Volume 3 Chapter 11 (1/2)

Somehow, we managed to conquer the Golden Pyramid. After solving the mystery of the pyramid, we entered the treasury which was being protected by the Sphinx. The first time I attempted to solve the mystery, I had answered incorrectly and got thrown down into the basement.

[Youya, treasure~~] (Luna)

[This. Is the most amazing treasure chest in the world isn’t it?] (Til)

Although they were completely exhausted with hollow eyes earlier, the two children, Til and Luna who were dragging their feet lifelessly had become energetic again.

[Ah. It’s a treasure chest with a higher ratio of rare items as compared to a normal chest. It will always be here in the Golden Pyramid and it respawns here every week. Well, more importantly, let’s retrieve the necklace.] (Youya)

The necklace was a necessity to increasing our party’s limit to five. From the beginning, I had always hoped that we would be having a five-men party as the experience values gained from hunting monsters would always increase by 1.1times depending on how many additional party members there are. Furthermore there are also recovery spells and enchantment spells which only benefit the whole party. There is a variety of other benefits but essentially a five-men party would be much more efficient.

Within Flaregard, there was also a boss monster which I would like to challenge and in order to defeat it, it’ll be easier to be familiar working as a five-men party. Regardless, we’ll be the underdogs in the contest for the boss monster as we will have to get past the obstruction of other adventurers plus be the first to arrive at the boss room.

I grabbed the necklace with a rusty chain and an impression large enough to fit a jewel. I took out the Thread of Bond from my bag which we obtained from the Minotaur and brought it close to the chain. The silver thread began glowing as it wrapped itself around the rusty chain, turning the chain silver with a beautiful silver shimmer. Then, the light concentrated itself into the impression as a blue jewel with a unique emblem appeared in the impression. After confirming the item was completed, I equipped the necklace.

[Everyone, leave your current party at once.] (Youya)

The girls nodded as our current 2 men and 3 men parties were cancelled. Then, I invited everyone to my party.

[Uhn! We’re finally a party with five people!] (Luna)

[With this we have the best possible party members!] (Til)

[It feels like we can do anything with this party.] (Selene)

[Once again everyone, please take care of me from now on.] (Phil)

[Speaking of which, I forgot something important. We have to think about our party name from now on. It’ll be much more convenient for us to accept quests as well as for nominated quests to reach us if we had one.] (Youya)

To a certain extent, nominated quests can only be issued once we have a party name. As for the clients of the quests, they would only arrange a nominated quest for urgent matters or quests with an extremely high difficulty for a trustworthy party rather than wait for a random adventurer to accept it. Nominated quests often had extremely high nomination costs and it was even more attractive as there aren’t any competition for the quest. The one quest I had accepted was a quest asking me to head over to Selene’s kingdom, the Laluzulu Kingdom. Aside from these there are other convenient reasons to have a party name.

[Youya-niisan. We’re in trouble if you were to suddenly ask us that. We won’t be able to decide that in this situation.] (Til)

[Uhn! It’s our precious party name. It’s something we should decide properly.] (Luna)

Luna and Til were unexpectedly giving mature responses.

[About that. What was Youya-ojisama old party name?] (Selene)

I hurriedly closed Selene’s mouth with my hands

[Muguu.muguu?] (Selene)

With a red face, Selene continued to struggle.

[Uh. About that, when we are deciding on our party’s name, be sure not to come up with a strange name. It’s better to avoid any strange impressions with our name.] (Youya)

It was a mistake in my youth. Back when it was just Leonard and Phil, I came up with a strange name while we were drinking. It is a name that I absolutely do not want to tell the girls.

[Waaaa. Uwahh. I understand so please release me Youya-ojisama.] (Selene)

[If you understand then that’s fine.] (Youya)

Because of this, I recalled the name of my previous party.

[Have you decided on a name for the Magic Pet? Once we enter the hot springs, the monster is ready to be born.] (Youya)

[Uhn. Perfectly!] (Luna)

[Everyone has thought about it properly!] (Til)

[Yes. We have a nice name prepared. It’s a cute name, and it is appropriate regardless of its gender.] (Selene)

Looks like I was just worrying excessively. Once we return, we’ll go ahead and enjoy the hot springs.

[In that case, let’s hurry up and return. Luna, it’s up to you.] (Youya)

[Leave it to Luna.] (Luna)

Luna began unlocking the treasure box. It was Luna’s job to open any chest we come across as thieves had a special skill, Lockpicking which allows them to disable any traps that may activate after opening the chest. This was important as there is a slight possibility of having the contents of the box damaged from the trap. Furthermore, this wasn’t just a normal treasure box, but a rare treasure box. I’m excited to find out what is inside the box. Luna managed to unlock the chest safely as she opened the chest.

[What is this?] (Luna)

Luna held a cool-looking bell in her hand.

[Hou. That is a pretty nice item. It’s a Repel Bell. Once you shake the bell, it makes it difficult for monsters to approach us whenever we are exhausted, making it pretty useful.] (Youya)

(Note: I don’t know any appropriate names for the item so… If anyone dislikes it then offer a suggestion to me! 魔除けの鈴)

[Hurray! Treasure!] (Til)

It’s a convenient item and a well-sought after item by merchants who travel from town to town. I’m going to place it in my bag, however I will definitely be selling it afterwards. For materials transaction, it would be better to pay a commission fee and leave the sales to the guild, however it would be better to sell this item directly as it was an extremely expensive item.

Luna and Til have not experienced attending an auction yet, it may be a good experience to bring them to the auction. Even as a buyer, participating in an auction is an unique experience.

[Now then, let’s return to the city. Cold ale and hot springs are waiting for us there.] (Youya)

[Uhn!] (Luna)

[Cold drinks!] (Til)

We obtained a bunch of rare items, however everyone is already exhausted. Let’s return soon.

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After exiting the dungeon using the magical vortex in the treasury, since they couldn’t tolerate their dirty bodies more than their hunger, the girls decided to head for the hot springs rather than the inn. We headed towards the hot spring recommended by the guild as the natural hot springs in Flaregard were a huge success, becoming one of their main specialties.

[Dear customers, females please head to the left while males head towards the right.] (Receptionist)

WIth this, it’s farewell. There are other hot springs in the town that had mixed bathing, and I wished to enjoy the springs with the girls, however I couldn’t tolerate the idea of exposing the girls’ skins to other guys, so I chose a normal public bathhouse.

[No way. Luna wants to be with Youya.] (Luna)

Luna inflated her cheeks as she clung to my arm.

[Luna, don’t place too much burden on the clerk lady. Have a little patience.] (Youya)

[That’s right you know. If you were to follow Youya-niisan, you’ll be exposing yourself to other people.] (Til)

[So long as it’s with Youya, then it’s fine.] (Luna)

As usual, I didn’t feel uncomfortable with this, however it is a little troubling. What should we do…

[Dear customers. If that is the case, then you could use our private bathhouse service for families with a seperate bath from the general bath. However, it will be much more expensive. You’ll be able to enjoy it with your party members if you wish to, and if five people were to use it then there will be plenty of space. Since it is a private bath, you will also be able to relax much more freely.] (Receptionist)

For a moment, the receptionist’s eyes scanned over our equipment, especially at me and Phil. She was probably seizing the opportunity to advertise their expensive private bath towards an adventurer who looked wealthy based on their equipment. She was quite experienced at doing business as Luna’s eyes began shining.