When I got to the guild, I headed towards the reception desk, and gathered some information. I got my information from a male employee. He looked to be the type who does his job without much care. When I showed him my E Rank guild card, he, without checking my age or appearance, quickly went and brought back only the jobs for E Rank up. I also ended up getting information on the magical beast. Apparently, it’s a strong magical beasts that’s known as Smash Boar.
If I recall correctly, a smash boar is a short horned pig. Its body is big, and it’s plenty tough, its skin is also thick, so you can’t deal a fatal damage to it if your strength is superficial.
If you’re wondering why I know this before even being told about it, well it’s because it was written there in the letter I got from Gayn and the others when I first came to this world. Along with the information of my lineage in this world and my grandparents, was to fight a smash boar once if I have the chance before going to my grandparent’s village.
And apparently, the smash boar in this town is exactly the same as the smash boar I’m thinking about. It wasn’t possible to accept the subjugation request for the smash boar, so I got an herb collection request near the place where the smash boar appears instead. Then afterwards, I went back to Pioro-san’s store. Along the way, I recalled the contents of the letter…
The name of the village your grandparents lived in is Cormi Village. That village lies within the thick forest known as The Great Forest of Shurus.
The Great Forest of Shurus is a treasure house of medicinal plants. And you can find precious stones with good quality inside the caves of the great forest.
It was in order to acquire those things that many villages were built around and inside that thick forest, serving as a stopping point. The Cormi Village is one of those, and it was because of that, that your grandparents lived there.
But The Great Forest of Shurus is also a nest of monsters, making it a perilous forest. Even in the shallow parts of the forest, the weaker monsters are all D Rank up. Moreover, the adventurers who went there to collect herbal plants or mine precious stones that were killed, have had their remains turned into undead, and are loitering around the forest as zombies, skeletons, or ghosts.
That’s why, along with the will of your grandparents for you to inherit their belongings as well as for you to continue your grandmother’s research, is a warning that you must train in magic and get used to your body before going to the village.
It’s not impossible for me to go the village right from the start with only the martial arts and Qi Gong that I had with me when I got here into this world. However, if I were to have happened upon a ghost, who is immune to physical attacks, then it’s not guaranteed that I would have been able to come back alive. That’s why I began training myself in the Forest of Gana… During that time, I got caught up in my hobbies, and passed three years… I’ve been thinking of going since I got out of the forest. But before that, I need to prepare.
I went back to Pioro’s store while thinking that. When I got back, I had supper there as well today.
During mealtime I talked to Pioro-san about my plans to go the north tomorrow, at which Pioro-san replied, “Going north? So you’re finally going ta hunt the smash boar then?” Right after Pioro-san said that, Miyabi-san hit him with a tsukkomi, while his wife, Kurana-san, rebuked him with a frightening smile.
The smash boar is nothing but practice for me, but for Pioro-san, it’s an obstacle for his business, and at the same time a good product. Apparently, the smash boar’s meat is not only odorless, but also soft, and delicious.
In case I end up hunting the smash boar, I should take it to this store. It’s true that I didn’t take the subjugation request, but just because I didn’t take it doesn’t mean I can’t fight it. After all, it can’t be helped if while gathering herbal plants I end up fighting with it. No one wants to be killed without fighting back after all, so there’s no need to hold back if I happen upon the smash boar by chance. It’s not like anyone would complain if I accidentally end up meeting the smash boar and end up killing it, right? …Hmm? Was my personality always like this? I wonder if I’ll end up rustling the ruffians around here… I better take care…
After supper ended, I went back to my room, and prepared for tomorrow.