《Horn Rabbit》
—Appears both in forests and plains.
—Materials: horn, fur, meat.
—Countermeasures: If you can’t fight, run. Scattering monster-repellent powder may have some effect, but don’t rely on it.
It attacks by leaping forward with its sharp horn. The nose is its weak point, but overall it has low defense, so avoid the horn and deal damage calmly.
It’s fast on its feet, so if it escapes, it’s better not to chase it.
“…It doesn’t say anything about throwing hard bread at it… But the nose is its weak point… Maybe I should bring bread with me next time.”
Muttering to himself, he returned the reference board to the shelf and left the reference room. Checking the numbers posted on the bulletin board beside the purchase counter, he compared them with the tag in his hand.
“There it is! Number 210.”
When materials are brought to the purchase counter, a numbered tag is handed out. After quality inspection, the purchase price is decided and the number is displayed on the board.
While he knew the number would eventually appear, it still felt good when the number matched the tag in his hand.
“Three bundles of Mana-Berry herbs. Good condition, 45 G.
Horn rabbit horn, fur, and meat: 500 G.
Three-eyed eagle feathers and meat: 300 G.
Total: 845 G.
If you want to take the meat home, we’ll subtract that. What will you do?”
“Take it home…?”
“Horn rabbit meat is 100 G, three-eyed eagle meat is 200 G. We’ll deduct it from the purchase price if you keep it.”
The image of last night’s dinner flashed through Ren’s mind—mainly potato stew, bread, and a small portion of boiled meat. The menu changed daily, but there was never much meat. Maybe bringing some back would make them happy.
“Ah, then… I’ll take the horn rabbit meat.”
Three bundles of Mana-Berry herbs, carefully gathered over time, earned him 45 G. The horn rabbit—defeated thanks to the “stone bread”—was worth 100 G in meat alone. It was a significant amount of money, but he thought the meat might please them if he brought it home.
He received the horn rabbit meat wrapped in large leaves, along with the payment minus the meat price: 745 G. Including a guild cleaning fee adjustment, it came to 795 G.
It was a decent amount, but most of it came from the horn rabbit and the accidental three-eyed eagle kill.
“If I can’t hunt properly, I might not be able to save much money…”
He muttered to himself, thinking about his future plans. At the same time, the weight of the coins in his leather pouch, occasionally clinking, felt pleasantly reassuring.
“Wow! Horn rabbit meat? What happened? Thank you very much!”
As soon as he returned to the mansion, he went to the back of the kitchen and handed the meat to Thomas, the head cook (though he was the only cook). Thomas received it with a bright smile, and Ren’s cheeks relaxed slightly in response.
Horn rabbit sauté was immediately added to dinner that night.
The cooked meat on the plate gave off a faint steam.
Only a light sprinkle of salt remained on its surface, forming small white grains.
“Wow! Meat!”
“It looks delicious!”
The siblings’ eyes sparkled.
Ren felt his cheeks grow slightly warm.
He glanced at his father. His father said nothing, simply cutting into the horn rabbit sauté as if nothing unusual had happened.
(Ah… Thomas didn’t say anything…)
He realized that the cook probably hadn’t reported that Ren had brought in the horn rabbit meat.
(Should I say I was the one who hunted it…?)
He hesitated—but decided against it.
(No, let’s not. If they say, ‘Then you can live as an adventurer,’ that would be troublesome. I only managed to hit it by pure luck with that hard bread anyway… I should buy more of that bread again…)
With various thoughts swirling in his mind, Ren chose not to tell anyone that he had hunted the horn rabbit.
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