Chapter 21
Getting Carried Away
Collecting Treasure
In a good mood from the results of the battle at the Saginomiya
Dungeon, I took the plunge and used a taxi to travel. The superiority
complex of traveling by taxi, so different from walking or taking the train.
「Haha, my
spirits are rising!」
Raising my tension, I got my hands on treasure after treasure like
crazy. As expected, capturing Dungeons up to the Third Floor is
already far too easy for me.
However, the spoils of war from the Sasazuka Dungeon, which I
visited after Saginomiya, were a bit iffy.
■ Copper Ingot: A lump of copper metal.
■ Potion: Heals wounds when ingested.
■ Book of Awakening: Randomly learn a skill.
■ Dragon Knight's Spear Medal: Attack Augmentation. A brooch that
improves the attack speed of spears.
Setting aside the copper treasure and the Potion, the Book of
Awakening has a suspicious effect. What does it mean to randomly learn
something? Learning a skill seems like an amazing effect, but it's a bit scary
to use it casually. I'll check with Onee-san about this. Perhaps because
it isn't equipment either, it doesn't have the mark indicating it's exclusive
to me.
The spear medal is a very iffy piece of equipment, so it seems I can set
this aside to give away. I feel like it's a waste to lose the Attack
Augmentation effect, but I probably won't use a spear, after all. I don't mind
letting it go.
And the spoils of war from the Ekoda Dungeon, which was my final
destination for today.
■ Copper Ingot: A lump of copper metal.
■ Restoration Jewelry Box: Restores items placed inside it at the
cost of soul stones.
■ Abyssal Guardian Katana: Spirit Augmentation, Resistance
Augmentation, Dark Attack Augmentation. A katana harboring the power of
darkness like the abyss.
■ Unicorn Ring: Vitality Augmentation. A ring that grants the
power to shatter evil souls.
It seems like I can get a lot of copper treasures. It would be nice if
they sell for a high price. Be that as it may, the other items were also
decent.
The jewelry box with a restoration function seems like it would be
inconspicuously useful in everyday life. However, since it's about the size of
a tissue box, large things won't fit inside. With my current equipment, only
things around the size of accessories will fit, so I would have wanted a larger
one that could fit weapons or armor while I was at it. Also, I don't think the
jewelry box is equipment, but since it has the red hollyhock mark, it can't be
sold.
It seems that "exclusive to me" isn't limited to equipment,
but applies to other tools as well. Things like consumables or metal lumps
apparently don't get the mark.
I also got a cool-looking katana, but I guess I don't need this. It
seems difficult to use, and I have my reliable hammer, after all.
The best thing from the Ekoda Dungeon was the ring with a stone
shaped like a unicorn's face. It has a perplexing effect, but it doesn't seem
like there's any loss in having it. The vitality boost is nice, too.
Having gone around three Dungeons since early morning, I acquired
equipment that I seem to be able to give to Onee-san. I also managed to
inconspicuously power up by getting equipment for myself, so going to other Dungeons
again wouldn't be bad.
By the time the sun had completely set, I returned to my home base, Higashi-Nakano,
first got some food, and then went to the public bathhouse using the discount
ticket. After refreshing my soul, I immediately entered the Dungeon
Administration.
Perhaps because it was still early, it wasn't Onee-san at the
reception desk, but the stiff ossan and other people. There were also a
few groups of people who looked like Hunters. Maybe because of the time
of day, there are a lot of people today.
Perhaps a loner girl in a tacky jersey is unusual; I was being stared at
profusely. Let's ignore it. Waiting for the right timing for just a bit, I
decided to talk to the usual ossan.
「'Sup, ossan.
I went to other Dungeons today.」
「I am Kikukawa,
Nagakura-san. This is about the matter we discussed previously; from the
looks of it, it seems you were able to obtain good items.」
「Fufun, I
guess it's decent. I'll show you next time. By the way, where is Onee-san?
What time is she supposed to be here again?」
「Tachibana is off today. If it is tomorrow, she is scheduled to
be at the reception desk from around 9:00 PM.」
「I see, she
has the day off. Now that you mention it, I feel like she might have said
something like that.」
What should I do. It would be fine to retreat to the nap room, but that
place has a maximum usage time of eight hours. If I go in now, the time limit
will come right before dawn. If I go over, there'll be an additional charge, so
it's a bit of a waste.
