103 Episode 102 Meerin and the Tailbull

The next day .

I decided to go out and hunt for a while, as I felt uncomfortable in the city and was treated too well.

If I leave without saying a word, it might cause a commotion, so I try to go out from the front of the town.

"Are you going somewhere, Mr. Kaede?　We'll provide you with an escort. ......

But as he was about to leave the town, he was stopped by the guards.

It seems that this treatment is still going on.

I don't care if I'm escorting someone, what am I supposed to do if I'm being escorted?

Wouldn't having an escort slow you down, Kaede?

Fortunately, before I could say anything, one of the other guards made a comment.

But, Captain, we've been instructed to treat Kaede as if she were a high-ranking noblewoman from another country, and we can't go out without an escort.

It's true, that's what the order says, but think about the reason for Master Kaede's presence and our fighting strength. We'll be protected from the other side. What are you going to do by forcing us to be slow?

Apparently, the person who gave me the tsukomi was a troop leader.

I mean, I've been treated like a high ranking nobleman. .......

I came here as an adventurer, and I want to be treated as one.

The food at the inn was very good, so please treat me like a noble. In particular, the stewed food at the Tailbrook was very good.

--I couldn't say anything about it, so I decided to have a cup of tea.

I'm just checking things out. I'll be fine on my own. I don't know what I'm doing here if I'm protected.

"Yes, sir. I'd really like to have an escort, but I don't have the right person. ...... I'm sorry.

The guards who sent me off with that look of concern.

I wonder if I look unreliable because I'm young among the high-ranked adventurers.

If this were Basis, I don't think any of the guards would be worried about a decibatore going into a forest that wasn't even demon territory.

In fact, I'd be more worried about the impact on the ecosystem if the demons were defeated one by one.

Fortunately (?) Fortunately (?), it seems that no matter how many demons you kill, they'll keep coming back, and the concept of ecosystem protection doesn't seem to exist in this world.

So far, there are no signs of an outbreak in the surrounding area.

There are still two days to go before a major outbreak is predicted, and signs of a major outbreak do not occur until just before the outbreak, so it is natural that there are no signs at this point.

...... is pretty different.

But the forest of Soyl was quite different from the forest of Basis.

The biggest difference at a glance was that there was snow on the ground. The trees are mostly coniferous, and the landscape is very different from that of Basis, where the trees are mostly broad-leaved.

The biggest difference, however, is the lack of demons.

In Basis, you would expect to encounter a dozen or so demons in an ordinary forest, and in Decibatore or Brokens, you would expect to encounter a hundred or so, but not a single demon was to be found.

The signs of an outbreak didn't mention anything about demons running away, so it can't be because of the outbreak.

I was thinking of searching for demons from the ground, since flying would make me stand out, but I thought it would be better to search from the sky.

After thinking this far, I finally encountered the first demon.

It was an ox demon with a body slightly smaller than Gargon's and an unusually huge tail.

Its tail was almost twice as long as its body, and it had a large knob on the end.

The tail is almost twice as long as the body and has a large knob at the end. It looks like it could be used as a weapon when wielded,......, but the tail is so large in relation to the body that you start to worry that it might be wielded in reverse.

It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.　I've heard that name before. It's also quite recent.

Or rather, it's an ingredient in a dish I had yesterday.

As soon as I noticed it, I took out the magic sword from the item box.

I then quickly close the distance to the Tailble and swing it down on his neck.

In order to minimize the damage to the ingredients, it is important to use a sharp blade to finish him off.

For now, I got one.

I decided to fly around a bit to look for more monsters.

I also used [Information Manipulation Analysis] to uncover the location of all the tail bulls in the surrounding area.

The five words "ecosystem protection" do not exist in the dictionary of this world.

I'm sure it was in my dictionary, but I can't find it now.

It appears to be a loose book, but I won't replace it.

--And thirty minutes later.

I've got a lot of tailbleed in my item box, and I'm looking for other demons with a big smile on my face.

Out of the corner of my eye, I see a tailble. I thought I had hunted down all the tail bulls, but ...... were they still there?

It's a good idea to take a look at the website and see if you can find anything that might help you.

You'll be able to find a lot more information on the web.

It's bigger. It was taller than the trees around it, and the hump on its tail alone seemed to weigh as much as a normal tail bull.

His name is King Tail Bull. Yeah. Cheesy as usual.

Either way, it's good to know it's worth eating.

I take the magic sword in my hand and approach King Tale Bull.

On the way, the King Tail Bull seems to have noticed me and swings its tail towards me, but it's too late.

Before the tail could reach me, I thrust my magic sword into the King Tail Bull's neck.

Because of its thick neck, I couldn't decapitate it with a single blow like a normal tailbleed, but I seemed to have defeated it.

I put the defeated King Tail Bull in the item box and started looking for my next prey.

There might be some other tasty monsters out there.

As I continued to find and kill demons, evening came.

The total number of demons I killed was 1,075. Not a bad result.

In addition to the low density of demons, I was careful not to damage the ingredients too much, so my pace was not very fast, but thanks to the large size of the forest, I was able to hunt for a long time.

Well. Now that I've hunted, I'll have to think about cooking.

You can try to do it yourself with the help of Seewool, but ...... you're staying at an inn with good food, and now is a good time to go back to the inn for a meal.

I'll ask around.

When I returned to the inn after hunting, the food was prepared immediately.

In spite of the short notice, the food seemed to be freshly prepared in almost no time.

Today's meal was also delicious.

When the meal was over, the chef came out, and I casually asked him.

He said, "The food was excellent again today. I'd like to ask for the recipe.

I'm glad you liked it. If you'd like, I can prepare the recipe for you.

Are you sure?

I didn't think you'd give me the recipe.

Of course. You can make it and sell it there. There's no competition with Basis, and we'd be happy to sell our specialties.

Specialties: ...... Oh. It's true that most of these dishes are made with sauces.

This inn may also have something to do with the producers of sauces.

Then, please!

Then, about two hours later, a thick stack of papers arrived at the room where I was staying.

Are these all recipes from ......?

I flipped through the sheets of paper with trepidation.

On it, there was a detailed description of everything from the amount of ingredients and seasonings to the heat and cooking tips.

The same goes for the second and third pages.

Using the item box, I counted that there were about seventy such pieces of paper. I thought paper was precious in this world. ......?

I'm not that good a cook, but I'm sure there were cooks in Kaede Trading Company.

I think they can cook for you if you just prepare the ingredients.

By the way, as far as I could ascertain, all of the dishes with recipes used seuille and a local liquor (called meilin, apparently), and there was also a note in the recipe that said, "Come to Soyl and we'll sell it to you anytime.

I can't help but feel that this is some kind of trickery, but it's okay because ...... is delicious.

The only thing I regretted was that there was no recipe for the King Tail Bull among the demons we killed. The only thing I regret is that there was no recipe for King Tale Bull among the demons we defeated. Is it the same as Tale Bull?

...... I'll ask him about it tomorrow.