The Man Picked up by the Gods – Volume 3 Chapter 186: After Story IV – A New Ingredient (2/4)

“After all, no matter how smart they may be, in the end, they’re just chickens. The only reason they’ll do something like that is if they think you’ll make their life better if they make it hard for you to get their eggs. The real cause behind such poor behavior is none other than the person raising them himself. There are times when you’ll have to improve their living conditions such as when they fall sick, but if you improve their living conditions just because they’re grumbling, then they’ll get the misunderstanding that grumbling equals better life. And then they’ll start doing annoying things like not eating unless you feed them something better. Basically, they’ll turn into an annoying middle-aged lady that demands one unreasonable thing after another.” [Pioro]

“Sounds complicated…” [Ryouma]

“Incidentally, these guys are just on the ‘verge’ of becoming something like that… Their former owner was a former adventurer that had dealings with me. Before they became completely unraisable, he asked me to take them off his hands as meat to be consumed.” [Pioro]

It was here that I wondered about something.

“Since they were just on the ‘verge’ of becoming a problem, then I guess they haven’t completely turned into an annoying middle-aged women with unreasonable demands just yet? You did say that you took them off his hands before they became completely unraisable, right?” [Ryouma]

“There’s a reason for that. Look. Isn’t there a chick with black and white feathers at the center of the brood?” [Pioro]

Now that he mentions it… At the center are 6 chicks gathered, but only one of them has white fluff and black skin.

The rest of the chicks are all completely yellow. Is that chick the only silky fowl among them?

“Other than the color they all look the same to me.” [Ryouma]

“That’s a ‘Genius Chicken’. A higher variant of the clever chicken that is rarely born. It’s much smarter than the clever chicken, and when fully grown will take over as the head of the brood. Or at least, it’s supposed to eventually take over, but in this case, that chick is already the leader of the brood.” [Pioro]

Pioro-san talked about it a little more, and apparently, there have only been a few cases wherein a genius chicken is born and immediately takes over as the leader of the brood. It has only been reported to happen when a brood of clever chickens have been domesticated and have been provided an environment with some degree of safety for several generations.

Naturally, since the leader is a chick, one that had just literally been born, there is a high probability that the brood will simply do whatever it wants. To make the long story short, the chick is spoiled from birth and treated like some noble family’s little emperor. A chicken that acts just like a human.

“When the former owner saw that this brood was becoming selfish, he decided to let go of it to prevent the other broods from being influenced.” [Pioro]

“I see… It’s because the other broods will notice that only this brood was getting special treatment, which would lead to them becoming dissatisfied themselves.” [Ryouma]

The previous owner got rid of this brood to prevent the whole poultry farm from being compromised. And to make up for his losses as much as he could – as paltry of a sum it may be – he sold them as meat to be consumed to the Saionji Company. A correct and necessary decision for someone in the business of raising chickens (monster) to make a living.

“These critters are hard to handle, but they can lay a lot of eggs, so I thought you might be able to raise them. But if you don’t want them, then I’d like to ask for your help in preparing them. We don’t have a lot of people among us who can make good quality meat out of these critters, you see. Moreover, they’re young chicks that can lay eggs, so I was hoping to the best quality meat I could get out of them through the bloody slime’s blood sucking ability.

“So that’s what you mean about me coming at a good time.” [Ryouma]

It takes a lot of time and food before meat meant for consumption can be shipped.

Because of that raising livestock for their meat is highly inefficient.

There are times when chickens that have stopped laying eggs and cows that don’t produce milk – basically, livestock that can no longer fulfill their purpose – are processed into meat, but most livestock aren’t raised with that objective in mind right from the start. Moreover, the meat made in such cases are sold as luxury goods to the wealthy.

So it was only natural that Pioro-san would want the young chicks that could still lay eggs into the best meat they could be.

“Can I make my decision after attempting to form a contract with them?” [Ryouma]

“It seems like you more or less understood what I was saying earlier, so as you wish. Try approaching the cage and calling out to them. Don’t be modest. Be assertive and negotiate with the leader.” [Pioro]

“I understand!” [Ryouma]

When I walked to the cage close enough to touch it, all eyes gathered on me.

“Chickens, bring out your leader. I want to talk about your future.” [Ryouma]


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21 responses to “The Man Picked up by the Gods – Volume 3 Chapter 186: After Story IV – A New Ingredient (2/4)”

  1. Belkar Avatar
    Belkar

    Thank you!

  2. CCaprice Avatar
    CCaprice

    Thanks for the chapter.

  3. Sunflowers Avatar
    Sunflowers

    A new ingredient, chicken thighs.

    Thanks for the chapter ;3

  4. kariageweb Avatar

    Thanks for the chapter! 🙂

  5. sfcipher Avatar

    Thanks for the treat.

  6. adabanaxt Avatar
    adabanaxt

    thank you for the chapter

  7. Philip Avatar
    Philip

    Some corrections:
    “so I was hoping to the” -> {so I was hoping for the}
    “still lay eggs into the best meat” -> {still lay eggs to be turned into the best meat}

    Maybe if Ryouma makes a KFC and shows those chickens what it serves, then those half smart feathered monsters will be more cooperative. Something like “Keep popping them eggs, or it’s time for a bucket of fried chicken”.
    Thanks for the update! Awesome translation! God bless you!

  8. Jack L Avatar
    Jack L

    Wouldnt it have been possible to just remove the genius chicken. Thanks for the chapter

    1. 龍忍 一月 Avatar
      龍忍 一月

      I can imagine being hunted (chased and pecked) by other people (chicken), IF I got their favorite child (chick) when I saw your comment…

      1. Godric Kharg Avatar
        Godric Kharg

        There is a scene in Zelda… (Ocarina of time?) of a city with chickens in it… if you attack one a couple times… you’ll eventually endure the wrath of hundreds…

        That’s what I just pictured, only with man sized chickens…

    2. TD Avatar
      TD

      Probably would’ve needed to slaughter while brood, since they would have protected their little emporer.

  9. DrunkenDevil Avatar
    DrunkenDevil

    Chicken attack…. Look it up on YouTube..

  10. Simak Avatar

    I have only known what a live silky chicken looked like since last year:

    link
    https://www.raising-happy-chickens.com/silkie-chickens.html

    I did have some broth made from one years and years ago.

  11. demonskid Avatar

    Thank you for the chapter, I can’t wait to see how the chickens react to him. >w<

  12. Chaoton Avatar

    I’m somehow imagining Ryoma interrogating chicken like the doctor in Blood sucker scene in Funky Forest

    link
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ytng2tVcVPY

    And thanks for chapter!

  13. twinnnn100 Avatar

    thanks for the chapter

  14. Nemnos Avatar
    Nemnos

    I guess here is a wrong chapter number? 185 was “After Story III – Grown a Little?”. This and the first part of it should be 186.

  15. darkLoki Avatar
    darkLoki

    Thanks for the chapter, beware of the chickens

  16. DaiCho Avatar
    DaiCho

    “Bring me your leader~” Lol.

  17. acedia96 Avatar
    acedia96

    Would you say that if you spoil them too much, they get… cocky?

    Basically they become Karens

  18. John Fritz Avatar
    John Fritz

    The world building in this story is, let’s just say…Unique? Definitely not something that I would’ve expected. Like really, chickens that you have to negotiate with? That’s just hilarious

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