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Tanaka Jiro, twenty-eight years old, single, no girlfriend, occupation: Dungeon Tester (full-time employee)
Magic Aptitude 8 (General Class)
Officer of the Year: Warrior
There are too many facilities.
After the induction ceremony was over, I was told that I could go about my business at my own discretion, but there is no doubt that it was now work time.
However, I came back to my room to gather information in preparation for the ceremony, but then I noticed a strangely thick booklet in the mailbox.
Come to think of it, they said they were going to open up their facilities during the initiation ceremony, but I thought they were talking about that, so I briefly looked through it and found the words I just read through.
Starting with restaurants, medical institutions, weapon shops, armor shops, armor stores, tool shops, training centers, entertainment facilities, etc... There's no end to the types of shops just to name them.
The whole day would be over if I mentioned the names of all these shops.
If it were simply a facility prepared by the company for the purpose of conquering dungeons, you wouldn't even feel the need to go outside anymore.
On the last page, there were glimpses of taverns and other liquor stores, as well as shops at night, in short, where minors are not allowed.
A little snorting here and there might be the right response from a man, but unfortunately, I'm still a man who keeps my private life separate.
I'll keep it private and enjoy it in private, but I'll make the switch when I'm sure it's done.
This is for now.
'A fantasy born in the modern age, a period drama village is not an eye for this.
Everything in the shop is a fantasy, the food on display is something you've never seen before, and even the clothing is somewhere between cosplay and everyday wear.
In addition, there is no excuse for cosplay props, as there are swords on display that are a direct threat to the law of firearms.
Prices vary widely, but there are many different types of swords.
Is it a fantasy when shopping is not a problem in Japanese yen? But if that's okay with you, it's okay with us.
Once you understand and are convinced, you can walk to the station-like commercial facilities that spread underneath the company.
There are only testers and employees, or maybe it's just our testers and employees for the number of people in the store, but it's a sparse crowd.
I think this is an investment that will gradually increase, but I start my fantasy window shopping for the first time in my life, thinking that it's too quiet.
...... is surprisingly expensive.
I now carry a well-made iron double-edged sword that costs 140,000 for one.
I'm not sure if it's a high price or a low price, but it's definitely a bit pricey, even for someone who has some money saved up.
If you look at the items peeking around the show window, even the cheapest one is an order of magnitude more expensive than this one.
Of course it's up there.
Huh? Will you be ready?
I'm ready to break my savings and remind myself of the improvements I've made .
One thing I realized during my training was the lack of aggression.
I can laugh about it now, but the memory of beating up a Komodo dragon beetle and finally taking one of them down, only to be attacked by more than one, and then running away from the attacker is etched as a lesson to me.
It may have happened simply because of my lack of status, in fact, Instructor Kio was laughing and blowing away the metal armor with his chamberlain blade.
But status doesn't improve overnight.
So the only thing that could be improved is the equipment.
Even though it was an iron-core wooden sword, it might be an excellent blunt instrument, but it was a bit awkward as a creature-killer.
The strength of the body is a weapon before the armor, thanks to the instructors' confidence in it.
So I've been looking around at a few weapons stores, but nothing felt right.
Can't you try these things out for yourself, clerk?
If you chip the blade or something, you can buy it for me, okay?
Demons.
Sorry, I'm a Titan.
No wonder you're so lanky!
You're still on the small side, right?
Seriously?
Maybe it's because the place is deserted, but I'm able to have a light-hearted chat with the clerk sitting at the counter like this .
I'd like to know the average height of giants who are classified as petite because of their physique, but right now I'm more interested in weapons.
''Clerk, do you have any recommendations for weapons?''
I've got a magic sword for you to buy one for 30 million dollars.
Don't offer me something I can't afford.
"An amazing, six-discount magic sword. And of course the loan is fine.
I'm sure you're right that the original price is outrageous for a 60% discount. It's certainly a recommended weapon. I'm not sure the performance is as great as the discount, though.
Unfortunately we want a weapon that fits our size.
no matter how good it is...it's useless if it's used as a piggyback...and eventually you'll mistake it for your own power and you'll be destroyed.
This kind of thing should be gradually turned into a good weapon.
If we were looking for a car, we want a mass-produced car, not a high-spec F1 car.
"Performance comes with the territory. The problem is that his superhuman body, enhanced by the performance of his magic sword, allows him to wield expert-level swordsmanship at will, regardless of whether he's a friend or foe.
As expected of a demon sword, it has a fatal flaw that could turn even a passerby blue.
It's a specs that the Holy Sword or God's Sword would never have. It's a negative way of looking at it.
I guess it's no good... I thought a guy who wanted to be strong would want it.
There will be nothing left to do but to ruin. Hey, clerk, what's this?
'Oh? That's what my boys have been training me for. I think they're useful in their own right.
That's more like it.
As far as I can see, it's a wagon sale.
It was stabbed into a sake barrel and handled roughly.
The length, shape and variety of swords are all different.
Still the prices are the cheapest in the store.
You didn't expect to see that.
Looking at the price, the price is 19800 uniform, and although the tools are a bit stingy, you still want to find a bargain.
To buy or not to buy, you look and decide afterwards.
You can't find a bargain, after all.
But the reality is not easy.
And low prices have their own reasons.
It can't be an opportunistic way to hide hidden karma.
It's not quite blunt, but it's not really a workman's weapon, according to the shopkeeper, and the one I tried was the same as the iron sword I saw earlier.
But as soon as you take it in your hands, you can tell the difference.
The handle that was comfortable earlier was not quite right, but it was just fine.
As expected, I'm not willing to put my life in that kind of thing.
And since I don't think I'll be able to find any more good swords from what I've seen, I'll just move on to another store.
I'll look at the others, thanks for the explanation.
'Oh, hey, I'm too busy, you can come over and chill out if you want.
You want to chill out?
This time it was a bad coincidence, but I rather like this kind of charming shopkeeper.
I was going to come back again, but I thought I would take a look at the high quality weapons anyway, so I turned my foot towards the glass case instead of the exit and headed for the exit, looking inside.
'They're all an order of magnitude different.
As is to be expected, all the items are first-class, as they are lined up in a glass case, and the explanatory plaques in Japanese have simple explanations written along with the prices, and the content of the plaques is just like the settings in novels and comics, so you won't get tired of looking at them.
I was ruminating in my head about how I could not buy it compared to the balance in my savings account, but when I tried to restrain my greed, the guy appeared in front of me.
"What is that, a steel plate?
It was nothing more than an iron plate shaped like a long, single-edged sword, unworked, with a cloth wrapped around what looked like a hilt, but it didn't look like something you could put in a glass case.
It's a seedling of the mining tree.
'The seedlings? Does that mean it's a plant?
I was looking at it for a while when I saw the clerk who had been sitting at the counter standing next to me.
If you stick this in a land rich in magic, it will absorb the magic from there and grow like a plant. It's made of metal, but this is a special kind of metal. When a tree is a thousand years old, it becomes a good piece of steel.
The point is, it's a growing metal.
So it's a material?
No wonder they have them in the armory. I suppose you could make a custom-made weapon out of it.
The price is about the same as you could buy a new car, but it's probably better quality material.
No, this is definitely a weapon.
What? It's a seedling, right?
This thing has an alias, the Kurosmith's Cry, as they call it.
"Kurosmith's crying?
Yeah, this thing sticks in the ground and grows like a tree. And it leaves its seeds. See, it's the little round thing at the hilt.
If you look at the spot where the clerk pointed, there was definitely a black sphere attached to the end of the handle.
But if you don't bury it in the ground and let the magic flow through it, it will look like a long iron plate. But if you keep pouring your magic power into the ground, it will turn into a long, thin sheet of iron...
'From what I've heard, what part of that makes the blacksmith cry? Is that it? Too hard to process, or something.
No, they're only a little harder than steel at seedling level.
What is it, then?
There's too much ambiguity in the explanation.
If there was something hard to say...I wouldn't have displayed it so prominently...I wouldn't have sold it.
There's a reason why it's called the blacksmith's crying shame. If you hold this in your hand without sticking it into the ground, it gradually grows into a sword.
Is this what growth looks like?
Yeah.
A sword that looks like it declares itself to be dull, but doesn't look like it can be used.
It grows with the user's magic. It grows on its own without the blacksmith's hammer, without fire, without even needing to be beaten. Some of these trees have even become legendary swords.
That's why you cried blacksmith.
A material that could turn into a famous sword on its own, it's definitely a material that could make you cry without a blacksmith .
''...... By the way, will it definitely become a masterpiece sword?''
No, most of them end up being dull.
Hey.
I told you. Crying blacksmiths, some of them are meant to make you cry with laughter.
The point was that the money was just rolling in from materials that were just rare and woo-hoo, and that would be the punchline .
If there was a fairly high probability that there was a material that could be turned into a great sword on its own, then there would be no need for a weapon craftsman called a blacksmith.
And there were not weapons, but mineral trees in the shop, but I've never seen such an item in this shop before, and it was in a glass case, but it was in a very inconspicuous place.
So it's a high-stakes gamble.
If you're lucky, you can find a legendary sword for a reasonable price.
Only one in ten thousand could make a great sword. I've been a blacksmith for a long time and I haven't heard much about it lately.
Then you're smart enough to listen to the clerk who tells you that you might as well buy a real sword.
But then I realized that would be boring.
It was the end of my 20s and I was running out of options, and I knew there was something wrong with taking the high road, even if I could see that I was going to fail.
'Clerk, I'll buy it.'
...... Did you have an ENT today?
I didn't hear anything.
"Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, you should have known I wasn't going to tell you because I'm a customer and I'm worried about my brain structure. Are you crazy? Did you hear what I was saying? Are those ears a decoration? This thing is just a money-grabber. Even if you later plant it in the ground it won't be worth a decent price for a thousand years. If you're a long-lived species, you're human, and you'll live another sixty years at most, but you won't be able to earn a dime.
I don't give a shit. We'll just laugh about it and drink it up if we fail.
So, if I was in debt, it wouldn't be funny.
Apparently, this clerk is a good enough giant to worry about me.
Then I'll return it with a scowling smile that will wipe away your fears.
Unfortunately, I've saved up enough to buy this. Of course it's a lump sum.
"...... Ha! There's an idiot in here! Hey! Then there's no need to stop! If you pay me well, you're my guest! Unlike some bigoted dwarves, we giants give weapons to those who seek them! Forget about dead bodies! I'll give it to anyone who will pay the price right! I don't care how good you are! Weapons are weapons! A weapon is useless if you don't use it! Now, if you're a customer, you better start paying up!
Tension is high.
It's you! It's been a long time since we've had a laughing idiot! Trying to grow a great sword with what little chance we have, with a weapon that could slow you down. In a sense, you're just like us! What kind of giant race are you if you don't enjoy this!
Without saying a word to remind myself that I may indeed be an idiot when I'm shopping for something that is significantly over budget and who's an idiot, I took the money out of the ATM and put it on the counter for some reason.
"How do you carry a weapon, by the way?
That's ...... in your hand?
Do you carry a weapon on you at all times, you know, a fixture to carry a weapon on your back? It's a magical pebble, so if you want to put it on, it stays on, and if you want to take it off, it unlocks!
Oh!
If you think you're a good giant, you can call yourself an even nicer giant.
An unexpected byproduct of the adult purchase, you can negotiate a discount to the point where you can buy a car and lose your car navigation system.
"I'll give you 100,000 for this!
