Otome Game no Heroine de Saikyou Survival (LN)

Book 2: Chapter 15

A City With a Dungeon

After parting from Radha, I headed to one of the areas under the direct control of the royal family, where a large dungeon exists and I was told thats where my assassination targets this time are staying.

Although, Radha should be watching me from somewhere. There is no guarantee that the information I received from Radha is accurate, but even if Radha falsified it to be convenient for herself, I have no intention to check it in detail.

There should be one more contact, so I dont think that Radha would be able to do any major falsification, and in the first place she shouldnt be so foolish as to do a falsification that can be found out just from several days of investigation.

And then most of all, if the information is convenient for Radha, Radha too will take action in accordance with it. As the result Ill be able to predict Radhas action.

I purchased salt and spices that I will need in my travel, and bought chemical ingredients that Im lacking from multiple alchemist shops and stalls. Im also taking the chance to buy one cloak that was created from monster material.

The protector that was made from monster material is just like the boots and hand guard that I received from master. It can regenerate small damage using the wearers magic power and water moisture in the air. The degree of regeneration is affected by the monsters rank, so I cant expect much effect from the cloak that was created from the material of low ranked monster, even so apparently it protected the wearer from heat and cold far better compared to normal cloth or leather.

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Gelf, sell me a comparatively cheap cloak.

You are the only customer in my shop who ever asked me to sell a cheap thing without care of the design.

Two days after my encounter with Felds group, I visited the dwarfs armor shop once more.

I waited for two days to avoid meeting Felds group once more. A part of me also wanted to meet again with Feld but, I wanted to avoid getting involved with the noble boys who looked at me strangely.

Well, okay. Ill choose something with the appropriate price, just for yo u.

Gelf winked his eye so heavily it felt like I could hear the sound of his eyelashes snapping. I nodded quietly and pinched the leather skirt that he lent me in the place of my equipments.

Is my equipments repair finished? I want to change into them if possible.

You, arent perturbed at all arent you. I have finished repairing your equipment but, you dont like what I lent you? Its not made from monster leather but I didnt cut any corner when making it you know?

Gelf sighed for some reason. I shook my head to him.

No, its thin and light and comfortable to wear. It also made the gazes on me increased somewhat but, it also doesnt really matter if I warp my head with my shawl.

In the end you covered your hair with ash again eh. If you are applying illusion, it will only make you stand out unnecessarily if you do more than applying it lightly just to cover your hairs glossiness you know?

I see, Ill try it.

And, why do you want to change?

Hm? Isnt this just a substitute until my equipments repair is finished?

I was confused why it was necessary for me to have a total makeover just for repairing my boots and hand protector, but did Gelf plan to hand over this whole set of equipment to me?

Even though Im someone who Galbas introduced to him, he shouldnt need to be so dutiful to go that far for me. Then Gelf taught me why he has been so good to me.

Im creating equipment in order to wear cute equipment you know-. But, I cant wear them well with my slightly chubby body-! Thats why, I have been searching for a cute girl to wear them in place all this time-!

Got it.

I understand the words but, I dont understand the meaning. To be honest, I cant understand that passion but, it must be something important for Gelf. Even in that womans knowledge, the category of cuteness is too vast that I dont really get it but, I think that if its Gelfs creation then it then there wont be any problem with its functionality.

Then I should at least pay the fee but, just like Galbas, Gelf will only accept one gold coin. Just that much should only cover the price for the cloak though.

You can pay me when you have grown. Just accept them for now. Come here again later okay? There are still a lot of things that I want you to wear.

Thank you.

In the end I only returned the substitute boots and I equipped the boots and hand protector that has been repaired. Both the boots and the hand protector has become more comfortable to equip. Its like they are different things than before. With this Ill be able to move freely even in the dungeon.

At the same time, I asked a certain gimmick to be placed at the inner part of the hand protector.

Hmm. It looks like I can use this.

Now then.

I left Gelfs shop. The tall palace that can be seen at the far distance from the capitals street entered my sight.

I wonder if Elena is there? Is she fighting the force inside the palace that is trying to make use of her by her lonesome?

Elena promised that she will become my ally just once no matter who is it Im facing. But, its still not the time for that. Because Im still not strong enough to be able to kill her enemy.

Besides, Im not planning to rely on her just for something like this.

See youElena. Ill go meet you when I become strong.

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According to the information from the assassin guild, that town of Erd where the large scale dungeon is located is an area under the direct control of the royal family, but apparently the one managing it is Count Lester whose territory is adjacent to it. Although thats not the full reason, the influence of sorcerer guild and adventurer guild in that town is strong. It seems that the town has a different atmosphere from a normal town.

The time needed to travel from this capital to that place will take around four days using carriage that passed through some inn towns. I dont need a carriage just from such distance, so I chose to use a route that cut through inside a forest. Itll also serve as a test of whether I can hide myself from Radhas monitoring.

I left the capital and at the midnight of the first day, I was feeling a subtle discomfort from my back, but it disappeared after I kept running inside the forest, so perhaps I was able to shake off Radha there.

As expected it was a good choice to purchase a cloak made from monster material. With this no matter how excellent Radhas Search ability is, Im able to deceive her to some degree using the magic power covering myself.

Like that I arrived at the town of Erd where the dungeon is located. Just as rumored, its different from normal town due to the vitality that is flooding the place.

