Otoko Nara Ikkokuichijou no Aruji o Mezasa Nakya, ne?

Year 7443, Month 4, Day 20

There's no problem with combat and no problem with producing the map as well. The only the thing we need to be cautious of is the positioning of traps. Since Toris and Gwine joined us traps, or rather it's limited to pitfalls but I thought of a strange method around them. I create water with water magic and stretch it out extremely long and thin with a depth of a few centimeters following along the passage. Since combat hasn't been very difficult either I use the magic {Light} without restraint as well. If there's a pitfall then the water will drip down into it so if you go close-by it's easy to tell. After I thought of this method the efficiency in our exploration dramatically went up.

We've filled in to the point where only 20-30% of blank space is remaining on our map of the 3rd floor. That means in barely a month we were able to fill in close to half of it, it's a miraculous pace. We were able to fill in a small portion of the blank spaces on the 1st and 2nd floors as well. Though we're only moving through the 1st and 2nd floors to pass by but thanks to Gwine's Unique Ability the scattered scaling issues of the map that made it difficult to use have been improved a bit.

The newcomers levels have increased as well. Particularly Gwine who's level was low, I've been giving her priority in earning experience points so her level has suddenly risen. At first when I started to let just her kill monsters I used, "since she's lacking in combat experience so in order for her to get used to killing faster" as a retarded sounding reason but it seems that everyone had some ideas on what I was doing so they agreed with it.

Particularly Ralpha said,

"Ah, I get that. I disliked killing goblins when I was little as well. It took quite a bit of time to swing a weapon at a living opponent without hesitation... On my first time I just got lost in it so I was able to do it but a short while after that I became afraid of swinging my Nata."

You, so you used a Nata when you were a child. I'm sure it's lighter than an axe so it's fine though. Bel as well said,

"That's right. Though the first thing I killed was a wild rabbit with the bow though. I hated it a bit. Though since it was for the sake of eating I was able to come to terms with it right away."

It was only the reincarnated people but everyone made a face that said "well that's cannibalism after all", Zenom, Zulu, and Angela just nodded. After that Bel said,

"Maruso, how was it for you? I want to hear your opinion as a woman as well."

and brought Angela into the conversation but,

"Since the first killing I did was in the dungeon..I just obeyed by the orders of my master at that time, so I didn't feel anything in particular.."

and responded with a composed face. Well unless it's someone who was raised in the town the people of Orth get used to killing a lot of animals while they're children. Strangling the chickens you keep at your house and helping out with slaughtering the pigs kept in the neighborhood are common occurrences. In Bakuddo the Dokush family had a monopoly on hunting but if it's a village with no hunting specialist then it's not hard to imagine that something like the lord or squires hunting game while patrolling around being a daily occurrence. Even Toris

"Yeah, I hunted a White-Hair Deer as well. That was delicious. However, when the arrows o the squires hit the White-Hair deer to finish them off the first couple of times I threw up."

said that. Zulu and Angela were a bit surprised hearing Bel and Toris conversation. It was as though they think that hunting game or killing livestock for the sake of eating doesn't even enter the realm of killing.

"Gwine, I think you already know but if you aren't used to killing things then the stress accumulates. It's true you've seen adventurers kill monsters from nearby and said you've seen them disassemble them as well but there's a big difference between seeing and actually doing it with your own hands.

However, there's no other than to take care of this as it comes by and in the end it will connect to your ability to make decisions when your own life is in danger. In regards to this regardless of what you wish for, I can't afford to listen, so in the first place I won't ask your way of thinking on it. I'll use my authority from the contract. Just think of this as an order from your employer. That's why, if you feel any kind of strong stress just think it can't be helped because it's my order."

"Yes, but I think it will be fine."

Gwine properly looked at my eyes while responding. But, when it comes to this there's no other way than to actually try putting it into practice...

"I see, then that's good. Now, since it's Toris and Gwine's first time in the dungeon, you never know what will come out at first.."

I said that and used the spell {Audible Clamor} to call out a group of monsters and they normally stabbed the goblins from the edges, killed them, and gathered the magic stones without a single complaint. As expected it's waste of time to gather magic stones from goblins so I stopped them but it seems my fear was just needless anxiety.

.............

Since brother and the others should be coming to the capital again near the end of this month to deliver armor, after that's over I intend to start seriously challenging the 4th floor. Incidentally, there's still no contact from the real estate agency in the capital. Since it's not common for a good location to empty out, it seems that they're investigating the owner of building in a good location and searching for those who are leasing the building from it's owner. The management situation of their store doesn't look very good so they're looking even deeper into information on their situation of paying rent. It would be the greatest if they go into default.

If we use that as a reason to negotiate with the landlord and either buy the building or pay several years of rent in advance then it seems something can be done about it. However, I wonder if a store in a good location of that huge city would really fall into enough of a management slump to be unable to pay the rent? I'm a bit doubtful about things around that area.

Well in regards to the real estates acquisition the location meets the conditions, and above else it's a story that already has a candidate. There's nothing that can be done by getting impatient so I'll just hold out on that one. I'm sure there's no need for me to do anything careless. If it seems like they really aren't able to do anything about it this year, then it's just a matter of prostrating myself before the knight group or royalty or something.

Rather than that, what I'm interested in is that one other reincarnated person that I think exists. I thought it was Gwine that I saw at the end of the year but she said, "That might be the case but I don't remember." Of course if it was her then there's no problem. However, it might have been a different adventurer than her.

However, it's my true feelings that I want to secure as many reincarnated people as I can. In the first place what I caught a glimpse of might have been Gwine, and since I have no proof that it was a different person, it's a problem though I feel wasting anymore time on it would be difficult. If I knew for sure it was a different person even if it wastes some time I could have moved to secure them but...

There's the possibility of setting up a net again and trying to search for the adventurer or merchant reincarnated person I saw at the end of the year as well. However, in comparison to previously our numbers have increased by two all at once, and I don't feel we're lacking in any combat potential in the dungeon right now so I can't bring myself to decide on setting up a net again. Although, I think the possibility is low that the same methods as now will keep working enemies on the 4th and 5th floors so sooner or later I feel like I might setup another net again.