Sevens (LN) - Volume 3 - Chapter 38

Chapter 38 – Steady Advance 

The ninth day. 

Novem, Aria-san, Sophia-san and I, the four of us are challenging the dungeon. Our progress can be said to be favorable. 

Inside a notably large room inside the dungeon, there are a lot of monsters placed there. But we launched a surprise attack and carried out the battle in our advantage. 

"Got you!" 

Aria-san accelerated using her Art and circled behind the enemy. She then pierced the orc’s chest using her spear. The explosive acceleration using Art coupled with the strike that was launched from it made the orc scream and die with one attack. 

Sophia-san also threw several hand axes that she brought with her. 

"Over there!" 

She lightened the weight using her Art when throwing, then the axe was freed from the Art’s effect and returned to its original weight. The throwing using the weight manipulation Art caused the hand axe to dig deeply into the head of a goblin. 

The Third spoke a few words. 

[……They have become tough.] 

He sounded somewhat disappointed. 

Novem lifted her silver staff that was a heirloom and used magic. 

"Wind Cannon!" 

The insect monsters flying in the sky are swallowed by wind. Their wings and body are torn apart and blown away, causing them to fall to the ground. 

The remaining monster is only a praying mantis with a size of about two meters. 

"What is this thing’s name again?" 

I readied two sabers on both hands and stood in front of the praying mantis. 

"It’s Green Mantis." 

Novem answered me, but my focus is turned towards the monster before me. It’s trying to catch me with its two sickles. I deflected them with my sabers. Its head that has an inverted triangle shape looks really eerie. 

When it moved its sickle in a big way, I rolled forward and slid under the mantis’s legs, cutting its leg with my saber. I stood up and cut its stomach part??the soft part. 

The monster raised a voice that sounded like a scream. When it tried to turn around towards me, Sophia-san took out her battle axe from her back and slashed horizontally……The monster’s upper body is blown away. 

I observed the surroundings cautiously, but the other monsters are already dying. There is also no other presence of monsters nearby. I stabbed my sabers into the ground and looked down on the mantis. 

"Damn it. I didn’t ask Zelphy-san which part of this monster can be sold." 

Then the Second taught me. 

[In my era the sickle part could be sold. Also, the magic stone is in its stomach part.] 

After being told that, I pretended to think before telling the other three. 

"After searching the magic stone, let’s bring back only the sickle parts. We’ll confirm it with Zelphy-san later." 

Aria-san nodded. 

"There is no other choice than that. Or rather, getting deeper, the monsters that we’ve never seen before appear a lot more." 

It’s a troublesome thing. After asking them to collect the magic stone and material, I walked towards the wall searching for a treasure box. 

I understood its location from the start, so I discovered it without problem. I talked with a small voice so Novem and the others won’t hear. 

"There’re three treasure boxes in this room. It’s really extravagant." 

When I took out the contents without harming it, there is a wallet inside. The content is filled with gold coins and silver coins. 

"Yep, we’re lucky." 

The Fourth is also happy. 

[This kind of cash income is nice because it doesn’t take time to convert it into money.] 

The Sixth sounded disappointed. 

[There is no dream with cash. As expected when speaking about dungeons, it has to be treasure. The fun is in wondering how expensive it could be sold for.] 

I don’t understand the Sixth’s feelings. If I have to pick, then my thinking is nearer to the Fourth’s. When I thought that, 

[That’s fun in its own way but, like……when counting the money one by one, it makes you want to keep them importantly inside a vault.] 

Sorry, I can’t understand the feeling of both sides. As I thought, the Fourth is also the Fourth. 

The second treasure box is filled with a gold bullion. It made the Fourth delighted. It’s not a rare metal that emitted magic power, but gold is still exceptional. 

And then, when I pried open the third treasure box, there was a gem inside emitting an indescribable radiance of yellow-green color. It’s the size of a palm, and more importantly it’s giving off a mysterious feeling. It seems different from any gem I saw until now……no, I think I’ve seen it somewhere?