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Chapter 286

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Desert Scorpio

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 Some of the oases dotted around the Davira Desert were said to be the ruins of ancient cities that once flourished.

 

 The Riyama Oasis was one of them, and the waterhole was made of stone and seemed to have been either a pool or a large public bath.

 

 Even though it was called a ruin, the only thing that remained was the water hole, and the rest was only crumbled stonework, so there was almost no feeling that it was once a town.

 

 

 The road that crossed the Davira Desert was said to have been trodden by many travelers or fortified by magic.

 

 Even now, people who traveled though the desert used wind attribute magic to blow away sand that accumulated on the road, and if there were broken spots on the road, they used earth attribute magic to repair them.

 

 With the cooperation of such people, it became possible to cross the sea of sand in a horse-drawn carriage for the first time.

 

 

[ Kent-sama ... Desert Scorpio has arrived ... ]

 

"Alright, I'll go right away ..."

 

 

 The day after I received Fred's report, Fred woke me up before dawn.

 

 I pushed away Meisa-chan, who was using my stomach as a pillow, so as not to wake her up, quickly changed my clothes, and headed to Riyama.

 

 

"Ooooooon!"

 

"Wafu!, wafu!, wafuu!"

 

 

 I rushed to the Riyama Oasis, where the howls of the Kobolds echoed, and the people who had woken up were moving around in a hurry.

 

 

"What's with those cries just now!"

 

"What dares to attack us!"

 

"Look, it's a Desert Scorpio!"

 

"Water attribute magicians, gather quickly!"

 

 

 It seemed that no communication had been received regarding the monitoring by the Kobold Corps, but it seemed that the people there quickly moved into an interception position, as if they were traveling in the desert, and also noticed the approach of the Desert Scorpio.

 

 The Desert Scorpio I saw for the first time was bigger than I had imagined, it's body alone was about the size of a large passenger car.

 

 It had a long tail with a poisonous stinger, a pair of giant pincers, and thick arthropods, making it look like heavy machinery used to demolish houses.

 

 

 The Desert Scorpio headed straight for Riyama through the sea of sand.

 

 The people in the merchant caravan, on the other hand, lined up their carriages in a circle to form a barricade, and put their horses int he center to strengthen their defense.

 

 In front of the Riyama Oasis, a stake had been driven into the sea of sand, and two sheep were tied to it.

 

 It was probably a plan to sacrifice these sheep and escape from trouble.

 

 

 However, sheep were an important asset for the people in the trading caravan.

 

 If the Desert Scorpio was going to get subdued anyway, there was probably no need to sacrifice them.

 

 I placed it when the Desert Scorpio was about 50 meters away.

 

 

"Shield of Darkness!"

 

 

 First, I surrounded the Desert Scorpio with shields of darkness and watched what happened.

 

 The Desert Scorpio, whose path was blocked, suddenly stopped and started observing its surroundings with one pair of eyes on top of its head and three pairs on either side.

 

 After it stopped for a moment, it slowly extended its right pincer towards the shield of darkness, gave it a probing pat, then pulled back tightly and then thrust out at a high speed.

 

 

 A loud bang echoed and the shield of darkness was destroyed, but this level was within the expected range.

 

 I quickly deployed the next shield of darkness and surrounded the Desert Scorpio.

 

 This time, the Desert Scorpio, without even checking, pierced with its pincers, but only the second shield was broken, and the third shield of darkness that was stacked was not broken.

 

 

"It looks like I won't have to struggle as much as I did with the Griffon."

 

[ Kent-sama ... Don't let your guard down ... ]

 

"Ehh, ooohhh ..."

 

 

 The poisonous needle attached to the long tail that the Desert Scorpio swung around pierced the three shields of darkness.

 

 It seemed that its piercing power alone was stronger than the pincers, but it still could not destroy the fourth shield.

 

 No matter how many shields were destroyed, a new one was immediately deployed, so the Desert Scorpio seemed to be getting frustrated because it couldn't move forward.

 

 I didn't want it to get too fired up and have an unexpected situation happen, so I guessed it was time to take it down.

 

 

"Then, drop the spear golem!"

 

[ I see ... if you surround it with shields, there will be no damage to the surrounding area ... ]

 

"Fufuun ... that's not all. Summon!"

 

 

 I summoned a sufficiently accelerated spear golem from the newly deployed shield of darkness.

 

 

 Zudoooooon!

 

 

 With a tremendous sound of impact, the Desert Scorpio's huge body flew into the air.

 

 

"Uaaah, The Desert Scorpio flew!"

 

"It's bad, be careful!"

 

 

 The adventurers in the caravan, who had been unable to see the Desert Scorpio due to the shields of darkness, raised their voices in alarm all at once.

 

 The Desert Scorpio flew high into the air, and when it fell onto the sand, it didn't move even after the shields of darkness were erased.

 

 

[ As expected of Kent-sama ... it never expected it to come from below ... ]

 

"I know, right. By changing the direction in which the shield of darkness opens, I am able to shoot it from below or from the side."

