Transition to Another World, Landmines Included

"Eh! There is such a thing in the dungeon!?"

"Really? As far as I could see, the meadows and forests spread and it was a sight I didn't think was in the dungeon!

I look up at Yuki, who talks in a gesture, with Meatier's sparkling eyes.

Hi Meetia seems to like listening to adventures, and when we relax, she says, "Tell me something."

Yuki is one of the good ones, and Natsuki is the next point.

I guess the reason is because, as you can see, we exchange gestures and talk immersively.

We haven't even had a big adventure, but when I tell you something, there's no shortage of excitement.

Yuki is a little funny even when I'm listening to it because it inflates and speaks in a good way.

"Mr. Nao, is it true?

"I know it's hard to believe, but it's true."

I nod to Mary with a slightly half-hearted, subtle look on her face.

"Why is there a forest in the dungeon..."

"Actually, it doesn't seem that uncommon, does it? It's not common."

According to the book, about 10% of the dungeons have a hierarchy of terrestrially similar environments reproduced.

It's not just the woods and meadows, but the lakes and rivers, the snow mountains and volcanoes, and very much the sea, so it's hard to recreate.

However, instead of "the sky and the sea that stretches everywhere" or something like that, it seems that some of it has been cut off by the barrier, and it will not be possible to proceed from a certain point above.

In other words, it would be a limited reproduction, but the sea seems to be home to fish other than demons, so there are things that are quite strange and intriguing.

If you can find it in the current dungeon, I'd like to try fishing or something.

Fish from the sea, I ate it. Sashimi?

"If Mary's willing to be an adventurer too, you have to study hard and read a book, right? Because I have an environment where I can read."

"Right. There are many books that cost more than 10 gold coins a book, so you don't get many chances to read that you're a rookie adventurer, do you?

"Yes, I'll do my best..."

The look on Mary's face, who is better at moving her body than studying, while saying she will do her best, is slightly darker.

Her reading skills are such that she manages to read simple texts that it is still difficult to read a slightly more difficult book like the one we are reading.

Well, it's just better if you can read it. In this country.

There are usually Alliance requisitions and adventurers who can't read properly.

Such an adventurer seems to manage to grasp the contents and ask for requests with numbers and word pickups, but because he only understands them incompletely, Diola says, trouble also occurs sometimes.

So as an adventurer, I can just read the text, but it can be a bit of an advantage.

"But dungeons with forests are rare, aren't they? So like any other dungeon town, this raffan develops too......?

"I think that's... a little difficult, don't you think?

"Oh, why is that?

"First of all, it's very difficult to get to the dungeon. As far as we're concerned... Rank 5 adventurers may have no problem, but a low rank like being in this town is very risky to die before you get to the dungeon."

And if you're a rank 5 adventurer, that dungeon isn't good for your imitation efficiency.

Like us, if you feel like 'making a dime in a dungeon while taking heat' or so, if you want to make money by leaning on it, that's sure to be the better way to move to a cool area, and there are dungeon cities in this country, so you make more money there, as well as plenty of support for appraisals and such.

"Really? ~ Then it can't be a dungeon town...... Oh, but why don't we make our way to that dungeon?

"That's hard, too. Mary's a specialty in this town, you know?

"Uh, it's furniture, right?

"Yes, among other things, luxury products are made from mingwood that can be harvested in the back of the forest. closer than where the dungeon is."

If the road can be drawn to a place where logging of namewood is possible, it is almost certain that profits can be expected.

At the very least, it is a tougher policy than the 'Town of Raffan, Dungeon Township Plan', which does not even know if it will work.

Nonetheless, that has not been done.

I mean, that's how hard it is for Viscount Nenas to make his way into those woods.

It goes without saying to make way to the dungeon.

As a pre-dungeon issue if it were meant to be, given Raffan's industry, I think we should have put our hands on it so that we could secure the namewood even if it was somewhat impossible, but given the current situation, which we have not even been able to do, I wonder if Viscount Nenas' finances are quite tight.

