Vol 1 Chapter 15 (1/2)
“The Footsteps of Death”, in fact Anemone, was impatient
She was on the seventh floor of the Dungeon, which is often called ‘Closet’
The floor consists of long aisles and countless doors on either side, which lead to countless e, six doors to her left and six to her right When totaled, it’s twelve doors
“shi+t… Doors again?”
Every door leads to a respective closet, which could have valuable items, or monsters and traps
She had even co space, with a useable restroom, closet, and a kitchen- reicians is retired, living on the seventh floor’ She wondered if it was true, after all
“Door, door, door… It’sme sick!”
Until one opens the door, no one knohat’s behind it She didn’t have time to play around with monsters and traps
Further doors over and over could drive you mad, but in the myriad sum of all of the doors only one contained a seon Floor 7
“No time to be lost… I only have half a day left!”
Tireatest enemy
Somewhere in this floor, she had dropped her knapsack without noticing, during the continuous fighting All of her mobile food was packed in it
A day had passed, and Aneo for a few days without eating if they had water, but Anemone’s constitution would not allow it Her body was already heavy
An injury she gained on her left ar satisfactorily either
By the second half of her second day with no food, the “Hero” ability would be fully nullified Ability Reinforcement, Spirit Stability, Element Tolerance, and so forth would be undone fully Soon, Aneht ht of her all-important armor
A large sung –and a door cru roo it, but she did not want to waste the ti the doors
“I’m such an idiot A little bit of carelessness, and I’m in this much trouble”
Aneeon easy
The monsters she could encounter couldn’ther sword once or twice or use strange ic to deal with the two shi+ts, she’d be healed within a few hours She could reach the tenth floor independently, ould she worry about the seventh floor?
But, then she oal to reach the fifteenth floor had been completely demolished, the require her pitifully on only the seventh floor
Though she had gotten into a bit of a bind on the tenth floor, it had been awhile since then She had carelessly fell into a poisonous trap, and the poison got trapped within her full body ar for half a day in total
Anemone also didn’t know if or when she’d find a fellow Seeker, or if there was one watching her even now She therefore couldn’t take her helmet off and pat down her sweat, even
Ane her identity from the residents of Labyrinth City Once it was known, it would likely be ieon; even her pleas to leave the city would be denied on the spot
She had to fulfill her long-cherished wish She was so dedicated that she would throay her life rather than fail due to losing her resolve
“…”
Anemone remembered a youth she had met recently
He was the sole witness of her foret How4ever, she wasn’t able to kill him, or rather he had saved her life
An apology alone for the atteratitude
“But all I left behind at the tiuided by her helplessness as for what to do She had erred on the side of her normal reactions
“Can’t, can’t Have to concentrate”
Thinking about such things would not serve Ane headfirst into the ground
She just had to find the stairs, getting to the surface after that would be simple Then, she could eat
On the saician’s Shop”, in the oods
When he finished his wholesale purchasing at the Market, he went to his favorite Tavern, of course It’s a pub from dusk to dawn, but at noon it’s also secretly a Coffee Shop He wanted to buy coffee and snacks, which were his favorite tie-over for the day
“Welcome, mister Thrift Shop”
The Goodwife, wearing her eye patch, was cleaning an ale h the door
Fujiwara tilted his head, confused Usually, there would be trinity of jovial old women, not the Goodwife
“What’s happened, here?”
“My Niece is pregnant The Granny party is in full force, and I have to tend the counter”
Fujiwara understood, home circumstances
Norh, she’d be sleeping at this hour It was clear she was somewhat snappy, likely due to lack of rest
“I see, I see”
Fujiwara snorted He sh the store
He wondered what it was It was fragrant, likely a baked snack of some kind
“Since I had nothing to do, I was trying a new biscuit”
The Goodwife brought out a plate upon which were several s color, somewhat like a fox’s fur
He wondered which to pick, they were all plenty warm
“Mu This is delicious”
“Thank you,”
Fujiasn’t just flattering her
Perhaps it wasn’t sweet enough to be a child’s snack, but for Fujiwara is was good The tea he received was also ideal for the snacks
Fujiwara had heard that this hardy lady was originally an elite Seeker
Her strength hadn’t declined any, and if Seekers had a scuffle in her pub, they’d both be punished immediately, it was a reputation the Tavern had
But this dish, this proved she was just as competent at cuisine Perhaps it was even better than the Granny Force’s biscuits
“Now, for business Do you want your usual fare?”
“Uu, the coffee… And the biscuits?”
“I have Sesame and Black Tea flavored as well as the plain”
“Then, five of each”
“Thank you very much”
She pro so
“By the way, Thrift Shop, I have a favor to ask”
“What is it?”
“I want for you to sell me a charm”
“Charm… Do you mean an Amulet?”
“Yes, if that’s how you say it I want a ‘Good Luck’ charm, or such
“Charm of Prosperous Business?”
Fujiwara asked, reaching for the re complimentary biscuit
This was not the first time a store had requested this of him
This was because these past several years, Labyrinth City was eon had been extreerous ever since the Expedition Event Unfortunately, even if Seeker’s livelihood wasn’t directly tied to businesses, they all were related to them in some way, even if sales had just decreased
If one were to say the econo
“No, the business isn’t the problem