03 . Buying a house

I who have entered an inn, decided to calculate the earnings that I’ve made . I put the money sack on the built-in table and spread out all the money . All of the silver coin that I got are the same in appearance, there was a majestic looking king carved on it .

When I do the counting, all the silver coin that I got was amounted to 99 . As I used one silver coin to pay for the inn rent, the value of that Mountain Cow would be exactly 100 silver coins .

“Well that is good at all, but just how much value does one silver coin represent actually?”

I picked up one silver coin and examined it and gave the room that I rent survey afterwards . There was nothing unusual, it’s just your average lodging place it seems . If this were Japan, an overnight stay would cost you about 5 000 to 10 000 yen .

So in short, I earned about 500 000 to 1 000 000 yen by killing 1 mountain cow .

“If my calculation is correct… it’s a very good thing . Well even if it’s not correct, for one mountain cow I can live in this in for 100 days . ”

I recalled the time when I hunted the mountain cow down .

I made a huge profit by doing something that is so easy, I should hunt more of this mountain cow in the future . Thinking so, I went to sleep early .

***

The following day, I walked the same path that I used yesterday where I located the mountain cow at the grassy plain .

I met one mountain cow being hunted down . I don’t know which mercenary nor group do they came from, but all of the wearing the same set of armors and weapons . They were striking down the mountain cow .

I observed them for a while… Well, if it’s became just like yesterday when they couldn’t handle it, then I will go on my way and hunt it .

But it didn’t end like that .

It took them about 1 hour, but they finally beat down the mountain cow resulting with two of their members having a minor injury .

Carrying the mountain cow, I saw their disappearing figure as they went towards the city direction . Assuming that it would be 1 000 000 for one cow, it will be 100 000 coins for the each of them .

That amount itself can already be considered as good, but you have to think about the danger (though for minor injury you will only be needing 1 week of rest . ) and chances of injury .

“Normally it would be a decent earning, I think . ”

I wander around at the grassy plain, praying that I can see one cow as fast as I could as I walked around . After doing that for about 30 minutes, I finally found one . When the cow noticed my presence, its eyes became bloodshot and its breathing became erratic .

And just like that, the cow came charging towards my direction .

“Huuuu…”

I evaded the incoming attack and launched a punch towards the attacking cow . Counterpunch, my fist met the between of the cow just perfectly and the cow was blown away . It fell onto the ground, and moving no longer after exhaling a hard breath for a few times .

I put the mountain cow on my shoulder and went towards the city to turn it in for money . After that I went back to the grassy plain and wander around . I met another mountain cow, beat it and turned it in for money .

Beat it and turned it in for money . Beat it and turned it in for money . Though I kept doing so quite persistently, today I’ve only hunted about 5 mountain cows .

Frankly speaking, finding the mountain cow takes more time rather than hunting it down . At the end of the day, I said it to the person who taking the cow in and gave me the money .

“The people who normally hunt the mountain cow hunt only once a day, this is the first time I hear such comment about hunting them . ” He said looking half amazed .

Odd enough I agree with it .

Other than sustaining injury, there are chances if you’re unable to beat it you will run away . I didn’t think of the time taken to take the cow on your shoulder and went back to the city to change it for money .

But that doesn’t have anything to do with me .

Anyway, the earning that I made today is 550 silver coins . Just like what the store clerk had said, he increased the payment for the mountain cow by 10 percent . Adding up the earning that I made yesterday and today, everything totaled to 649 coins .

Interpreting it to its maximum possible amount, it would be 6 . 49 million yen .

***
“This is the place?”

It was already evening when I reached a store while holding onto a note on one of my hand . When I said I want to buy a house, the man who deals with buying the mountain cow recommend me to go to this place .

I opened the door and entered the building .

Surprisingly in the store that was kept clean, there was a middle aged man with a protruding belly . As the man saw me, he received me with a business like smile .

“Welcome to Samaras firm . Is there anything that I can help you with?”

“I would like to buy a house . ” I said directly .