I take it back. He wasn't a gentle giant, he was a businesslike giant.
You can't take my money!
Ha! That's what I'm talking about! Giving away your work without compensation is like smearing shit on your own work!
Life has never been so sweet.
I understand what you're saying, but after spending so much money, it doesn't make sense to me.
You look up at the shopkeeper's stern face with a jerk eye, but he doesn't say anything except for a nice smile and a wobble of a pretty good-looking belt-type fixture.
And the shape of the mineral tree is a long sword, slightly longer and twice as heavy than the wooden sword I had been using.
No matter how much the body is strengthened by its status, it's naturally impossible to hold on to it all the time in its current state.
''Thank you very much~The mineral tree will grow as long as you polish it properly and let the magic power flow through it! If you have any questions about anything, come on over!
In the end, I had to buy a fixture and my savings ended up being damaged.
The grooming tools I bought as an extra were also a painful expense.
The rest is just armor and medicine.
You're wearing a suit and carrying a long sword like an iron plate.
Of course I couldn't dive a dungeon dressed like that...the gear was torn to shreds by the instructors long ago.
Suela had always arranged for the armor to be repaired during training, but on the last day of training she finally passed away.
It was shattered by the chamberlain blade.
Instructor Kio said he'd gotten strong enough to take it easy, but it destroyed his armor and made him pay dearly for it, so I felt sad that he'd gotten stronger.
And the result is reflected in the armor.
"Excuse me. Is there any armor that is easy to move in and protects the points? Keep the budget low.
I made up a basic policy and walked into the store.
I remembered that I'm the type of person who buys strong weapons in RPGs and leaves armor for later, as I listened to a female Titan clerk with a model body two heads taller than me.
I wandered around the store for a few more times, comparing prices.
To be honest, I let a few stores go cold as I tried to figure out if I couldn't do the same thing as before.
But you have to make sure you have what you need.
That's why you have to examine them carefully.
I honestly don't know.
You wouldn't need us if you knew.
As I was struggling to scrutinize and get by on a small budget, the clerk, who was also deserted with the weapons store, spoke to me.
Is that the way it works?
We have to be honest here and ask for help.
In games, cartoons and novels.
This metal is strong, this monster's leather is rare, this jewel has this effect, and so on.
I'm only a good judge of whether it's cheap.
A single piece of leather armor is the same flying dragon, yet there is a price difference of nearly twice as much armor, and conversely, there is full body armor that is almost as good as a throw away price that says "I'm wearing a costume" and honestly, I can't even tell if the performance of the armor is good enough for a fair price.
''The majority of this stuff here is made from materials that don't exist on Earth, okay? Well, there are probably parts of it that I've been able to refer to in terms of how it's made and the technical aspects and design, but in terms of materials, I wouldn't rely on your criteria at all.
No wonder they kept some kind of special forces gear on hand.
If the equipment worn by the mannequin was reasonably priced, I would have bought it for sure.
Even though I assumed that the clothes were appropriate for the job, I still wanted to dress as sensible as possible.
What's so sad is that a man who is now in his thirties and was an office worker is now required to wear a fantasy outfit that stands out like a game.
It goes to the level of a party trick.
I chose this restaurant because it has more modern clothes than the last three restaurants.
Although some of my classmates from the last shop seemed to be having fun choosing their equipment, I felt a generation gap when I saw them having a lively cosplay show with college students, or should I say "young" or "challenger spirit".
''At the very least, you shouldn't think that price equals strength. Some equipment is rare and effective for some races and completely useless for others. It's best to ask your real job.
I'm sure this clerk is telling the truth.
But you'll be like a duck with a leek on its back if you believe them.
Price comparison and independent study are necessary.
Don't worry. We're not going to rip you off unless you're a good customer.
Did you see that on ...... face?
You're being yourself. Well, I like it that way, so you can talk like this. Don't worry, you've been through a lot and it's not showing on your face, so watch your eyes next time.
The clerk's face was smiling as he pointed to his own right eye with a thump .
I don't know if it's because this shopkeeper gets in the way of his work or if he wears his hair like that for fashion, but his personality, along with his short, neatly trimmed hair, seems to be as refreshing as if he had split bamboo.
The shopkeeper in the arms shop and the one in front of me, she is very good at dealing with people.
It's easy for us to be at ease.
The weapons on your back make you a vanguard, or in the early days, a warrior, but can you see your status, brother?
Well, I could.
It's part of my job to keep my customers in the dark. Besides, it's a good idea to check the status so you can get a good idea of what equipment I recommend.
To be honest, I was puzzled because I didn't see such a thing at the weapon shop earlier, but there is a part of me that agrees if you ask me.
But I have a feeling that it's best to keep the information as secret as possible, so I'm not comfortable with it.
"Hold on a minute.
As you can see, it's the first day of opening and it's deserted, so don't worry about it, just take your time~
It's my decision whether or not to trust the shopkeeper who seems to say he or she is really bored and waves his or her wrist carefree.
Besides, even if this place is under the umbrella of an organization, it might be meaningless to take my information out of it.
Something like this.
I was puzzled and troubled, but eventually I decided to show it to them.
I launched the diagnostic application of the device I brought with me and decided to hide the skill part of the displayed status by activating the secret function to show the rest.
Wow, this status even though you haven't entered the dungeon. Looks like you were hounded during the training. Okay, that's good.
I showed her how to think about the numbers slowly and carefully as if they were crunching into her head, and when she left the terminal screen, she was quick to act.
'This one, this one, and then this one, I guess.
He moved around without wasting time because he knew the location of the items from one end of the store to the other in every direction, and before he knew it, there were several equipment sets on the counter.
''You can't buy them all, okay?
I know, I know. This is my recommendation, and I've arranged it in such a way that the rest is up to you.
With that said, he was quite handy in giving us a quote at the end.
'The performance improves from left to right, so I've matched the colors to the concept of light, hard and easy to move.
But unfortunately, even if I could, it would be limited to the third one from the left.
It's not an exaggeration to say that we couldn't even buy a third one since we've gunned down our lifeline of living expenses.
Looking at your status, it seems to me that you have the three key attributes of being able to withstand, move around and slash. I made it so that you can move, have a certain amount of defense, and have an unobstructed view. The most important thing to remember is that you have a shield on your shoulder from your weapon, so I prepared it just in case you want one.
It is true that Endurance is by far the highest status, followed by Endurance and Strength.
In contrast, its agility status is low, a status that may not be suitable for equipment that is designed to be evasive.
I held up my shoulder shield and shook my head as I looked at the price tag and thought it wasn't bad.
All equipment is based on the concept of a long-sleeved, long pants and metal armor with a cage, shin guards, forehead and torso for the essentials.
There's no grant, though I'm sure you understand. You know that, but we don't give them to you.
Granted, it's all about magical support.
That means that there are equipment here that is only forged from materials.
That's enough to buy a new car for the equipment on the far right, so I'm wondering how far the price will go if it's hardcore equipment.
Can we try them on?
How would you rather not?
Yeah.
For now, let's start with the cheapest one.
Size is an issue, but ease of movement and ease of use is also a good guide when buying.
And then, the fashion show of an audience member starts...
It's better to have a high price.
The amount of effort put into it is different, and there are differences in materials to begin with. That can't be helped.
They say that price is not a good indicator, but it seems that all good things are naturally expensive.
How far can you go on a budget?
Just barely. That's it.
The human being's natural desire to use the best possible product and the reasoning of the budget are at odds with each other, and it is hard to decide.
Therefore, as if asking for advice, I pointed to the borderline of the level that you can really buy.
In that case, I think this is the best.
?
In response, the clerk gave you the equipment you asked for.
It was the cheapest piece of equipment I had available.
She's a clerk, she's a businesswoman.
Wouldn't a merchant sell expensive things if possible?
It's hard to buy the right stuff at the right time and get used to it. Don't be too stingy with the bad gear, but don't be too good with the good gear either.
That's probably true.
People get used to good things and tend to avoid inconvenient things.
Besides, if you sell something expensive at the start, people won't buy the expensive stuff later.
Hide it.
It's okay, we Titans, we just hate to hide things. It's so much easier to get along when it's more like this verbal abuse than it is to hide it.
That's why I'm often called a belligerent clan.
The shopkeeper laughed mischievously.
Come to think of it, the shopkeeper at the armory where I bought the mineral tree on my back was pretty open-minded too.
He may be handy at making these things, but he might be a clumsy clan member in character.
Well then, let's have this.
Thank you for your purchase!
I bought a cage with a gray top and bottom outfit with a steel plate, a shin brace, a forehead brace and a torso.
Although the area of metal used is small, it is still a very well made piece of armor.
Well, at any rate, you should be a regular enough to bargain with me.
Hide.
No.
You pay the money and receive the goods in a big paper bag.
You can joke with the shopkeeper and exchange jokes with him or her.
When you get some good material, come back and sell it to me. Then I'll make it cheaper than what you can find in the store.
Oh.
I waved goodbye to the clerk who saw me off at the end of the store.
I found myself with a chunk of metal on my back and a large paper bag in my right hand.
But unfortunately, there are still things you need to buy.
Thinking about the numbers that have become desolate, you open the booklet with your only free hand and start walking again to your destination.
What can I do for you, ma'am?
First of all, I want to say you look a little pale, but I want to say you're okay.
I'm here to shop for tools.
There are materials in the dungeon that can be picked up for money.
Knowing this, I wouldn't go to the trouble of carrying only weapons.
So I came with a faint hope that there might be a strong bag to store the materials, maybe even a magic bag that can ignore the weight.
But the moment I opened the door and entered the store, I was greeted by a girl who was sorting through the items and looked like she was about to collapse.
I've heard that she has a constitution called albino, but unlike that, her eyes are purple and her side-tailed hair is a lightly pigmented gold color, but her skin is pale beyond white.
If you apply it to an average human girl, she's not in the best health to be carrying a cardboard box that looks heavy.
"So you're okay?
"? What is it?
No, you don't look so good.
Oh, I'm a vampire, so this is normal and I'm perfectly healthy, so I don't mind it, but at best I think this LED is blinding. Well, that's a lot better with these blue light-cutting glasses.
With that, she set the cardboard down, and she guffawed and stretched her lips to the side, revealing her sharp canine teeth.
I looked at it and decided that it felt strange to be a vampire in a well-lit area, but I decided that it wasn't sunlight, so I was okay with it.
'So what can I do for you, sir? If possible, I'm busy right now, so if you want to chill out, I'd like you to do it somewhere else.
The armorer, the armor store clerk, and this tool store clerk all made me wonder how they could speak so clearly and clearly to their customers.
But she was right about being in a hurry to get the goods out.
There are cardboard boxes piled up here and there in the store, the products are on the shelves, but they are just barely ready for business.
Oh, yeah, I'm here to buy a bag of materials and wound medicine, are you okay?
Yeah, just a briefcase to hold the materials and a kit. You have a briefcase and a wound kit?
'No, I don't know what kind of bags you have, but do you have any unusual bags?'
I don't know what your definition of an unusual bag is, but there is an item that is called a magic bag. It's a bag with weightlessness and expansion, so it's useful for exploring dungeons, unfortunately, we haven't finished stocking it yet, so we still have to get the valuables out of the warehouse.
I wonder if they say it will take a long time to get to the far side .
Without looking at you, you put aside the cardboard box you're holding and move to the counter with another cardboard box.
The vampire clerk is laying out a black shaded colored bottle of ointment and a potion from a cardboard box on the counter.
