Memoirs of the Returnee - Chapter 85



Only Krnovel

＃Returner’s Notepad Episode 85

Dungeon Experience (2)

“… … .”

“… … .”

In one corner of the dungeon room, we stand side by side.

“… … ..”

“… … .”

There is nothing to say to each other.

“… … .”

“… … .”

Me too, him too.

Oh, are you practicing for the play well?

“Are you doing well in your play practice?”

“What should I ask if you haven’t even come?”

“… … .”

I looked elsewhere again. Elise also crossed her arms.

“… … But why are you guarding? “It’s a bit small for a guard.”

“Even if you’re small, you can guard, right? “Don’t you know Shift Guard?”

Guards are divided into shift guards, masher guards, etc. Masher refers to guys like Kane, and Shift refers to the speedy type like me.

“okay. “Think what you want.”

I tapped my wrist twice. My ID information appeared before my eyes.

[Dungeon System]

[ID: 5092]

[User rating: F]

[Hunted object: 0]

[Party member: 1]

─ElizeEEEM

“Your ID is Ellie J? Wow, let’s have some sense.”

I started an argument once for no reason.

“This monkey!”

I suddenly had a seizure. I was startled.

“It’s a surprise.”

“… … .”

Elise pursed her lips. After rolling her eyes for a moment, she cleared her throat and cleared her expression again. She brushed her hair elegantly.

“… … Look at your ID. “Before you point out someone else’s ID.”

“Why is my ID?”

[ID: 5092]

[User Lv: 1]

It’s a random ID.

“Why 5,092? “It looks like a license plate and is nice.”

Elise sighed.

“That’s why you can’t do it. From the smallest things-”

“It’s better than Elijah, right? If it’s Elijame, it’s Elijame, but what is it? Is this really a typo? “Can’t you change the typo?”

“… … .”

A vein popped on her forehead. She cracked her neck to her left and right.

─Now. We’re entering soon.

Fortunately, the warden said.

A loose tension that seeps in just when it’s about to become bloody.

─Before entering. Have you chosen all your weapons?

I flicked the real sword in my hand. It was a broadsword issued by the office. Elise, on the other hand, was empty-handed.

─Don’t worry, ten administrators, including me, and College Board officials will be watching from inside the dungeon. I will now open the portal.

Whiiiiiii- There were portals here and there in the dungeon room. One opened right near us. I stepped into it.

“Go first.”

“… … “Shouldn’t the guard go first?”

“I heard you’re a bit small for a guard.”

“You don’t have any knowledge either.”

Elise sighed and went inside. I followed right away.

[Entering Tanveli Dungeon]

[Dungeon Grade: D]

[Area: 3.5㎢]

[Number of participants: 88 / 900]

The dungeon scenery that comes to mind along with the information window… … Collapsed buildings, chipped roads, and huge vegetation such as moss and vines that cover them as if encroaching on them.

Like a post-apocalyptic world.

Tiring-

[This is the entire dungeon message from person in charge ‘CHEDREK’.]

[Today’s task is simple. Catch as many monsters as possible to obtain loot. Until 5 p.m., the cutoff is at least 10 animals.]

“Voice support is available.”

I swiped my hand to turn off the notification window. Elise glanced.

“Do you seem to know how to use the system?”

“what.”

Simple. If you tap your wrist twice, a status window will appear. Actually, you can hit other body parts as well as the wrist, but my old teacher told me to do it this way.

If you don’t want your view to be cluttered with things like the status window, you can use the [Dungeon System] app on your smartphone or smartwatch.

Like here Elise is wearing a smartwatch.

“Let’s catch a lot first.”

I stretched my shoulders by moving them around. Tduduk-! In an instant, pain arose in my joints again.

“… … hey. But I can’t do much.”

As I quickly changed words, Elise narrowed her eyes.

“What are you talking about?”

“I’m in a bit of a bad condition. “I can find a mob for you instead.”

Even before the regression, I actually had no positions.

Rather than being a guard, forward, or supporter, there were miscellaneous jobs like pathfinder, porter, guide, scout, scout, etc.

