The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick up Trash - Volume 1 - Chapter 17

Chapter 17:

Blue Potions

I CONTINUED MY TRAVELS through the forest, hoping to finally reach the village. Along the way, I found the village’s dump. This was the perfect opportunity to toss the stuff I didn’t need. The weather was getting warmer, so my potions had expired fast. The wound-healing and pain-soothing ones were prone to go bad especially quickly.

I left Sora on a rock I could see from the dump and walked over. I emptied the trash out of the bag I’d designated for it, but…

“Huh?” I didn’t see any blue potions among the clutter that fell out. There were expired ones with big white or black clumps in them, but…even when I turned the bag upside down, nothing came out. I tried looking inside, even tried sticking my hand in, with no results. Blue potions were the ones that healed wounds, but most of mine had expired on the way here.

“That’s weird.”

There wasn’t a hole at the bottom, either. Which made sense, because the rest of the trash was still there. I tried turning it inside out and flapping it around, but it was totally empty. Here I thought I had thirteen potions to throw away. Where had they gone?

I gave up looking for them and rummaged in the dump for free potions. I wanted lots of blue wound-healing potions and green pain-soothing potions. Lesser ones were sensitive to heat, so those two types expired first. Still, those were the ones you wanted most in the wilderness, so I wanted to pick up a good number. I circled the dump, filling my magic bags as I went. After I’d picked up enough, I trudged back to Sora.

“Sorry for making you wait.”

Sora trembled as the wind rolled it around. Maybe I should’ve found a more secure spot…

I picked Sora up and headed toward Ratoto Village. When people approached, I shoved it in a bag again.

“Oops! That’s the potion bag!” I’d stuffed Sora into the magic bag I’d just filled with potions. The other bags were just as full. The only empty one was the one designated for trash…

This won’t do. I looked at Sora. “Sorry. Try to put up with it for now, okay?”

Today, I was just here to check out the village and listen for local chatter, so I would be leaving before long. After fretting for a while, I left Sora in the potion-filled bag. I’d need to get a bag just for Sora.

I entered Ratoto Village and checked the place out, keeping an eye open for a place where adventurers gathered. At a glance, there didn’t seem to be any major issues in the village at the moment.

Next, I needed info on the forest around here. Adventurers often talked about the monsters and animals that attacked people. There was a tavern in the village square, along with a bunch of shops for adventurers. Places like this were full of adventurers boasting about monsters and animals they’d hunted, so it was easy to suss out what was going on in the surrounding forest.

Most useful tidbits came in the evening—people spill the most trustworthy info when they’re tipsy. When they get too drunk, though, they start exaggerating their stories, making them useless.

I strolled along the road, listening to the different voices. From their conversations, I learned that the forest around this village was comparatively safe.

Thank goodness. I can let Sora out of the bag.

Still, some of the rumors bothered me. There were signs that snake monster populations were increasing, so the village put out requests to cull their numbers. These snake monsters stalked the road leading to the next village. Maybe it’d be better to wait and watch here for a while before setting out. 

Besides, I’d like to hunt and make some money. If there are lots of field mice, I could do just that.