The Supermarket System

Chapter 76: 76. Peaceful night

"You can take that bear home; I don’t want it," Kai said to the three adventurers he had rescued and healed.

Hearing Kai’s words, the three exchanged glances. It was unusual for them to encounter a noble who wasn’t greedy. Not only that, but he had also saved them and healed their wounds for free.

What kind of noble is this? It was too good to be true for them.

"Are you sure? What about the hide? You could use it for a rug or—" one of the adventurers’ remarks was cut short when Kai suddenly burst out laughing.

After Kai stopped laughing, he said, "Goodness, I don’t need any of that, and you’re the ones who need it more. Use the spoils from this bear hunt to recover, but if you want to sell them to me, I’ll buy them at a good price. I figure you’ll also need money for the trip back to the nearest town, right?" said Kai.

The three exchanged glances again, bewildered by this kind-hearted nobleman.

After discussing it among themselves, they decided to accept Kaileon’s generosity. They sold the red bear’s hide and fur to Kaileon, receiving far more than they would have gotten at the adventurers’ guild.

They received 33 small gold coins for the red bear’s hide and fur. Not only that, but Kai also supplied them with refreshing drinks and bread that would last for the next six days. Three days was enough time for them to reach the city.

After the three adventurers left, Jo arrived carrying game they could eat—and that was suitable for Kaileon.

Red bear meat was indeed edible, but Kai clearly didn’t want to eat it at all. Mainly because bear meat required a long and complicated preparation process just to remove its gamey smell.

In the end, Kai asked Jo to hunt rock birds instead, which were safer, tastier, and didn’t require much complicated preparation.

That night, they chose to camp at the edge of the forest—or more precisely, under a large, striking hydrangea tree by the side of the road.

Fortunately, the rain had started to let up in the afternoon, so they would be safe camping there until dawn.

While the others were busy butchering the stone birds for their meal, Kai sat leisurely on a fairly large and sturdy hydrangea branch that was safe for him to sit on.

He had intentionally isolated himself to see if his mission was complete and to find out what reward he had earned.

Because right after Kai defeated the red bear, he had heard that the system would randomly generate the reward he would receive, and then Kai simply forgot about it.

[Congratulations! You’ve obtained the Fire Magic Sword ability, and the fire magic abilities of the red bear and Baron Viero are now yours!]

[That means you’ve also obtained an A-rank fire magic ability, which can still be upgraded further]

[However, you must still study the magic tome on fire magic before using this ability]

[Do you want to possess the fire magic sword? If so, complete the following mission, as this is a follow-up mission for you]

Kai fell silent, quite satisfied with what he had obtained, even though defeating the Red Bear earlier had been very easy for him.

Monsters driven mad by black magic were easier to fight, since they moved erratically.

Or... perhaps Kai found it easy because of his previous experience on Earth as a hired assassin.

Kai then looked at the next mission to obtain the fire magic sword, and his brow furrowed as he saw what he had to do.

[Your next mission to obtain the fire magic sword is to find the fire lily, then pull out the fire magic sword stuck in the rock]

[While carrying out this mission, you may encounter a fire komodo, which lives around the Fire Lily Field to guard the sword.]

[Here is a map to the Fire Lily Field]

When Kai clicked on the map to the Fire Lily Field, he saw that it was about five kilometers from where he was. But he felt relieved because it turned out that the Fire Lily Field was quite close to where he was headed.

"Young Master! The meat is ready! What dish shall we make with this meat?" asked Peoni from beneath the tree, the girl looking up.

Kai simply jumped down, causing Peoni to scream in surprise.

"How could you just jump down from up there like that, young master?" asked Peoni, still startled by her young master’s careless behavior.

"Hahaha, because I’m small, it’s very easy for me," replied Kai, who was used to jumping high without making a sound due to his work on Earth. His smaller frame made him even more agile when jumping.

Thanks to his agility, he managed to leap onto the back of the huge red bear. The red bear was nearly three meters tall.

