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Chapter 134 - Nanapon Has No Sense of Adventure

Apparently, an underground ruin was discovered in the Kunaar Ruins. The phrase "underground ruin" greatly stimulates my inner child.

"Something like that existed there…?"

"While investigating a certain building, they happened to find an entrance leading underground. So they commissioned a surveying company for an internal investigation."

"Huh. On a basic level, is that okay? We’re borrowing the land from Frontier, right? Isn’t it a restricted area?"

"No, they apparently confirmed it with Frontier, and there’s no problem. They said we can do as we please."

Is that allowed? Hmm, it feels less like they’re generous and more like they’re just not interested. I still don’t really get what the people of Frontier are like.

"So, an investigation… Can they survey it?"

"They were told it couldn’t be done and turned it down."

"Because it’s underground?"

"There were various reasons, but I suppose that’s about right. The company president said he couldn’t send his employees into an underground ruin where they don’t know what they might find."

Well, of course. Monsters aside, it seems like there could be traps. I saw a movie like that once. The one with the mummy and the holy grail.

"So you pitched the Auto-Map?"

"That’s what I was thinking, but isn’t this a bad idea? It’s just a notebook you can buy anywhere."

Satsuki-san said this as she placed the Auto-Map notebook I gave her on the table.

"Hmm, dropped by a Slime… nope."

Even if an Auto-Map could drop from a Slime, this notebook is a no go.

"Should I use different paper? If it’s old looking, they won’t be able to tell, right?"

"It’ll be a problem if they analyze the materials. The paper for the Auto-Map seems to be exactly what it looks like."

That might be true. They’d probably figure out I’m crafting items.

"Then it’s no good."

"So, how about we say it’s your skill or magic?"

"What do you mean?"

I don’t get it.

"Simply put, you have a unique skill called Auto-Map. You’ll claim that you can create maps with it."

So even though the item called Auto-Map is drawing the map, we’ll pretend that Eleanor-san’s skill or magic is drawing it. Right.

"In other words, you want me to go to that underground ruin?"

Is that an adventurer’s job? Well, I guess it is, in the truest sense of being an adventurer.

"I won’t force you if you don’t want to go. I’m just saying that this kind of request exists."

"It’s a request?"

"Since the surveying company turned it down, there’s talk of entrusting the investigation to the SDF or private contractors. It’ll probably be officially announced eventually, but right now I can pitch Eleanor and make it a designated request."

I see.

"What’s the reward?"

"A buyout of the map, maybe? Also, you can do whatever you want with any items you find. Though, by regulation, you have to submit them to the guild once."

Well, that’s not just for this time. Any item obtained in Frontier must be submitted to the guild. Even I follow that rule properly.

But still, an underground ruin… Treasure… How romantic.

"The little boy inside me is telling me he wants to go."

"Such a boy."

Satsuki-san nods in agreement.

"But isn’t it dangerous?"

"I don’t know if this is a good thing or a bad thing, but you’ll be accompanied by the SDF."

Hmm, that’s a mixed bag… The SDF adventurers are strong, so they’re reliable, but I won’t be able to do anything strange.

"What do you think, Kaede-chan?"

I ask my advisor.

"To be honest, I’m against it."

"I thought so."

I knew Kaede-chan would say that.

"However, if Nanaka-chan is there, wouldn’t it be fine? Her Clairvoyance can see through traps."

Come to think of it, if she’s there, we can avoid traps. We can also prevent surprise attacks from monsters. In fact, her Clairvoyance is perfect for this kind of request.

"I’ll ask Nanapon."

I take out my smartphone from my bag and look at the screen.

‘Eleanor-san.’

‘I’m bored.’

‘Are you done yet?’

‘Maybe I should drop out of college…’

She’s really bored…

I ignore all of it and type out my business.

‘Apparently, they found an underground ruin in the Kunaar Ruins. Want to go?’

It’s a bit abbreviated, but this should be fine.

As soon as I sent the message, the "read" status appeared.

‘Wasn’t that already found?’

Huh?

‘You knew about it?’

‘Well, I can see it if I look down. I just assumed it had already been discovered.’

Clairvoyance is amazing…

"Apparently Nanapon knew about the underground ruin with her Clairvoyance."

I relay Nanapon’s message to Satsuki-san and Kaede-chan.

"That girl is incredible…"

"And the fact that she didn’t mention it until now is also incredible."

They are both impressed, mixed with exasperation. Honestly, I’m also impressed by the power of Clairvoyance, and at the same time, I’m dumbfounded by Nanapon’s lack of interest in the underground ruin.

Feeling exasperated, I reply to Nanapon.

‘If you knew, then this is simple. It was just found, and there’s a job to investigate it. With my Auto-Map and your Clairvoyance, it should be easy, right?’

‘Well, the monsters are mostly Skeletons, so I think you’ll be fine, Eleanor-san. But there was also a skeleton with a lot of arms. Are you sure you’ll be okay?’

This girl even knows what monsters are there…

"What’s a skeleton with a lot of arms?"

I’ve never heard of one, so I ask the experienced Satsuki-san and Kaede-chan.

"An Eight-Armed Skeleton, maybe?"

"Commonly known as an Ashura Skeleton."

What a lack of naming sense. They should have just called it a Hell Knight.

"Is it strong?"

"It has a lot of arms, so it’s reasonably strong. In other words, it’s a skeleton with eight arms."

"And it doesn’t use magic."

Alright, I can win.

I look down at my smartphone and type.

‘So it’s just four skeletons in one. I’ll show you my brilliant sword skills.’

‘I see…’

She’s not very enthusiastic…

‘The reward is the sale price of the map. And we can do whatever we want with the items we find. If there’s nothing, we get no reward, but don’t you think there’s a certain romance to it?’

This is a true adventure!

‘Hmm… There were a lot of gold bars.’

What is with this girl… Just say that from the start…