Chapter 401 – Assassination Family Raven 4 (22)

The five men, exhausted from crossing the Ernian Mountains, entered the lodging provided by the Adventurer’s Guild.

I immediately went with Sagrun to meet the Adventurer Guild Master of Garret Territory and told him about what happened yesterday.

“I killed all the harpies in the cave and even took the magic tool that was causing the problem.”

I put the magic tool I had in my pocket on the desk.

Sagrun and the guild master slightly moved their bodies outside, probably because they didn’t know what kind of magic tool it was.

“The man who was captured had it, and it is said to be a magic tool that has a positive effect on the mother and child. It seems that the harpy was a little overly affected.”

“I guess I should also call a wizard who can handle magic tools and check… It would be a great achievement to find out that magic tools that don’t have much effect on people can be abused.”

The guild master immediately spoke about the misuse of magic tools.

I think it was perfect that I didn’t hand over the three things I got from defeating the goblin shaman before – the magic circle, flame, berserk, and mind control – to the magic tower.

If it becomes known that this magic tool can summon other monsters, it could pose a great threat to the empire as it means that the number of monsters can be controlled at will.

“How many harpies were there? He didn’t get the numbers right during the last raid.”

Unlike the guild master who had dangerous thoughts, Sagrun asked me what was appropriate.

“I’m not sure because I didn’t count the number, but there were at least fifty. The bodies weren’t thrown outside the cave, so the adventurers can check.”

“Is that so…? If you count the ones we met on the way up, there were 70 of them. That was a lot. Master, do you have the reward for killing the harpy now?”

“Hmm? If there’s a guy who makes crafts with harpy feathers, I could buy it. Since it has the appearance of a woman, if the corpse is clean, there will be people who want to taxidermy it…”

When the guild master said something dangerous again, the office seemed to get a little cold.

Although taxidermy of monsters is not illegal, it is not something people prefer.

There were only a few people who taxidermized the monster they caught because it was a female monster, perhaps to show off.

Even after infiltrating the homes of people who had committed all kinds of evil deeds and ending their lives, I had never seen a stuffed monster in the house.

It was Sagrun who broke the silence created by the guild master.

“Brother, can’t you give me the right to dispose of the harpy’s body for 30 gold?”

Sagrun looked at me and said.

“Are you sure you can make a profit from the harpy’s corpse?”

“It’s a gamble for me. I don’t know how cleanly I killed the harpy, but if I kill it cleanly, I’ll earn more than I originally agreed to receive.”

“So, we didn’t decide on a ratio?”

“Wasn’t it 20%, 6 gold?”

Sagrun said with a grin.

At first, they said half-and-half, but it looks like they set the guide value and the value that allowed me to start the mission at 20%.

I’ve never been interested in monster corpses, so I don’t know if the Harpy corpse has much value, but it seemed like I could earn 20% of 30 gold, more than 6 gold.

I think I could get more gold by waiting to dispose of it, but I thought it would be better to go to Shainen quickly than to stay a few more days to earn money.

30 gold is definitely not a small amount of money.

“Okay, let’s do that.”

“Because that’s the way it is. Master, why don’t you hurry up and hand over the 30 gold?”

“Hmm… I have to make sure I did my mission properly… I guess it’s fair to say I succeeded since I brought the hostage in safely.”

The guild master opened the drawer next to his desk and started taking his gold out of his pocket.

The guild master took out 2 pieces of 10 gold and 10 pieces of 1 gold and pushed the gold towards me.

“What about your pockets?”

“It’s here.”

The guild master pushed an empty gold bag towards me and I put everything in it and stood up.

“Thank you for the quick settlement, I hope I earn more than 6 gold.”

After saying a word to the guild master and Sagrun, I left the guild.

We departed from the Ernian Mountains in the morning, but the sun was setting when we arrived, so it looks like we can depart for the Raven family’s educational institution tomorrow.

‘I need to eat something more than that.’

Unlike the men who ate harpy thigh meat for three meals, I didn’t eat even one meal.

I walked towards the restaurant.

***

“Whoa… I almost got lost.”

As soon as Xian went outside, Sagrun sighed and said.

As a class A adventurer, Sagrun was able to talk comfortably with the guild master.

“Master, be careful what you say. Didn’t you feel that the atmosphere was cooling down when we talked about monster breeding and taxidermy?”

When Sagrun spoke to the guild master with his deadly spirit, the guild master responded by shedding his deadly spirit.

