Chapter 47
The Financial
Situation of a General Hunter
「Aoi-chan, sorry to keep you waiting. It looks like the calculation just
finished, but... it's become quite a large sum. Is it okay to put it in your
savings?」
As she said that, Yuuka-san showed me the screen displayed by the
automatic appraisal. Usually she'd place the money on a tray for me, but the
amount was a bit too huge. The amount displayed there was 14,505,880 yen. Over
ten million! My savings practically doubled in one go. Even I think I'm
amazing. It's so amazing it makes no sense.
「Ooh, I
expected it a little, but it really went up there, huh. It somehow doesn't feel
real, but... for now I'll just take 1 million, and I'll leave the rest for
savings please!」
「Then I'll go
get the 1 million yen.」
Yuuka-san immediately brought the cash from the safe, and
processed the rest for savings.
「With this,
my savings have reached 30 million. It's still far from a tower mansion, but it
seems I might get there surprisingly soon.」
「Are you
still talking about a tower mansion?」
「Naturally!
Because I want to achieve the legend of a super rise in the world from
homelessness.」
「Hmm, I don't
think it's necessary for you, Aoi-chan~. But well, once you save up the
money, consult with me and Yukino, okay? You can't just buy it on
impulse, alright?」 「I know, I know. Because if a little girl like me goes
to a real estate agent, I'll likely get treated like a sucker. I understand at
least that much.」
「If so, then
fine.」
If I bring over a hundred million in cash, they probably wouldn't turn
me away at the door, but I feel like I'd get ripped off or scammed instead.
When the money is saved up and it's time to actually make the purchase, I'll
rely on the Onee-sans.
「Come to
think of it, I plan to continue earning on the Seventeenth Floor for a
while, but what are other people's earnings like? I'd like to know this for
reference too.」
It's better to understand the difference in income between me, who can
only get high-quality magic stones, and the others. Because I know that my
earnings are obviously abnormal, after all. For some reason, Yuuka-san
straightened her posture, saying "Is a rough estimate okay?" while
starting to speak with an overly serious face. Isn't she a bit excited? Was she
the type who likes giving explanations? Well, whatever.
「First, the
price of high-quality magic stones depends on the floor they are obtained from,
but in the middle layers of a Dungeon, the price is about 5 times that
of a normal magic stone. If it's colored, it's a further 5 times, but those can
rarely be obtained. However, Aoi-chan brings in nothing but high-quality
magic stones, and furthermore, about 10 percent of them are colored. In other
words, Aoi-chan brings in nothing but magic stones that are priced 5
times or more than those of normal Hunters.」
Meaning if I bring in the same number of magic stones, my earnings are
over 5 times higher.
「Moreover,
the number of magic stones a normal party brings in rarely reaches 50 at most.
And yet, Aoi-chan, you casually bring in over 100, don't you?」
「Well, it's a
solo Dungeon with unlimited monster hunting, after all.」
Because I'm struggling all by my lonesome. I couldn't handle it without
at least that level of benefit.
「At that
point, as an income, it's more than doubled again. And importantly, the fact
that you can monopolize the rewards is also huge, Aoi-chan.」
「I see.
Normally, if you form a party, you split it evenly, right.」
「For Hunters,
from a safety perspective, forming a party of 5 to 7 people is common sense.
The rewards end up being divided by the number of people, and since most Hunters
belong to a clan, money to pay to the clan is also necessary, and furthermore,
expenses also come into play.」
One way or another, it costs money, huh.
「Ah, so with
that. Supposing a normal party went to the Seventeenth Floor, what's a
day's reward like?」
Setting aside the complicated stuff, I simply want to know that.
「In the case
of the Seventeenth Floor, a normal magic stone is about 7,000 yen.
Supposing they brought in 50 of them, that's 350,000 yen. The amount to pay to
the clan varies, but it's generally said to be 10 percent, so subtracting that
leaves 315,000 yen. If the party is 5 people, it's 63,000 yen per person, if 7
people... it's earnings of 45,000 yen. Expenses are tricky because it changes
depending on whether you consider them individually, as a party, or at the clan
level, though.」
「Ooh, well
setting expenses aside, a daily wage of over 40,000 yen isn't bad.」
In my case, because the quality of the magic stones is high and the
quantity is large, I can earn over 4 million yen a day on the exact same Seventeenth
Floor, though! As expected, I really am amazing. Isn't it overwhelming.
「If it was
pure profit it'd be like that~. Aoi-chan, you know the price of a
potion, right?」
「Ah, in case
of injury, huh. Potions, if I recall... what was it?」
「They cost
about 200,000 yen. If you push yourself and get injured, it's as if you had no
earnings. Hunters who can use healing magic on par with potions are only
a handful of the top tier, after all. Therefore, just safely defeating 50
monsters without pushing yourself is tough in itself. Since it's normal to pay
careful attention to safety and take time to subjugate them, even 20 to 30
magic stones obtainable on a floor of an appropriate level is on the high side,
isn't it?」
Man~, that really is a small amount.
「If that's
the case, they can't earn much at all, can they?」
「Supposing
it's 20 magic stones with a party of 7 people, and paying 10 percent to the
clan, not factoring in expenses, it would be 18,000 yen per person.」
Eh? Fighting monsters is supposedly reasonably dangerous, I'd think. Is
that reward worth it?
「That's a bit
lacking in dreams~.」
「That's if
you consider the bare minimum. With a 7-person party on a floor where you have
leeway, you can get more magic stones. You can occasionally get high-quality
magic stones too, and if there are drop items, the income becomes much larger.
If they properly explore systematically, Hunters whose main focus is the
middle layers and below should be able to lead comfortable lives.」
Then is it not bad?
「I see. Since
I'm in a solo Dungeon, unsellable Dimensional Pouches just keep piling
up. Drop items, I get it now.」
「Dimensional
Pouches, what a waste~. Come to think of it, about the equipment I'm holding
onto for you, Aoi-chan, they said they want you to wait a little longer.」
I remembered. There was something like that. If I recall, I handed over
the weapons and accessories from the solo Dungeon that I don't use to Onee-san.
I am curious about how much they'll sell for, or if they won't buy them at all.
Since I've become able to earn quite a bit with just magic stones, I don't have
to expect much anymore. If anything, I could just give them away. They're
equipment I won't use anyway.
「Okey-dokey,
anytime is fine.」
Or rather, I've been getting a ton of other things too, but my current
equipment has absolutely no flaws, so I end up not using them. I tried using a
sword as a test, but somehow I couldn't cut well. Mr. Hammer is overwhelmingly
easier to use, partly because I'm more used to him.
Since useless things will just keep piling up, my motivation to search
for treasure isn't welling up at all. Rather than spending time on something
like that, fighting monsters is much more meaningful, right.
「That's good.
Aoi-chan, what are you doing after this?」
「Nothing in
particular? Just going back to the hotel and sleeping.」
「Then how
about having some sweets together? I got some pretty good ones as a gift.」
「Ooh, sounds
good!」
With Yuuka-san having too much free time on her hands, we ended up chatting until near the time of the last train. According to my plan, I intend to come to the Higashi-Nakano Dungeon Administration to sell magic stones at a pace of about twice a week. It's nice to enjoy chatting like this when I do. Starting tomorrow, I'll single-mindedly beat monsters to death like crazy again.