Basement Dungeon ~Poor Siblings become the Strongest and Enjoying Exploration~

“Oh, there’s a card on the floor. Lucky.” (Kei)

　I sat down on the spot where the Minotaur had fallen and checked the items that had fallen. There were two skill cards that dropped this time. Both of them were silver, a bit rare. And meat, as usual. About a kilogram.

　Lastly, two rings.

“Hmm? By the way, did Haru participate in the battle? When I think about it, I feel like you contributed zero effort in the battle.” (Kei)

　If you think about it, I’ve done all the fighting this time by myself.  With that in mind, it feels weird that there are two cards dropped.

“I joined in a little. When brother caught the ax, I hit the Minotaur with magic power. It’s not [Magic Bullet], it’s magic power itself, so it doesn’t do any damage.” (Haru)

“Is that so? I didn’t notice. I was not alert enough.” (Kei)

　I was quite surprised, I didn’t realize that Haru shot magical power. Nevertheless, I picked up the card.

　One card for both of us, it’s sucked into our hands. What are our new skills?

“Let me take a look at your status brother.” (Garu)

　Haru is right! My inner voice says.

“Please do.” (Kei)

　I stop myself from using [Material Cognition], and I left it to Haru’s [Inspection].

“Yeah, it’s done. It looks like brother’s skill is amazing. Maybe you’ll win this time.” (Haru)

　Haru seems to have finished examining my skills quickly and began to explain.

　Moreover, the new skill is great.

“Curse… Put a hex on what you enchant.”

　I don’t know, but I guess it’s a winner. I’m going to try it on my sword.

“[Curse]”

　The sword shined black after I activated it. I tried to swing it as it was, but nothing seems to have changed. However, the black shine just vanished.

“I don’t understand.” (Kei)

“Well, please it try later. Next is mine. It’s passive and like this.” (Haru)

“Dual Attribute… 2 kinds of Magic Attributes can be used.”

“That sounds like a jackpot. To be honest, I wonder if it was okay for it to not be gold.” (Kei)

“Well, more than that, gold skill cards have broken a performance. I’m fine with this.” (Haru)

　The Golden Cards we’ve used so far made a huge impact on the outcome of our battles. Although they’re strong, I think a silver card is good enough.

“Well, that’s right. By the way, please check our status.” (Kei)

　Name: Haruka

　Proficiency: Magic / Craft

　Magic Attribute: (Fissure) Explosion (Electric)

　Level: 71

　Strength: 81

　Magic Capacity: 169

　Skill: Analysis, Magic Bullets, Rampage, Magic Synthesis

　Magic: Bomb, Time Bomb, Impact, Number, (Plasma), (Fissure), (Separation), Barrier, (Collapse)

　Passive: Magic Recovery / Detection / Crafting / Magic Manipulation / Dual Attribute

　Name: Touka

　Proficiency: Enchant / Alchemy

　Magic Attribute: None (Curse)

　Level: 71

　Strength: 104

　Magic Capacity: 139

　Skill: Stealth, Positioning, Material Cognition, Domination, Shortcut

　Magic: Speed, Power, Guard, Bind, Chain, Slow, Loss, Unprotect, Curse

　Passive: Perception / Acceleration / Alchemy

　Well, of course, there wasn’t that much change from last time. Haru’s level has increased, though.

“The next is the Treasure Tools. My tonfa and brother’s sword. Hmm? Huh?” (Haru)

　Haru seems to be quite pleased, so I leaned towards her.

“What’s wrong? It’s a Treasure Tool. My sword, hmm? I don’t know. TheTreasure Tools are probably determined by the way you fight?” (Kei)

　I ask Haru hoping for it to not be so, even though I am remembering it now.

“Yeah. I’ve read that the main method of combat, the skills used affect the resulting Treasure Tools.” (Kei)

　However, the reality is cruel, and I’ve always known. In other words, this Treasure Tool… What is could it be?

“Then what’s this Treasure Tool?” (Kei)

“Well, it’s not exactly the weapon I used this time. We didn’t use any weapons.” (Haru)

“I can’t say I used an ax, either.” (Kei)

　Haru didn’t use any weapon, and I killed the Minotaur with its won ax, but it’s hard to say that I used the ax since it’s the opponent’s weapon.

　I didn’t use any magic circle this time, so it can’t be considered as a weapon I used with Enchanting or Haru using her magical power.

“Do you want to try it for the time being?” (Kei)

　I picked up the one that I somehow knew belonged to me and channeled the magic power into it.

“Woah, what is this?” (Kei)

　The ring was then pulsing with magical power and it was soon sucked by the original ring I had. Then it disappeared completely.

“It combined to one. I don’t want my fingers to get crammed as I get more rings, so is this a good solution, I guess?” (Kei)

“Well, brother. We’ll check what’s inside at home. I don’t want to spend too much time here, we might inconvenience the person who will do the next boss fight.” (Haru)

“Yeah, that’s right. I don’t know the size of it, also it’s too cramped here. Let’s go back to the Forest and try it out?”

