Chapter 29 Looking For A Cat (Legendary Mythical Beast)
One day, I left the capital city and headed towards the forest.
"Leaf-kun, are you really taking on that request?"
Following behind me is Mercury-san, the witch who's provide me a place to live.
"Yes. Isn't this a proper job for an adventurer?"
"Well, I mean... it is... but still, do you really have to do a [lost cat search]?"
The client this time is a girl living in the capital city.
'You see, My beloved kitten has gone missing! Please, find it for me!'
"It's technically an E-rank... a beginner's task."
"But I'm still E-rank, a beginner too."
"Publicly, yes. But you have more skills than that, don't you? There are better-suited jobs for you. Destruction or destruction or destruction..."
"? But I'm a Pharmacist."
"I know!!!! I get it, okay~~~~!!!!"
"Then why are you trying to make a Pharmacist do destructive tasks? Because you don't understand what a Pharmacist does?"
"AAARGH, I'VE HAD ENOUGHHHHHHH!"
She holds her head and rocks back and forth!
"At times like this, here, Elixir!"
"That's why! Don't treat it like headache or cold medicine! You're giving out the highest level of HEALINNNNGGG!"
As Mercury-san and I chatted happily, we arrived at the forest on the outskirts of the capital city.
"Is it really here in this forest? What about [Tai-chan]?"
Tai-chan is the name of the cat owned by the girl.
How did she end up with a name like Tai for a cat?
"Yes. Tai-chan's scent is coming from this forest."
"Every time, I think, but your sense of smell is amazing. To be able to track scents all the way here from the capital city, it's like Fenrir-level sense of smell."
"Huh, you mean a puppy?"
"HAAAHHH!?!"
Mercury-san gets mad again.
"What are you saying!? Fenrir is a puppy!?"
"Yes. Um, back at my home, there are lots of Fenrirs, and every spring, new ones are born, so finding homes for them is really tough!"
"It's weird to treat a legendary mythical beast like a pet!!!!"
"Huh, a legendary mythical beast? What are you talking about?"
"It's Fenrir!!!!"
"Oh, you mean puppies."
"THAT'S IT, I'VE HAD ITTTTTTT!!!!"
Mercury-san quickly takes a second headache pill (Elixir).
"It's not good to take too much medicine, you know?"
"Whose fault do you think it is?!"
"Huh, whose?"
"It's your fault...!"
Hmm, am I doing something wrong?
I shouldn't cause too much trouble, I need to be careful.
I have no idea what's making Mercury-san so angry.
"So, what about Tai-chan's scent?"
"Oh, um, it's deeper in this forest."
As we walk through the forest, we look around.
But I couldn't see any sign of Tai-chan, the supposed kitten.
"Hey, Leaf-kun. Isn't something weird?"
"Am I weird?"
"It's not about you. You're weird, but..."
What does that mean... (confused).
"Do you think a kitten would come all the way into this distant forest? And here, monsters come out normally."
"Really? The cats we have at my house can fly and shoot beams from their eyes, they usually just treat monsters as food?"
"I was wrong to seek your agreement!!!!!"
"Don't worry! Everyone makes mistakes!"
"AAAAAAAAAH, I REALLY NEED SOMEONE WITH COMMON SENSEEEEEEE! IT'S IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO DEAL WITH THIS GUY'S NONSENSE ON MY OWNNNNNNNNN!"
Common sense...
Wait, am I not a person with common sense? (Shocked)
"...But going back to the conversation."
"You must be tired."
"It's all your fault!! ...By the way, what does Tai-chan look like?"
My buddy Mercury-san hasn't been listening to the client's request.
After all, I'm the one who accepted the job.
"Tai-chan has a black body."
"I see."
"5 meters tall."
"What?"
"It has fangs, claws, and wings."
"WAIT A MINUTEEEEE!!"
Mercury-san raises her hand to stop me.
She bends her neck at a 90-degree angle, sweating profusely and raising her hand.
"What's wrong?"
"Huh? This is about finding a lost cat, right?"
"Yes, we're looking for a lost cat."
"A cat that's five meters tall with teeth, claws, and wings?"
"Yes, a cat that's five meters tall with teeth, claws, and wings!"
"Is there even such a thing?!"
"Well, in my hometown..."
"YOUR HOMETOWN IS NOT NORMAL AT ALLLLLLLLLLL!!!"
My hometown, Dead End Village, is certainly in the middle of nowhere, a super rural place.
It's where former heroes gather after retiring...
Commonly known as Hero Village.
"While it's true that there are a lot of eccentric people living there, it's just a normal countryside."
"If such a abnormal village is considered normal, then the world is doomed!!!"
"Don't worry! Whenever something happens, Old Men or Grannies just casually save the world!"
"It's strange to save the world with such a casual shopping mentality!"
*Sigh*... Mercury-san said in a tired voice.
After drinking my third energy drink (*elixir), she says.
"By the way, is searching for such a five-meter monster the request this time? It's ridiculous, isn't it? Such a big and conspicuous monster, it would be strange if we couldn't find it."
"It might be rare in the city."
"Oh, uh... I agree... Anyway, maybe that monster cat has a way to disappear."
"Disappear...?"
Now that it's mentioned, even though the smell is nearby, I can't see it at all.
"Can't Mercury-san's amazing Appraisal Eye see through it?"
"Yeah. Appraisal skills can't be activated without visual confirmation of the target."
"I see... Then we need to somehow pull out the hiding kitty and bring it out."
I put my magic bag on the ground.
What I took out from the bag that can hold anything infinitely were various herbs.
"Prescription."
I use my skills to create the necessary medicine."
Next, I take out the Divine Healer Staff and fill it with the medicine I made.
"Mercury-san, plug your ears and open your mouth wide, like this."
"Huh? W-what are you planning to do...?"
"You might go into shock if you don't."
"What are you really planning!?"
I activate the medicine I made.
"[Sound Bomb]"
Bam...!!
SCREECHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
A loud, intense sound spreads around, like hitting metal hard.
Thud...!
In front of me... a big, black [thing] appears.
"Oh, it's showing itself! Mercury-san!"
Thud!
"Mercury-san? Mercury-san!"
Next to me, Mercury-san is lying unconscious, eyes rolled back!
I quickly approach and check her vitals.
"...! She's... dead..."
Oh no... I just used a homemade special sound bomb by combining gunpowder.
Why? Normally, this wouldn't be enough to kill someone...
"A-anyway, let's treat her!"
I quickly make revival medicine and healing potion, bringing Mercury-san back to life.
"W-WHAT WAS THAT JUUUUUST NOWWWWWWW!"
"Sorry! Did I scare you?"
"YOU SCARED ME SO MUCH THAT I DIED, YOU IDIOTTTTTTT!"
Mercury-san shouts.
Hmm... the power was too much.
I need to reflect...
"Oh, but look! Tai-chan showed up!"
I point to Tai-chan who is unconscious in front of me.
Mercury-san widens her eyes in shock.
"T-this... this creature, could it be..."
"Huh? Isn't it just a cat?"
Mercury-san nods slowly.
"Legendary mythical beast... Behemoth!"
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