Dungeon Master Makeup Money (formerly known as Dungeon Master Funding)

When I returned to Mauria, the city where the island was named, the sun was completely gone. The only light that illuminates the city is the lights of the inn and liquor store that are open at night.

I also secured the accommodation for today. However, since I came to Maui, which is known as a tourist destination, I decided to eat dinner somewhere.

"How about over there?"

Isla pointed to a large two-story tavern. From inside the store, I could hear the men laughing in a good mood after drinking alcohol.

Apparently, it was a hangout for adventurers, but this kind of place was more suitable under the current circumstances.

Open the entrance door and go inside.

In the store, two parties on the first floor drank alcohol to remind them of today's achievements, and on the second floor, a party carried meat in its mouth to devour it.

We're going straight to the counter.

I'd like something light to eat and a weak drink, please.

"I'm curious about what the people above me were eating. I'd like that, please."

"You're both stupid. The hot springs are famous for their volcanic cuisine. Do you have that?"

Isla starts ordering a crunchy meal. I completely forgot the purpose of my trip to the tavern, but I can't wait to miss it.

Liquor is placed in front of Melissa and Noel. However, Noel was given a cup, while Melissa was given a jock.

Both of them grabbed their own drink and headed to the party where they were drinking on the first floor.

The purpose of the visit to the tavern was to gather information. The goal was to extract information from the adventurer who drank alcohol and had a lighter mouth. The adventurer would also try to protect the information he had, but if the opponent was a woman, his mouth would be lighter.

A drink diluted with water is placed in front of me.

Is this your first time in this city?

“Yeah, I just got here in the morning.”

You're an adventurer who came to investigate the Fire Dragon.

……

"Don't be alarmed." It's becoming quite famous in this city right now. ”

Rumor has it that the guild sent us an investigation a few days ago. The details of the journey from person to person were supposed to have changed, but the only part that was accurately conveyed was that the adventurer who had the strong power to investigate the fire dragon would visit.

We didn't know because we were heading to the volcano, but our arrival came from people in the Adventurer's Guild.

Well, it doesn't matter because it's not something to hide. Rather, it saves me the trouble of explaining.

“You want to know something?”

"I just saw the volcano."

You've just arrived, but you're acting so fast.

"You'd better hurry up." That said, I was only able to confirm that there was no fire dragon. "

“Okay, I'll help you if I can.”

The eyes of the master were turned to the interior of the store.

Are they okay?

Noel, who had the booze, went to a party centered on the Beastmen. Noel, a [Shrine Maiden], is easily liked by Beastmen, and can easily slip his mouth if he is in a good mood after drinking alcohol.

Melissa is also good at leading conversations and eliciting information.

What the master cares about is that the two women are taking the initiative to gather information while the man and leader I am listening to at the counter without even drinking.

It's not suitable for people.

Anyway, I am vulnerable to alcohol. I'm not so intoxicated with the atmosphere of the tavern, but if you want to gather information at the tavern, you should leave it to Melissa to do nothing. If you fall drunk, you'll cause trouble for your people.

"It's about the fire dragon." We are the biggest tavern in Maui. There are many adventurers, so you will have the opportunity to access a variety of information. However, I only know a few rumors except for public information. ”

It doesn't matter.

The absence of the fire dragon is not uncommon. And it came to pass once every few decades, that he went forth from his nest, and showed himself unto his people. However, at that time, she had been back to the nest for a few days at most. The island's elderly, who thought it was a simple getaway at first, felt a sense of crisis when there was no sign of returning.

No one knows where the Fire Dragon is while you are out.

This time, it was witnessed by an adventurer with a fire dragon coming out of the volcano.

The guild grasped the testimony after it was reported to the guild that the fire dragon had disappeared from the nest. The guild decided that it would have gone somewhere at that time, and the guild did not judge it to be important information.

However, it is completely different when I get another piece of information and then ask in detail.

I saw another adventurer come back to the volcano a few hours after I saw him leave.

Moreover, I witnessed it fly away within a few minutes.

The report had not reached the upper levels of the Adventurer's Guild, and the witness testimony that had once returned had been erased because of confusion between the two volcanoes.

Either way, it seemed insignificant because it didn't change.

"... what do you mean?"

Iris?

"The fire dragon probably jumped out for some reason. Initially it was a temporary outing, and I came back soon, but I jumped out again for some reason.”

The guild missed that information.

All the Master heard was rumors, and there was no firm evidence in the witness testimony, so he didn't tell the guild.

In addition, conveying rumors in the store will affect the store's credibility. That's why he told us all the information in his body so that the customers who visited the store could hear interesting rumors.

"Even if you come back, the time is too short to rest your tired body." Maybe I just stopped by because I needed to run something. "

However, coming back and jumping right out, one possibility emerged.

"I didn't mean to leave for days, maybe I came back." However, if someone had taken over the returning nest..... "

It's clear what kind of action a powerful dragon would take to reclaim a stolen nest.

Take it back with your own power.

However, it was clear what the outcome would be if there were no figures in the nest as it stood.

"Someone took my nest?"

Earlier, there was no sign of anyone in the nest, not even a trace.

But near the nest - that's why we can't go back if there's someone in the Magma Sea who can't even get close to the dragon.

"Maybe we need to find a way to get under the magma."