CH 83

Chapter 83 No Hero Saves People for Free

「Sigh…. Considering the pace and amount of materials delivered, it’s easy to imagine that the exploration of Jink-san’s party is out of the ordinary…. But, I think you should take care of your body a little more.」

「Hahaha… thank you for your concern.」

Mona-san is kind that she cares about us.

On the surface, though, she’s a cool and calculating mental killer….

「So… that B-rank party <Lyre> is entrusting us with 3 platinum coins to give to Jink-san as a reward.」

「A reward?」

Come to think of it….

If an adventurer asks for help from another adventurer in the labyrinth, paying them a corresponding amount of money is the unspoken rule, right?

If you don’t have money, it’s said that selling yourself into slavery to pay for it is the right manner….

Still, 3 platinum coins would be about 300 million yen, right?

Isn’t that too much?

「In the case of rescuing a high-ranked adventurer from a vicious monster, just like the case this time, the reward price would be half of the assets of the rescued adventurer.」

「…… Half, huh?」

It’s expensive.

It’s enough to make you hesitate to ask for help even if you’re in a desperate situation….

Moreover, we were the ones who arbitrarily saved them, so I think receiving half of their assets is too much.

「It’s the price of their lives, and the people who help them will also bear a heavy burden. Besides, the members of <Lyre> judged that they would have been wiped out if not for the help of Jink-san’s party.」

Well, there wasn’t a single person among them who could stop the ants.

Even if someone remained as a decoy, it would be meaningless since there were a lot of ants.

「I understand. Then, I will gratefully accept it.」

Everyone fought desperately against the ants, so let’s distribute one platinum coin each to Esther, Ian, and Nina.

It’s dangerous to let Nina have a lot of money, so I’ll be the one who manages the money for everyone other than Ian….

「They said they would like to thank you again when you have the time. They belong to a medium-sized clan <Symphonia>, so you can go to their place if you want to contact them.」

Clan <Symphonia>, huh…

「I understand.」

They seem to have a favorable impression of me, so they might be able to tell me about the clan’s power struggle if I ask them about it.

It’s an opportunity to get information from people who belong to the clan other than the <Elder Tree>.

I want to make good use of this opportunity, so let’s visit the clan house later.

「Also, according to the testimony of the members of <Lyre>, they stumbled across a scene where adventurers belonging to <Beyond the Purgatory> and <Emissaries> were fighting. When they took a large detour to avoid getting involved, they ran into a nest of ants….」

Oh, my condolences.

…… They were fighting on that floor too, huh?

「Jink-san, you also dived quite deep this time, but did you suffer any damage from them?」

Judging from Mona-san’s expression, I guess she wants to get some kind of testimony out of me, huh?

「We also avoided them like <Lyre>…. On the 20th floor, adventurers who belonged to the <Emissaries> were claiming their rights to the ore zone against other adventurers.」

「Rights…」

「Yes. Until the commotion happened, we were enjoying mining the ore, but… we gave up on mining and moved to the lower floor since we didn’t want to get involved in any trouble.

I was still feeling annoyed a little, so I didn’t hesitate to her about it.

「I understand. If it is okay with you, can we complain to the clan master of <Emissaries>, saying that the S-rank adventurer Jink-san suffered because of them?」

「I’m fine with it.」

「Thank you. If it is against Jink-san, I think he can’t ignore it…」

Since Mona-san is complaining about him, he must be a rowdy person….

The <Emissaries>’s clan master… let’s add him to the list of people I don’t want to get involved with.

After the assessment was over, I went back to the inn, enjoyed a meal, and took a bath with Esther.

This time, we earned about 10 gold coins in four days, so when I paid 1 gold coin to each participating member as a bonus, Angie and Momisa’s expressions brightened up right away.

Elsa and Ian also looked happy, so I’m glad.

「Esther, do you feel itchy somewhere?」

「No. (I’m almost 13 years old, so I can wash my own hair…)」

「The exploration starting tomorrow will be hard, so go to bed early after taking a bath.」

「Onii-sama is training and studying until late at night, so as a slave, I can’t just sleep.」

Ugh…

He hits the sore spot….

But, Esther, you’ll end up crying if you disobey your brother~

「…… By the way, Esther. When Karen-san handed you over to me, she also gave me a large amount of female clothes for some reason~」

「!?!?」

「The clothes are a little small for Nina, so I don’t know how to deal with them…. By the way, a good child should go to bed early, right?」

「…… Yes. (Karen-san, you’re terrible! Onii-sama too, you’re a meanie….)

Yep, he’s become a good child.

He doesn’t have to force himself to follow me and Ian, who have a disposition of a corporate slave.

He’s going to get lots of rest and grow up strong!