“Leave it to me, is it for living purpose or for business purpose?”

What flashed in my mind was the consideration for Japan’s residential condition; following the image of my dream house, I said “I would like for a house with vast space and a garden . That would be nice . ”

“Is that so, then may I know the budget?”

“This…” The money sack resounded hard as I put it down on top of the table .

“649 silver coins . ”

“Is that so?”

The man expression became cloudy . As I thought it’s not enough? No it’s not enough . Last night calculation it was equivalent to 6 500 000 . But if I calculated if poorly it might have half the amount from what I have calculated .

If that so it would be around 3 000 000 .

With money amounted only to that to think that I want to buy a house with spacious garden . If I were the store clerk, I would be like “…what the heck is this person talking about . ” is what I would think . To have his expression to be clouded only just by a little, this man is a splendid businessman .

“Is it impossible?”’

“Including the spacious of the house into consideration, the prince for a normal house would be around 2 000 silver coins . ”

“2 000 coins, 2 thousand . Is that so . ”

“Moreover as dear customer wished for a house with spacious garden area, it would cost twice than the usual price in this neighborhood . ”

“4 000?”

40 mountain cows huh? There’s no problem, but it would take some times . Above all, there is no possibilities for the amount of the mountain cow to increase at once . Even if I hunt more than 5 a day, it would still take more than a week time . If the encounter possibilities are to be bad it might even take more than one month .

That is so dull, it’s too tiresome .

It can’t be help, I will lower down the requirement a bit, but when I was about to do that…

“I’m sorry but dear customer, do you have confidence in your skill?”

“Skill? Do you mean strength? Well I do have quite the confidence with my strength, is there’s anything?”

“This sack—excuse me . ”

The man turned around to the table where I put the money sack down . There was a mark that I had collection of .

“This is the mountain cow hunting crest of Andrew firm . Seeing that you’re using this sack, I made a conjecture that dear customer must have some skill . ”

“I see . ”

I looked at the mark . That shop? It’s called as Andrew? I think there was a signboard on top of the building’s door . I agreed with the man conjecture completely . Probably I myself will look others who have such bags with those thought from now on .

“Well then, I don’t exactly recommend it to you but I do happen to know something . ”

“What do you mean?”

“…Although I only got the hint from the resident of this city, southeast from this city there is a mansion . There seems to be no one living in there . It is also called as the haunted house . ”

The man made a bitter expression .

“Haunted mansion?”

“Yes, previously it was the mansion of a wealthy merchant . From the rumors that I heard there are no one living in that mansion . Truth to be told, some of our customer went there but every one of them…”

“I see . ”

“The mansion itself was very well made, and there is no shortcoming regarding the space . If it weren’t only for that, the mansion would cost more than 5 thousand . ”

“With this sort of background story, no one wants to live there . ”

“You cannot live there… is the correct way to interpret it actually dear customer . ”

“Haunted mansion huh?” I gave it a deep thought .

I don’t really believe in the existence of spirit phenomena . When watching horror movies, I don’t really get scared too . Frankly speaking, I’m the type who can live in the house normally even if the place has a fishy background .

I’ll worry about it when it actually came out . This is not Japan, but from the way that man talking . Perhaps, it will really come out?

If there’s really a ghost, I’ll beat it up .

While I was pondering, for the mean time I’ve it an ear .

“By the way, the price is?”

“We won’t be having much luck with being stingy in this one, for us to sell this one… 100 coins . ”
“Consider it’s sold!” I replied immediately .

A mansion with a net worth of 5 000 are being sold for 100 . It’s 98% discount! It’s so cheap I cannot find any reason not to buy it at all .

“Are you really sure with that decision?”
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“Yeah, if the ghost ever come out I’ll beat it to pulp . ” Being too excited, I said such word .

“I understand . ”

The man was hesitating for a while but he changed to his business like smile in a flash . Thus, I myself, had gotten a mansion . If any of them ghost came out, I’ll beat them up! My excitement was accompanied with such thought .