Chapter 55
Transport
Translator : PolterGlast
The hive was built so
that it was hidden by the tree, and I'm bewildered by how much larger it is
than I had imagined.
"Should we take
the hive back as is, or just extract the honey? What do we do?"
"Even if you say
extract the honey, do you know how to?"
"I don't. I have
a vague memory that the method was something like... cutting the hive and
waiting for the honey to drip out naturally..."
"Then it's
probably best to take it back with us. I need you two to carry all my luggage.
I'll secure the hive with some rope so I can somehow carry it on my back, and
we'll just force our way back."
"Okay! Aoi-chan
and I will split your luggage, and we'll also take care of any monsters that
appear on the way!"
"Yeah! Leave it
to us!"
I handed over all the
luggage that would get in my way and attempted to escape the southeastern
forest with the giant hive on my back.
The weight was
nothing, but it was so huge that it was difficult to carry. Holding the giant
hive carefully so as not to drop it, we returned to the town of Biodasdal.
"Haaah. That was
really tough."
"Good work,
Graham-san! That might have been the toughest quest we've taken so far."
"Yeah, I feel
like gathering quests are surprisingly difficult. But they're also fun in their
own way."
"It's just weird
that carrying a hive was tougher than subjugating that Ogre horde! Well, I've
known you were weird for a while now, Graham!"
I feel like Aoi just
spat a little barb at me, but I don't have the energy to retort, so we headed
straight for the Adventurer's Guild.
The quest was to
gather the Lovely Honey.
We brought back the
entire hive, so I don't know if this counts as completing the quest, but
there's definitely honey inside this hive, so it shouldn't be a failure.
Carrying the giant
hive, we attracted the gazes of everyone we passed as we arrived at the
Adventurer's Guild.
We went to the
delivery counter, and the guild employee standing there saw the hive and his
eyes went wide with surprise.
"Wh-what is that!
That hive...!"
"We brought back
a Sweet Bee hive. We took the quest to gather the Lovely Honey, but we didn't
know how to extract it."
"...I-I see. I'll
go get the Guild Master."
The bewildered guild
employee said that and disappeared into the back.
I think the guild
employees recognize my face now, which makes it easier for them to call the
Guild Master when they're in a pinch.
Not even a minute
after the employee disappeared into the back, the Guild Master emerged.
From the speed at
which he arrived, I can tell the Guild Master is giving me top priority.
"Oh, Graham-san.
What brings you here today?"
"I was trying to
gather the Lovely Honey and brought back the whole Sweet Bee hive."
"I see. So that's
why you're carrying that giant hive. Still... to bring back the entire hive
just to gather the Lovely Honey, you're in a league of your own."
"Is that
different from the normal gathering method?"
"Yeah. Normally,
you'd kill the Sweet Bees and collect the honey they're carrying. If you kill
about twenty of them, you can gather about a small vial's worth of honey."
"Is that so. I
should have asked for the gathering method in more detail."
Come to think of it,
the receptionist did say the honey could be gathered from the Sweet Bees.
It's impossible that
an E-rank quest would require you to bring back an entire hive; I should have
realized that if I had thought about it calmly.
"Well, you can
get high-purity honey from the hive, so if you can bring the whole thing,
that's the best-case scenario. In any case, we'll extract the honey at the
Adventurer's Guild, so I'll give you the remaining honey, minus the quest
portion, in a few days."
"Sorry to cause
you so much trouble. I'd appreciate that."
"Don't worry
about it. You're an important person to the Adventurer's Guild... no, to this
country. More importantly, as a final confirmation, it's alright for me to
accompany you tomorrow, right?"
"Yeah, you can
come along. I was planning on asking you to guide us with a few things, so I'm
counting on you for tomorrow."
"Likewise, I'm
counting on you. ...I'm so excited I'm trembling."
The Guild Master said
that with a grin, and then he and a guild employee carried the giant hive and
disappeared into the back.
For now, the quest is
complete.
It seems they'll give
us the remaining honey as well, so although it was tough, I guess it turned out
well in the end.
"And with that,
the quest is complete! I really do enjoy gathering quests!"
"I was always
solo, so I didn't get what you two were talking about, but... I think I
actually had fun!"
"It was a good
change of pace before tomorrow. Well then, you two, I'm counting on you for
tomorrow."
"Yes! Leave it to
me! Once we defeat it safely, let's have a victory party!"
"A victory party,
sounds great! Let's all go wild!"
The two of them don't
seem to have a shred of nervousness, but well, as long as I'm with them, they
should be fine.
I'll head home early
today to prepare for tomorrow's Berserk Bear subjugation.
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