Chapter 330: Its Good to be Young

Translated by Zzonkedd

Edited by Gumihou and Onionpi

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Ehehe, we are playing tag~! [3] was Suis happy reply as she vibrated in my arms.

Tag? I have a feeling that Sui was probably the only one who thought they were playing a game.

Ahah, you guys. This Slime belongs to me, shes my familiar. [7] I said to the three panting boys.

Haah? Familiar? Whats your proof?

Yeah! Wheres your proof?

Hurry up and give us that Slime!

they were so fired up that they were not even listening to what Im saying, huh?

Where did you meet these youngsters, Sui?

Sui was playing when a person came and tried to kick Sui. So Sui dodged the kick. Then more people came to kick and Sui dodged everyone! Then a sword came down and Sui dodged that too~!

[4] Hmmm, [5] I see.

Master told Sui not to attack, so Sui just dodge and dodge. The chasing people b.u.mped into each other and kept chasing Sui but Sui is winning! Sui will not lose at tag~~

Ahah, so thats what happened.

Apologies but this Slime is really mine. Her name is Sui and if you try to fight her, youll die for sure.

All it would take is one stray Acid Bullet and youre dead.

Thats the G.o.ds truth.

Whats that, old man? Youre saying were weaker than a Slime?!

Old man! Youre not saying were weaker than a weakling!

You picking a fight with us?! Come on! Well take you on!

[5] Ah, it looks like the blood had gone to their heads.

I was telling the truth though. While Slimes are considered trash monsters, Sui was special.

Also, please stop calling me old man. Im still in my twenties you know?

I was still racking my brain, trying to think of a way to prove that Sui belongs to me [8] when one of the youngsters shrieked and backed away, dragging his friends with him. They were having a fierce whispered conference supposedly out of earshot but I could hear them all perfectly.

[8] Was it because I had levelled up?

[8] Did my overall stats increase?

Wait a minute, isnt there a rumour going round that an S Ranker has moved into this city?

Didnt that tamer supposed to have a giant wolf-type monster?

Yeah but he also has two smaller familiars. A little dragon and a Slime

SLIME??!! [5] [6] Oof, not good to have good hearing sometimes.

Aruji~ is lunch ready~?

Looks like Sui really did not think much of the current, somewhat delicate situation.

Nearly, we can eat when Fer and Dora-chan comes back.

Ye~es~ Sui is hungry but Sui will wait~~

Aahhh, my Sui-tan is so cu~ute.

[8] H-hey, that old man doesnt look like an S Ranker at all.

[8] He doesnt look strong at all.

[8] He cant be an S Ranker.

[4] Oi, arent you guys too rude? [5] I might not be an S Ranker through personal strength but, my familiars-

Hey, who are these kids?

Ah, welcome back, Fer. Dora-chan too.

Yo!

Now that my other two more outstanding looking familiars were back I turned and [8] found all three tough talkers were now quivering with fear.

Their eyes were wide open and they seemed to have frozen in place.

Are they alright?

Oi, [3] I waved my hand in front of their faces.

A-a big wolf

A-a small dragon

S-Slime

Three heads turned to stare at me.

S RANKER??!

Maa, I guess?

Instead of being rea.s.sured, the three youths grew paler and paler.

WERE SORRYY!!

All three bowed deeply.

Sorry for being cheeky!

Sorry, sorry, I was too enthusiastic about becoming an Adventurer!

Sorry for the rude things we said.

SORRY!!

Oh my, to think that these youths would be so sincere so suddenly.

Well, while they did call me old man, its not like they did any harm.

Sui also got to have fun (?) because of them.

Its alright, no harm done. However, do be careful next time. Not every Adventurer is as good-tempered as me,

The boys looked visibly relieved.

Oi, I dont care about those kids. Feed me.

Food!

Sui wants lunch too~

Ah, right, right, lunch is pretty much done, so please wait a moment. [8] I got everyones dishes out and piled on the Dragon Steak Sandwich and Boiled General (P)orc Sandwiches on them.

Umu, its good to have dragon meat after a while.

Woohoo! Heck yeah!!

Its delicious~

As expected, my familiars zeroed in on the Dragon Steak Sandwiches first. [1] Maa, you should give the Boiled General (P)orc Sandwiches a try too.

[6] I just had two sandwiches myself, so I was not very hungry. I was more interested to know what they managed to hunt.

[8] As I took out the items from the magic bag, the peanut gallery cried:

Incredible! Five c.o.c.katrices!

And those are c.o.c.katrice Eggs! I heard its extra difficult to get hold of those!

Yeah, I heard thats because c.o.c.katrices are super violent after laying eggs.

