15 Episode 13: You seem to be a mercenary.

After breaking up with Cunei, I'll go back to my lodging. It's too late today, so it's only tomorrow that we can make a real move.

"So, buddy. Is there a way to make money?

The sun goes down and the alley is lit only by the stars. Since it wasn't popular around, Gram spoke to me with a voice.

"I know you don't have to tell me, but that tit posted a lot of money."

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. It's big, though. It was a ta-yun. There's a way to put it. My boobs were big (I told them twice because it was important).

"I understand, too. If we were farming normally, it would take us years to earn it."

The money I have now is the money I have been saving for so long. Even if you really invest in saving and earning, you're going to need the time you just said.

"But it's not like I don't have a hand. Luckily, I got it cheap the other day."

You mean me?

"Oh, change of plans, Gram. I'm sorry, but I'm going to let you use it."

"Hahaha! Don't bother me, buddy!

Gram laughed happily.

"I'm a weapon. I remember being shaken according to my partner. Besides, I can't stand it to buy a woman! We're running out of weapons!!

The gram continued laughing in one stroke.

"So, again, how do you make money?

You know what I mean.

There is only one way a villager can actually make money with a weapon.

Mercenary business.

─ ─ A mercenary is a profession that undertakes any job depending on money.

Originally it referred to those who were hired for money and driven into battle between humans.

Around that time, the opponent became an Urban Beast (Monster), and began to collect supplies from the carcasses of the Urban Beast (Monster) that had been exterminated within it. At the end of the day, it turned into a shop for whatever troubles it took to collect rewards on its behalf.

Currently, the task of targeting humans was only one of mercenary work.

The name "mercenary" is still used even now that it deviated from the original mercenary because something like a mutual aid association that used to mediate the work of mercenaries turned into an organization that manages mercenaries as it is today.

"That seems to be why it's easier to operate as it is than to change names badly."

"Hee, that's why. I didn't know."

"... why I don't know my partner, who is a human, better than I am a weapon. This is like the basics of a mercenary."

"I didn't work as a mercenary, I worked in agriculture. Mercenary business was just like petty cash."

"Why are you calling me a mercenary in the first place? Gram kindly explained my candid question. I wonder what it really is, this spear.

I am now heading to a forest near King's Landing.

─ ─ About two hours ago, I went to the building of the Mercenary Union, which offers mercenaries a job.

Of course, to register as a mercenary.

Registration itself is easy. You can issue a mercenary license for a fee. I didn't say anything about this exam.

Becoming a mercenary is easy, but it's not always easy to climb up from there.

Mercenaries range from Grade 5 below to Grade 1 above. It is divided into a total of six classes, including the special classes above it. Of course, the fewer the numbers, the more capable they are.

Currently I have just registered, so I am the lowest class 5. In order to reach a higher rank, you must do a lot of requests and earn a track record.

But what I want is not a mercenary status, but money to buy a Cunai. There is no better job than a mercenary to earn money quickly.

"If you register with the Mercenary Union, the Union will also buy carcasses from you to exterminate the Urban Beast (Monster). It's a delicious job twice in a grain."

Is that going to work?

The surprising voice of Gram was, in fact, my true voice.

Mercenaries were a job that earned a lot of money, but at the same time they were famous for conceiving great danger.

Whatever you say, the bulk of the job is to exterminate the Undead (monsters). The beast (monster) that was the target of the assassination was attacked, and those who lost their lives endlessly survived. If I succeed, I could be one of them.

So...

"I don't hunt big things, I even hunt small things!

I hold my fist and declare myself.

"That's not cool, buddy."

"It's embarrassing. If you're held by a Reaper before a woman holds you, it won't be funny."

Perhaps if I had my eyes on Gram, I would have turned to Jito. I must have looked at myself the same way. That is why I do not intend to bend this policy.

If you're an ascendant, maybe you should aim for the big guy, but I'm not going to eat him as a mercenary at the moment. The primary goal is to get enough money to buy Cunei, and if it's done, we'll just relax and live in King's Landing until Relics embarks on a journey of demon king crusade.

Let's put that aside, and let's take down the Undead Beast (Monster) with our backs.

"Oh, did you just get out?"

Shortly after entering the woods, I discovered the evil beast (monster) I was looking for.

At first glance, there are no deviant rats.

But it's much bigger than a normal rat. It's about the size of a medium-sized dog.

This is an evil beast (monster) familiar to me.

The name is also "Big Rat." It is a name that looks exactly like it.

That's exactly what I was asked to do. Big rat extermination.

Bickrats often go out into the fields to eat their crops, and when they become violent individuals, they also attack small livestock such as chickens. Anyway, it is well known for its super omnivorous nature, which devours everything. It is a beast (monster) that can be called the natural enemy of agriculture.

However, Bikrat is harmful but not unprofitable.

Unlike normal rats, Bickrat meat is quite delicious. It's not as good as the finest meat, but it's better than normal livestock.

A strange phenomenon occurs when the crop becomes useless, but meat is lined up on the table for a while. However, quantitatively speaking, there is an overwhelming amount of damage, so rapid extermination is still required.

There are quite a few people who shy away from the meat by saying that it is a rat as it is, but it is a familiar meat material for those who routinely carry out this kind of extermination.