Vol 1 Chapter 13 (1/2)
“Oy, Monk,”
“It’s Fujiwara”
Early in the afternoon, a familiar visitor had arrived at an even more familiar store
Without looking up, Fujiwara opened a ledger, sitting at a counter and having coffee, giving his usual answer
Nothese tere acquainted, Tristan would never stop calling Fujiwara ‘Monk’, so by now this dialogue was akin to a greeting between the two
“Where’s the store owner?”
“My s in Western Labyrinth City”
“Ka, do you think I don’t you’re theI’m not senile”
“It’s annoying that I’ve got to do all this work so early on because Master is out I’ll be willing to do the Appraisal but if it’s soh)
“Hey, don’t get angry with me”
There was no har out that Tristan was elderly, yet an active Seeker Most of the reason for his visits were to appraise unusual iteeon
Today, however, he was empty-handed Fujiondered what on earth he could have come for
Fujiwara brought out an awful, chipped cupcoffee into it on their back porch
“Please dilute it with sooat’s milk”
“There’s nothing that high quality here It would be iet it over coffee, so, please drink it as is”
“Eh, you should be more anxious over your elder’s health”
“If that’s the case, go to a pub, then”
“Oh, right, that’s it”
Tristan seeers and saying
“Monk, do you know the latest story?”
“Which is it?”
“In “The Underground House to Look at the Sun”, it’s all of the buzz”
“I don’t have any idea, at all”
“The Underground House to Look at the Sun” is a popular tavern which athered in in this Labyrinth City
It was also Fujiwara’s favorite coffee-and-snack shop which they often got orders to takeout from
They often only spoke but a feords at the counter, so he had not heard of this new information
“You rarely talk at all with anyone but customers… I’ll tell you this time as a special service So time”
“Oh, are you serious? Who is the daredevil?”
“It was a fledgling rookie”
Being alone on the tenth floor meant you had arrived there all alone This was a major feat
Arriving at the tenth floor alone was seen as a kind of coe Of course, when in a party that has a few of the Ten Classes, it was no e feat
There are a number of reasons for this First, when alone, you cannot sleep There is no one to take guard duty and ensure you are safe Second, if you are trapped with an injury it’s certain you will be left injured
Even if youloot, the risk reas such a disadvantageous ga with your life
“It has been a decade since the last great talent He was standing at the base of the Great Shen I saw him”
“Were you searching for them?”
“Well, it was by chance”
Tristan said as much, but Fujiwara had suspicions Fujiwara knew this old man was prone to ridiculous pranks to satisfy his own curiosity
While on this topic, oneother seekers’ actions is considered a hwayman
“They’re out now They have two names in the rumors”
People with a degree of fame were followed by nicknames, especially Seekers, and often in the case of experts their nickna considered a novice, with such an exceptional performance, it was only natural they’d have one or two
“What is the name?”
“Footsteps of Death” (tl: introduced here as Deadly Dance)
“Footsteps?”
“He wears full body ariant ‘SHA SHA’ sounds every time he takes a step
“…”
“Hihihihi Isn’t it funny?”
“That’s insane, isn’t it?”
Fujiwara didn’t believe his ears
Tristan should be aware that such a joke wasn’t funny either “Footsteps of Death”, with this behavior, would be a prime suicide candidate
The Dungeon was a den of carnivorousout food, and they could even react to quite speaking voices or fearful footsteps To make loud sounds would be bad for your escape rate Therefore, careful adventurers make preparations for quiet armor, or devise plans to keep them quiet
This Mr Whole Body Arests), had taken no such measures, and therefore it was unexpected to wear that sort of thing This was like running out into the dungeonin front of the fierce animals
Indeed, this is a “Deadly Dance”
“Ah, the name coh the Dungeon, hordes of monsters chase behind”
“……”
They see the rest chasing behind Such terrifying strength and fortitude, a person who could do this and live would be ‘a miracle’
“This Footsteps of Death, what sort of person is he?”
“That’s the problem”
Tristan snapped again, pointing his index finger
“They are cohost if it weren’t so clearly alive”
“Neither name nor family?”
“Because of their helm, we don’t even know their face In addition, because they seereets theeon they don’t even say hello
“I see”
Fujiwara finally understood, while nodding
This was the matter so immediate that this old Seeker had come here
Even if he was the type who liked talking, he was not aimless or wasteful of his time Now that Fujiwara understood, it was likely that this time ell spent
“Then, I see now Is the appearance of this character a popular bet at the pub?”
“Yes The y dwarf The runner up is a run-away Lizard Man, and the dark horse bet was a half-elf