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Chapter 40

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We found a “treasure chest”, one of the wooden box types. We entrusted Emilia, who had worked hard to disarm its trap, with the right to open it.

“Alright! Here I go!!” (Emilia)

What came out of the treasure chest that Emilia had thrown open with enthusiasm was… a full set of armor.

“Huh?” (Kouta)

“Ah?” (Mira)

“Ha?” (Sofia)

“Nn?” (Emilia)

Yeah, I didn’t understand what was going on at all.

Something clearly bigger than the treasure chest just came out… What the heck is going on?

As we watched on, the full armor knelt in place, as if assuming a resting posture. It was a bulky suit of armor in a pale, metallic light blue.

My thoughts have already come to a screeching halt. Dungeons really allow anything, huh…

“…For now, should we just take it back?” (Mira)

“Yeah.” (Kouta)

“Sounds good.” (Sofia)

“Okay…” (Emilia)

The first to reboot was Mira. As expected of her, in situations like this she was reliable.

“Umm, should I carry it?” (Kouta)

“No, have Sofia and Emilia carry it. Kouta, you can still manage this floor on your own, right?” (Mira)

“Yeah, I’ll be fine.” (Kouta)

“Then sorry but escort us to the dungeon’s entrance. I’ll stay alert and provide backup. This should be the safest plan.” (Mira)

“…Got it.” (Kouta)

Emotionally, it feels wrong to let the girls carry the luggage while I walk around empty-handed. But yeah, this probably is the safest choice. After all, I have [Support Magic].

We split up the rest of the loot among us and carried it out. Nothing special happened on the way. We just ran into some goblins and wiped them out. But at the entrance to the first floor, we saw something unpleasant.

“You’re useless! At least carry the luggage!” (Man A)

“I am being useful! You guys are just weak, that’s all!” (Woman)

“What did you say, you b—!?” (Man B)

“I’m never joining this party again!” (Woman)

“Yeah, yeah! Get lost, you damn woman!” (Man C)

A party was having a falling out inside the dungeon. It looked like a group of five, men and women, and the one being ostracized was a woman with a well-proportioned figure and brown skin. When she met our eyes, she glared sharply at us and walked out of the dungeon. Their voices were overlapping, so it sounded like she was using a translation device as well.

Japanese and… what’s the other language? I’m not sure, but to me, it sounds like German. Same as Emilia and the others. Even if you form a party, it doesn’t mean things will always go well.

It’s hard sometimes…

We didn’t feel the need to keep anything except the armor, so we went ahead and settled the rest first. It had already been decided that we’d think about what to do with the armor after it was appraised. After all, Sofia and Mira were going to do the appraisal. Since Sofia and Emilia had carried the heaviest item, the armor, I decided I’d cover the appraisal fee at least.

If I don’t do at least that much, I’ll feel bad emotionally…

By the way, the appraisal room allowed up to five people to enter. The supervisor counted separately. That room was actually surrounded on all sides. If somebody did anything stupid like theft or vandalism, he’d be sent to the afterlife without question. They showed no mercy. There was even a famous story about a guy who kicked the wall after his self-appraisal showed no skills, and had his leg shot clean through.

We only had ten minutes, so we rushed to check everything.

I don’t want to pay for extra time.

 

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