Chapter 203

Chapter 203: Verulean Adventurers Guild

Translated by Zzonkedd

Edited by Gumihou

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So this is the Verulean Adventurers Guild . Its not as large as Dorans but its still fairly big, na,

The City of Verulean itself was not as large as a dungeon city, but it still beats Claire and Neihoff in terms of size . [1] Since its a port city, the population should be quite high too .

Alright, lets go in . [2] Its noon now, so there were not many people around . Adventurers Guilds are usually busiest during the early mornings and evenings, so it was pretty quiet at the moment .

[3] I like coming to the Guild during this time since I could go right up to the reception desk without having to line up or be stared at by other Adventurers . I smiled at the receptionist and whipped out my guild card, Excuse me, my name is Mukouda . Perhaps you have received some word about me from Neihoff

The receptionist accepted my card with an, A moment, please, before leaving her seat . This is also why I prefer to come when there is nobody around, it would be so awkward otherwise to have people waiting behind me

I did not have to wait long . Soon, a large muscular man in his mid-40s strode out . He was completely bald with a pirate-ish eyepatch over one eye . [3] Woah, did that guy used to be a pirate?

Um he looked even bigger up close . My guess is hes about 190cm tall .

Ou! Youre finally here, na . I am Marks, the Guild Master of the Verulean Adventurers Guild . I have received a message from old man Yoran about you . We have very little time to waste, so please come this way .

We followed Marks-san to his room on the second floor . Thus far, every Guild Masters room appeared to be located on the second floor . [4]

Please, take a seat, he said, waving at a chair that looked like it was wide enough for two people, or one very big person .

So, he said, leaning forward on his desk . Ive heard a lot of stories about you . A Fenrir as a familiar and a Pixie Dragon as well, eh? I didnt even know that such a dragon exists until someone told me about you . Gahahahahaha! [4]

Ahahaha . Yes, Pixie Dragons appear to be a rare type of dragon species . I also have a Slime as my familiar . Naturally, I cannot allow people to disregard my lovely Sui .

Marks-san nodded at Sui, who popped out from her usual place in my leather bag, [5] Ah yes, your slime is quite the special one .

Anyway, back to the topic . Youre saying that you have some time-sensitive, high-level mission for us?

Oh yes, Marks-san became serious again . We have a good number of Adventurers here so we dont usually have that many high-level mission requests backed up . However, about three days ago, a Kraken appeared just off the coast of this port . [6] The fishermen spotted it and managed to escape after throwing a net full of fish at it . Unfortunately, the beast is still there . The fishermen cant go out to the sea and its only a matter of time before it moves closer to the port for easy prey

A Kraken?

Fer, who had been snoozing behind the chair, suddenly perked up . He trotted around the chair and sat next to me, ears and tail alert .

To be honest, the fishermen have been busting down my doors about getting rid of that Kraken, said Marks-san with a groan . Im actually more troubled by them than the Kraken

From what Ive heard, the fishermen of Verulean were a tough lot . [2][6] I imagined a bunch of strong, tanned guys looking a lot like the casts of Pirates of the C coming in to yell at the Guild Master

I do have a B Rank Adventurer party in town . Theyre interested in taking on the quest, but the fact that the monster is in the sea upped the difficulty level so much that they ended up declining the request . A similarly ranked land monster would pose less trouble So, will you take on this request?

Well, we did kind of specifically come here to see if we can track down a Kraken, so

Umu, no problem . Krakens are delicious, Fer replied before I could say anything .

What he said, I chimed up .

Ahaha, I could see Marks-sans face stiffened .

O-oi, Krakens can be eaten?

Cant they? [7]

We both looked at Fer and he licked his lips, Yes, they are quite delicious . [7]

Marks-san looked a little uncomfortable . I have no problem thinking about Kraken as food since its basically a giant octopus . [6] It had been more challenging for me to think of the Black Serpent as food since Japanese dont usually eat snakes . Also, sentient-ish creatures like Orcs . However, I do understand that some countries did not see squids and octopuses as food due to their weird appearances .

I-Is that so? Ive never heard of anyone eating Kraken before M- maa, the important thing here is the quest . [8]

Umu, were good . Well, at least Fer looked excited at the idea of taking on a Kraken .

[9] Hes not the only one, Marks-san was beaming . [6] Clearly, he was happy that he did not have to face those angry pirate fishermen with a negative answer anymore . He leaned back in his chair and said interestedly, By the way, I heard you cleared the Doran Dungeon?

Ah, yes, we did . To think that even a faraway city like Verulean would have heard about that Well, hes the Guild Master and they do have ways to communicate with each other .

I see, I see . Well, I shall be frank, I want to know if you still have any dungeon items with you . [7] [7] Eh?

[7] Basically, its like this . Verulean has a lot going for it, but the one thing we dont have is a dungeon . This means we have very little access to dungeon items . If possible Id like to purchase any dungeon items you are willing to sell .

Well, this is certainly unexpected .

Id be happy to sell to you, I said cautiously . But Ill have to take an inventory of my items first . I cant recall what I have at hand at the moment .

Aah, but of course .

Anyway, since the Kraken subjugation quest is time-sensitive, how about we talk about the dungeon items later .

Ou, I shall count on you then .

[7] Oh yes, one other thing . May I know where the Merchant Guild is?

What? Why would you want to know about that?

Oops, [6] is Marks-san probably thinking that I might be selling my dungeon items to them instead? Better curb that thought now .

[7] I wish to consult them about renting a temporary house here . An inn is not suitable for me or my familiars . Im sure you understand . I smiled, indicating Fer and Dora-chan .

I see

Potential trouble averted, Marks-san wrote a letter of introduction for me, just at Yoran-san did back at Neihoff . Once I have the letter in hand, I made my way to the Verulean Merchants Guild .

[Gumihou: A fairly short, but interesting chapter . I wonder how theyre going to take down the Kraken]

[1] Structural Change: Combine 2 paragraphs

[2] Structural Change: Combine 3 paragraphs

[3] Added Details for Texture: Give Mukouda-san some personal preferences for character development

[4] Deleted Some Inane Information: Like you already climbed to the second floor, theres no need for you to mention that even the Veruleans Guild Master is on the second floor, like, whatever .

[5] Adjusted Details: Switched passive sentence to dialogue tag .

[6] Added Details for Texture: Throw in some mildly interesting info to make the incident more exciting .

[7] Structural Change: Passive to dialogue

[8] Changed sentence location: Deleted repetitive information and rearranged some sentences .

[9] Deleted Inane Dialogue: You accept request? > Yeah . > Good . > Awesome . > Thank you