What's your budget? The cheapest magic bag in our store is a waist-mounted pochette with a capacity of one cubic meter, which costs about two million.
She seems to be the type of person who goes to the limit of what she can save.
Not only did she go over the budget, she also offered you a price you won't be able to afford for a while, and your faint hopes were shattered in the blink of an eye.
But still, this girl doesn't look like she's doing business.
At first glance, this may seem strange for a business person, but it is a decent action for a business person who values efficiency.
''Oh, then do you have a normal bag that won't get in the way of this sword?
...... Oh, that's a fixture I bought at the Giant's Hands store. This one could be used in combination with that one.
Apparently, that Titan clerk's name was Hanz.
The girl took a quick look and quickly retreated to the back of the store.
She came back in the blink of an eye.
"Backpack?
That's the kind you see at home improvement stores sometimes, where they put firewood and stuff like that.
It's more efficient to carry the small ones in a small bag and the big ones in a fixed position. If it's a normal bag, it will fill up in no time, but if it's bare, you can carry more than a normal bag depending on how you put it on.
I can show you the leather sachets and straps that are laid out together.
"It's attached at the waist and shoulder, so you can put the sword underneath if you adjust the fixings. I also thought it would be easier to carry the medicine if you put the case on the other side.
Let me correct you, this vampire girl is definitely a businesswoman.
She has made a rough estimate of our needs and budget, efficiently presenting us with what we need, and yet she's attacking us at a price that we can barely afford.
It is amazing that they are able to offer so much for two items, a bag and wound medicine.
At the very least, I hadn't thought of a small bag that could be divided into small portions, a rope to secure it in place, and a case to store the wound medicines.
"We'll talk about the medicine later. The total will be about this much later.
And a well-timed number on the calculator was a price that could be discounted as a necessary expense.
"Okay, then.
I decide to buy it, but I'm a little depressed because the cash register makes a rare sound like money nowadays, and I'm aware that my savings have decreased.
The vampire shopkeeper, who does his job without regard to my mood, pushes aside his backpack and pushes the medicine that he just took out towards me instead.
''Okay, and which one do you want for the wound potion?
As far as I can see, there were some kind of ointment and some kind of pill formulations.
I'm sorry, but I don't know the difference.
"There's not much difference in effect, but the potions are more expensive. The difference is that it's easier to use. You can drink it in battle or sprinkle it on the wound. On the other hand, potions are literally applied to the wounds. That's why it's harder to use in battle.
I see.
The pills are called potions, as expected, but the ointment seems to be the same.
It seems to be used for in-combat and post-combat use.
By the way, what's the expiration date?
Here.
If you look at the lid, the numbers were clearly written on both potions and ointments.
Portion is shorter, but it has an expiration date like an energy drink.
So if you buy in bulk and don't forget to use them, you won't have to worry about that.
If I had to compare it, it would be easier to carry.
Portions are more fragile and ointments are thicker and harder to break.
It's hard to know which one to take.
"By the way, there are special cases and holders for each.
The ointment one is a small first aid kit that you put banded around your neck and wrapped around your waist, and the ointment one is a small first aid kit that you put bandages and other medicines in with the ointment.
Incidentally, they both cost a good deal of money.
They are consumables and can be mass-produced to some extent, so they're not ridiculously expensive like in fantasy novels, but they're not expensive enough to be bought with impunity either.
Two calculators show you the price of each set, but you are wondering whether you should consider this as a necessary expense or you should ignore your injuries and not buy the wound medicine because you are safe even if you die.
If you buy them both now, I'll give you a discount on the set price.
As if whispering to his distress, yet another calculator displayed the total amount with the numbers shaved off by 10%.
'What's the harm in dying and being traumatized?
I thought that I was weak to push, and I loosened my purse strings even though I was aware that this is a Japanese person who cannot say no.
I have never experienced the pain of dying, even though it is said that you can come back to life.
Even if you die and come back to life it doesn't mean you won't have any psychological scars. And it doesn't mean you'll die. There are plenty of less-than-fatal wounds that are just as bad for fighting.
At the very least, I made up my mind that this expense was a necessary one.
How long does this potion work?
Both types of fractures will heal within seconds of use. However, as you might expect, it will only be effective in stopping bleeding if you have a hole in your body or a cut off arm, so please be careful.
It's deemed sufficient. With only a few seconds' lag time, you'll be at least mobile enough for an emergency.
Three potions, plus the holder, plus one ointment and a bandage to go with the case.
Thank you. Let me wrap this up for you, then.
Now we're all set.
All we have to do now is get back to our room and hide in the dungeon.
The clock says it's about 11 o'clock.
We'll have lunch and then we'll try to do our quota for today.
Thank you. Have a good day.
I was about to take the items in the paper bag and leave the store, but when I saw her return to take out the items after just saying hello, I wondered.
"You look busy, is there anyone else working here?
She's the only one who moves around, and the store is about the size of a normal convenience store, but it would be hard for her to do it all by herself.
She's not here.
What?
I'll be exposing my stupidity for sure.
"I'm the only one here as my predecessor left the country at the last minute with all the other clerks because he lost his temper and refused to do business with humans.
I thought, 'What the hell is that?
I tried to have the opening day moved, but the supervisor seemed to be a relative of his predecessor and wanted to hide his failure, so he didn't move the opening day, just arranged the materials and left the rest to me, which kept me up all night for six days now. I do, sir.
I think again. What the hell is that?
I stand there dumbfounded, as if I'm just a conversation partner to keep her awake, and she's still walking around the store taking out stuff.
...... let me help you, where is this?
"? Let's see, over there on the shelf, what are you doing?
I'm here to help.
Hearing her, I quickly put aside the things I bought today, took off my suit jacket and carried the cardboard boxes .
'No, I don't have any reason to ask a customer to help me.
If it's not in there, it's in here.
I don't work for a black company.
I can't even count the number of times I have worked overtime because of my boss's recklessness.
I'm reminded of a boss who told me to look it up myself when I asked for clarification even though I assigned the job to him, but he didn't give me any support and left me to clean up after my subordinates who had gone home after a little while to say my job was done.
It's not that I felt for her, it's that I sympathized with her as she saw me going through the recklessness of her bosses at her previous company, and that's why she did this.
I know it's hypocritical, but I didn't want to distract her from the unpleasant things I've experienced.
I look at the slips of paper on the cardboard and take out the items.
"Um...
What?
That's two doors down.
"...... please send me instructions.
I understand.
I don't know if she was actually short-handed or thought it was useless to say more, but she didn't say anything as she continued to give me instructions while she worked silently on her own.
"Well, you're done for now.
Okay.
All the items were out and the cardboard boxes in the corner had disappeared.
The shelves in the store were empty, and it finally became a store. All that was left was the valuables in the glass case, so there was nothing for me to do.
The shopkeeper, a vampire girl, is at the counter sorting through the bills.
He took off his tie and rolled up his arms and looked at the clock on his device.
"Ugh, it's already 4:00.
So I told you there's no reason to have a customer help you.
"Well, yeah, but ...... huh, you're working overtime on your first day. There's no overtime in this company.
She doesn't even look at me as she silently continues to organize the slips of paper while answering my questions.
I have a quota of at least five hours a day, so it'll be past nine o'clock before I can finish, even if I try now.
I had it coming.
That's all I'm gonna do.
All right, that's all you got. It's all right.
No, I did it on my own, and it helped in the end.
It's just like the clerk said, I did it on my own. Well, I can't stay any longer, so I'm going to go. I'll be back to do some more shopping, so I'll see you then.
We have to go fast, or the date could change.
I'll grab my stuff and leave the store.
But you're stopped by the sound of tons of paper slips being organized.
Gathering local information is commonplace over there. So let me tell you a little bit about the dungeon.
When I turned around, she was staring at me from behind the counter .
Tanaka Jiro, twenty-eight years old, single, no girlfriend, occupation, dungeon tester (full-time).
Magic Aptitude 8 (General Class)
Officer of the Year: Warrior
Word of the Day.
once-in-a-lifetime meeting
I think it's important to prepare in advance.
Please report us if you find any errors so we can fix it asap!
Tanaka Jiro, twenty-eight years old, single, no girlfriend, occupation: Dungeon Tester (full-time employee)
Magic Aptitude 8 (General Class)
Officer of the Year: Warrior
There are too many facilities.
After the induction ceremony was over, I was told that I could go about my business at my own discretion, but there is no doubt that it was now work time.
However, I came back to my room to gather information in preparation for the ceremony, but then I noticed a strangely thick booklet in the mailbox.
Come to think of it, they said they were going to open up their facilities during the initiation ceremony, but I thought they were talking about that, so I briefly looked through it and found the words I just read through.
Starting with restaurants, medical institutions, weapon shops, armor shops, armor stores, tool shops, training centers, entertainment facilities, etc... There's no end to the types of shops just to name them.
The whole day would be over if I mentioned the names of all these shops.
If it were simply a facility prepared by the company for the purpose of conquering dungeons, you wouldn't even feel the need to go outside anymore.
On the last page, there were glimpses of taverns and other liquor stores, as well as shops at night, in short, where minors are not allowed.
A little snorting here and there might be the right response from a man, but unfortunately, I'm still a man who keeps my private life separate.
I'll keep it private and enjoy it in private, but I'll make the switch when I'm sure it's done.
This is for now.
'A fantasy born in the modern age, a period drama village is not an eye for this.
Everything in the shop is a fantasy, the food on display is something you've never seen before, and even the clothing is somewhere between cosplay and everyday wear.
In addition, there is no excuse for cosplay props, as there are swords on display that are a direct threat to the law of firearms.
Prices vary widely, but there are many different types of swords.
Is it a fantasy when shopping is not a problem in Japanese yen? But if that's okay with you, it's okay with us.
Once you understand and are convinced, you can walk to the station-like commercial facilities that spread underneath the company.
There are only testers and employees, or maybe it's just our testers and employees for the number of people in the store, but it's a sparse crowd.
I think this is an investment that will gradually increase, but I start my fantasy window shopping for the first time in my life, thinking that it's too quiet.
...... is surprisingly expensive.
I now carry a well-made iron double-edged sword that costs 140,000 for one.
I'm not sure if it's a high price or a low price, but it's definitely a bit pricey, even for someone who has some money saved up.
If you look at the items peeking around the show window, even the cheapest one is an order of magnitude more expensive than this one.
Of course it's up there.
Huh? Will you be ready?
I'm ready to break my savings and remind myself of the improvements I've made .
One thing I realized during my training was the lack of aggression.
I can laugh about it now, but the memory of beating up a Komodo dragon beetle and finally taking one of them down, only to be attacked by more than one, and then running away from the attacker is etched as a lesson to me.
It may have happened simply because of my lack of status, in fact, Instructor Kio was laughing and blowing away the metal armor with his chamberlain blade.
But status doesn't improve overnight.
So the only thing that could be improved is the equipment.
Even though it was an iron-core wooden sword, it might be an excellent blunt instrument, but it was a bit awkward as a creature-killer.
The strength of the body is a weapon before the armor, thanks to the instructors' confidence in it.
So I've been looking around at a few weapons stores, but nothing felt right.
Can't you try these things out for yourself, clerk?
If you chip the blade or something, you can buy it for me, okay?
Demons.
Sorry, I'm a Titan.
No wonder you're so lanky!
You're still on the small side, right?
Seriously?
Maybe it's because the place is deserted, but I'm able to have a light-hearted chat with the clerk sitting at the counter like this .
