I Was Adopted By A Dragon In Another World

CH 13

Default Dyslexic Roboto Lora

ng around like an octopus.
Dried mummified hands hung from the shelves.
There were some suspicious seeds of unknown origin, some water droplets bouncing around a bottle, meat being grown in a jar, and strangely colored clumps of dirt…

She had no idea what these things were for, and it made her feel like she had accidentally walked into a black magic shop.

Before she had the time to examine the merchandise further, a strange voice came from behind.

“How may I help you?”

Luya jumped in surprise, and she immediately turned around.
It was the old demon shopkeeper, although she had not noticed him appearing behind her.

She immediately backed off two steps, and had difficulty formulating words for a bit.
However, the demon did not give her any trouble, and he only grinned with a rather hideous smile.

“Oh don’t be nervous, dear.
Even though you are human, I am a businessman.
I like the magic stones you brought more than I care about your identity.”

He glanced at the red dragon who was staring into the store from the outside.
As if to put Luya to ease, he added, “I also don’t want to be burned to death by a dragon… Oh, anyhow, you’ve come to the right place.
Old Berg’s shop is fairly priced and trustworthy.
I can find anything that you desire, and there is nothing that Old Berg doesn’t sell.”

“Is… is that so?”

Luya swallowed her saliva.
Although she felt like the demon had zero credibility and didn’t believe anything he said, she thought he was unlikely to try anything weird with the red dragon standing outside.

So she thought for a while, and then asked the demon who called himself Old Berg, “Um… I want to improve my current living environment.
There’s no clean drinking water, and no soil that’s suitable for growing crops.
I can only eat things by barbecuing food like a caveman.
There’s also no furniture or other daily necessities.
Finally, I have a pet that is infested with fleas.
Can you recommend anything that might be able to help?”

“You live with the Farus the Red Dragon? That’s certainly not surprising.”

Old Berg squinted.
He was an excellent salesman, and he immediately smelled the business opportunity.
He enthusiastically started to assist Luya with her shopping.

“Then you really are in the right place, sweetheart.
These problems of yours are nothing in the eyes of Old Berg, and we’ll take care of all of them.
Water is not a problem at all, and I have just the right thing here.”

Smiling sinisterly, Old Berg motioned at Luya to wait a moment, and he disappeared into the storage room at the back of the store.
A few minutes later, he came out pushing an enormous cage.
There was a monster that looked like it had come straight from a Tokusatsu film8, and it kept hitting the bars of the cage, screeching with ear-piercing squeaks, as if it was about to burst out of the cage at any moment.

Before Luya could ask what it was, Old Berg introduced it.

“This is a little monster that can control the weather.
As long as you inflict a certain amount of pain, it will attract thunder and heavy rain.
Of course, I can test it right here to show you.
Master Gudius will be angry, but I assure you that it will not fall short of your expectations.”

“No thanks! I don’t want this!”

Luya’s face was ashen, and she waved her hands repeatedly in refusal.
If she brought this thing back, she might as well keep collecting dew every day!

“Why not? It’s very popular among beastmen and murlocs.
Every tribe relies on one to control the weather.
Due to the fact that these little things don’t reproduce easily, as well as over-hunting, there are very few wild ones these days.
It’s very difficult to get one, and you need to place an order in advance.
You’re extremely lucky that we have one in stock.” Old Berg seemed puzzled.

This was way beyond overkill! She just wanted to have a little water, so why the heck would she want something that big?!

“Is there anything less exciting? I just want to have enough water to drink and improve the soil, so it’ll be enough if I can irrigate the ground to grow some vegetables.”

“Alright, I understand your request.”

Old Berg thought for a while, and then pushed the cage back into the storeroom.
Then he brought a pot that was filled with water, and placed it in front of Luya.

“This is the Goblet of Aqua Pura9.
It is necessary for alchemists, and as long as you place it on the ground, it will produce clean water endlessly.”

Author’s Notes:

Why do the comments keep telling me to think harder? Am I really as airheaded as Cuicui? I’ve learned from her prior mistakes and improved the system a bit.
If we go by a word count, it’s really easy to write more for every fertilizer that I get! I think I can actually write the bonus chapter easily… I’m that confident!10

Currently, I owe you guys 2800 words.
It’s a good amount, and there’s no reason to panic.

Translator’s Notes:

Smile (似笑非笑): A smile that wasn’t quite a smile. Ass-kisser (社畜): See the TL notes from last chapter.
Literally, “social animal”, but refers to someone who is willing to take a lot of abuse. Respect (面子): This phrase appears multiple times in this chapter, and is a common idiom in Chinese.
Literally, this sentence says, “gave the red dragon some face”.
In Chinese, having “face” or losing “face” refers to a person’s reputation. He: The original raw uses “it” here.
Luya is still frequently referring to Farus as an “it”, although eventually she will switch over to using “he/him”. Old-fashioned man (直男): Literally, a “straight man”.
This refers to a heterosexual man with traditional and conservative values. Market district (商业街): Literally, “market street”. Irony (吐槽): Literally, to “retort”.
In Japanese, this would be called “tsukkomi“. Tokusatsu film (特摄片): A style of Japanese live action film which makes heavy use of special effects. Goblet of Aqua Pura (清净之壶): I took some liberties translating this.
Literally, this is “Pot of Clean Water”, but it sounds terrible ^^;;;; …this “pot” is supposed to have a cool and impressive sounding name (it is a special item, after all), so I latin-ized “clean water” into “aqua pura”. In the last chapter, Sayuko promised that for every fertilizer she got, she would write additional words for the VIP bonus chapter.