Taking the Kerg commotion into account, there would be no such thing as a 'town in a dungeon' in a very capable situation.

"That... sounds impossible. Now I thought if I bought the land in this town, the price would go up..."

Hearing the words Mary groaned unfortunately, we looked at each other in surprise.

"... Mary, did you think about that, yourself?

"Yes. Uh, you make money buying land when it's cheap, selling it higher, right?

"That's right..."

Whatever it is in Japan, it is a bit uneven as to the idea that children in this world do.

If you ask me in detail, they were listening to what the adults around them were talking about as rumors of a landlord who was about to kick Mary's ass out.

It seems that the landlords of Kundan were trying to aggregate the land around where the houses of Marys were and sell it high, but such stories appeared to have come out in connection with it.

You're quite capable of learning, aren't you, Mary?

If I'm not careful as an adult around me too, I might learn that Mary isn't very nice...?

"But, Mary? You don't have the money to buy land in the first place, do you?

"It's there, isn't it?... right! What about Mr. Hulka and the others buying land and making their way to the dungeon, too?

Mary, who had an unfortunate look on her face, punches her hand at Pong and smiles all the time that she comes up with something good, but that's a groundwork impossible story.

"... Mary, how rich do you think you are about us? You can't help it."

"Building a path may not be impossible in itself over time, but it's less good."

In the first place, Lafan doesn't have enough land to buy easily.

It is difficult in itself to buy in anticipation of higher prices.

It may be possible outside the walls that surround the town, but if the walls were to be widened, buying at a good and fair price, if bad, could even be confiscated.

Land rolling would be an impossible story.

"It's a kind of urban development. It must be difficult in this country, where land ownership is subtle."

"Even if you work hard to develop it, you won't be able to take it up with nobility just because of its achievements."

In Japan, it is normal for companies to acquire the surrounding land and develop it on a large scale, but that can only be done because the ownership of the land is strong.

Even in this country, land can normally be bought, but I can't say that it has never been forcibly taken up at the convenience of nobility.

Especially since ownership is obscure, some parts of us adventurers are free to hunt in the woods...

"Mm, can't Dungeon Town? I'm sorry. I thought it was a good way."

Mary with a disgruntled look, but I can't do anything I can't... No, I can't do anything I can't expect to return.

"As far as I'm concerned, I want Mary to make more solid money... why are you holding me in Dungeon Town?

"Because when you're in Dungeon Town, it's easy to be an adventurer. The dungeon itself seems to be for beginners."

"Is that so? That's about it. We're gonna take him, right?

"Is that good?

"Oops. It's easy. At least compared to building a path, huh?

When I laughed and said that, Mary dyed her cheeks and looked down in embarrassment.

From previous experience, you may have a habit of not relying on people as much as possible, but I just don't want you to freakishly shy away from it because it's natural to look after that much more than you accepted as a family.

"And even so, after you've acquired the least amount of skill. At least we need to be able to shoot Goblin alone."

"Yes! I'll do my best to train"

Face up, hunched nose rough, fist gripping Mary.

"Dungeons? Sister, you're going to the dungeon!? Me too! I want to go too!

It was Meetia who had been listening to us from Yuki who jumped into our conversation like that.

Turning his gaze to Yuki, he's smiling bitterly like he's in a bit of trouble.

Is this, like, too funny to talk about?

When you actually get into the dungeon, especially if you don't have a magic bag like ours or no wizard, it's a pretty tight, muddy part, but it's a part that gets omitted as a story for kids.

"Go... Me, you didn't even train"

"Do it! Me too, shush kills demons!

To Mary's slightly frightened words, Meatier insisted in some sort of weapon-wielding gesture.

Again, when I turn my gaze to Yuki, my hands are together and my head is down.

This will definitely be influenced by her 'martial arts tradition'.

