Chapter 9: 9 I'm most scared of getting used to work, don't you think so?.txt
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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
Meaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. ！！！！
The wood puppet is split into two halves by splitting it with a Chinese bamboo chopper, in a swallowing motion.
'Duuuuayyyy!!!'
I'll cut crosswise to ensure a kill.
Are we ready to go?
I didn't feel the threat I had felt at first.
I was aware that I was slowly gaining strength, but the battle just now went better than I expected.
I received no apparent wounds, and the multiple battles that I struggled with at first are now equipped with the sense that I can bring them to one on one if I pay attention to my positioning.
The instructors will tell you not to be conceited if they see you like this.
It's Friday morning, right?
But I still felt the urge to challenge it.
The map of the first layer of Kirou's dungeon is drawn on a piece of paper that has been redrawn many times and finally has a shape that looks like a map.
It's not everything, but except for the area behind that square, it's complete.
''No matter how you look at it, there's a path that leads to the back, right?
Otherwise, it wouldn't be a dungeon.
I've been in the dungeon for three weeks now, and I've seen the rankings since my first week in the dungeon, but of course I'm not ranked.
The members of my group have done better than I did individually.
But it's strange that I haven't been able to capture the first level of the dungeon that every party is attempting, in this case, the Demon King's dungeon.
It wasn't clear how much of a difference there was, but at least it wasn't an unacceptable difference to catch up with .
''Let's take a few reckless steps.''
If you don't go into a tiger's hole, you don't get a tiger.
I've been aware of my tendency to avoid them since my first escape, though it might not be my strong suit.
It'll be good to have the rest of the mapping done.
"Friday night at the top of the list of challenges.
Then, I'm prepared to do it .
Since I have my dream week off, and I'm basically taking weekends off, I set up my schedule thinking that even if I push myself a little too hard the next day, it won't affect the following week.
In the meantime, I won't stop picking up the magic stone.
There are already enough magic stones stored in the sachet to make a jingling sound.
Then let's go back to get ready.
The time has gone by nicely, so let's call it a day to prepare for tomorrow.
Now that we've made it out of the dungeon, the only thing I've got to do, aside from writing reports, is take care of my weapons and armor and drink my dinner.
It's a tasteless life for me, but I feel more sane now compared to my old life of going home to sleep.
Have you lost weight?
And I'm taking care of the mineral tree that has now become my partner, but I can't help but feel like I'm talking to someone.
It's been three weeks since I started using it, and now it's a shadow of the one I bought it from.
I've heard that it will grow, but is the reduction in area a growth spurt?
It looks like a big kitchen knife.
The knife is not as long and slender as it should be, but if the handle was extended and a large, slightly thin knife blade was attached, it would become my current weapon.
The blade that was shiny gray at first is now slightly darkened.
This is not a tinge of dirt, but rather a gradual deepening of the blade's tint, which is a sign of growth.
I stopped brushing my sword to see if there was an analogy for the same utensil.
The surface that is polished with the cloth made from the threads spat out by the demon silkworm is beautiful.
"We were told to channel magic, but is this right?
It looks like it's come a long way since the first iron long sword.
It's a good thing that the signs of change are evident, but if it stops growing, then the expensive blunt blade will be ready.
I'm not a parent who worries about my children's growth, but I still worry about the amount of money I've spent.
I can't use magic, so I can't send attribute magic power, and I'm just using the status app to channel magic power.
I asked Hans, the owner of the weapon store, about it, but he said that there is really no record of the past, and he is not sure how to do it.
Most of them give up and plant them in the garden and leave them there.
Although they are called mineral trees, they grow at different rates just like humans do.
If possible, let's do it while I'm still alive, okay?
As you'd expect, you can't watch them grow for hundreds or thousands of years.
I want to see it grow into a real person before I buy it.
A little more polish for you.
Move your hands again and polish carefully.
He has given up smoking and is careful to polish his weapon and armor carefully, taking care not to drop any ashes while smoking.
"Come on, buddy.
Whoever said weapons are for life.
Tonight I worked on them until I fell asleep.
Early in the morning, I went to the tool shop in the basement and packed my backpack.
"You're buying so much today.
Yeah, I thought I'd try to get a little deeper today.
Okay, so?
What's with the overtones, man?
The usual cold response, no, this one has a taste for it once you get used to it, but it's a bad way to handle customer service on a first meeting.
The recovery medicine and wound dressing powder I bought, a rope and a large cloth, a hand-thrown axe and a dagger, preserves and water, pots and pans and seasonings, this is the kind of equipment that makes me want to say where we're going to survive.
Well, since it's a dungeon we're going to challenge, there should be no mistake in these preparations.
No, I didn't mean anything, I just...
"Just?
Memoria, who had been waiting for you with a strangely red teacup in one hand ever since you entered the store, placed the cup on the saucer and quickly turned her gaze to you.
At times like this, she gives me rather important information.
I also stop packing my purchases and face her.
'It's fine to be cautious, but I'll just say that we should also be careful not to smash the stone bridge by hitting it too hard.
You're being awfully abstract this time.
If it were normal, he would tell me more specifically, even if it's less information than saying a little more, but this time I know he's telling me in a distant way to be careful, but on the other hand, I don't know any more than that .
'I know you'll understand what this means, so this is the extent of the language I'm using.
'I appreciate the advice, but make it a little clearer if you can.
When I told him that I was a regular, he gave me a sigh instead of a word.
'I'll know when I'm on my back,'
This time he said flatly and without looking at me, as if he had no choice but to tell me the answer to a bad student.
"I see.
I followed those words and put a backpack on my back that was reasonably well organized, and I understood why.
"It's hard to move.
Yes.
Not a fighter.
And if I had to add to it, I'd probably lose half of it without ever using it.
The enlarged luggage didn't seem like much of a weight to the enhanced body, but when you take into account the visibility, centrifugal force, and the noise it made when moving, it was much harder to move than before.
In addition, Memoria's words made me imagine abandoning my luggage and being crushed by a golem during battle.
'...... for returns.'
We do not accept the offer.
You can return something at the supermarket by showing your receipt, but not in this store.
I didn't want to feel the otherworldly divide in such a humble way.
...... I had no choice.
Well, fortunately, they're all good to keep, so you can consume them slowly.
A variety of small waist pouches were lined up in the glass case.
It's a magic bag.
The prices are high across the board, with the cheapest bags costing over two million.
I wonder how much it would cost to buy that one if I had to work for it.
'It will take three years, although it rarely takes that long because the more you progress, the more money you'll make.
It might seem surprising, given her appearance and personality, but she was disciplined .
She probably gave you a rough estimate in response to your words when you were looking at the cheapest bag.
I make about five thousand yen a day and a little over a thousand yen a day.
The average is about two or three thousand yen.
If you work five days from Monday to Friday, you will work 20 days and earn 60,000 yen a month for 3,000 yen, or 720,000 yen a year, which means you will have to look at three years to buy this.
This is also assuming that all the money is put into savings.
Normally, if I subtracted all of this, plus the cost of consumables, food, maintenance, new equipment, and miscellaneous expenses, there was no way I would have any money left over from entering the dungeon.
Since I'm only calculating based on a percentage of the money, I'll be able to hoard it sooner if I spread out my base salary.
"I guess this is gonna be our partner for a while.
I looked down at the backpack I'd gotten used to over the past few weeks, thinking I had no choice.
"It looks good on you.
The irony?
......?
It was real.
The partner remark to Backpacker was, in a sense, a self-weighted word directed at herself to curb her wastefulness .
I couldn't help but think her words were sarcastic, but she was genuinely sending me words of admiration.
The reaction made me embarrassed, and I quickly put my backpack on my back to hide my embarrassment.
'Let's go.'
Have a good day, dear.
I made some small portions and prepared them to the extent that it would not interfere with my movements, and left the rest in my room, and after replying briefly to Memoria, today's dungeon challenge began.
''Hey, here we are again.
We entered the dungeon and the infiltration was going well.
I cut off the Wood Puppet and Wood Kid, pausing to rehydrate on the way, and got to the square faster than before.
Then, maybe it was a fixed position, or maybe it was just luck, or maybe in this case it was bad luck, that I saw a familiar two-handed bladed woodpuppet, a Blood woodpuppet, standing in front of me.
And this one as well, the wood golem that was sitting in the center of the slope is also starting to wake up its huge body.
I won't hold my ground like I did before.
Slowly...take it easy.
The Puppet and Kid are increasing in number and clattering, and then the Golem rises from its massive body with a thud.
Now, let's get revenge and let's go... ！！！！！
I'll start the war.
At first I thought about taking them all by surprise, but I soon wiped that idea out.
