Chapter 3


    03 . Buying a house


    I who have entered an inn, decided to calcte 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 ce it seems . If this were Japan, 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 calction 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 grassy in .


    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 . Assuming 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 grassy in, 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 iing attack andunched 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 grassy in 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 suchment 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 .


    ***


    “This is the ce?”


    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 rmend me to go to this ce .


    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 .


    “Wee 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 shed in my mind was the consideration for Japan’s residential condition; following the image of my dream house, I said “I would like for a house with vast space 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 calction it was equivalent to 6 500 000 . But if I calcted if poorly it might have half the amount from what I have calcted .


    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 spacious 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 spacious 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 spacious 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 conjecturepletely . Probably I myself will look others who have such bags with those thought from now on .


    “Well then, I don’t exactly rmend 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 shoring regarding the space . 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 ce has a fishy background .


    I’ll worry about it when it actually came out . This is not Japan, but from the way that man talking . Perhaps, it will reallye 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 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 evere 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 sh . Thus, I myself, had gotten a mansion . If any of them ghost came out, I’ll beat them up! My excitement was apanied with such thought .


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