Chapter 90: Letâs Try Taking a Request in the Capital!
On the next day, Bennyboy brought the money from the auction sell-out.
âUsually we go with a rate of 6 to 4 or 7 to 3, but this time you covered most of the expenses, so weâll go with a rate of 8 to 2!â
Thus, our stock of gold coins grew once again. But, since this money is the crystallization of the brewing teamâs hard work, Iâll note it down in the account book and then use it for future financing.
The environment is definitely essential for good liquor, but good raw materials are at its root! So this money is going to be used for obtaining those materials, and also to pay back Sword who has funded the production so far.
âIâll head back to Ys while stocking up, but what are you guys planning to do?â
I exchanged a look with Sword.
âWell, weâve got a dungeon trip ahead of us, Iâd say.â
âIt sounds like Iâll be able to enjoy myself quite a bit.â
Bennyboy looked surprised, âEeeh!? The dungeon in the capital!? You mean the one which no one has fully explored thus far, right!?â
I nodded.
âWeâve stocked around one year worth of provisions. Weâve also stocked water just in case, but then again, I can create water anyway.â
âUmmâŠwater produced through magic isnât drinkable, is it?â
âNaturally, since itâs 100% pure water. But, if you put stones and ash into it in advance, it becomes drinkable over time.â
Sword shook his head, âYour right, the water made with ămagic we useă isnât drinkable. But, you can drink the water created by her magic. When we ran out of water durinâ our travels and no river was nearby, I drank the water created by her.â
âIn the first place, do you understand why itâs raining?â
When I tried to explain the mechanism behind itâŠ
âNo, but itâs okay. As long as I understand that you can do godlike things, Lady Indra, itâs plenty for me.â
âŠI got interrupted.
But yep, he doesnât get it at all, does he? Iâm no goddess, okay? It follows an underlying principle, you know?â
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âPlease take care of the spices and grain, okay?â
âI know! I also got an idea about the grain you were desiring, Lady Indra!â
Ooohhh! For real!?
I want rice, and thus I requested him to look for something similar to it. I also told him that Iâd buy up any other unusual grains he might find, but it looks like he got a lead on my first and foremost desire, rice.
Iâm looking forward to it!
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After bidding farewell to Bennyboy and Pale Moon of Dawn, we headed to the adventurer guild. We planned to clean up some of the pending requests.
âIt ainât urgent, but this one here can only be done by me, I guess. The rest is also doable by B-Ranks.â
Sword said after choosingâŠ
Wyvern!
Wyveeeeeern!
âOohh, so youâve finally grasped what adventuring is about, eh!?â I shouted, just to get laughed at by Sword.
âOf course! Wyverns are a standard monster! Theories about its meat tasting good or bad are split, though. Which applies here?â
âItâs delicious. Its scales are tough, butâŠwell, your skin is harder, I guess,â said Sword, making it sound like my skin was made out of metal.
âJust what are you saying about such beautiful skin?â
âItâs a superbly hard stone skin, so you wonât suffer a single scratch, is what Iâm sayinâ,â I got retorted by Sword. 1
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âOnce this request is over, weâll dive into the dungeon. You can already register us without a time limit.â
The guildmaster widened his eyes, âAre you possiblyâŠâ
âYeah, together with this girl here, Iâll be able to go all the way, I think. Ah, let me tell you in advance, but we wonât save anyone on the way, âkay? Weâre not goinâ in to rescue folks but to travel the dungeon, after all.â
âI know that. Please leave it to me. Iâll announce it ahead of time!â
The guildmaster was terribly gung-ho about this.
âHmm, arenât you quite into it? As I expected, a dungeon exploration is a fairly thrilling event for adventurers, huh?â
Sword and the guildmaster looked at each other when I asked, and broke out into laughter.
ââŠYouâve got quite the guts. Thatâs the partner of ăThunderclap Whitefangă for you. Iâve taken a liking to you.â
Eh? Why?
âIs that soâŠ? Iâm not all that excited about dungeons, though. However, it might be different when it comes to the demon kingâs castleâŠâ
This caused the guildmaster to become dumbfounded. Sword roughly stroked my head.
âAccording to this girl here, dungeons are attractions created by the dungeon cores, or somethinâ like that, right? Anyway, since Iâve got no proof to reject it, Iâll go along with that story nâ enjoy the capitalâs dungeon. She also mentioned that if we ask the demon king to let us play and tell him that weâre not planninâ to kill him, he might humor us.â
After flapping his mouth like a fish on dry land while looking dumbstruck, the guildmaster burst into laughter.
ââŠThatâs really amazing! For some reason it has made me all excited, too!â
âRight? I believe that adventurer is an occupation where you get a thrill out of exploring the unknown. Sword thinks too much like a petty bourgeois despite being an adventurer himself, so Iâm quite troubled since he doesnât enjoy himsâŠgyaaahh!â
My head got ground from both sides by his fists.
âSorry for beinâ a petty bourgeois. And yet, Iâm still a hero, just so you know.â
âCalling yourself a hero, pfft hahaâŠgyaaahh!â
My temples got ground once again. Meanwhile the guildmaster was guffawing.