Hunting Quest, Finally!

※~・Arc 6: Dungeon Building; Dungeon Battles・~※

Hey, Shun here!

You'd think that going to a fantasy world would be a lot of fun but it's not really gonna be the case if you didn't have the necessary skillsets to even remotely enjoy it.

I wonder what the supposed heroes are doing in this world. If they come to my dungeon to destroy my fantasy experience, I just hope they're ready for the repercussions of their actions.

I'm sure that I'll be treating them reeaally nicely.

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(Shun's POV)

After getting the items to be delivered, I walked towards the shopping district. This place is not very far from the industrial district and it looked a lot like this city's 'main street' of sort.

The stands lining the road is one evidence that a lot of people pass by this place. Right, this should be the place where the kebab stall owner is.

I wonder if he was the one who commissioned that rabbit hunting quest.

Even though I was slightly distracted, I still maintained a relatively high speed in order to reach my first destination. The passersby would look at me running on the 'main street' from time to time but I completely ignored them all.

Anyway, back to the stalls. I was caught off guard by just how many stores there were.

This one sells nothing but bread… and yes, it all looks hard as heck. I thought back to how Rokuko is practically close to worshipping the breads I would occasionally give her after our work inside the dungeon was done.

It looked like that hard bread cost two coppers for three pieces. I thought as much. Fantasy isn't really reliable when it comes to breads.

There's also a stall that looks like a greengrocer. But… the stuff they sell seems to be inferior to the stuffs I got from the DP Catalog.

As an aside, I could actually access the Menu even though I wasn't in the dungeon. It would be great if i could use DP to buy things from this distance but, I could only look at the DP Catalog and not buy anything.

"…Ah, wait, I got distracted again…"

I had forgotten my actual goal and started information gathering for real by accident. Although that made me disappointed in myself, it was undeniable that a fantasy city was the perfect environment to tickle a man's heart.

I'll go sightseeing when the circumstances are not like this one. Looking at the many buildings surrounding me, I started looking for the store where I'm supposed to be delivering the items.

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(Shun's POV)

Utilizing my quick feet, I quickly finished the delivery quest. It only took me around 45 minutes to finish all of the deliveries.

I took so long because I couldn't help but gather information while I'm at it. Aside from getting some juicy information like how slaves are present in this world, I also got some information about the slums and how it works.

Turns out that the slums in this world are pretty similar to the slums on Earth. However, in this world's slums, the place is more often than not used in doing some illegal deals and transactions.

I've never been in the slums of Earth before but they sound pretty similar to me. Just the fact that people somehow dislike going in there is proof of just how chaotic that place is.

Guess I need to cover myself up when going there. Thankfully, I bought something that would be useful to me back when I was browsing the DP Catalog for things.

It's totally not because I thought it would be fun to have such an item, nope.

As an aside, I found out that the refined sugar that's on my DP Catalog is really valuable, the same goes for iodized salt, and there's a rumor going around that you can get stronger by destroying Dungeon Cores.

Maybe I should fortify the rooms leading to the dungeon core more after learning about this fact. Wait, I could also just think of a way to hide it from adventurers.

Anyway, since it's about time I go back, I made the last client rate me before taking his signature.

"Thanks. I'll be going now, then."

"No problem. You sure are serious with your work."

"Haha… I gotta rank up fast, after all."

After putting the slip which will prove that I finished the quest inside my leather bag, I sprinted towards the smithy. I passed through the alleyways to avoid traffic.

I arrived at the smithy and snuck into the bathroom without anyone noticing. Alright, let's go outside and tell the blacksmith that I finished cleaning it.

After donning a serious look on my face, I left the bathroom. Do I need to be so serious while exiting a bathroom? No? I just wanted to do it somehow.

"…All done?" The client called out to me almost immediately after I got out and approached him.

"Yep. I finished what I was doing."

"Alright… Give me the slip and let me sign it."

I handed the slip over to him before he looked at me for a while. I waited for him for a few minutes as he got up to probably check the bathroom.

"Good. You did a really good job young un'."

"Thank you?"

"Here's the slip. Now go."

"Thanks, mister. I'll get going now then."

