01x02 - Raising Money

[bunniefuu]

This is the story of a possible future.

It's been ten years, huh?

Master?

What is it, Roxanne?

What are we doing here?

This place seems perfectly ordinary.

The kind of rural farming

village you'd find anywhere.

Is it perhaps a health resort?

Are we here on vacation?

No, this place is an

ordinary village. I just

I came here once, a long time ago.

What? Here?

Yeah.

Back before I met you, Roxanne.

It's a stable.

Is there something special about this place?

Yeah.

Just remembering what it was like.

I do feel nostalgic for this place,

but I don't remember it very well anymore.

Durandal

Offensive Power x5

HP Absorption

MP Absorption

Incantation Interruption

Hey. Do you remember me?

Or are you a different horse?

If so, the thief who stole those

sandals has nothing to worry about.

Is something the matter?

I was just thinking his

hair is an unusual color.

You mean his black hair?

You don't often see that around here.

It's like yours.

Yeah, you're right.

Identify

Mio

Lv 1

Mio and Michio, huh?

He's exactly the right age, too.

Well

That must be what happened.

What are you planting?

Kyupiko.

Kyupiko, huh?

That's this village's specialty, isn't it?

Are your parents doing well?

My mom is.

But my dad died before I was born.

I see. Do you listen to your mom?

Yeah.

Good.

Item Box

Identify

Scimitar of Rage

Offensive Power x5

HP Absorption

Give this sword to your mother.

If she allows it, then it's yours.

What?

Use this sword to protect your mother.

But

Don't be shy.

Now, listen here.

Picking up that sword

doesn't make you stronger.

It's the sword that's strong.

Don't forget that.

Okay.

Thanks, mister.

Mister, huh?

Sorry, Roxanne. I let someone else have

the sword I originally gave to you.

I don't mind.

Who was that boy?

I've never met him before.

But I probably know that child's father.

Let's go.

in the Labyrinth of Another World

Harem

Vale

Vale Restaurant

Thirty-three gold coins

are worth 330,000 nars.

I'll use my silver coins to

pay the leftover amount,

which means I need 70,000 more.

If that sl*ve trader is to be believed,

there are two ways for

me to quickly make money.

A labyrinth?

Yes. It was discovered in the

woods to the west the other day.

Is that not why you came to this town?

I didn't come here on purpose.

Is exploring labyrinths

something adventurers do?

Yes. After all, they can sell the items

they acquire by defeating demons.

For those confident in their abilities,

labyrinths are a guaranteed income source.

However, it's difficult to make a large

amount of money over a short period of time.

So collecting bounties would be quicker.

It certainly is good money,

but I wouldn't recommend it.

Why not?

Because bandits would rather

get rid of bounty hunters.

If you attract too much attention

You'll find yourself the target instead.

Indeed.

Furthermore, while it's more efficient

than exploring labyrinths,

not many bounties are worth the risk.

I see.

I still have five more days to buy Roxanne.

I'll try the reliable method first.

I'll head to the labyrinth.

But first, I've gotta deal with this.

Fighting those bandits made one thing clear.

This weapon is amazing,

to an excessive degree.

People are likely to come after me for it,

Sandals

like how I stole those sandals.

If this gets stolen, I'm screwed.

After all, I put 63 bonus

points into this thing.

Reset Character.

Reset Character

Status

Bonus Equipment

Bonus Incantations

Bonus Skills

Weapon

●●●●●●

Accessories

○○○○○○

That should do it.

And now

To acquire a suitable weapon

to replace Durandal.

Identify

Scimitar

No Skill

Skill Slot

●Empty

Identify

Scimitar

Skill Slot

●Empty

Empty, huh? Does that mean I

can add skills to it later?

Sir, is there something you're interested in?

Are all these scimitars the same price?

Yes.

Sounds like he doesn't know

about the empty skill slots.

Then, I'll buy this one.

Identify

Scimitar

Skill Slot

●Empty

Thank you.

I'm looking for some

protective equipment, too.

In that case, how about these?

Vale

Western Woods

I think he said the entrance was around here.

Adventurer

Explorer

Adventurer

Explorer

Adventurer

Explorer

Adventurer

Explorer

Adventurer

Explorer

Adventurer

Explorer

Adventurer

Explorer

Explorer

Explorer

Explorer

Explorer

Explorer

Explorer

Explorer

Explorer

Mage

Explorer

Mage

Explorer

Mage

Explorer

Mage

Explorer

Mage

Explorer

Mage

Explorer

Mage

Mage

Mage

Mage

If there are Mages,

Adventurer

Explorer

Knight

Warrior

Mage

then he must be using teleportation magic.

