I was reincarnated as bait for the summoned hero
I crossed a vast lake in a rubber boat and smoothly cleared the fifty-fourth level challenge.
It was a somewhat cheating way of clearing the level using the boat, but since I defeated a Lake Serpent stronger than the final boss, I hope you’ll forgive me for being called sneaky.
If you have complaints, why don’t you go ahead and defeat the Lake Serpent that’s been dwelling at the bottom of the lake for years?
By the way, the floor boss was King Toad.
A golden-crowned toad was sitting by the teleportation door, and I decided to fight it myself to test the sharpness of my newly acquired magical sword.
It was an instant kill.
I swung the magic sword, a magical weapon, at the giant toad monster that was three times the size of a Giant Toad.
(If I remember correctly, the appraisal said I could unleash water slashes by infusing magic into it.)
Toad-type monsters have physical resistance, and a King Toad would even have magic resistance. Moreover, being a monster from a swamp, it has specialized resistance to water magic.
Or at least, that’s how it was supposed to be, but the magic sword imbued with water magic effortlessly cut down the toad monster.
Moreover, it sliced through it as easily as cutting tofu, without needing to unleash any water slashes.
“Isn’t the King way too weak!?”
“No, I think it’s because the magic sword’s performance was excellent, and the amount and quality of the magic I infused were off the charts.”
The Golden Dragon Rei pointed this out with an exasperated expression.
“I didn’t really think I infused that much magic, though…”
“You should be more aware that you’re a high-level High Elf by now.”
“…Is it really that much?”
“It is. Well, it’s not something that bothers me that much, but just so you know, it’s abnormal by general standards.”
“Abnormal…”
The way she said it…
However, the King Toad, which was swiftly sliced in half, turned out to be an A-rank monster.
Shira, who had gathered information from the guild staff earlier, gave me a disapproving look.
“This is the floor boss that a silver-tier adventurer party would usually take time to weaken and defeat…?”
“I see…”
For someone who had conquered a high-level dungeon like the Demon Mountain, an A-rank toad didn’t feel much of a challenge.
It seemed that Kotesu, the cat fairy who had accompanied me through the dungeon, felt the same way, as it was yawning in boredom.
(At this rate, isn’t Kotesu probably one of the strongest in the Cat Fairy world?)
Although still in its cute kitten form, less than a year old, I think even Kotesu could knock out the King Toad with a single cat punch.
(Well, cute and strong is the best, so I guess it’s fine!)
By the way, the loot I got from the King Toad I just defeated included a large magical stone that looked just like an emerald, and a golden crown that was perched on its head. Also, there was a Magic Bag in the style of a messenger bag.
“Toads drop Magic Bags too? That was lucky.”
“That’s amazing, Tohma -san…! To drop a Magic Bag, which can be used by yourself or sold, is incredible!”
“I have the [Item Box] skill, so I probably won’t use it myself. Shira, do you want it?”
“Ugh… I already have the one I borrowed from you!”
“You’re taking good care of it.”
Shira was currently renting a shoulder-type Magic Bag from me.
I actually wanted to just give it to her, but she’s been persistently refusing, so for now, I’m pretending I’m just lending it to her.
“Then, should we sell it? I wonder how much we could get.”
“Apparently, it depends on the storage capacity. How does it look when appraised?”
“Let’s see… it has time stop enchantment, and its storage capacity is equivalent to three wagons?”
“That’s quite a lot. And it has time stop magic. This could be promising.”
Shira was excited like it was her own, but I actually plan to exchange it for points instead of selling it to the guild.
Since I defeated the floor boss alone, I’m excluded from sharing the loot. However, the rare Lake Serpent that we defeated together, along with the two of them and the cat, will be shared.
“Won’t you keep it yourself?”
“Hmm… since it was dropped by the King Toad, just the thought of using a bag made from toad skin makes me feel a little weird… “
“…I see.”
It was made from a hide that looked almost identical, so I secretly didn’t want to use it.
“At least it didn’t drop any meat.”
Even if the appraisal said “Edible, Delicious,” I really don’t want to eat toad meat.
I can at least tolerate snake meat because it tastes somewhat like eel.
“Well, there are plenty of other tasty meats. I wouldn’t want to eat poisonous toad meat either.”
“It’s poisonous?!”
That was when I really thought I was lucky it didn’t drop any.
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And so, we packed up early today.
Having defeated a rare creature and the floor boss, it seems we made quite a profit.
I secured some tasty meat for myself, while selling the magic stones and other materials.
I decided to sell the King Toad’s crown, and to my surprise, it sold for twenty gold coins.
(That’s two million yen… for such a toy-like crown?!)
Later, I heard that in addition to its value as a decorative item, it had water magic resistance, which made it a rare item, hence its high value.
Since I didn’t particularly need the magic resistance, I sold it without hesitation.
The sudden influx of twenty gold coins was a quiet but welcome surprise.
As for the rest of my share, I exchanged everything except the meat for [Summoning Magic Online Shop] points.
By the way, here’s the breakdown:
- Lake Serpent’s magic stone (Water attribute) 500,000 PT
- King Toad’s magic stone (Earth attribute) 150,000 PT
- Magic sword (Water magic sword) 4,500,000 PT
- Magic Bag (three-wagon capacity) 3,000,000 PT
Total: 8,150,000 PT.
“Not bad for a day’s earnings.”
“Is it? Compared to the Demon Mountain Dungeon, the points seem a little too few, don’t they?”
“It can’t be helped. That one’s a special-tier dungeon, while this is a mid-tier one.”
“Is that so…? Tohma , want me to take some of my scales as payment for the inn again?”
Rei made the comment with a smile, and Shira looked at him in shock.
“Please stop, you’re going to be misunderstood.”
“Did you just say… you peeled off the Golden Dragon’s scales?”
“It was unavoidable.”
Please, stop. I got glared at by my little sister with an expression that said “I can’t believe it.”
“For the inn, just get some tasty meat, and that’s fine…”
“Understood. Then, I’ll hunt for some meat with enthusiasm starting tomorrow.”
“Don’t get too enthusiastic… just take it easy and relax, please.”
At any rate, today’s work is done.
Now, all that’s left is to enjoy a nice meal at home.
It’s a celebratory dinner for the hardworking Golden Dragon.
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For the main guest, Rei, I decided to let him enjoy my home’s proud bath.
In the meantime, I had to prepare the feast.
My assistant was Shira, and as a comforting mascot, Kotesu was standing by.
That said, I had already prepared some dishes yesterday, so I didn’t need to make a huge variety.
The staples—bread, noodles, and rice dishes—were already stocked from the convenience store. It’s honestly better than trying to make them from scratch.
The only thing I put effort into was the meat dishes.
After all, meat from magical beasts in this world is way tastier than Japanese brand meat.
“I’ve prepared roast pork orc, giant boa braised in soy sauce, fried cockatrice, and roast beef from blood bulls. Shira, can you plate them?”
“Leave it to me!”
“Meow?”
“Yeah, yeah. Kotesu, can you tear up the veggies and make a salad?”
“Nyaa!”
The adorable enthusiasm of this little one.
The way she seriously tore lettuce was so beautiful that I couldn’t resist filming it, once again filling up my phone’s storage with videos.
I’ll send it to Akimi later.
“Now, for today’s main dish. I’ll start preparing the pseudo-plesiosaurus, the Lake Serpent.”
I pulled out a chunk of meat weighing easily over 30 kilograms from my [Item Box].
First, I’ll boil it lightly to taste it.
