Overlimit Skill Holder
Book 1: Chapter 13

「Tsk. What is that guy’s problem?!」

We went to the back of the guild building. This place seems to have been made a warehouse and to weigh and assess materials. We wholesaled the charcoal wolf pelt and the rare medicinal herbs Mimino-san and I collected.

In the end, I was not able to register as an adventurer.

「Oh, did you run into the submaster, beastmen bro? That was unlucky.」

A young man, who had lost his left arm, took the wolf pelt.

「That guy is the submaster of this guild? What a shitty guy.」

「Yeah, the submaster hates non-human races… Wow, this has been skinned nicely.」the young man was impressed while assessing the charcoal wolf pelt.

「Well, of course. After I finished off the wolf cleanly, Dante-ossan processed it neatly.」

「Hmm. If only the quality of the material was this good each time. It comes to about 5 silver coins per pelt. There are 6 pelts, so 30 silver coins.」

「Wait a minute! 5 silver coins is a little low for a perfect pelt, ain’t it?」

「Charcoal wolf isn’t popular. After all, it is the most disliked creature in the forest. The only selling point is it’s different colours. If you doubt, go to the market and see it for yourself.」

「Ugh…」

「It’s fine for that price. 5 silver coins is okay.」Dante-san interjected from the side, and the price was settled.

It took a long time to peel it off, process it, and even transport it up to this point. 5 silver coins, which translates to 5,000 yen(50 usd), certainly sounds a little low.

「We should take what we can.」

「But, well…」

「If you want money, then just aim for a big game. For example, Anopheles bird.」

Anopheles bird, huh… Raikira-san disappeared into the forest after saying, ”I’ll catch it,” and he came back empty handed.

「Oh, if it’s an Anopheles bird, I don’t mind buying it for large silver coins! Beastmen bro, bring in an Anopheles bird next time.」

「What! Large silver coin?!」

「…Do your best, Raikira.」Dante-san patted Raikira-san on the shoulder.

A large silver coin is worth about 10,000yen(100usd).

「I am sorry to have kept you waiting. Where is the medicinal herb?」

An ossan with a short mustache arrived. He seemed to be the person who assesses herbs.

「Oh, this is a fair amount. Hmm, thorny green grass used for potion, crescent moon grass used for deworming medicine. And, this is…?」

「It’s a grass root that helps the function of the liver.」I said.

I independently collected medicinal herbs shown by 【World Ruler】.

The edges of the leaves were jagged and the stems had red dots. It was a slightly poisonous grass, but its roots were thick. I demonstrated that if the roots were washed well, chopped, and then the extract was removed with hot water, it can quickly transform into liver medicine. Moreover, I was asked to drink it to confirm it was nonpoisonous. So, I drank it. The yellow liquid was bitter and unpleasant.

「Hmm…」

「Even I don’t know of this medicine. It was used as medicine in Reiji-kun’s hometown, apparently.」

「Huh? Even a halfling herbalist doesn’t know?」

Apparently, Mimino-san, or rather, Halflings, seems to be a race well-known as herbalists. When she showed the registration card of the Herbalist Guild, the short mustache ossan’s attitude quickly changed.

But now, that has backfired. If even Mimino-san does not know, the credibility of my medicine is brought into question.

「I can’t buy it.」

「Eh…」

I was kind of expecting that answer. And Mimino-san also said they might not buy it.

…How unfortunate. I even boiled the water to make the medicine.

「The effect is not reliable, and what is a “liver” in the first place?」

(That was your problem?)

「Um…well, in short, it works for hangovers.」

「What did you say?!」

He suddenly seemed interested.

「F-For hangovers… huh…」

(He is really thinking about it…)

「…Hey, go to the back and bring that salary thief.」

「Aight.」

The young man we sold the pelt to, went inside and brought back a man with an unshaven face and unsteady on his feet.

「…This guy was made a guild staff because he’s the nephew of the submaster, but as you can see, he’s useless.」

「Wheeze~」

「This guy can’t hold his liquor, yet goes out drinking every night.」

The man was the very picture of a useless case.

「Let’s have this guy drink this decoction. If it works, I can’t wholesale it to the Herbalist Guild, but I will buy it personally – in order to work the salary thief to his bone.」

「O-Ok…」

A human experiment suddenly started.

Mr. Useless was forced to drink the medicine. He resisted, saying,「Uge~ Tastes like shit~」, but everyone ignored it and forced it down his throat.

Non-san came out of the guild building just as we were finishing up our business.

「We didn’t get much for the pelt, but Mimino’s herbs sold at good prices as usual.」Dante-san reported to Non-san.

All the medicinal herbs that Mimino-san collected were purchased off her and the quality was also good, so they sold for 4 small gold coins – about 200,000yen(2,000usd). Medicinal herbs can be bought at high prices because they can make many medicines even from a small amount, and there is danger involved in collecting them — for example, hungry wolves in the forest.

「Because medicinal herbs can’t be cultivated.」Mimino-san said.

Research on medicinal herb cultivation has been conducted, but it seems that satisfactory results have not been obtained so far. I also checked with 【World Ruler】, but it seems that mana concentration in the air and the soil is necessary, or something…? I have no idea what mana concentration is, but mana comes out of Mimino-san’s body everytime she uses magic, so there must be mana in the air and soil, too.

「How was things on your end, Non?」

「I was able to get it.」

There was a reason why Non-san was alone in the guild. Achenbach Dukedom is located on the border of the Federation and is connected to the neighboring Saint Knight Kingdom. To cross the border, the adventurer’s guild registration card is not enough, and it is necessary to get a written letter of reference from the guild.

「Did the submaster guy write this?」

「Fufu. I told him politely that it’s good for everyone if he obediently writes it, and he readily wrote it.」

「………」

Non-san was laughing, but her eyes were not. I wanted to say that the “politely” sounds more like a ​​threat, but I decided to zip my mouth close. She looks the gentlest of the party and also a nun, but I’m most scared of Non-san.

「Well then, I and Non will go shopping. Mimino, you’re going to the marketplace with Reiji, right?」

「Yeah.」

「Eh, is that so?」I asked.

「We were going to see medicinal herbs, right?」

「Aaah…」

(Is there medicinal herbs in the marketplace that the Herbalist Guild doesn’t sell?)

「Yeah, let’s go!」I said.

「Reiji, come here for a bit.」Dante-san called me over, and whispered, with his arm over my shoulder.「Pocket money, take it.」he held out a small leather pouch.

「Eh!? B-But–」

「There was something you wanted, right?」

「Ah…」

It must’ve been because of the talk we had last night. I decided to accept it with a thanks.

「Okay, then. Mimino, don’t take your eyes off Reiji.」

「I know, I know.」

「What will you do, Raikira?」

「………」

「Raikira?」

「…Huh? Oh… I’m going back to the inn to take a nap.」

「It’s still morning, though?」Mimno-san asked.

「Don’t sweat the minor details. I’ll see you later.」Raikira-san said, waving his hand, and left.

(There’s something strange… He was acting normal until just now, but after Non-san came back, he just kept looking at the main street.)

「Let’s go, Reiji.」

「Ah, yes!」

I followed Mimino-san to the marketplace.