Kujibiki Tokushou: Musou Hāremu ken Chapter 3

I who have entered an inn, decided to calculate the earnings that I’ve made. I put the money sack on the built-in table and spread out all the money. All of the silver coin that I got are the same in appearance, there was a majestic looking king carved on it.

When I do the counting, all the silver coin that I got was amounted to 99. As I used one silver coin to pay for the inn rent, the value of that Mountain Cow would be exactly 100 silver coins.

“Well that is good at all, but just how much value does one silver coin represent actually?”

I picked up one silver coin and examined it and gave the room that I rent survey afterwards. There was nothing unusual, it’s just your average lodging place it seems. If this were j.a.pan, an overnight stay would cost you about 5 000 to 10 000 yen.

So in short, I earned about 500 000 to 1 000 000 yen by killing 1 mountain cow.

“If my calculation is correct… it’s a very good thing. Well even if it’s not correct, for one mountain cow I can live in this in for 100 days.”

I recalled the time when I hunted the mountain cow down.

I made a huge profit by doing something that is so easy, I should hunt more of this mountain cow in the future. Thinking so, I went to sleep early.

The following day, I walked the same path that I used yesterday where I located the mountain cow at the gra.s.sy plain.

I met one mountain cow being hunted down. I don’t know which mercenary nor group do they came from, but all of the wearing the same set of armors and weapons. They were striking down the mountain cow.

I observed them for a while… Well, if it’s became just like yesterday when they couldn’t handle it, then I will go on my way and hunt it.

But it didn’t end like that.

It took them about 1 hour, but they finally beat down the mountain cow resulting with two of their members having a minor injury.

Carrying the mountain cow, I saw their disappearing figure as they went towards the city direction. a.s.suming that it would be 1 000 000 for one cow, it will be 100 000 coins for the each of them.

That amount itself can already be considered as good, but you have to think about the danger (though for minor injury you will only be needing 1 week of rest.) and chances of injury.

“Normally it would be a decent earning, I think.”

I wander around at the gra.s.sy plain, praying that I can see one cow as fast as I could as I walked around. After doing that for about 30 minutes, I finally found one. When the cow noticed my presence, its eyes became bloodshot and its breathing became erratic.

And just like that, the cow came charging towards my direction.

“Huuuu…”

I evaded the incoming attack and launched a punch towards the attacking cow. Counterpunch, my fist met the between of the cow just perfectly and the cow was blown away. It fell onto the ground, and moving no longer after exhaling a hard breath for a few times.

I put the mountain cow on my shoulder and went towards the city to turn it in for money. After that I went back to the gra.s.sy plain and wander around. I met another mountain cow, beat it and turned it in for money.

Beat it and turned it in for money. Beat it and turned it in for money. Though I kept doing so quite persistently, today I’ve only hunted about 5 mountain cows.

Frankly speaking, finding the mountain cow takes more time rather than hunting it down. At the end of the day, I said it to the person who taking the cow in and gave me the money.

“The people who normally hunt the mountain cow hunt only once a day, this is the first time I hear such comment about hunting them.” He said looking half amazed.

Odd enough I agree with it.

Other than sustaining injury, there are chances if you’re unable to beat it you will run away. I didn’t think of the time taken to take the cow on your shoulder and went back to the city to change it for money.

But that doesn’t have anything to do with me.

Anyway, the earning that I made today is 550 silver coins. Just like what the store clerk had said, he increased the payment for the mountain cow by 10 percent. Adding up the earning that I made yesterday and today, everything totaled to 649 coins.

Interpreting it to its maximum possible amount, it would be 6.49 million yen.

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“This is the place?”

It was already evening when I reached a store while holding onto a note on one of my hand. When I said I want to buy a house, the man who deals with buying the mountain cow recommend me to go to this place.

I opened the door and entered the building.

Surprisingly in the store that was kept clean, there was a middle aged man with a protruding belly. As the man saw me, he received me with a business like smile.

“Welcome to Samaras firm. Is there anything that I can help you with?”

“I would like to buy a house.” I said directly.

