Question Time

Now then, guess Ill try asking Setsuna what her goal is directly.

Let me ask this first. Whats your goal? I dont want you to do something violent here, could you pardon me if Im your enemy?

I said it at the start, but this is practically all of what I want to know left.

[I dont want to be hostile either. Theres something Im looking for, so Im gathering information, I guess? Well, as an adventurer, Im going to be hunting a few monsters, so sorry?]

Setsuna apologized and clapped her hands together. Her breasts shook a bit.

And now Rokukos kicking me lightly. Why?

Its natural for adventurers to hunt monsters, so theres no problems with her hunting monsters as an adventurer ah, the Goblins? Is it because shed be hunting Goblins? Seriously, Rokukos hopeless when it comes to her Goblin fetish. She can endure somewhat, but Id like it if she could keep her Goblin preferences under check even with them being hunted.

Still though, information, is it? Shes still being a bit vague. The contents of that information might a hostility.

I dont mind, I assumed that So, you want information? Sure, if I know it and you pay, Ill answer.

[Pay? No way, with my body!?]

Whatre you saying to a Golem? Or were you meaning working as a boss at this dungeon?

[I mean, dont dungeons eat corpses? If you told me to chop off my arm or something, I dont think Id want to]

Ah, dont worry about that. Moneys fine, so are items. Im even good with information.

[Thats pretty normal]

You would prefer a non-normal exchange? Then Ill also accept a leg.

[No, normal is good~, Im great with normal~!]

Setsuna hurriedly agreed to negotiation. And I got pinched by Rokuko.

What? Even for me, taking a leg would be too extreme, I wouldnt want it.

[Come to think of it, you didnt call my companions? Or did you call them to a different room?]

To answer that question ah, whatever. Ill make this one a freebie since you told me so much in your introduction. The others are still in those stalls.

[ Not as hostages, right?]

Who knows? Ill answer that question for a copper coin as payment. I dont mind if you suggest a payment yourself either.

Setsuna presented the copper coin.

Theyre not really hostages. That rooms a safety zone to start with so theres nothing I could do to them anyway.

[Thats great.]

Now that the tutorials out of the way, lets move on with it.

Setsuna nodded. Well then, lets hear her questions.

[The first thing I want to know is about the black wolf. Could you tell me if you know anything about it?]

The black wolf? Thats too vague, I dont know what to talk about. Could you be a bit more specific?

[Nnn, then the black wolf that was staying in this dungeon for a whiledo you know about it?]

I do. For that information, hmm

Im also wanting to collect information for the payment, but I cant really think of anything I want to ask.

If you tell me [where Core 410 is], Ill tell you some of what I know.

[Where papa is? Nnn, alright. You know the ship that leaves for Wakoku from Pavuera? Theres an island on the way there. I think it was called Bania Island?]

Bania Island. Lets remember that.

Ill tell you what I know then. That thing was named [Rin]. He spent the whole winter snug in this dungeon. That spot you guys were at used to be a riddle area, but it got destroyed by it. I left it alone because fixing it was troublesome It left once spring came.

[I see it does have the same name as what were chasing.]

If you want to hear a more detailed account, could you tell me why youre chasing Rin?

[Hmm. Its grandmas pet. It ran away, so were chasing after it?]

Dungeon Cores dont have grandmas though if there were something, itd be a grandpa, [Father] Ah, she could be like an old neighborhood lady couldnt she? Lets confirm.

That grandma you mentioned, who is she? Your actual grandmother?

[Un, my grandma. Mamas mama.]

So in other words, its alright to send you the bill for the damages to the dungeon?

[Send that to straight to grandma please you dont inherit debts, after all.]

Then where is this grandma of yours? Id like to send her the bill.

[If I knew that, one of our journeys goals would be done with. Haah]

Setsuna sighed. Now I want to know just who that grandma is.

[So, the rest of the information about Rin?]

Ah its not to the point of being its weakness, but salt was effective against it. It seemed to hate it. Its favorite food was the white plates that can be found in this dungeon. While on the subject, it didnt die even after having a hole punched through it. I believe that its actually a slime. Since you said its a pet, the owner might have more information.

[W-woah that info was more intense than expected. It was raised by grandma after all]

Well, its good you got what you wanted. So, your grandma, you didnt say anything about her.

[ Nnn~, its a secret. Id have to exchange it with some pretty huge information to tell you.]

Ah, so it finally happened. She gets how this works now eh?

That so? Well then, ask your next question.

[Hmm~. Guess its time to ask. Do you know anything about rice?]

Rice? Yeah, Ill tell you if you tell me about your grandma.

[Ah, pass. I dont care that much about the rice.]

Oh? Unfortunate. Even though I was thinking about giving her a seed. Just one though.

Anything else?

[Nnn, ah. That black haired dog ear girl living outside the dungeon, you know her?]

Meat huh. She called her Toy or something.

I know of her. What about her?

[Is that child connected with the dungeon somehow?]

Youll have to pay five copper coins for my response.

Setsuna quickly held out five copper coins, so I accepted them.

Hmm. I cant answer that.

[Ehbut I just paid the five copper!?]

That was the price for the knowledge that I couldnt answer. Thats why it was so cheap, no need to shout. I mean, what kind of connection are you talking about to start with? You could even say that adventurers hunting monsters is a kind of connection.

[ How should I say this was she given a special power or something?]

Ah, thats included in the stuff that I cant answer. If theres some circumstances, maybe try asking another way?

[Muu. It feels like youre the one getting information.]

Its not like I could tell you something without knowing that you want it. Right, if its about that dog eared girl, she likes that man thats always near her a lot. Is that information what you wanted? Its inconsequential right?

[ Ooh.]

Whyd she bite at that? Does she like romance stories?

Even Rokuko sunk her teeth into it.

Wh at? Meat likes Kehma?

Oi, Rokuko. Thats a surprise?

Kehma likes me the most though, right?

Ah, yeah. Youre number one. You even have that ring yeah?

Its all good then!

I dont really get it, but I guess its alright.