Yes!

Yay!

　I let out a signal, and the running Noll comes back this way. And without a pause, Esther's magic strikes the scorpions.
　It's been several dozen days since the search, and we've been range-hunting in the northern cave until today.

Huh, this is the 35th one today. How's the poisonous stinger, Noll?

It is all right, sir!　I'm getting the hang of it, you know.

　We collect the drop items and move out of scorpion's sensing range and sit down with the three of us.
　In the beginning, Nol was shot by the Stinger's poisonous stinger and so on, but now I'm getting used to it enough to shoot it down with my sword and avoid it.
　I'm no longer so used to it that my cues are as simple as they were earlier. Familiarity is scary.

"Haha, it's kind of depressing to be in a cave like this all the time.

Yeah. But it's very efficient, so we can't stop. Uhehe.

I'm smiling at the screen and I have to do it.

　It's the worst here, where the sound of crunching and scorpions wandering around in the dark is a tree spirit.
　But the magic stones and experience efficiency is great.
　Looking at the GC screen on my phone, the number of magic stones is over 500.
　Hehe, I feel good just looking at it. It makes me want to spin the lottery.

Mmmmm, the levels are going up and up!　It's fun to see this clearly in my body.

'I hope you'll do the same for me as I continue to use magic.

'I'm really sorry, Esther and Noll. Oh, can I give you a shoulder massage?

　The hunt here is mostly by Estelle and Nol. I've become just a 10% buff and a signal to them. I'm no longer in over my head.
　The way I hunt, I take a break before Estelle's MP runs out and then resume the hunt once she recovers. If it wasn't for the increased MP recovery speed of the Sage's Stone, I might not have been able to hunt properly.
　It's usually a good time to get past thirty bodies, so I'll end the hunt with that as a guide.


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Excuse me, may I ask to see the proof of defeat?

'Hi!　Well, it's Okura-san again................Did you go hunting for Stinger again today?

Yes, I'm always sorry.

　I arrive at the Adventurers' Association and ask Widge to be the receptionist again today.
　She turns her back to me, so I call out to her and she sounds surprised.
　She has come to receive the reward for defeating the Stinger and Scorpion every day, but her face seems to be getting tighter and tighter by the day.
　Still, she's getting used to it lately, and her tone has softened and she's easy to talk to, which helps. And her big tits make my eyes feel at ease.

''Yes, here's your reward.

Is that so?

'It's too hard to beat, so we usually go somewhere else.

　The reward for taking down the Stinger is quite high, 50,000 for 5 of them. Today it was 350,000G for 7. And the armored scorpion was 180,000G for 20 of them, 20,000G for 20 of them.
　Total reward of 520,000G. I've already earned a rough total of over 5 million Gs since I started hunting.
　It seems that no one has ever hunted such a ridiculous number so often before.

''But if you have a mage, aren't there some people who will go?

''The Stinger's poisonous needles will track you if you let them fly. A mage is not a demon to risk such a risk to defeat.

　Right. Estelle is a UR unit and even has UR equipment. That's why they can be eradicated that easily, but normally they wouldn't be able to defeat it and the counterattack's guiding poisonous needle would fly at them?
　Even if the knoll hits, Aita!　All I have to say is that, but even that one blow has the offensive power that could be fatal.

''Even so, I'm jealous. To have that much of a Stinger's shell........

'Envy?　Is this such a good thing?

Didn't you know that?　Stinger's shell is a popular material among adventurers. If you mix it into your armor, it becomes dramatically stronger.

　Seriously? It's true that that demon itself is hard, but can you mix it into your equipment or something?
　Besides, it's going to be expensive if you sell it as a popular material.

''The truth is, it's a valuable material that not many people can hunt, but... Okura-san, you already have hundreds of units of it, right?　If the equipment people hear about it, they might come rushing in.

　No matter how popular the material is, there are probably not many people going there because it's a place where lives are in danger.
　Even so, I think it's an exaggeration to say that equipment stores are rushing in.

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Hmm, good to know.

Oh, you're going to sell, sir?

Yeah, well, that's just for today anyway.

　Before heading to the inn, I decided to head to Ganz's equipment shop.
　I'm kind of curious to see what they say about such a popular item.