I'd like to know the average height of giants who are classified as petite because of their physique, but right now I'm more interested in weapons.
''Clerk, do you have any recommendations for weapons?''
I've got a magic sword for you to buy one for 30 million dollars.
Don't offer me something I can't afford.
"An amazing, six-discount magic sword. And of course the loan is fine.
I'm sure you're right that the original price is outrageous for a 60% discount. It's certainly a recommended weapon. I'm not sure the performance is as great as the discount, though.
Unfortunately we want a weapon that fits our size.
no matter how good it is...it's useless if it's used as a piggyback...and eventually you'll mistake it for your own power and you'll be destroyed.
This kind of thing should be gradually turned into a good weapon.
If we were looking for a car, we want a mass-produced car, not a high-spec F1 car.
"Performance comes with the territory. The problem is that his superhuman body, enhanced by the performance of his magic sword, allows him to wield expert-level swordsmanship at will, regardless of whether he's a friend or foe.
As expected of a demon sword, it has a fatal flaw that could turn even a passerby blue.
It's a specs that the Holy Sword or God's Sword would never have. It's a negative way of looking at it.
I guess it's no good... I thought a guy who wanted to be strong would want it.
There will be nothing left to do but to ruin. Hey, clerk, what's this?
'Oh? That's what my boys have been training me for. I think they're useful in their own right.
That's more like it.
As far as I can see, it's a wagon sale.
It was stabbed into a sake barrel and handled roughly.
The length, shape and variety of swords are all different.
Still the prices are the cheapest in the store.
You didn't expect to see that.
Looking at the price, the price is 19800 uniform, and although the tools are a bit stingy, you still want to find a bargain.
To buy or not to buy, you look and decide afterwards.
You can't find a bargain, after all.
But the reality is not easy.
And low prices have their own reasons.
It can't be an opportunistic way to hide hidden karma.
It's not quite blunt, but it's not really a workman's weapon, according to the shopkeeper, and the one I tried was the same as the iron sword I saw earlier.
But as soon as you take it in your hands, you can tell the difference.
The handle that was comfortable earlier was not quite right, but it was just fine.
As expected, I'm not willing to put my life in that kind of thing.
And since I don't think I'll be able to find any more good swords from what I've seen, I'll just move on to another store.
I'll look at the others, thanks for the explanation.
'Oh, hey, I'm too busy, you can come over and chill out if you want.
You want to chill out?
This time it was a bad coincidence, but I rather like this kind of charming shopkeeper.
I was going to come back again, but I thought I would take a look at the high quality weapons anyway, so I turned my foot towards the glass case instead of the exit and headed for the exit, looking inside.
'They're all an order of magnitude different.
As is to be expected, all the items are first-class, as they are lined up in a glass case, and the explanatory plaques in Japanese have simple explanations written along with the prices, and the content of the plaques is just like the settings in novels and comics, so you won't get tired of looking at them.
I was ruminating in my head about how I could not buy it compared to the balance in my savings account, but when I tried to restrain my greed, the guy appeared in front of me.
"What is that, a steel plate?
It was nothing more than an iron plate shaped like a long, single-edged sword, unworked, with a cloth wrapped around what looked like a hilt, but it didn't look like something you could put in a glass case.
It's a seedling of the mining tree.
'The seedlings? Does that mean it's a plant?
I was looking at it for a while when I saw the clerk who had been sitting at the counter standing next to me.
If you stick this in a land rich in magic, it will absorb the magic from there and grow like a plant. It's made of metal, but this is a special kind of metal. When a tree is a thousand years old, it becomes a good piece of steel.
The point is, it's a growing metal.
So it's a material?
No wonder they have them in the armory. I suppose you could make a custom-made weapon out of it.
The price is about the same as you could buy a new car, but it's probably better quality material.
No, this is definitely a weapon.
What? It's a seedling, right?
This thing has an alias, the Kurosmith's Cry, as they call it.
"Kurosmith's crying?
Yeah, this thing sticks in the ground and grows like a tree. And it leaves its seeds. See, it's the little round thing at the hilt.
If you look at the spot where the clerk pointed, there was definitely a black sphere attached to the end of the handle.
But if you don't bury it in the ground and let the magic flow through it, it will look like a long iron plate. But if you keep pouring your magic power into the ground, it will turn into a long, thin sheet of iron...
'From what I've heard, what part of that makes the blacksmith cry? Is that it? Too hard to process, or something.
No, they're only a little harder than steel at seedling level.
What is it, then?
There's too much ambiguity in the explanation.
If there was something hard to say...I wouldn't have displayed it so prominently...I wouldn't have sold it.
There's a reason why it's called the blacksmith's crying shame. If you hold this in your hand without sticking it into the ground, it gradually grows into a sword.
Is this what growth looks like?
Yeah.
A sword that looks like it declares itself to be dull, but doesn't look like it can be used.
It grows with the user's magic. It grows on its own without the blacksmith's hammer, without fire, without even needing to be beaten. Some of these trees have even become legendary swords.
That's why you cried blacksmith.
A material that could turn into a famous sword on its own, it's definitely a material that could make you cry without a blacksmith .
''...... By the way, will it definitely become a masterpiece sword?''
No, most of them end up being dull.
Hey.
I told you. Crying blacksmiths, some of them are meant to make you cry with laughter.
The point was that the money was just rolling in from materials that were just rare and woo-hoo, and that would be the punchline .
If there was a fairly high probability that there was a material that could be turned into a great sword on its own, then there would be no need for a weapon craftsman called a blacksmith.
And there were not weapons, but mineral trees in the shop, but I've never seen such an item in this shop before, and it was in a glass case, but it was in a very inconspicuous place.
So it's a high-stakes gamble.
If you're lucky, you can find a legendary sword for a reasonable price.
Only one in ten thousand could make a great sword. I've been a blacksmith for a long time and I haven't heard much about it lately.
Then you're smart enough to listen to the clerk who tells you that you might as well buy a real sword.
But then I realized that would be boring.
It was the end of my 20s and I was running out of options, and I knew there was something wrong with taking the high road, even if I could see that I was going to fail.
'Clerk, I'll buy it.'
...... Did you have an ENT today?
I didn't hear anything.
"Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, you should have known I wasn't going to tell you because I'm a customer and I'm worried about my brain structure. Are you crazy? Did you hear what I was saying? Are those ears a decoration? This thing is just a money-grabber. Even if you later plant it in the ground it won't be worth a decent price for a thousand years. If you're a long-lived species, you're human, and you'll live another sixty years at most, but you won't be able to earn a dime.
I don't give a shit. We'll just laugh about it and drink it up if we fail.
So, if I was in debt, it wouldn't be funny.
Apparently, this clerk is a good enough giant to worry about me.
Then I'll return it with a scowling smile that will wipe away your fears.
Unfortunately, I've saved up enough to buy this. Of course it's a lump sum.
"...... Ha! There's an idiot in here! Hey! Then there's no need to stop! If you pay me well, you're my guest! Unlike some bigoted dwarves, we giants give weapons to those who seek them! Forget about dead bodies! I'll give it to anyone who will pay the price right! I don't care how good you are! Weapons are weapons! A weapon is useless if you don't use it! Now, if you're a customer, you better start paying up!
Tension is high.
It's you! It's been a long time since we've had a laughing idiot! Trying to grow a great sword with what little chance we have, with a weapon that could slow you down. In a sense, you're just like us! What kind of giant race are you if you don't enjoy this!
Without saying a word to remind myself that I may indeed be an idiot when I'm shopping for something that is significantly over budget and who's an idiot, I took the money out of the ATM and put it on the counter for some reason.
"How do you carry a weapon, by the way?
That's ...... in your hand?
Do you carry a weapon on you at all times, you know, a fixture to carry a weapon on your back? It's a magical pebble, so if you want to put it on, it stays on, and if you want to take it off, it unlocks!
Oh!
If you think you're a good giant, you can call yourself an even nicer giant.
An unexpected byproduct of the adult purchase, you can negotiate a discount to the point where you can buy a car and lose your car navigation system.
"I'll give you 100,000 for this!
I take it back. He wasn't a gentle giant, he was a businesslike giant.
You can't take my money!
Ha! That's what I'm talking about! Giving away your work without compensation is like smearing shit on your own work!
Life has never been so sweet.
I understand what you're saying, but after spending so much money, it doesn't make sense to me.
You look up at the shopkeeper's stern face with a jerk eye, but he doesn't say anything except for a nice smile and a wobble of a pretty good-looking belt-type fixture.
And the shape of the mineral tree is a long sword, slightly longer and twice as heavy than the wooden sword I had been using.
No matter how much the body is strengthened by its status, it's naturally impossible to hold on to it all the time in its current state.
''Thank you very much~The mineral tree will grow as long as you polish it properly and let the magic power flow through it! If you have any questions about anything, come on over!
In the end, I had to buy a fixture and my savings ended up being damaged.
The grooming tools I bought as an extra were also a painful expense.
The rest is just armor and medicine.
You're wearing a suit and carrying a long sword like an iron plate.
Of course I couldn't dive a dungeon dressed like that...the gear was torn to shreds by the instructors long ago.
Suela had always arranged for the armor to be repaired during training, but on the last day of training she finally passed away.
It was shattered by the chamberlain blade.
Instructor Kio said he'd gotten strong enough to take it easy, but it destroyed his armor and made him pay dearly for it, so I felt sad that he'd gotten stronger.
And the result is reflected in the armor.
"Excuse me. Is there any armor that is easy to move in and protects the points? Keep the budget low.
I made up a basic policy and walked into the store.
I remembered that I'm the type of person who buys strong weapons in RPGs and leaves armor for later, as I listened to a female Titan clerk with a model body two heads taller than me.
I wandered around the store for a few more times, comparing prices.
To be honest, I let a few stores go cold as I tried to figure out if I couldn't do the same thing as before.
But you have to make sure you have what you need.
That's why you have to examine them carefully.
I honestly don't know.
You wouldn't need us if you knew.
As I was struggling to scrutinize and get by on a small budget, the clerk, who was also deserted with the weapons store, spoke to me.
Is that the way it works?
We have to be honest here and ask for help.
In games, cartoons and novels.
This metal is strong, this monster's leather is rare, this jewel has this effect, and so on.
I'm only a good judge of whether it's cheap.
A single piece of leather armor is the same flying dragon, yet there is a price difference of nearly twice as much armor, and conversely, there is full body armor that is almost as good as a throw away price that says "I'm wearing a costume" and honestly, I can't even tell if the performance of the armor is good enough for a fair price.
''The majority of this stuff here is made from materials that don't exist on Earth, okay? Well, there are probably parts of it that I've been able to refer to in terms of how it's made and the technical aspects and design, but in terms of materials, I wouldn't rely on your criteria at all.
No wonder they kept some kind of special forces gear on hand.
If the equipment worn by the mannequin was reasonably priced, I would have bought it for sure.
Even though I assumed that the clothes were appropriate for the job, I still wanted to dress as sensible as possible.
What's so sad is that a man who is now in his thirties and was an office worker is now required to wear a fantasy outfit that stands out like a game.
It goes to the level of a party trick.
I chose this restaurant because it has more modern clothes than the last three restaurants.
Although some of my classmates from the last shop seemed to be having fun choosing their equipment, I felt a generation gap when I saw them having a lively cosplay show with college students, or should I say "young" or "challenger spirit".
''At the very least, you shouldn't think that price equals strength. Some equipment is rare and effective for some races and completely useless for others. It's best to ask your real job.
