CH 43

Chapter 43 Circumstances of the Adventurers and the Guild

As I was guided to the 5th floor, I was led to a room with high-quality sofa and desk.

The guide offered me tea and sweets, so I waited while eating to the extent that won’t affect my dinner.

After some time, a beautiful woman in her prime came in.

「Jink-sama, welcome to the Adventurer’s Guild Gamel branch. My name is Mona, and I will be in charge of taking care of your business. I am looking forward to working with you.」

「I’m sorry to take up your time. I am looking forward to working with you.」

「No, adventurers on this floor have their own personal assistant, so please don’t worry about it. In this guild, the corresponding floor will be assigned depending on the rank and achievements of the adventurers. On this 5th floor, we will assign a personal assistant to each adventurer, and we will take any consultation.」

So this is why the adventurers on the first floor were so envious.

Since the person in charge is the same, they can accurately understand our strength and circumstance….

For adventurers who risk their lives, this is the best treatment, as they can expect to receive advice and appropriate requests that will positively affect their safety and earning potential.

The guild will be able to communicate closely with them and accurately gauge their abilities, which will lead to the proper allocation of requests and efficient business operations.

「I understand. Since we’ll be working together for a long time, let’s both drop the stuffy formalities. It makes me nervous.」

「Yes. Once again, I’m looking forward to working with you.」

Ooh!

Thank you for the ladylike, beautiful woman’s smile!

「Today, I’m here to say hello and gather information for tomorrow. For now, we’re planning to do a one-day exploration of the upper floors for a few days starting tomorrow. Other than a map, is there anything we should buy?」

「Let’s see…. If it’s a day trip, you should have at least a set of potions, a first-aid pack, emergency food for a few days, a water bottle, a sub-weapon, special shoes, and a sack for materials. The guild’s store has everything, so you can buy them here.」

「Shoes?」

If it’s just a day trip, I don’t think we have to worry about regular adventurer’s shoes breaking….

「Yes. There are many places inside the labyrinth that are damp, slippery, and uneven, which can put a huge burden on your feet. It could be fatal if you fall while fighting or fleeing, so excellent adventurers wear special shoes for exploring the labyrinth, and they carry spares in case they break.」

…… I didn’t consider that.

In the case of our party… I and Ian can easily support the members who make a mistake if we are dealing with small fry monsters.

There is little chance that we will make a mistake in battle, but if we hadn’t been taught that, one of us might have fallen down on the way and had to use recovery magic.

「It’s common for adventurers who have plenty of money to make custom-made shoes for themselves, but since custom-made shoes take time, I think it’s better to start with the high-quality labyrinth shoes that are sold directly by the guild.」

「Direct sales, huh?」

「Yes! …… They are inferior to custom-made shoes, but they are made from Earth Crocodile’s skin, and the spikes are sturdy and first-class.」

「I understand. Thanks for the advice.」

Including Nina and Ian… I’ll buy two sets of L and M for men, and two sets of S for women later….

「Also, if you can afford it, I would like you to gather some magic stones on the upper floor as well.」

Hmm?

Isn’t it normal to gather magic stones?

「Due to the war that broke out last year, there has been a chronic shortage of magic stones throughout the Quall Kingdom…. We have been calling on all the guilds to help, but we still haven’t met the demand. Since magic stones can also be used for military supplies, it is difficult to import large quantities from other countries….」

「That must be tough. We’re going to prioritize our own pace, and it’s probably impossible when we start a long-term exploration, but if we can afford it, we’ll gather a lot of them.」

The shortage of magic stones directly affects daily life, so this problem is not a laughing matter….

…… The most serious problem is toilets.

If they can’t use water due to lack of magic stones, it’ll cause pollution to the surrounding area….

「Thank you very much! We can’t have the low-rank adventurers do something reckless, and most of the high-rank adventurers in this city avoid fighting on the upper floors, so contrary to the number of adventurers, we haven’t been able to collect enough magic stones from low-rank monsters, and we’ve been receiving complaints from the top about it.」

「After all, unless you have an item box, it’s a bad idea to leisurely fight on the upper floors….」

The supplies they can carry, especially food, are limited, so they will have less time to explore the deeper floors if they waste time on the upper floors.

A magic bag is quite expensive even for the small one, and the bag itself is somewhat of a hindrance, so it’s difficult to carry around a lot of them.

「The market price of magic stones has risen considerably due to the shortage, so even gathering magic stones on the upper floors is somewhat profitable.」

I and Ian have an item box, and we also have clothes with magic bags, so our party can put in as much luggage as we want….

We’ll gladly accept the magic stone gathering request for the sake of people (and money)!