Raising Paladins

Episode 54. A troll caught on a walk (2)

“Oh, what a smell! What kind of guy is that?!”

Dave, who had a normal temperamental daily life.

She slams the door at the stench coming from outside! opened

Outside stood Carl and Meisa covered in blue blood.

“Whoa!”

Even Dave, who has a big-mouthed personality, can’t help but be surprised.

Besides, the stench of rotting corpses was coming from the strange creature Carl was carrying.

But Dave’s eyes widened.

“Stop, please… … ?! that… … ?!”

“He asked me to catch a cave troll. I got it.”

“… … omg!”

thud!

Dave hit his buttock.

“Oh no, how… … One day after ordering… … ?”

“The distance wasn’t too far.”

“That’s not what I was talking about! I just, just in case, I asked for it! Usually, to catch a cave troll, call the knights or ask the hunter guild to recruit people… … .”

“It’s even necessary to catch one of these.”

“… … .”

“May I come in?”

“of course! hurry!”

Waking up, Dave got up and pushed his arms across the messy work table.

Various carpentry tools, drawings, and materials were scattered on the floor, but she didn’t even care.

“Here!”

thud!

Dave sees the corpse of a cave troll lying on a table.

Her eyes sparkled.

“A cave troll this big… … ! Besides, he died not long ago, so his skin is in excellent condition!”

cry, cry

In the meantime, blue blood continued to pour from the corpse.

It was a knife that I thought had lost quite a bit of blood while I was carrying it here, but it was so large that it still seemed to have some blood left.

Carl took a basket or something from nearby and placed it under the bloody cut.

“It’s not a normal troll, it’s a cave troll, so no one will be looking for blood. If it falls out enough, take it away and use only the leather.”

“of course! I know that much too! But you are really great!”

Dave came over and slapped Carl on the shoulder.

It was a special sign of affection for her.

“To be honest, I thought it would be great even if I went to a real cave, and even if there were actually trolls, even if I could get just a little bit of leather. If you’re lucky, you might find a body that had just died. But to catch such a lively fish whole!”

Dave caressed the troll corpse lovingly.

“What I was trying to complete is a leather armor set for nobles made from cave troll skin! Almost finished, only one last piece left! Now I might sit on the money cushion! hahahaha!”

A cave troll’s skin that glows the darker it is.

It was hugely popular with the nobles of the imperial capital who liked extravagant items.

In particular, sets made of full leather armor as well as wrists, thighs, and shin armor used to be traded at amazing prices.

Dave had all the other pieces put together and only the armor left to wear around his wrist.

“This is enough!”

One of the troll’s huge arms that fell off after being struck by the sword’s sword.

Dave saw it and shouted.

Then, her expression hardened in an instant.

“Yeah, but what? With the crones I have, I think I can barely buy the skin of one arm… … . I never imagined you would catch a whole fish like this… … .”

“Then just buy one arm. And could you use all the rest of the hides to make a cloak?”

“Eh, a cloak? Not leather armor? When you came before, you said you needed armor for your servants to wear?”

“That’s when it was just a cave troll’s skin. This one is a shaman who has undergone a further transformation of the cave trolls.”

“Cave troll shaman! You mean it really happened?!”

okay.

Carl lifted the large bone necklace around the troll’s neck.

There were all kinds of scary things hanging there, from human shin bones to various animal bones.

With several types of glass bottles.

“A cave troll shaman makes a bone necklace around his neck like this and carries medicines for his magic.”

“Oh, indeed! It’s the first time I’ve seen anything like this!”

Dave nodded.

“But wait, the cave troll shaman must have had a special function in their hides… … Wait a minute!”

Dave ran somewhere.

After a while, she brought out a roll of parchment that was covered in dust.

“Where would this be… … .”

Parchments that look very old even at first glance.

Dave said with a proud face.

“This is how my master’s master’s master’s master’s master made the first use of leather for various monsters. It is a rare and precious resource that cannot be obtained even with money!”

“… … Is that so.”

What if the teacher’s teacher’s teacher’s teacher?

Hopefully, it could be someone who lived a similar age as Carl.

If so, it was pretty reliable.

There must have been many monsters on the continent before the Lich King made a full-fledged attack.

Of course, if Carl hadn’t stopped him, it would have been monsters, not humans, ruling the continent now.

“oh! Here you are!”

Dave read, fingering one of the scrolls.

“The hide of a cave troll is a very valuable material in itself because it glows in the dark, but even more special among them is the hide of a cave troll shaman. When you enter, you assimilate with the things around you… … omg!”

Dave, who was reading, stopped breathing.

“This was the material for the Invisibility Cloak!”

The power to assimilate with the surroundings.

It does not make the body completely transparent.

However, if the surrounding area is a forest, it changes to the color of the bush, and if it is inside a cave, it changes to the color of the cave rock wall, so if you use it well, you can expect a tremendous effect.

In particular, assassins who roam the streets at night will want to save them even if they give everything they have.

but.

“ah… … But unfortunately, it seems that the shaman’s leather smelting method has been put into practice. Looks like it needs some kind of magical tanning. The page is blank. Damn it!”

