CH.42: IDENTITY OF THE METAL

TN: Sorry for the delay, but I’m very busy.

The next morning, as usual, I take care of the fields, feed the chickens and collect the eggs, and then eat breakfast.

Today I won’t go to the dungeon immediately.
I think that I will go to sell the materials that I have accumulated so far.
As to how much it’s accumulated, in a day it was about 20-30 mantises, so there were nearly 80-120 sickles.
However, recently, I was able to defeat more than 30 of them in a day, and yesterday’s results were 41 of them.

This number is only of the mantises, it doesn’t include the other monsters.
If it’s included, the number will increase more than 2-3 times.
So, since it’s sold in a period of about a week, the number accumulated in that question is about 6 times.
That is, between 480 to 720 pieces, about 600 pieces.
In detail, the first week was 611 pieces, the second week was 608 and a little more this week, 637.
The secured rabbit ears were almost the same number, but compared with mantis sickle, it’s considerably cheaper and it’s getting less visible on the city.

The amount sold was more than 10 million yen for the 1st and 2nd week.
And, this time it’s also expected to be equal or more than that.
Then, it will exceed 30 million yen.
It will be an amount enough to build a house, but if I build one, it will be one of about 100 million.
Still, another 70 million yen, it’s an amount that can be collected in about 7 weeks.
Moreover, as time goes on, the amount I get will increase, so the number of days will be much shorter.
And, since there is the mystery metal this time, it’s possible to shorten the number of days more depending on it.

While thinking about such things, I headed to the material store.

“Welcome”

When I enter the store, the shopkeeper calls out as usual.
I put the baggage that I had on the counter.

“This please.”

“Ah, got it. Wait a moment.”

The shopkeeper takes the baggage with familiar hands and heads to the back of the store.
He seems to be spreading the contents at the open space in the back of the store and appraising them.

In the meantime, I look inside the store because I’m free, but I’m tired of most of them because I have come many times.
However, since occasionally there are things that I have never seen, so I have to see such things first hand, but since there were no such things this time, I played with my smartphone and killed time.

The shopkeeper appears after a while.

“I kept you waiting. However, it’s always too much. Bring it more frequent.”

“I think so, but I rarely come here.”

I answer while scratching my head.

“Chit, well it’s okay. Then, about the materials of this time, the rabbit ears didn’t have any problems so I will buy them all. About the sickles, this time was a considerable amount because there were a few with scratches. 481 out of 637 don’t have a scratch, or even if they have there’s no problem. The remaining 156 have scratches that stand out, but we can buy them. So, the total price is.”

The shopkeeper takes a calculator and devotes himself to it.
And, when he finished it, he showed to me.

“It’s going to be this.”

The number displayed in the calculator exceeded 11.6 million yen.
Oh~~ It’s the best earnings until now.
It’s an amount of 1 million more than usual.
In that case, building a house might be faster.

Oops, I almost forgot.

“Do you know what this is?”

That said what I took out it’s the mysterious black metal found by Pochi.
The shopkeeper’s eyes color changed when he saw it.

“Hou, Kurotesu?” (TN: it could be ‘black iron’, but it’s on katakana so I left like that)

“Kurotetsu?”

“That’s right. Write as black iron and read as kurotetsu.” (TN: this has sense in Japanese, this is the original ’黒い鉄と書いて、黒鉄と読む’)

“Hee, is that so? I mean, it’s like that.”

“I know. However it’s the common name and there is another official name, but kurotetsu was easier to understand, and call it kurotetsu became mainstream unnoticed.”

“Hmm. By the way, what’s the official name?”

“I forgot.”

“Oi!”

“Well, isn’t it good? Because there is hardly a person who understand when the official name is said. On the contrary, if you don’t say kurotetsu, they don’t understand, so there is no point in remembering the official name.”

“I see”

Even if you remember the official name if it isn’t understood bay that name, is there any meaning to remember it?

“So, this kurotetsu? How much it can be sold?”

“This? The quantity of kurotetsu on the market is few, so I will buy it at a high price. The purchase rate is almost the same as gold.”

“Same as gold!!”

“Yeah, that’s right. Gold was about 1g for 4,800 yen. Kurotetsu is a little lower than that 1g for 4,300 yen. So the kurotetsu that you brought.”

I put the kurotetsu on the balance.
The measured value was 2,812g.
In other words, it will be 4,300×2,812, then, e~to?

“This is the purchase price.”

Before I could do it, a calculator was used.
The value was 12,091,600.
Eh?
12,091,600?
1・10・100・1,000・10,000・100,000・1,000,000・10,000,000・10 million~!?
Eh, lie, seriously!?
Only this is over 12 million yen!?
What’s that?
It’s more than my weekly earnings……

“What will you do? Will you sell it?”

“Oh, yes. Please”

“Is that so? Will you sell it?”

I was curious about how the shopkeeper said that.
So, I frankly ask him.

“What do you mean?”

“No, nothing. If you sell it, it will certainly be a large sum. However, you can also make a weapon or armor from it without selling it.”

“Weapon or armor?”

“Yes, that’s right. This kurotetsu has the strength which cannot be compared with a metal found on the earth until now. Even Seekers don’t have weapons or armors made with this”

Oh, that’s the way.
My head was filled with an unexpectedly large sum, but having a weapon or armor made of it is not a bad thing.
However, how much can be made with this amount it’s a problem.
Also, since there is no connection with a place to process this, do I have to find a place to process it?

“If you process it, I will coordinate where you can do that?”

“Really!?”

I leaned over with a lot of strength without thinking.
Rather than searching form zero, it’s unlikely to be turned down if I’m introduced from such a place.
If you think about it, there is no point if it becomes like this.

“O, Oh. That’s true. So, what will you do?”

“That’s so…”

What to do?
At the moment, I’m not troubled with weapons and armors.
But, there is no loss having a good weapon or armor.
However, I heard that it isn’t good to rely on a good weapon or armor.
It seems that the technique cannot rise as we rely on weapons and armor.
But, should I have a good weapon, at least one?
But, as I said earlier, I’m not troubled.
We~ll. I’m worried about it, but should I let this pass?
From now on, when I’m in trouble with my current weapon or armor, should I make it?

“I’m still okay for now. But, I want to make it when the trouble comes, is it okay?”

“Really? Don’t worry. I’ll get in touch properly. So whenever you want, come and tell me”

“Yes. Thank you very much.”

I picked up the money and the kurotetsu and tried to leave the place.
At that time, the shopkeeper stops me.

“Wait a minute.”

I thought about what happened.
I don’t have any more to talk about, and there are no forgotten objects.
There should be no reason to be stopped.

“What is it?”

“That result has come out.”

“That?”

“The medicine that you brought in before.”