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 space 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 class 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 .