That's the entrance to the labyrinth?

I should head inside, too.

Reset Character

Status

Bonus Equipment

Bonus Incantations

Bonus Skills

30% Sell Price Increase

Bonus Weapons

I'll remove my discount

skill and re-equip Durandal.

And then

Reset Character

Status

Bonus Equipment

Bonus Incantations

Bonus Skills

30% Sell Price Increase

Bonus Weapons

Incantation Reduction

Critical Strike Rate

Okay. That should do it.

Whoa. It doesn't even feel

like I'm touching anything.

Come on, buck up.

Whoops.

So this is a labyrinth.

Vale Labyrinth

First Floor

Visibility's not very good, but it

doesn't seem like I'll need a light.

And it's surprisingly tidy.

But a labyrinth is a labyrinth.

I need to be prepared for monsters.

Job Settings.

Party Job Settings

Kaga Michio

Equipped Jobs

Jobs

Villager: Lv 2

Thief: Lv 2

Hero: Lv 1

Explorer: Lv 1

Huh? I've got more jobs.

Explorer?

Party Job Settings

Kaga Michio

Explorer: Lv 1

Effects: Minor Endurance Increase

Skills: Item Box Operation

Party Organization

Dungeon Walk

Come to think of it,

Status

Kaga Michio

Villager: Lv 1

Thief: Lv 1

Equipment: Sandals

didn't I gain the Thief job

after stealing those sandals?

Villager: Lv 1

Thief: Lv 1

Equipment: Sandals

Which means I acquired the Explorer

job by entering the labyrinth.

Explorer: Lv 1

Effects: Minor Endurance Increase

Skills: Item Box Operation

Party Organization

Dungeon Walk

Party Job Settings

Kaga Michio

Equipped Jobs

Jobs

Villager: Lv 2

Thief: Lv 2

Hero: Lv 1

Explorer: Lv 1

What's this?

Hero: Lv 1

Effects: Moderate HP Increase Moderate MP Increase

Moderate Physical Increase Moderate Stamina Increase

Moderate Intelligence Increase Moderate Spirit Increase

Moderate Dexterity Increase Moderate Agility Increase

Skills: Overwhelming

Hero? When did I get this?

It seems pretty useful.

I'll select this as my second job

Equipped Jobs

Jobs

Villager: Lv 2

Thief: Lv 2

Hero: Lv 1

Explorer: Lv 1

Party Job Settings

Kaga Michio

and Explorer as my third.

Explorer: Lv 1

Effects: Minor Endurance Increase

Skills: Item Box Operation

Party Organization

Dungeon Walk

One of the Explorer's skills is Item Box

Item Box

So this is the effect of the

Incantation Reduction skill.

Item Box

I don't know how it works,

but it seems convenient.

What else?

Party Job Settings

Kaga Michio

Explorer: Lv 1

Effects: Minor Endurance Increase

Skills: Item Box Operation

Party Organization

Dungeon Walk

Dungeon Walk?

Destination

Destination?

That room I was in earlier, then.

Huh This is convenient, too.

Dungeon Walk.

I'll head back outside next.

It's not called Dungeon Walk for nothing.

I can only choose destinations

inside labyrinths.

Which means that was some

other kind of spell.

Adventurer

Explorer

Adventurer

Explorer

Adventurer

Explorer

Explorer

Explorer

Explorer

Explorer

Explorer

Explorer

Explorer

Explorer

Mage

Explorer

Mage

Explorer

Mage

Explorer

Mage

Explorer

Mage

Explorer

Mage

Explorer

Mage

Mage

Then, I'll head back to that hall—

Destinations are limited

even within labyrinths, too?

There's so much I don't know.

This sucks.

Identify.

Needle Wood: Lv 1

Is that an enemy?

Time to see how far I can go.

One hit, huh?

This must be because of Durandal.

Branch

The needle wood dropped an item, huh?

I'm not sure what it is, but I'll take it.

Needle Wood: Lv 1

Hey, there's another one.

Come to think of it, the

Hero job had a skill, too.

I think it was

Overwhelming.

The needle wood's movements slowed down?

No, am I moving faster?

Not that it matters either way.

Once I swing my sword up

through it, it'll be over.

But what good would that do?

Why am I even doing this?

I'd rather wrap myself up in a futon and

Dazed

What was that?

I suddenly lost the will to do anything.

Wait a minute. I felt the same thing

after I used Dungeon Walk earlier.

This sucks.

I know! It's my MP!

Expending MP by casting spells dampens

my mood and makes me pessimistic.

