The following day, after diving into Teruru Dungeonās first floor, he brought back many bean sprouts to Shikuroās town and is now bringing it over to the owner who has been taking care of him since the first day.
Todayās loot seems to be a huge success too.
Seeing that everything on this world comes from the drops of the monsters in the dungeon.
Even my previous worldās primary industriesāRaw materials are a must to produce materials. Thus, many adventurers would dive into the dungeon and sell their loots just like what Iām doing right now.
After all, most towns are built relatively close to a dungeon, adventures would usually gather around towns to sell their loots.
That is the reason why the shops have had great success. Now that I think about it, itās quite a fun scene and system to look at.
As I was thinking so, I searched for a counter that is empty.
Speak of the devil, a group just finished selling their loot and are now leaving, thus leaving the counter empty.
As I was heading to that counter, since Iāve been selling my stuff there many times, the familiar looking face that is in charge of that counter, Elza, is currently smiling while greeting me.
[Welcome~ Another big catch today eh~]
[Quite a few. Then I leave the rest to you.]
[Okay, please wait for a moment. Etto, Satou ā¢ Youta-san]
[Itās Ryouta.]
[Aah, I am terribly sorry. Since Ryouta-sanās name is different from the rest, itās a bit difficult to pronounce it~]
[Iām sorry then.]
[No no, itās my fault for mispronouncing it too~]
Elza stuck her tongue out, while showing a mischievous face, is currently in the process of counting and confirming the contents in the bag that I placed at the counter.Ā (TLN: Nothing quite beats this face~Ā tehepero~)
After confirming the weight, she begin counting.
[Okay, uhmmā¦ā¦all in all is 1967 Piro, but since Ryouta-san is always bringing such huge loot to me every time, Iāll total it up to 2000 Piro for you as service~~]Ā (TLN: Luckily my editor corrected meĀ Ā I thought they said that she is giving Ryouta-san another 2k Piro as service, too kind?)
[Thank you. But as expected, having to sell bean sprouts isnāt going to produce lotās of cash.]
As I was thinking about it, the hourly wage of diving into the dungeon is about 1000 Piro.
Since the currency is similar to yen, I donāt know whether this is a good thing, or a bad thing.
ā¦ā¦Well, even if I keep this up every month for approximately 100 hours, I wouldāve gone to heaven by then.
[Should I head to Chromeās Second floor then? What kind of things are there at the second floor?]
[The monsters are Sleepy Slimes. Their drops are carrots and, the usual water and air.]
[Carrots ehā¦.]
As such I imagine the scenario playing out in my head.
After defeating the slimes, the slime goes poof~, and carrots are dropped.
This is too surreal.
Though itās surreal, this is this worldās [ Logic ].
[Then how about exploring other dungeons? Even though itās at the first floor, you might earn some good income from it rather than always heading to Teruru?]
[Other dungeons as in?]
[For example, Silicon or, Arsenic, etc..~]
[Such hilarious names.]
[Really?] Elza answered as she tilt her head to the side.
Well, the tenant that is currently living with me would also think so too right.
[Ah but, recently, there are some new dungeons that are being born and their names are quite hard to pronounce.]
[Born? Wait, dungeons can be born just like that?]
[Yeap, from time to time they would appear?] Elza said as she tilt her head again while acting confused as though itās [Obvious, you know]
[What kind of name are they?]
[Etto, Nipoāwait thatās not right, I think Nihonium was the name~]Ā (TLN: The word Nihonium is a chemical under the periodic table listed as 113 Nh, the more you know~)
[Oh, Nihonium, well thatās simple to pronounce.]
[Is that so.]
The name sounded like someone would say something along the lines of [I have come to realize that I am the strongest], for some reason it sounded really familiar.
[The drop is being tested by the Neptune Family right now, so we might know what it is after a while.]
[Neptune Family?]Ā (TLN: You already know who I wasĀ thinkingĀ XD)
[Didnāt you know? Shikuroās strongest group, A group consisted of 5 person which all has A in Vegetation.]
[Heh, then will they bring back some amazing fruits and vegetables?]
[Well they are certainly amazing but Iām afraid they wonāt bring it to us.]
Elza said while smiling bitterly.
[Why though?]
[Since the drop is expensive and the loot is huge. Iāve also heard this from someone that, they brought back a few hundred balls of melon that is worth fifty thousand each. It seems like they were going on a mission to hunt down food.]
[Hoe~]
Such an amazing story.
Whatās more, what kind of melon is it that is worth 50k per melon. Is it those expensive melons like Yubari Melon or Muskmelon?Ā (TLN:Ā Holy moly thatās expensive!)
While following the flow of conversation from Elza, it feels like someone suddenly touch my back.
