CH 147

“Rolando, sightseeing the port city.”

Translated by Dawn

Edited by Dawn

“Rolando, sightseeing the port city.”

“Let’s see, cough.”

While most of the eyes in town were focused on me, I coughed lightly and then began to talk. Even if I were to talk, it would not be a lofty talk like that of a virtuous monk, but something as simple as imitating a line uttered by the protagonist of a novel I had read in a previous life.

“Dear townspeople of Marine Trill. I honestly don’t know what to say at a time like this. I’m not going to say, ‘Sorry I’m late,’ nor am I going to be arrogant and say, “I’m glad I came and save the town.’”

I cut off my words once there. A small laugh broke out at my words. Okay, enough jibberish, let’s get down to business.

“What I am trying to say is that this time I ‘just happened’ to come to this town and ‘just happened’ to have the power to defeat Octopus. This is a miracle. Therefore, I want you all to know, don’t make the mistake of thinking that this will happen again and again.”

The townspeople were listening attentively to my speech. And this was where I invoke my special words.

“However, you have endured hardship, and you have persevered until I came here in a difficult situation. I believe that this will not be a wasted experience for you. It may happen again in the future. There may not be a hero who can defeat the threat. That is why I hope that you will never forget the happiness of having a peaceful life.”

I could feel a quiet but strong will in the eyes of the townspeople, who understood the meaning of my words very well. Yes, because I also knew that a boring life in which nothing happens was a surprisingly happy life.

That was why I hoped that they would not let this incident fade away and pass it on to future generations. And I hoped that they would be prepared to take measures that they could take now in case the same thing happened again.

“I know it’s a little long, but all I have to say is one thing…you guys did a great job! Impressive! That’s all! Cheers!”

『Cheers!!』

After finishing Badguy’s unreasonable request and toast, I finally regained my composure. During the party, the residents of the town kept coming up to me to express their gratitude, and I enjoyed the party, responding in my own way.

The only slight problem was that a group of drunken, sexy ladies came up to me and tried to drag me into a night fight, but the barricade of male adventurers I had befriended during the feast ended the attempted night fight with the ladies. ……Well, even if that had happened, it was still too early for me, so I would have just the ladies put me to bed…… Really, okay?

The seafood dishes made from the fish caught by the fishermen were delicious, as you would expect from a town so close to the sea, and it was a secret that I was chuckling to myself that this alone was worth the trip to this town.

After all the people were tired of the excitement and I had enjoyed the feast, I decided to return to the inn and rest.

The next day, I prepared for the morning and left the room to go out of the inn. I stayed up later than usual last night, so I woke up a little later than usual, but I was not the only one who was late, as the other residents of the town also woke up late today.

“Good morning, little hero.”

“Bfftt”

Just as I was about to go downstairs to eat my breakfast, my face was enveloped by something soft. It gradually enveloped my entire face, depriving it of air like a vacuum pack.

I realized that I was running out of oxygen to breathe, and just as I was about to make a move to resist, a helping hand reached out to me.

“M-mother! Wh-what are you doing!?”

“Puhaa! Haa, haa, I thought I was going to die…”

I didn’t know who said it, but someone had this quote. “”A woman’s breasts can be a deadly weapon.”……

Yes, I had just been forced to bury my face in NUSANA’s great cleavage. I’d say it again, because it was important, I was “forced” to bury my face in NUSANA’s cleavage. I had been “made” to bury my face in Nusana’s cleavage. ……That’s three times, already.

Anyway, I was almost suffocated, but Muna, the daughter of the inn, saved me. Thank you Muna, good-bye Muna. ……Yes? I make it sounds like Muna died?

Just as I was getting my breath back, I felt a presence in the kitchen and looked over to see Musana’s husband, the owner of the inn, nodding his head with his arms folded and his eyes closed.

Perhaps, he had almost suffocated himself on Musana’s chest, and his mind was thinking something like, “I know how it feels, boy, I know,” Musana’s chest felt good, but it was dangerous to get too absorbed in that good feeling. I admit that they were…soft, but they were definitely not comfortable. But it was definitely not pleasant!

After such an incident, I ate breakfast as usual and decided to go sightseeing in the town today.

