Dungeon Renovation ch5-2

Go back to the world I came from...
...

...

No,
I guess?
...Yeah, not really!
For now, at least.
I-Is that so?

I was sure that...
I mean, we don't have any leads,
and it looks like we can't use that jewel thingy that grants wishes.

"If you wanna go back, defeat the demon lord."
...There's no clear condition like that either.
The heck is that...?

Well, as long as I'm alive, I'm sure I'll figure it out.
For now, survival takes top priority!
Waha~
Uuh... I'm sorry. It's all my fault...
I'm not that bothered by it.

If anything, using the home center all I want in another world is fun!
It's certainly not dull with you around.
R-Really?

Then what will you do if we get out?
Hmm~ Become an adventurer... or something?

You've never taken on a monster in a proper fight, though.
I'm worried...
I mean, I don't have any citizenship or anything like that.

If we get out, I'd have to survive on my own.
Well, I guess I could bring some stuff with me to sell at a high price.

...Wait, before I even get to that point, won't people get scared of me for being a foreigner from another world?
Nwaaah!
I feel like I'd get caught up in some sort of witch hunt...
...Huh? I'm feeling less confident about this.

Worse comes to worse, I'll just live in the dungeon.

...Eh?

Wh-Why?
Why would you say that?
Wah... You're that surprised?

Hmm~...

I'm not from this world,
so I probably wouldn't be welcome here, for more reasons than one.
It's not that I don't wanna get out, but rather that leaving here could be dangerous.

Then,
um...

You're okay with not having a family or something...?

...
...What?

...Eh? Like marriage?
Yes.
She's worried about stuff like that, huh?
Cultural differences, I guess?

I can do without it, I guess.
I've long grown out of dating boys.
Y-You've dated someone!?
Huh~? Well of course...

...I haven't.
I was just putting on airs.
So you're the same as me then.

Eh~? You're kidding. Someone as cute as you?

If I were a guy, I would've aimed for you.
Wha-...

Don't poke fun of me!
I'm serious!

But well, I'll at least try to see if I can make a living in the outside world.

No idea if I'll be able to work since I'm still a student, but it's not like I've got anything to lose.
A student!?

You went to a school?
So you're royalty...
No no.

Everyone goes to school where I come from.
Everyone...

You've never been to one, Fiona?
No... There were circumstances.

...
So schools themselves do exist, I guess.

It doesn't look like she's just not attending.
She seemed obssessed with those magic crystals, so maybe... she doesn't have the money?
In that case, if we can sell what we've gathered here...

Once we get out of here,
why don't you just go to school?

But I'm already 15 years old.
That's not a problem.
It's never too late to start.

...

...Then

would you go there with me, Maho?

Me too!?

Hmm~ School... School, huh...
It sounds fancy, but I'm not that into it to be honest...
Besides, wouldn't I need a family register or something?
I dunno if they even have those here, though.
Hmm~

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...

Well, it's not like I've got anything better to do.
Sure. Let's both go there together.
Really!?

Then it's a promise!
Yeah, yeah! A promise!

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5 days later...
Ooh...!

Wow... It's really deep!
Woah... It really drained all that water...

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Maho! There's something down there!
Eh? Where?

hyuuh hyuuh...

It's huge! What is that? ...A fish?
I think... it's a water serpent, judging by the horns.
Serpent? So this one's a dragon too?

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Normally it would be a formidable enemy, but...
Now it's just EXP ripe for the taking.

There's no telling when this place will become flooded again.

And so, we got some axes, kitchen knives, kerosene...
every weapon we could find!

Okay, let's go!
Let's beat the crap out of it!
Roger!

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It's working!
It may be a dragon, but it's nothing like the one downstairs.
Guess it's its environment that made it special.

I feel one-sidedly guilty about this, but sorry.

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kah... kah...

Down it goes!

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We did it, Fio-
Aah~! Magic crystals!
We need to gather them right away!

Waaah~! There's so many of them...!
Your obsession with magic crystals is something else, Fiona...

Oh!
Here comes the acclimatization!

This was a rather big catch, so I've probably levelled up quite a bit too~
Uwaaaaaaaaaaah!?
Woah.

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Hey... What's wrong!?
M-Maho, look over there...!

...! Hey, that's...

a treasure chest!

Will there be treasure inside or a trap...?

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