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Chapter 82 – Dungeon Travel
My ringtone echoed in the boss’s room.
I quickly pulled out my phone.
I thought it was an incoming call from Haruka-san or Honoka-chan, but what appeared on the screen was Serika’s name.
Actually, it wasn’t a phone call but a voice call from the guild chat.
Since there is no cell phone coverage in the dungeon, there is no way that Honoka-chan and the others could have called me.
But even a call from Serika is unusual enough.
I have heard that it is good manners not to call each other out of the blue.
I learned this from Haitani-san when I was able to use the guild chat.
The reason for this, of course, is to avoid putting yourself in danger by being distracted by an incoming call when the other party is in the middle of a dungeon raid.
Serika, the guild master, could not possibly be unaware of such basic manners.
Besides, from Serika’s point of view, I might have been in the middle of a boss fight.
I talked to her just before the boss fight and told her that I was going to challenge the boss.
But the fact that she knew that and still called me means that…
“Hello?”
“Yu-kun!”
When Serika called me by my old nickname, it was usually when she was in a tense situation.
“What’s up? Is there an emergency?”
“Did you finish the boss fight?”
“Yes.”
“I’d like to congratulate you on your first A-rank dungeon, but this isn’t a good time!”
“What happened? Is it the Flood in the city?”
“No, it’s not! The Flood in Tokyo is still going on, but I have to inform Yu-kun about something else…!”
“Calm down, Serika.”
“I’m sorry. Let’s see, I want you to relax and listen to me…”
The fact that Serika is so upset means,
“…Does it have anything to do with me?”
The bad feeling I had inside me slowly took shape.
“Yes. So you say? There’s a Flood in the Tengumine Shrine Dungeon.”
Serika’s words made me gasp.
“…That’s what it is, huh?”
“You’re not surprised, are you?”
“No, that’s… It’s a long explanation. What’s the situation at Tengumine Shrine?”
“I don’t know; it shouldn’t be too rare since the A-rank guild Yakushokaku is supposed to be there… but there hasn’t been any contact with them so far. I hope they are just busy with the Flood…”
“And Haruka-san and Honoka-chan?”
“Yeah, I tried calling Honoka-chan’s phone too, but she didn’t answer. Maybe something is going on…”
“Are people from the association on their way?”
While we were talking, I jumped to the back of the boss’s room onto a higher level.
I jumped into the white portal that appeared there, and after a moment of dizziness, I was outside the dungeon.
The sky outside the dungeon is a deep, madder red.
“I made a request, but there was no one there anyway. Emergency helicopters have also been dispatched. I’m trying to get the Self-Defense Forces to send a helicopter. But it’s a mess everywhere, so I’m afraid it might take a while…”
“Then I’ll go to Tengumine Shrine myself.”
“I’m sorry, that’s a great help. But Yuto is at the Karakuri Tower in Chiba right now, right? It would take time to get to Tengumine Shrine… so why don’t you get a helicopter to fly you from Narashino? But that would also take time! Ugh, if Minazawa-san were here, he could have helped us!”
Indeed, this would normally be a time-consuming situation.
At that time of night, there may or may not be an express bus to Tokyo Station.
Even if I could get to Tokyo Station, I would have to change trains in Tokyo, and from there, it would take an hour to get to the nearest station in my hometown.
Then, from the nearest station to the final destination, it would be an hour’s ride on a local train to the final destination.
From the last station, you have to take a bus to get to the Tengumine Shrine.
There is probably no bus service at that time, so I would have to take a taxi.
It would be faster to take a taxi from here.
Serika is planning to charter a helicopter from the Self-Defense Forces, but I hear that the government and the Explorers’ Association are not on the best of terms.
If we had to wait for a permit, which we were not sure we would get, it would probably be faster to take the train.
In any case, if Tengumine Shrine is in a bad situation, I don’t think we can make it in time.
But,
“I’ll be fine. I’ve got the right skills.
I say to Serika over the phone, holding my hand over the black portal at the entrance.
“Heh, skill?”
“It’s called Dungeon Travel!”
When I activate the skill, a ripple runs through the portal, which looks like a black water mirror.
‘You can change the destination of the portal. Would you like to list the teleportation destinations you can choose from?’
“Please do.”
‘The dungeons that can be teleported are as follows.
”Kuzusawa Minami Dungeon” is currently depleted and unavailable for teleportation.’
“Tengumine Shrine Dungeon.”
‘To set “Tengumine Shrine Dungeon” as your destination, you need 214,019 yen in mana coins. Is that okay?’
“T-two hundred… damn it, just do it!”
“H-hey, Yuto! I want you to explain it to me so I can understand!”
“Simply put, it is a skill that allows the user to teleport from the entrance portal of a conquered dungeon to another conquered dungeon.”
“Huh? What is that? I’ve never heard of such an incredible skill!”
“Sorry, I’ll explain later. I have a bad feeling about this.”
“A-alright. Just be careful. If you think you can’t handle it, please talk to me.”
“Yeah. You too.”
At the same time I ended the call, a large amount of mana coins flew out of my phone.
The mana coins turned into light in the air and were sucked into the dungeon portal.
‘The portal at the entrance to the Kururi Castle Dungeon has been set to the entrance to the Tengumine Shrine Dungeon.’
“This is a rip-off… But how can I just sit and wait after being shown such a status?”
The real status of the high human I discovered through Sneak Peek, Fathom, Archive, and Reappraisal―that Clovis Elf―was this.
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Clovis Erdland
Elf
Level 5079
HP 50790/50790
MP 914902/914902
Attack Power 99811
Defense 187742
Magic Power 1418981
Mental Strength 594723
Agility 567269
Luck 12032
・Unique Skill
Human Objectification
・Acquired Skills
Pride 5, Spirit Magic 5, Ritual Magic 5, Summon Magical Beast 5, Ancient Chant 5, High-Speed Chant 5, Chantless 1, Magic Tool Creation 3, Subordinate Magic 3, Item Box 5, Appraisal, Disguise
・Equipment
Staff of the World Tree (Staff carved from the trunk of the World Tree. Attack +11200, Magic +34100, Mental Strength +34100, Luck +14300)
Elven Cloak (Defense +21110, Agility +23400)
Falcon Boots (Defense +10600, Agility +10600)
Ring of Slaughter (favored by ancient slayers. Attack and Magic +42900, Defense and Mental -21000, Luck -42900)
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Skill──────────────────
Human Objectification
Race: Able to treat humans, beastmen, and demihumans as objects instead of people.
The target must be completely deprived of their freedom for the effect to occur.
Those subject to this skill can be destroyed as mere objects.
Those subject to this skill can be used as replacements for some materials and parts in skills such as Magic Tool Creation, Mixing, Cooking, and Karakuri Creation.
Those targeted by this skill can be stored in the Item Box.
Those who are placed in the Item Box will automatically lose their naturally regenerated MP.
Those placed in the Item Box will be placed in a state of suspended animation.
Skills that can be used to subdue non-human monsters, magical beasts, animals, etc., such as Subordinate Magic and Command, will be effective for those who are subject to this skill.
Ability Value Correction:
The holder of Human Objectification always receives the following corrections to each of their ability stats.
HP -10%.
MP +40%.
Magic Power +40%.
Mental Strength +40%.
Luck -40%.
Humans currently being objectified:
Akari Shiina Lv1352
Fuzuki Yumeno Lv1024
Naoya Nose Lv1144
Shunsuke Ishigami Lv1223
Kanbayashi Karen Lv1538
Han Ji-won Lv1100
Louise Nothstein Lv1297
Kazuki Minazawa Lv1791
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