 

 

 Even those hard-shelled creatures had weak defenses in their stomachs.

 

 I guess Desert Scorpio was no exception.

 

 Fred asked as he looked at the Desert Scorpio, with its pincers and long tail still hanging in the sand.

 

 

[ Kent-sama ... will you make it a genus ... ? ]

 

"No, it seems like the magic stone has shattered, so it seems impossible."

 

[ Then, sell it ... ? ]

 

"That's right, let's talk to Donovan-san."

 

 

 The hard shell of the Desert Scorpio was said to be used as a material for armor and weapons, and above all, it was said to be rare, so it could be traded for a high price.

 

 Since it was such a big item, I was sure it would fetch a good price.

 

 I stored the motionless Desert Scorpio in the shadow space and returned to Volzard.

 

 But, before that ...

 

 

"Everyone, thank you for your vigilance!"

 

"Wafuu, Goshujin-sama, pat me, pat me!"

 

 

 After patting the Kobold Corps that were guarding the Riyama Oasis, I returned to the boarding house.

 

 I thought I'd go back to sleep since I still had some time before I usually woke up, but I felt like Meisa-chan was going to drool again.

 

 

 After thinking about it for a while, I decided to sleep with a folded towel on my stomach.

 

 Rather, shouldn't I have always done this.

 

 But, this looks like a pillowcase.(TN:Kent ... the dakimakura ...)

 

 

 I woke up at an odd time to go out to hunt down monsters, and since I fell asleep twice, I didn't wake up at all until Amanda-san woke me up.

 

 At the breakfast table, I was asked about the fact that I had changed clothes to go out and had placed a towel to prevent drooling.

 

 

"So, why was Kent sleeping without changing your clothes?"

 

"Umm ... I went to the desert between Barshania and Resenburg to exterminate a monster."

 

"Haa ... your nightlife is on a different scale compared to the brats around here, I don't know what to say, I have no words."

 

"I'm sorry. It was a bit of a troublesome monster, so I wanted to defeat it before it caused any damage ..."

 

"I guess it's something that only Kent can do, but if you don't get a good night's sleep, it will be no good ... Rather, I'm having you take care of Meisa, so even if I say that, it's not convincing."

 

"Since I've been able to take it easy a lot these days, it's okay."

 

 

 Meisa-chan was acting strangely quiet, probably because she was worried about being asked to sleep in her own room.

 

 I would only be living here until Seraphima arrived in Volzard.

 

 Until then, at best, I'll serve as Meisa-chan's pillow.

 

 

 After finishing breakfast, I saw Meisa-chan off to school, greeted Watanuki-san who had come to the store to replace her, and then headed straight to the Guild.

 

 I was aiming for a time when the morning hustle and bustle had calmed down and before the classes started, but to my surprise the Guild was deserted.

 

 As I walked up to the counter, wondering if something had happened, Fleur-san locked onto me for the first time in a while.

 

 In fact, I couldn't help but feel like the other receptionists locked onto me.

 

 

"Good morning, Kent-san."

 

"Good morning, Fleur-san. There aren't many people around, is something wrong?"

 

"There's nothing wrong, but since the Irosun Great Forest is no longer passable, there's not much work to do as an escort ..."

 

"I see ..."

 

 

 Since the Irosun Great Forest was impassable, there were no requests to escort luggage or people heading to Bakkenheim or Breichberg.

 

 On top of that, ore trading with Marburg had stopped, and because of the situation, it seemed that purchases of jewelry and other items from Marburg had also stopped.

 

 Lately, my genus had been preventing the maximum outbreak of monsters, so requests for subjugation seemed to be limited, which meant many adventurers were unemployed.

 

 

"So, what's your business this morning?"

 

"Umm, I have something to consult with Donovan-san about ..."

 

"What kind of consultation is it?"

 

"Umm, I was thinking of asking him to buy the monster I subjugated ..."

 

"If you want to sell it, I will appraise it."

 

 

 Fleur-san tapped on the counter as if to hurry up and bring it out, but it wasn't that small.

 

 

"Umm, it's a bit too big for me to take out here, but ..."

 

"By any chance, is it a Gigawolf or Salamander again?"

 

 

 Hearing the names Gigawolf and Salamander, the staff members all turned their attention to me, and at the same time Donovan-san appeared.

 

 

"Seriously, just when I was thinking about the noisy guy who rarely shows his face."

 

"Good morning, Donovan-san. I would like you to purchase a Desert Scorpio."

 

"Desert Scorpio? Something like that, where did you kill it."

 

 

 Even Donovan-san had a surprised expression on his face, and some of the staff didn't seem to know about Desert Scorpios themselves.

 

 

"Umm, it's the Davira Desert between Resenburg and Barshania."

 

"It's not near Volzard, is it?"

 

"Yes, it's on the other side of Resenburg."

 

 

 After learning that Volzard was unaffected, a sense of relief spread within the guild.