Elise lowered her head and frowned.

“Again, dereliction of duty?”

“What a dereliction of duty. The goal is to catch as many as possible anyway. “So a guide like me is also important?”

“… … .”

While Elise was dumbfounded, I activated the SZX-9500. My vision expanded in an instant. A mob was found in a collapsed building.

A fire-breathing lizard monster. It is the size of an adult crocodile.

“Salamander. “Is it worth it?”

“… … “Where is it?”

Elise snooped in the direction I was looking.

“Just follow me.”

I ran there. No, I tried to run.

He hesitated. My knees kept creaking, so I slowly slowed down. Nevertheless, the alert level was maintained, but Elise followed on foot.

Ttogak ttogak – She walks like a princess and asks me.

“By any chance, a slug?”

“shut up. excuse me.”

I pointed to the collapsed building with my finger. There was a Salamander inside the window.

“… … “It really exists.”

Elise looked slightly surprised.

Ding – a notification window popped up.

[Lv.3 Monster: Normal Salamander]

[Discovery ID: 5029]

[Discoverer Acquired: EXP 3]

“Well, what should I do? “Are you going to drag me aggro?”

“There is no need.”

Elise raised her magic power. A magic spell appeared on her arm like a tattoo. Of course, it is not a real tattoo, but rather the use of a machete—one line.

The magic spell is completed by twisting the ‘line’ created within the body and then fired immediately.

The magic spell she is planning to deploy now… … .

Quad deud deuk——!

Salamander was frustrated. Overwhelming telekinetic power was pressing down on his entire body from all directions.

The hunt was over in 3 seconds.

I walked towards it.

There was no body left. Instead, there were colorless beads.

This is also part of the dungeon system. [Inventory] and [Drop Item] have familiar names.

It is said that in the days when this system did not exist, slaughtering the carcass and bringing it outside was labor.

I picked up the marble. The color was gray.

[Acquisition: Lowest grade gray bead]

“hey.”

I looked back at Elise. She stood there as if intoxicated with herself.

“Nothing to be surprised-”

“Next time, take it in moderation. “There’s nothing left.”

“… … what?”

In the dungeon system, the corpses of mobs are replaced with ‘beads’ depending on their grade.

The more difficult the mob you catch, the more colorful it is, and the more usable parts it has on its corpse, the higher its grade.

Therefore, if you hunted this Salamander in the best condition, you would have obtained [Advanced Gray Orbs].

This bead is very important as it is the only ‘form’ that allows dungeon items to be taken out to the outside world.

“look.”

I threw the marble on the floor. Then Salamander’s body reappeared. It was so horribly distorted that it looked like a mush, with bones sticking out between the skin and leather. Elise quickly turned her head.

“… … Okay, so put it in quickly.”

“Once you take it out, you can’t put it back in.”

If you drop the marble on the floor, it turns into a normal corpse, but you cannot put it back in your inventory.

“Then why did you bring it out? you idiot.”

“Let’s throw this away and go for something else. There is no marketability anyway. Follow me.”

I guided Elise. Elise followed with her pouting face.

* * *

Elise was passionate about hunting. I caught as many as 20 fish in just 3 hours. Salamander, asphalt golem, Asiatic black bear, harpy, etc… … . Thanks to her she had quite a bit of fun.

It’s not that it wasn’t, because when she first encountered the dungeon, it wasn’t this arcade-like. Her job was to find mobs. She was at a level where she was lucky to find two in an hour.

“I have to admit it. “You look for dolphins like you do.”

“… … Is there any good cutting edge radar or something like that? “Why dolphins?”

“sorry.”

“okay.”

“I’m sorry about the dolphin.”

“Are you crazy?”

But maybe it’s because I’m so obsessed with hunting. Elise is quite hungry.

Grumbling——

I was shocked. I thought it was from my stomach, but luckily it was Zion.

He mumbled while touching his stomach.

“Oh, I’m hungry.”

“joy.”

Elise snorted, pretending she didn’t think so.

Gurgling──!

