CH 19

Chapter 19 Gorilla Macho Noble <Count Damask>

「Jink-sama, welcome to Damak! I am the Count of Damask, the one who governs Damak. I am pleased to make your acquaintance! I have prepared a lot of delicious food. Please relax at my mansion tonight! Everyone of the 『Golden Spear』, good job. You guys must be tired, so you should take a good rest!」

When we arrived at Damak, a huge muscular man with a shining head introduced himself in a loud voice.

Considering that he’s a noble placed on the frontier to protect the country from foreign enemies, he probably has the right appearance….

The impact is amazing….

「Nice to meet you, my name is Jink. I am also pleased to be your acquaintance. I don’t mean to be presumptuous, but I will be in your care tonight.」

I used my experience as a former working adult to return the greeting with a business smile so that the other party wouldn’t realize that I was shaken.

「Thank you very much. By the way, we would like to dismantle the monsters we hunted today and sell them to the guild, but would it be alright for us to borrow your mansion’s garden and a carriage?」

The leader of the Golden Spear, Michael-san, asked if we could borrow a space for dismantling.

We hunted all monsters we encountered, so if we don’t finish what we can today, the item box will soon be filled with monster corpses.

…… Dismantling is a very important issue.

「Jink-sama too?」

「Yes. After all, there is a limit to the capacity of my item box. … I will leave the dismantling to them, though.」

「You have an item box, huh…. No wonder you only have a little scent of fresh blood. I also hunt monsters a lot, so there’s a space for dismantling in a corner of the garden. Feel free to use it!」

「「Thank you!」」

Count Damask gave his permission while declaring that he also hunts monsters, which is rare for nobles.

He didn’t seem particularly displeased with Michael, a B rank adventurer, and I think he’s a large-hearted noble.

As Will-san said, there may be many good nobles among nobles of the <General Public Faction>.

We went to the garden right away, and found a place of about 30 tatami mats paved with cobblestones at the edge of the garden. (TLn: I don’t know the exact number, probably around 48m^2)

There’s plenty of space, so I take out a lot of ogres, orcs, goblins, and slimes from the item box and put them down there.

「Looking at it again, it sure has a huge capacity….」

「Then, please take care of the dismantling. We can divide the reward equally, right?」

「Understood. After all, the chores are also part of the request. …… By the way, is it really okay to divide it equally? I mean, it was Jink-san who killed and carried most of the monsters…」

「I am going to study and leave the dismantling to you guys, so I don’t mind.」

These monsters could be defeated easily by the members of the <Golden Spear>, and I was hunting a lot of them just to gain experience.

If I hog all the rewards as well, I might make them displeased.

When I said so, the four members of the <Golden Spear> began dismantling happily.

Now then, I have to study for the entrance exam….

After about an hour of studying, the dismantling was finished.

We brought them to the Adventurer’s Guild, replenished our potions, and returned to the mansion for dinner.

There was a lot of meat, but since it was after we exhausted ourselves, everyone ate greedily.

After filling our stomachs, we had a cup of tea and took a breather.

Then, Count Damask brought five children.

「Jink-sama, they are my sons and daughters. You can decide the price, but I’d like you to make appraisal cards for them!」

…… His daughters, huh?

I’m sorry, I didn’t realize it until he said it.

I have a lot of mithril ingots because I destroyed the mithril sword <Swordsmanship +3> yesterday, and I’m very grateful for this kind of part-time job!

Based on the market price that Will-san taught me, I presented the appraisal card and the aptitude list one gold plate each.

…… It seems that it was cheaper than they expected, so Count Damask asked for an appraisal card and aptitude list for himself as well.

It took a lot of time, but I got 12 gold plates, so that’s a good thing!

As for study, I’ll do my best tomorrow….

Twenty days have passed since then, and now I’m studying hard in a carriage after leaving Marquis Julich’s territory.

A moment ago, the <Golden Spear> told me that we’ll be arriving at the royal capital soon.

In other words, even though I haven’t studied enough, we will arrive at the royal capital by today….

The nobles who took care of me until I came here were all good nobles, so I didn’t have much mental fatigue.

But, there were too many appraisal and enchantment requests, so I didn’t have enough time to study….

I’ve checked the coverage of the exam and I think I’ll probably be fine, but I have to shut myself up in the mansion and study as soon as I get to Qualarute….

The treatment of the first class is very different from the second class, so I definitely want to pass the exam for the first class.

It’s not funny if I fail because I work too much.

But still, I gained a lot during the travel.

In the last 20 days, my level and skill level have grown considerably, and I’ve also learned <Water Magic>.

…… Well, I’ve been using water magic to defeat monsters for the past ten days, so my water magic has grown remarkably.

Also, I was using healing magic on the injured guards, so it’s also grown considerably.

Jink (14)

Level: 62 (504/620)

Job: Adventurer (S)

HP: 620/620

MP: 351/425

Skills: Swordsmanship 51, Spearmanship 1, Body Strengthening 60, Water Magic 24, Recovery Magic 22, Enchantment 23, Alchemy 3, Etiquette 4, Appraisal 10 (Max)

Gift: Item Box (Extra Large)

Others: Title <Nonland’s Outcast>, Aptitude list

While looking at other people’s skills, I wondered, 「Where did the skills that everyone acquired in trial training when they were children go? Are skills going to disappear if they are not used for a certain period of time?」, and that hypothesis came to my mind.

After that, I’ve been swinging the spear for a few minutes once every three days.

Considering my enchantment, <Spearmanship 1> is a skill I’d like to keep.

…… Basically, enchanters can only enchant skills they possess, and for me, <Spearmanship> is a skill that took me almost 10 years to acquire, so I can’t get it back if it disappears *cries*.