Monster Tamer: Volume 9 by Minto Higure

Author:Minto Higure [Higure, Minto]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2022-06-03T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9: The Village at Night

“We truly are indebted to you for handling this, Takahiro.”

After dinner, I remained in the chief’s residence.

“Thanks to you, the village has escaped disaster,” Melvin continued, sitting across the table from me as both he and Leah lowered their heads.

“It’s nothing. I’ve already received plenty in return.”

“About that, I’ve heard Shiran has negotiated with the army to take on the financial burden for the village.”

“We need to help each other out in times of need.”

In this world, people had to hire friendly foreign powers and noble houses to deal with the threat of monsters. The reward I would receive for dealing with the azure hares was based on this system. Nevertheless, it was too much of a burden on a poor village’s coffers, so the army was to handle a large portion of it.

In exchange, the villagers were to transport the blue stones that we’d gotten from the azure hares and offer them to the army. By selling them for use in dyes, the army could recover a portion of the expenses they were to pay me, and the village would be spared from having to spend over a week liquidating the goods in town.

The village was handling a remaining portion, but after informing them that I didn’t need to stockpile money I wouldn’t have many chances to use, it was decided that they would provide us with supplies instead.

I was planning to spend a good while in Shiran’s hometown, the neighboring village to this one, so we figured that whatever they could prepare for us without being a burden on them would be plenty. The village was taking the large amount of azure hare meat we’d gotten, so even deducting what they were to pay me, it shouldn’t affect them.

“In any case, Takahiro and Shiran were really impressive,” Leah said earnestly. “Even their orders given in the moment were masterful. It seems I’m not suited to taking command in such situations. I ended up losing my presence of mind and caused the other villagers to panic. I am so ashamed.”

After Leah let out a sigh, her beautiful smile returned.

“It’s a relief that things ended without a single casualty,” she added. “We cannot thank you enough.”

She then exchanged looks with Melvin. He nodded to her, then turned to me.

“By the way, sir,” he started.

“What is it?”

“I’ve heard that you hope to live your life out in a village.”

“Did Shiran tell you?”

I was surprised by the sudden change of topic, but it wasn’t all that unexpected. I’d spoken about this with Shiran beforehand, consulting her about whether there was anyone we could trust.

“So it’s true?” Melvin asked.

“Yes.” I nodded, finding his attitude curious. “You won’t ask why?”

“I’ve heard from Shiran that there are extenuating circumstances.”

“I see.”

I’d told Shiran that I didn’t mind if she revealed what she believed was necessary to mention. It turned out that she’d told Melvin and Leah that I was burdened with circumstances that couldn’t be brought to light. The fact that she’d told them that much indicated how much she trusted them.

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