“Leave it to me, is it for living purpose or for business purpose?”

What flashed in my mind was the consideration for j.a.pan’s residential condition; following the image of my dream house, I said “I would like for a house with vast s.p.a.ce and a garden. That would be nice.”

“Is that so, then may I know the budget?”

“This…” The money sack resounded hard as I put it down on top of the table.

“649 silver coins.”

“Is that so?”

The man expression became cloudy. As I thought it’s not enough? No it’s not enough. Last night calculation it was equivalent to 6 500 000. But if I calculated if poorly it might have half the amount from what I have calculated.

If that so it would be around 3 000 000.

With money amounted only to that to think that I want to buy a house with s.p.a.cious garden. If I were the store clerk, I would be like “…what the heck is this person talking about.” is what I would think. To have his expression to be clouded only just by a little, this man is a splendid businessman.

“Is it impossible?”’

“Including the s.p.a.cious of the house into consideration, the prince for a normal house would be around 2 000 silver coins.”

“2 000 coins, 2 thousand. Is that so.”

“Moreover as dear customer wished for a house with s.p.a.cious garden area, it would cost twice than the usual price in this neighborhood.”

“4 000?”

40 mountain cows huh? There’s no problem, but it would take some times. Above all, there is no possibilities for the amount of the mountain cow to increase at once. Even if I hunt more than 5 a day, it would still take more than a week time. If the encounter possibilities are to be bad it might even take more than one month.

That is so dull, it’s too tiresome.

It can’t be help, I will lower down the requirement a bit, but when I was about to do that…

“I’m sorry but dear customer, do you have confidence in your skill?”

“Skill? Do you mean strength? Well I do have quite the confidence with my strength, is there’s anything?”

“This sack—excuse me.”

The man turned around to the table where I put the money sack down. There was a mark that I had collection of.

“This is the mountain cow hunting crest of Andrew firm. Seeing that you’re using this sack, I made a conjecture that dear customer must have some skill.”

“I see.”

I looked at the mark. That shop? It’s called as Andrew? I think there was a signboard on top of the building’s door. I agreed with the man conjecture completely. Probably I myself will look others who have such bags with those thought from now on.

“Well then, I don’t exactly recommend it to you but I do happen to know something.”

“What do you mean?”

“…Although I only got the hint from the resident of this city, southeast from this city there is a mansion. There seems to be no one living in there. It is also called as the haunted house.”

The man made a bitter expression.

“Haunted mansion?”

“Yes, previously it was the mansion of a wealthy merchant. From the rumors that I heard there are no one living in that mansion. Truth to be told, some of our customer went there but every one of them…”

“I see.”

“The mansion itself was very well made, and there is no shortcoming regarding the s.p.a.ce. If it weren’t only for that, the mansion would cost more than 5 thousand.”

“With this sort of background story, no one wants to live there.”

“You cannot live there… is the correct way to interpret it actually dear customer.”

“Haunted mansion huh?” I gave it a deep thought.

I don’t really believe in the existence of spirit phenomena. When watching horror movies, I don’t really get scared too. Frankly speaking, I’m the type who can live in the house normally even if the place has a fishy background.

I’ll worry about it when it actually came out. This is not j.a.pan, but from the way that man talking. Perhaps, it will really come out?

If there’s really a ghost, I’ll beat it up.

While I was pondering, for the mean time I’ve it an ear.

“By the way, the price is?”

“We won’t be having much luck with being stingy in this one, for us to sell this one… 100 coins.”
“Consider it’s sold!” I replied immediately.

A mansion with a net worth of 5 000 are being sold for 100. It’s 98% discount! It’s so cheap I cannot find any reason not to buy it at all.

“Are you really sure with that decision?”
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“Yeah, if the ghost ever come out I’ll beat it to pulp.” Being too excited, I said such word.

“I understand.”

The man was hesitating for a while but he changed to his business like smile in a flash. Thus, I myself, had gotten a mansion. If any of them ghost came out, I’ll beat them up! My excitement was accompanied with such thought.