Perhaps one of the master’s master’s master’s master’s masters got lost.

Dave was furious at missing his chance to win a billion dollars.

“Could you make a cloak?”

“Of course you can. But without that magical tanning method, troll shaman hide is just cave troll hide. Then wouldn’t it be better to make armor? It’s hard, so it should be good at blocking spear knives.”

“I’ll just use the cloak.”

“okay? That’s good too. It is something I am grateful for.”

“… … ?”

“It’s the first time I’ve ever dealt with a cave troll hide this large. Isn’t that a precious material? It’s a really good experience for me too. That’s why I won’t charge you for making the cloak.”

“Would you like to do that?”

“cancer!”

Dave smiled brightly and said happily.

She seemed very happy to receive a special gift in her boring routine.

“And the leather armor of the squire you talked about! I’ll even make it all at half price. It’s funny that someone who gave you such a precious experience is getting paid for it!”

“thank you.”

“But who is that woman?”

Dave’s gaze was now on Meisa.

She was still wiping the troll blood splattered all over her body with a dazed face.

She said hello to Dave.

“Hello, I am Meisa, the battle priest of the Temple of Dawn in Meirium.”

“okay? What did you come to ask for?”

“No, I went to hunt this troll with Carl and came straight here.”

“Oh oh? It’s surprising that a woman is a battle priest, but did you join the hunt for trolls?”

“yes… … .”

“Awesome! very nice! I like girls like you! hahahaha!”

Dave opened a large wooden barrel that had been sitting by the window.

It was full of beer, but I poured a glass into a large wooden cup and handed it to Meisa.

“I put it myself, drink a glass!”

“thank you.”

Meisa, who was already thirsty for tea.

She gulped down the beer without hesitation.

“Big hahahaha… … !”

Usually, Meisa doesn’t like alcohol very much.

However, the taste of the beer was so sweet, perhaps after having had such an amazing, thrilling experience of life coming and going.

“Wow… … This is really good… … !”

“yes? After all, nice girls know what my beer tastes like! You’re holding a crossbow, so you’re guessing this is your work?”

Dave lifted the troll’s corpse’s right hand.

There was a bolt from Maya that was stuck there.

“yes… … I happened to… … .”

puck!

Dave gave Maysa a hard slap on the shoulder.

“Oh, it hurts… … .”

“Why are you shrinking so much! Straighten your shoulders! You’re part of a party that’s hunted down a terrifying cave troll, and a shaman! It’s a huge achievement that can make you famous on the continent!”

“ah… … .”

Well, it will.

In these days when all the monsters have disappeared, they caught a troll, not a goblin, and a shaman who was said to be a high-ranking individual.

Of course, Carl did most of the hunting, but it’s true that Meisa also had a role.

“Meisa. Your crossbow skills were excellent today. You can be proud of it.”

“… … yes.”

Meisa’s face, covered in the blue troll’s blood, instantly turned red.

Then Dave looked at the two with a meaningful face and said.

“Anyway, the young ones… … .”

Dave smiled.

she continued.

“Making the cloak will take some time, since it is so bulky that it will take a long time to tan and wash. Even if you take it short, it will be a month. Are you fine?”

“of course. It doesn’t matter how long it takes, just make it right. Oh, and I wish it had a hood to wear over my head.”

“That’s okay, there are so many of them! But just in case, what I’m saying… … .”

“The craftsman can keep all the leather left after making the cloak.”

“Ha ha ha ha! I really like this dude! It’s very eye-catching! Ha ha ha!”

Then Dave pushed them both out of the studio.

“busy! We have to work quickly before that precious leather gets damaged! Everyone go back!”

thud!

Dave’s very happy face disappeared behind the closed door.

Meisa, who was kicked out while still holding a beer mug, said with a puzzled face.

“ah… … I have to return the cup… … .”

“it’s okay. That’s it, I’ll make more if needed. We have to stop by City Hall, so let’s go together.”

“City Hall?”

“We have to dispose of this.”

“ah!”

Objects piled on a large leaf holding a knife.

It was the sorcerer’s head.

Traditionally, if you successfully hunted a monster near a city, you took the head, the symbol of the monster, to City Hall or the Hunter Guild to receive a reward.

And it was supposed to record who did the hunt.

Thinking of that, Meisa’s heart filled with pride.

‘I succeeded in the first sacred security task!’

Even with the savage cave trolls.

Maysa was in a great mood.

Conversely, Carl’s face was pensive.

‘It’s not just a troll, a shaman was hiding in a den near the city.’

If there were a colony of goblins or something, that would be more reassuring.

However, even in the monster army, there is a cave troll shaman who is at least a centurion rank!

In particular, it bothered me that he was secretly preparing something in the cave without causing any harm to the people around him.

“Carl, what are you worried about?”

“No, let’s go to City Hall first.”

“yes!”

Still, the income from this hunt was considerable.

It was possible to obtain a bulky troll hide, but more than that, confirming Meisa’s adaptability was a big achievement.

Being able to do your part without panicking even in a crisis situation is not something that can be done through practice alone.

‘I’ll have to think about accepting him as a disciple.’

It was the moment when Carl’s mind about Meisa changed a little.