Chapter 637

Bear-san, Hands over the Monsters

Yesterday I missed the timing to hand over the c.o.c.katrice due to an urgent request, etc., so I visited the Adventurers Guild again.

Yuna-chan, welcome! (Sanya)

When I arrived at the Adventurers Guild, the receptionist immediately called for Sanya-san.

She acted quickly, whether to avoid trouble or because Sanya-san told her to. I hope it was the latter and not the former.

Yuna-chan, Im sorry for the trouble Ive put you through. (Sanya)

It couldnt be helped that I was late yesterday because of all the things that happened.

Well then, Yuna-chan, come here. (Sanya)

Sanya-san started walking, and I followed behind her. The Adventurers Guild in the Royal Capital was big. We walked down a corridor, away from the adventurers gathering place.

Sanya-san was the guild master of the Adventurers Guild in the Royal Capital, which was amazing. But she didnt look like such a great person.

Speaking of which, is Deborane back? (Yuna)

I told the receptionist to call me when Deborane comes to the guild, but I havent heard from the receptionist yet. (Sanya)

Well, that was yesterday. Maybe he stayed behind in the village to process and discuss things.

Also, Ive decided to send a guild official to the village, so Im sure Ill hear from them soon. Do you want me to let you know when they come back? (Sanya)

No, not really. If Deborane doesnt spend the money for the village, let me know. (Yuna)

Then a bear punch would be waiting.

Proceeding down the aisle while conversing, Sanya-san stops in front of a large door. She then touched a fist-sized crystal fitted into the wall near the door and the door.

This way. (Sanya)

The door led us to a staircase that led to the bas.e.m.e.nt.

Sanya-san descends to the bas.e.m.e.nt, and I follow behind her.

Where are we going? (Yuna)

Theres a storage room in the bas.e.m.e.nt. The c.o.c.katrice should go there. (Sanya)

Down the stairs, the room was about the size of a gymnasium.

Theres a place like this in the bas.e.m.e.nt of the Adventurers Guild. (Yuna)

Fufu, this is a place that normal adventurers rarely enter. When valuable monsters are killed, they are brought to this place for safekeeping. (Sanya)

How can they carry them here? (Yuna)

Dont you store stuff in your item bag, as well? (Sanya)

Yes, I do. (Yuna)

My item bag was given to me by G.o.d. So I could understand that it was possible with that method.

We do it the same way. We use magic circles, magic tools, and other to keep them in storage. We have different reasons for storing them, but we sometimes keep them here to use them for events like this one, and sometimes to study monsters with the castles research inst.i.tute. (Sanya)

Research, you are doing that as well? (Yuna)

If we can examine the monsters and find out their weaknesses, etc., it will make it easier the next time we fight them. Like which part of the body is more easily damaged, or how this part of the body is being attacked but does not take any damage, etc. (Sanya)

That was in the game, as well. That part of the body only takes 20% of the attack, or this part of the body takes 80% of the damage because it was a weak point.

There were also things like magic resistance. Fire, water, wind, earth, lightning, which resistance was stronger or weaker? Are blades weak, do they have to be stabbed deep by a spear, or are blunt weapons such as hammers effective? Sometimes it was hard to tell just by looking at it. If the monster looks like a fire or water-type monster, it would be easy to understand, but for other monsters, it would often be difficult to tell their weak points.

I understand the importance of this, as I used to look at video game strategy sites.

Thats because, as an adventurers guild and for the country, the weaknesses of monsters are valuable information. Well, the kind of monsters that are studied will not be encountered many times in a lifetime, but you never know what the future holds. Maybe what is studied today will be useful in a few decades, or maybe it will never be useful. But it may be useful tomorrow. You never know. But when they do show up, the odds of defeating them with or without knowledge will be different, and most importantly, the odds of survival will be different. (Sanya)

That was how important knowledge was.

Even in a game, knowing information about your enemy and not knowing it will change your odds of winning, and even if you do win, the time it takes to fight will be different.

So, do you want me to put the c.o.c.katrice out here? (Yuna)

Yes, please. (Sanya)

I took the c.o.c.katrice out of the bear item box.

The carca.s.s was exactly as it was when I beat it.

Thank you. I forgot to check yesterday. Do you have any other monsters that are quite rare? (Sanya)

Sanya-san asked, smiling.

(Yuna)

I slowly turned away from Sanya-san.

Fufu, I knew you had some. What do you have in your hand? Come on, Yuna-chan, give it to me. (Sanya)

Sanya-san comes up to me with a creepy look on her face.

Even if you handed it to us, you may still take all the materials, after, you know. (Sanya)

Now I have no need for money, but my gamer mind was telling me that I didnt want to give her just the materials. (Spiders excluded.)

Even I reluctantly agreed to give it the c.o.c.katrice.

Ill do what Yuna-chan wants with the materials. But Id like to ask you to give some of it for us as well. (Sanya)

Sanya-san held her hands together as she made her request.