I'm sure this clerk is telling the truth.
But you'll be like a duck with a leek on its back if you believe them.
Price comparison and independent study are necessary.
Don't worry. We're not going to rip you off unless you're a good customer.
Did you see that on ...... face?
You're being yourself. Well, I like it that way, so you can talk like this. Don't worry, you've been through a lot and it's not showing on your face, so watch your eyes next time.
The clerk's face was smiling as he pointed to his own right eye with a thump .
I don't know if it's because this shopkeeper gets in the way of his work or if he wears his hair like that for fashion, but his personality, along with his short, neatly trimmed hair, seems to be as refreshing as if he had split bamboo.
The shopkeeper in the arms shop and the one in front of me, she is very good at dealing with people.
It's easy for us to be at ease.
The weapons on your back make you a vanguard, or in the early days, a warrior, but can you see your status, brother?
Well, I could.
It's part of my job to keep my customers in the dark. Besides, it's a good idea to check the status so you can get a good idea of what equipment I recommend.
To be honest, I was puzzled because I didn't see such a thing at the weapon shop earlier, but there is a part of me that agrees if you ask me.
But I have a feeling that it's best to keep the information as secret as possible, so I'm not comfortable with it.
"Hold on a minute.
As you can see, it's the first day of opening and it's deserted, so don't worry about it, just take your time~
It's my decision whether or not to trust the shopkeeper who seems to say he or she is really bored and waves his or her wrist carefree.
Besides, even if this place is under the umbrella of an organization, it might be meaningless to take my information out of it.
Something like this.
I was puzzled and troubled, but eventually I decided to show it to them.
I launched the diagnostic application of the device I brought with me and decided to hide the skill part of the displayed status by activating the secret function to show the rest.
Wow, this status even though you haven't entered the dungeon. Looks like you were hounded during the training. Okay, that's good.
I showed her how to think about the numbers slowly and carefully as if they were crunching into her head, and when she left the terminal screen, she was quick to act.
'This one, this one, and then this one, I guess.
He moved around without wasting time because he knew the location of the items from one end of the store to the other in every direction, and before he knew it, there were several equipment sets on the counter.
''You can't buy them all, okay?
I know, I know. This is my recommendation, and I've arranged it in such a way that the rest is up to you.
With that said, he was quite handy in giving us a quote at the end.
'The performance improves from left to right, so I've matched the colors to the concept of light, hard and easy to move.
But unfortunately, even if I could, it would be limited to the third one from the left.
It's not an exaggeration to say that we couldn't even buy a third one since we've gunned down our lifeline of living expenses.
Looking at your status, it seems to me that you have the three key attributes of being able to withstand, move around and slash. I made it so that you can move, have a certain amount of defense, and have an unobstructed view. The most important thing to remember is that you have a shield on your shoulder from your weapon, so I prepared it just in case you want one.
It is true that Endurance is by far the highest status, followed by Endurance and Strength.
In contrast, its agility status is low, a status that may not be suitable for equipment that is designed to be evasive.
I held up my shoulder shield and shook my head as I looked at the price tag and thought it wasn't bad.
All equipment is based on the concept of a long-sleeved, long pants and metal armor with a cage, shin guards, forehead and torso for the essentials.
There's no grant, though I'm sure you understand. You know that, but we don't give them to you.
Granted, it's all about magical support.
That means that there are equipment here that is only forged from materials.
That's enough to buy a new car for the equipment on the far right, so I'm wondering how far the price will go if it's hardcore equipment.
Can we try them on?
How would you rather not?
Yeah.
For now, let's start with the cheapest one.
Size is an issue, but ease of movement and ease of use is also a good guide when buying.
And then, the fashion show of an audience member starts...
It's better to have a high price.
The amount of effort put into it is different, and there are differences in materials to begin with. That can't be helped.
They say that price is not a good indicator, but it seems that all good things are naturally expensive.
How far can you go on a budget?
Just barely. That's it.
The human being's natural desire to use the best possible product and the reasoning of the budget are at odds with each other, and it is hard to decide.
Therefore, as if asking for advice, I pointed to the borderline of the level that you can really buy.
In that case, I think this is the best.
?
In response, the clerk gave you the equipment you asked for.
It was the cheapest piece of equipment I had available.
She's a clerk, she's a businesswoman.
Wouldn't a merchant sell expensive things if possible?
It's hard to buy the right stuff at the right time and get used to it. Don't be too stingy with the bad gear, but don't be too good with the good gear either.
That's probably true.
People get used to good things and tend to avoid inconvenient things.
Besides, if you sell something expensive at the start, people won't buy the expensive stuff later.
Hide it.
It's okay, we Titans, we just hate to hide things. It's so much easier to get along when it's more like this verbal abuse than it is to hide it.
That's why I'm often called a belligerent clan.
The shopkeeper laughed mischievously.
Come to think of it, the shopkeeper at the armory where I bought the mineral tree on my back was pretty open-minded too.
He may be handy at making these things, but he might be a clumsy clan member in character.
Well then, let's have this.
Thank you for your purchase!
I bought a cage with a gray top and bottom outfit with a steel plate, a shin brace, a forehead brace and a torso.
Although the area of metal used is small, it is still a very well made piece of armor.
Well, at any rate, you should be a regular enough to bargain with me.
Hide.
No.
You pay the money and receive the goods in a big paper bag.
You can joke with the shopkeeper and exchange jokes with him or her.
When you get some good material, come back and sell it to me. Then I'll make it cheaper than what you can find in the store.
Oh.
I waved goodbye to the clerk who saw me off at the end of the store.
I found myself with a chunk of metal on my back and a large paper bag in my right hand.
But unfortunately, there are still things you need to buy.
Thinking about the numbers that have become desolate, you open the booklet with your only free hand and start walking again to your destination.
What can I do for you, ma'am?
First of all, I want to say you look a little pale, but I want to say you're okay.
I'm here to shop for tools.
There are materials in the dungeon that can be picked up for money.
Knowing this, I wouldn't go to the trouble of carrying only weapons.
So I came with a faint hope that there might be a strong bag to store the materials, maybe even a magic bag that can ignore the weight.
But the moment I opened the door and entered the store, I was greeted by a girl who was sorting through the items and looked like she was about to collapse.
I've heard that she has a constitution called albino, but unlike that, her eyes are purple and her side-tailed hair is a lightly pigmented gold color, but her skin is pale beyond white.
If you apply it to an average human girl, she's not in the best health to be carrying a cardboard box that looks heavy.
"So you're okay?
"? What is it?
No, you don't look so good.
Oh, I'm a vampire, so this is normal and I'm perfectly healthy, so I don't mind it, but at best I think this LED is blinding. Well, that's a lot better with these blue light-cutting glasses.
With that, she set the cardboard down, and she guffawed and stretched her lips to the side, revealing her sharp canine teeth.
I looked at it and decided that it felt strange to be a vampire in a well-lit area, but I decided that it wasn't sunlight, so I was okay with it.
'So what can I do for you, sir? If possible, I'm busy right now, so if you want to chill out, I'd like you to do it somewhere else.
The armorer, the armor store clerk, and this tool store clerk all made me wonder how they could speak so clearly and clearly to their customers.
But she was right about being in a hurry to get the goods out.
There are cardboard boxes piled up here and there in the store, the products are on the shelves, but they are just barely ready for business.
Oh, yeah, I'm here to buy a bag of materials and wound medicine, are you okay?
Yeah, just a briefcase to hold the materials and a kit. You have a briefcase and a wound kit?
'No, I don't know what kind of bags you have, but do you have any unusual bags?'
I don't know what your definition of an unusual bag is, but there is an item that is called a magic bag. It's a bag with weightlessness and expansion, so it's useful for exploring dungeons, unfortunately, we haven't finished stocking it yet, so we still have to get the valuables out of the warehouse.
I wonder if they say it will take a long time to get to the far side .
Without looking at you, you put aside the cardboard box you're holding and move to the counter with another cardboard box.
The vampire clerk is laying out a black shaded colored bottle of ointment and a potion from a cardboard box on the counter.
What's your budget? The cheapest magic bag in our store is a waist-mounted pochette with a capacity of one cubic meter, which costs about two million.
She seems to be the type of person who goes to the limit of what she can save.
Not only did she go over the budget, she also offered you a price you won't be able to afford for a while, and your faint hopes were shattered in the blink of an eye.
But still, this girl doesn't look like she's doing business.
At first glance, this may seem strange for a business person, but it is a decent action for a business person who values efficiency.
''Oh, then do you have a normal bag that won't get in the way of this sword?
...... Oh, that's a fixture I bought at the Giant's Hands store. This one could be used in combination with that one.
Apparently, that Titan clerk's name was Hanz.
The girl took a quick look and quickly retreated to the back of the store.
She came back in the blink of an eye.
"Backpack?
That's the kind you see at home improvement stores sometimes, where they put firewood and stuff like that.
It's more efficient to carry the small ones in a small bag and the big ones in a fixed position. If it's a normal bag, it will fill up in no time, but if it's bare, you can carry more than a normal bag depending on how you put it on.
I can show you the leather sachets and straps that are laid out together.
"It's attached at the waist and shoulder, so you can put the sword underneath if you adjust the fixings. I also thought it would be easier to carry the medicine if you put the case on the other side.
Let me correct you, this vampire girl is definitely a businesswoman.
She has made a rough estimate of our needs and budget, efficiently presenting us with what we need, and yet she's attacking us at a price that we can barely afford.
It is amazing that they are able to offer so much for two items, a bag and wound medicine.
At the very least, I hadn't thought of a small bag that could be divided into small portions, a rope to secure it in place, and a case to store the wound medicines.
"We'll talk about the medicine later. The total will be about this much later.
And a well-timed number on the calculator was a price that could be discounted as a necessary expense.
"Okay, then.
I decide to buy it, but I'm a little depressed because the cash register makes a rare sound like money nowadays, and I'm aware that my savings have decreased.
The vampire shopkeeper, who does his job without regard to my mood, pushes aside his backpack and pushes the medicine that he just took out towards me instead.
''Okay, and which one do you want for the wound potion?
As far as I can see, there were some kind of ointment and some kind of pill formulations.
I'm sorry, but I don't know the difference.
"There's not much difference in effect, but the potions are more expensive. The difference is that it's easier to use. You can drink it in battle or sprinkle it on the wound. On the other hand, potions are literally applied to the wounds. That's why it's harder to use in battle.
I see.
The pills are called potions, as expected, but the ointment seems to be the same.
It seems to be used for in-combat and post-combat use.
By the way, what's the expiration date?
Here.
If you look at the lid, the numbers were clearly written on both potions and ointments.
Portion is shorter, but it has an expiration date like an energy drink.
So if you buy in bulk and don't forget to use them, you won't have to worry about that.
If I had to compare it, it would be easier to carry.
Portions are more fragile and ointments are thicker and harder to break.
It's hard to know which one to take.
"By the way, there are special cases and holders for each.
The ointment one is a small first aid kit that you put banded around your neck and wrapped around your waist, and the ointment one is a small first aid kit that you put bandages and other medicines in with the ointment.
Incidentally, they both cost a good deal of money.
They are consumables and can be mass-produced to some extent, so they're not ridiculously expensive like in fantasy novels, but they're not expensive enough to be bought with impunity either.
Two calculators show you the price of each set, but you are wondering whether you should consider this as a necessary expense or you should ignore your injuries and not buy the wound medicine because you are safe even if you die.
