Chapter 103: A Classic Story

Chapter 103: A Classic Story

The next day, we were divided into two teams early in the morning.

One is the area regulation team led by the aide Nakaram-san , and the other was the adventurer team who would dive into the dungeon.

As for me, I decided to dive into the dungeon to support the adventurers with my dagashis.

One plot of land was to be 300 square meters.

This would be enough to build a house, a livestock pen, and a vegetable garden.

The owner of the plot will be decided later by lot drawing.

As she looked at the area regulation team doing their work, Merle gloomily sighed.

[Haahhh...... I’m worried. I have bad luck with lottery, so I might end up with a plot of land next to the dungeon or next to the public restroom......]

[Don’t worry, we won’t build residential areas in such places. Well, in the future, the area next to the dungeon would likely have high commercial value though.]

[I’d prefer to be near the Lord’s manor anyway. It’s convenient that way since I could easily come and visit.]

Merle has never lost her childishness, but that part of her makes her cute.

[Let’s stop worrying about boring things, it’s about time we head into the dungeon too. We’re only investigating the 1st Underground Floor today, but everyone should stay alert.]

With Michelle in the lead, we rushed into the dungeon.

Luganda Dungeon is much smaller than the Royal Capital Dungeon.

The entrance was only 2.5 meters wide and the ceiling was less than 4 meters high.

Well, this is only for the 1st Underground Floor, and I still don’t know what the deeper levels are like.

[Each team should map it out well. We’ll put it all together to have a firm grasp of the entirety of the dungeon. And if anything goes wrong, blow this whistle and call your friends.]

I handed out my shop’s new product to the adventurers.

Product name: Whistle Mints

Description: Sugar candies. Comes in three types: sour, lemon and orange. When eaten, the power of Water and Frost Magic is slightly increased.

Price: 30 rims

This candy comes in a small plastic box, and when you slide the lid, it becomes a whistle.

This whistle’s sound resonates much farther than a normal whistle would.

[Ohh, aren’t these quite the treat!? Omnomnom.]

[Gah!? Garm, the heck? Why are you eating all of that already?]

Garm poured the whistle mints into his mouth in one gulp.

Not just Garm, but his comrades were also doing the same thing.

[I mean, I can’t use Water or Frost Magic. Yahagi-san, gimme an orange flavor this time.]

[If you want more, properly pay for it. I’ll have to develop Luganda, so I can never have enough money.]

[Yeah, yeah. Well, let’s do our best to get magic stones, and we can use it to develop our place.]

The lords buy the magic stones and sell them wholesale to the country.

The profit margin for the wholesale would then go into the lord’s pocket.

[T- That’s not the case...... T- Thank you. You did a great job. (Oh my, Marco is so cool......)]

The two started giving off a lovey-dovey aura for some reason.

[Ahh~~ enough of that. Once we collect the magic stones and money, let’s quickly move forward~~]

The team leader, Merle, clapped her hands and urged everyone to move forward.

However, Michelle mutters absentmindedly.

[That looks nice, I want to be protected too.]

Even though Michelle says that, she’s one of the best adventurers, isn’t she?

[I’ll do my best. No matter what happens, I’ll protect you when you’re in a predicament.]

[Really? In that case, give me a dagashi that lowers my abilities!]

[Why now?]

[So I can get weaker and have Yuusuke protect me!]

She suddenly came up with a stupid idea again.

[I’m not selling a dagashi like that.]

Seeing Michelle’s condition, Titti mockingly laughed.

[If you want, how about I put a curse on you? The kind that makes Sister as weak as a slug. Then, Yahagi will have to do his best to protect you.]

[Sounds like a great idea!]

Doesn’t sound like that though......

[However, something like Titti’s curse can be easily lifted.]

[What did you say!? Keh! How about I cast a curse where you keep spewing worms from your mouth?]

As the sisters suddenly broke out into a quarrel, Regal shrugged his shoulders.

[Why don’t you just go and have Yuusuke-san handcuff you?]

Oi, idiot, the heck are you saying now? She’s gonna take you seriously.

[That might be a good idea......]

Yep, see that?

[You shouldn’t do stupid things in the dungeon. It’s about time you come back to your senses.]

[Ehh~~ Doesn’t having us be connected sound like a good idea? Being restrained like that seemed like it would feel good......]

Dang it, Regal! Because of your words, Michelle’s gonna awaken to a strange fetish!

After that, Michelle was still being insistent, but I satisfied her by having some bodyguard roleplay in our room in the evening.

The story is that of a classic tale of forbidden love between a princess and her escort knight.

It was fun, but it made me somewhat exhausted......

<Translator’s Notes>

Whistle Mints