Chapter 150: Imoogi Materials

At Qiu Nuoya’s words, Long’s brow furrowed deeply.

[ Then what exactly was the point of all this...?! ]

Just as Long was about to continue complaining, Goldmine cheerfully said to Qiu Nuoya, "Oh, by the way, the barrels of alcohol for Long are ready!"

[ Alcohol!! ]

Long’s deeply furrowed expression instantly changed. His eyes gleamed fiercely, and Goldmine seemed to flinch for a moment, as though intimidated by that intense gaze.

Those eyes are seriously scary, so please stop looking at people like that.

"I’ve also received the scales from Long, so..."

[ You said alcohol just now, didn’t you?! Where is it? Hurry up and give me the alcohol! ]

Long spoke over Qiu Nuoya’s words. To everyone except Qiu Nuoya, Long’s words sounded like nothing more than a growl.

Goldmine’s face turned pale and he looked worried. "Did I do something wrong?"

"Long, calm down! The alcohol isn’t going anywhere! Also, Goldmine, I have something I’d like to discuss with you..."

"Hm? What is it?"

Qiu Nuoya moved closer to Goldmine and leaned toward his ear. "Actually, I happened to hear that a single dragon scale isn’t worth a hundred barrels of alcohol."

"Urgh, about that..."

Apparently, Qiu Nuoya had hit the nail on the head.

Goldmine hurriedly began saying, "If you have any requests, I can arrange for additional barrels..."

Qiu Nuoya stopped him and lowered his voice even further. "Actually, I have a favor to ask."

"What? Really? Is that all right? It would certainly help us a great deal, but..."

"Yes. It would be more convenient for us that way as well, so if it’s possible, I’d appreciate it."

Goldmine readily agreed to Qiu Nuoya’s proposal and was just about to run off, saying, "I’ll get everything prepared right away!" when Qiu Nuoya stopped him again.

"Actually, there’s one more thing. Does the Tamer’s Guild also buy monster materials?"

Monster materials were often sold at the purchasing counter inside the Adventurer’s Guild, but ordinary material shops also bought them, of course.

Since the Tamer’s Guild had been eager to obtain Long’s scales, Qiu Nuoya assumed they probably purchased monster materials as well.

They had collected quite a large amount of Imoogi materials. If they brought everything to the Adventurer’s Guild at once, the appraisal would probably take quite some time. Qiu Nuoya also had a feeling that they might lower the price because of the sheer volume.

If the Tamer’s Guild buys them instead, maybe it would also be a small way for Qiu Nuoya to contribute to the guild.

"Materials? Of course we buy them. Do you have something you’d like to sell?"

"Yes. Actually, we have some Imoogi..."

"Imoogi?!" Before Qiu Nuoya could even finish, Goldmine began trembling. His face alternated rapidly between red and pale.

"Um, is Imoogi not acceptable?"

"No, no! Not at all! What kind of materials do you have?"

"Well, we have bones, hide, scales, and fangs. Everyone ate the meat, so there’s none left. Oh, but we still have the internal organs!"

"You... ate the Imoogi...?"

Kinana immediately caught Goldmine as he nearly collapsed after leaving those words behind, then peered into his face with concern.

"Um, was that not allowed?"

"It’s not that it’s forbidden, but you’re far more incredible than I’d heard. Where did you encounter a Imoogi? It’s amazing that you came out of it unharmed. And why did you eat it?" With Goldmine apparently unable to form words, Kinana asked Qiu Nuoya instead.

"We found it inside the Dungeon Castle. Long said it was delicious, so we all ate it... It was delicious, though."

At Qiu Nuoya’s words, Kinana let out a deep sigh. Goldmine, meanwhile, had an utterly vacant expression, as if his soul had left his body. Qiu Nuoya could not hide his confusion over why Goldmine had ended up like this.

"Ah, a dungeon. I’ve never heard of a Imoogi living inside the Dungeon Castle before, but I suppose there really is one there. In that case, there’s nothing we can do about protecting the Imoogi. It’s unfortunate, but unavoidable."

"But it’s a Imoogi, Kinana."

"Even so, it’s a Imoogi from a dungeon. There’s nothing we can do about monsters inside dungeons. You understand that too, don’t you?"

"But it’s a Imoogi... And they ate it... They said it was delicious..."

Apparently, Goldmine had been deeply shocked by the fact that Qiu Nuoya and the others had eaten a Imoogi, such a rare monster.

"Goldmine, I understand how you feel. But they risked their lives fighting it, and as a result, they defeated the Imoogi and ate it. That’s not something we have any right to criticize them for."

Um, sorry about that. We didn’t fight it at all. It was brought to us because it was supposedly delicious, so we ate it without a second thought. Sorry.

"At the very least, let’s buy the materials from them and make sure they’re put to good use. Right, Goldmine?"

"Yes, Kinana. After all, Imoogi materials are high-class materials with no parts that need to be discarded, just like dragon materials. We’ll make sure to use every bit of them. So, where are the materials now?"

"Can I take them out here?"

"You have a magic bag, then. Go ahead."

Goldmine finally seemed to have regained his composure. Relieved, Qiu Nuoya took out a reasonable amount of each part of the Imoogi and began piling them up on the floor.

"W-Wait, wait! How much space does that magic bag of yours have?!"

"Hm? I’m not really sure. It’s never been full before."

Goldmine froze with his mouth hanging open, while Kinana let out another deep sigh.

Why?!

"By the way, is this all the material you have?"

Goldmine asked hesitantly. Qiu Nuoya replied, "No, this is only part of it," and was about to take out more when Goldmine suddenly grabbed his arm and stopped him.

"No! No, no, no, no! If we buy that much material, our guild will go bankrupt!"

"Eh..."

"I told you, Imoogi is a high-class material! How much do you think just one bone is worth?!"