat Sith village? I thought it would be better to purchase more.

I loaded the Silver Vine barrel onto the carriage.

Normally it would be fine to store it inside my item bag but Silver Vine is apparently a taxable item.

Smuggling would be a crime and more importantly, paying the tariff might level up my Commoner level.

Its because Silver Vine is taxable. Also, the Cat Sith village doesnt have the concept of currency. A portion of the merchants only has currency enough for the use of trade when they go to other towns while residents in the village do so via bartering. Bringing too much would lead to a loss.

Really?

Thats not true nya.

Stella flatly denied when I asked.

Whats going on? Perhaps Carols information is outdated and they have in fact already introduced a currency system?

Everyones happy when everyone drinks Silver Vine wine together and make merry nya.

In other words, what Carol said was true.

Yup, a single barrel of Silver Vine is plenty.

Ill be troubled if I chose wrongly and increased the number, leading to the circumstance a certain Cat-User faced, having his carriage attacked by Cat Siths.

Carol, Stella and I sat in the carriage, Haru sat at the driver seat and after the uncle from the stables led us to the main street, we set off to the gate.

The gate was a lot less crowded than usual so we cleared through the gates in no time.

During that time, I paid a 2500 tariff for the Silver Vine.

Since I set Commoner as my second job, it rose to Lv75.

Why is the tariff on Silver Vine so expensive?

Though Im not really worried about finances and I could spend it for Commoner experience points so I didnt really mind.

Now that I think about it, pepper and salt werent taxable but why is that theres a tax for Silver Vine?

Moreover, usually tariffs are paid when leaving a country so why was it that we paid when we left a town?

I collectively asked Carol all those questions.

Its because Silver Vine Wine is a specialty product of Ferruit.

Silver Vine Wine is a specialty product?

Yes. Also, one must pay a liquor tax if they make wine in the country. However, the Cat Siths who make Silver Vine wine in their own village arent subjected to those taxes. While the Cat Sith village is within the territory of Ferruit, they are a race that is autonomous outside the kings jurisdiction. Because of that, they cant obtain the liquor tax that should have been received. So 120 years back, the Silver Vine harvested in the country was all gathered in Ferruit and a law was passed to charge a tariff on all Silver Vine exported out of Ferruit.

Ooo, I see.

Its a troublesome thing nya.

Stella closed her eyes and said while nodding twice.

We left Ferruit and proceeded southwest.

Along the way, we rarely encountered any monsters so time passed peacefully.

The earliest we could reach the Cat Sith village was by the next day morning so tonight it would be a camp-out in the meadows.

Haru and I left the carriage to gather tree branches.

I thought for a moment if it would be fine to leave Stella and Carol alone,

Hey, would there be fish for tonight nya?

Yes, Ichino-sama would be cooking.

If its cooking fish, you can leave it to me nya!

Yup, it should be fine if its the two of them.

Using the Job Appraisal skill, I found that her job was Cook: Lv9 so it should be fine.

Or rather, I was looking forward to the cooking of a professional.

Haru, since were alone, I want to talk about something.

I turned back and looked at her in the eyes and said.

Its about the incident at the Adventurers Guild.

Hearing my words, Harus tail drooped low.

I apologize, master.

Haru, I have something important to say to you. A request no, an order.

I will accept it. No matter the punishment.

Haru said. She gave a look that said she wont mind even if she loses her life.

Haru was angry was my sake. Haru was also angry at that Pugilist ah, I forgot his name, but that person who made light of me at the Adventurers Guild in Florence. And its probably the same for me. For Haru and Carol, and maybe even Malina. I will probably be angry if anybody ridicules the three of you. I might do something unlike myself like when I had that duel with that Pugilist.

Those words are wasted on me.

But, thats wrong. A party cant be established if there isnt somebody that can always deal with things calmly. However, Carol is inadequate for that role and Malina has her hands full with her own condition without her mask. Thats why I want Haru to take on that role.

I stopped and said as I looked at Haru.

I can only entrust it to Haru.

When I said that, Haru returned my gaze and,

I respectfully accept that role.

She replied.

Thats great I guess.

Its definitely better than having her lose control. She could understand my intention.

I wish to believe in that for now.

I faced forward once again and began to gather tree branches.

Thank you very much, master.

Hearing those words from behind my back, I nodded with a smile while still having my back facing Haru.