01x09 - Hunting Quests Are All About Meat and Money

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We've done it now

What's going on?

Whoa! That's amazing!

We took the goblin hunting quest

to raise my rank as soon as possible

Um, I have the requested proof

I mean, I'm not surprised

it'd turn out like this.

-This is a crazy amount!

-I hope this doesn't become a big deal

Please count through those!

Mukohda!

The guild master would like to see you.

Please have your familiars come as well.

I knew this would happen!

CAMPFIRE COOKING IN ANOTHER WORLD

WITH MY ABSURD SKILL

I've brought him here.

You must be Mukohda.

I'm the guild master, Willem.

EPISODE 9 "HUNTING QUESTS

ARE ALL ABOUT MEAT AND MONEY"

I heard that you hunted down

an enormous number of goblins.

Yes, we came across a goblin settlement.

That's what I suspected.

There was a sharp increase

in the number of sightings.

Looks like we'll have to reward you

for taking care of the settlement, too.

Huh? Really?

Of course.

Even so, Fenrir's strength

is really impressive!

The cat's out of the bag

Sui took a lot of them down, too!

AS SUI IS USING TELEPATHY,

WILLEM CANNOT HEAR IT.

A slime?

Oh, that's right. Sui is unique

for its kind and really strong.

Way stronger than me!

You guys are really interesting.

Huh?

Anyways.

I called you here because we received

an urgent message

from the royal palace for you.

The royal palace?!

In summary,

"You may live freely in my kingdom.

The nobles have already been notified.

However, I hope to request help of you

in times of emergency."

That's how it is.

Does that mean I won't be bothered

by the royal family or the nobles?

Yeah, the mere presence

of a legendary monster in our kingdom

is considered a threat to our neighbors.

Awesome! My freedom is secure!

Now, I'd like to talk about

something else.

You want to increase your

rank from G-rank, right?

Oh, yes. I would like to become

an F-ranker so I can keep

my license during longer journeys.

Then, I can use my authority

as guild master to make you a C-ranker.

Huh? Skipping to C-rank?

It's more problematic if Fenrir's master

is only a G-ranker.

In exchange, there's a few requests

I'd like you to take on.

Quests directly from a guild master?!

No, I'm not planning to become a serious

adventurer. I'd like to reject

No, these requests are

A-rank or S-rank requests.

They're actually direct requests

for your familiar.

Oh, I see

Fel, looks like

these requests are for you.

There is nothing that I cannot do.

Oh! That's great!

High-ranking quests tend to remain

unclaimed for a long time

I'm sure there aren't a lot of

adventurers qualified to pick them up.

I'd like to have you do some quests

that are time-sensitive.

I'll also notify the other adventurers

so they don't get in your way.

Thank you very much!

He's thoughtful about our situation.

He might be able to do it!

Um, there's something I'd like to sell in

addition to what I've already handed over.

This is the first time

I've ever seen a chimera or orthrus!

Johan, don't tell others

about what you've seen today!

I haven't taken them out until now because

I was worried about causing a small scene,

but I feel the two of you are trustworthy.

This would've caused much

more than a small scene.

We can't do anything about

the chimera or orthrus.

My guild doesn't have enough money.

In fact, I'm not even sure

if we can put a price on them.

I'd be too scared to

accept them in the guild.

No use, huh?

What should I do about these?

Are they really

going to be sealed away forever?

I never thought I'd get the chance

to butcher a blue ogre in my life

Are they really that rare?

Of course it is.

Blue ogres are special S-rank individuals

in the ogre population.

This orc king is an A-rank monster,

but it always has hundreds of orcs

at its command.

It's damn near close to S-rank.

A pile of S-rank monsters

He hunted them like they were nothing.

What's wrong, Sui?

Sui wants to defeat tons of monsters

easily like Uncle Fel

No need to push yourself

As a butcher, this gets my blood pumping.

Come back tomorrow.

I'll have your C-rank

guild card ready, too.

Thank you very much.

All right, what should we eat today?

Meat.

We've been eating a lot

of greasy food lately

Meat is good.

Sui, too!

Well

Yeah, we should eat something refreshing.

All right!

First, boil rockbird breast in water

with sake and salt.

While the breast meat is cooling, julienne

the cucumbers and slice the tomatoes.

Shred the cooled rockbird meat by hand!

Sui will help, too!

Oh, thanks!

We did it, Master!

Yeah

After laying out the vegetables and meat,

we finish it off with sesame dressing.

It's done! Rockbird banbanji!

I should add something else.

I'll make rockbird and pepper stir fry.

Cut the rockbird into bite-size pieces

and season it with sake and soy sauce.

Cut the bell peppers

after removing the seeds.

Add them to the pan after searing

the outside of the meat.

CHINESE SEASONING PASTE

Add flavor with this lovely

stuff and stir fry

It's done!

