Chapter 12 Part 2 (1/2)

Someone asked me to change the ‘Elk’ to ‘Elke’. Sorry, but I won’t do that as both the name have different pronunciation. Elk sounds the most near to the japanese (エルク) but the Elke isn’t anywhere near. and It really irritates me that the author is changing the tense just too much. Anyhow here’s the first chapter for the day (night for some) and wait some minutes for the bonus chapter.

Chapter 12 Part 2

(POV changes to Minato)

I go to the guild and submit my guild card along with the raw materials I hunted yesterday.

Such as fangs and fur of Wolf, skin of Lizard and meat of Rabbit.

Seems like the materials were in a good state, so I got 2 silver coins and 40 copper coins in return. This is quite high?

Well, this job is accompanied with danger and adventurer do this work on a daily basis. If I take the lodging expenses in consideration, this much is reasonable.

The person at the desk was Riin-san whom I met yesterday. I was praised by her, because I’m a rookie who just registered yesterday and yet I brought quite an amount of raw materials.

I still told her ‘I did all this along with Elk’. I don’t want to monopolize all the glory for completing this feat, in the first place. We both were supposed to come here together for selling the materials.

Well then, now that my business here is done,

Shall I also go to the ‘Labyrinth’ after doing some shopping? Yesterday I returned to the inn pretty fast, but I’ve heard that in this city there are many shops that are selling items which help with the investigation work.

Ah, before that,

“Riin-san is it true that I can buy the map for the ‘Labyrinth’ here?”

Elk was saying it yesterday that in the guild, the map for neighboring dungeons or danger areas are being sold.

Most adventurers that are not familiar with dungeon buy the map and move according to it.

I will need it for when I enter the ‘Labyrinth’ and so I decided to buy it.

I want to become familiar with it.

It’s painful that mom never told me how to read a map.

After all, inside that forest, thanks to the ‘Coffin’ that mom brought with her, the demons around the house were particularly strong. And so, if I ventured too far from home, I just needed to go to the place with stronger demons to find my way back home.

If that didn’t work, then the I followed the food’s smell that while riding the winds. And somehow, in the end I was always able to return home.

“Yes, it can be bought?Just, it isn’t sold here but the opposite reception window.”

“Understood. Ah, do you also sell the map of city? I came here just yesterday and so I’m scared that what if I get lost……”

“Yes we sell it too. It is updated on periodic intervals. Caution is required because there won’t any information of any shop that is made or closed recently.”

I see,

Well it will be good enough if I know the location of ‘Bermuda’ on it.

I went the reception window as instructed by Riin-san and bought the 2 maps.

Well then, now I’ll do some shopping and head towards the ‘Labyrinth’. I also need to learn, how to read a map by myself.

Well for the part of going to the labyrinth, I don’t think I’ll get lost after all I just need to walk straight on the stone paved highway stretching from the main gate of the city.

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(POV changes to Elk)

……It’s strange.

That was my impression after roaming inside the labyrinth for 1 hour.

“Shit! Once again. huh!”

SFX: Zasshu (Slash)

One comrade steps forward and slays the goblin that attacked us.

While swinging the blade, he takes down 1 more goblin.

The ones covering him up are me and the thief girl. We intercept the other goblins or demons……wolf etc that are attacking from rear.

And supporting us is the magician friend who excels in long-distance attacks. Along with his help we finish all the demons that attack at us.

……We have repeated the same pattern for 1 hour and some minutes.

“Don’t you think……there are more demons?”

“You think that too?”

From the time we entered and till we reached here, for some reason we encountered just too many monsters.

We are cautiously investigating small rooms and passages with dead ends frequently. When the investigation ends or sometimes didn’t end, the demons have attacked us many times.

And somehow, it seems like they are attacking us in anger and are releasing just too much bloodlust. Furthermore, they are attacking in larger numbers than usual. It’s kind of ghastly?

And from the time we came down to the underground floor 2 from floor 1, it seems like they have gotten even more in numbers.

I have entered this dungeon a lot of times and have experienced many things, but this is a first for me too.

Usually these guys have either good mood or bad mood but today they are all and only angry.

……What is it? Somehow, I’m having a really bad premonition.

“Hey, shouldn’t we go back already……?”

And suddenly the swordsman friend shakes off the blood sticking on the sword and speaks as if saying ‘What the hell you’re saying.’

“Huh? We have just entered, we haven’t found any trace of treasure or anything yet. You got cold feet?”

“Thats right. Doesn’t this happen sometimes if you’re an adventurer? You don’t need to worry just because some demons are angry.”

“No, but……”

“I’m also curious about it. It’s not on the level of a little angry but they’re considerably angry.” (Elk)

“Whoa! even Elk you saying that. Aren’t you the one who needs the money the most?”

“No, well, that is true, but……”

I certainly said so, but I am feeling a really nasty chill down my spine.

This type of thing is a first for me, truly.

I’m still a not-so-strong newbie and so I have made many plans for securing my safety. Thanks to that, I can somehow intuitively sense any danger.

“Don’t worry about it. I have ventured here a lot more than you guys, this sort of thing happens sometimes? If you get the timing of them attacking, then there is no problem at all”

“True. And if it gets bad then just run. This is only the second floor. No matter what appears here, we four can easily defeat them.”

……It’ll be good if that’s the case.

My bad premonitions are mostly right.

This bad feeling just doesn’t go off, even with you puffing your chest.

…I think it’ll be better if I prepare to run at anytime whenever anything bad occurs.

While I was worrying about that,

The footsteps of something heading towards us reach our ears from the dark area in front of us.

We 4 by reflex speak ‘Again, huh’ as if bored with it and set up their weapons while waiting for the something……most probably a monster to come in front of us.

For some reason there are many footsteps, it’s still the second floor so there won’t be any strong monsters here. At most there only goblins or lizards.

We are 4 people and one is a magician. If we coordinate properly, we will be able to fight.

……Even so,

It strange that I’m feeling lonely just because that guy is not with me today.

While I am thinking that, the thing that appeared in front of our eyes was……

“……Eh!?“

A monster we never expected to meet.

It is a monkey like monster with humanoid form and has ochre colored body hair growing all over it.

They have bigger bodies than that of goblin and have sharp claws and teeth. They are the……

Wha-, M-Mad Monkeys!?“

“Just why are these guys on this floor!?”

*KiiKii*Their high-pitched voice resounds with ear-splitting loudness.

Having our expectations overturned in a split second the party falls into panic.

That’s natural. These ‘Mad Monkeys’ don’t appear on early floors ever.

They are the monsters that appear now and then on 4th and 5th floor. Why are they on the second floor then!? And in a crowd, no less!?

Their rank as per guild is D. The difficulty is worlds apart from goblins.