36 – #036 Solicitation
“I haven’t counted them exactly, but I’m guessing about seventy.”
I told the truth as it was, but Professor Peter laughed and said, as if he thought it was a joke or a bluff.
“Student John Do, you are joking. Seventy horses… You won’t be able to do that even if you’re confined to the dungeon for a week, the probation period.”
It wasn’t unreasonable that Peter couldn’t believe it. In fact, without Vivian’s help, he wouldn’t have caught it so quickly.
Moreover, even if he defeated the black dog, considering the time it took to move the huge black dog’s corpse without an inventory, a week was not enough.
This was nonsense, judging by Peter’s ignorance of the existence of the inventory and the fact that Vivian helped him.
“It may be hard to believe, but it is true. If you don’t believe me, you can check with Professor Vivian.”
“Yes?! Professor Vivian….”
Peter didn’t believe it at first, but when the name of the existence that could make the impossible possible came out, his complexion changed.
Peter’s expression, which started from disbelief, changed to doubt and soon began to be colored with astonishment.
‘This person’s expression is very colorful.’
It’s not very fun to see a man’s expression being colorful, but I like the fact that his reaction is good.
“… So do you really have seventy of them?”
“Maybe. There were too many of them, so I didn’t count them all.”
A total of 100 black dogs were caught, but some were not retrieved because they were too damaged, and I did not collect them because I thought I would not be able to use all of them from the middle.
Excluding the things I left behind, they took up a large portion of the inventory slot, so there should be about 70 of them.
“Then can you sell me just one? I will buy it for the amount you ask!!”
“It doesn’t matter if I sell it… What are you going to use the black dog’s corpse for?”
“Study, of course!!”
Peter, who had extensive experience in dungeon raids, belonged to the strongest of the professors except for Vivian and Marianne, but even with his power, it was impossible to investigate a dungeon where ferocious monsters lurk like the Beast King’s Garden.
That’s why he tried to study the Beast King’s garden a little by examining the corpses of monsters living in dungeons, but this also didn’t go his way.
“For the past few years, I’ve been requesting to obtain the corpse of a monster living in the Beast King’s Garden, but it has been unsuccessful.”
Even the mischievous Caesar Crow boasts such strength that even veteran adventurers rush at it together, they cannot even waste time.
Even though he was not an adventurer but a professor, there was nothing special. I tried several times over the past few years with other professors, but each time I was met with a miserable defeat.
“You came back alive and well. But there’s one thing I’m concerned about, can I ask it?”
“Of course. What are you curious about?”
“As far as I know, the academy has experts in many fields. For example, you are an expert who has studied dungeons for a long time, right?”
“Yes, but… What’s wrong with that?”
“No, I’m not saying it’s a problem, but I’m asking this question because I think there are people besides the professor who want the black dog’s corpse.”
For example, even if you don’t study dungeons, wouldn’t a professor who studies monsters want the corpse of a black dog?
And even if you weren’t a researcher researching something, a swordsman would have coveted armor or weapons made from a black dog’s corpse.
“So, if possible, please contact other professors who want the body of the black dog. There are enough corpses.”
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“Is it really there?”
“Oh, yes!”
It wasn’t to soothe a whining child, but when this question and answer was repeated several times, Peter involuntarily screamed in irritation.
“I only ask once or twice. How many times do I ask?!”
“No, it’s too unbelievable….”
Other professors nodded in agreement with the professor who opened his mouth.
It is also true that the time given to John Doe was only a week, and the time was tight.
Even if he went to the dungeon on the day he was put on probation, it would be impossible without catching ten of them in one day.
In other words, even doing it once was called a feat, and he did what he deserved more than ten times a day.
But no matter how much they borrowed Vivian’s help, they couldn’t believe that John Doe, who was much younger than them, had done such a thing.
“Couldn’t you gather the professors and tell them lies? From what I can see, I don’t have the personality to be bluffing, so don’t be suspicious.”
“No, it must be him….”
“Ugh!! I would have told you not to make such discriminatory comments!! We’re going to ask him. And have you forgotten what happened in the arena?!”
All the professors were already familiar with the tragedy that took place in the arena.
Even if it wasn’t for that reason, he had to refrain from doing anything that would displease John Doe as long as he went to ask him to sell the black dog’s corpse.
