CH 47

Chapter 47 Being an Employee of a Major Company Isn’t Easy

「Understood. …… We will buy the slime jellies and magic stones. If the exploration becomes difficult, please feel free to consult with us anytime. We will introduce you to the most suitable escort for free.」

Mona-san seemed to have given up trying to persuade me at this point and started preparing for the assessment.

Her face looks about five years older than when she entered the room… is it just my imagination?

「This is for today. Three sacks of slime jelly and one sack of magic stone.」

「Umm… please wait a moment. There are too many, so I will call the staff.」

Under Mona-san’s command, seven guild staff members are frantically counting the materials, but… there’s no sign of ending….

「*Whisper* (Hey, Ian. Using seven people just to count slime materials is a waste of personnel, so I wonder if it’s okay to count it roughly from the weight…)」

「*Whisper* (If it’s a private store, it’s okay to count it roughly to some extent, but you can’t use the word 『roughly』 or 『approximately』 in the accounting documents of a large organization that is subject to audits.)」

Ah, I see.

It’s not easy being a worker for a major organization in another world, huh?

「We have confirmed the numbers. There are 15836 slime jellies and 15935 slime magic stones, so the total is 1 gold coin, 27 silver coins, 18 copper coins, and 30 iron coins!」

When I see Mona-san, who’s handing over the reward with a face that’s as if saying she’s just done a big job, I feel kind of sorry.

I mean… it’s a good hunting ground, so we’re going to attack the slime room every day until Nina and Ian’s level-up speed slows down.

Setting aside the enchantment part-time job, getting 250,000 yen per attack is too delicious.

Since it’s an adventurer’s activity, I’ll also get the rank points I need to raise my rank.

「Thank you. We’re going to gather materials in the slime room for a while, so we’ll be in your care again starting tomorrow.」

「The delivery of magic stones is very helpful for the guild. We will be waiting for you tomorrow as well….」

We left the guild, ignoring Mona-san who had a pale face contrary to what she said, and we returned to the inn after buying a small shield for Nina.

「You two, how was your first time exploring the labyrinth?」

「It was so fun! I can’t wait to do it again tomorrow!」

「It’s nice to see that I’m getting stronger. Master, in your case, you could earn more by working as an enchanter. Well, in the future, if you can have a slave party with enchanted equipment hunting in the monster room, it will be a good way to earn money. And if the slaves are trained, they can be used as fighting forces in case of an emergency.」

「Right…. For the time being, we’ll do it by ourselves, but I’m thinking of bringing a slave party in the future. Enchanters are highly valuable because they can easily strengthen others. Also, it’s safer for me to have my own forces, so there’s no reason not to use it.」

The title on my status has changed from <Nonland’s Outcast> to <Tragic Illegitimate Child>.

No matter how you look at it, it only smells like trouble….

I know that it’s not good to rush things, but… in this kind of situation, I really want to have my own forces.

At present, although I have good relationships with the Quall Kingdom and the Adventurer’s Guild, a country and an organization with great military power, the fighting forces that I can move to my liking are only myself and Ian.

Considering my position and the troublesome title, there is a high possibility that I will face a large force in the future, so I want to build my own force that’s powerful enough to protect me at that time.

I don’t want to submit to others and live as a bird in a cage.

「There are a lot of things I want to do, but if I rush things, I might lose my footing. Fortunately, it’s a problem that can be managed with effort and time, so let’s do it one step at a time.」

It’s been four days since we started leveling seriously in the slime room.

Since we’ve been attacking the slime room more than 10 times a day, we can see that our strength is improving day by day.

I feel like the complexion of Mona-san and the guild staff is getting worse with each passing day, but… I’ll lose if I mind about them, so I’m ignoring them.

Jink (14)

Level: 75 (23/750)

Job: Adventurer (S)

HP: 750/750

MP: 649/671

Skills: Swordsmanship 59, Spearmanship 1, Body Strengthening 67, Water Magic 53, Earth Magic 5, Recovery Magic 26, Enchantment 33, Alchemy 17, Etiquette 5, Appraisal 10 (Max)

Gift: Item Box (Extra Large)

Others: Title <Tragic Illegitimate Child>, Aptitude list

Ian (18)

Level: 42 (57/420)

Job: Slave (Master: Jink)

HP: 420/420

MP: 190/239

Skills: Swordsmanship 19, Body Strengthening 20, Wind Magic 37, Water Magic 3, Earth Magic 2, Arithmetic 40, Speechcraft 36, Etiquette 24, Material Appraisal 10 (Max), Dismantling 32

Gift: Item Box (Medium)

Others: Title (Qualarute’s Prodigy, Murderer), Aptitude list

Nina (12)

Level: 33 (290/330)

Job: Slave (Master: Jink)

HP: 330/330

MP: 7/7

Skill: Swordsmanship 10, Body Strengthening 2, Shieldmanship 6, Farming 2, Cooking 15

Nina got her shieldmanship skill when she tried using a shield.

The growth rate isn’t bad, and I can’t think of a way to combine cooking skill with leveling at the moment, so I’ll keep the status quo for now….

Ian’s MP increased, and when I made him use water magic with enchanted equipment, he got water magic skill.

Water magic is a highly versatile magic, so he was delighted when I told him that he got water magic skill.

As for me… I haven’t got any new skill, but I’ve been able to level up enough, so I’m satisfied with the results for now.

The three of us are still able to level up in the slime room, so we’ll continue slime leveling for a while.

We also should bring back a lot of materials every day for the sake of solving the guild’s shortage of magic stones (and our wallet).