Legend

rn or insects, but it couldn’t hide his body’s constitution.

At first glance he might look like a farmer, and he was definitely a farmer, but Rei was pretty sure the man had been a fighter before becoming a farmer.

As he thought that, he known since yesterday that this village held some secrets relating to Duke Kerebel, so he didn’t pursue the matter further as he told the farmer what he wanted.

Actually, if you have any summer vegetables, I’d like to have some.
Of course, not for free.
I’d like to exchange some Bicorn meat for it.」

「Hmm.
I guess I have some potatoes I just harvested.
Is that okay?」

The farmer turned to look at a nearby hut.
It seemed to be the place where he had harvested his potatoes.

After being harvested, the potatoes would be left to dry in the shade to stop them from rotting, after which they could be stored for almost a year.

That said, dried out potatoes tasted much worse than ones which were freshly harvested.
Knowing this from his life in Japan, Rei nodded as he took out some Bicorn meat from the Misty Ring.

The 30kg chunk of Bicorn meat was still quite fresh despite the fact that it had been stored in the Misty Ring for quite a few days.

(Well, it was stored in the Misty Ring……but while it won’t decay, there’s also no way to age anything.)

The more magic power a monster had, the better its meat tasted.
Rei wondered how good the meat would taste if it were aged, but as an adventurer, he couldn’t think of a place where he could age meat.

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If there was one possible place, it would be Hasta’s dismantling hut, but he couldn’t casually ask to use it if it would interfere with Hasta’s dismantling work.
Above all, there was also the problem of controlling the temperature.

(No, if it’s temperature control system, the Dusk Wheat should have at least one? In that case, next would be the highest ranking monster meat I have.
That would be the Lemrace.
Given how much meat I have, I could probably use some.)

The Lemrace was a sea serpent that was over 30m in length.
The head might have been blown up and some meat given to the adventurers who helped to dismantle it or served to others during celebrations, but there was still a considerable amount left in the Misty Ring.

There was enough for Rei and Set to eat for over a year.

「Ohh, this is great.
This Bicorn meat.
If I can get this much, I wouldn’t mind trading potatoes for it.
In fact, I’d ask you to trade it with me.」

「Is that so, then I’d like the potatoes.」

「Sure, how much do you want?」

「I don’t mind, just as much as the meat.」

The farmer looked quite shocked at Rei’s words, but didn’t seem to have a problem with it as he guided Rei to the hut.

 

 

 

「This is……amazing.」

Inside the hut, there were potatoes, potatoes and more potatoes.
It was close to what you could call a carpet of potatoes.

(They look more like potatos than a sweet potatos.
……But I guess that’s natural as this was harvested in summer.)

Nodding, Rei stored about 30kg of potatoes into the Misty Ring.

Although it was the same weight’s worth, 30kg of potatoes was still a considerable amount and it took him about 20 minutes to store it all away.

「Then, thanks for the meat.」

After being seen off by the farmer, Rei and Set went back to exploring the village.

They spent the rest of the day wandering around, collecting vegetables and catching fish in the river when some children invited them.

(Come to think of it, it’s been more than a year since I first came to Elgin.)

Rei thought to himself as he vaguely looked towards the summer sunset in the distance.

Rei didn’t regret coming to Elgin from Japan.
After all, if he hadn’t he would have died.

For that Rei held no grudges towards Zepairu.

「Guru~」

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Seeing Rei like that, Set, who had a deep connection with him, seemed to sense something.
He rubbed his head against Rei as he gave a small cry.

Petting Set’s head, Rei looked over at some green ears of wheat, which were the symbol of summer, as he gave a small smile.

Nothing happened in particulr.
But at that moment, he remembered that the green ears of wheat he saw weren’t the same as the green ears of rice he knew.

Rei spoke as he scratched Set’s head, who was looking at him with concern.

「I haven’t had the chance to relax in such an idyllic farming village since I came to Elgin.
Maybe I’m a bit sentimental because of that.」

「Gurururu~」

It was true that Rei had stopped by farming villages before.
Especially on his travels during the war with the Bestir Empire, he had stopped by many farming villages.
However, there was no way that he could have taken the time to watch the summer sun slowly set, hence his sentiments.

Set was in a good mood, having his head scratched, and gave a cry.

The two of them watched the summer sunset with a somewhat emotional atmosphere……when suddenly, they noticed a big stir near the village entrance.

「……What?」

Rei muttered to himself as he looked towards the village entrance questioningly while petting Set.

Out of the corner of his eye, he could see that a large number of villagers had gathered near the entrance.
However, they didn’t seem to be in a frenzy and many of them had joyful expressions on their faces.

Rei was curious about the villagers’ reaction, so he naturally headed for the village entrance with Set.

There, they saw a luxurious carriage pulled by two warhorses approaching the village.

Even if the carriage was luxurious, it wasn’t the same kind of garish luxury that Rei had seen during the rank up test.
It was luxurious in the sense that the carriage itself was a magic item.

Rei was familiar with the carriage and immediately understood why it had caused such a stir.

However, the next moment, his understanding turned into confusion.

The reason was that the carriage driver wasn’t someone he knew.

If it had been Ara or even Machen, who he had met during the Bestir Empire war, he would have known who was inside immediately.

However, the carriage didn’t seem to care for Rei’s confusion as he came closer, eventually stopping at the village entrance……

「Thank you everyone for your hard work.
I heard an adventurer called Rei had come here?」

The person who got out the carriage was a beauty with a dignified aura.

「Kyikyi~!」

Along with that person, a small chibi dragon also appeared from inside the carriage.

It was Elena, the famed General Princess, and her familiar, Yellow, who was created using Dragon Language magic.

In other words, they were the two that Rei had been waiting here for.