After defeating the demon king in another world and returning to Japan, a dungeon appeared on the ground. - Chapter 42

Chapter 42

“Phew…finally above ground…”

After defeating the boss monster, a troll, on the tenth level, I retrieved the magic stone and hurried to the surface.

I ran through the dungeon at full speed, using acceleration magic and magic that automatically restored my strength, without stopping when I encountered monsters along the way.

Today’s results…five goblin magic stones and one troll magic stone.

For a first day, I’d say that’s a decent haul.

The trolls’ magic stones are especially large and should be able to be redeemed for a fairly decent amount of money.

“Let’s exchange it for cash and go home soon. I don’t want to worry Miku.”

If I return too late, Miku might worry that I’ve been killed in the dungeon.

I headed for the surface as fast as I could.

“All right, arrived …!”

I ran so hard that it took me only about 30 minutes to reach the exit.

I left the dungeon and headed for the Explorer’s Center.

On route, I took all the magic stones out of the subspace.

I did not want to make the same mistake as before.

It would be a huge scene if someone saw me taking the magic stones out of the void in public.

“I want to encash these.”

I finally arrived at the Adventurer’s Center.

After handing over my equipment to the center, I went to the redemption counter inside, and brought out the goblin and troll magic stones to the counter.

“HU, HUGE! I–I will weigh it now, okay…!”

The woman at the cashier who saw the trolls’ magic stone had her eyes rolled in surprise as she puts the stone on the scale.

“Le–let’s see…1090 grams…wow, that’s over a kilo…! I haven’t seen a magic stone this big in a long time…!”

“How much is it worth?”

“P–Please wait a moment. The price list, price list…””

The lady operates the computer and confirms the amount of the magic stone exchange.

“S, so.. umm, the current price of the magic stone is 2.5 million yen for over one kilogram.”

“2–2.5 MILLION YEN!?”

Did I perhaps hear wrong?

Have my ears gone crazy?

“Eh, 2.5 million means, 2.5 million right?”

“I don’t know which 2.5 million you are talking about, but yes, at the current price rate, 2.5 million yen would be a fair price for this size.

“Are you serious…?”

I stood still over there for a while.

I didn’t think I would suddenly be able to get such a large amount of money.

2.5 million yen…that’s more than two years worth of living expenses for me and Miku….

And I was able to get it in just one single exploration…

Its definitely to be feared, the job of a dungeon explorer.

“Ju–just for information… just how were you able to procure this magic stone…?”

The cashier Onee-san asked me.

I answered, well, since I have got nothing to hide.

“I subjugated a troll.”

“To–TROLL!?”

Onee-san screamed out loudly.

All the people nearby turned their eye at me.

Onee-san’s face flushed red.

“I’–I’m sorry, I was just so surprised…”

“Nope, that’s okay.”

“Wh–where are your clan members?.”

“I’m not in any clan. I’m doing solo.”

“Wha!? Solo-ING!??”

The Onee-san once again screamed out loudly.

This time, people around her looked at her weirdly, she had to cover her face with her hands in embarassment.

She is so cute, this Onee-san.

“I can’t believe that at all, that you managed to defeat a troll, soloing…”

“Even if you say so…”

“That’s just beyond amazing… h–how long has it been since you’ve been an explorer?”

“I’ve only explored for a few times after my card was issued since several days. I mean, except for the day of practical training, today was the first day of exploration.”

“To, Today was your first day at exploration…

She had almost shouted out again, followed by a panicked frown.

She seems to have already learned from her past two failures.

“This is unprecedented, to have defeated a troll on the first day of your exploration…who in the world are you…?”

“If you put it that way…I can just answer it as nothing more that just a normal everyday high school student.”

“Haaah!! Speaking of which, I heard a rumor the other day that there was a person who became a mid-level explorer in one day after eradicating a stampede by himself during an internship.”

A~ah, yes, that’s me.

“That sort of thing also happened, didn’t it.”

“…….”

She stared at me straight for a while.

But then, eventually she returns to herself and remembers her job.

“I–I”m sorry…I’ve never met or had the opportunity to meet such an explorer before…”

“Is that so.”

“So, …what will you going to do now? Do you want to transfer the 2.5 million yen and 500 yen directly to your bank? Or do you want to receive it here in cash?”

“In cash, please.”

“Understood sir.”

Onee-san nodded and went back into the room.After a while, she came back with a bundle of bills attached to a belt in her hand.

“This will be your 2.5 million yeb and another 500 yen. Please check them.”

“Tha–Thank you very much.”

I accepted the wad of cash by the belt.

My throat gulped involuntarily.

It was the first time I had ever seen or touched such a large sum of money.

“Please be careful not to lose it.”

“Y–Yes…!”

I hurriedly put the wad of cash in my pocket and quickly left the place.

On my way home, I checked the wad of cash in my pocket over and over again.

The first day of my exploration yielded 2.5 million and 500 yen.

Somehow I felt like I understood the reason why the average annual income of explorers is 20 million.