CHAPTER 93: BROTHER THINKS ABOUT THEIR FUTURE

A single arm moves between the keyboard and the mouse.

　What was displayed on the computer monitor was the damage situation in each country.

　In Japan, there were few monsters that overflowed the dungeon, and most of the ones that escaped were reportedly defeated.

　However, they didn’t seem to know the details of the number of monsters that had escaped, so there was a high possibility that there were still monsters outside the dungeon.

　In countries that are overrun with monsters, it is said that monsters are moving freely around the dungeon.

　Another phenomenon that is noticeably happening in such countries overflowing with monsters is the expansion of the dungeon range.

　The range in which the status of people and monsters becomes effective and enhanced is gradually expanding.

　This phenomenon seems to be progressing slowly in countries like Japan, where there are few monsters that have overflowed.

　On the Internet, there is a belief that the phenomenon will spread as monsters leave the area. If this is the case, it will just be a matter of time.

　If this is the case, then the dungeons in Japan, which have not stopped expanding, albeit only little by little, prove that there are still monsters outside.

　In fact, the progression of Tokyo’s Dungeon in the city is the slowest of all the dungeons in Japan.

“That can’t be the only reason, can it?” (Kei)

　I muttered to myself and closed my computer.

　I looked at my watch and saw that it was 24:00. Haru is long asleep. I was sitting on the stairs leading up from the basement, working on the computer.

　I set the closed computer down beside me and stand up with my phone in my hand. Standing right next to the entrance to the dungeon, I chanted.

“[Power]” (Kei)

　Confirming that my body has gained power, I take one step back. Once your body is out of the dungeon’s range, I feel the loss of my status and magic power.

“If it’s just the effect of the monsters leaving the dungeon, then it doesn’t explain why the dungeon range of my house is expanding, does it?” (Kei)

　I take a glance at the calendar hanging on the wall, hold the laptop I just put down, and go up to the first floor. The year had started a few days ago, and I was getting used to living without my left hand.

　However, due to the inconvenience of losing my arm and reconfirming the dangers of dungeons, I haven’t explored any dungeons since the day I fought the chimera.

　The equipment in the vault has never been taken out, and Haru has never asked to enter the dungeon.

　Haru is living as relaxed a life as she did before the dungeon was built. She has started to pull out a futon for me and has recently started to dabble in cooking.

　It tasted indescribably strange, no, I don’t know why I can’t remember it well, but it was nice to know that my sister was taking care of me like this.

　I put the computer on the table and took a glass of water from the table and drank some water. As I feel the water moisten my dry mouth, I am lost in thought.

　Our current source of funds was from selling items in the dungeon. There were still a lot of items that we hadn’t sold yet, so we could live easily for a while, but it would be difficult to live forever.

　And not everything can be sold at the current price. There were things like the stampede this time. Some people may stop being explorers, but more people will be willing to dive into the dungeon.

　I am sure that more and more new items will be discovered, and their quality will improve. If this happens, items that can be sold for millions of dollars now may someday be sold in stores around the corner.

　What’s more, our dungeon was almost completely devoid of monsters.

　I’m not sure what’s going on now that the stampede is over, but if the monsters are still coming out slowly, we’ll have to change our main dungeon exploration location to Tokyo.

　If I do that, I need to make it look like I’m gradually getting stronger to match the other explorers. There are a lot of problems.

　However.

　I yawned.

　I’m getting sleepy.

“I’ll have a good talk with Haru tomorrow.” (Kei)

　Yes, I tried to fluff it up before going into the futon.

　The futon was really cold.