'Welcome!　To Ganz's equipment store........oh, isn't that Okura-san? What's the matter with you today?

Well, I was wondering if I could purchase the materials.

'Really?　With the material Okura-san is bringing, I'm kind of excited about it. Otou-san!　Okura-san is here!

　When I walked in, Paula greeted me. She greets me in her usual cheerful manner.
　When I tell her I want her to make a purchase, she shouts loudly to the back of the store and calls for Mr. Ganz. Mr. Ganz is always pulling into the back of the store, no matter when he comes in.

　Soon you hear him walking in from the back. And from the back, Mr. Ganz and a young man with blond hair come out.
　Huh, this guy.........

''I didn't expect to see you here.

Whoa, what?　Do you two know each other?

Yeah, it's a bit of a coincidence.

　Geez, Dius!　Why is this guy here?
　I've seen him in the Adventurer's Association since then, but we've tried not to interfere with each other.
　Uhee, it's kind of awkward.

''Oh, it's been a while, Dius-san.

Long time no see, Esther. How are you doing?

Yeah, that's really good.

'Well, that's good to hear. You can come to our party anytime you want, you know.

I don't think so.

　When I say hello, he ignores me and calls out to Esther. This bastard doesn't blink. My impression has changed 360 degrees.
　Gantz and Paula, who were watching, are surprised.

You'll be able to find out more about this. What can I do for you today?

''Ah, yes. I was hunting in the northern cave recently, and I heard that the demon materials there are popular in the equipment shops, so I thought I'd ask you to buy them.

The North Cave ... well, you don't think it's a stinger's shell?

What's the Stinger's crust?

　When I told him that it was a drop item from the north cave, Gantz-san approached me as close as he could get to this. It's close.
　And for some reason, even Dius is making surprised noises.

It's true. This is the part we hunted today, but can you buy it?

Oh, my God, you know what I'm talking about today you're hunting too much!　What are you guys doing?!

This is today's...

　The stinger's shell is about 50 cm long. They were stacked on top of each other and placed in a bag.
　I handed him the bag and he is surprised at the number of items in it. Even Dius next to him is surprised.

'So how is it?'

Thank you for nothing I'm going to buy them all. Let's see........35 of them? How about 1,050,000 g's in total?

　Whoa, 1,050,000 or so, that's bad. But there's over 500 left of these.
　If the inventory goes up, the purchase price will probably go down, so let's just say that before we decide on a price.
　I don't want you to hate me for saying it after the fact.

''Wait a minute!''

What is it?

　Just as I was about to open my mouth, Dius suddenly interrupted me to talk with Mr. Ganz. What is this guy from earlier?

'Okura, no, Okura-san!　Would you be willing to sell that material to me?

What, no, yes?

　All of a sudden he got a polite tone and lowered his head.
　Ugh, it's kind of creepy when this guy talks to me like that. I'm getting goosebumps.

"To tell you the truth, this guy was here today to consult with you about your armor.

That's the way it is. So, by all means, please!

　I see, you've come here for the armor.
　I'm not a demon either, and this guy is probably bowing down to me quite a bit, too.

''Ah, please calm down. Actually, there are more than 500 Stinger shells besides this one.

What?

So just tell me what you need and I'll sell it to you.

　When I told them that there were over 500 of them, they froze with their mouths open in stunned amazement, including Paula.
　Huh?　It's not exactly the reaction I was expecting.

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Hmm, that was quite a surprise.

You'd be surprised to hear that there are more than 500 of them, wouldn't you?

Your brother has a funny way with numbers.

　In the end, after that, Gantz-san will buy out today's amount and give Dius the amount he needs at a later date.
　He wants the other party members' portions as well, so he's going to confirm the number of items needed first.
　But still, it's rude to say that my senses are strange, it's normal compared to the fangs that are over 6,000.
　Come to think of it, those tusks haven't been sold yet, I'll have to go sell them all together at a later date.

''No, I'm normal....hmm?''

What is it, sir?

　Suddenly, the phone in my pockets began to vibrate.
　Whoa, could this pattern be........

'Here it is, here it comes!　GachaFest is here!

　When I checked my phone, the top screen of the GC proclaimed 【Equipment Festival. It was shown as.