Another Designated Commission

He really did jus sleep

Ichika mumbled something incomprehensible as we left the inn.

Ive gotten used to leaving after just using [Cleanup]. I left the room tidy this time too That wasnt a slip! I planned it from the start! [1]

Aaah my muscles hurt today too~. As expected~. I only slept nine hours after all

Thats enough monologuing.

Well then, what to do next I bought a slave, which was the my purpose this time. How about we head back?

Huh? Were not headin to the guild? Not doin another commission?

Its fine to not be so serious about it, its not like I particularly want to be an adventurer you know. Itd be convenient if there was a dungeon at a rank we could dive into though.

C-ranks good then. Most dungeons have rank limitations yknow?

By rank limitations, shes talking about the guild not allowing people below that rank to enter.

You could still go and die at your own risk, but you wont be given information on the place while your rank is insufficient. In the case that the dungeon is being managed, you would be treated as poaching and your loot would be seized. Furthermore, you would be fined.

By the way, do you know about the Imperial Capitals [White Labyrinth]?

Probably all adventurers know about it. Its a dungeon you can go into startin at C-rank in the center of the Imperial Capital. I think theres other dungeons near it you can go into at any rank though.

Inside of the book written by Haku-san, [Introduction to the Study of Dungeons], Dungeons are natural phenomena, things that could grow. Dungeons that grow up to a certain point are able to form new dungeons, like starting a family. The derived dungeon was a new dungeon made by Haku-san for the Dungeon Battle.

Incidentally, A dungeon will rapidly grow up in a day, or possibly degenerate. This is called the transition phase was written in beautiful penmanship in the Dungeon Battle things memo.

I thought about us going out to visit, so getting a C-rank one would be good.

Heeh, to visit huh, amazin confidence Come to think of it, it was captured to floor fifty-two when I was an adventurer Has it progressed since then? [2]

Since it had more than a hundred and fifty floors, I guess saying thirty percent was about right guess it was pretty difficult?

So wherere we goin?

To our base outside town. Were returning there.

Hmm, by outside of town, you dont mean the slums outside the south gate yeah? If we have to stop for the night on the way, is the base pretty far away?

Thats right. Its in the mountains. Half a days run away.

Then its common sense to say something to the guild about it anyways. Well, F-ranks dont really go that far though.

Come to think of it, that gatekeeper said that Receptionist-san was worried huh. She actually had that attitude though.

Though I left in a hurry to return last time, theres not really any pressing reason this time. Why not go by to say something?

Alright, theres no harm in going by to say something. Im a bit lacking in common sense.

Got it, inform them if you know.

Its important to have a colleague with the local common sense after all.

Rokuko doesnt concern herself with a humans common sense since she is a Dungeon Core, and Meat is ignorant of society from being raised as a slave.

As for Haku-san she knows about human common sense, but I cant just go and contact her

Well, mornings were rush hour in the guild it wasnt. The commission notice board was developing its own rush hour and was very crowded though. Maybe I should come back later?

Although Meat looked at the commissions and asked me which ones I wanted her to fetch, I didnt come to pick one up this time. Just to drop by.

Hmm? Maybe itd be faster to just go and say something at the counter? Since I can set aside more time to sleep if I get back fast, lets finish this quickly.

Well, at the counter was the usual Receptionist-san a different person! I saw a different person there for the first time ever!

Showing my guild card, I decided to greet her.

Excuse me, Im the F-rank adventurer Kehma, but Ill be leaving the town for a while.

Yes Ah, Ill go and get the person in charge of you, so please wait a moment.

Eh? Ah, yes.

I decided to quietly wait since I was told to.

I heard Ichika ask if I did something wrong, but I didnt really know did me being a Dungeon Master leak out to the guild?

After waiting for a few moments, the usual Receptionist-san arrived.

Good morning.

Ah, yeah, good morning but why you specifically?

Come to think of it I didnt say, did I? I am assigned to you, I look forward to working with you from here on.

By assigned to me, that meant she was my dedicated receptionist. It seems thats preferential treatment to special adventurers. With a dedicated receptionist, things that would need official documents could be processed with just a few words. That, and dedicated receptionists were obligated to give priority to you over other adventurers. If they saw you lined up for the counter you would be called forward to be processed. Things like that.

It also seems like they would tell you economical information and advice.

This Receptionist-sans disposition towards slaves aside, she did her work properly so I theres no problem with her being my dedicated receptionist.

But Ive been trying to figure out why oh, thats it. The Guild Head said Meat and I might be his grandchildren.

So, Im told youll be leaving town today

Ill be training in the mountains for a bit. Ive been thinking about setting my sights on the [White Labyrinth] sooner or later come to think of it, the [Ordinary Cave] was an F-rank dungeon right? Is there any problem in me going to check it out?

Training? I understand Though, even if the [Ordinary Cave] is definitely a dungeon, dont be too hopeful. Other than the Dungeon Core, it cant be called a dungeon. The result from the other days investigation was [No Abnormalities].

Looks like theres no problem with me going.

Well, please let me know if theres anything else. And please never raise your hand against the real Dungeon Core. Dungeons are very academically valuable, so they are protected objects If you make a move against it, an announcement will go out and A-rank adventurers will head to assassinate you.

Ah, probably a good thing to know preventing Rokuko from being damaged by threatening others with the title of an A-rank adventurer.

When I asked about its location, she showed me a comparatively crude map compared to the menus, saying it was somewhere around where she pointed.

Oh yes, by the way, another designated commission came for you.

Receptionist-san, who had visibly just recalled something, held out a commission ticket.

It wast one for restroom cleaning. It was for procuring of rabbit meat.

Im told that Kehma-samas delivery of meat for producing meat skewers were, rather than being of low quality, were delicious and popular they sold very well, and sold out in the afternoon. He boasted, saying that from now on he would purchase up to six per day at the max of twelve coppers. If possible, hed like you to tell him the secret.

Now that I think about it, those meat skewers we ate yesterday were from a different stall huh?

That commission certainly did say that the meat was for the next week, that day was probably yesterday then.

I didnt know or else I would have went to that stall to eat some delicious meat skewers.

Well, Ichika probably wouldnt have been able to eat any since they were sold out in the afternoon.

Hooh! Tasty meat skewers!? You wont overlook that right? Right? Goshujin-sama!?

Ah, it looks like Im going to have to accept the rabbit meat designated commission huh?

Its fine though, Im not in any particular rush to hurry back.

Footnotes:

There is supposed to be some sort of thing that sounds dirty like a oops I didnt mean thattype thing in this part, but I cant figure out how to make it work in English. Sorry.Return

The way Keima says visit can also be read as to play, a more lighthearted way. Return