CH 69

Chapter 69: Trump Card For Capturing Floor

The International Dungeon Research Organization(IDR) urged anyone who had a clue about that matter to send a report immediately but she had zero intention to report about her finding.

「Like hell I’m gonna let go of such wonderful research subject to those fools! If I use it myself I might be able to use him to break the mystery of the 『Black Dungeon』.」

Aisha then looked at the small box beside her PC.

「And best of all, he might be the only person who can use this magic ore. I really can’t help but enjoy this advantage. Fufufu.」

Her eerie laugh resounded in one room of the hotel.

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「Oi, Yuuma! Your arm isn’t bending properly. And where’s your spirit!」

「Y-Yes President!.」

Early in the morning, Yuuma and the president were doing push-ups in their room.

The president told him to start his training starting from today, the menu for the first day was three sets of fifty squats, fifty sit ups, and fifty push ups.

He had a hard time since this was the first time he did this kind of muscle training.

「Ok, that’s the end of push ups. We completed the morning training. Since we’re going to run to the dungeon soon, the real thing is just about to begin!」

「Yes…」

Yuuma’s lips twitched upon recalling that the president was already over fourty years old and actually more lively than him. After wiping their sweat with a dry towel, they went to Aisha’s room.

Right after the president knocked on the door of her room, they heard her voice telling them to enter.

Aisha’s room had the same design as their room and she was currently sitting on the sofa beside the bed.

「Yahoo, sorry but, I want to talk with you for a little bit.」

Aisha leaned back on the sofa, crossing her leg as she greeted them. She wore her usual attire of white robe, white blouse and black pants.

「What are you going to talk about? Aren’t we going to explore the dungeon?」

「Of course we will, but it has to wait after this.」 Said Aisha as she saw the frown of the President’s face.

「Kotaro, what do you think of yesterday’s progress? It’s very tough right?」

「Of course it is! I’ve told you since the very beginning right!!?」

The president replied with an annoyed look on seeing Aisha asked with a huge smile on her face.

「Normally, we have to prepare a group of five to eight Explorers if we want to explore until the 80th floor. Going with just two Explorers is plain stupid!」

Despite the president’s outburst, Aisha’s face didn’t even twitch.

「Yeah, I know that. That’s why I will tell you my plan before we start today exploration.」

「The heck, what kind of plan it is?」

「If Yuuma-kun become stronger, it’ll reduce your burden right, Kotaro?」

「Well, that’s right… But it ain’t gonna that simple for sure!」

The president was right. Even though he gave me physical training and martial arts training, the result could only be seen one year later, or a few months at the fastest.

Since the enhancement effect of the magic ore was insignificant, I definitely wouldn’t become stronger overnight.

That was what Yuuma felt as he looked dumbfoundedly at Aisha. And yet, Aisha still had that fearless smile on her face.

「I’ve prepared some plans for that of course. Now wait a minute.」

She stood up from the sofa as she spoke and then took the Boston bag that she placed in the corner of the room. The bag was clearly in a tattered state.

She took out fist sized white tube and a metal apparatus from inside the bag.

Aisha began lining up the white tube on top of the table with a huge grin on her face.

「W-What the hell is this?」

The president asked Aisha in bewilderment.

「Fufufu, it’s processed nitroglycerin.」

「Hah!?」

Though he doubted his ears when he heard a certain 『Word』, he was convinced that Aisha was telling the truth. So Yuuma looked timidly at the president.

Coulour had already drained from the president’s face.

「You showed me Yuuma’s “Pickel” back then at my research facility right? This is the apparatus that I made to match his weapon.」

「Nitro!? You mean the kind that explodes? Are you going to break the law!」

The president’s yell was completely ignored by Aisha.

「Use it as you will, it’s included in my research expenses after all. Yuuma-kun, give me your pickel, I’ll attach this to your pickel.」

「A-Ah…」

The president who looked at that spectacle was truly flabbergasted.

Yuuma had no choice but to abide Aisha and took out his pickel and gave it to Aisha. Aisha then installed a metal apparatus on the head part of Yuuma’s pickel with a delighted smile on her face, and inserted a white tube into that apparatus.

「Yuuma-kun, this thing is going to give out an explosion effect when it has a strong enough impact. Make sure to use it when we encountered powerful monster.」

「Eh… If it’s exploded from close up, wouldn’t that literally put me in danger?」

「Uhm, there’s no problem as long as you use it during 『Metallization』.」

Aisha gave such advice with a nonchalant look on her face, and then turned around to pick something.

――This is too much. Doesn’t that mean I’m gonna blow up along with the monster!? How can this person give such dangerous advice with a nonchalant look on her face!?

When Yuuma felt that kind of resentment toward AIsha, She brought out a box with a daring smile on her face. She placed that box on the table and sat back on the sofa.

「What is this box?」

Yuuma asked, and he got the feeling that it was another dangerous item. As if replying to Yuuma’s question, Aisha opened the box and showed the contents to Yuuma. It was a magic ore.

Is that a magic ore? What is that red coloured blood vein-like line on its surface?

「This is the magic ore that was discovered three years ago. This magic ore is the main reason why there’s extremely strict regulation on 『Black Dungeon』 and also the reason why many researcher stopped studying about the 『Black Dungeon』.」

Aisha took out the magic ore from the box and placed it on the palm of her hand, letting Yuuma and the president look at it from close.

「Its name is 【Bloody Ore】.」