I returned to normal immediately afterwards

because of Durandal's MP Absorption.

I may be able to recover my MP,

but repeatedly falling into a

depression isn't a fun time.

I shouldn't use too many

spells until I have more MP.

Is this where I sell items?

Yes.

In that case

Reset Character

Status

Bonus Equipment

Bonus Incantations

Bonus Skills

30% Sell Price Increase

Bonus Weapons

Incantation Reduction

Critical Strike Rate

I'd like to sell these, please.

One moment, please.

Your total is 273 nars.

I see.

Vale

Vale Restaurant

Two hundred seventy-three nars

for 21 branches.

Without the 30% increase,

that would've been ten nars per branch.

Supposing I k*ll ten in

an hour, that's 100 nars.

In ten hours, I'd earn 1,000 nars.

That's nowhere near close

enough to buy Roxanne.

I'll try staying in the

labyrinth longer tomorrow.

I guess I got up too early.

I can't even see where I'm standing.

Maybe I'll head back and get a lantern.

No, wait.

Come to think of it, in

my Bonus Incantations

Reset Character

Status

Bonus Equipment

Bonus Incantations

Bonus Skills

Teleport

This is it.

Teleport.

Vale Labyrinth

First Floor

All right, it worked.

Crap, it worked. Why did I

come to this dangerous place?

I didn't even want to come here.

Crap.

Reset Character

Status

Bonus Equipment

Bonus Incantations

Bonus Skills

30% Sell Price Increase

Bonus Weapons

Incantation Reduction

Critical Strike Rate

I'm thinking negatively again.

I need to defeat an enemy

quickly so I can recover my MP.

I can't keep going.

I'd forgotten I don't have infinite health.

Anyway, it would take 700 hours to earn

70,000 nars at a rate of 100 nars per hour.

Party Job Settings

Kaga Michio

Equipped Jobs

Jobs

Villager: Lv 5

Explorer: Lv 3

Thief: Lv 3

Hero: Lv 2

1st Villager: Lv 5

2nd Explorer: Lv 3

3rd Hero: Lv 2

At least I've gained levels

thanks to my efforts.

Maybe I should go to a deeper

level of the dungeon after all.

A secret room?

What's that?

Could it be a treasure?

A broken sword?

No.

This isn't a secret treasure room.

It's a monster den.

Crap.

If I keep taking blows like that, I'll die.

I should leave for now.

Dungeon Walk.

I had a feeling it wouldn't

work during encounters.

If I can't run, I'll have to fight.

All right.

I can make up for the health loss

with Durandal's HP Absorption.

Overwhelming.

Crap, I'm low on MP.

I can't let them get behind me.

Overwhelming presumably consumes

a large amount of MP.

It'll take more than a couple

of monsters to recover it.

That said, if I'm too stingy with

my MP, then I'll slowly bleed out.

Overwhelming.

All right. I'm in the corner.

I can't get attacked from behind here.

This may be another world,

but it's still my reality.

Being defeated here would

certainly mean my death.

But I'll fight, even if it could k*ll me.

I thought I was gonna die.

No,

without Durandal's HP Absorption,

I definitely would've bit it.

That's enough for today.

What's that?

Vale

West Castle Gate

Did something happen?

Yeah, it's a bandit corpse.

Probably one of the bandits who

used to hang out in this town.

Used to?

You mean you don't know?

Recently a group of bandits left this town.

Nobody knows if they

moved their headquarters

because the knights started

cracking down on them

or they lost a dispute

with a rival organization.

The bandits who left were robbing

travelers and attacking nearby villages.

Oh, I know all about that.

Looks like they're back for revenge.

Revenge?

Hey, wait.

If they're the survivors of the bandit

g*ng that attacked that village,

then shouldn't they be getting revenge on me?

No, it's hard to imagine that's the case.

They'd be seeking revenge on whoever

made them leave town in the first place.

In other words, the knights

or their rival organization.

Either way, he's one unlucky b*stard.

No doubt.

How do you know that's a dead bandit?

Take a look.

His left hand's been cut off.

His Intelligence Card didn't

appear right away when he died,

so they took his whole hand instead.

Ugh. Who's so desperate for a bounty

that they'd chop off a corpse's arm?

The bounty

Bounties, huh?

Something the matter?

Nothing.

That's right.

Even if I keep going back into that labyrinth,

it's unlikely I'll make much money.

If I'm going to risk my life,

I should choose whatever method

gets me closer to Roxanne.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

I have no other options.

I'll have to hunt bandits.

in the Labyrinth of Another World

Harem