It can't be helped; I'm tired, but maybe I'll earn a little in the Dungeon.
「Anyway,
here, this is my ID card.」
「You are
going to the Dungeon now?」
「Just for a
little bit. I'll rent the nap room after I'm done, can I make a reservation or
something?」
「We do not
take reservations. However, there are almost no users, so you do not need to
worry.」
Is that how it is. It's fine as long as I can stay the night.
「By the way,
I'm thinking of going to the Fourth Floor, what do you think, ossan?」
「It is Kikukawa,
but if you had leeway on the Third Floor, I believe it will not be a
problem. Just to be safe, please try fighting the monsters near the stairs
instead of going deep inside right away.」
「Well, if
it's tough, I'll make sure not to push it. Well then, I'm off~.」
「Please make
absolutely sure not to push yourself, alright.」
Now then, when I heard from Onee-san before, I heard that the
difficulty as a Dungeon goes up in various ways starting from the Fourth
Floor. Commensurate with the price of the obtainable magic stones
skyrocketing, the strength of the monsters also skyrockets. The biggest
difference is the appearance of the monsters, and it seems this is what becomes
the problem. With some exceptions, in most cases, animal-type or insect-type
monsters basically appear in Dungeons up to the Third Floor.
On the Fourth Floor of the Higashi-Nakano Dungeon,
ferocious dwarf-type monsters appear. They're apparently called Goblins.
I can certainly imagine that fighting a humanoid Goblin would be
completely different from fighting insects or beasts. Up to the Tenth Floor
is grouped as the upper layers, but I heard that the Fourth Floor is a
layer that becomes a wall for Hunters. If I can clear this, it'll be
another step up for me as a Hunter.
Anyway, today is a trial run. Let's give it a try.
I immediately charged into the solo Dungeon and dashed forward,
heading towards the Fourth Floor. Come to think of it, I was told that
if you go to the Fifth Floor once, you can use the transfer circle. If I
can make the Fifth Floor my farming spot, I can shorten this travel
time. I want it to become like that soon.
I entered the Fourth Floor without any particular issues, and
since it was my first time on this floor, I searched for monsters while
maintaining a sense of tension to start with. Thanks to the new equipment, 『Bracelet of
the Sun』, it's
bright and easy to explore. The enemies can probably completely see me, but
it's not like I can erase my footsteps or presence in the first place, so the
monsters will notice me right away anyway. Therefore, this is simply a
convenient piece of equipment for me.
Walking down the passage just a little bit, I immediately discovered a
monster! As expected of Mr. 『Ultra Hard Mode』. The number of monsters prowling
around is no joke either, so I found one right away.
Ummm, the story was that the Goblins were ferocious dwarf
monsters. With a height of around one meter at most.
No matter how ferocious, they are just dwarfs in the end. I had imagined
a monster like a doll with a scary face, but that was a huge mistake. I was in
an 『Ultra Hard
Mode』 Dungeon, after all. As if to prove that,
that monster wasn't small in the slightest.
「Are you
kidding me. It's normally bigger than me.」
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・Nagakura Aoi Scarlet, Current Equipment
■ Blood-Severing Soul Smasher: Vitality Augmentation, Attack
Augmentation, Magic Augmentation, Skill Power Augmentation. A hammer that
smashes the soul and steals vitality.
■ Blood-Wind Demon Fire Boots: Vitality Augmentation, Defense
Augmentation, Resistance Augmentation. Long boots that shatter the soul and
steal spirit when stepping on the target.
■ Star-Reading Pilgrim Clothes: Spirit Augmentation, Defense
Augmentation, Magic Augmentation, Resistance Augmentation. A uniform that
receives the guidance of the stars.
■ Ring of Seoritsuhime: Spirit Augmentation, Attack Augmentation. A ring
of the War God that improves combat techniques.
■ Necklace of the Dark Clock: Spirit Augmentation. A bolo tie that
augments poison attacks.
■ Bracelet of the Sun: Vitality Augmentation. An armlet that shines
light.
■ Unicorn Ring: Vitality Augmentation. A ring that grants the power to shatter evil souls.
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