Yeah, I know how you feel.

If you saw a kung fu movie or something, after you left the cinema, you'd want to imitate it even though you couldn't?

"Uh..."

Harka grins and nods bitterly at Mary, who gazes at us like she's in trouble.

"If Meatier wants to do it, you don't mind telling me, do you?

"Do it!

"But if you're gonna do it, you're not gonna let it be sweet, are you? I have to get up early in the morning. Still do it?"

"Uh-oh,... do it! Good luck!"

Meatier, while a little troubled, grips both hands tight and crisp, but strongly declares with a cute look.

That said, Meatier is only 7 years old.

I don't have to wonder if it's a good idea to teach you how to handle weapons, but there's a world where just getting out of town is dangerous. Weapons are much more familiar than we think.

"I get it. Shall I work with your sister?

"Yeah!"

That said, Meatier smiled and shook back the hand offered by Hulka.

◇ ◇ ◇

Early the next morning.

As Meatier declared the day before yesterday, we were also talking and starting early morning training.

It's the first day, but it doesn't seem particularly bitter to Meetia to wake up early in itself, spazzily awake and light gymnastics with us, and running is already over.

I didn't have a hard time waking up in the morning when I was in elementary school either, but when I was in high school...... oh, did I just stay up late? I'm up early now, and it's not hard.

And it was also what Mary thought when she joined the training, that the beast man's strength seemed not to be foolish, even if he was a child, and even though he was running quite a long distance, Meatier was following us without bitterness, and it was complete.

Even junior high school students in Japan are a bit of a tough distance, so maybe they don't have to think of it as a very small child.

"Well, Mary's practicing one-handed swords, but Meatier has any hope?

"Um, it's good to be the same as your Yuki sister!

Meatier chose the knife without much trouble.

I guess this simply affects the Yuki story I heard yesterday.

By the way, I haven't asked you particularly why Mary chose a one-handed sword, but perhaps because Toya, the same beast man, uses it, there's a lot of reason to say that?

In fact, Mary is more powerful than she looks, so I don't think it's such a bad choice.

"Little machete... bad availability is a bit of a problem... but you'll be fine."

After a little thought, Hulka nods.

Tommy is the only one making it as it stands, but as long as he's with us, he can supply it, and if he can handle a small knife, he can't even fight a small sword.

So I don't even know if Meatier will be an adventurer in the first place......

- Ma, that heap would be good with a round throw at Toya. I'm sure.

"Then Mary will learn from Toya, as usual."

"Yes!"

"Whoa. Let's go."

Mary and Toya take the wooden sword and start basic practice away.

This is a recent pattern.

Toya will play a mock fight with us later in the morning, but Mary still only keeps waving the wooden sword.

I find it quite boring, but so far it has never rotted and is seriously ripe.

"I want to leave Meetia to Natsuki, okay?

"Yes, I don't mind."

"Nice to meet you, are you!

Natsuki hands Meetia a spare wooden sword that mimics a knife, takes his hand and starts teaching.

"Eh! Eh!"

... um. The speed of waving the sword is not that of a toddler girl.

It sounds good with Shuba, Shuba, so it could start killing pretty light, about goblins, instantly.

Cowaii, the young girl, is going to become a reality.

"We're practicing together."

"Yes."

Me and Hulka, Yuki practice voluntarily.

Handling magic and weapons, practicing in half or so is the usual pattern.

I'm a little bored with basic training alone, but if I think of this as experience, I can stand it.

And even today, we encourage training to increase our own survival.

◇ ◇ ◇

"Me is out. I'm patient."

It was my sister Mary who replied that way to us when she said "how long will it last" after Meatier declared she would participate in the training, but there were no lies in the words.

I'm sure her legs would have been mixed. Despite her very boring training, unlike Yuki's martial arts tradition, she never leaked a cry or dissatisfaction.

And sometimes it was our everyday sight for the seven of us to encourage early morning training.