Chapter 52
Chapter 52 Strongest Sage, Hasn"t Learned
"Welcome back Mathi-kun!"
"Look, he really comes back right!"
Ruli and Alma welcomed me when I got back on the camp .
It seems Ruli was refining the dungeon wall, I could see broken pieces of rocks and dug soil on the ground .
" . . . . But it"s way quicker than an hour right? Did something happen?"
"My Storage magic ran out of s.p.a.ce after I beat a slightly big monster . I turned around and went back at floor 21 . So it"s faster than the plan . "
"Big monster huh . . . . "
"Yeah . The materials you can get from the monster aren"t really interesting, but I figure it might fetch a good price . "
You can use Arch Serpent"s materials for something but the handling is a bit difficult .
The venom is gone once it"s killed, and it has no claws and few bones .
But the fangs are relatively usable, so I"ve taken several with me .
"Floor 21 monster . . . What"s it name?"
"Arch Serpent . "
Since it"s a different era now, the monster"s name might have changed too .
"Arch Serpent . . . . I"m not familiar with the name, but I"m sure it"d fetch a good price, being a floor 21 monster and all!"
"Or rather, materials from floor 21 monsters rarely circulate in the market . . . . Will it be alright?"
"The mob monsters on floor 21 were weaker than War Tiger y"know . The big one was relatively tough though . "
People seeing from the sideline might think that the fight was easy since it ended with just three crushed magic stones . . . . But it was actually not that simple .
Because, the 【Special Manaa Enchant】 magic invoked by crushing magic stones isn"t something that can be done continuously so nonchalantly .
It"s an act of scattering half-baked mana union to the surroundings .
If you carelessly did it twice without thinking, the mana composition inside the dungeon could went astray and trigger a Mana Disaster .
A strange monster might occur in the dungeon because of it, but that"s still good, worst case, monsters might overflow out of the dungeon instantly, destroying royal capital .
With my current control of mana, doing it four times is the limit before Mana Disaster occurs .
Furthermore, if I had to do it for the fourth time back then, I probably would have to stay in the dungeon for 3-4 days to adjust the mana inside the dungeon .
In that respect, it would have been bad if the fight didn"t conclude in three shots .
"Must be quite a monster for Mathi-kun to call it tough . . . . "
"I mean, stop using War Tiger as your standard . War Tiger is a calamity cla.s.s you know?"
"But it"s weaker than that demon . "
"Using demon is even worse!"
We ascended the dungeon while having that conversation .
I see that both has gotten quite used to their roles, with Alma handling monsters and Ruli making arrows .
"Oh right, are we going to Adventurer Guild to sell the materials?"
"I think we still can"t register on Adventurer Guild at our age . . . . "
"Students should be able to register regardless of age . I haven"t done it yet though . "
"Then let"s go register ourselves . Where"s the guild again . . . . "
"Ah, I know where it is . "
After leaving the dungeon, Ruli led us walking in the city .
We could see a building with a huge signboard, written with 『Adventurer Guild』 before long .
"Are you academy students? Have you registered with us?"
An onee-san inside came talk to us the moment we went inside .
"Yes . We"re Second Academy students . We haven"t registered yet, but we"d like to sell some materials . "
Ruli answered .
"Right then, please put the stuff you"re selling on this purchasing counter to formalize the purchase . . . . But really, the students this year are quite exceptional . That"s quite the loot . "
While pointing at the purchasing counter, onee-san said that when she saw the magic stones we were carrying .
Looks like she"ll handle the purchasing . This onee-san seems to be the guild"s receptionist or something .
By the way, the reason why we"re carrying magic stones around is because I had no mana left to spare so I couldn"t store the magic stones we got from the monsters we beat on the way back .
My loot are all inside the Storage magic so the ones we"re carrying now are all Alma"s and Ruli"s without a doubt .
Since we collected magic stones of questionable quality too, the amount we"re carrying right now is quite something .
"Then could the three of you show me your Student Cards? You can use those as Guild Cards . "
"Yes!"
We handed over our student cards and then onee-san quickly filled the branch office name and some number on the cards" back and gave them back to us .
"The registration is complete with this . Then, please put the materials on the purchasing counter . You may also keep the one you don"t want to sell or only inquire the price . . . . "
"What do you think, Mathi-kun?"
"Well, no harm in selling them all is there? I"ve got the ones needed for practices with me . "
"Then, all of them please!"
"Understood . "
Onee-san quickly appraises the magic stones .
Mainly for color and weight it seems .
There was no hesitation in her movement as she completed the procedure, and the magic stone"s total price kept increasing .
"It"s done . All of them would be 12 gold coins and 3 silver coins . "
"T-twelve . . . . That"s a lot of money!"
"There"s really a lot of outstanding first year parties nowadays . And most are parties of three or four . I heard it had to do with a new lesson in the academy, but your party is at the top . . . . "
"Oy oy, are they really students!"
"The students this year are seriously strong . . . . "
People unrelated to the receptionist gathered around .
Judging from their appearances, they"re probably adventurers .
"Of course! Cause we have Mathi-kun with us!"
Oy . Don"t bring me into this .
"You"re one to talk Alma . . . . "
"But these magic stones are from the monsters we defeated!"
"Huh? Only two of you dealt with monsters? So then, the one over there is . . . . a baggage carrier?"
The onee-san said that while looking at my crest .
I see . So that"s what people see when a Disqualified Crest is in a party .
"That can"t be any farther from the truth! It"s true that he"s carrying a lot of baggage, but he"s really our party"s main force!"
"Main force . . . . and in a way, teacher? Anyway, these aren"t all our loot today!"
The two look at me after saying that .
"Actually, we still have a lot more materials to sell . . . . "
"There"s more? You don"t look like you"re carrying a lot though . . . . "
"No, it"s here . "
I took out some random magic stone from Storage magic .
The surrounding people"s line of sight were gathered at the magic stone at that very moment-- .
""" . . . . Ha?"""
The guild"s atmosphere froze .