The Man Picked up by the Gods – Volume 2 Chapter 41: Going Home (3/3)

After that I went home and was summoned to the room of the duke’s family.

“Welcome home~.” [Elize]

“Good work out there, Ryouma-san.” [Elialia]

“Work ended early today, huh? How’s the abandoned mine?” [Reinbach]

“Huh? You haven’t been informed yet?” [Ryouma]

“We had some things to ask the government office… As expected, it seems they haven’t touched the mine in a while. Did something happen?” [Reinbach]

“We found a goblin village today and were able to destroy it, but it was pretty tough since even a goblin king came out.” [Ryouma]

As soon as I said that, the members of the duke’s family immediately panicked.

“A goblin king!?” [Reinbach]

“Are you alright!?” [Elialia]

“Fortunately, I only had to take care of the fleeing goblins, so I didn’t have a hard time. No one died too.” [Ryouma]

“I see. That’s good to hear…” [Reinhart]

“It was a big nest with a goblin king and some goblin knights, so there were still over 2,000 goblins that went our way. It was really a huge operation, so we were sent home right after disposing the corpses.” [Ryouma]

“It’s amazing no one died despite that.” [Reinbach]

“It’s because the high rankers dealt with the goblin king, and the low rankers used traps. Oh, there’s one more thing I’d like to talk about.” [Ryouma]

I told them what I heard from those 6 adventurers regarding their difficulties since the latrine pit jobs were stopped being an option.

When I did, the members of the duke’s family became a little dispirited.

“I see…” [Reinhart]

“What’s going on at the government office right now?” [Ryouma]

“They’re currently reorganizing. The people responsible for the original allegations have already been caught, and now, other crimes are currently being pursued.” [Reinhart]

“Today’s incident will probably be held against them too. Is the guild still posting those latrine pit jobs?” [Reinbach]

“Yes. I took one of those jobs just recently.” [Ryouma]

“Guilds don’t like leaving their customers waiting, after all.” [Reinbach]

“I’ve informed those 6 adventurers that they can do the latrine pit jobs again through the guild. They were dubious whether they would really be paid, but from the looks of things, they’re at least willing to do it.” [Ryouma]

“Sorry about that… We’ll get someone new to inform the slum residents.” [Reinbach]

After that we changed the topic.

“Now, now, let’s put the heavy topic to rest. I’m glad you’re safe, Ryouma.” [Elize]

“You must be hungry after working so hard. Is there anything you want to eat?” [Reinhart]

“Yes.” [Ryouma]

“The slimes also worked hard, didn’t they?” [Elialia]

“Yes, but don’t worry about them. They’ve already eaten their fill with the goblins. In fact, they can start splitting again later this evening.” [Ryouma]

“Really? Which slimes are going to multiply?” [Elialia]

“Acid, poison, cleaner, and the sticky slimes.” [Ryouma]

“You’re going to get more slimes again.” [Elialia]

“They ate a lot, after all. In any case, it’s not a bad thing since more slimes means I’m stronger, and the production of the waterproof cloths and threads will also increase, not to mention the slimes will also be useful in landscaping and construction. If there’s any downside it’s the mana cost of the familiar contract. It’s no joke with so many slimes.” [Ryouma]

“It can’t be helped, there’s just too many of them. Please don’t push yourself, though.” [Elize]

“Yes. If it’s impossible to finish all the contracts today, I’ll spread it over a couple of days.” [Ryouma]

“That’s a good idea.” [Elize]

After that they asked me my plans while eating, so I told them that I plan to live as an adventurer while also looking for other avenues to make a living.

Speaking of which, I don’t know how long they’ll be staying here… I should ask.

“By the way, how long will you be staying here? I never got to ask, so…” [Ryouma]

“We haven’t told you? We’ll be staying here until the grell frog outbreak and until Elia needs to enroll.” [Reinbach]

Grell frog? If I recall correctly that’s…

“Isn’t that the monster used in armor?” [Ryouma]

“Yes, its hide can be used to make armor, while its internal organs can be used to make medicine. There’s usually an outbreak of grell frogs around this time of the year. We plan to take Elia there.” [Reinbach]

“The area is somewhere in between the town and the mines in a forest with a red mud swamp.” [Reinhart]

“Are you going to hunt grell frogs?” [Ryouma]

I thought they’d be training again, but it seems that’s not the case. Although training is a part of it, Elialia will mostly be tagging along. Their real objective is apparently the flock of rimel birds that passes by at the same time as the grell frog outbreak.

