Will I End Up As a Hero or a Demon King

Armor Shop in Another World

With a somewhat tired look on my face, I went down to the first floor of the Hunter Guild, where I found all three of them together, including Zink-kun.

“Hey, I heard you were looking for me too, Zink-kun?”

“Yes! I was wondering where you were staying…I didn’t expect to find you sleeping in a tree!”

“That’s right. I didn’t think I’d be sleeping in a tree again either, even though we’re in town… but I’ll be fine after today!”

Jajaan! I’ll show them the leather bag that Guild Master gave me.

“””Oh, oh, oh, oh!””””

Whoa, Potta-kun seems to recognize this leather bag too, Gufufu.

I sit down where the three of them are sitting and put the leather bag on the table. 

“I’ll check the contents right away! I’ll buy Potta-kun’s skewers of meat soon, so just wait for me.”

“Why did they give you this?”

“I heard that the mayor gave it to me as a thank-you for rescuing Mei-chan and the others.”

“Oh, I think the guild’s emergency request usually pays 100,000 Bikes for one person to come back alive, right?”

“Yes… but… no, never mind.”

Zink-kun’s statement is kind of disturbing, but it’s something I don’t really understand, so I can’t honestly care.

Anyway, I turn the leather bag upside down and several golden coins fall out.

Jingling jingling jingling…

“Let’s see… 15 coins in all. How much is one of these coins worth?”

“A thousand Bikes a piece.”

“So that’s 150,000 Bikes… that’s still great!”

“But you could have gotten more if it was an urgent request from the guild!”

“You idiot! If such a request is posted, we’ll be punished even if we get back alive!”

“What? Is that what happens?”

I couldn’t help but interject at the unexpected mention of punishment.

“Oh. If you don’t come back after exceeding the request schedule, the guild will request an urgent search and rescue. If you are found, the hunter who survives will be charged a fine for the inconvenience and the money will be deducted from your subsequent rewards.”

“I see… what about this time?”

“Well, since it’s before the emergency request, the penalty should be minimal. It is too early for an urgent request to be issued. I think the mayor gave you a small gratuity in exchange, less than what the guild would have given you.”

Hmmm.

This too is at odds with Jagov-san’s explanation…

Jagov-san seems to be a bit of a shady salesman.

He may not be a bad guy, but he has an atmosphere that he tries to pull out his true feelings by shaking you with ingratitude and emotions, and then tries to do something from there.

I probably won’t be able to beat that guy with words.

“Well, I got what I got, so that’s good! It seems like everyone else isn’t getting punished either! Anyway, I’ll buy everyone a meat skewer!”

“Yay! I’ll have one!”

“Are you sure? You saved my life, and now you’re going to give us something again… I’ll take only one skewer!”

“Potta-kun, you can have two without restriction. I got some meat from you earlier. So please bring us five meat skewers, auntie!”

“You returned the favor so soon. You’re so fast!”

I saw that each skewer cost 300 Bikes.

It’s a small price to pay for something like that.

I’d like you to accompany me for a little while afterward…hmmm.

“Ah! That’s right! I’ll give you the money for yesterday’s materials. How much do you need?”

“Hmm? How much did you end up getting?”