Chapter 484 Beserker Mud Crab

As rumoured, Ronkainen Merchant Guild was extremely crowded. It was also [1] exceptionally well organized. Looks like they were so often inundated by crowds to the point that tents have been set up to deal with different small businesses, but there was still a long line getting into the main building.

Thankfully, with Guild Master Orson with us, we were allowed to enter the main building with minimal fuss.

Well, relatively minimal at least.

Fer, Grandpa Gon, Sui and Dora-chan together made quite the sight and some people even ran away screaming

Anyway, to make a long story short, we successfully rented a house to stay in for a week. Since it was a house built by some wealthy merchant with too much money, it was a huge 17LDK mansion.

More importantly, it was close to the Adventurers Guild.

The downside of this place was the rather small garden.

Hahhh well, it cant be helped since this was one of the places with the largest gardens close to the Adventurers Guild. Small being relative, since it was as large as a soccer field. It just looks small with both Fer and Grandpa Gon in it.

Yes, I rented the place according to the garden s.p.a.ce and proximity to the Guild like a filthy rich person. Hue hue hue. This place cost 117 gold per week to rent.

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When Guild Master heard this, he smiled and said, Surely thats a little much? Mukouda-sama is a valuable visitor here, is Ronkainen going to mistreat such a valuable customer?

Ah, Orson-san, your smile is

A-ahem, in that case, 115 gold-

100 gold!

Ugh no way, 113 gold!

Kuuh 108 gold!

How 110 gold!

Deal!

Eh? I didnt realise that rent could be bargained??!!

Hohoho, what do you think, Mukouda-sama? I managed to reduce the rent for you. Ah, speaking of which, the Adventurers Guild will be covering your stay, so dont worry about it!

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I- I see, is that why you bargained so hard just now?!!

Um, thank you for covering my stay, ah. I actually have something Id like to purchase here. Is there a shop that sells magic stoves around? A large four-burner stove with a roasting oven

By the time I received information about the relevant shops as well as the key to the mansion, evening had fallen, and it was nearly time for dinner.

Early the next morning, I put together another rice bowl dish, this time with Ginger Pork Stir-fry. After that heavy meaty breakfast, my familiars cool down with some fizzy cider. I swear, I could never get used to seeing people having carbonated drinks for breakfast.

Well, I guess they arent people exactly

Umu

, now that my belly is full

Indeed, Masters food never fails to deliver

Woah, Im all energetic now!!

Sui is all bouncy, bouncy~~!!

LETS GET THAT CRAB!!

Hey, arent you guys being too energetic? We just arrived in town yesterday

No rest is needed, rather, I wish to take down that Berserker Mud Crab.

Umu

, hearing you say that, it must be delicious. I wish to try it too, Fer was already drooling.

Same here!

Sui wants to eat it~

I guess since its a food-related thing I cant stop my familiars no matter what

haaaahh I thought I could take it easy for at least one day in this merchant city Theres no choice. Im hopelessly outnumbered, lets just go with the flow for now.

Oi, hurry up!

Yes, yes, but we must stop by the Adventurers Guild first.

What, what?

Because we need information. We dont even know where the Berserker Mud Crab is, right?

Umu

, I can track it down easy, said Fer.

I, as well,

Ehh, cant we just go?!

Sui wants to pew pew new monster~

Ugh, seriously? Fine, lets go then.

Thus, we quickly made our way to the Eremae River to track down the Berserker Mud Crab.

There, down there,

It was almost impossible to hear each other talk while travelling via GG Airways. Thankfully, we have telepathy to get around the issue of communication.

When they say Eremae River [1], I had envisioned a large winding river snaking through a forest. However, what spread out before us was something like a gigantic lake or even the sea. There were times I could not even see the opposite sh.o.r.e at all.

It was truly a sight to behold.

Oi, did you see it? came Fers voice a little more impatiently this time.

This time, I looked in the direction Fer pointed with his nose and had to blink a few times to clear my vision.

What the heck?

WHAT the HECK!!!!!!

Is- is it just perspective?!

Is the water too clean and clear, thus magnifying the size of sea creatures like a magnifying lens?!

No, the crab was perched on a river delta and was clicking its two pinchers threateningly at us. The biggest problem was

ISNT IT TOO BIGGG!!!

I screamed.

The crab looked like it weighs about 4 tons. 4000kg!!

Its huge!!

Hmm

, its larger than the last one I devoured, how fortuitous.

Fufu, we can eat our fill a few times with this fellow.

Looks hard, how do we eat it??

Sui pew pew?

The sh.e.l.ls are a little hard, but it has its own charm,

I looked incredulously at Grandpa Gon, You ate the sh.e.l.l too?

Wait? I think there are some recipes that use the sh.e.l.ls? But arent those soft-sh.e.l.led crabs or something? Ah, didnt the French make soup from crustacean sh.e.l.ls?

Wait, considering its size, could I just pan-fry its meat and serve it with b.u.t.ter?

Slurrp

Eh?

Sui will pew pew you~!!

Wait!! No Acid Attacks, we want to eat that! Fer called out frantically. Use Water Magic only!!

I swear, that was the only time I ever heard Fer sound frantic.

Ou!! Wait for me!!! Dora-chan zoomed down as well.

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Umu

, should I go as well?

Let us go as well,

Wait!! Put me down somewhere else first! I cried. At least at the far side of the sand island or something!

Tsk, cowardly Master,

So, what if Im cowardly? You can eat your precious Mud Crab raw if anything happens to this cowardly master!

U-umu

,

I shall put you down on the far side of the island, said Grandpa Gon.

Fumu

, theres no need, the Mud Crab is down.

Eh?

I looked over and, indeed, the 4-ton humungous crab was on its back, legs clicking together slightly as Sui bounced on top of it.

Wai~ wai~~

Tch, I didnt even get a shot in, Dora-chan grumbled.

We all landed on the sandbar. Up close, the Berserker Mud Crab looked even more enormous.

Fer had also leapt onto the Crab, inspecting something.

Fumu

, you punched a small hole through its abdomen. Excellent, swift and accurate. Good work, Sui.

Yay~~ Uncle Fer praised me~~ Sui bounced up and down on her prize.

Excellent attack, Sui,

Ehehe~ Grandpa Gon praised Sui too~~

Kuuhh, Ill take down the next prey!!

No~! Sui will~!!

No,

I

will!!

Now, now, stop fighting, I said absently as I circled around the humungous crab. I knock on its sh.e.l.l. [1] Woah, it feels like something harder than rock, but light too. Kind of like an insect carapace but more solid somehow.

As you may have guessed, I am currently doing my best not to think about my sweet Sui turning into a combat maniac. Its not really working.

Boohoo

[Gumihou: Made some adjustments to give the story a bit more texture.]

Also, 4-ton crab had to be humungous!!!

The biggest ever mud crab caught is 3.5kg!!!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scylla_serrata

[1] Added some details to make it a bit more scenic

[2] Make the bargaining scene an actual bargaining scene complete with dialogues instead of just oh, it was 117, then Orson said hell pay. He bargained down to 110

[3] Deleted Mukouda pus.h.i.+ng for Fer & Grandpa Gon to help Sui because its kind of redundant.

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