To be efficient, I was alone, so I had to take them by surprise and reduce the danger as much as possible.
It's the same with work. More work requires more work, more effort, and more efficiency.
The more steps you take, the quicker and safer it will be, the more time you'll have, the more physical and mental capacity you'll have.
If I'm so insanely strong that a light swing of my sword is enough to wipe out the opponent, but if I'm strong enough to defeat them with a single swing...then going head to head against the enemy like this is extremely inefficient.
''However!
nevertheless
Man-ya!
This way (from the front).
'I've got some things I have to do!
The choice!
The reason for this choice is the ultimate in stupidity.
Like I said, revenge.
I didn't want to put the word "surprise" in there.
Just that.
We turned our backs on them last time and we want to beat them head on.
It was that little willpower of a man that was driving me.
I ran into a pack of woodpuppets and then it was war.
I'll cut them off and swing down, poke them, punch them, kick them, catch them, dodge them, throw them away and block them, and then turn my attention to the bloodwood puppets and wood golems that occasionally attack me as I slaughter them one by one.
'Meiaaaaaaahhhh. ！！！！！'
The wreckage scattered on the ground, all of it turning into magic particles as it ploughed through the space.
It was easy to take care of the last woodpuppet with an anomalous swing while tilting his body to the left.
''Well, I've brought it to the same state as before.
I'm not out of breath.
Just how much effort I put into it, how to keep my body from getting tired, how to use less energy and deliver more power efficiently... that's all I cared about.
The scariest thing about dungeons is running out of energy.
If I can't move, I'm alone.
Moreover, if I ever need to challenge you, I won't be able to fight as hard as I can when I'm exhausted and I'll lose.
Next time, you know what to do, don't you?
It's not the best, but it's better than I thought it would be, and I was able to take on the battle in better shape than I expected.
Needless to say, if I slowly lifted my sword tip and held it at the ready, the two remaining bodies attacked me as if I didn't have to wait for them, making light footsteps and heavy bass sounds.
''Soooo.''
Inhale deeply .
'Keeeeeeyahhhh!
I'm gonna shake the air, and I'm gonna let out a scream from deep in my gut.
This action just gives me some extra spunk.
The woodpuppet, an inorganic life form that has no fear of the Blood, comes running up to me.
Naturally, he is not intimidated by my cries and raises his sword-barrel arm and swings down at me.
But before I could, a block of steel cut off my arm.
At last we get to see your marvel.
It is said that a man is at his strongest when he screams.
He screamed as he stepped in, and with a spirited yell he cleaved his sword midway through the blade.
You'll be able to see that he or she falls back from the impact, just like a human being does when he or she sees the unbelievable.
As if to match that, with a dull, trembling sound, an arm the size of my torso is swung down with a dull, trembling sound.
"No, it's you guys.
I thought I was growing up .
In fact, even if I don't say it was a dramatic increase in numbers, compared to when I was in training, my growth rate has improved a lot since entering the dungeon.
And this is the result.
I didn't think I'd be able to take it easy.
I guess he thought he was taking advantage of the opportunity.
In fact, she was aiming at me while I was in a sideways swinging position, so in some cases it was quite dangerous.
But the result was different.
I had my hilt up and my right hand on top of it as if to catch it with the belly of the sword, and that was enough to catch the fist that was being launched from the huge body of the wood golem.
"I never thought I'd end up on the side that defies the laws of physics.
Considering the difference in weight, it should have been obvious that it would be blown off, but in reality, it's catching it and pushing it back slowly and gradually. The magic power is a substitute for the power of the magic mark, which seems to be a substitute for ignoring the laws of physics.
Well then, we're done checking.
I wanted to know. How much I had grown .
I knew I was growing by the numbers, but when I was able to slash through the arms I'd been dodging and lightly catch the ones I'd been dodging and knocking off, I finally realized.
'Let's go win, okay?'
It's a question mark, but to me it's a declaration.
I relax for a moment and quickly push the other's huge body back .
''Ahhhhhhhh!
Then, taking advantage of the slight gap that had been created, he swung the mineral tree with all the centrifugal force, weight, and magical power he could muster.
The huge arm caught it as it struck forward.
But .
Huh.
His voice wasn't anguish, but delight.
This time it was cut off tightly .
You are aware again that your mouth is hanging up, and you look away for a moment as your arm falls to the side of the severed arm, and then immediately turn your gaze forward.
Even though you aimed at the joint, you cut off an arm more than twice as thick as a woodpuppet.
I'd like to pat myself on the back for doing it.
But it's more than that.
He stepped into the ground with a dungeon and tried to cut off his body, which was almost three times as long.
''You can cut it cleanly!
I now realize it was worth the two million I spent.
His status grew, but the growth of the mineral tree was also remarkable.
With only the lower half of its body remaining, the top half of the wood golem's body slid sideways along the severed surface.
This is the result of swinging with all your might with the intention of swinging it through.
Dossier!
And I'm not going to wait for it to slide down naturally.
I'm going to drive a kick into his torso, which is now empty from the chase, and then I'm going to step in.
"One Eye.
I move forward with the intention of crushing the floor and thrusting the mineral tree as hard as I can in my face .
Without intending to make a declaration, you simply confirm that you're not going to make a statement, and you shift your gaze away from the huge body that was transformed into a particle of magic once you hit it like a person going into convulsions.
"So, let's have a timate.
You have the physical advantage, but be careful not to let your guard down and take your time to finish it.
You shift your stance from middle to high, directing your attacker's attacker's self-generated air into the air, something that isn't in the symbols.
You're almost there.
Just one more step and with just the right amount of force, this battle is over!
Either nerves or excitement, I can feel my heart racing.
Not yet, not yet... you measure your timing to suppress your distraction.
'Ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!
The feeling of being here underneath my feet was more responsive to my spinal cord than it was to my head.
My body moves to keep up with the images that help me see the future.
My opponent is trying to prevent it.
I've raised my remaining arm between my legs, but the sword swung smoothly as if to cut a piece of cake, cutting off my torso diagonally with my arm.
With that, this battle is over.
I let go of the pause as if to decide what to do with my body, but there is no sign of movement.
"Whew, this tension is very hard to take on before my thirtieth.
I still can't get used to the sensation of breaking out of the combat state, as if I'm weakening all at once.
No matter how much your body is strengthened by the magic crests, what you are doing is no different from the exchange of lives.
Even if I knew that I could be revived even if I died, there's no way I could adjust to my body in a month or two.
If you look around, there are magical stones scattered on the floor and there is only one mannequin that has been separated from its body.
"No reinforcements, mmmm, tobacco sticks to me.
Just the right amount of smoke after a fight, just the right amount of smoke to switch off, was enough to tempt me to quit smoking.
With a cigarette in my mouth, I took note of my surroundings and approached what was once a Bloodwood puppet.
"What do you want me to take home with me?
Simply put, the size of a slender adult male, I could take this home with me, but even if I did, I wouldn't want to take it home with me because of its human size and weight.
''d*mn, I should have asked Memoria where she could sell it.
There are some places that sell and some places that don't, from a fantasy perspective.
They failed to set up, they didn't think about what they were going to do when they were finished.
"Let's just take it all home with us for today.
I can't go all the way back to ask and get it twice.
Fortunately, the backpack is almost empty and the magic stones are mainly small, so there is plenty of room for them in terms of space and weight.
What's that noise?
It wasn't until I crouched down that I noticed the dry sound of an analog clock rinsing its hands.
"Yah.
I couldn't keep saying "screw it.
All I could do was save face.
"Gho-ho, gah-ho, I'm off-guard.
The sound of the explosion, followed by the feeling of my body hitting the ground, and the last of the cool, cold temperature.
The pain is so great that I can't move.
Her head hadn't been hit, but instead she felt numbness in the tips of her limbs, the stinging pain of the burns all over her front and the bruises all over her body kept her from taking another action.
'There's no such thing as self-destruction,'
I whine to drown my pain, but deep down I think I'm being reasonable.
It's a warfare technique allowed for the non-living golem strain.
An inorganic soldier driven to the point where he is no longer useful in battle, with no emotions, can self-destruct without hesitation.
It was a strategy unique to the Blood that left their bodies intact.
Could it be from a magical stone?
I could feel the heat, but it wasn't gunpowder, I could tell by the shock of the sensation, similar to the explosive magic that Instructor Fusio used.
God, I haven't seen you in this mess since my training.
Bruises, burns, numbness in her arms and legs, scrapes and scrapes in places, and a parade of injuries, thank goodness her bones are intact, but she's in no condition to move anytime soon.
And even after analyzing the situation, my body isn't moving without pain.
