Raising Slaves on the Other World While on a Journey Chapter 18

When we arrived at Salas village, what we saw were tattered houses and ruined fields.
Here and there were villagers with no ambitions.

「Wait here for a moment please, I will go get the Mayor」

The two men run to the inner part of the village.

「Ano…」

After the men left, Celica spoke to me with an apologetic tone.
After hearing the circumstances from the men, Celica said she would help the village, but the men refused at first insisting that it was too dangerous for a little girl. However, because Celica thought the situation would become much worse if the girls weren’t able to help, she told the men about my guild rank in order to convince them.

「I’m sorry for talking without permission. My village was also attacked and destroyed by monsters, so I couldn’t abandon them no matter what. I will receive any punishment, so please save this village」

「Eh?」

I run my fingers through Celica’s hair and rub her ears when she lowered her head to apologize.
Her ears are fluffy. It feels so good. *mofumofu*

「If Celica wants to save them, I don’t mind being used as you please. If it’s for Celica’s sake, I will do anything. Therefore, there’s nothing to worry about」
「Maika-san…」

After hearing my words, Celica gradually starts crying.

I don’t know how to handle a crying child, I’m in a pinch.

「Thank you very much…」

Everyone is soothing the sobbing Celica, and after she stopped crying, an old man with a cane in his hand approached us.

「I’m the mayor of Salas, Freed is the name. That an adventurer-sama of the highest ranking would accept our request, I don’t really know how to thank you」

「Thank you very much. The monsters that attacked our village are called Horned Rabbits, they are little monsters that normally live in remote places of the forest. It seems that another monster has settled in the forest, and since the Horned Rabbits lost their source of food, they moved to the village’s fields in order to feed. The rest is as you can see」

Fumu, it’s troublesome, but it would be better to find and subdue the monster that settled in the forest. As long as that monster is in the forest, putting aside the Horned Rabbits, even more troublesome monsters may appear.

A little away from the village, there’s a group of 40 rabbits.
If I’m not mistaken, a Horned Rabbit is a rank 3 monster based on the requests, but the girls are already beyond rank 3, so they should be able to defeat them without getting hurt.

「You girls will go to the east and subdue the group of the Horned rabbits. While you do that, I will defeat the monster in the forest」

「Leave it to us」

「Ma, leave it to this lady. The annihilation of a few rabbits is an easy task」

They didn’t request the subjugation of the monster in the forest, but when I think about the future, it’s better to subdue it, so I decided to kill it just in case.

「Wait a minute!」

When I was about to leave, an evil-looking man emerged from the crowd of villagers. 
I have a premonition that something troublesome will happen.

「I’m sorry, but I can’t trust you」

「Shut up!! You old fart, stay silent!!」

That man knocked down the mayor, who tried to stop him, and stands before me.
As I expected, it turned out to be a troublesome development, so a wrinkle appears on myglabella unintentionally. I put a hand on my katana, but that hand is gently held by Mira, so I reluctantly decide to listen to the man.

「First of all, this small and weak looking woman can’t be a rank 10 adventurer. My guess is that this woman is a con artist」

From the man’s speech, the villagers started to whisper amongst themselves.

Even I would certainly doubt someone who looks like a young girl, unless she is from a different race.
It’s inevitable, but I can’t leave like this, so I will just shut up this annoying fellow.

「Then-「I will take this with me」」

He looked like he still wanted to say something, but I grab the man and sprint full speed into the forest.

Although the drag will increase and this guy could die, I don’t care.

Then, I’ll drop him off somewhere along the way and pick him up on the way back… Is he coming to?

「Fuge!?」

The man is regaining consciousness, so I drop him on the ground.

Still, where did these Behemoths came from?

「Oi, what the hell are you doing!」

I ignore the man behind me. I just want to end this quickly and go home.

The man should be waiting where I left him, but he’s following me for some reason.

「You’re in the way. Go somewhere else」
「Don’t joke around! You forcefully brought me here, so you better protect me!」

You little shit, first you accuse me of being a con artist and now you want me to protect you? This is troublesome, should I kill him after all?