When I turned around, a line of adventurers were waiting behind me while having a fearful expression.
Woops, this is bad.
[Sorry for hogging you for so long. Well then, see you tomorrow~]
[Uhmm!]
[N?]
As I was trying to leave the store, Elza suddenly called me.
When turning back towards her, I wonder why is she fidgeting around.
[Whatās the matter?]
[Does Ryouta-san!, like drinking beer?]
[Beer?]
[Yeah. I heard that recently thereās a new shop thatās open around the corner. The shop seems to be called Lantern and itās suppose to have some delicious beer. If, if youāre free, why donāt we head there today!]
[Beer ehā¦..]
I am at a lost.
I donāt really hate beer, rather of all the drinks itās my favorite.
Even though I love it butā¦ā¦My entire savings right now is only 2000 Piro.
Itās not a money which I can freely spend on drinking.
Whatās more, thereās someone waiting for me back home, Emily~
[Iām sorry, I would have to decline your offer.]
[I seeā¦ā¦.]
[Well then, laters~]
[Ah, please wait for a minute, here.]
This time I really wanted to leave but, she called me again.
Elza took out a ticket of some sorts from under the counter and handed it over to me.
[This isā¦..Coupon?]
[Yes! Next time when you visit, you can use this coupon to get a 5% discount~]
[This kinds of things exists too?]
[Of course~]
Elza winked at me, while having a mischievous smile floating on her face.
[Please come and support my store again okay~]
[I understand, thanks~]
After shaking Elzaās hands, I left the store.
There are currently many people crossing around outside as much as the peopleās in store. Shikuro, the agricultural city with 5 dungeons.
Since the monsterās in the dungeon usually drops vegetation, a lot of skillful people would gather around the city. Even now, there are a few tens of thousands of people living in this city.
With normal humans living here, they can produce the vegetables while getting it from the adventurers.
It is natural for the two of these kinds to always be together, what a strange city.
As I was wondering what ingredients I should get for dinner, the 2000 Piro that Iāve earned was used up.
While thinking about it, I wandered around town and finally reached home.
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At the entrance of the store, one can see someone with a miserable face right now, and that person is Elza. Beside her counter was another colleague of herās named Eina.
[Too bad, youāve gotten rejected~]
[I, I wwaaasnāt rejected! Itās not that sort of thing!]Ā (TLN: Tsun tsun desu ne~)
[Ahahaha, Donāt try to hide it~ One look at your expression and itās already been exposed~]
[Even though I said it isnātā¦ā¦like thatā¦..]
[One word of advice though. Those types of workaholic people, when you invite them for a drink, they will only go for a drink and, end of story. So you have to approach them in a different direction, if you donāt say what you truly want to say then, it will never work~]
[Didnāt I just sayā]
[Ah, thereās customers. Welcome~ Hey Eve-chan~ You brought a lot of loots again for today eh~]
Eina avoided her and turned to the direction of the customer, which is a bunny girl pulling a cart.
As Elza wanted to point out on what she was saying, she got left behind.
[Itās a misunderstandingā¦..] Elza muttered while pouting with a miserable face.
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Iāve returned home.
The town which Shikuro has left out, the cheapo 87-year-old apartment.
As I was reaching for the doorknob, I stopped..
There seemed to be a presence of someone inside.
Sorry, I lied. Iāve already known who that presence was, it wasnāt someone that I donāt know.
Because of this cheap apartment, even from the outside, one could hear footsteps coming towards the entrance.
The person inside was obviously Emily~
Itās fine butā¦.
ā¦ā¦What should I do in this situation?
While thinking about it, it seems like ages since someone were to greet me from inside my home.
What should I do then, should I go with the simple āIām backā?
Ah-ā¦ā¦Uuā¦ā¦
No!
Thereās no point in thinking about it! For now letās just head inside.
[Iāarm, byacāā]
As I opened the doorā-I have shown an uncool side of myself while biting my tongue.
A hundred years of love has been poured over by cold water, damn I was so uncool biting my tongue.Ā (TLN: I actually donāt really get the meaning of it, hundred years of love being poured out? Lemme just show the original word then~ ē¾ć²ćć幓ććć®ęććććć£ćŗćć«ćććććŖć)
[Welcome back desu~]
While showing an extremely adorable face, Emily greeted me home.
[I, Iām home..]
This time I was able to say it without screwing up.
[Yeap~ welcome back desu~]
[What are we having forāwait, why is the house so clean?]
[Yeah~ Since Iāve cleaned it up.]
[Cleaningā¦.This isnāt the level of just cleaning.]
This, this isnāt just the level of cleaningā¦
The entire wall was shining white, and the bed was sparking clean.
Just this morning, when I awoken from my slumber, there were lots of cockroaches around me and that to me wasnāt weird at all. The place was even ragged. But now, itās as if the entire house has been rebuilt and cleaned up.