Because there is a big dungeon here, the main industry here is creating things using monster material, but the biggest reason of the vitality is because there are a lot of adventurer and sorcerer here, and there are a lot of shops here to serve them. If its here then I wont really stand out even if I act somewhat strangely, and unlike the capital, even if I cause a ruckus here it will be harder for it to become a problem.

First I bought cheap food like boiled vegetable from the towns stall. I asked where the location of the adventurer guild is and headed there. The dungeon is the center of the city. A high wall was built around its entrance where several soldiers controlled the flow of people coming in and out while watching so that no monster will come out.

It seems like its dangerous to have a dungeon inside the town, but from the start this town was forming from a settlement around a discovered dungeon, so it seems there are no normal residents around there. The adventurer guild is also near the dungeon and its bigger than any other guilds that I had seen until now except the one at the capital.

I arrived at the guild at afternoon. Its a time where there is generally few adventurers but, when I opened the door and entered inside, I can still see more than ten adventurers. Perhaps because of the local trait that this place has a lot of adventurer, nobody paid attention just from someone coming in or out, but the people of certain senior age frowned slightly when a child like me visited.

Its not rare at the countryside for children to become adventurer. They have reason where they cant live unless they do so, so they became adventurer in order to live, desperately learned skill in order to earn money, and then they died due to their skill composition that has bad balance.

But, the adults here frowned not because they pitied the children who got such fate. Its because they felt displeased that a kid like me stepped into a large scale dungeon that is a battlefield for veteran adventurers.

Guessing from the presence that I sensed from them, I think they are around rank 3 but, Im feeling puzzled that people who are said to be mid-level adventurer cant measure someones true strength from their presence and footwork. The female thief who kidnapped Elena was still better than them in that respect, but perhaps this is just how things are with rank 3 whose fighting experience is mainly against monster.

I completely ignored that complicated atmosphere and headed toward the guilds receptionist. I chose a staff who looked friendly and addressed him.

How many adventurer parties can be requested to show around inside the dungeon?

When I announced that Im looking for a party who can guide me to a deep floor, the friendly looking uncle told me amicably.

This dungeon is famous, so you can make request for a guide until the lower floor but, it will be difficult to find a guide until the deep floor. I think even rank 3 party will do if its until floor 10, how about it?

Is it impossible to go until even deeper?

That will be difficult unless you hire a rank 4 party. Currently there are three rank 4 parties in this town but, whether they will accept the request or not will depend on the negotiation.

Most of the adventurers in this area came here not to do request but to dive into the dungeon.

Dungeon containedtreasure that stimulated humans desire. Anyone who discover it can possibly even strike it rich in a single night, but something like that only appeared once every several years, so the majority of adventurers are earning their daily wage by harvesting monster material and magic stone.

This dungeon is famous because its a dungeon where beast demihuman like goblin and orc appear frequently.

Other than powerful treasure, in some cases dungeon also produced metal weapon and the like. The beast demihuman who lived in dungeon sometimes found those weapons and took them into their possession, so the adventurers can obtain them as extra earning.

But, the danger level of a monster with weapon will shot up. This dungeon is recognized as a dangerous place but with good pay, so the guild cant act as intermediary for a guide to dive into the deep floor.

For the time being I asked the staff about the requests market price, and the names of the parties that might accept such request. One of the parties that the staff mentioned is the Mercenary of Dawn that is my target this time. From the staff I confirmed that their plan of returning next time will be two days later.

Two days later huhin that case Radha will catch up and resume her watch over me. The timing will be just right. While Im thinking that Ill check the inside of the dungeon before that, I noticed a presence following me from the guild.

Is it rank 2 adventurer that listened to my conversation at the guild and came to offer their service to me? Or perhaps it might be someone who underestimated me as a child and wanted to attack me.

Either way it will be annoying. If its just someone offering, this dungeon will also be the first time for me, so I might take up the offer to show me around the low floor, but what should I do if its an attack.

I felt two weak presences. Alsothere is one really strong presence.

I left the main street where the guild is located and continued walking toward the back alley where there isnt anybody.

I dont know where I can find an area with nobody around but, regardless of the intention that these people might have, they will surely call out to me when I reach a place that is convenient for them.

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Yoo, ash covered. You want a guide for the dungeon right? We will take it up.

A pair of adventurers who looked to be at their earlier twenty called out to me in a dark alley. Even so, I believed that I had reduced the amount of ash on my hair after Gelfs warning but, Im called like that again even here.

You can just pay us with all the money you bring with you. Well, even if you refuse were still going to drag you to the dungeon after this though.

I see, it seemed they came both for making an offer and attacking. But, can they give any tour guide when the two of them only has around 100 combat strength? Such trivial though floated in my mind.

But, where did the other strong presence went to?

Oi, dont keep quiet. Speak up, ash covered-

The man irritated me while Im searching for the presence. I reached out toward him.

Annoying.

I took a step forward while hitting the mans jaw with my palm. The fifteen cm arrow that shot out from the gimmick installed inside the protector pierced the mans jaw until his brain.

Eh?

The other man let out a dumbfounded voice seeing his friend suddenly falling. Right in that instant, I jumped back to get away from that man.

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The next moment, the mans whole body is enveloped in burning flame.

As I thought, youre strong.

The man couldnt even scream with how strong the firepower is and crumbled. A lighthearted voice of a girl came from behind him.

Hey, how about I show you around inside the dungeon?

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