Because of that, Peter deliberately did not call a professor who was from the East or had a deep relationship with the East, fearing that there might be someone using the derogatory term “Barbarian” As he is now.
“Ah, since everyone calls it that way, I’m used to it, so stop….”
“Please use the words Asians and Asians. From what Professor Vivian is saying, it seems that John calls the same race as the student.”
“Okay, pay attention to me.”
After warning the other professors once again, we arrived at the 5th training ground prepared for training against monsters.
Compared to other training grounds, it was wider and there were fewer students using it as it was for its intended purpose, making it an appropriate place to trade large items such as black dog carcasses.
When I arrived at the training ground, I saw the figure of John Doe who had arrived first, but the object that appeared to be the body of a black dog was nowhere to be seen.
Even if you use a magic tool to open this space, there is a limit to its capacity, so while everyone was puzzled, John Doe, who found the professor, waved his hand.
“Student John Do, I can’t see the body of the black dog. What is this….”
“The bodies were piled up, but I haven’t taken them out yet because I fear insects might get caught. Let’s get it out now.”
Saying that, John Doe waved his hand several times into the air, and a number of black dog corpses began to fall from the empty air.
When the giant monster, several meters tall, fell from the air, it splattered with a loud sound and what looked like the blood of a black dog.
As the body of the black dog began to fall from the empty air, the professors watched the body of the black dog fall with their eyes wide open from the shock as big as the body of the black dog.
“Really… really knocked me down And so much….”
The professors, who specialized in combat rather than research, gritted their teeth as if they were indignant at the fact that young John Doe overtook him and defeated the black dog.
Meanwhile, the professors, whose main job is research, were blinking their eyes like children who met an athlete they admired.
For them, who were trembling because they couldn’t even get a corpse of a monster wandering aimlessly, let alone a black dog, a corpse of a black dog was the best research material that could not be obtained even if they paid billions of dollars.
“… Everyone seems to be happy, so I’m happy too. Then, shall we talk about the price?”
“Ugh… !!”
I was shocked to see the body of the black dog, but I forgot about it for a while, but these bodies did not belong to the professors yet.
John Doe offered to sell the black dog’s carcass, but he hadn’t decided what price to put on it.
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While everyone was thinking in their minds how much money he could currently manage, John Doe opened his mouth.
“The price is 100 Jenny, you can only buy one, and proxy purchases are not accepted, so please don’t bring your family.”
“… What?”
Everyone was bruised by the ridiculous amount of 100 Jenny, which is only the price of a train ticket.
At first I thought he was joking before he said the real price, but John Doe’s eyes through his hair were serious.
“Student John Doe, really… Are you selling it for only 100 Zeny?”
“How can a man speak two words with one mouth? But that’s not all. There is something I would like to ask of you personally.”
“You want to ask….”
“I don’t intend to ask for anything special while selling a mutt carcass. I just want you to take my side if something like a week ago happens again.”
John Doe hurriedly added to the words that, depending on interpretation, seemed to be telling him to become his subordinate.
“Of course, I have no intention of doing such a thing if possible. And I won’t expect support from professors for something so big that they can’t take my side.”
“Then why….”
“It will happen again whether I want it or not.”
What happened today made John Doe realize that the same thing as a week ago could happen anytime, as long as he was in Valor.
Before, I was able to get out of a crisis thanks to Vivian’s instigation, but I couldn’t imagine that things would work out the next time.
Regardless of his will, if something happened soon, John Doe wanted to make a little bit of his side.
“Then why don’t we move half? Since something big has already happened, no one will oppose it if we put it on the agenda at the faculty meeting.”
If you move to a class with a large number of imperial nobles, then at least the same thing as a week ago won’t happen.
It was a good idea to eradicate the cause of the problem itself, but John Doe rejected it.
“Why should I run against those weaker than me? I don’t know if everyone in the class except me is moving, but I don’t like the opposite.”
“Ummm….”
When John Doe stubbornly refused to move the class, the professors were troubled.
Although the relationship between a student and a professor could have been ended with a transaction if only money was exchanged, it was a request for a conversation related to the operation of the academy.
Originally, I would have rejected it right away, but it was a time when everyone was thinking about a unique opportunity that might not come back.
“You guys are talking about something interesting.”
A girl clad in golden mana came down to the ground from the dark sky where the moonlight was hidden behind the dark clouds.
“Can you include her original daughter?”