Two days later.
Tenji was waiting tirelessly for Aika to arrive while performing a light prep exercise at the meeting point near Yokohama Station.
It bears an elongated black cloth on its back and is stamped with the permission of the association. This is an Iron Sword, a five-grade weapon purchased by Tenji.
If held in such a public place, the dungeon's weapons will be confined to police officers unless they are stored and carried in a container bearing the association's permit stamp.
In the old days, there was a law against the law of bayonets, but in this age, only Explorers could carry a permit stamp.
I still have 30 minutes.
Looking at the number of the watch, Tenge murmured.
Today's meeting time is 10: 00 and it's 9: 30. Tenge first entered the sub-dungeon as an Auxiliary Explorer, and he hasn't slept well since last night.
As a result, the tenge arrived an hour before the assembly time, and it was decided that it was out of date.
If I were rich, I would relax at the café, but the Tenjo family couldn't afford to do that, so I had to exercise too carefully.
Incidentally, the tenge was doing preparatory exercises at home, so the body is ready.
(Well, it wouldn't hurt to exercise carefully today. Even so, you're really tired. I'm so tired of purchasing the rights of the sub-dungeon so quickly.)
While stretching the tendons of his feet, Tenge was thinking about the excitement of tiredness.
In the sub-dungeon, a bidding system has been adopted.
They bid on the sub-dungeons that they want to enter, such as major alliances, small and medium-sized companies that enter the dungeon industry, and alliances like [leisurely people] who operate individually, and if they win, they are transferred the right to enter the sub-dungeon from the association.
There are also various purposes, including recruiting new recruits, raising money, fighting monsters, and engaging in bid matches.
Of course, sub-dungeons are also suitable for cash flow. Rather, it is said to be more efficient than the main dungeon.
The sub-dungeon is a little special and is said to have about 10% of the monster's Magic Ore. The other 90% remains in the dungeon as carcasses.
It is said that if you sell the carcasses of Magic Ore and monsters, you can earn 5 million yen even if you are unlucky. With that in mind, bids are often between 100,000 yen and 10 million yen.
Still, it is the guild clerk who bids, and the Explorer himself seldom bids first.
"What kind of sub-dungeon did I buy when I was tired..."
Tenji was delighted at the sub-dungeon he was heading today.
In Japan, which is said to be a dungeon power, more than five sub-dungeons appear on average every day. Rank and monster lineage were random, and Tenge still didn't know what sub-dungeon Tired won.
In the first place, money comes as a neck for a single student to compete, but it's no problem for a child born into a blessed family like tired or morning fog.
Tenji was a cat who borrowed their prestige, but he was still very happy to enter the dungeon.
(Well, I hope there are lucky occasions when you can summon a demon.)
Instead, I added tenge.
Tenge's guiding principle is that we can't let others know what we're made of. If I had the luck to be alone, I might be able to summon a demon, but I thought it was unlikely.
Grade 5 sub-dungeon.
More than 9.9% chance, it's a one-tiered structure, a simple labyrinth that probably contains tutorial elements that only five-grade monsters appear.
Although polarized, it is known as a low-level sub-dungeon to the extent that a dozen men are said to be confident in the general public's movement.
Once in a while, there was a 1% chance of an irregular occurrence, but it was customary to be ashamed as an Explorer to worry about it.
And that's when Tenji remembered that story.
"Good morning, Tenji!
Good morning, Mr. Morning Fog.
Eiga arrived twenty minutes before the assembly time.
Aika waved loudly to the tenge that captured her vision, shaking the maroon ponytail loosely. The face was outstanding and cute even in the same school year, and Tenji was delighted that such a lovely girl called her name nature.
"Ah, is that... a sword!?
Aika looked at the large cloth bag on the back of the tenge and opened her eyes wide.
"Yeah, I'm in fifth grade. I woke up to the Swordsman, so I tried my best to buy it. Well, how about that? Isn't that weird?
"It's not weird! You looked like an incredible Explorer!
"I see... that's good. My sister made a fool of me because she seems to be armed."
"That's not true, it's fine. Also, it looks like you have a suit."
Aijia praised the tenge from the bottom of her heart and was happy to start talking about wearing an inner suit of the same color.
Aijia was wearing a blue inner suit under her uniform and a yellow cane about 15 centimetres tall with no tenge on her waist.
"Asagi-san, that's..."
Unexpectedly, Tenji pointed to the cane and asked.
Aija smiled a little embarrassed as she dyed her cheeks with vermilion.
"Yes... I borrowed it from Chariot's commander Kujo."
"Chariot? Ah, speaking of which...."
Tenji remembers the conversation that inspired Aika to be scouted by the Five Ways.
Ever since then, I wonder if Aika has been in and out of Chariot frequently.
"Yes, I borrowed it from the leader of the Guild in order to be fully effective in the (...) team (...) test (...) today. Extra performance, but I want to do my best today!
Aija snorted her nose.
And as I looked at it, Tenji said, "Yes?" and leaned his neck.
Now I feel that a mysterious word came from Aika's mouth.
"... the entrance exam? Oh, maybe Chariot is helping us out today? That's right, Chariot intervened because he was tired and won the bid."
I'm guessing that Chariot's guild is helping me win this sub-dungeon because Tired was born into a family that originally made friends with Chariot. I recall that it was legally impossible to bid on the rights of a sub-dungeon just for students in the first place. No, it's not impossible to be precise, but it was impossible in the present tired and tense position.
But when she heard the words of Tenji, she leaned her neck.
"Uh, Tenji? There's nothing you can do... it's Chariot's entrance exam today.
"... hmm? Today's the entrance exam? What do you mean?"
"Today is the day of the annual [Chariot] entrance exam. Originally, first-year students would not even be able to accept the regulations, but I heard that there was a recommendation from Mr. Tired and Mr. Godo, and this participation was realized. Have you heard from Mr. Tired?
Tenge opens his mouth gently.
Through the surprise, stunned emotions were swirling around the chest.
(Maybe I'm... tired and deceived?
"Er... didn't Asami-san take the lead and win the bid together in this sub-dungeon?
"Am I? If you're tired, you can't afford that in my house. In the first place, students bid, and if they get caught up in school, they leave."
"Yes, but...."
Tenge thinks about how this happened.
Tenji called tirelessly two days ago. I'm sure you asked me if I planned to dive into the Fifth Class Subdungeon.
So tired said, "Just right," and invited Tenji.
(... ah, this. You're definitely being deceived. What the hell are you thinking when you're tired? When did I say I wanted to join Chariot?)
Over the past month, Tenge has had a lot to do with it.
Among them, I recall that tiredness was occasionally a young man who liked to do such pranks. No, rather than a prank, should I call it a favorite mediation?
"Um, maybe... didn't you know that today is the entrance exam?
"... yeah, I just found out."
Asahi and Tenji laughed bitterly at each other, but they didn't know how to react.