Chapter 73

This story is a work of fiction.

The characters, organizations, and names are all fictional and have no connection to any real entities.

Updated: 2023/2/26

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068 - Exploration of the 7th Floor of the Capital Dungeon

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One day, a visitor arrived.

"Despite the sudden request, I am deeply grateful for your willingness to meet with me. I am the head of the Golteo Guild, and my name is Charnini."

After receiving his polite greeting, I had him sit on the sofa.

He appears to be in his early 30s, but his appearance makes me want to call him a young man rather than an uncle. He is the son of Mr. Golteo and currently leads the Golteo Guild.

He looks like Mr. Golteo, so he is handsome. I could just explode.

"In Kelneffi, I have heard that my father, Golteo, was greatly helped. I have come today to pay my respects and express my gratitude."

He smoothly took out a box that looked like a candy box.

"These are popular sweets among the noble ladies of the capital. I hope your wife will enjoy them."

"Mr. Golteo has been very kind to us, so thank you for your thoughtful gift."

The box was indeed a candy box. The wooden box looked quite luxurious.

Today, it seems to be just a courtesy visit, as Charnini left without any particular business talk.

I guess such detailed greetings are necessary for merchants. I couldn't do such delicate attentions.

Today, I intend to head for the boss room on the 7th floor, but before that, Annelise guided me to a stall selling accessories.

I have visited accessory stalls in Kelneffi several times, but good items are hard to find. I thought the same about the capital, but then I found one.

▼ Detailed Appraisal Results ▼

Magic Resistance Earring: MIN +7, MDEF +15, Durability 8/8.

The Magic Resistance Earring was sold for 5000 grils, so I bought it immediately.

The earring is a dull silver color, so it doesn't look great, but it was a good purchase.

The building surrounding the dungeon entrance, which resembles the Parthenon temple, came into view. As we approached, a carriage stopped in front of the building.

I recognized the group of black-haired people getting out of the carriage. They were my former classmates.

"Are those the heroes?"

Gundalban seemed to recognize them as the heroes.

"I've heard that many of the heroes have black hair. They are probably the heroes."

The rumor had reached Kelneffi and even Annelise's ears. If I have heard the rumor, everyone else probably knows it too.

I saw Tsuchi Masao, who used to be part of Akaba Makoto's group. I also recognized the other five. I will never forget what they did to me in Japan.

"Master, you are emanating a killing intent."

I realized I was unconsciously emitting a killing intent after Gundalban pointed it out.

That's why there's a job called Avenger. I don't intend to take revenge, but I won't forget the grudge.

"Is something wrong, Master?"

"…Nothing. Just call me Toi."

"Ah, yes. Master Toi."

I shouldn't worry Annelise. I won't forget the grudge from Japan, but revenge is not important to me. So why did I emit a killing intent?

I have suffered a lot, but now I am happy to have met Annelise and the others. As long as they don't interfere, I have no intention of doing anything.

To calm myself down after almost running into Tsuchi, I entered the adjacent explorer guild.

Come to think of it, I haven't really looked inside the explorer guild before.

The names of the representatives of parties that have cleared the 4th floor are listed on the wall.

"Are these names crossed out because they retired?"

"The names are crossed out because they retired, died, or became soldiers and left the explorer profession."

Annelise explained politely.

There were also quests posted. One of them was to buy a curse removal potion for 50 million grils. (laughs) That's less than half the price at an auction. I wonder if anyone will take that quest for a curse removal potion?

I looked at other quests, but most were related to magic books and treasure chests. There were no particularly interesting quests, so I decided to skip them.

I can check quests after collecting items from treasure chests, and I earn a considerable amount of money just by clearing the boss, so there's no need to take them.

"Hey… Is that Annelise?"

"Cecil. It's been a while."

"Sure enough, it's Annelise!"

A woman behind the counter, a female guild employee, called out to Annelise. She is a dog beast person with golden hair and is very beautiful.

I have noticed this in Kelneffi as well, but the female employees at the explorer guild are all beautiful. Is beauty a requirement for hiring?

"She helped me when I was active in the capital."

