Novel Bin Chapter 6
Chapter 6
Chapter 6. Magic Stone Exchange and Encounter
After returning from the dungeon, I went to the dungeon information building.
This building is where most of the basic facilities are located, such as the magic stone exchange and equipment storage.
The first thing I wanted to do was to exchange magic stones for cash.
I went to the magic stone exchange counter and presented the eight kobold magic stones I had obtained to the staff member, who gave me a number tag.
Then, I waited for a while.
After a few minutes of waiting, I was handed cash and a payment slip in place of the magic stones I had submitted.
“Thank you for your patience. I will take 10% of the 3,200 yen purchase price of the magic stone as withholding tax, and give you 2,880 yen.”
The staff member placed two 1,000 yen bills and eight coins on a tray.
I put the money given to me in my wallet, bade the window clerk goodbye, and left the place.
I put the money in my wallet, bade the teller goodbye, and left the place. It’s an indescribable itch.
I’ve never had my part-time job paychecks and such go into my account, so this was the first time I’d ever had my hard-earned money handed over to me in cash.
I couldn’t help but feel my cheeks relax. n0ve(l)bi(n.)co/m
“But it’s 2,880 yen.”
I mumbled to myself, out of earshot of the staff.
I had been in the dungeon for about four hours, so I was paid roughly 720 yen per hour.
Even after taking into account, this is my take-home pay, it’s still not enough to pay for the work I put my life on the line for.
I guess all the world is black.
However, there is hope for the future.
The kobolds on the first floor have a low magic stone exchange value, but the lower I go, the higher the magic stone exchange value of the monsters roaming around there becomes.
I look forward to the future.
“Well, let’s get lunch.”
I’m hungry.
When I’m looking at the clock on the wall, the time was 1:30 in the afternoon.
It was a little past lunchtime.
After depositing my spear at the equipment storage counter, I left the general information building.
Incidentally, the storage counter is very conscientious.
As long as I don’t leave an expensive item or a huge amount of equipment, there is no charge for storage.
This is the advantage of a publicly funded facility.
I pedaled my bicycle to a nearby noodle shop.
I had been to this area often, regardless of the dungeon, so I knew some of the nearby stores.
But then something unexpected happened.
“Konnichiwa!”
A woman’s voice came from somewhere.
It was a voice I did not recognize.
I looked around and saw a young woman.
She was riding her bicycle a little distance away from me, smiling at me.
I didn’t recognize her face.
She looked about the same age as me: late teens or 20s.
She has black hair in a ponytail and is wearing a hoodie, pants, and sneakers.
Her face and proportions are well-proportioned enough to be cute at first glance.
I looked around to make sure it wasn’t me, but I couldn’t see anyone else who looked like her partner.
“It’s you nii-san! You just came out of the dungeon general information building, didn’t you?”
The woman came up to me and stopped her bicycle.
I was convinced that she was speaking.
“Let’s see, …… yes. Yes, I did come out of the general information building, but …….”
“Right! Oh, it’s nice to meet you. I am Kodachi Kazane. ─ ─ Ah, nii-san is also a seeker, right?”
“Yes, ah, well, …… I am.”
“…… By any chance, did I bother you by calling you out?”
“No, no, it’s nothing like that.”
I was bewildered by the sudden approach of a beautiful woman, a stranger, and I was slack-jawed.
It was a stable communicative-distracted, negative gesture.
I don’t have any vivid talking skills that I can use in such a situation, and my mind couldn’t keep up with the suddenness of the situation.
However, the woman, Kodachi Kazane, seemed unconcerned about my ineptitude and was very friendly to me.
“Um, may I ask your name, if you don’t mind?”
“Uh, ah, let’s see… …… Musou Daichi, it’s. It’s written as ‘there are six spears’, so six spears (Musou).”
“Wow, that’s a cool name. Musou, are you out of the dungeon already today?”
“No, I was thinking of going out for lunch. I’m going to a ramen shop nearby.”
“You are going to have lunch now? I haven’t had lunch yet either. If you don’t mind, may I join you?”
“Eh, ……? Oh, yeah. If it’s okay with you, I’d be happy to.”
“Good! I wanted to talk to someone in the same industry once.”
“That may not help you much, but.”
It was all I could do to answer Kodachi-san, who kept coming at me.
This might be harder than dungeons and monsters.