PRSR | Chapter 3.5

Each Red Goblin hide was worth 30 silver. If I sold 167 hides, I’d have enough to buy the Beastman information. Considering how fast Jjikjjiki could hunt Goblins, 167 wouldn’t be much.

And since Red Goblins were part of a quest, I could clear the quest and make money at the same time. I couldn’t miss this chance.

I quickly chased after the man who was leaving with the money.

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“Excuse me, sir. Hello!”

“…?”

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The man, who had stopped in the middle of the street, turned back with a blank expression. I put on the friendliest smile I could muster and spoke with determination.

“I want to learn how to butcher monsters!”

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“…”

“Is that not possible?”

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“With hands that haven’t seen a single callus, you want to learn how to butcher monsters?”

The man glared at my hands as though he could see right through them. I probably looked ridiculous to him—asking to learn a skill I had no experience with. But I wondered if I looked as ridiculous as I felt, having woken up in the wrong world and now needing to learn how to butcher monsters with hands that had never worked a day in their life.

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“I’ll follow everything you say, no complaints. I’ll pay for the lessons! If there’s anything you want…”

“10 gold.”

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“Excuse me?”

“The lesson fee. Come back tomorrow at this time and meet me here.”

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“…! Thank you!”

I bowed deeply to the man and then asked one last question.

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“By any chance, can the fee be paid later?”

“…”

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***

It wasn’t something I thought about just once, but this world is incredibly unfriendly. Extremely, very, very unfriendly.

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They said it was made to resemble a game, but it was full of elements that would cause a huge problem if it were released as a game. Ridiculously, there are no drop items here. Even if you hunt monsters like in a normal game, they don’t drop any money or items.

So, how do I get monster hides in this situation? Obviously, I had to carve and butcher the monster corpses myself.

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‘Learning how to butcher monsters will definitely be useful.’

When I return to Earth, my ability to communicate with the people here will become worthless. What’s pouring into Earth is monsters, not residents of other worlds.

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But if I learn how to butcher monsters, it’ll definitely be useful. At the very least, I’ll be able to survive in the changing world. And above all, I could earn 50 gold quickly right now.

“Hah.”

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I took a deep breath and looked down at the butchering knife I had bought, emptying my entire savings. When was the last time I held a knife? Probably when I opened a package back on Earth using a cutter knife.

“…”

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Can I even do this?

‘I can do it. I’ll definitely do it well.’

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With a firm resolution, I went to find the man I met at the Brown Caravan. He was a monster hunter who made a living by hunting Red Goblins that lived around here and selling their hides. He was supposed to be my butchering master starting today.

Despite his stern expression, the butchering master taught me the art of butchering monsters with quite a kind attitude.

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“The process of butchering monsters is similar to that of beasts. First, you need to drain all the blood. If you don’t drain the blood, the meat will taste off.”

“Do people even eat monster meat?”

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“Sometimes, merchant caravans that visit Belford buy monster meat. They buy it because there are people who want it. As for where it goes and how it’s distributed, I don’t know.”

I’ll need to be careful if I ever have to eat some mysterious meat.

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“Hanging the monster carcass upside down makes it easier to drain the blood. See here? It’s swelling up, right? Right here behind the ear. And the lower part of the neck. If you cut here, the blood drains easily. Most monster blood is useless, but sometimes there are monsters whose blood is valuable, so be sure to collect it carefully.”

He didn’t explain which kinds of monster blood were valuable. That’s probably not included in the 10 gold lesson fee.

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“Once the blood is drained, you need to peel off the hide as quickly as possible. The body needs to still be warm for it to come off easily. Be careful when cutting the belly; you don’t want to cut into the organs. If you do, you’ll see some unpleasant things.”

The butchering master held the knife with the blade facing up and sliced the monster hide off in one clean motion. The smell of blood already made me feel nauseous, but just watching him peel the hide made my stomach churn.

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“After that, you remove the insides and cut the joints like this… Then, like this. And then this… There. Done.”

After demonstrating, the butchering master lent me a Red Goblin carcass to try for myself. With trembling hands, I held the butchering knife and approached the monster corpse.

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The result, of course, was a complete disaster.

“…”

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I would be paying for the damaged Goblin hide.

Of course, on credit.

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“You can’t make money just by knowing how to butcher. First, you need to hunt the monsters. Follow me.”

Along with the butchering technique, the master taught me about the types of monsters around Belford and how to use traps to catch them easily. It was extremely helpful, but the monster hunting tips weren’t useful for me.

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Bam! Kieeeek!

Well, since Jjikjjiki would end the hunt the moment he kicked the monster.

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“Chik!”

Three days into practicing butchering. Today was the first day I ventured out alone without the butchering master. I hunted a Red Goblin and gave Jjikjjiki a kiss, feeling proud of my hunt, before immediately grabbing my butchering knife.

