The Supermarket System

Chapter 44: 44. Fire wild boars

Finally, Kai and Keith went on vacation to Keith’s hometown. This morning they were getting ready to leave—just the two of them. Angeline wasn’t coming along because Laura and Jessica would be keeping her company and teaching her a lot of things. Jeny and Peoni would also be taking care of the pavilion. The supermarket could be left unattended for a while, since all the employees had mastered their jobs well. Besides, there was still plenty of inventory left to sell.

Because of that, Kai could leave without having to worry about much.

Since it was just the two of them, and their large luggage could be stored in a dimensional storage space, Keith brought only one horse as their mode of transportation.

A dimensional storage is a storage space created using powerful magic; Kai obtained the ability to create magical storage for free from his system shop. It was a reward from the system for Kai having lived this life so well.

However, since it was free, the system only granted him the ability to create a dimensional storage; from there on, Kai had to learn on his own. Though it only took a few minutes to do so.

Dimensional storage can be upgraded over time, but Kai’s was already quite large—he could carry about three houses along with all their contents. Living creatures could also be stored there.

However, food stored in dimensional storage would rot over time.

It’s better to put food in a storage box, which has a smaller capacity. However, food stored inside will remain as fresh as ever even after several months in the storage box.

The storage box itself is a free item provided by the system; you don’t need to learn how to use it. Just add items through the system interface.

"Let’s rest here for now, young master," said Keith.

They dismounted their horses, and Kai immediately lay down on the vast expanse of grass where they were resting.

"How about you take out a mat first so you can lie down comfortably, young master? I’ll also cook lunch for the two of us right away," said Keith.

Reluctantly, Kai got up from where he was lying and took out the necessary items from his dimensional storage.

"By the way, since I’ve been honest with Father about the color of my magical energy, will that be okay, Keith?" Kai asked.

Keith smiled and nodded. "I think everything will be fine—in fact, the Duke will protect you if anything happens. Duke also said he’d consider your magical energy to be bright orange, right? Even though that’s still rare, it’s better than people knowing the true color of your magical energy. Oh, by the way, what are we going to cook, young master? Why didn’t you take out any ingredients?" Keith asked, puzzled.

Kai smiled broadly, then said, "Just sit down for now, Keith. I didn’t bring any ingredients because we’re going to buy everything! You know my ability is really unique, right? I can even buy food from other worlds! How about we buy some from Japan this time? I’m in the mood for karaage, egg pudding—oh! We should have eel rice too, Keith! Do you know what an eel is? It looks like this—it’s really delicious. They’re supposed to live in the ocean, Keith."

Kai handed Keith his smartphone to show him a picture of a Japanese eel.

"Oh! It’s commonly called a snakefish or sea snake by people living near the coast, young master. I didn’t know it could be cooked—because of its strange appearance, people usually avoid eating it," replied Keith.

Kai smiled broadly, then said enthusiastically, "Well then, let’s catch one later and grill it into some delicious grilled eel. As it happens, I know how to make it. Now, eat this first, Keith."

Kai handed Keith a wooden lunchbox filled with rice, topped with grilled eel.

Although Kai had hardly ever traveled abroad while on Earth, in his home country there were many restaurants serving cuisines from all over the world—such as Japanese, Italian, French, South Korean, Chinese, and others.

Some Japanese dishes were quite familiar to Kai’s palate, because whenever he got paid, he would head straight to a restaurant to try various types of food. Also, since Kai used to have a friend—a Japanese assassin who worked with him—he knew exactly which restaurants to go to for a meal.

Now, Kai can also buy anything from restaurants through the supermarket system.

In addition to the eel rice box, Kai also bought karaage, pudding, taiyaki, and takoyaki. He had to restrain himself from buying every single dish.

"It turns out eel is really delicious, young master! But there was someone who once tried cooking it, and it didn’t taste good—I remember it clearly," Keith said enthusiastically.

"That’s because they didn’t cook it properly, Keith. Some meats need to be cooked properly so they don’t taste bitter or fishy."