For now, I ignore the numbness and pain in my limbs and get up, but in the end, I can only sit up and lean against the distorted backpack.
'Potions are annihilated, aren't they?
The potion, a liquid in a glass container, is kept in a special case, but it's all broken and useless.
Ugh, the ointment's broken too.
When the quick fix was no good, I checked the other one, but the gel-like ointment in the thick glass bottle was sadly broken in half.
Thank goodness there was still a part of it that could be used.
I wonder if a potion-covered bandage will help with the wound.
I frown at the discolored bandage that I took out next, dripping potions into the vitae, but it's better than nothing, and not using it is not an option .
I silently apply the ointment to my body, feeling even lowered by the numbers running through my head that I'm completely in the red due to the total loss of the drug-related products.
The pain was gone by the time I finished applying the ointment, except for the parts that I couldn't reach while it was sticky all over my body, and by the time I finished wrapping the bandage, the pain had subsided to the point where I could move.
I knew it was just a fantasy medicine.
If you stand up to take your weight off the backseat you're leaning on, you can feel that you can move.
At least you're relieved that your bones don't feel like they're broken.
Plus.
I'm relieved that you're mostly unharmed and that you didn't make a mess. Well, if I'd lost two million in an explosion like that, I would have gone to the store to beat the shit out of you.
I walked slowly and picked up the mineral tree that had been blown away in the other direction, and it maintained a clean sword blade, the exact opposite of what I have now .
It's rare to hear of defective products being sold when you're in business, but I'm relieved to see that this is not the case.
As expected, I don't have the confidence right now to escape unarmed and unarmored from a fight alone without a weapon.
So what's next?
Once we've recovered the weapons, we have to move while there's still time.
He didn't look at the exploded puppets, instead what he saw was what was scattered around him.
''The only Blood breed that had the potential to be an expensive purchase was self-destructing, and the Wood Golem's magic stone is only slightly larger than the puppet, well, it's not profitable no matter how you look at it .
The inside of the leather sack that he had to endure his aching body to pick up was as clean as a jewel bag at first glance, but in terms of value, it wasn't much different than an assortment of marbles .
At least, today's harvest wouldn't be enough to cause any damage to the backpack .
''Well, the question is, do we move on or do we go back?
My body can move thanks to the medication, but it's not perfect.
Fortunately, the map is intact so we can return home with no problem... but we have to be prepared for two hours at the earliest.
You need to be in good shape with minimal combat.
There's an escape device at the entrance, but from here on out, it's unknown territory and if it takes longer than the return trip, it's a complete disaster.
At least, if we had been able to deal with the suicide bombing a little longer, it would have been different.
There is no point in wasting time worrying about what happened earlier, so let's just move on before the others arrive.
I could see that my thinking was starting to slow down.
It's like when you miss a job and you wonder what you should have done then and there and regret it.
There's nothing more futile than to do it at work and be late for work.
What you have to think about now is what will happen in the future, and you have to act quickly to assess the current situation with danger.
If I had a colleague, we would discuss this with him.
If you don't have any, this is one way to decide.
Hold the tree upright on the floor and gently release it so it doesn't swing from side to side.
I'll walk toward the fallen tree. It's all about luck.
That's not going to be easy, Mineki-san.
If he couldn't decide, he left it up to the heavens, and as a result, the mineral tree fell in the direction of moving on .
''Does that mean it's better to fail by doing than to fail by not trying?
There's something different about this one, but I think we should try and stay positive.
There's no cure for what's ahead, and if you're lucky, you're close to a way out.
If you're unlucky, you'll take the long way around.
Still, let's try not to regret our mistakes.
...... I think I'll stay away from cigarettes. It sounds like a bad omen.
He reached for a cigarette to calm his weary mind all at once, but he had to take a drag and self-destruct, and now he didn't know what he was going to get.
I'll just keep going in silence.
The spell holding the weapons in place is not broken, so moving around is easy, but my body seems to be taking more damage than I thought, and I can't move as much as I would like.
This is just what it looks like, right?
It's a straight shot from the square where we fought the Bloods, the road is so wide that it looks like something special.
"Did I just flag my own death?
Sure enough, there was an open area just beyond the road, as if to say, "There's something here.
It was larger than the place we'd just fought, and it seemed more suitable for a group to wait.
Just to our delight, we can see the stairs to the top.
As promised, that was the middle boss, and this is the hierarchical boss?
If you cross the space between this corridor and the square, the space will be closed, the background music will be changed, and the battle will begin, as promised in RPGs.
Naturally.
You won't be able to get away with it, will you?
You can't select the escape command for event combat.
If that's the case, the question is whether or not I have a chance in the current situation, and to be honest, I can only say it's low.
If it was the same enemy as before, I might still have a chance, but I'm certainly outnumbered as a lone man, and most importantly, if it was an unknown enemy, the condition of victory in terms of information would be overturned.
If that happened, our chances of victory would be even lower.
What are we going to do?
I turned around and looked behind me, with an eye on going home.
We're cut off, man.
But maybe I should have just walked straight in without looking.
The number of golems that have risen as if to emphasize the fact that they have revived and strengthened, and the thought of having to break through that to return home makes me feel a bit of a chore.
''The boss at the front gate and the army at the back gate isn't funny!
If this was a hero or something, I'm sure he'd be able to take them down easily...but these guys are former salarymen who've left the workforce.
I have no intention of waking up to such an opportunistic ability.
What I can do is...
All right, let's go.
It's just a matter of being open-minded and positive.
Tanaka Jiro, twenty-eight years old, single, no girlfriend, occupation: Dungeon Tester (full-time)
Magic Aptitude 8 (General Class)
Officer of the Year: Warrior
status
Force 54 → Force 87
Endurance 83 → Endurance 117
Agility 33 -> Agility 52
Endurance 55 (-5) -> Endurance 74 (-5)
Instrument 41 → Instrument 53
Knowledge 33 → Knowledge 36
Intuition 10 → Intuition 14
Luck 5 -> Luck 5
Magical power 50 → Magical power 70
state
nicotine addiction
lung pollution
Word of the Day.
It's important to get used to the work, but inertia will hurt you.
I literally learned the hard way that the original intention is important.
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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
Meaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. ！！！！
The wood puppet is split into two halves by splitting it with a Chinese bamboo chopper, in a swallowing motion.
'Duuuuayyyy!!!'
I'll cut crosswise to ensure a kill.
Are we ready to go?
I didn't feel the threat I had felt at first.
I was aware that I was slowly gaining strength, but the battle just now went better than I expected.
I received no apparent wounds, and the multiple battles that I struggled with at first are now equipped with the sense that I can bring them to one on one if I pay attention to my positioning.
The instructors will tell you not to be conceited if they see you like this.
It's Friday morning, right?
But I still felt the urge to challenge it.
The map of the first layer of Kirou's dungeon is drawn on a piece of paper that has been redrawn many times and finally has a shape that looks like a map.
It's not everything, but except for the area behind that square, it's complete.
''No matter how you look at it, there's a path that leads to the back, right?
Otherwise, it wouldn't be a dungeon.
I've been in the dungeon for three weeks now, and I've seen the rankings since my first week in the dungeon, but of course I'm not ranked.
The members of my group have done better than I did individually.
But it's strange that I haven't been able to capture the first level of the dungeon that every party is attempting, in this case, the Demon King's dungeon.
It wasn't clear how much of a difference there was, but at least it wasn't an unacceptable difference to catch up with .
''Let's take a few reckless steps.''
If you don't go into a tiger's hole, you don't get a tiger.
I've been aware of my tendency to avoid them since my first escape, though it might not be my strong suit.
It'll be good to have the rest of the mapping done.
"Friday night at the top of the list of challenges.
Then, I'm prepared to do it .
Since I have my dream week off, and I'm basically taking weekends off, I set up my schedule thinking that even if I push myself a little too hard the next day, it won't affect the following week.
In the meantime, I won't stop picking up the magic stone.
There are already enough magic stones stored in the sachet to make a jingling sound.
Then let's go back to get ready.
The time has gone by nicely, so let's call it a day to prepare for tomorrow.
Now that we've made it out of the dungeon, the only thing I've got to do, aside from writing reports, is take care of my weapons and armor and drink my dinner.
It's a tasteless life for me, but I feel more sane now compared to my old life of going home to sleep.
Have you lost weight?
And I'm taking care of the mineral tree that has now become my partner, but I can't help but feel like I'm talking to someone.
It's been three weeks since I started using it, and now it's a shadow of the one I bought it from.
I've heard that it will grow, but is the reduction in area a growth spurt?
It looks like a big kitchen knife.
The knife is not as long and slender as it should be, but if the handle was extended and a large, slightly thin knife blade was attached, it would become my current weapon.