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At first, my hands were shaking so much I made a lot of mistakes and ended up cutting my hand instead of the hide. But after practicing a few more times, I quickly became used to it.

The problem was, I didn’t get used to cutting the hide, but rather to cutting my own hand.

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“Ah!”

Once again, the butchering knife slipped through my gloves and scratched my palm. The wound wasn’t deep, but once I cut myself, I couldn’t butcher until the wound fully healed. The butchering master had explained that “touching monster blood with a wounded hand will curse you to death,” but I figured it was more likely to be due to a bacterial infection.

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Fortunately, Jjikjjiki had a low-level potion in his inventory. He had received it from the butchering master, who must have felt sorry for me, as my injuries were happening faster than my skills improved.

“Soul, here’s the potion.”

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I took off my gloves and poured the potion Jjikjjiki handed me onto my palm. The low-level potion stopped the bleeding and helped the wound heal faster, but it didn’t do much more than that. Once again, my palm had a large scar by the end of the day.

“Chik…”

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Jjikjjiki rubbed my hand gently with his tiny hand, making a sorrowful sound.

“Soul, I’ll do the butchering. I can do it, Soul! You can’t do nothing, okay?”

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I imagined Jjikjjiki struggling to hold a massive sword bigger than his body. In my imagination, Jjikjjiki was teetering and about to fall onto the monster carcass.

“It’s okay, Jjikjjiki. You can count on me.”

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“I always trust Soul.”

Jjikjjiki, feeling down, rubbed his cheek against my palm, as if he believed it would heal the wound. Of course, with no skills other than kicking, Jjikjjiki couldn’t heal my hand.

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Still, after a few more days of practice, my butchering skills grew at an astonishing rate. I was able to practice without worrying because I could easily get monster corpses. While others struggled to get even one Red Goblin carcass a day, I could get one with a single kick from Jjikjjiki.

At first, the merchant even said he wouldn’t buy the hide because it was too damaged, but now he offered 10 silver per hide, saying the number of hides I brought in was good enough, even though the cuts were still rough.

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“Five Red Goblin hides, confirmed.”

“…”

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I thought 167 Red Goblins would be nothing for Jjikjjiki, considering how fast he hunted. However, I hadn’t factored in how long butchering them would take. Red Goblins were small, so it was recommended to butcher one in under 20 minutes, but for me…

‘50 silver a day, and it’s barely enough for Jjikjjiki’s vegetables.’

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50 silver was ten times the daily wage I earned at the Beginner Village’s general store. But when I considered the lodging and food costs I didn’t have to worry about in the Beginner Village, it was ridiculously small.

The cost of a single room at an inn was 20 silver a night. A hot bath was 3 silver. And food costs 5 silver a day. Assuming I spent 30 silver a day on various small expenses, I’d have 20 silver left. To earn 50 gold, it would take 250 days.

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To get information on Beastmen, 250 days. By the time I completed that, the invasion of the higher dimension might be over.

“Haah…”

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It was really overwhelming.

“Do you have a problem?”

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“No, I’m fine. I’ll come again tomorrow.”

I took the 50 silver the merchant gave me and was about to leave when I stopped. This wasn’t the time to feel lost. If my expenses were the problem, I needed to find ways to reduce them.

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“Do you happen to know the cheapest inn in town?”

“Belford has two inns, and the price for a single room is the same—20 silver per night.”

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“Is there anywhere that offers free hot water and allows cooking in the room?”

“If you go out to the city, some inns include hot water, but none allow cooking in the rooms.”

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“Are there any other types of lodging besides inns?”

“Unfortunately, no.”

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It seemed like it would be hard to reduce expenses unless I gave up on food and lodging.

‘Why is the lodging here so expensive?’

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If there were more Awakened people in the village, I might suggest sharing a room, but I didn’t see any other Awakened in Belford. The so-called “Demons” probably left the village immediately or were hiding outside to complete quests. I had no choice but to practice butchering and increase the number of hides I could sell each day.

Just then, the merchant’s voice stopped me as I was about to turn around.

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“If you need a place to stay, I can rent you a room.”

“Really?”

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“Well, it’s not exactly a room, but our caravan warehouse has an empty space. The main branch will send a wagon soon, so you can only use it for about a month, but if that’s okay with you…”

“Yes, that’s fine!”

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I grabbed the merchant’s hand eagerly, surprised by the unexpected offer. Jjikjjiki, startled, pulled on my arm to release my hand.

“How much will the rent be?”

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“It’s free. However, while you’re using the room, I’d like to exclusively trade the hides you butcher.”

“Will the price of the hides change during the exclusive trade?”

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“No. Red Goblin hides will still be 10 silver each. If the quality improves, I’ll pay more for them, and if you bring other monster hides, I’ll match the market price. The standard is to charge 5% more during an exclusive trade, but in exchange, I’m offering you the warehouse.”

There was no need to think twice. No matter how I calculated it, this deal was in my favor.

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“I’ll leave it to you!”