If you buy them both now, I'll give you a discount on the set price.
As if whispering to his distress, yet another calculator displayed the total amount with the numbers shaved off by 10%.
'What's the harm in dying and being traumatized?
I thought that I was weak to push, and I loosened my purse strings even though I was aware that this is a Japanese person who cannot say no.
I have never experienced the pain of dying, even though it is said that you can come back to life.
Even if you die and come back to life it doesn't mean you won't have any psychological scars. And it doesn't mean you'll die. There are plenty of less-than-fatal wounds that are just as bad for fighting.
At the very least, I made up my mind that this expense was a necessary one.
How long does this potion work?
Both types of fractures will heal within seconds of use. However, as you might expect, it will only be effective in stopping bleeding if you have a hole in your body or a cut off arm, so please be careful.
It's deemed sufficient. With only a few seconds' lag time, you'll be at least mobile enough for an emergency.
Three potions, plus the holder, plus one ointment and a bandage to go with the case.
Thank you. Let me wrap this up for you, then.
Now we're all set.
All we have to do now is get back to our room and hide in the dungeon.
The clock says it's about 11 o'clock.
We'll have lunch and then we'll try to do our quota for today.
Thank you. Have a good day.
I was about to take the items in the paper bag and leave the store, but when I saw her return to take out the items after just saying hello, I wondered.
"You look busy, is there anyone else working here?
She's the only one who moves around, and the store is about the size of a normal convenience store, but it would be hard for her to do it all by herself.
She's not here.
What?
I'll be exposing my stupidity for sure.
"I'm the only one here as my predecessor left the country at the last minute with all the other clerks because he lost his temper and refused to do business with humans.
I thought, 'What the hell is that?
I tried to have the opening day moved, but the supervisor seemed to be a relative of his predecessor and wanted to hide his failure, so he didn't move the opening day, just arranged the materials and left the rest to me, which kept me up all night for six days now. I do, sir.
I think again. What the hell is that?
I stand there dumbfounded, as if I'm just a conversation partner to keep her awake, and she's still walking around the store taking out stuff.
...... let me help you, where is this?
"? Let's see, over there on the shelf, what are you doing?
I'm here to help.
Hearing her, I quickly put aside the things I bought today, took off my suit jacket and carried the cardboard boxes .
'No, I don't have any reason to ask a customer to help me.
If it's not in there, it's in here.
I don't work for a black company.
I can't even count the number of times I have worked overtime because of my boss's recklessness.
I'm reminded of a boss who told me to look it up myself when I asked for clarification even though I assigned the job to him, but he didn't give me any support and left me to clean up after my subordinates who had gone home after a little while to say my job was done.
It's not that I felt for her, it's that I sympathized with her as she saw me going through the recklessness of her bosses at her previous company, and that's why she did this.
I know it's hypocritical, but I didn't want to distract her from the unpleasant things I've experienced.
I look at the slips of paper on the cardboard and take out the items.
"Um...
What?
That's two doors down.
"...... please send me instructions.
I understand.
I don't know if she was actually short-handed or thought it was useless to say more, but she didn't say anything as she continued to give me instructions while she worked silently on her own.
"Well, you're done for now.
Okay.
All the items were out and the cardboard boxes in the corner had disappeared.
The shelves in the store were empty, and it finally became a store. All that was left was the valuables in the glass case, so there was nothing for me to do.
The shopkeeper, a vampire girl, is at the counter sorting through the bills.
He took off his tie and rolled up his arms and looked at the clock on his device.
"Ugh, it's already 4:00.
So I told you there's no reason to have a customer help you.
"Well, yeah, but ...... huh, you're working overtime on your first day. There's no overtime in this company.
She doesn't even look at me as she silently continues to organize the slips of paper while answering my questions.
I have a quota of at least five hours a day, so it'll be past nine o'clock before I can finish, even if I try now.
I had it coming.
That's all I'm gonna do.
All right, that's all you got. It's all right.
No, I did it on my own, and it helped in the end.
It's just like the clerk said, I did it on my own. Well, I can't stay any longer, so I'm going to go. I'll be back to do some more shopping, so I'll see you then.
We have to go fast, or the date could change.
I'll grab my stuff and leave the store.
But you're stopped by the sound of tons of paper slips being organized.
Gathering local information is commonplace over there. So let me tell you a little bit about the dungeon.
When I turned around, she was staring at me from behind the counter .
Tanaka Jiro, twenty-eight years old, single, no girlfriend, occupation, dungeon tester (full-time).
Magic Aptitude 8 (General Class)
Officer of the Year: Warrior
Word of the Day.
once-in-a-lifetime meeting
I think it's important to prepare in advance.
Tanaka Jiro, twenty-eight years old, single, no girlfriend, occupation: Dungeon Tester full-time employeeMagic Aptitude 8 General ClassOfficer of the Year: WarriorThere are too many facilities.After the induction ceremony was over, I was told that I could go about my business at my own discretion, but there is no doubt that it was now work time.However, I came back to my room to gather information in preparation for the ceremony, but then I noticed a strangely thick booklet in the mailbox.Come to think of it, they said they were going to open up their facilities during the initiation ceremony, but I thought they were talking about that, so I briefly looked through it and found the words I just read through.Starting with restaurants, medical institutions, weapon shops, armor shops, armor stores, tool shops, training centers, entertainment facilities, etc... There's no end to the types of shops just to name them.The whole day would be over if I mentioned the names of all these shops.If it were simply a facility prepared by the company for the purpose of conquering dungeons, you wouldn't even feel the need to go outside anymore.On the last page, there were glimpses of taverns and other liquor stores, as well as shops at night, in short, where minors are not allowed.A little snorting here and there might be the right response from a man, but unfortunately, I'm still a man who keeps my private life separate.I'll keep it private and enjoy it in private, but I'll make the switch when I'm sure it's done.This is for now.'A fantasy born in the modern age, a period drama village is not an eye for this.Everything in the shop is a fantasy, the food on display is something you've never seen before, and even the clothing is somewhere between cosplay and everyday wear.In addition, there is no excuse for cosplay props, as there are swords on display that are a direct threat to the law of firearms.Prices vary widely, but there are many different types of swords.Is it a fantasy when shopping is not a problem in Japanese yen? But if that's okay with you, it's okay with us.Once you understand and are convinced, you can walk to the station-like commercial facilities that spread underneath the company.There are only testers and employees, or maybe it's just our testers and employees for the number of people in the store, but it's a sparse crowd.I think this is an investment that will gradually increase, but I start my fantasy window shopping for the first time in my life, thinking that it's too quiet....... is surprisingly expensive.I now carry a well-made iron double-edged sword that costs 140,000 for one.I'm not sure if it's a high price or a low price, but it's definitely a bit pricey, even for someone who has some money saved up.If you look at the items peeking around the show window, even the cheapest one is an order of magnitude more expensive than this one.Of course it's up there.Huh? Will you be ready?I'm ready to break my savings and remind myself of the improvements I've made .One thing I realized during my training was the lack of aggression.I can laugh about it now, but the memory of beating up a Komodo dragon beetle and finally taking one of them down, only to be attacked by more than one, and then running away from the attacker is etched as a lesson to me.It may have happened simply because of my lack of status, in fact, Instructor Kio was laughing and blowing away the metal armor with his chamberlain blade.But status doesn't improve overnight.So the only thing that could be improved is the equipment.Even though it was an iron-core wooden sword, it might be an excellent blunt instrument, but it was a bit awkward as a creature-killer.The strength of the body is a weapon before the armor, thanks to the instructors' confidence in it.So I've been looking around at a few weapons stores, but nothing felt right.Can't you try these things out for yourself, clerk?If you chip the blade or something, you can buy it for me, okay?Demons.Sorry, I'm a Titan.No wonder you're so lanky!You're still on the small side, right?Seriously?Maybe it's because the place is deserted, but I'm able to have a light-hearted chat with the clerk sitting at the counter like this .I'd like to know the average height of giants who are classified as petite because of their physique, but right now I'm more interested in weapons.''Clerk, do you have any recommendations for weapons?''I've got a magic sword for you to buy one for 30 million dollars.Don't offer me something I can't afford."An amazing, six-discount magic sword.And of course the loan is fine.I'm sure you're right that the original price is outrageous for a 60% discount. It's certainly a recommended weapon. I'm not sure the performance is as great as the discount, though.Unfortunately we want a weapon that fits our size.no matter how good it is...it's useless if it's used as a piggyback...and eventually you'll mistake it for your own power and you'll be destroyed.This kind of thing should be gradually turned into a good weapon.If we were looking for a car, we want a mass-produced car, not a high-spec F1 car."Performance comes with the territory.The problem is that his superhuman body, enhanced by the performance of his magic sword, allows him to wield expert-level swordsmanship at will, regardless of whether he's a friend or foe.As expected of a demon sword, it has a fatal flaw that could turn even a passerby blue.It's a specs that the Holy Sword or God's Sword would never have. It's a negative way of looking at it.I guess it's no good... I thought a guy who wanted to be strong would want it.There will be nothing left to do but to ruin. Hey, clerk, what's this?'Oh?That's what my boys have been training me for. I think they're useful in their own right.That's more like it.As far as I can see, it's a wagon sale.It was stabbed into a sake barrel and handled roughly.The length, shape and variety of swords are all different.Still the prices are the cheapest in the store.You didn't expect to see that.Looking at the price, the price is 19800 uniform, and although the tools are a bit stingy, you still want to find a bargain.To buy or not to buy, you look and decide afterwards.You can't find a bargain, after all.But the reality is not easy.And low prices have their own reasons.It can't be an opportunistic way to hide hidden karma.It's not quite blunt, but it's not really a workman's weapon, according to the shopkeeper, and the one I tried was the same as the iron sword I saw earlier.But as soon as you take it in your hands, you can tell the difference.The handle that was comfortable earlier was not quite right, but it was just fine.As expected, I'm not willing to put my life in that kind of thing.And since I don't think I'll be able to find any more good swords from what I've seen, I'll just move on to another store.I'll look at the others, thanks for the explanation.'Oh, hey, I'm too busy, you can come over and chill out if you want.You want to chill out?This time it was a bad coincidence, but I rather like this kind of charming shopkeeper.I was going to come back again, but I thought I would take a look at the high quality weapons anyway, so I turned my foot towards the glass case instead of the exit and headed for the exit, looking inside.'They're all an order of magnitude different.As is to be expected, all the items are first-class, as they are lined up in a glass case, and the explanatory plaques in Japanese have simple explanations written along with the prices, and the content of the plaques is just like the settings in novels and comics, so you won't get tired of looking at them.I was ruminating in my head about how I could not buy it compared to the balance in my savings account, but when I tried to restrain my greed, the guy appeared in front of me."What is that, a steel plate?It was nothing more than an iron plate shaped like a long, single-edged sword, unworked, with a cloth wrapped around what looked like a hilt, but it didn't look like something you could put in a glass case.It's a seedling of the mining tree.'The seedlings? Does that mean it's a plant?I was looking at it for a while when I saw the clerk who had been sitting at the counter standing next to me.If you stick this in a land rich in magic, it will absorb the magic from there and grow like a plant. It's made of metal, but this is a special kind of metal. When a tree is a thousand years old, it becomes a good piece of steel.The point is, it's a growing metal.So it's a material?No wonder they have them in the armory. I suppose you could make a custom-made weapon out of it.The price is about the same as you could buy a new car, but it's probably better quality material.No, this is definitely a weapon.What?It's a seedling, right?This thing has an alias, the Kurosmith's Cry, as they call it."Kurosmith's crying?Yeah, this thing sticks in the ground and grows like a tree. And it leaves its seeds. See, it's the little round thing at the hilt.If you look at the spot where the clerk pointed, there was definitely a black sphere attached to the end of the handle.But if you don't bury it in the ground and let the magic flow through it, it will look like a long iron plate. But if you keep pouring your magic power into the ground, it will turn into a long, thin sheet of iron...'From what I've heard, what part of that makes the blacksmith cry?Is that it?Too hard to process, or something.No, they're only a little harder than steel at seedling level.What is it, then?There's too much ambiguity in the explanation.If there was something hard to say...I wouldn't have displayed it so prominently...I wouldn't have sold it.There's a reason why it's called the blacksmith's crying shame. If you hold this in your hand without sticking it into the ground, it gradually grows into a sword.Is this what growth looks like?Yeah.A sword that looks like it declares itself to be dull, but doesn't look like it can be used.It grows with the user's magic. It grows on its own without the blacksmith's hammer, without fire, without even needing to be beaten. Some of these trees have even become legendary swords.That's why you cried blacksmith.A material that could turn into a famous sword on its own, it's definitely a material that could make you cry without a blacksmith .''