I quickly left the smithy and went back to the Adventurer's Guild in a flash. Heh, it's a secret that I also used my [Ninjutsu] skills and [Enchant Arts] to travel faster.

By the time we reached the Adventurer's Guild, the sun is still high up in the sky, emitting its scorching heat. Looks like it's still around noon. I'll search for an inn later.

And so, I returned to the guild with my quest slips. There were still a lot of people inside, maybe because it is still past noon.

The same receptionist as earlier was behind the counter. There were a few other receptionists too, but thinking it best to deal with someone I had experience conversing with, I brought the slips to her.

"…So, how were they? Too much for you, just like I said?" Yep, it sure was the same receptionist as earlier. As prickly as ever eh, Ms. Receptionist?

I decided to just go along with her sharp tongue as a sign of the concern she had for me as a seemingly reckless newb adventurer even though we've only known each other for not even a day.

"Nope, I finished them both. Here you go."

"Wow… You certainly did finish them. And you received high praise for your performance on both." Ms. Receptionist was looking at the slips with surprise. Heh heh, are you surprised? I was, too.

"In that case, congratulations on completing your quests. Here is your payment of eighteen coppers."

The receptionist stacked eighteen coppers on the counter. The fruits of my labor. Although it ended quickly, I had still worked for this money.

"There is also an additional eight coppers as a special payment for doing such a good job on both jobs. Here you are."

"Nice. Thank you."

"Do you need anything else?"

Uh, I wonder if Ms. Receptionist is always like this? You won't get a boyfriend if you're always like that, you know?

"I'll take the rabbit hunting quest. Wait, let me get the slip in a jiffy." I left the counter without waiting for her reply and quickly took the quest slip from the bulletin board. Good thing no adventurer took this earlier.

"Here it is. I'll take this quest."

She showed a look of surprise for the second time today as she eyed me with what seems to be concern and worry? It soon vanished before I could say something about it, though.

"…Application registered. The guild accepts your services. The client is the stall owner who sells kebabs located in the main street of the shopping district. Take care not to get lost. Here is the quest slip you should show to the client. Be certain to receive his signature after completing the job."

Eh? You're not gonna say anything else? That's it? I thought you're gonna say something prickly again but, okay, this is fine as well.

"Alright. Thanks for the assistance."

I still had plenty of time to go rabbit hunting. Wait, where can we even find rabbits? They should be around the nearby forest, right? I saw some of them while traveling.

To be doubly sure, I decided to just go and ask the client about it.

When I arrived at the shopping district, sure enough, the client was indeed the one I passed by when me and the gatekeeper went to the Adventurer's Guild. The nice smell of fatty meats being cooked wafted through the air.

"These kebabs looks quite delicious. However, what's with this gamey smell? Did he not drain the blood before cooking it?" I wondered as I approached the client.

"You're the adventurer who took the rabbit quest? Alright. Where's the meat? I don't see you holding any."

"I was just about to go get it."

"Huh. Well, I'm gonna be using the meat next week, so take all the time you need today. I'll be cooking meat here until the evening. So, what do you need with me?"

Guess I should buy something from him before asking any further question? It would be rude not to.

"…I'd like two kebabs, please. And I'd also appreciate it if you can tell me where I could hunt some rabbits."

"Coming right up. That'll be five coppers each… so yeah, ten coppers total. As for the rabbits, you can find them outside of the town. You can find a lot of them out of the west gate, right up to the forest surrounding Tsia Mountain, but not fully inside of it. Oh, and don't worry about dissecting them. I'll take care of that."

"Great, thank you for the information. I'll go there to hunt, then." I took the kebabs and bit onto one. As I did so, I fished out ten coppers from my leather bag and handed it over to the stall owner.

Yep, the taste sure have this gamey feel to it. This just proved that this world didn't know about the trick of draining the blood first before cooking the meat.

A shame, it would've tasted better if this stall owner knew about it.

As I munched on the kebabs, I headed towards the West Gate of the city. Hunting rabbits is my next quest.

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※~To be continued~※

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Author's Remarks:

※ Onto hunting the poor rabbits! Again! Why do rabbits get the short end of the stick every time in a fantasy world? I swear, I'm gonna use them inside the dundo