The blade that was shiny gray at first is now slightly darkened.
This is not a tinge of dirt, but rather a gradual deepening of the blade's tint, which is a sign of growth.
I stopped brushing my sword to see if there was an analogy for the same utensil.
The surface that is polished with the cloth made from the threads spat out by the demon silkworm is beautiful.
"We were told to channel magic, but is this right?
It looks like it's come a long way since the first iron long sword.
It's a good thing that the signs of change are evident, but if it stops growing, then the expensive blunt blade will be ready.
I'm not a parent who worries about my children's growth, but I still worry about the amount of money I've spent.
I can't use magic, so I can't send attribute magic power, and I'm just using the status app to channel magic power.
I asked Hans, the owner of the weapon store, about it, but he said that there is really no record of the past, and he is not sure how to do it.
Most of them give up and plant them in the garden and leave them there.
Although they are called mineral trees, they grow at different rates just like humans do.
If possible, let's do it while I'm still alive, okay?
As you'd expect, you can't watch them grow for hundreds or thousands of years.
I want to see it grow into a real person before I buy it.
A little more polish for you.
Move your hands again and polish carefully.
He has given up smoking and is careful to polish his weapon and armor carefully, taking care not to drop any ashes while smoking.
"Come on, buddy.
Whoever said weapons are for life.
Tonight I worked on them until I fell asleep.
Early in the morning, I went to the tool shop in the basement and packed my backpack.
"You're buying so much today.
Yeah, I thought I'd try to get a little deeper today.
Okay, so?
What's with the overtones, man?
The usual cold response, no, this one has a taste for it once you get used to it, but it's a bad way to handle customer service on a first meeting.
The recovery medicine and wound dressing powder I bought, a rope and a large cloth, a hand-thrown axe and a dagger, preserves and water, pots and pans and seasonings, this is the kind of equipment that makes me want to say where we're going to survive.
Well, since it's a dungeon we're going to challenge, there should be no mistake in these preparations.
No, I didn't mean anything, I just...
"Just?
Memoria, who had been waiting for you with a strangely red teacup in one hand ever since you entered the store, placed the cup on the saucer and quickly turned her gaze to you.
At times like this, she gives me rather important information.
I also stop packing my purchases and face her.
'It's fine to be cautious, but I'll just say that we should also be careful not to smash the stone bridge by hitting it too hard.
You're being awfully abstract this time.
If it were normal, he would tell me more specifically, even if it's less information than saying a little more, but this time I know he's telling me in a distant way to be careful, but on the other hand, I don't know any more than that .
'I know you'll understand what this means, so this is the extent of the language I'm using.
'I appreciate the advice, but make it a little clearer if you can.
When I told him that I was a regular, he gave me a sigh instead of a word.
'I'll know when I'm on my back,'
This time he said flatly and without looking at me, as if he had no choice but to tell me the answer to a bad student.
"I see.
I followed those words and put a backpack on my back that was reasonably well organized, and I understood why.
"It's hard to move.
Yes.
Not a fighter.
And if I had to add to it, I'd probably lose half of it without ever using it.
The enlarged luggage didn't seem like much of a weight to the enhanced body, but when you take into account the visibility, centrifugal force, and the noise it made when moving, it was much harder to move than before.
In addition, Memoria's words made me imagine abandoning my luggage and being crushed by a golem during battle.
'...... for returns.'
We do not accept the offer.
You can return something at the supermarket by showing your receipt, but not in this store.
I didn't want to feel the otherworldly divide in such a humble way.
...... I had no choice.
Well, fortunately, they're all good to keep, so you can consume them slowly.
A variety of small waist pouches were lined up in the glass case.
It's a magic bag.
The prices are high across the board, with the cheapest bags costing over two million.
I wonder how much it would cost to buy that one if I had to work for it.
'It will take three years, although it rarely takes that long because the more you progress, the more money you'll make.
It might seem surprising, given her appearance and personality, but she was disciplined .
She probably gave you a rough estimate in response to your words when you were looking at the cheapest bag.
I make about five thousand yen a day and a little over a thousand yen a day.
The average is about two or three thousand yen.
If you work five days from Monday to Friday, you will work 20 days and earn 60,000 yen a month for 3,000 yen, or 720,000 yen a year, which means you will have to look at three years to buy this.
This is also assuming that all the money is put into savings.
Normally, if I subtracted all of this, plus the cost of consumables, food, maintenance, new equipment, and miscellaneous expenses, there was no way I would have any money left over from entering the dungeon.
Since I'm only calculating based on a percentage of the money, I'll be able to hoard it sooner if I spread out my base salary.
"I guess this is gonna be our partner for a while.
I looked down at the backpack I'd gotten used to over the past few weeks, thinking I had no choice.
"It looks good on you.
The irony?
......?
It was real.
The partner remark to Backpacker was, in a sense, a self-weighted word directed at herself to curb her wastefulness .
I couldn't help but think her words were sarcastic, but she was genuinely sending me words of admiration.
The reaction made me embarrassed, and I quickly put my backpack on my back to hide my embarrassment.
'Let's go.'
Have a good day, dear.
I made some small portions and prepared them to the extent that it would not interfere with my movements, and left the rest in my room, and after replying briefly to Memoria, today's dungeon challenge began.
''Hey, here we are again.
We entered the dungeon and the infiltration was going well.
I cut off the Wood Puppet and Wood Kid, pausing to rehydrate on the way, and got to the square faster than before.
Then, maybe it was a fixed position, or maybe it was just luck, or maybe in this case it was bad luck, that I saw a familiar two-handed bladed woodpuppet, a Blood woodpuppet, standing in front of me.
And this one as well, the wood golem that was sitting in the center of the slope is also starting to wake up its huge body.
I won't hold my ground like I did before.
Slowly...take it easy.
The Puppet and Kid are increasing in number and clattering, and then the Golem rises from its massive body with a thud.
Now, let's get revenge and let's go... ！！！！！
I'll start the war.
At first I thought about taking them all by surprise, but I soon wiped that idea out.
To be efficient, I was alone, so I had to take them by surprise and reduce the danger as much as possible.
It's the same with work. More work requires more work, more effort, and more efficiency.
The more steps you take, the quicker and safer it will be, the more time you'll have, the more physical and mental capacity you'll have.
If I'm so insanely strong that a light swing of my sword is enough to wipe out the opponent, but if I'm strong enough to defeat them with a single swing...then going head to head against the enemy like this is extremely inefficient.
''However!
nevertheless
Man-ya!
This way (from the front).
'I've got some things I have to do!
The choice!
The reason for this choice is the ultimate in stupidity.
Like I said, revenge.
I didn't want to put the word "surprise" in there.
Just that.
We turned our backs on them last time and we want to beat them head on.
It was that little willpower of a man that was driving me.
I ran into a pack of woodpuppets and then it was war.
I'll cut them off and swing down, poke them, punch them, kick them, catch them, dodge them, throw them away and block them, and then turn my attention to the bloodwood puppets and wood golems that occasionally attack me as I slaughter them one by one.
'Meiaaaaaaahhhh. ！！！！！'
The wreckage scattered on the ground, all of it turning into magic particles as it ploughed through the space.
It was easy to take care of the last woodpuppet with an anomalous swing while tilting his body to the left.
''Well, I've brought it to the same state as before.
I'm not out of breath.
Just how much effort I put into it, how to keep my body from getting tired, how to use less energy and deliver more power efficiently... that's all I cared about.
The scariest thing about dungeons is running out of energy.
If I can't move, I'm alone.
Moreover, if I ever need to challenge you, I won't be able to fight as hard as I can when I'm exhausted and I'll lose.
Next time, you know what to do, don't you?
It's not the best, but it's better than I thought it would be, and I was able to take on the battle in better shape than I expected.
Needless to say, if I slowly lifted my sword tip and held it at the ready, the two remaining bodies attacked me as if I didn't have to wait for them, making light footsteps and heavy bass sounds.
''Soooo.''
Inhale deeply .
'Keeeeeeyahhhh!
I'm gonna shake the air, and I'm gonna let out a scream from deep in my gut.
This action just gives me some extra spunk.
The woodpuppet, an inorganic life form that has no fear of the Blood, comes running up to me.
Naturally, he is not intimidated by my cries and raises his sword-barrel arm and swings down at me.
But before I could, a block of steel cut off my arm.
At last we get to see your marvel.
It is said that a man is at his strongest when he screams.
He screamed as he stepped in, and with a spirited yell he cleaved his sword midway through the blade.
You'll be able to see that he or she falls back from the impact, just like a human being does when he or she sees the unbelievable.
