CH 75.2

「Since you are from Hanaiera, why did you go all the way to Torquiva? Won’t it be better to go to the royal capital since it’s closer?」

「Even though it is considered as somewhere near the capital, the distance of the royal capital is about the same as the distance to Torquiva.」

「Is that so?」

Her hands did not stop moving even as she spoke.

The stall owner dexterously grabbed the grilled sausage with two sticks and placed it on the piece of bread, topped it with something that looked like chopped pickles, and poured red and yellow sauces in waves over the bread.

「Oi oi, isn’t that sausage too big? Aren’t you giving me too much?」

「Hnn? Ah, are you new to Torquiva?」

「Well, yes…」

「This city is basically a meat city now. There are mountains of dungeon meat coming in everyday.」

「Huh? Dungeon….」

「The meat comes from the dungeon and it’s being cheaply sold by the Schenker family to our store because of our master.」

「Huh, Schenker….」

I can’t connect what she was saying at all. Why is dungeon meat available in the city and how can the Schenker family be the source of it?

My wife patted me on the back as I was about to seriously ponder.

「Could it be that she is from the Schenker family too?」

「Ah, right, let’s ask her.」

「Is something wrong?」

「No, actually, we are here to see our daughter who works for the Schenker family. Her name is Opika. Do you know her?」

「Opika? You mean “No Getting Lost” Opika?」

「No getting lost….?」

「Yeah, she’s famous. I heard she has the divine protection of the bird god….」

「Ah! That’s our daughter! How is she doing?」

「I haven’t heard about her getting sick or something.」

Good, that’s a relief.

However, why is she famous?

「Where should we go if we want to see our daughter?」

「The headquarters of the Magical Schenker Group is on Schenker Street. You can ask Chicken-san there.」

「Is that so? Thank you.」

「If you go that way, you’ll find the main street. Cross it to the other side and ask somewhere there again.」

The stall owner pointed in the direction we had just come from.

I was so glad we stopped by this stall. We almost wasted our time.

「Thank you very much.」

「I hope you see her soon.」

-0-

We thanked the stall owner again and my wife and I went back the way we came from.

While we were walking, I split the hot dog in half and gave it to my wife.

It was a little spicy and the juices from the big sausage soaked into the bread, making it savory, and half was enough to satisfy me.

If I were to eat the same thing in my hometown, I might have to pay half a small copper coin.

TN: last chapter, I wasn’t able to specify it but the price is 3 copper grains.

「Ara, husband, that person is full of…」　

「Hnn? Ohhh! That’s one amazing adventurer.」

We saw a man, equipped with a big red painted spear on his back, walking down the street with an armful of hot dogs just like what we are eating.

For people who move around a lot and eat a lot, this kind of inexpensive, filling meat dish would be perfect.

Please eat well and defeat monsters.

What a simple mindset I have.

Perhaps it was because I knew my daughter was safe.

The City of Torquiva, which I had felt somewhat uneasy walking around until a few minutes ago, now seemed somehow irresistibly reassuring.

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「If it’s Opika, she’s currently working at the hospital.」

I was able to meet Chicken-san at the headquarters of the Magical Schenker Group after showing them Opika’s letter for us. She’s a glamorous lady that looks like a wife of a noble.

She was dressed in navy blue silk, her hair curled inward, and her nails painted orange.

The wife of our local merchant chairman would not be dressed so fervently even for an evening party.

「Hospital? Not an apothecary?」

「Yes, we have our own doctor and your daughter is training to be a doctor there.」

「Eh? Ano, so you’re saying that our daughter will be a doctor in the future? Isn’t she a slave?」