　I picked up all the dropped items and walked straight to the magic circle that leads out of the boss room.

　There was nothing special about it, and after descending to the Forest, we were transitioned to the first level. Let’s just say it was lucky that we didn’t meet any people here. We were one of the few intermediate explorers here.

　And then there was the problem of the Black Wolf’s Pelt.

　Nowadays, each company buys monster drops, and the less expensive ones are sold there.

　The market system is changing more and more without our knowledge, and even though we are still young, we feel the passage of time.

　Well, whatever. I take the fur to the reception desk. I thought about looking it up on the internet first, but I figured that since it was a normal drop from a Black Wolf, there would be no problem, so I just brought it in.

“I would like to request for this material to be sold.”

　I spoke to the lady at the reception desk, making sure that Haru was hiding behind me. She looks just like the receptionist of a guild in a fantasy game. Even though we have been living in a fantasy world for a while now, it still tickles my fancy.

“Yes, so you’re selling materials. Please put them in this box.” (Receptionist)

　The receptionist quickly took out a large box, and I could see that she had no trouble with her movements and that she lifted the box easily.

“I’m sorry if I’m not mistaken. Are you an explorer?” (Kei)

　The question without the subject. In other words, is the receptionist a searcher? It’s also a fairly high level.

　On the other hand, the receptionist smiles and returns in a whisper.

“It’s not widely known, but all the receptionists in this company are intermediate level explorers.” (Receptionist)

“Wow, that’s amazing.” (Kei)

“My friend and I messed up while we were working in the dungeon, and so we got transferred to this department.” (Receptionist)

“So sometimes such things can happen.” (Kei)

　Looking at the receptionist with a mischievous smile on her face, I take out the items we got today from my backpack, except for the Minotaur drops. Since we had gone through many of the monsters on the way, we had enough to fill our backpack with today’s harvest.

　Incidentally, I couldn’t fit the Black Wolf’s Pelt in my backpack, so I wrapped it around itself, tied it in a knot, and tied it to the top of my backpack. I felt like a mountain climber.

　Why don’t we use the Item Pouch? Because not many ordinary people use them. However, there are a few intermediate explorers who have them, and it seems that all top-performing explorers have them. In fact, they often buy them themselves. We are not going to show them what we have those ourselves.

　I turned the backpack upside down, threw out all the contents into the box, removed the fur from the backpack, and put it into the box as well.

“I will start verifying them.” (Receptionist)

　The receptionist looks at the item seriously.

　As I watched, I noticed that none of the receptionists here were using any skills to check the items. There seemed to be no movement of magic.

“Isn’t this deceptive?” (Haru)

　Haru muttered behind me. I could barely hear her voice, but the receptionist raised her face.

“That’s right. The only thing you can sell here is dropped items, and as long as you know what they are, you can tell them apart by looking at them, so we don’t get it wrong.” (Receptionist)

　The receptionist shifted the box of items to the side, as if she had completed her inspection, and then typed something into the computer in front of her.

“Please show me your [Dungeon Exploration License] to verify your identity.” (Receptionist)

“Oh, here.” (Kei)

　We hurriedly took out our licenses and showed them to the receptionist. The receptionist is very professional and doesn’t read it out loud. She just touches it once with some kind of scanner and immediately smiles at us.

“Yes, I’ve verified your information. As I mentioned earlier, if the item is disguised to look like another drop item, it is no longer a dungeon item, and we are calling those people frauds.” (Receptionist)

“Is there anyone like that?” (Kei)

“I’ve never seen such a person before, but I’ve heard of a few people who have. A [Black Wolf’s Whole Body Pelt]? It’s the rarest drop of the black wolf. You’re very lucky.” (Receptionist)

　She seemed to have finished typing the data into the computer, and when she rechecked the pelt, she taped the enter key. Then with a tap on the computer keyboard, the purchase price appeared on the screen beside me.

“It’s higher than I thought. I don’t think there were any items that were that good.” (Kei)

“That’s the price of a Black Wolf Whole Body Pelt, right? The drop rate is said to be about five percent, so it is sold at a high price. The price will be transferred to the account on the license that I just received. Thank you for coming today.” (Receptionist)

　After the receptionist gave us a formal bow, we bowed back and left the line.

　Each search permit allows the holder to set up an account, and the money from the sale of items is automatically transferred to the account. It seems to be a measure against robbery and the difficulty of having cash on hand.

　Well, we managed to get a good deal of money today.

“Tomorrow well experiment again.” (Kei)

“Yes, we will. I can’t wait to use the Treasure Tool.” (Haru)

　We walked out of the Dungeon Dam, Haru and I chatting as we left the reception area.