As I walked around the town looking at the scenery once again, I noticed that the town was becoming lively again, as if the darkness of the past was a lie, now that Octopus was gone.

Today, fishermen were out fishing and catching fish, which were then purchased by the town’s residents. In a little while, the town would be back to the way it was before.

“Oh, the hero! Take these fish.”

“I’ll take it then. How much?”

“I can’t take money from the benefactor of this town. Just take it all.”

“That wouldn’t be profitable for you. Then, I just take only one-tenth of it.”

Naturally, I was approached by people when I walked around town, whether it was because I was conspicuous at last night’s feast or not. I knew it was inevitable considering that he was the benefactor who freed them from Octopus, but it was hard to relax and go sightseeing when I was approached so many times.

Moreover, some of them were ordinary residents of the town, while others ran stores and offered me vegetables and other foodstuffs that they sold in their stores. Weren’t everyone in trouble because they didn’t have anything to eat until yesterday? Why are there so many ingredients coming out yesterday and today?

Moreover, since Marine Trill was a port town, it goes without saying that the most common occupation on the occupation distribution chart was fisherman, and almost all of the fishermen I approached sent me all the fish they had caught today.

In some cases, more than one fisherman would approach me, and in more than a few cases, they would even get into fistfights over the trivial matter of giving me fish.

In order to be fair, I began to receive a tenth of the fish from each fisherman, but as I mentioned earlier, fishermen were the most common occupation among the residents of this town.

The catch of a single fisherman might be anywhere from 20 to 50 fish at most. There might be a few skilled fishermen who caught more than a hundred fish, but there were only a handful of such fishermen.

Let us assume that the total population of Marine Trill was roughly estimated at 20,000 to 30,000 and that 10 to 15 percent of them were fishermen. If that calculation was used, then even if one were to make a rough estimate, there would be between 2,000 and 4,500 fishermen.

If I assumed that each fisherman caught 50 fish and received one-tenth of that amount, at the very least 10,000 fish would be put into my Storage.

If the maximum number of fishermen was assumed to be 4,500, that would amount to 22,500 fish. …If they catch that many fish at once, won’t the fish become extinct?

Of course, I understood that they were fishing with this in mind, but even so, it was obvious that this was too much for one person to carry. Even if one ate three meals a day, 10,000 fish would be enough for about nine years, and 22,500 fish would be more than enough for 20 years. ……I can’t eat that much fish.

The number of other ingredients was clearly too much for an individual to possess, but the question of why they were impoverished with such a large amount of food would have come to mind, but the answer was provided by a few stall owners.

“Earlier today, food supplies arrived from neighboring villages and towns that had learned about this town. Even so, it was only a temporary supply, but thanks to what Hero-san did with the Octopus, we are now able to resume our business.”

His next sentence, “So please feel free to take it,” he said without hesitation. But even I, with my thick skin, am uncomfortable if I keep getting them. …Who’s thick-skinned? Huh? No one said anything like that?

“Then take this in return.”

“Hi-hiii. Is that the Octopus foot?”

Yes, since I had obtained a large amount of octopus, I decided to make good use of the octopus legs at this time, and decided to distribute them to the fishermen and shopkeepers who gave me the foodstuffs.

As for why I did not serve it at the feast the day before, it was because I did not have time to see for myself whether it was edible or not, and also because I feared that showing its body part would cause panic among the people who still had fear of octopuses.

It would be best to let them out when the threat of Octopus was over and their fear had completely disappeared, but since I could not stay in town all the time until then, I decided to let them out at this time.

The townspeople were initially surprised to see the Octopus foot, but seeing the transformed form of the source of their torment seemed to reassure them that the octopus was indeed gone.

By the way, it had already been confirmed in the kitchen of the inn that Octopus feet could be eaten. In fact, the taste and texture were nothing compared to the octopus I had eaten in my previous life, so this should allow me to enjoy a variety of dishes using octopus. Let’s start with takoyaki…Yeah.

I then spent the day by exploring Marine Trill and working on the missionary work of octopus feet, and with that, I decided to return to the inn to rest for the day. By the way, I should add that the lord’s messenger showed up while I was exploring and said that he would report to me again tomorrow about the lord’s report.