As if to match that, with a dull, trembling sound, an arm the size of my torso is swung down with a dull, trembling sound.
"No, it's you guys.
I thought I was growing up .
In fact, even if I don't say it was a dramatic increase in numbers, compared to when I was in training, my growth rate has improved a lot since entering the dungeon.
And this is the result.
I didn't think I'd be able to take it easy.
I guess he thought he was taking advantage of the opportunity.
In fact, she was aiming at me while I was in a sideways swinging position, so in some cases it was quite dangerous.
But the result was different.
I had my hilt up and my right hand on top of it as if to catch it with the belly of the sword, and that was enough to catch the fist that was being launched from the huge body of the wood golem.
"I never thought I'd end up on the side that defies the laws of physics.
Considering the difference in weight, it should have been obvious that it would be blown off, but in reality, it's catching it and pushing it back slowly and gradually. The magic power is a substitute for the power of the magic mark, which seems to be a substitute for ignoring the laws of physics.
Well then, we're done checking.
I wanted to know. How much I had grown .
I knew I was growing by the numbers, but when I was able to slash through the arms I'd been dodging and lightly catch the ones I'd been dodging and knocking off, I finally realized.
'Let's go win, okay?'
It's a question mark, but to me it's a declaration.
I relax for a moment and quickly push the other's huge body back .
''Ahhhhhhhh!
Then, taking advantage of the slight gap that had been created, he swung the mineral tree with all the centrifugal force, weight, and magical power he could muster.
The huge arm caught it as it struck forward.
But .
Huh.
His voice wasn't anguish, but delight.
This time it was cut off tightly .
You are aware again that your mouth is hanging up, and you look away for a moment as your arm falls to the side of the severed arm, and then immediately turn your gaze forward.
Even though you aimed at the joint, you cut off an arm more than twice as thick as a woodpuppet.
I'd like to pat myself on the back for doing it.
But it's more than that.
He stepped into the ground with a dungeon and tried to cut off his body, which was almost three times as long.
''You can cut it cleanly!
I now realize it was worth the two million I spent.
His status grew, but the growth of the mineral tree was also remarkable.
With only the lower half of its body remaining, the top half of the wood golem's body slid sideways along the severed surface.
This is the result of swinging with all your might with the intention of swinging it through.
Dossier!
And I'm not going to wait for it to slide down naturally.
I'm going to drive a kick into his torso, which is now empty from the chase, and then I'm going to step in.
"One Eye.
I move forward with the intention of crushing the floor and thrusting the mineral tree as hard as I can in my face .
Without intending to make a declaration, you simply confirm that you're not going to make a statement, and you shift your gaze away from the huge body that was transformed into a particle of magic once you hit it like a person going into convulsions.
"So, let's have a timate.
You have the physical advantage, but be careful not to let your guard down and take your time to finish it.
You shift your stance from middle to high, directing your attacker's attacker's self-generated air into the air, something that isn't in the symbols.
You're almost there.
Just one more step and with just the right amount of force, this battle is over!
Either nerves or excitement, I can feel my heart racing.
Not yet, not yet... you measure your timing to suppress your distraction.
'Ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!
The feeling of being here underneath my feet was more responsive to my spinal cord than it was to my head.
My body moves to keep up with the images that help me see the future.
My opponent is trying to prevent it.
I've raised my remaining arm between my legs, but the sword swung smoothly as if to cut a piece of cake, cutting off my torso diagonally with my arm.
With that, this battle is over.
I let go of the pause as if to decide what to do with my body, but there is no sign of movement.
"Whew, this tension is very hard to take on before my thirtieth.
I still can't get used to the sensation of breaking out of the combat state, as if I'm weakening all at once.
No matter how much your body is strengthened by the magic crests, what you are doing is no different from the exchange of lives.
Even if I knew that I could be revived even if I died, there's no way I could adjust to my body in a month or two.
If you look around, there are magical stones scattered on the floor and there is only one mannequin that has been separated from its body.
"No reinforcements, mmmm, tobacco sticks to me.
Just the right amount of smoke after a fight, just the right amount of smoke to switch off, was enough to tempt me to quit smoking.
With a cigarette in my mouth, I took note of my surroundings and approached what was once a Bloodwood puppet.
"What do you want me to take home with me?
Simply put, the size of a slender adult male, I could take this home with me, but even if I did, I wouldn't want to take it home with me because of its human size and weight.
''d*mn, I should have asked Memoria where she could sell it.
There are some places that sell and some places that don't, from a fantasy perspective.
They failed to set up, they didn't think about what they were going to do when they were finished.
"Let's just take it all home with us for today.
I can't go all the way back to ask and get it twice.
Fortunately, the backpack is almost empty and the magic stones are mainly small, so there is plenty of room for them in terms of space and weight.
What's that noise?
It wasn't until I crouched down that I noticed the dry sound of an analog clock rinsing its hands.
"Yah.
I couldn't keep saying "screw it.
All I could do was save face.
"Gho-ho, gah-ho, I'm off-guard.
The sound of the explosion, followed by the feeling of my body hitting the ground, and the last of the cool, cold temperature.
The pain is so great that I can't move.
Her head hadn't been hit, but instead she felt numbness in the tips of her limbs, the stinging pain of the burns all over her front and the bruises all over her body kept her from taking another action.
'There's no such thing as self-destruction,'
I whine to drown my pain, but deep down I think I'm being reasonable.
It's a warfare technique allowed for the non-living golem strain.
An inorganic soldier driven to the point where he is no longer useful in battle, with no emotions, can self-destruct without hesitation.
It was a strategy unique to the Blood that left their bodies intact.
Could it be from a magical stone?
I could feel the heat, but it wasn't gunpowder, I could tell by the shock of the sensation, similar to the explosive magic that Instructor Fusio used.
God, I haven't seen you in this mess since my training.
Bruises, burns, numbness in her arms and legs, scrapes and scrapes in places, and a parade of injuries, thank goodness her bones are intact, but she's in no condition to move anytime soon.
And even after analyzing the situation, my body isn't moving without pain.
For now, I ignore the numbness and pain in my limbs and get up, but in the end, I can only sit up and lean against the distorted backpack.
'Potions are annihilated, aren't they?
The potion, a liquid in a glass container, is kept in a special case, but it's all broken and useless.
Ugh, the ointment's broken too.
When the quick fix was no good, I checked the other one, but the gel-like ointment in the thick glass bottle was sadly broken in half.
Thank goodness there was still a part of it that could be used.
I wonder if a potion-covered bandage will help with the wound.
I frown at the discolored bandage that I took out next, dripping potions into the vitae, but it's better than nothing, and not using it is not an option .
I silently apply the ointment to my body, feeling even lowered by the numbers running through my head that I'm completely in the red due to the total loss of the drug-related products.
The pain was gone by the time I finished applying the ointment, except for the parts that I couldn't reach while it was sticky all over my body, and by the time I finished wrapping the bandage, the pain had subsided to the point where I could move.
I knew it was just a fantasy medicine.
If you stand up to take your weight off the backseat you're leaning on, you can feel that you can move.
At least you're relieved that your bones don't feel like they're broken.
Plus.
I'm relieved that you're mostly unharmed and that you didn't make a mess. Well, if I'd lost two million in an explosion like that, I would have gone to the store to beat the shit out of you.
I walked slowly and picked up the mineral tree that had been blown away in the other direction, and it maintained a clean sword blade, the exact opposite of what I have now .
It's rare to hear of defective products being sold when you're in business, but I'm relieved to see that this is not the case.
As expected, I don't have the confidence right now to escape unarmed and unarmored from a fight alone without a weapon.
So what's next?
Once we've recovered the weapons, we have to move while there's still time.
He didn't look at the exploded puppets, instead what he saw was what was scattered around him.
''The only Blood breed that had the potential to be an expensive purchase was self-destructing, and the Wood Golem's magic stone is only slightly larger than the puppet, well, it's not profitable no matter how you look at it .
The inside of the leather sack that he had to endure his aching body to pick up was as clean as a jewel bag at first glance, but in terms of value, it wasn't much different than an assortment of marbles .
At least, today's harvest wouldn't be enough to cause any damage to the backpack .
''Well, the question is, do we move on or do we go back?
My body can move thanks to the medication, but it's not perfect.
Fortunately, the map is intact so we can return home with no problem... but we have to be prepared for two hours at the earliest.
You need to be in good shape with minimal combat.
There's an escape device at the entrance, but from here on out, it's unknown territory and if it takes longer than the return trip, it's a complete disaster.
At least, if we had been able to deal with the suicide bombing a little longer, it would have been different.
There is no point in wasting time worrying about what happened earlier, so let's just move on before the others arrive.