"I am Toi. I understand that Annelise was helped, so I am grateful."

I expressed my gratitude to her. Since Annelise was helped, it was only natural.

"No, I didn't do anything…"

The curse and the subsequent accident were not her fault.

"Annelise's curse has been lifted, I see. That's great."

"Yes, Master Toi gave me a curse removal potion, and I was successfully uncurSED."

"A curse removal potion!?"

She was quite surprised by the high-value item.

We talked for a while, but the conversation ended when Cecil's superior cleared his throat. The heroes are probably gone by now, so we will head to the dungeon.

We moved from the 1st floor to the 7th floor using the dungeon move, and started our exploration. Vars led the way, guiding us to our destination, the boss room on the 7th floor.

With Vars, we can take the shortest route to the destination, which is very helpful. If I set explorer as my sub-job, I can see the route we took through mapping and even draw a map.

Now, let's deal with the monsters.

"What is that?"

Even Annelise doesn't know this monster.

"Gundalban, do you know it?"

"No, it's the first time I've seen this monster."

It was completely black, and at first, I thought it was a shadow, but it seems to be the main body. It has an amorphous shape and constantly changes form while floating.

"Is it a ghost?"

I said what came to mind.

"A ghost… Indeed, it does look like one."

Ghosts seem to exist in this world.

"If that monster is a ghost… It's not a ghost, so it must be a wraith."

This is the perfect time to use detailed appraisal!

Hmm, it's definitely a wraith. Its level is 25. Physical attacks are almost ineffective, so it's difficult to defeat without magic attacks.

"I've never seen a wraith before. This is troublesome."

"Be especially careful, Gundalban. It has an attack that drains life force."

"Understood."

I thought about it and decided to handle this one wraith myself to confirm something.

"I'll intervene if it gets dangerous."

"Alright, that's fine."

I changed my main job to Reincarnated Hero and my sub-job to Assassin.

"Summon Holy Sword!"

I activated stealth and approached the wraith to see if it would notice me.

The wraith reacts to life force. I think life force is HP, so I wanted to confirm if my HP would be detected while in stealth.

I slowly approached, but the wraith did not react to me. However, when I got close, I could see that it was truly amorphous, writhing and moving.

Since it didn't react, I raised my holy sword and struck. Thud.

The wraith disappeared with an unpleasant sound.

"Wow, the holy sword really works. Against a wraith, the holy sword is the strongest."

The wraith was defeated in one hit with the holy sword and a critical hit from stealth.

"Excellent work!"

Gundalban and the others arrived.

"It would be great if I could keep the holy sword out, but it has a time limit. If we struggle, Toi and Rin can take turns summoning the holy sword and holy spear. Annelise's magic can also help, so we should be able to manage."

With this strategy, we were able to defeat the wraiths without any problems. Since the wraiths were low level, we didn't have much trouble.

On the other hand, as expected, physical attacks did almost no damage.

Gundalban and the others' normal attacks only dealt 1 to 5 damage. It would take forever to defeat them this way.

We continued to defeat wraiths with my holy sword, Rin's holy spear, and Annelise's magic, and our levels increased.

"Ah…"

I turned to Annelise's surprised voice and saw her cheeks flushed.

"What's wrong? Are you hurt somewhere?"

I rushed to Annelise.

"…My job has evolved."

"What!? Really, Annelise?"

"Yes, it has evolved."

"Wow! Congratulations!"

I picked up Annelise and spun her around. She was light and soft.

"Master Toi, we're in the dungeon."

"Oh, right. Hehe."

I put Annelise down, but I was still happy.

"What did your job evolve into?"

"Here it is. The evolved job is Sage of Love."

"Wow!"

I was surprised, but so were Gundalban and the others.

What is a Sage of Love? I understand the sage part, but what does love mean? I'm really curious about that.

The job Sage of Love is not only capable of offensive magic but also healing and support, making it a versatile magic user. It is particularly noted for its excellent healing magic. The meaning of love is not explained, but I'll check with detailed appraisal.

"Congratulations, Annelise!"

"Thank you."

Annelise and I were both beaming with joy.

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