Keith nodded in understanding, then moved on to the next dish.

"Help!!"

A faint cry for help could be heard, and the voice grew clearer by the second.

"HELP!! WE’RE BEING CHASED BY FIRE WILD BOARS!"

Hearing the voice clearly stating that fire wild boars were attacking, Keith automatically stood up on high alert—even though he was still chewing on karaage, or Japanese-style fried chicken.

Not long after, several adventurers who appeared to be experienced were seen running at full speed about two hundred meters behind Keith and Kai, deep within the forest.

Kai stood up, holding five daggers.

"Keith, let me handle this—there are five red wild boars chasing them. Not only are they chasing them, but they’re also firing fireballs, so be careful," said Kai, then he ran toward the fire-shooting wild boar monsters. Judging by their characteristics, this monster should be a B or A-rank.

In addition to having a wider range, the detection magic was also more advanced. Now, it could pinpoint the prey’s weak spots.

"HEY!! WHY ARE YOU COMING THIS WAY? THERE ARE FIVE MONSTERS OVER THERE! COME RUN WITH US, KID!" shouted one of the pretty female adventurers.

Kai ignored her; he immediately leaped onto a tree with sturdy branches.

Since this monster wasn’t as fast as the black fire cow when running, Kai was able to throw his dagger quickly and accurately.

All of them managed to hit the monster’s weak spot—the back of its head.

The group of adventurers stopped running and let out a cry of surprise.

Kai jumped down and checked on his prey one by one.

"These are edible," he muttered.

Suddenly, someone hugged Kai from behind, sobbing uncontrollably.

"Waaah! Thank you, little one! You saved us... we couldn’t have fought that many A-rank monsters! We also just found out they shoot fire! Waaah!"

"Young Master!" Keith had arrived, prying Kai away from the girl who was hugging him while crying.

"Check if these five monsters are under the influence of dark magic, Keith. If so, then that dark figure is still following us," said Kai.

Keith nodded, then examined them all. A moment later, he turned to Kai and nodded again, confirming that the five fire boars were indeed moving under the influence of dark magic.

That meant Kai was being followed.

It was clear that Kai was the target, but that was fine.

Kai turned around, looking at the group of adventurers who were crying and giving thanks for their safety.

"These monsters are under the influence of dark magic, which is why they attacked you. Now, before we cut them up, have you guys eaten yet? Let’s eat with us first," Kai suggested.

The group of adventurers immediately accepted Kai’s invitation, as they needed a brief rest to recover their energy.

Kai prepared a box of eel rice for each of them, then set out some other snacks.

While eating, they explained that they were indeed hunting monsters they could eat. But their target was the stone bird, which they already knew how to fight.

"But how did you defeat those fire boars? You just threw something, and they fell—even though it looked easy, I know it wasn’t," asked the leader of the adventurer group.

"I also saw that the object you threw contained a great deal of magical energy. Are you actually a high-level adventurer?" asked one of the female adventurers.

Kai shook his head slowly, then replied, "I’m not a high-level adventurer, but I am Kaileon Arslan, son of Duke Arslan. And as for how to fight them... I just know the monsters’ weaknesses. Take that fire boar from earlier, for example—you just have to stab it in the back of the head. Stone birds also have a weakness in their necks, as do fire birds. The weapon I use is just an ordinary dagger, but I do infuse it with magical energy so it moves faster and hits the target more accurately."

After hearing Kai’s explanation, they were even more surprised and impressed. They also didn’t forget to thank him for his help and for feeding them.

"I won’t ask for those five fire boars; you can take them and profit from them," said Kai.

Hearing that, they thanked Kai once again.

"How about you take some of the meat? After all, you’re the one who defeated them," said the leader of the adventurers.

Kai turned to Keith, and Keith nodded in agreement.

"All right, I’ll take some of the meat."

"We’re quite skilled at butchering them—just wait over there, young master!" said the leader of the adventurers.

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