55 - 27 Acquisition of Albus?



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We set out again with Ark and Liora in the group, waking up at the deepest part of the ruins.

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Burgess and Chris in the lead.

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Loloi and Ark were at the back.

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Liora and I walked side by side, protected between us.

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The party, relying on the directions I remembered, entered the fourth basement level the next day.

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Loloi said, "Amazing, even though you conquered this labyrinth two years ago, you can remember the entire path of this labyrinth?

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'Well, only the paths I took, of course. I was completely useless in battle, so I decided to be able to do at least that much. Before I knew it, I could memorize almost everything.

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That's right. At first, I was frantically taking notes.

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Before I knew it, I was able to memorize the whole thing.

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And once I had it completely memorized, I almost never forgot it.

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I can no longer say that Albus's cartography (mapping skills) is a mastery skill. I'm already in danger of losing the path I've just taken.

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Arc, in agreement with Liora, also beguiles me.

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I'm sorry, but I'm not getting anything.

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Well, but the skill "Mapping" is not so bad.

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That might not sound so bad.

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If you say it like that when you are taking on a job as a guide, it should sound pretty plausible.

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Wait... There's a sign of battle up ahead.

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At Burgess' words, everyone stopped.

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Ark was going to go ahead and check on them.

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It seemed that Noppoi's unit was fighting with the labyrinthine monsters in the middle room ahead of them.

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As far as I remember, the shortest route to the fifth basement level is through the hall ahead. We could try to find another route now, but..."

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If we hurry ahead, it is inevitable that we will encounter the troops over there. No..." "No..." "No..." "No...

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No...we want to avoid it if at all possible.

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If we get this far, it is more likely that there will be a battle after the encounter.

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The total strength of the opponent is unknown, but it is a unit that has reached this point while continuing to activate the labyrinth's demons and numerous traps.

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It must be a very strong force.

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If at all possible, we wanted to avoid direct combat.

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But...

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"Is there someone out there?

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Noppoi and the others, who had apparently finished defeating the monsters in the labyrinth, spotted us right away.

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It's not a monster, is it? It's probably a treasure hunter. Come on out!

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Considering the fact that we had reached this point.

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Considering the fact that we got here, there must be members who have some kind of skill that would be useful for searching the labyrinth.

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We had no choice but to enter the room.

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Oh, oh! Liora...and Ark. The rest of them...I don't know. The rest of them... seem to have no idea."

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Noppoi, the big merchant.

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He looked like a young man of about 20 years old.

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He was dressed in a heavy, bulky costume that didn't look like he belonged in the labyrinth, and he was slouched over on what looked like a simple cart carried by two muscular attendants.

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Though quite young.

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If Liora and Arc are correct, he is as old as he looks.

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The "big merchant" is a self-proclaimed title.

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The real big merchant is his father, Chippoy.

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His son, Noppoi, was just a mana snarling with his parent's glory.

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'O Riola! How dare you come back alive from that hopeless goblin den? It seems you wanted to be embraced by Noppoi so badly."

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And Noppoi's train of thought seemed to have gone somewhere far away.

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No matter how many times I've told you, you've never come to Poi's bedroom. You're like the one I hired you for! Seems like. That's why they left me there. So, if you repented and came back to be embraced by Poi. I'd be happy to hold you right here and now. Mmm-hmm. Now, take off your clothes right now!

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Ark is glaring at Noppoi with eyes filled with anger.

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Well, of course.

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This is an insult to the princess.

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It is an insult to the princess, and as a knight, it is not acceptable.

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Ryan used to say something similar to Noppoi...

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To his chagrin, he was brave and good-looking, so women usually came to him.

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Only the useful ones were selected from among them, and Ryan officially made them his wives and added them to his party.

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And after the fourth wife, there were rather frequent replacements.

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He was that guy, and he was a real son of a b*tc*....

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He was a real battle and exploration expert.

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What's that look in your eyes? Is that how you treat your employer?"

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Noppoi exclaimed in frustration.

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Master Noppoi."

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In contrast, Liora spoke quietly.

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'I am sorry, but the two of us must leave your party. We have no right to be left behind in a place of death and still follow you. We will charge you exactly 300,000 mana for your past services."

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Liora said firmly.

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Oh-hoho. Then, you guys seem to be a bunch of thieves. If you interfere with Poi and the others' exploration of the ruins, you will die here, won't you?

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I don't know what he's talking about anymore, this guy.

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But even if they are only hired for their mana, the people around them are good users of it.

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Ark backed up a little and approached me and Burgess.

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'The four sorcerers surrounding Noppoi and the two martial artists with their baskets. They are the Poi family's personal bodyguards that Nopoi brought with him from the royal capital. Therefore, their fighting ability is also very different.

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He whispered to Burgess and me.

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The other side also had an expeditionary force of about eight men hired by Kirket.

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In total, it is a large contingent of 15 people.

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In contrast, ours was originally a small party of four.

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With the addition of Liora and two others, there were only six of them.

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And one of them is me, who is useless in battle.

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I don't think I can compete with them.

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"But, well. Liora is a married woman and older than me, but she's quite beautiful. It's a little too close to call. That's right. You guys around here, I'll hire you for 100,000 mana, so join Poi's party right now.

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He started to say something incomprehensible.

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It seems that he was trying to isolate Liora and Ark and create a situation where the two would be forced to join Noppoi's party again.

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The reward they plan to receive from Burgess is "800 mana x number of days.

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A week has already passed, but if we take into account the time spent searching and returning, he will probably remain underwater for at least 20 days.

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Then, we will get 16,000 mana..." "Even if we dive for 30 days, we will still get 20,000 mana.

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Even if we dive for 30 days, that's 24,000 mana.

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It was probably surprisingly cheap for a life-threatening search.

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It may have been a mistake to cut back a little because it was going to be a long trip.

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Besides, even if we were to dive into the newest part of the earth ruins...

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I don't know how much mana treasure will be left there.

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There is a good chance that there are only a couple of treasures that can be used as mana.

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On the contrary, the 100,000 mana that Noppoi offered was an unbeatable deal.

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Yes, that's right. With one shot, he could reach the wagons.

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Hmmm.

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100,000 mana just for joining the party is certainly unbeatable.

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Actually, it's a pretty good deal, isn't it?

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While I was thinking that.

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Liora and Burgess glanced in my direction.

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