 

 

"Fumu ... Desert Scorpio, I've heard about it too, but this is my first time seeing it. How big is it?"

 

"Let's see ... It's about the size of a normal-sized Salamander."

 

 

 When they heard that it was on the same level as a Salamander, a commotion spread.

 

 The Desert Scorpio, which lived in the desert, had been passed down as knowledge, and although it had been seen in the form of armor and weapons, it seemed that there was no chance to see it in its original form.

 

 

"Aren't you going to make it your genus?"

 

"Its looks are a bit ... And, besides, it looks like the magic stone was broken by the attack when I defeated it, so it's impossible to make it my genus."

 

"Okay, go to the training field in the back as usual."

 

 

 When I went to the training ground behind the Guild, there were surprisingly a lot of adventurers there.

 

 It seemed like these guys were trying to finish their combat training while they were busy with work, get permission to dive into the dungeon on their own, and make some money.

 

 Among them was the cat-eared angel Muell-san.

 

 

"Morning, Kent."

 

"Good morning, Muell-san. Are you taking a class?"

 

"Yup, there's just one more step, if I can clear today's course, I can go to the dungeon ... So, Kent has already been to the dungeon?"

 

"Yes, but I only dived into the shallow layers."

 

 

 As I was talking to Muell-san, I heard the students who had gathered a little distance away whispering to each other.

 

 Monster User ... I heard words like that, so I guess they were rumors about me.

 

 

"Today, what's going on?"

 

"I came to ask Donovan to buy something."

 

 

 As I said that, Donovan-san walked up to me from inside the Guild and pointed to an empty spot in the training field with his chin, as if to hurry up.

 

 

"Then, Reinhardt. Can I ask you a favor?"

 

[ Roger that. ]

 

 

 I put out a shield of darkness in the back of the training area so that the people gathered could see it clearly, and had Reinhardt carry the Desert Scorpio out.

 

 First, there was a commotion when Reinhardt appeared, and when the Desert Scorpio was grabbed by its pincers and dragged out, there were cries of surprise.

 

 

"What is that!"

 

"A monster like that, I've never seen it before!"

 

"Hey, hey, did something like that appear near Volzard?"

 

"Perhaps, isn't that a Desert Scorpio? The armor is really expensive, isn't it?"

 

 

 The adventurers were forming a crowd with the Desert Scorpio in the distance, and Donovan-san also folded his arms and widened his eyes.

 

 

"Kent, Kent, that's ..."

 

"This is a Desert Scorpio, which I defeated in the desert on the other side of Resenburg."

 

 

 Muell-san was also excited, her tail was stretched out and bristling.

 

 Just a little, it's just a little, is it no good to mofu?

 

 

"Kent, at first glance it doesn't seem like there are any injuries, but ..."

 

"Since I attacked from the bottom of the torso, it doesn't seem like the top part was broken, but the inside part of the body must have been broken."

 

 

 Donovan-san approached the Desert Scorpio and carefully observed it, then tapped its pincers and legs to check it out.

 

 

"In the first place, it's a monster that we don't have a chance to see in Volzard, so we'll have to look at its condition, research the market price, and decide the price through bidding, is that okay with you?"

 

"Yes, I apologize for the inconvenience, but thank you."

 

"Well, if we can obtain this much material, the craftsmen of Volzard will be very happy."

 

"I heard it's valuable as a material, but ..."

 

"Right, this guy is a wind attribute monster, so its defense against wind attribute attack magic is high."

 

 

 Fire attribute magic had the lowest percentage, and the power of its attack magic was also high, so fire magicians were given preferential treatment, but wind attribute attack magic had the advantage of being difficult to see.

 

 People with the wind attribute could sense things like blades of wind through the flow of air, but it was almost invisible to people other than those with the wind attribute.

 

 The Desert Scorpio was said to be prized as a material for armor that was resistant to invisible attacks.

 

 

 After completing the purchase request with Donovan-san, it should be time to start the class, but most of the applicants were still gathered near the Desert Scorpio and didn't move.

 

 Given the current situation, it looked like the start time of the class would be significantly delayed.

 

 

"By the way, Muell-san. I met Gilik-san yesterday."

 

"Yup, it seems like he came back from his job as an escort a few days ago, but I haven't heard how it went ... Or rather, he hasn't told his family either, so maybe something happened."

 

"There was an adventurer called Pedal or Saddle together with him, so I guess they met through the escort."

 

"Maa, it seems like he's started walking on his own at least, so I'm a little relieved."

 

"That's right. As long as he doesn't do anything bad, he'll be fine."

 

 

 At Muell-san's request, I talked about the subjugation of the Desert Scorpio and the current state of the desert, when Sirt popped out.

 

 

"Wafuu, Goshujin-sama, Basten is telling you to come."

 

"Alright. It looks like they're about to start moving. Then, Muell-san, see you."

 

"Yup, see you later."

 

 

 I parted ways with Muell-san, went into the shadows with Sirt, and headed for the Marburg Family Mansion.





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