ROCKBIRD AND PEPPER STIR FRY

Hey! Food is ready!

This is not solely meat.

Cheers to a free life!

This is the best. The sesame dressing

is so light and refreshing!

Master, this brown stuff

is sweet and delicious.

We've got to thank the Japanese

food industry for that.

This one was also easily seasoned

with an oyster and soy sauce paste.

It's tasty, too.

Really?

The crisp texture

of the vegetables is great.

Oh, I forgot to steam some rice.

I'll use bread today.

Yup! So good!

Sui wants to eat that, too!

Okay! Okay!

Another serving.

Okay. Okay.

Sui, do you hate bell peppers?

The green stuff.

It was a little bitter.

I see. But you were able to eat them.

I'm proud of you!

Yay!

That looks a little cramped.

Human cities are too constricting.

It's true that we have been sleeping

freely under the stars lately.

Should Sui go pew-pew?

You can't melt this down!

Want to lay out the futon?

It might make you

a little more comfortable.

Do so.

How's that? Good?

I can't tell

if he's a feline or a canine

Good night, Uncle Fel.

First, here's your C-rank guild card.

Wow! It's a silver card!

C-rankers only need to complete

a request once every six months.

Your license

shouldn't be revoked easily now.

Thank you very much.

And

Here's yesterday's payment.

Huh?!

In the first load you handed over,

the most valuable monster

was the red serpent at 201 gold coins.

Everything together is 461 gold coins.

We stored all the meat in our warehouse,

so grab it on the way out.

This is way more

than what we got last time.

And, about the second load you

handed over. The total is pretty crazy.

The four ogres were 160 gold coins

and the high-ranking blue ogre

was worth 432 gold coins.

Four hundred?!

Everything together came

out to be 1,415 gold coins.

On top of that, the goblin hunting reward

and the reward

for destroying their settlement

makes your final total 1946 gold coins.

This is the highest price this guild has

ever spent on a single adventurer's sale.`

I still have some money

left from last time

Wait, doesn't that mean I have more

than 2,000 gold coins in my pocket now?

Yay! Yay!

I'm a huge target!

I'll have to keep this quiet!

About the guild requests. There are

two quests I'd like to have you do.

I want you to hunt a metal lizard

and a pack of bloody horn-bulls.

Please hunt the metal lizard first.

It's made a nest

at the foot of Pascal Mountain,

about a two-day carriage ride from here.

We know it has some kind of favorite food,

but we haven't been

able to find out what it is.

Physical attacks barely have any effect

on it due to its metallic scales.

Because of that, we haven't been able

to do anything about it until now.

Fel hunted one before,

but I didn't realize

they were such dangerous monsters

The pack of bloody horn-bulls

have settled in the plains west of here.

They're occupying the hunting

grounds for newbie adventurers,

but the quest kept being pushed aside

since there isn't a manmade road there.

Their violent nature and their large

pack sizes make them very dangerous.

Their meat is very delicious.

As expected of Lord Fenrir.

You have exquisite taste.

Their high-quality meat is

popular among humans, as well.

Bull That means they're beef!

Fel, don't you want to eat its

meat prepared in that way?

That way? Ah! That way!

We'll increase the purchase price,

since the guild would like to buy

half the meat, as well.

What's wrong?

I'm glad we restocked our meat supply.

We should head out early tomorrow morning.

I do not mind leaving immediately.

No matter how fast you are,

we'd be getting back in the middle

of the night if we left right now.

I wish to eat grilled steak

as soon as possible

We need to hunt the metal lizard first.

More importantly,

there's something I want to buy.

Welcome

Oh! Mukohda!

Hello, Lambert.

Thank you for coming.

This is an impressive store.

Is it all right if Fel comes in, too?

Yes, of course.

Actually, I'm here to buy a new bag.

What kind of bag are you looking for?

Something similar to this one.

I see. Then, how about these?

This one is made of red boar leather.

"2 GOLD"

I recommend it for regular use.

This one is made of bloody horn-bull

leather. It's soft and easy to use.

"5 GOLD"

And this one

is made of giant deer leather.

The longer you use it, the better it

weathers. It is exceptionally durable.

"4 GOLD AND 5 SILVER"

This one is made of sand snake skin.

It's expensive, but the beautiful

scales on it makes it very popular.

"8 GOLD"

They are all bags made

proudly by our artisans.

If it were my choice,

I'd pick the giant deer bag

Lambert, is it okay

if I take Sui out a bit?

Of course. Oh, you plan to

use it for your familiar.

If that's the case,

softer leather may be best.

I agree. I'd like the one

who's using it to make the final decision.

Sui, which one do you like best?

S-Sui!

Sui likes this one!

S-Sorry about that!

No, no. I don't mind at all.

This is great. I always wanted something

to keep my knife at my waist.

We focused on the design of the buckle.

This item is 6 gold coins.

Six?!

