Chapter 90: Respective decisions

Chapter 90: Respective decisions

Undead do not leave behind magic stones.

It was not known if they even had magic stones.

Therefore, even the Arch Skeleton which gave them such a hard time did not drop a magic stone for them.

“I-I know it as a fact ... but it still sucks.”

“Yeah ......”

When Ryo reported that there wasn’t a magic stone, Niels and Amon replied with their heads hanging low.

“Everyone, you did well.”

During the battle, Baba-sama watched from behind the backline and came over with Boulan.

“I wonder if I can try entering the shrine?”

“I don’t think anything still moves inside.”

Ryo answered Baba-sama’s question.

Upon hearing that, Baba-sama entered the shrine with Boulan.

Behind them, Etho and Ryo entered as well.

Niels and Amon, of course, were still resting outside.

The inside of the shrine was about the size of a 25-meter school pool.

At the end of the room directly in front of them was what seemed to be an altar.

The space was empty, despite its size.

“Just ... an altar?”

“I heard that 『Hidden Temples』 only have an altar inside ...”

Etho whispered to Ryo after hearing him mutter..

On the altar was a statue of a woman about a meter tall with a black crystal-like orb that was cracked and partially chipped.

(That orb ...)

Ryo remembered seeing it.

It resembled the 『orb』 that they encountered at the stairs going up from the 40th floor to the 39th floor of the dungeon in Rune.

The orb was smaller here, and it was chipped too ...

“There’s a chip ...”

Seeing the chip on the orb, Baba-sama muttered.

“Baba-sama, what is that ...”

Boulan looked at the orb and asked Baba-sama.

“I don’t know exactly ... but the previous generation shrine maiden told me about it. There used to be a shining orb in the shrine, but at one point the orb turned black and broke after a while. That black orb is probably this ...”

Ryo’s maximum effort deduction was completely off the mark.

“We’re talking about how both Etho and I are approaching 300 days from registering as adventurers.”

They could live in the guild dormitory within 300 days of being registered as an adventurer.

But after that, they had to leave the dormitory.

“Oh ... is that so?”

Ryo nodded with a small sigh.

The good times were nearing the end.

Ryo was also thinking about various matters.

(I might need to push forward my plans.)

“Hey, Ryo, Amon. Etho and I are thinking of buying or renting a house after we leave the dormitory. So ... why don’t you live with us?”

Upon hearing the invitation, Amon was speechless.

Both Amon and Ryo could still live in the dormitory for more than half a year.

However, Amon was in a party with Niels and Etho, so the benefits of living together would be great.

Amon quickly came to a decision.

“Sure, I would love to.”

Amon answered without hesitation.

“Oh, that’s great!”

Niels nodded and clapped Amon’s shoulder with all his might.

Etho smiled happily.

“How about Ryo ...?”

“Yeah, I’m sorry. I’ll buy another house because I need a lot of land to experiment with magic and alchemy.”

Ryo replied a little downheartedly to Niels’ question.

“Oh, I see......”

Nils replied a little dejected too, but he did not forcibly invite him many times.

He might have considered that would be the case.

Etho looked a little sad too but he smiled and said.

“But if we have a difficult request like this time, please help us.”

“Yeah, of course.”

That night, the four from Room 10 talked until late at the guild cafeteria.

About this request, about what they had done until now, and about what is to come.