I could see that my thinking was starting to slow down.
It's like when you miss a job and you wonder what you should have done then and there and regret it.
There's nothing more futile than to do it at work and be late for work.
What you have to think about now is what will happen in the future, and you have to act quickly to assess the current situation with danger.
If I had a colleague, we would discuss this with him.
If you don't have any, this is one way to decide.
Hold the tree upright on the floor and gently release it so it doesn't swing from side to side.
I'll walk toward the fallen tree. It's all about luck.
That's not going to be easy, Mineki-san.
If he couldn't decide, he left it up to the heavens, and as a result, the mineral tree fell in the direction of moving on .
''Does that mean it's better to fail by doing than to fail by not trying?
There's something different about this one, but I think we should try and stay positive.
There's no cure for what's ahead, and if you're lucky, you're close to a way out.
If you're unlucky, you'll take the long way around.
Still, let's try not to regret our mistakes.
...... I think I'll stay away from cigarettes. It sounds like a bad omen.
He reached for a cigarette to calm his weary mind all at once, but he had to take a drag and self-destruct, and now he didn't know what he was going to get.
I'll just keep going in silence.
The spell holding the weapons in place is not broken, so moving around is easy, but my body seems to be taking more damage than I thought, and I can't move as much as I would like.
This is just what it looks like, right?
It's a straight shot from the square where we fought the Bloods, the road is so wide that it looks like something special.
"Did I just flag my own death?
Sure enough, there was an open area just beyond the road, as if to say, "There's something here.
It was larger than the place we'd just fought, and it seemed more suitable for a group to wait.
Just to our delight, we can see the stairs to the top.
As promised, that was the middle boss, and this is the hierarchical boss?
If you cross the space between this corridor and the square, the space will be closed, the background music will be changed, and the battle will begin, as promised in RPGs.
Naturally.
You won't be able to get away with it, will you?
You can't select the escape command for event combat.
If that's the case, the question is whether or not I have a chance in the current situation, and to be honest, I can only say it's low.
If it was the same enemy as before, I might still have a chance, but I'm certainly outnumbered as a lone man, and most importantly, if it was an unknown enemy, the condition of victory in terms of information would be overturned.
If that happened, our chances of victory would be even lower.
What are we going to do?
I turned around and looked behind me, with an eye on going home.
We're cut off, man.
But maybe I should have just walked straight in without looking.
The number of golems that have risen as if to emphasize the fact that they have revived and strengthened, and the thought of having to break through that to return home makes me feel a bit of a chore.
''The boss at the front gate and the army at the back gate isn't funny!
If this was a hero or something, I'm sure he'd be able to take them down easily...but these guys are former salarymen who've left the workforce.
I have no intention of waking up to such an opportunistic ability.
What I can do is...
All right, let's go.
It's just a matter of being open-minded and positive.
Tanaka Jiro, twenty-eight years old, single, no girlfriend, occupation: Dungeon Tester (full-time)
Magic Aptitude 8 (General Class)
Officer of the Year: Warrior
status
Force 54 → Force 87
Endurance 83 → Endurance 117
Agility 33 -> Agility 52
Endurance 55 (-5) -> Endurance 74 (-5)
Instrument 41 → Instrument 53
Knowledge 33 → Knowledge 36
Intuition 10 → Intuition 14
Luck 5 -> Luck 5
Magical power 50 → Magical power 70
state
nicotine addiction
lung pollution
Word of the Day.
It's important to get used to the work, but inertia will hurt you.
I literally learned the hard way that the original intention is important.
Tanaka Jiro, twenty-eight years old, single, no girlfriend, occupation: Dungeon Tester full-time employeeMagic Aptitude 8 General ClassOfficer of the Year: WarriorMeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. The wood puppet is split into two halves by splitting it with a Chinese bamboo chopper, in a swallowing motion.'Duuuuayyyy!!!'I'll cut crosswise to ensure a kill.Are we ready to go?I didn't feel the threat I had felt at first.I was aware that I was slowly gaining strength, but the battle just now went better than I expected.I received no apparent wounds, and the multiple battles that I struggled with at first are now equipped with the sense that I can bring them to one on one if I pay attention to my positioning.The instructors will tell you not to be conceited if they see you like this.It's Friday morning, right?But I still felt the urge to challenge it.The map of the first layer of Kirou's dungeon is drawn on a piece of paper that has been redrawn many times and finally has a shape that looks like a map.It's not everything, but except for the area behind that square, it's complete.''No matter how you look at it, there's a path that leads to the back, right?Otherwise, it wouldn't be a dungeon.I've been in the dungeon for three weeks now, and I've seen the rankings since my first week in the dungeon, but of course I'm not ranked.The members of my group have done better than I did individually.But it's strange that I haven't been able to capture the first level of the dungeon that every party is attempting, in this case, the Demon King's dungeon.It wasn't clear how much of a difference there was, but at least it wasn't an unacceptable difference to catch up with .''Let's take a few reckless steps.''If you don't go into a tiger's hole, you don't get a tiger.I've been aware of my tendency to avoid them since my first escape, though it might not be my strong suit.It'll be good to have the rest of the mapping done."Friday night at the top of the list of challenges.Then, I'm prepared to do it .Since I have my dream week off, and I'm basically taking weekends off, I set up my schedule thinking that even if I push myself a little too hard the next day, it won't affect the following week.In the meantime, I won't stop picking up the magic stone.There are already enough magic stones stored in the sachet to make a jingling sound.Then let's go back to get ready.The time has gone by nicely, so let's call it a day to prepare for tomorrow.Now that we've made it out of the dungeon, the only thing I've got to do, aside from writing reports, is take care of my weapons and armor and drink my dinner.It's a tasteless life for me, but I feel more sane now compared to my old life of going home to sleep.Have you lost weight?And I'm taking care of the mineral tree that has now become my partner, but I can't help but feel like I'm talking to someone.It's been three weeks since I started using it, and now it's a shadow of the one I bought it from.I've heard that it will grow, but is the reduction in area a growth spurt?It looks like a big kitchen knife.The knife is not as long and slender as it should be, but if the handle was extended and a large, slightly thin knife blade was attached, it would become my current weapon.The blade that was shiny gray at first is now slightly darkened.This is not a tinge of dirt, but rather a gradual deepening of the blade's tint, which is a sign of growth.I stopped brushing my sword to see if there was an analogy for the same utensil.The surface that is polished with the cloth made from the threads spat out by the demon silkworm is beautiful."We were told to channel magic, but is this right?It looks like it's come a long way since the first iron long sword.It's a good thing that the signs of change are evident, but if it stops growing, then the expensive blunt blade will be ready.I'm not a parent who worries about my children's growth, but I still worry about the amount of money I've spent.I can't use magic, so I can't send attribute magic power, and I'm just using the status app to channel magic power.I asked Hans, the owner of the weapon store, about it, but he said that there is really no record of the past, and he is not sure how to do it.Most of them give up and plant them in the garden and leave them there.Although they are called mineral trees, they grow at different rates just like humans do.If possible, let's do it while I'm still alive, okay?As you'd expect, you can't watch them grow for hundreds or thousands of years.I want to see it grow into a real person before I buy it.A little more polish for you.Move your hands again and polish carefully.He has given up smoking and is careful to polish his weapon and armor carefully, taking care not to drop any ashes while smoking."Come on, buddy.Whoever said weapons are for life.Tonight I worked on them until I fell asleep.Early in the morning, I went to the tool shop in the basement and packed my backpack."You're buying so much today.Yeah, I thought I'd try to get a little deeper today.Okay, so?What's with the overtones, man?The usual cold response, no, this one has a taste for it once you get used to it, but it's a bad way to handle customer service on a first meeting.The recovery medicine and wound dressing powder I bought, a rope and a large cloth, a hand-thrown axe and a dagger, preserves and water, pots and pans and seasonings, this is the kind of equipment that makes me want to say where we're going to survive.Well, since it's a dungeon we're going to challenge, there should be no mistake in these preparations.No, I didn't mean anything, I just..."Just?Memoria, who had been waiting for you with a strangely red teacup in one hand ever since you entered the store, placed the cup on the saucer and quickly turned her gaze to you.At times like this, she gives me rather important information.I also stop packing my purchases and face her.'It's fine to be cautious, but I'll just say that we should also be careful not to smash the stone bridge by hitting it too hard.You're being awfully abstract this time.If it were normal, he would tell me more specifically, even if it's less information than saying a little more, but this time I know he's telling me in a distant way to be careful, but on the other hand, I don't know any more than that .'I know you'll understand what this means, so this is the extent of the language I'm using.'I appreciate the advice, but make it a little clearer if you can.When I told him that I was a regular, he gave me a sigh instead of a word.'I'll know when I'm on my back,'This time he said flatly and without looking at me, as if he had no choice but to tell me the answer to a bad student."I see.I followed those words and put a backpack on my back that was reasonably well organized, and I understood why."It's hard to move.Yes.Not a fighter.And if I had to add to it, I'd probably lose half of it without ever using it.The enlarged luggage didn't seem like much of a weight to the enhanced body, but when you take into account the visibility, centrifugal force, and the noise it made when moving, it was much harder to move than before.In addition, Memoria's words made me imagine abandoning my luggage and being crushed by a golem during battle.'