Chapter 222
I rode a carriage that was arranged by Eric and spent the whole day in the city of Flint .
By the way, this time I went by myself .
I didn’t want to risk injuring my companions, especially when we’re facing a Dungeon Master, thus I decided as such .
What I felt as soon as I entered the city was that the people were all high in tension .
There were laughters here and there .
It was as if the whole city was a bar in itself .
As I stuck my head out of the carriage, the image which I had for the city was precisely what I thought .
The residents of the city were drinking alcohols and toasting around .
Naturally, you would want some snacks while drinking alcohols .
Thus, there are stalls selling snacks everywhere .
Residents were buying snacks, drinking alcohol, and laughing at each other’s jokes, twas the atmosphere of the city .
[Are you Ryouta・Satou-sama?]
[Yes?] (ryouta)
As I was being called out from the side, I turned my gaze .
It was a boy in his teenage years looking up at the carriage .
His hair was so short that he didn’t need to take much care of it, and his cheeks are littered with freckles commensurate with the year .
[And you are?] (Ryouta)
[My name is Tail・Angus . Eric-san has spoken to me to guide Ryouta-san . ] (Tail)
[I see . ] (Ryouta)
As I thought for a moment, I jumped off the carriage .
[What seems to be the problem?] (Tail)
[I’m tired of sitting . I wish to see the dungeon, can you guide me there?] (Ryouta)
[Of course . ] (Tail)
After whispering something to the rider of the carriage, the empty carriage went off .
[I’ll guide you now . Which one would you like to go?] (Tail)
[Which…one?] (Ryouta)
[There are two dungeons in Flint called Lanthanum and Cerium, which one would you like to go to?] (Tail)
[Is that so… . Well, Lanthanum then . Eric-san was the one who asked to go there, so before the Dungeon Master appears, I want to scout the area . ] (Ryouta)
[I understand . ] (Tail)
Tail began leading me, and I followed behind .
While crossing the city, I could see people drinking wherever I go .
Even though there aren’t many gathered around together, but there are still quite a few who are drinking .
[They sure can drink a lot . ] (Ryouta)
[Yes, it’s Flint after all . Ah, please look at that . ] (Tail)
[Hm? That well?] (Ryouta)
As mentioned, I saw a well along the road .
There aren’t any interesting features, but a middle-aged man approached from one side and poured water out of the well .
He then placed his mouth on where the water poured out .
[Phew!] and he drank it all at once .
[Wait a second, is water supposed to look like that?] (Ryouta)
[It’s actually beer . ] (Tail)
[Beer?] (Ryouta)
[There are abundant of alcohols being sold in Flint . So, low-priced drinks that aren’t for sale in other cities are now free to drink here . ] (Tail)
[What a great city . ] (Ryouta)
I was lost for words .
Getting to drink beer from the well for free .
It reminded me about the Kashiwa prefecture where orange juice would come out when you open the faucet . (TLN: I have no idea if that’s true or not)
[Basically you treat alcohol like water in other cities right . ] (Ryouta)
[That’s right . There really are lots of missed alcohols . ] (Tail)
[Missed?] (Ryouta)
[The higher the drop rate, the higher the quality the alcohol is . If it’s low, then it’ll be cheap alcohol . ] (Tail)
[Ah, I see . ] (Ryouta)
In other words, it’s like getting air and water in other dungeons, or non-standard vegetables that are not for sale .
Well, with my Drop S, I’m sure I can get a high quality alcohol .
I’m really looking forward to what kind of thing would appear .
[Ah, if we go to the dungeon, you can buy that as well . ] (Tail)
Tail stopped in front of a tool shop .
He then pointed at an empty label glass bottle .
[What’s that?] (Ryouta)
[Have you used a cargo box before?] (Tail)
[Oh . ] (Ryouta)
Since I know about the Pandora Box, it should be similar to that .
The moment you defeat a monster and it drops something, it would suck the drop into the box .
Using that, Margaret sold his [Princess Margaret’s Air Box] .
[This is a Flint’s special version . If you use it, it would add a ranking to the dropped alcohol . ] (Tail)
[How is it displayed?] (Ryouta)
[The rank would be A B C D E F… . as such . ] (Tail)
[I see . ] (Ryouta)
I bought about five bottles for the time being .
[We have arrived at Lanthanum . ] (Tail)
[A dungeon that only drops brewed alcohols . ] (Ryouta)
[Yes . ] (Tail)
I was a little surprised when I entered the dungeon .
I’ve went into various dungeons so far, but this is clearly different .
This place is like making fun of how dungeons looks like .
Lanthanum Dungeon, underground first floor .
The inside looks like a ninja house .
There are japanese-style rooms where adventurers are fighting monsters .
Even the monsters are different .
[… . . It’s foot soldiers . ] (Ryouta)
[Yes, there are the monsters of the first floor, flaming foot soldiers . ] Tail answered with a complicated smile .
The appearance of the monster looked like those foot soldiers of the warring age .
The scene of adventurers fighting in a Japanese-style mansion reminded me of a final stage battle where they break into the castle tower .
The only difference is that the monsters are burning throughout their body, and the spear that they are using is also burning .
[What’s wrong?] (Tail)
[Ah no, I was just surprised by the monsters . ] (Ryouta)
[I see . ] (Tail)
Tail was convinced for some reason .
I tried to calm down, then took out my gun .
One hand, I was holding onto my revolver, and the other the bottle .
First, the bullet isn’t a normal bullet, but the Growth Bullet .
It has been upgraded to a level that can finally replace the normal bullets .
I aim at the monsters… . . in the middle of the foot soldiers and fired .
One of them tried to approach me, but was shot and staggered .
I further aimed and fired, until the final blow and it was defeated .
It isn’t as strong as I expected it to be .
As soon as it disappeared, the bottle was sucking up the liquid .
Not only that, the blank label displayed [Rank: A] .
As I thought .
After all, my Drops are all S Rank, so obviously it’s gonna be high rank .
I wasn’t surprised, it’s more like a normal reaction .
However when I turned around and looked at Tail, he was lost for words .
[What’s wrong Tail?] (Ryouta)
[C-Can you let me see that bottle . Is it really a bottle that is Rank A!?] (Tail)
[What’s wrong with it?] (Ryouta)
[What’s wrong? What do you mean what’s wrong! High-ranked alcohols are few in drops . ] (Tail)
[Eh?} (Ryouta)
[Even if a person has all A Rank Drops, Rank A bottles usually take… . . many times… . . but to fill it in one go… . . ] (Tail)
Staring at the bottle, Tale kept repeating his words .
Apparently……I didn’t know how this works .
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