This is nice, too. The scales really

stand out on the smaller accessories!

The scales used on this purse are from

a beautifully patterned snake skin.

It's an accessory

so it's only 1 gold coin.

Buy! I'll buy it!

Thank you very much.

You sell shoes, too?

Yes, since they are also leather goods.

I've been wearing the same

cheap leather shoes this whole time.

They've gotten pretty beaten up.

I could buy them

through my Online Grocery,

but I don't want to stand out

too much in this world

I'd like these, as well!

A bag, purse, boots,

and a belt with sheathe.

Your total comes to 11 gold coins.

However, for you, they are free.

Huh?!

You saved my life, Mukohda.

On top of that, I heard from Lars that

the meat we ate were

all high-quality ingredients

I sincerely apologize about that!

No, don't be sorry!

I really can't take such

wonderful products for free!

I can't take money

from the person who saved my life.

Of course,

I'll charge you properly next time.

Lambert, thank you very much.

By the way, I'd like to ask you

about something, Mukohda.

Yes?

The fact that you had

black serpent meat means

you hunted

a black serpent before, correct?

Yes, Fel did.

Do you happen to have its skin?

Oh, I already sold that

to the adventurer's guild.

I see. How unfortunate.

I was hoping to buy it from you

if you still had it in your hands.

There's always a shortage

of serpent skins.

Is that so?

Yes. The skin is expensive, but popular.

They sell well.

The adventurer's guild recently

got a high-level red serpent skin!

It's splendorous luster and vibrant

color took my breath away!

However, I wasn't able to

get my hands on any of it.

The skin was purchased for a very high

price by a marquis family. I'm so envious.

I'm sorry. I was probably the one

who put that snake skin on the market

Buying monster parts

directly from adventurers

is looked down upon by the guild,

but small exchanges are allowed.

If you hunt another black serpent,

please sell me the skin!

I understand.

I got so many things from you,

I'll be sure to offer it to you first.

You took a long time.

Hey, don't be like that. We were

able to get some really good things.

Sui, how do you like

the feel of the leather?

It's better than before.

I'm glad to hear that.

You kept talking about snakes earlier.

I wish to eat that for dinner.

It was delicious as karaage

Karaage? Sui loves that!

All right! It's decided!

We're hunting the metal lizard tomorrow,

so we'll go all out!

All right. The marinade is perfect.

We'll do soy sauce and salt-based ones

like we did last time.

We have a lot of meat now.

I'll stuff the two of them

until they say they can't eat anymore!

I should fry it twice

to make it more delicious.

I'll cook the red serpent first.

Fry it at a low temperature

first to cook it thoroughly.

They fry it at a high temperature

to crisp the outside.

Yeah, a perfect golden color.

So freaking good!

What the heck is this?!

It's so juicy on the inside,

but so crispy on the outside!

No fair, Master! Sui, too!

Feed me, as well.

I got it. Hold on a sec.

You already have some there!

Hurry and serve it!

They're not ready yet.

They're about to get even more delicious.

Thanks for waiting.

Master, these are tastier than before!

Right?

I fried them twice this time.

We still have a lot of meat left!

Another serving!

You guys are faster than usual

All right! I'll keep them coming!

DOUBLE FRIED KARAAGE OF VARIOUS MEATS

SOY SAUCE AND SALT FLAVOR

Sui is full.

Me, as well.

Hell, yeah! I won!

It was worth marinating all that meat!

Hm? I cannot eat any more.

This is my share,

as well as some for later.

If I fry them now, we can eat them later,

when we want to.

Oh! You are quite thoughtful.

I'm not doing it just for you, Fel.

Oh, that's right.

I should use the oil to fry some tonkatsu

and chicken katsu while I'm at it.

So good!

I can finally relax

and enjoy some karaage.

Karaage and beer go so well together!

The tonkatsu is great, too!

As expected of orc general meat!

Right, Fel? Sui?

Come to think of it, I haven't had a meal

to myself in a while.

Eating delicious food

while looking up at the moon

What a luxury.

ANOTHER WORLD THEATER: SECOND SERVING

I decided to offer

Japanese sweets this time.

Ooh! You have sent me

different sweets yet again!

Let me see

KOHAKUTO

What is this texture?!

It crumbles in my mouth

and then melts away

MITARASHI DANGO

This "dango" sweet

is so squishy and chewy.

The sweet sauce that envelops it

is so good!

What is this clear item?

MIZU YOKAN AND MIZU MANJU

What?! It tastes like red bean paste!

It seems red bean paste

can become anything!

Won't you get fat if you eat that much?

What?!

What did you say?! There is no way

a goddess like me would gain weight!

Why did you panic?

Silence!

Goodness, she's being so secretive.

Not fair.

I see

This is Mukouda.

I've been working hard every day

to increase my cooking repertoire!

After all, this world has a surprisingly

large number of ingredients!