[8] I felt around the magic bag and pulled out something large with fine antlers and brown fur.

G-giant Deer!

Thats a B-rank monster, right?

This is incredible,

Next, I pulled out something black and s.h.i.+ny, and very long.

th-thats a Black Serpent. Ive seen pictures of it

A-arent those A-rank monsters?

Woah, a Black Serpent. This is the first time I see one.

The three youths were staring at the Black Serpent.

[6] Im suddenly reminded of boys daring each other to touch a worm or a beetle they found on the ground.

Except.

These boys were staring yearningly at the Black Serpent.

Do you want to touch it?

IS THAT OK?!

Y-yes,

Woah, they were looking over with some crazy energy.

Well, they had just become Adventurers after all, and probably never had the opportunity to even set eyes on A-rank monsters.

The youths came over to cautiously run their fingers over the Black Serpent.

Woah, slippery.

Leather products made from these scales are super expensive,

How much do you think one of these would fetch at the Guild?

The boys exchange looks with each other.

I want to be strong enough to take down one of these on our own,

Lets aim for a high rank!

And raise lots of money!

[8] Ou!

[4] Ahem, boys, I dont mean to ruin the moment but arent you in the middle of a quest?

Oh yeah, our quest!

Well need to hunt down two more,

Horned Rabbits!

Thanks for showing us something amazing!

THANK YOU!! the boys bowed and were about to run off when I stopped them.

Hold on a minute, I said.

Its still too early for them to eat Dragon Steaks but they could still try my (p)orc sandwiches.

Right, everyone gets a sandwich each, and good luck on your quest. [5]

Is this really alright?

Its fine, go ahead and take them with you.

THANK YOU!!

The three of them ran off. Occasionally, I heard delicious! floating back.

The stuff that S Rankers eat are delicious!

I must become a high-rank Adventurer

Lets earn lots of money and eat delicious food every day!

YEAH!!

Its good to be young.

Oi, I want more Dragon Sandwich.

Me too!

Sui wants more too ~

Well, I cant blame them for wanting more considering how delicious Dragon Steaks were. As for myself, the (p)orc sandwich was good enough. Also, lets get this thing from [Net Super]

Aaahhh, nothing like a good beer, I took a bite of sandwich followed by a gulp of beer. Ahhh I knew beer would go great with (P)orc Sandwiches.

K Companys long-standing, bitter and crisp beer matched perfectly with the firm texture of boiled pork and the slightly spicy mustard-based sauce.

Drinking beer in the middle of the afternoon might be weird but I really cant resist anymore. The sun was s.h.i.+ning, the sky was blue, I have a beer in one and a luxurious sandwich in the other.

This is the best!

Our party enjoyed the meal under the wide blue sky.

While the Dragon Steak Sandwiches were more popular they still ate the (p)orc sandwiches as well.

The nice, crusty and chewy bread filled me up quickly and I started to feel sleepy under the warm suns.h.i.+ne [5]

Hmm, Fers here, so I guess its fine to take a little nap I thought as I leaned more comfortably against Fers side. [5]

.

Hmm.

The first thing I noticed was the smell of gra.s.s.

When I opened my eyes, it was getting dark. There was no one around anymore. [5]

Ugh, Fer, get up!

I poked him until he moved.

Nuu, what is it?

Dora-chan, Sui! Wake up too! As my familiars stirred themselves awake, I frantically checked the sky and, if we dont go back now the gates will be closed!

Mu, is it that late already?

Humph, humph, sleepy

Zzzzz

[6] Sui hadnt woken up at all, but thats alright. I can just stuff her into my bag.

Hurry, hurry!

Alright, lets fly!

Incredibly, Dora-chan went from sleepy to fully awake in two seconds.

Lets go, as soon as I grabbed hold of Fers neck, he suddenly pounced forward and the gra.s.sland was speeding past us as though Im riding a high-speed train.

I nearly fell off a couple of times but more importantly, we made it back in time!

We have a house now, and I plan to make full use of it!

[Gumihou: I adjusted the 3 youths dialogue so that their personality remained consistent through their speech.]

[1] Structural Change: Combine 2 paragraphs

[2] Structural Change: Combine 3 paragraphs

[3] Structural Change: Combine paragraph & dialogue

[4] Structural Change: Change pa.s.sive sentence to dialogue

[5] Delete Repet.i.tive or Pointless Information

[6] Additional Information for Aesthetic Purpose

[7] Add Dialogue Tag

[8] Creative Licence Taken adjusted the dialogue between the youngsters, Mukoudas thoughts and Suis enthusiasm.