Should those monsters on the same level as the c.o.c.katrice?

Well, I was thinking of dismantling it someday and using it as material. No matter how much I could preserve it, I couldnt just leave it in the bear item box.

I also couldnt ask Fina to dismantle a large Scorpion in my dismantling place.

Okay, I understand. Of course, Ill let you handle the materials, but can I ask you for one more favor? (Yuna)

What? Of course, Ill do everything I can to accommodate your request. (Sanya)

Let Fina take a closer look at the disa.s.sembly. (Yuna)

I didnt know if Fina would ever dismantle it, but it would be a good learning experience for her to watch. Of course, I would not force her to do this; I would respect Finas feelings.

Are you sure thats only what you would like to ask? (Sanya)

Sanya-san agreed to my terms, so I told him about the monsters I had.

Excluding the monsters at 10,000 monsters and the c.o.c.katrice, I have wyverns, Iron golems (which are impossible to dismantle), Volcrows, Scorpions, the Giant Scorpion, Sandworms, and Kamaitachi.

huh. (Sanya)

Upon listening to the monsters I told her about, Sanya-san sighed and had given me a look of disbelief.

Where can you find an adventurer who has encountered, fought, and defeated that many monsters? (Sanya)

In front of you, Sanya-san.

The same goes for the number of Wolves. Even Wyverns arent something you encounter over and over again. (Sanya)

(Yuna)

And that big Scorpion, you dont normally find them twice or three times as big. (Sanya)

It was crazy big, after all.

It was about the size of a three-story building, Id say.

Yuna-chan has killed a Black Viper, a Black Tiger, a Goblin King, and a King Spider, right? (Sanya)

In addition, I have defeated a Kraken and an Orochi. I wouldnt mention those, though.

I didnt have the materials, and if people knew I had defeated them, it would be even more troublesome.

How could you have met that many monsters and still be alive? (Sanya)

I agree. It was weird.

Well, the reason I survived and was able to defeat them was because of the bear equipment that G.o.d gave me. Thats why I was having trouble taking it off.

It had everything from temperature control to offensive and defensive power, had an Item Bag, and could summon Swaying Bear and Hugging Bear, making it all-purpose.

As long as you didnt mind how it looked, it was a great piece of equipment.

Thats right, as long as you dont mind how you look.

Speaking of which, whats Yuna-chans adventurer rank? (Sanya)

C. (Yuna)

Eh, why? Why? (Sanya)

I didnt report the 10,000 monsters, or the Scorpion, Sandworm, or c.o.c.katrice. (Yuna)

I didnt report about the big monsters, and kept everyone involved silent about it. There was no way my rank would increase because of that.

Youre right, sorry. The c.o.c.katrice was also because of me. I cant believe His Majesty the King also kept quiet about the Scorpion. Well then, lets move you up to a B rank later. (Sanya)

No, Im fine if I stay in C. (Yuna)

Why wont you? (Sanya)

Because even at C rank, people look at me with disbelief, think about what would happen if I switch to B rank. (Yuna)

Well, I dont blame you, but Im certain that Yuna-chan is very talented, you know? (Sanya)

Besides, didnt I get into trouble with some adventurers when I first came here because of my rank? (Yuna)

An adventurer got involved with me because I was ranked C, saying that if he beat me, he would be ranked C. That adventurer flew through the air. I had that adventurer fly in the sky. It was just a ha.s.sle to be challenged to a fight.

There was no merit in raising my rank.

I would never use my rank as a bargaining chip, and I didnt want to be asked to do unreasonable things just because I have a high rank. My motto was freedom.

I understand. I wont force you to raise your rank. But it would be nice to be able to raise your rank at any time, wouldnt it? (Sanya)

Well, Im good with this rank for now. (Yuna)

Then, lets negotiate with the monsters next. (Sanya)

She looked like a businessman even though she was the guild master of an adventurers guild.

I guess she wasnt sitting around idly as a guild master of the adventurers guild.

I wont give up the magic stone. (Yuna)

Then I refuse to give up the big Scorpion, as well as the valuable parts that Jade-san taught me about. And so on like that, me and Sanya-san negotiate with the monsters, and when we have reached a mutually acceptable agreement, we wrote down a contract.

In the bear Item Box, there remained Wolves, Iron Golems, and some monsters for Finas dismantling. Iron Golems couldnt be dismantled, because they were too hard to dismantle.

Thank you, Yuna-chan. The money will have to wait until after the event. (Sanya)

Some of the materials would be returned to me, and I would get money for parts to be sold.

Im not in a hurry, so its okay. (Yuna)

And before leaving, Sanya-san did something to my guild card.

Just looking at the card, I couldnt tell that anything had changed. It would appear that without the crystal plate in the guild, I would not be able to see it.

If the time comes when you want to raise your rank in another place, just show your guild card to the Guild Master in that place, and theyll do it for you. (Sanya)

I didnt know if that time would ever come, but I thanked her and returned to my bear house.

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