"If it were that easy, I probably would’ve jumped up there already," Peoni remarked.

"Hahaha, let’s just make satay—that way we can all help cook," said Kaileon.

Hearing that they were making satay with the stone bird meat that had been cut into pieces, they all became excited.

Nathan and Mari helped cut the meat into small pieces, then marinated it briefly in pineapple juice.

Meanwhile, Peoni and Jeny prepared the marinade to brush onto the meat before grilling.

Kai himself made the peanut sauce to drizzle over the satay once it was grilled. Jessica and Angeline were just watching from the sidelines while sitting there quietly.

The two noble daughters were wearing pajamas just like Kai’s, made of soft, cool silk. They both waited while reading their favorite romantic fantasy novels.

That peaceful atmosphere, unbeknownst to them, drew the attention of the creatures in the vicinity.

Suddenly, a deer, a rabbit, and a squirrel approached, seeking warmth and food.

Jessica and Angeline, who had initially been reading their novels intently, eventually fed the animals and played with them.

It wasn’t just the animals—the campfire and the aroma of meat brushed with sweet soy sauce and grilled also drew someone who had gotten lost in the forest.

"H-help me!" the young man said, before passing out.

Nathan immediately lifted the man’s body and laid him on the clean rug they had spread out earlier.

Kai handed the task of grilling the satay over to Peoni, Jeny, and Mari so he could check on the unconscious young man.

Judging by his appearance, the young man was clearly no ordinary person. He was most likely either a fairly experienced adventurer or the son of a noble.

However, Kai didn’t need to know who the young man was to save him.

"I’ve healed him, and he isn’t injured—just dehydrated and starving. It seems he hasn’t eaten for two days or more," said Kai.

"Judging by his clothes, he might have gotten lost in the forest, young master. It looks like he was almost attacked by a saber-toothed tiger. I can smell the scent of a saber-toothed tiger on his body," replied Jo.

Kai nodded. "Can you two help him clean up and change his clothes?" Kai asked.

Nathan and Jo agreed to Kai’s request and immediately took the young man away.

A few moments later, the young man woke up screaming, as if he’d just woken from a nightmare.

Kai approached the young man, who had been laid to rest inside a tent.

They had indeed set up several tents there, and the young man they’d rescued was in the same tent as Kaileon’s.

"Are you awake?" Kai asked.

The young man stared at Kai with a dazed and worried expression.

"Who are you?" the young man asked, staring at Kai with eyes full of suspicion.

"I’m Kaileon. Drink this coconut water quickly—you’re dehydrated," Kai said.

"Coconut water, you say? Is that drinkable?" the young man asked in surprise.

"You don’t know that coconut water is drinkable? You’ve even been starving for days—it must be because you didn’t know what you could eat in the forest, right? You were afraid you’d get poisoned, weren’t you? You have zero survival instinct—you know that, right?"

The young man reached for the bottle of coconut water Kai offered, feeling embarrassed because everything Kai said was true.

As he took a sip, he liked the taste—so much so that he drank until the bottle was empty.

"Take it slow when you drink; don’t gulp it down that fast, because you could die a silly death if you do that again," Kai said.

"Sorry... I was just so thirsty," the young man mumbled.

"All right, do you want something to eat? I have rock bird satay—"

"I’ll take some!" the young man shouted enthusiastically. His eyes widened playfully, and a broad smile spread across his lips.

"You’re really starving, it seems... come on out and eat; sit by the campfire to warm yourself up."

Kai helped the young man sit by the campfire with the others.

Once the young man had calmed down, he told his story—about how he’d gotten lost in the forest.

"I’m the son of Viscount Knightley, who died suddenly for unknown reasons. Ever since I was a child, my older sister never let me leave the castle. I also wasn’t taught much by anyone. You could say I was locked away in a tower. All I did day after day was read the books they gave me, eat the meals they provided twice a day, and look for a way to escape. Then, one day, I suddenly woke up in the forest... I think it was about three days ago or more."

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