...... By the way, will it definitely become a masterpiece sword?''No, most of them end up being dull.Hey.I told you.Crying blacksmiths, some of them are meant to make you cry with laughter.The point was that the money was just rolling in from materials that were just rare and woo-hoo, and that would be the punchline .If there was a fairly high probability that there was a material that could be turned into a great sword on its own, then there would be no need for a weapon craftsman called a blacksmith.And there were not weapons, but mineral trees in the shop, but I've never seen such an item in this shop before, and it was in a glass case, but it was in a very inconspicuous place.So it's a high-stakes gamble.If you're lucky, you can find a legendary sword for a reasonable price.Only one in ten thousand could make a great sword. I've been a blacksmith for a long time and I haven't heard much about it lately.Then you're smart enough to listen to the clerk who tells you that you might as well buy a real sword.But then I realized that would be boring.It was the end of my 20s and I was running out of options, and I knew there was something wrong with taking the high road, even if I could see that I was going to fail.'Clerk, I'll buy it.'...... Did you have an ENT today?I didn't hear anything."Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, you should have known I wasn't going to tell you because I'm a customer and I'm worried about my brain structure. Are you crazy?Did you hear what I was saying?Are those ears a decoration?This thing is just a money-grabber. Even if you later plant it in the ground it won't be worth a decent price for a thousand years. If you're a long-lived species, you're human, and you'll live another sixty years at most, but you won't be able to earn a dime.I don't give a shit. We'll just laugh about it and drink it up if we fail.So, if I was in debt, it wouldn't be funny.Apparently, this clerk is a good enough giant to worry about me.Then I'll return it with a scowling smile that will wipe away your fears.Unfortunately, I've saved up enough to buy this. Of course it's a lump sum."...... Ha!There's an idiot in here!Hey!Then there's no need to stop!If you pay me well, you're my guest!Unlike some bigoted dwarves, we giants give weapons to those who seek them!Forget about dead bodies!I'll give it to anyone who will pay the price right!I don't care how good you are!Weapons are weapons!A weapon is useless if you don't use it!Now, if you're a customer, you better start paying up!Tension is high.It's you!It's been a long time since we've had a laughing idiot!Trying to grow a great sword with what little chance we have, with a weapon that could slow you down. In a sense, you're just like us!What kind of giant race are you if you don't enjoy this!Without saying a word to remind myself that I may indeed be an idiot when I'm shopping for something that is significantly over budget and who's an idiot, I took the money out of the ATM and put it on the counter for some reason."How do you carry a weapon, by the way?That's ...... in your hand?Do you carry a weapon on you at all times, you know, a fixture to carry a weapon on your back? It's a magical pebble, so if you want to put it on, it stays on, and if you want to take it off, it unlocks!Oh!If you think you're a good giant, you can call yourself an even nicer giant.An unexpected byproduct of the adult purchase, you can negotiate a discount to the point where you can buy a car and lose your car navigation system."I'll give you 100,000 for this!I take it back. He wasn't a gentle giant, he was a businesslike giant.You can't take my money!Ha!That's what I'm talking about!Giving away your work without compensation is like smearing shit on your own work!Life has never been so sweet.I understand what you're saying, but after spending so much money, it doesn't make sense to me.You look up at the shopkeeper's stern face with a jerk eye, but he doesn't say anything except for a nice smile and a wobble of a pretty good-looking belt-type fixture.And the shape of the mineral tree is a long sword, slightly longer and twice as heavy than the wooden sword I had been using.No matter how much the body is strengthened by its status, it's naturally impossible to hold on to it all the time in its current state.''Thank you very much~The mineral tree will grow as long as you polish it properly and let the magic power flow through it!If you have any questions about anything, come on over!In the end, I had to buy a fixture and my savings ended up being damaged.The grooming tools I bought as an extra were also a painful expense.The rest is just armor and medicine.You're wearing a suit and carrying a long sword like an iron plate.Of course I couldn't dive a dungeon dressed like that...the gear was torn to shreds by the instructors long ago.Suela had always arranged for the armor to be repaired during training, but on the last day of training she finally passed away.It was shattered by the chamberlain blade.Instructor Kio said he'd gotten strong enough to take it easy, but it destroyed his armor and made him pay dearly for it, so I felt sad that he'd gotten stronger.And the result is reflected in the armor."Excuse me. Is there any armor that is easy to move in and protects the points?Keep the budget low.I made up a basic policy and walked into the store.I remembered that I'm the type of person who buys strong weapons in RPGs and leaves armor for later, as I listened to a female Titan clerk with a model body two heads taller than me.I wandered around the store for a few more times, comparing prices.To be honest, I let a few stores go cold as I tried to figure out if I couldn't do the same thing as before.But you have to make sure you have what you need.That's why you have to examine them carefully.I honestly don't know.You wouldn't need us if you knew.As I was struggling to scrutinize and get by on a small budget, the clerk, who was also deserted with the weapons store, spoke to me.Is that the way it works?We have to be honest here and ask for help.In games, cartoons and novels.This metal is strong, this monster's leather is rare, this jewel has this effect, and so on.I'm only a good judge of whether it's cheap.A single piece of leather armor is the same flying dragon, yet there is a price difference of nearly twice as much armor, and conversely, there is full body armor that is almost as good as a throw away price that says "I'm wearing a costume" and honestly, I can't even tell if the performance of the armor is good enough for a fair price.''The majority of this stuff here is made from materials that don't exist on Earth, okay?Well, there are probably parts of it that I've been able to refer to in terms of how it's made and the technical aspects and design, but in terms of materials, I wouldn't rely on your criteria at all.No wonder they kept some kind of special forces gear on hand.If the equipment worn by the mannequin was reasonably priced, I would have bought it for sure.Even though I assumed that the clothes were appropriate for the job, I still wanted to dress as sensible as possible.What's so sad is that a man who is now in his thirties and was an office worker is now required to wear a fantasy outfit that stands out like a game.It goes to the level of a party trick.I chose this restaurant because it has more modern clothes than the last three restaurants.Although some of my classmates from the last shop seemed to be having fun choosing their equipment, I felt a generation gap when I saw them having a lively cosplay show with college students, or should I say "young" or "challenger spirit".''At the very least, you shouldn't think that price equals strength. Some equipment is rare and effective for some races and completely useless for others. It's best to ask your real job.I'm sure this clerk is telling the truth.But you'll be like a duck with a leek on its back if you believe them.Price comparison and independent study are necessary.Don't worry. We're not going to rip you off unless you're a good customer.Did you see that on ...... face?You're being yourself. Well, I like it that way, so you can talk like this. Don't worry, you've been through a lot and it's not showing on your face, so watch your eyes next time.The clerk's face was smiling as he pointed to his own right eye with a thump .I don't know if it's because this shopkeeper gets in the way of his work or if he wears his hair like that for fashion, but his personality, along with his short, neatly trimmed hair, seems to be as refreshing as if he had split bamboo.The shopkeeper in the arms shop and the one in front of me, she is very good at dealing with people.It's easy for us to be at ease.The weapons on your back make you a vanguard, or in the early days, a warrior, but can you see your status, brother?Well, I could.It's part of my job to keep my customers in the dark. Besides, it's a good idea to check the status so you can get a good idea of what equipment I recommend.To be honest, I was puzzled because I didn't see such a thing at the weapon shop earlier, but there is a part of me that agrees if you ask me.But I have a feeling that it's best to keep the information as secret as possible, so I'm not comfortable with it."Hold on a minute.As you can see, it's the first day of opening and it's deserted, so don't worry about it, just take your time~It's my decision whether or not to trust the shopkeeper who seems to say he or she is really bored and waves his or her wrist carefree.Besides, even if this place is under the umbrella of an organization, it might be meaningless to take my information out of it.Something like this.I was puzzled and troubled, but eventually I decided to show it to them.I launched the diagnostic application of the device I brought with me and decided to hide the skill part of the displayed status by activating the secret function to show the rest.Wow, this status even though you haven't entered the dungeon. Looks like you were hounded during the training. Okay, that's good.I showed her how to think about the numbers slowly and carefully as if they were crunching into her head, and when she left the terminal screen, she was quick to act.'This one, this one, and then this one, I guess.He moved around without wasting time because he knew the location of the items from one end of the store to the other in every direction, and before he knew it, there were several equipment sets on the counter.''You can't buy them all, okay?I know, I know. This is my recommendation, and I've arranged it in such a way that the rest is up to you.With that said, he was quite handy in giving us a quote at the end.'The performance improves from left to right, so I've matched the colors to the concept of light, hard and easy to move.But unfortunately, even if I could, it would be limited to the third one from the left.It's not an exaggeration to say that we couldn't even buy a third one since we've gunned down our lifeline of living expenses.Looking at your status, it seems to me that you have the three key attributes of being able to withstand, move around and slash. I made it so that you can move, have a certain amount of defense, and have an unobstructed view. The most important thing to remember is that you have a shield on your shoulder from your weapon, so I prepared it just in case you want one.It is true that Endurance is by far the highest status, followed by Endurance and Strength.In contrast, its agility status is low, a status that may not be suitable for equipment that is designed to be evasive.I held up my shoulder shield and shook my head as I looked at the price tag and thought it wasn't bad.All equipment is based on the concept of a long-sleeved, long pants and metal armor with a cage, shin guards, forehead and torso for the essentials.There's no grant, though I'm sure you understand. You know that, but we don't give them to you.Granted, it's all about magical support.That means that there are equipment here that is only forged from materials.That's enough to buy a new car for the equipment on the far right, so I'm wondering how far the price will go if it's hardcore equipment.Can we try them on?How would you rather not?Yeah.For now, let's start with the cheapest one.Size is an issue, but ease of movement and ease of use is also a good guide when buying.And then, the fashion show of an audience member starts...It's better to have a high price.The amount of effort put into it is different, and there are differences in materials to begin with. That can't be helped.They say that price is not a good indicator, but it seems that all good things are naturally expensive.How far can you go on a budget?Just barely. That's it.The human being's natural desire to use the best possible product and the reasoning of the budget are at odds with each other, and it is hard to decide.Therefore, as if asking for advice, I pointed to the borderline of the level that you can really buy.In that case, I think this is the best.?In response, the clerk gave you the equipment you