Chapter 15
My Earnings Have
Increased
For now, let's test how much experience points I can get when I defeat a
Rat-kou. If I run up to them, the Rat-kou will also approach me,
so it's a simple task.
「Here we go!」
When I kicked away the monster that tried to bite my foot while
crawling, it turned into particles of light in one hit. I picked up the 300 yen
and checked my ID card.
「Say, isn't
this weird? The experience points required to level up haven't changed at all.
It hasn't changed by even a single point!」
This ID card is totally broken. As a test, I made another one fall prey
to my hammer.
「Hm? It
decreased by 1 this time.」
The required experience decreased, and although it's only a tiny bit, I
got closer to leveling up. What does this mean. Furthermore, treating it as a
trial, I defeated one and checked my ID card for several of them, and then I
realized. After the required experience fluctuates by 1 for several times in a
row, there is one instance inserted where it doesn't change at all. In other
words, it seems the experience points obtained by defeating a Rat-kou is
a value less than 1.
Come to think of it, I feel like I heard that if you defeat small-fry
monsters with a lower level than your own, the experience points you receive
decrease. For the Level 5 me, the Rat-kous are too weak, so it became a
situation where I get almost no experience points. Probably.
「Well
whatever, I guess that's about it for today. I'm not sleepy, but it'll end up
being an all-nighter.」
Let's keep it moderate. Even though Benzaiten kindly increased my
Charm, it would be unbearable to ruin my mood. Even my Financial Fortune would
disappear. Besides, I'm already getting tired of playing around with the Rat-kous.
Dashing with a dada, I stowed the hammer and boots into the pouch
near the exit. Since I can't wear the tacky jersey anymore, I'll proudly walk
in my magic academy style. In fact, it might be fine to just make this my
trademark. Ah, but I don't want to just have my one and only outfit anymore. I
should have earned quite a bit today, so I'll just normally buy clothes to wear
outside the Dungeon.
「Hey, Onee-san.
I'm back.」
「Welcome
ba... what's with that outfit?」
「It dropped
or something. Cute, right? My jersey got ruined, so the timing was perfect.」
Even though the number of times we've met shouldn't be that high, I've
become quite good friends with this Onee-san.
「Aoi-chan, lying is bad, you know? Didn't you just change into clothes you
brought in yourself?」
「How mean,
I'm not lying. There was a weird dragon, and that guy just dropped it, you see.」
「A weird
dragon? Eh, you mean a dragon? On the Second Floor? That's
impossible.」
「Even if you
say that. Well whatever, it's not like I have proof or anything.」
Come to think of it, if I show her the Blessing of Benzaiten
added to my ID card, she might believe me. No, I guess that can't be called
proof. Keeping skills and such a secret seems to be common sense for the most
part, so even if it's Onee-san, I'll refrain from being foolishly
honest. It's fine if only I know about this matter.
「Hmm, it's
not that I don't believe you. But if I know about it I have to report it, yet
how am I supposed to report something without any basis, you know?」
「Then let's
just say it was an illusion I saw. If there hasn't been a single instance until
now, it's probably fine. Ah, more importantly, please appraise the magic
stones~, I brought back a ton.」
When I roughly dumped them onto the tray, Onee-san seemed to flip
a switch as well, and skillfully began the appraisal. Everyone wants to avoid
troublesome matters, after all. If it can be treated as if it never happened,
nothing is better than that.
「High quality
again. At this rate, it seems you can earn a living just in the upper layers.
In truth, it's safer to explore in a party, though.」
「If I feel
like going in together with someone, I'll do that when the time comes.」
I have no plans to, though.
「By the way, Aoi-chan,
why don't you try getting the equipment you have appraised?」
「I don't
mind, but it takes time and money, right? I hate having my money taken, and I
just want to sleep today~」
「Sometime
later is fine, and I'll talk to them so it doesn't cost you money. It's okay,
right?」
It's hard to refuse a request from the Onee-san who bestowed
snacks upon the starving girl that is me. If I won't be charged money, then
well.
「Guess it
can't be helped~, it's fine if it's free. But you absolutely have to return
them, okay?」
「I guarantee
that. Even if it weren't a solo Dungeon drop, forcibly taking things
away from a Hunter is something that absolutely never happens.」
「Got it.」
「I'm a little
curious about their performance, you see. Aoi-chan, even though your
status is low, you're defeating dragons and stuff, right? Although I still
slightly doubt whether you really defeated one.」
How mean. But thinking about it normally, I guess that's how it is.
Well, it's fine even if she doesn't believe me, though.
「Ah, come to
think of it, what's the status of a Level 5 person usually like? I'm all 10s,
though. An easy-to-understand average of 10.」
「Let's see,
there are individual differences, but the average would be about 30, no? Strong
people go even higher, though.」
Hah? What the heck is that. It's not just double mine, is it. Nngh, damn
it. But it's fine, because I have amazing equipment corrections! I haven't lost
at all! In the end, overall strength is what matters!
「Because
there are also corrections from equipment and skills, the numerical values on
the status are actually just reference values, though. Oh, the automatic
appraisal is complete. Aoi-chan, it's a huge harvest today. Here, 58,500
yen.」
「...Whoa.」
F-Fifty thousand... The number is too big, so conversely, I don't know
what I should do! Umm, for now, I can eat beef bowls with plenty to spare,
right. And then, I'll buy a change of clothes, go to the bathhouse, and then,
and then, umm, there's still a whole lot left over, right? Holy crap, haven't I
already joined the ranks of the rich?
「You can make
a deposit starting from a minimum of 50,000 yen, but what will you do?」
「Huh? A
deposit?」
「Yeah. We
just hold onto it, so no interest gets attached or anything, though.」
「Interest?
What's that?」
「Aoi-chan, you really are full of things you don't know, huh.」
「Ugh, I at
least know what interest is. But for today, I'll take it all with me. I have a
lot of things I want to buy, after all. See ya later~.」
When I went outside, I thought for a bit and decided to head to the beef
bowl shop. Beef bowls are the best, after all, beef bowls. Because they're
delicious. I'll fill my stomach and sleep in a good mood today.
I'll do my best again tomorrow too!
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