Mr. Nobu’s Otherworld Chronicles Chapter 8

Three people are walking on a road. We arrived at a highway-like road slightly away from the place we fought the goblins earlier.

Right now we're heading toward "Gramada" city.

Dungeons produce monsters and generates treasures out of nothing to lure people into them. Dungeons then absorb the lured people and grow, ultimately, monsters will overflow outside, causing great disasters. Thus, cleaning up monsters inside dungeons is a needed business in areas where dungeons exist.

By the way, in case the core gets destroyed, that dungeon will disappear (apparently the people inside will be forcefully ejected outside).

There are multiple unexplored dungeons around Gramada, adventurers from beginners to veterans have gathered in this city. Thus it's called the "Town of Adventurers", apparently it's quite prosperous.

Especially if you're planning to make a killing in dungeons, it's the best place. Because it seems there are occasions where defeated monsters drop treasures or item. The deeper the floor, the stronger the monsters, the higher the probability of them dropping good stuff. Of course it's not that sweet of a deal, as it means you're playing with death or something even worse. Like getting enslaved by monsters while you still have awareness.... Even with all the danger, adventurers going inside dungeons never ceases to exist.

I listened to the two while we were walking.

The relation in the family seemed to be quite good, however, their parents pa.s.sed away from epidemic around one year ago. That's why they sympathized with my false setting. I'm sorry for that random story.... I didn't mean any harm.

The stupid brat threatened the village elder to give him the sisters, but the elder was a friend of their parents and he secretly gave them traveling expenses and let them escape.

Thankfully, due to the Miko cla.s.s Futsuno-san learned from her mother, and Hunter cla.s.s Mitama's father taught her, it didn't take too long until they adapted to adventurer's lifestyle.

I hurriedly change the topic since my face feels like it'll redden. 

This is a rare chance, so I'm gonna ask Futsuno-san some things I have in mind.

"This is the first time I heard Soul Stones, what are they?"

"Soul Stones are crystals generated inside the body, its size and color changes depending on the owner's strength and magic power. The Soul Stones we got from the goblins earlier are the lowest ranked Soul Stones ya see. Monsters weaker than them won't leave a Soul Stone as it gets destroyed along with them."

Guess the stone gets destroyed in case of Moss b.a.l.l.s, no trace at all. What a joke.

Soul Stones goes from Black the lowest, to Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Purple, and then White. Rarely there's even rainbow colored Soul Stones. It's rainbow since it s.h.i.+nes in seven color, it's very rare and sought after as ornament by n.o.bles and such, thus it's very very expensive.

"It's the same with every skill, think Lv5 is about Skilled. I can tell ya some vague comparison, but don't expect a detailed explanation 'kay."

Futsuno-san tabulated it as such.

Lv1 Beginner

Lv3 Professional

Lv5 Skilled Adventurer Grade

Lv7 King Grade

Lv9 Demon Lord Grade

That reminds me, I wonder what does other people's status look like. Even though I understand it's not a good thing to do, I'm deeply curious.

Cla.s.s: Miko Lv15

【Skill】

Three Size -  Unfortunately, your level isn't high enough! (　・᷄д・᷅ )

Name: Mitama - Gender: Female - Race: Beastfolk

t.i.tle: None

Dagger - Archery - Life Magic - Instinct - Concealment - Night Vision

Oh? What is Life Magic? I'm intrigued.

That reminds me, I leveled up didn't I, let's see.

Cla.s.s: Fighter Lv5

HP: 42/60 MP: 75/82

Etania Native Language - Differing Soul Communication Lv1 - Magic Development Lv1 - Houseworks Lv5 - Agriculture Lv3 - Swordsmans.h.i.+p Lv2 - Throwing Lv1 - Magic Clad Lv2 (Up!) - Holy Magic Lv 1 - Evasion Lv1 (New!) - Elemental Magic Apt.i.tude Lv1 - Disguise Lv2

【Inherent Skill】

As I thought, the HP increase of Fighter is nice. MP didn't increase at all though.

I'm glad that I got Evasion without knowing. I'm gonna level this up since I don't plan on equipping a s.h.i.+eld or such. It's gonna be effective if I have Instinct skill like Mitama, but I dunno how to get it.

"n.o.bu-kun, we're about to arrive at the post town. There's only one inn since it's more like a small village tho'."

"There's one but the line up isn't that nice. I think it's still open at this hour."

The inn is also not that big. It's only used by people who are going to the forest. Looks like there's quite a few adventurers who visit here for gathering quests and such.

The inn rate was 500 mani. But Futsuno-san was able to lower it with this and that to 450 mani. Yer' good fox girl-san. I'll use her negotiation as a reference.

"Aye, please do. We don't have much, but do buy them if you see anything you like."

Looking at an old lady running a shop alone made me recall an old small candy store in the past. Oops, not good, wonder if there's anything good~.

I take the things I'm interested in in my hands.

Some reasonably good stuff are lined up on the shelves.

I bought rock salt, cooking oil, vegetables for three people and two meals, a small pot and various cookwares, several porcelain bowls and several clean cloths. Since I bought a lot, the old lady lowered the price to 730 mani as a service. I felt a bit bad about it so I gave her several fruits, she was quite pleased.

Before I returned to my room, I asked for some hot water and a bucket to borrow from the innlady. They cost 5 mani. A delicate amount that's neither expensive or cheap. I was thinking, 'I'd like to take a bath', while was.h.i.+ng my body in the room. j.a.panese would love to take a bath everyday wouldn't they? It's the second thing I'm unhappy with in this world. The first one? Rice, meat, in other words, the meal....