“I felt it too. Still, I just said what I thought without hiding it. If I had hidden my true feelings from that monster, the atmosphere would have been even stranger.”

The guild master also made his own moves to deal with the Raven family’s assassins.

Sa Grun also nodded his head slightly, thinking that what he said was not entirely wrong.

“Still, thanks to my brief guidance, I’ll make quite a bit of money. How much is the corpse of 70 harpies worth?”

“If you have a neat and pretty harpy corpse that died cleanly, you can earn 2 gold just by taxidermy and selling it.”

“What’s 2 gold? If you’re gorgeous, you can get 10 gold.”

Since they stayed for a long time as adventurers in the nearby Garret territory where harpies inhabited, the two were well aware of the market price of harpy taxidermy.

When the money was overflowing, there were many rich people who opened their eyes to strange things, and such people bought stuffed monsters at high prices.

You need to know such dark routes to make a lot of money, so you need enough experience.

“I will have trustworthy people check it tomorrow, so Master, please check this.”

Sagrun tapped the magic tool on the desk with his hand.

“Yes. If you can really raise harpies quickly, there is no need to hunt them down to obtain them.”

“I think I could make a lot of money if I get eaten by other money-making monsters, trolls, etc. Will that work?”

“The baby troll is also a troll. I have to meet a wizard tomorrow, so I’ll be visiting the Magic Tower for the first time in a while.”

“Well, let’s work hard.”

When Sagrun held out his fist to the guild master, the guild master also brought his fist up.

“Yes, what else would an adventurer want but money?”

*

I had a hearty dinner and found a place to stay nearby.

I was concerned that the hole in the ceiling caused by the harpy had been roughly filled, but the fee was reduced a little.

I sat down on the bed and summoned Shahemos.

“Hello, master.”

Shahemos, who looked like a child, ran up to me and hugged me tightly.

“Okay, hello.”

He said while stroking Shahemoth’s delicate back.

“I’m going to Shainen tomorrow, but I don’t know how to take you there.”

As soon as he said those words, Shahemos grew little by little and took on the shape of an adult.

The little boy who was holding my waist held both of his shoulders and made eye contact with me and said.

“Can’t we just call him a devil or a concubine instead of hiding it? Master, you were a libertine there anyway, right? How many women did you get pregnant?”

“For me, I just did what suited me. It was necessary to inject new blood into the women of the Raven and Crow families.”

For the former Cian Raven, it was a matter of proving his worth in Shainen, and fortunately, he was a good fit.

When he completed the task of impregnating all the women there, the family members found out that he could use Shadow Craft, erased their memories and turned them into assassins.

“Then wouldn’t it be okay if I gave a similar reason? I could just say I brought her in because I got pregnant from outside, right?”

“Wouldn’t it be hard to get out of there if I told you I was pregnant? It doesn’t change the fact that I took you.”

“I see. Then I think it would be better to just call it the master’s summoned beast. Shall we turn into a spirit or something?”

Shahe Moss fell slightly, removing her clothes and slightly blurring her hands and feet.

I changed her skin color to slightly blue and dyed her hair black.

By engraving large black tattoos on her blue skin and changing the outline of her body to look like it was covered in shadows, she definitely looked like a spirit.

“Ta-da! Transformation! Spirit of Shadow.”

“I’ve never seen it in person, but it seems plausible. I think we just need to reduce the size a little.”

Shahemos listened to me and reduced her body size.

Since it was floating in the air, a stranger would think it was a spirit.

“Since when were you able to fly?”

“I don’t know. I guess I can do it now.”

Since Shahemoth was only allowed to transform into a few different forms, I thought that he might not be aware of its limitations.

I haven’t checked how to make a gun and put bullets in it recently.

Shahemos, in the form of a spirit floating in the air, spun around me.

“Can you use Yeongtu (影套) in that condition?”

“I’ll try.”

When Shahe Moss was covered in shadow, his presence became slightly blurred, even if it could not be completely erased.

Previously, I felt like I was about 70% a spirit of shadow, but now I felt like I was a 90% spirit.

I felt like I could definitely deceive at this level, so I laid down on the bed.

Then Shahemos, who changed his form again into a saint, climbed on top of me.

“You’re not going to pay attention to me when you go there, right? Instead, master, fill me up today♡”

Looking at the change in form today, it seemed like Shahemoth’s power could be put to good use if it was strengthened a little more.

That’s why I’m taking Shahemos to Shainen.