[Is it that bad? It was my first time cleaning up an entire house, so I think I went a bit too farā¦..]
[No, itās not bad. More like this is amazing~]
[Oh, I see!]
The sad and sinking face of Emily suddenly turned around almost instantly to a bright expression.
Howeverā¦..This is really amazing.
While heading inside the house, I looked around every nook and cranny to check for any dust.
I placed my finger across the only window that we had andāIt immediately slipped out of my finger!
With this kind of cleanliness, even an aunt who wanted to complain about it canāt do so.
This alone is already amazing, so amazing in fact that words canāt describe it.
[Here, Yoda-san. Towel for you~]
[Towel?]
Emily then took out a towel that has been soaked in warm water.
While receiving it, I naturally wipe my face with it.
Ah, I instantly felt refreshed after wiping myself with it~
[This is?]
[Good job in working hard today~ We have tea too though, You donāt want it?]
[Thereās even tea!?]
Itās amazing, so amazing in fact that I have to absolutely voice out.
Because of Emily, the moment I returned home, I can receive all these wonderful feelings.
Emily probably move around a lot doing all these.
[Emily-, doing all these work, is your body alright? You must be tired.]
[Since this is a new experience for me Iām enjoying it a lot, so I am not tired at all~]
[Haa. Then itās alright.]
When Emily herself have said that, she really do enjoy herself to the point where she is happily doing it.
Well, if she does all these for me, I might end up liking her you know.
[Oh yeah by the way, Iāve heard that thereās a new dungeon being born right now. If Iām not mistaken, the name was Nihonium.]
[Iāve heard about it too. It seems to be a no good dungeon though~]
[No good dungeon?]
[A few people have went in and check out the dungeon but, it seems there are no drops at all in that dungeon. The other towns people were also trying to help by asking people who have A rank in drop rate to explore the dungeon but, there isnāt even a single drop.]
[Hee, something like that can happen too.]
[It can happen~ Chrome dungeon is also similar to it, but because the water in it is delicious, people would hunt for the water instead and sell it.]
[I seeā¦..]
A dropless dungeon, Nihonium eh.
Iām sort of interested in it.
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The next day, as always, I separated with Emily and wanted to head to Teruruās first floor but, instead I went towards Nihonium dungeon.
This is a world where dungeon practically drops anything.
Even beer or wine, or distilled liquor, dungeons that specifically drop alcohol is available, and even dungeon that specifically drops only marbled meat exist and are being monopolized by the population.
Since this is a world where anything is obtained from dungeon drops, something as interesting as no drop at all is something to be curious about.
After arriving at the dungeon, I went in.
Unlike in Teruruās first floor, this dungeon looks like a naturally spawned limestone cave.
Maybe due to its unpopularity, there isnāt even a Know-It-All Board to check your stats with.
Whatās more, because of the fact that no drop can be found, there is no need for a Know-It-All Board here.
I donāt know how to say this but, being only recently born and already being left alone, I really want to confirm whether the rumours are true.
Well whatever, since Iām just here to confirm it with my eyes. Even with thatā my S rank drop rate, if I canāt even get a single drop, then I will just head back to Teruru Dungeon again.
Well then, what monsters are lurking about in here?
Just as I was saying so, a monster has been spotted.
Wait, arenāt those zombies!
Looking at it closely, it has a body of a human, but the clothes are all tattered, and itās body has skins tearing out from it, yeap, itās definitely a zombie.
[Damn it! I wish Iād have an infinite bullet handgun right about now.]
While cursing softly, the battle has begun with the zombie.
First off, I aimed at the zombieās stomach. Since the zombie has a humanoid figure, Iām afraid of attacking itās head first.
A weird squishy feeling was felt when stabbing it with the bamboo spear.
Even though Iāve staggered the zombie by penetrating it with the bamboo spear, it immediately recovered and advanced forward.
As I thought, it must the head then!
While taking out the spear, I barely avoided death by dodging towards the side and once again stabbed it on itās head.
With all my might, I penetrated the head with the bamboo spear, and it went right inside the head.
After destroying the head of the zombie, it fell down to itās knee and fell to the ground.
After waiting for a while it doesnāt seem to be moving and, it vanished.
Fuā¦..
And, what is the dropā¦..Oh?
The place where the zombie died, there seems to be a weird-looking seed that dropped.
So, this is the drop?
While thinking so, I picked up the seed from the ground andāthe moment I touched it, it immediately melted from my hand
This feeling is like when a racoon is trying to soak up a cotton candy, just like that, it melted away.Ā (TLN: Why racoon tho? XD) (Update: It seems that a commenter have found the answer to thisĀ mystery!)