“Rimel birds are beautiful blue-winged bird-type monsters. Moreover, they also have a beautiful voice. On top of that, they also fly quickly, making them popular among monster tamers.

Unfortunately, taming one isn’t easy and there’s not a lot of people that could tame one, so it’s not often that one gets to see a rimel bird. Yet those rare birds are going to come in droves during the grell outbreak. I suggest you come too, Ryouma-kun. Just the rimel birds alone are worth us staying here.” [Elize]

So monsters aren’t all scary, huh. But if they prey on grell frogs, then that means they’re carnivorous. When I think of carnivorous birds, crows that fish for garbage bags come to mind, but considering their color, peacocks might be closer. I don’t know. In any case, my curiosity has been piqued. I think I’ll go see them too.

“I’d like to see them too.” [Ryouma]

“You should come with us then.” [Elialia]

“That would be great. Please let me come.” [Ryouma]

“Sure! Let’s go together!” [Elialia]

I promised the ojousama I’d see the rimel birds with her, then when I was done eating, I went back to my room.

I had the slimes split and formed contracts with them before sleeping, but I ran out of mana halfway through, so I had to put off the rest until tomorrow. I still have some MP Recovery potions with me, but it seemed wasteful to use them for this.

 

Tl Note:
Just some clarification on the short sword. The word is tanken (短剣), and literally, it’s short sword (短=short, 剣=sword), but the dictionary also listed dagger as a possible translation. Originally, I translated it as short sword, but after looking around, it seems dagger is a more popular translation, so I decided to change it into dagger.

PDFs/pubs still not updated. Tomorrow. And we only got three chapter parts this week. I’ll post another TMPG tomorrow. KmF the day after, and then GK.


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18 responses to “The Man Picked up by the Gods – Volume 2 Chapter 41: Going Home (3/3)”

  1. caudyr Avatar

    Errr…but I thought that his armor was made using the leather of a more rare and difficult to kill creature, since he could pass magic through it to harden it or something like that? o_O

    Thought he went for the more expensive one, both cause of its usefulness, and also to help that shop guy…since it would be more useful. Seems like an oversight of the author to me, heh…

    1. caudyr Avatar

      Oh. Also. Thanks for another chapter part. =p

    2. Godmode Avatar
      Godmode

      He is saying that it is a monster used IN armor.
      He never said it was used in HIS armor

    3. Tony Neeley Avatar
      Tony Neeley

      He said it was used to make armor, not that it was used to make HIS armor.

    4. Jolu Samo Avatar

      de echo su armadura es una lacoste del mundo antiguo(lagarto duro) XD

  2. pokeperson1000 Avatar
    pokeperson1000

    Thanks for the chapter!

    “Isn’t that the monster that my armor’s leather was made out of?”

    Did the author make a mistake? Ryouma is still using hard lizard leather in the reboot, isn’t he?

  3. CCaprice Avatar
    CCaprice

    Thanks for the chapter.

  4. etherealrainbowcanvas Avatar

    Thanks for the chapter!

  5. sfcipher Avatar

    Thanks for the treat.

  6. TheBuldog Avatar
    TheBuldog

    Thanks for the chapter!

    Tried to see what weapon is he using in manga and…. it didn’t help. It can be seen two times, once it looks like shortsword, once it looks like dagger.

  7. twinnnn100 Avatar

    thanks for the chapter

  8. GM_Rusaku (@ narou-tl.com) Avatar

    Thanks! Nepu!!!
    |▲_∧._∧ _∧.. _∧
    |・ω・)ω・)ω・)ω・)
    |⊂ ノ⊂ ノ⊂ノ.⊂ノ
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  9. Daiz71 Avatar

    Thanks

  10. deadbybored Avatar

    thanks for the chapter <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

  11. 5d100 Avatar

    Next tamed monster flag?

    Thanks for the chapter
    Lali~ho!

  12. Cronse Avatar

    Hmm. I think Ryouma’s gonna get that bird.

  13. LordofLuck Avatar

    What is happening with When I Returned it is my favourite novel on this site. I lost interest in Goblin and Man Picked Up doesn’t excite me as I read most of it before.

  14. darkLoki Avatar
    darkLoki

    Thanks for the chapter finally the rimel birds appear

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