Chapter 14

"Inner Dungeon Transfer"

When I activated the Inner Dungeon Transfer, as expected, I was able to move from the 1st floor to the 2nd floor.

"Alright, it worked!"

I decided to proceed at this pace. The last time, I only transferred 10 meters, but this time, I would boldly transfer 50 meters—meaning, 5 floors at once.

The consumption of MP and activation time remained the same, but by doing this, I could reduce the chances of encountering other adventurers or monsters.

I continued the transfers smoothly and finally arrived at the deepest level, the 15th floor.

The total transfer distance to reach here was approximately 10 meters × 15 floors = 150 meters.

Considering the total activation time, it takes 3 seconds to transfer 1 meter, so multiplying that gives about 450 seconds.

Including other miscellaneous times, it took 600 seconds—within 10 minutes.

Previously, it took over an hour to complete one lap of the dungeon.

But by using the Inner Dungeon Transfer, I could reduce the exploration time to one-sixth.

This should allow for further level-ups!

"Alright, let's do this!"

With such expectations, I resumed the exploration, but on the second lap, I realized there was a significant problem with this method.

"My MP is completely insufficient...!"

Indeed, the problem was with my MP.

My current MP is 470. I thought this would be enough, but it turned out to be a big misunderstanding.

The MP required to activate the Inner Dungeon Transfer is 2 MP per meter.

In other words, I use up 300 MP in one lap.

"Hmm, this means my MP will run out halfway through the second lap. Still, it saves over an hour, which is a big help... But I need to save some MP for when I challenge the dungeon, and is there any other good way?"

The first thing that comes to mind is using a magic recovery potion.

However, since it restores the adventurer's lifeline, MP, magic recovery potions are quite expensive.

Even a low-level potion that restores 100 MP costs over 10,000 yen.

To complete one lap of this dungeon, I would need three of these.

In contrast, completing one lap of the dream dungeon earns me 10,000 yen.

This means I would lose 20,000 yen with each lap.

What a deficit.

If I think about it as buying levels with money, it's not a bad rate... but my life with Hana is supported by the money our parents left us, plus the money I earn as an adventurer.

I'd rather avoid this if possible.

"Damn... Do I have to give up?"

I stomped my feet on the spot.

The hard ground of the dungeon sent a heavy impact back.

I'm so close, just one step away.

If I could just slightly improve the efficiency, I could level up much faster...!

"No—wait a moment."

Then, I thought of a solution.

If this works, I should be able to achieve ultra-fast level-ups this time.

I immediately decided to put this idea into action.