asked for.It was the cheapest piece of equipment I had available.She's a clerk, she's a businesswoman.Wouldn't a merchant sell expensive things if possible?It's hard to buy the right stuff at the right time and get used to it. Don't be too stingy with the bad gear, but don't be too good with the good gear either.That's probably true.People get used to good things and tend to avoid inconvenient things.Besides, if you sell something expensive at the start, people won't buy the expensive stuff later.Hide it.It's okay, we Titans, we just hate to hide things. It's so much easier to get along when it's more like this verbal abuse than it is to hide it.That's why I'm often called a belligerent clan.The shopkeeper laughed mischievously.Come to think of it, the shopkeeper at the armory where I bought the mineral tree on my back was pretty open-minded too.He may be handy at making these things, but he might be a clumsy clan member in character.Well then, let's have this.Thank you for your purchase!I bought a cage with a gray top and bottom outfit with a steel plate, a shin brace, a forehead brace and a torso.Although the area of metal used is small, it is still a very well made piece of armor.Well, at any rate, you should be a regular enough to bargain with me.Hide.No.You pay the money and receive the goods in a big paper bag.You can joke with the shopkeeper and exchange jokes with him or her.When you get some good material, come back and sell it to me. Then I'll make it cheaper than what you can find in the store.Oh.I waved goodbye to the clerk who saw me off at the end of the store.I found myself with a chunk of metal on my back and a large paper bag in my right hand.But unfortunately, there are still things you need to buy.Thinking about the numbers that have become desolate, you open the booklet with your only free hand and start walking again to your destination.What can I do for you, ma'am?First of all, I want to say you look a little pale, but I want to say you're okay.I'm here to shop for tools.There are materials in the dungeon that can be picked up for money.Knowing this, I wouldn't go to the trouble of carrying only weapons.So I came with a faint hope that there might be a strong bag to store the materials, maybe even a magic bag that can ignore the weight.But the moment I opened the door and entered the store, I was greeted by a girl who was sorting through the items and looked like she was about to collapse.I've heard that she has a constitution called albino, but unlike that, her eyes are purple and her side-tailed hair is a lightly pigmented gold color, but her skin is pale beyond white.If you apply it to an average human girl, she's not in the best health to be carrying a cardboard box that looks heavy."So you're okay?"?What is it?No, you don't look so good.Oh, I'm a vampire, so this is normal and I'm perfectly healthy, so I don't mind it, but at best I think this LED is blinding. Well, that's a lot better with these blue light-cutting glasses.With that, she set the cardboard down, and she guffawed and stretched her lips to the side, revealing her sharp canine teeth.I looked at it and decided that it felt strange to be a vampire in a well-lit area, but I decided that it wasn't sunlight, so I was okay with it.'So what can I do for you, sir?If possible, I'm busy right now, so if you want to chill out, I'd like you to do it somewhere else.The armorer, the armor store clerk, and this tool store clerk all made me wonder how they could speak so clearly and clearly to their customers.But she was right about being in a hurry to get the goods out.There are cardboard boxes piled up here and there in the store, the products are on the shelves, but they are just barely ready for business.Oh, yeah, I'm here to buy a bag of materials and wound medicine, are you okay?Yeah, just a briefcase to hold the materials and a kit. You have a briefcase and a wound kit?'No, I don't know what kind of bags you have, but do you have any unusual bags?'I don't know what your definition of an unusual bag is, but there is an item that is called a magic bag. It's a bag with weightlessness and expansion, so it's useful for exploring dungeons, unfortunately, we haven't finished stocking it yet, so we still have to get the valuables out of the warehouse.I wonder if they say it will take a long time to get to the far side .Without looking at you, you put aside the cardboard box you're holding and move to the counter with another cardboard box.The vampire clerk is laying out a black shaded colored bottle of ointment and a potion from a cardboard box on the counter.What's your budget?The cheapest magic bag in our store is a waist-mounted pochette with a capacity of one cubic meter, which costs about two million.She seems to be the type of person who goes to the limit of what she can save.Not only did she go over the budget, she also offered you a price you won't be able to afford for a while, and your faint hopes were shattered in the blink of an eye.But still, this girl doesn't look like she's doing business.At first glance, this may seem strange for a business person, but it is a decent action for a business person who values efficiency.''Oh, then do you have a normal bag that won't get in the way of this sword?...... Oh, that's a fixture I bought at the Giant's Hands store. This one could be used in combination with that one.Apparently, that Titan clerk's name was Hanz.The girl took a quick look and quickly retreated to the back of the store.She came back in the blink of an eye."Backpack?That's the kind you see at home improvement stores sometimes, where they put firewood and stuff like that.It's more efficient to carry the small ones in a small bag and the big ones in a fixed position. If it's a normal bag, it will fill up in no time, but if it's bare, you can carry more than a normal bag depending on how you put it on.I can show you the leather sachets and straps that are laid out together."It's attached at the waist and shoulder, so you can put the sword underneath if you adjust the fixings. I also thought it would be easier to carry the medicine if you put the case on the other side.Let me correct you, this vampire girl is definitely a businesswoman.She has made a rough estimate of our needs and budget, efficiently presenting us with what we need, and yet she's attacking us at a price that we can barely afford.It is amazing that they are able to offer so much for two items, a bag and wound medicine.At the very least, I hadn't thought of a small bag that could be divided into small portions, a rope to secure it in place, and a case to store the wound medicines."We'll talk about the medicine later. The total will be about this much later.And a well-timed number on the calculator was a price that could be discounted as a necessary expense."Okay, then.I decide to buy it, but I'm a little depressed because the cash register makes a rare sound like money nowadays, and I'm aware that my savings have decreased.The vampire shopkeeper, who does his job without regard to my mood, pushes aside his backpack and pushes the medicine that he just took out towards me instead.''Okay, and which one do you want for the wound potion?As far as I can see, there were some kind of ointment and some kind of pill formulations.I'm sorry, but I don't know the difference."There's not much difference in effect, but the potions are more expensive. The difference is that it's easier to use. You can drink it in battle or sprinkle it on the wound. On the other hand, potions are literally applied to the wounds. That's why it's harder to use in battle.I see.The pills are called potions, as expected, but the ointment seems to be the same.It seems to be used for in-combat and post-combat use.By the way, what's the expiration date?Here.If you look at the lid, the numbers were clearly written on both potions and ointments.Portion is shorter, but it has an expiration date like an energy drink.So if you buy in bulk and don't forget to use them, you won't have to worry about that.If I had to compare it, it would be easier to carry.Portions are more fragile and ointments are thicker and harder to break.It's hard to know which one to take."By the way, there are special cases and holders for each.The ointment one is a small first aid kit that you put banded around your neck and wrapped around your waist, and the ointment one is a small first aid kit that you put bandages and other medicines in with the ointment.Incidentally, they both cost a good deal of money.They are consumables and can be mass-produced to some extent, so they're not ridiculously expensive like in fantasy novels, but they're not expensive enough to be bought with impunity either.Two calculators show you the price of each set, but you are wondering whether you should consider this as a necessary expense or you should ignore your injuries and not buy the wound medicine because you are safe even if you die.If you buy them both now, I'll give you a discount on the set price.As if whispering to his distress, yet another calculator displayed the total amount with the numbers shaved off by 10%.'What's the harm in dying and being traumatized?I thought that I was weak to push, and I loosened my purse strings even though I was aware that this is a Japanese person who cannot say no.I have never experienced the pain of dying, even though it is said that you can come back to life.Even if you die and come back to life it doesn't mean you won't have any psychological scars. And it doesn't mean you'll die. There are plenty of less-than-fatal wounds that are just as bad for fighting.At the very least, I made up my mind that this expense was a necessary one.How long does this potion work?Both types of fractures will heal within seconds of use. However, as you might expect, it will only be effective in stopping bleeding if you have a hole in your body or a cut off arm, so please be careful.It's deemed sufficient. With only a few seconds' lag time, you'll be at least mobile enough for an emergency.Three potions, plus the holder, plus one ointment and a bandage to go with the case.Thank you. Let me wrap this up for you, then.Now we're all set.All we have to do now is get back to our room and hide in the dungeon.The clock says it's about 11 o'clock.We'll have lunch and then we'll try to do our quota for today.Thank you. Have a good day.I was about to take the items in the paper bag and leave the store, but when I saw her return to take out the items after just saying hello, I wondered."You look busy, is there anyone else working here?She's the only one who moves around, and the store is about the size of a normal convenience store, but it would be hard for her to do it all by herself.She's not here.What?I'll be exposing my stupidity for sure."I'm the only one here as my predecessor left the country at the last minute with all the other clerks because he lost his temper and refused to do business with humans.I thought, 'What the hell is that?I tried to have the opening day moved, but the supervisor seemed to be a relative of his predecessor and wanted to hide his failure, so he didn't move the opening day, just arranged the materials and left the rest to me, which kept me up all night for six days now. I do, sir.I think again. What the hell is that?I stand there dumbfounded, as if I'm just a conversation partner to keep her awake, and she's still walking around the store taking out stuff....... let me help you, where is this?"?Let's see, over there on the shelf, what are you doing?I'm here to help.Hearing her, I quickly put aside the things I bought today, took off my suit jacket and carried the cardboard boxes .'No, I don't have any reason to ask a customer to help me.If it's not in there, it's in here.I don't work for a black company.I can't even count the number of times I have worked overtime because of my boss's recklessness.I'm reminded of a boss who told me to look it up myself when I asked for clarification even though I assigned the job to him, but he didn't give me any support and left me to clean up after my subordinates who had gone home after a little while to say my job was done.It's not that I felt for her, it's that I sympathized with her as she saw me going through the recklessness of her bosses at her previous company, and that's why she did this.I know it's hypocritical, but I didn't want to distract her from the unpleasant things I've experienced.I look at the slips of paper on the cardboard and take out the items."Um...What?That's two doors down."...... please send me instructions.I understand.I don't know if she was actually short-handed or thought it was useless to say more, but she didn't say anything as she continued to give me instructions while she worked silently on her own."Well, you're done for now.Okay.All the items were out and the cardboard boxes in the corner had disappeared.The shelves in the store were empty, and it finally became a store. All that was left was the valuables in the glass case, so there was nothing for me to do.The shopkeeper, a vampire girl, is at the counter sorting through the bills.He took off his tie and rolled up his arms and looked at the clock on his device."Ugh, it's already 4:00.So I told you there's no reason to have a customer help you."Well, yeah, but ...... huh, you're working overtime on your first day. There's no overtime in this company.She doesn't even look at me as she silently continues to organize the slips of paper while answering my questions.I have a quota of at least five hours a day, so it'll be past nine o'clock before I can finish, even if I try now.I had it coming.That's all I'm gonna do.All right, that's all you got. It's all right.No, I did it on my own, and it helped in the end.It's just like the clerk said, I did it on my own. Well, I can't stay any longer, so I'm going to go. I'll be back to do some more shopping, so I'll see you then.We have to go fast, or the date could change.I'll grab my stuff and leave the store.But you're stopped by the sound of tons of paper slips being organized.Gathering local information is commonplace over there. So let me tell you a little bit about the dungeon.When I turned around, she was staring at me from behind the counter .Tanaka Jiro, twenty-eight years old, single, no girlfriend, occupation, dungeon tester full-time.Magic Aptitude 8 General ClassOfficer of the Year: WarriorWord of the Day.once-in-a-lifetime meetingI think it's important to prepare in advance.