...... for returns.'We do not accept the offer.You can return something at the supermarket by showing your receipt, but not in this store.I didn't want to feel the otherworldly divide in such a humble way....... I had no choice.Well, fortunately, they're all good to keep, so you can consume them slowly.A variety of small waist pouches were lined up in the glass case.It's a magic bag.The prices are high across the board, with the cheapest bags costing over two million.I wonder how much it would cost to buy that one if I had to work for it.'It will take three years, although it rarely takes that long because the more you progress, the more money you'll make.It might seem surprising, given her appearance and personality, but she was disciplined .She probably gave you a rough estimate in response to your words when you were looking at the cheapest bag.I make about five thousand yen a day and a little over a thousand yen a day.The average is about two or three thousand yen.If you work five days from Monday to Friday, you will work 20 days and earn 60,000 yen a month for 3,000 yen, or 720,000 yen a year, which means you will have to look at three years to buy this.This is also assuming that all the money is put into savings.Normally, if I subtracted all of this, plus the cost of consumables, food, maintenance, new equipment, and miscellaneous expenses, there was no way I would have any money left over from entering the dungeon.Since I'm only calculating based on a percentage of the money, I'll be able to hoard it sooner if I spread out my base salary."I guess this is gonna be our partner for a while.I looked down at the backpack I'd gotten used to over the past few weeks, thinking I had no choice."It looks good on you.The irony?......?It was real.The partner remark to Backpacker was, in a sense, a self-weighted word directed at herself to curb her wastefulness .I couldn't help but think her words were sarcastic, but she was genuinely sending me words of admiration.The reaction made me embarrassed, and I quickly put my backpack on my back to hide my embarrassment.'Let's go.'Have a good day, dear.I made some small portions and prepared them to the extent that it would not interfere with my movements, and left the rest in my room, and after replying briefly to Memoria, today's dungeon challenge began.''Hey, here we are again.We entered the dungeon and the infiltration was going well.I cut off the Wood Puppet and Wood Kid, pausing to rehydrate on the way, and got to the square faster than before.Then, maybe it was a fixed position, or maybe it was just luck, or maybe in this case it was bad luck, that I saw a familiar two-handed bladed woodpuppet, a Blood woodpuppet, standing in front of me.And this one as well, the wood golem that was sitting in the center of the slope is also starting to wake up its huge body.I won't hold my ground like I did before.Slowly...take it easy.The Puppet and Kid are increasing in number and clattering, and then the Golem rises from its massive body with a thud.Now, let's get revenge and let's go... I'll start the war.At first I thought about taking them all by surprise, but I soon wiped that idea out.To be efficient, I was alone, so I had to take them by surprise and reduce the danger as much as possible.It's the same with work. More work requires more work, more effort, and more efficiency.The more steps you take, the quicker and safer it will be, the more time you'll have, the more physical and mental capacity you'll have.If I'm so insanely strong that a light swing of my sword is enough to wipe out the opponent, but if I'm strong enough to defeat them with a single swing...then going head to head against the enemy like this is extremely inefficient.''However!neverthelessMan-ya!This way from the front.'I've got some things I have to do!The choice!The reason for this choice is the ultimate in stupidity.Like I said, revenge.I didn't want to put the word "surprise" in there.Just that.We turned our backs on them last time and we want to beat them head on.It was that little willpower of a man that was driving me.I ran into a pack of woodpuppets and then it was war.I'll cut them off and swing down, poke them, punch them, kick them, catch them, dodge them, throw them away and block them, and then turn my attention to the bloodwood puppets and wood golems that occasionally attack me as I slaughter them one by one.'Meiaaaaaaahhhh. 'The wreckage scattered on the ground, all of it turning into magic particles as it ploughed through the space.It was easy to take care of the last woodpuppet with an anomalous swing while tilting his body to the left.''Well, I've brought it to the same state as before.I'm not out of breath.Just how much effort I put into it, how to keep my body from getting tired, how to use less energy and deliver more power efficiently... that's all I cared about.The scariest thing about dungeons is running out of energy.If I can't move, I'm alone.Moreover, if I ever need to challenge you, I won't be able to fight as hard as I can when I'm exhausted and I'll lose.Next time, you know what to do, don't you?It's not the best, but it's better than I thought it would be, and I was able to take on the battle in better shape than I expected.Needless to say, if I slowly lifted my sword tip and held it at the ready, the two remaining bodies attacked me as if I didn't have to wait for them, making light footsteps and heavy bass sounds.''Soooo.''Inhale deeply .'Keeeeeeyahhhh!I'm gonna shake the air, and I'm gonna let out a scream from deep in my gut.This action just gives me some extra spunk.The woodpuppet, an inorganic life form that has no fear of the Blood, comes running up to me.Naturally, he is not intimidated by my cries and raises his sword-barrel arm and swings down at me.But before I could, a block of steel cut off my arm.At last we get to see your marvel.It is said that a man is at his strongest when he screams.He screamed as he stepped in, and with a spirited yell he cleaved his sword midway through the blade.You'll be able to see that he or she falls back from the impact, just like a human being does when he or she sees the unbelievable.As if to match that, with a dull, trembling sound, an arm the size of my torso is swung down with a dull, trembling sound."No, it's you guys.I thought I was growing up .In fact, even if I don't say it was a dramatic increase in numbers, compared to when I was in training, my growth rate has improved a lot since entering the dungeon.And this is the result.I didn't think I'd be able to take it easy.I guess he thought he was taking advantage of the opportunity.In fact, she was aiming at me while I was in a sideways swinging position, so in some cases it was quite dangerous.But the result was different.I had my hilt up and my right hand on top of it as if to catch it with the belly of the sword, and that was enough to catch the fist that was being launched from the huge body of the wood golem."I never thought I'd end up on the side that defies the laws of physics.Considering the difference in weight, it should have been obvious that it would be blown off, but in reality, it's catching it and pushing it back slowly and gradually. The magic power is a substitute for the power of the magic mark, which seems to be a substitute for ignoring the laws of physics.Well then, we're done checking.I wanted to know. How much I had grown .I knew I was growing by the numbers, but when I was able to slash through the arms I'd been dodging and lightly catch the ones I'd been dodging and knocking off, I finally realized.'Let's go win, okay?'It's a question mark, but to me it's a declaration.I relax for a moment and quickly push the other's huge body back .''Ahhhhhhhh!Then, taking advantage of the slight gap that had been created, he swung the mineral tree with all the centrifugal force, weight, and magical power he could muster.The huge arm caught it as it struck forward.But .Huh.His voice wasn't anguish, but delight.This time it was cut off tightly .You are aware again that your mouth is hanging up, and you look away for a moment as your arm falls to the side of the severed arm, and then immediately turn your gaze forward.Even though you aimed at the joint, you cut off an arm more than twice as thick as a woodpuppet.I'd like to pat myself on the back for doing it.But it's more than that.He stepped into the ground with a dungeon and tried to cut off his body, which was almost three times as long.''You can cut it cleanly!I now realize it was worth the two million I spent.His status grew, but the growth of the mineral tree was also remarkable.With only the lower half of its body remaining, the top half of the wood golem's body slid sideways along the severed surface.This is the result of swinging with all your might with the intention of swinging it through.Dossier!And I'm not going to wait for it to slide down naturally.I'm going to drive a kick into his torso, which is now empty from the chase, and then I'm going to step in."One Eye.I move forward with the intention of crushing the floor and thrusting the mineral tree as hard as I can in my face .Without intending to make a declaration, you simply confirm that you're not going to make a statement, and you shift your gaze away from the huge body that was transformed into a particle of magic once you hit it like a person going into convulsions."So, let's have a timate.You have the physical advantage, but be careful not to let your guard down and take your time to finish it.You shift your stance from middle to high, directing your attacker's attacker's self-generated air into the air, something that isn't in the symbols.You're almost there.Just one more step and with just the right amount of force, this battle is over!Either nerves or excitement, I can feel my heart racing.Not yet, not yet... you measure your timing to suppress your distraction.'Ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!The feeling of being here underneath my feet was more responsive to my spinal cord than it was to my head.My body moves to keep up with the images that help me see the future.My opponent is trying to prevent it.I've raised my remaining arm between my legs, but the sword swung smoothly as if to cut a piece of cake, cutting off my torso diagonally with my arm.With that, this battle is over.I let go of the pause as if to decide what to do with my body, but there is no sign of movement."Whew, this tension is very hard to take on before my thirtieth.I still can't get used to the sensation of breaking out of the combat state, as if I'm weakening all at once.No matter how much your body is strengthened by the magic crests, what you are doing is no different from the exchange of lives.Even if I knew that I could be revived even if I died, there's no way I could adjust to my body in a month or two.If you look around, there are magical stones scattered on the floor and there is only one mannequin that has been separated from its body."No reinforcements, mmmm, tobacco sticks to me.Just the right amount of smoke after a fight, just the right amount of smoke to switch off, was enough to tempt me to quit smoking.With a cigarette in my mouth, I took note of my surroundings and approached what was once a Bloodwood puppet."What do you want me to take home with me?Simply put, the size of a slender adult male, I could take this home with me, but even if I did, I wouldn't want to take it home with me because of its human size and weight.''d*mn, I should have asked Memoria where she could sell it.There are some places that sell and some places that don't, from a fantasy perspective.They failed to set up, they didn't think about what they were going to do when they were finished."Let's just take it all home with us for today.I can't go all the way back to ask and get it twice.Fortunately, the backpack is almost empty and the magic stones are mainly small, so there is plenty of room for them in terms of space and weight.What's that noise?It wasn't until I crouched down that I noticed the dry sound of an analog clock rinsing its hands."Yah.I couldn't keep saying "screw it.All I could do was save face."Gho-ho, gah-ho, I'm off-guard.The sound of the explosion, followed by the feeling of my body hitting the ground, and the last of the cool, cold temperature.The pain is so great that I can't move.Her head hadn't been hit, but instead she felt numbness in the tips of her limbs, the stinging pain of the burns all over her front and the bruises all over her body kept her from taking another action.'There's no such thing as self-destruction,'I whine to drown my pain, but deep down I think I'm being reasonable.It's a warfare technique allowed for the non-living golem strain.An inorganic soldier driven to the point where he is no longer useful in battle, with no emotions, can self-destruct without hesitation.It was a strategy unique to the Blood that left their bodies intact.Could it be from a magical stone?I could feel the heat, but it wasn't gunpowder, I could tell by the shock of the sensation, similar to the explosive magic that Instructor Fusio used.God, I haven't seen you in this mess since my training.Bruises, burns, numbness in her arms and legs, scrapes and scrapes in places, and a parade of injuries, thank goodness her bones are intact, but she's in no condition to move anytime soon.And even after analyzing the situation, my body isn't moving without pain.For now, I ignore the numbness and pain in my limbs and get up, but in the end, I can only sit up and lean against the distorted backpack.'Potions are annihilated, aren't they?The potion, a liquid in a glass container, is kept in a special case, but it's all broken and useless.Ugh, the ointment's broken too.When the quick fix was no good, I checked the other one, but the gel-like ointment in the thick glass bottle was sadly broken in half.Thank goodness there was still a part of it that could be used.I wonder if a potion-covered bandage will help with the wound.I frown at the discolored bandage that I took out next, dripping potions into the vitae, but it's better than nothing, and not using it is not an option .I silently apply the ointment to my body, feeling even lowered by the numbers running through my head that I'm completely in the red due to the total loss of the drug-related products.The pain was gone by the time I finished applying the ointment, except for the parts that I couldn't reach while it was sticky all over my body, and by the time I finished wrapping the bandage, the pain had subsided to the point where I could move.I knew it was just a fantasy medicine.If you stand up to take your weight off the backseat you're leaning on, you can feel that you can move.At least you're relieved that your bones don't feel like they're broken.Plus.I'm relieved that you're mostly unharmed and that you didn't make a mess. Well, if I'd lost two million in an explosion like that, I would have gone to the store to beat the shit out of you.I walked slowly and picked up the mineral tree that had been blown away in the other direction, and it maintained a clean sword blade, the exact opposite of what I have now .It's rare to hear of defective products being sold when you're in business, but I'm relieved to see that this is not the case.As expected, I don't have the confidence right now to escape unarmed and unarmored from a fight alone without a weapon.So what's next?Once we've recovered the weapons, we have to move while there's still time.He didn't look at the exploded puppets, instead what he saw was what was scattered around him.''The only Blood breed that had the potential to be an expensive purchase was self-destructing, and the Wood Golem's magic stone is only slightly larger than the puppet, well, it's not profitable no matter how you look at it .The inside of the leather sack that he had to endure his aching body to pick up was as clean as a jewel bag at first glance, but in terms of value, it wasn't much different than an assortment of marbles .At least, today's harvest wouldn't be enough to cause any damage to the backpack .''Well, the question is, do we move on or do we go back?My body can move thanks to the medication, but it's not perfect.Fortunately, the map is intact so we can return home with no problem... but we have to be prepared for two hours at the earliest.You need to be in good shape with minimal combat.There's an escape device at the entrance, but from here on out, it's unknown territory and if it takes longer than the return trip, it's a complete disaster.At least, if we had been able to deal with the suicide bombing a little longer, it would have been different.There is no point in wasting time worrying about what happened earlier, so let's just move on before the others arrive.I could see that my thinking was starting to slow down.It's like when you miss a job and you wonder what you should have done then and there and regret it.There's nothing more futile than to do it at work and be late for work.What you have to think about now is what will happen in the future, and you have to act quickly to assess the current situation with danger.If I had a colleague, we would discuss this with him.If you don't have any, this is one way to decide.Hold the tree upright on the floor and gently release it so it doesn't swing from side to side.I'll walk toward the fallen tree. It's all about luck.That's not going to be easy, Mineki-san.If he couldn't decide, he left it up to the heavens, and as a result, the mineral tree fell in the direction of moving on .''Does that mean it's better to fail by doing than to fail by not trying?There's something different about this one, but I think we should try and stay positive.There's no cure for what's ahead, and if you're lucky, you're close to a way out.If you're unlucky, you'll take the long way around.Still, let's try not to regret our mistakes....... I think I'll stay away from cigarettes. It sounds like a bad omen.He reached for a cigarette to calm his weary mind all at once, but he had to take a drag and self-destruct, and now he didn't know what he was going to get.I'll just keep going in silence.The spell holding the weapons in place is not broken, so moving around is easy, but my body seems to be taking more damage than I thought, and I can't move as much as I would like.This is just what it looks like, right?It's a straight shot from the square where we fought the Bloods, the road is so wide that it looks like something special."Did I just flag my own death?Sure enough, there was an open area just beyond the road, as if to say, "There's something here.It was larger than the place we'd just fought, and it seemed more suitable for a group to wait.Just to our delight, we can see the stairs to the top.As promised, that was the middle boss, and this is the hierarchical boss?If you cross the space between this corridor and the square, the space will be closed, the background music will be changed, and the battle will begin, as promised in RPGs.Naturally.You won't be able to get away with it, will you?You can't select the escape command for event combat.If that's the case, the question is whether or not I have a chance in the current situation, and to be honest, I can only say it's low.If it was the same enemy as before, I might still have a chance, but I'm certainly outnumbered as a lone man, and most importantly, if it was an unknown enemy, the condition of victory in terms of information would be overturned.If that happened, our chances of victory would be even lower.What are we going to do?I turned around and looked behind me, with an eye on going home.We're cut off, man.But maybe I should have just walked straight in without looking.The number of golems that have risen as if to emphasize the fact that they have revived and strengthened, and the thought of having to break through that to return home makes me feel a bit of a chore.''The boss at the front gate and the army at the back gate isn't funny!If this was a hero or something, I'm sure he'd be able to take them down easily...but these guys are former salarymen who've left the workforce.I have no intention of waking up to such an opportunistic ability.What I can do is...All right, let's go.It's just a matter of being open-minded and positive.Tanaka Jiro, twenty-eight years old, single, no girlfriend, occupation: Dungeon Tester full-timeMagic Aptitude 8 General ClassOfficer of the Year: WarriorstatusForce 54 Force 87Endurance 83 Endurance 117Agility 33 - Agility 52Endurance 55 -5 - Endurance 74 -5Instrument 41 Instrument 53Knowledge 33 Knowledge 36Intuition 10 Intuition 14Luck 5 - Luck 5Magical power 50 Magical power 70statenicotine addictionlung pollutionWord of the Day.It's important to get used to the work, but inertia will hurt you.I literally learned the hard way that the original intention is important.