The sound of the boat horn became louder. Elise’s gaze shifted downward. What did he hide in the boat? The sound is so dirty and obscene.

“Oh, that won’t work.”

Suddenly, Shion took out a marble from his inventory. When it was dropped on the floor, it turned into the carcass of a black bear.

“… … Are you planning on eating monster meat?”

“These guys are beasts. The beast eats well. “Because it’s delicious too.”

Originally, self-sufficiency was the rule in dungeons. This is because items from outside the dungeon can only be brought in as long as they are attached to the user’s body.

The ‘carryable area’ is strictly defined like a hitbox, so no matter how large the backpack is, the excess area is cut off. This is why the bag specifications for dungeons are strictly set.

It is not for nothing that various knights and mercenary groups use ‘porters’ with only wide bags attached to their bodies.

“I’m going to slaughter you, so if you don’t want to see it, look away.”

Zion raised his sword.

Sigh-! A blade was driven into the carcass of a black bear.

Just like that! I drew it. He inserted the knife into the exposed skin and skillfully separated the skin from the flesh.

Next, murmur-! The surface of the bone was scraped to cleanly remove only the meat.

Elise watched in a daze, then suddenly realized something.

“… … but. You were a part-time worker at a meat restaurant. “It seems like a calling, but why don’t you just change jobs?”

“Build a fire. Grill it and eat it.”

Elise lit a fire. Zion sharpened the black bear’s bones and skewered the meat like a skewer. So he made six skewers and put them on the bonfire.

Jaggeuljagul-

Elise quenched her appetite as she watched the meat being cooked. Zion asked.

“Are you planning on eating too?”

“I caught the fish, so of course I should eat it, right?”

She doesn’t necessarily show off. In everyday life she tries to maintain her dignity even though it’s annoying, but in the dungeon she doesn’t have to.

“… … “Oh, it’s the shoulder.”

Suddenly, Shion grabbed my shoulder. She gritted her teeth and her expression twisted. Elise looked at him quietly.

It’s a little strange.

No, it’s very strange.

I feel like I’ve been limping on one leg since before, and I feel like I’m breaking into a cold sweat.

It’s strange.

I keep thinking of [Aden Medical Center].

“… … you. “Is there a problem?”

Elise eventually asked him. However, the expression was a bit ambiguous. One lip is raised slightly, and both eyes are calmly sunken, so it is difficult to tell them apart.

Shion asked back.

“Well, are you laughing at me or are you worried?”

“If you think I care about you, you’re a psychopath who has completely lost the ability to empathize with judging people’s facial expressions.”

“That’s it. “Don’t you think it would taste better if I sprinkled salt on it?”

Shion muttered while looking at the grilled skewers.

“There is.”

Elise took out salt from her inventory. Shion widened her eyes.

“… … what. “Where did you get that?”

“The guide brought this to me when I came to the dungeon before, so I put it in my inventory just in case. “There’s also pepper.”

He also took out pepper in his other hand.

In this way, the inventory of the [Dungeon System] is shared across all dungeons. The items obtained in this dungeon can be taken out in other dungeons as well.

Zion took the pepper and salt and sprinkled it on the skewer.

“Is your inventory okay? You are 3×3. “It would be a waste to take up two spaces with salt and pepper.”

“I am 4×4~”

“what. how?”

Shion looked slightly surprised. Elise swaggered as if bragging.

“I’ve gotten reinforcements before.”

The default inventory of the dungeon system is 3×3. It can hold a total of 9, but can be upgraded using something called an ‘enhancement ticket’. This reinforcement ticket comes in the form of a drop item when you kill a mob. With extremely extreme odds.

Elise accidentally acquired the enhancement power and upgraded once to become a 4×4.

How happy I was back then.

“I am… … “What, I’m 5×5?”

But Zion suddenly said something strange. Elise snorted her laughter.

“What kind of megalomania are you talking about? “What kind of topic did you come to for the first time?”

“… … .”

He was speechless. Staring blankly into space seems like some kind of system… … .

In fact, his inventory, visible only to him, was a little strange.

[Inventory (5×5)]