「Oi, listen 「Be quiet」」

Because we are approaching the Behemoths, I shut the man up with a light fist to his stomach.
Maa, there wasn’t a meaning to doing that, the nearest Behemoth has already noticed me. However, I hit him because he was annoying.

The Behemoth began to move, so I draw my katana and run.

「Buoooo!!」

The roar of the Behemoth echoes throughout the forest, and the remaining Behemoths turn on me simultaneously.
However, it was already too late for them.

「Sei」

I decapitate the Behemoth that roared first.

「Sora kiba」

Next, I cut through the two Behemoths that were closest to each other.

Its body was larger than the Red Dragon’s, but the fire-breathing dragon was stronger.
Nonetheless, both monsters die from a single blow.

「Incredible, A Behemoth is a rank 8 monster. To slay 4 of them at once…」

Rank 8 huh, I wonder what such high ranked monsters are doing near the village?

… That is a possible development. I think I can see a future where I’ll have to hunt them down.
Maa, putting that aside, I’m looking forward to fighting strong enemies. In fact, it may be quite a fun development.

「Ano, can I get a minute of your time」

When thinking such, the man, with his body lowered, spoke.
Until a while ago, his attitude was so different. Honestly, it feels disgusting.

「What」
「I’m really sorry for my cocky attitude earlier!」

The man performed a wonderful dogeza.

《IDO》 is a game developed in Japan, so I wonder if it will develop into a normal Japanese culture in a millennium.

「Don’t worry about it」

I mean, I don’t really need an apology. I have no interest in this fellow.
I put the Behemoth corpses into the item box.

「I’m returning」
「Ei, I will accompany you!」

After cleaning out the Behemoths, I don’t have any reason to stay.

I use Detection on the way back and confirm how many of the Horned Rabbits are left. There are only about 5 rabbits remaining.

Let’s return to the village.

「…」

With a stunned expression, the villagers verify the pile of Behemoth corpses.

The reason I called Maria is simple. The village can’t afford to pay for the corpses.

「How much for these Behemoths?」

「Don’t know」

I will be troubled if you ask me.
Rather, I want to know.

「Usually, monsters of this rank are usually only found in dungeons. This isn’t something an ordinary person will see everyday. They sometimes appear in a group, but this is the first time I heard about them being so close to a village」
「Doesn’t matter. Also, there’s this」

I take out the Red Dragon and fire-breathing flowers.

「… I’m sorry. I’ve seen the fire flower once before, but I have never seen that dragon monster」

「Boss? Or middle class boss?」 

「You’re the only one who calls monsters from a rank 10 dungeon small fry」

The expression on Maria’s face became incredible.
Maa, if she never saw it than there’s no helping it. That dungeon is not something a person could enter.

「How many do you have?」
「468 Fire Flowers, 312 Red Dragons」

I intended to keep a few for myself, but since I’ll be diving into the dungeon again tomorrow, I’ll hand over everything.

「… Wait a minute, I will have to consult with the guild first. Let me take one with me」
「Roger」

Maria looks tired for some reason and left somewhere with the Transfer Crystal.

The Mayor asked me to spend the night in the village.

At the banquet held in the evening, the weird man told the over-dramatized story of me fighting the Behemoths. Everyone’s excitement rose.

As a result, I somehow ended up being called the hero of the village.

I feel like every action I take leads to trouble, is it just my imagination?
Maria returned late in the night.

「Sorry for the wait. I will buy everything for 31,980 gold coins. However, the next time I buy the same things, I will pay less」

A fairly large amount. Is this a normal price for rank 10 monsters?
If I’m to hunt more of these high ranked monsters, will the guild treasury be okay?

「Understood」

I hand over my guild card and Maria completes the transaction.

After we’re finished, Maria leaves. It seems the top dog of the guild is very busy.

「Ano, Maika-san, I have a small request」

After Maria left, Celica spoke to me.

Looks like she wants to help in the rebuilding of the village.

Since there isn’t anyone in this village that can harm the girls, I don’t see the problem.

「Thank you very much!」

When I saw Celica and her wagging tail, I became happy.
Okay, to make Celica even happier, after I return from the dungeon tomorrow, I’ll help with the reconstruction.

Chapter end