Isekai Nonbiri Sozai Saishu Seikatsu - Chapter 70

Good grief. I was worried about how things would turn out during the argument, but I’m relieved that it somehow settled down.

“That’s great, Rosca-san.”

“Thank you very much! It’s all thanks to Shuu-san convincing the boss!”

“Well, it seems busy here for today, so I’ll come back later. Rosca-san, good luck with the decoration.”

“Wait a moment!”

Once again, Rosca grabbed my arm as I tried to leave the forge.

I’ve already done what I can, I think…

“I have a favor to ask! I want you to help me find materials for decorations that would suit this large sword.”

“Are you asking me to come with you to the Demio Mine?”

“Exactly! The gemstones and ores I have won’t give me the right inspiration for enhancing this large sword. So, I want you to help me find materials that suit it in the mine!”

I see. She wants to directly search for materials that would match this large sword.

“I’ve heard that you need to be at least adventurer rank C to enter the Demio Mine…”

“It’s fine! I’ve obtained adventurer rank C so I can mine on my own!”

What the… Having adventurer rank C while being a decorator is quite extraordinary, isn’t it? It’s the same rank as me, who is solely an adventurer.

“If that’s the case, wouldn’t Rosca-san be sufficient on her own?”

“It’s impossible to mine while being vigilant against monsters alone. Doing something like that requires either a lot of confidence or foolishness.”

“It’s strange for Shuu-san to go alone and do the mining.”

Not only Rosca but even Drogan retorted back at me. Indeed, mining while being cautious of monsters in a dark tunnel is terrifying. I can sense monsters with my detection skill, so I can do it without hesitation, but it’s not the norm.

“As we go deeper into the Demio Mine, the monsters become stronger, and I have my limits alone. Could you please lend me your strength, Shuu-san? I’ll pay you as a designated request!”

Rosca pleaded with a deep bow.

When a woman asks for help to this extent, it’s hard to refuse. Rosca helped me when I sold accessories, and she has also taken care of me, so I owe her a favor.

“I understand. If you’re okay with me, I’ll lend you my strength.”

“Really! Thank you!”

With my ready consent, Rosca energetically lifted her face and shook both of my hands.

“With Shuu-san, who defeated the Red Dragon, any monster that comes will be a piece of cake!”

“…I specialize in gathering and extracting materials, so please don’t expect too much in that regard.”

My expertise lies in finding and gathering materials, not in battling monsters.

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Having been asked by Rosca to accompany her to the mine, I promptly arrived at the Demio Mine with her.

“Man, it’s been a while since I entered a mine!”

Upon seeing the towering Demio Mine, Rosca expressed those words.

“Haven’t you been going to gather gemstones or ores recently?”

“In the past, I did it because I didn’t have money, but now that I have some income, I rely on adventurers. Also, there’s helping the bosses workshop and making accessories for the stall.”

Even with income, juggling employee responsibilities, accessory making, and sales—it’s quite busy compared to an average person.

It made sense that she didn’t have time to go mining herself. If there’s no need to unnecessarily expose oneself to danger, it’s best to delegate such tasks.

“But, Shuu-san, you’re really nimble.”

Rosca gazed at my entire body and murmured with emotion.

I feel like I heard a similar comment when I went gathering with Lumia in the forest.

“I tend to avoid combat as much as possible. On the contrary, Rosca-san, carrying that seemingly heavy hammer, isn’t it heavy?”

While I dressed in my usual attire, Rosca wore armor pieces like chest and shoulder guards, and she had a large hammer in her hands.

While not as heavy as the hammer Drogan slammed into the hard magic stone, Rosca’s hammer looked quite substantial.

“Even with this, I’m a beastkin. I have much more strength than your average human man, you know?”

Rosca lifted the hammer with a somewhat confident smile.

It seems she is genuinely confident in her strength, as she claims.

“I see, so you’re confident in combat.”

“…No, wait a moment. I haven’t been moving my body much lately, so I’d appreciate it if you could spare me from a sudden intense opponent.”

Perhaps intimidated by my confident smile, Rosca adopted a humble attitude.

“Well, combat also takes up unnecessary time, and it’s not something I desire, so I’ll try to avoid it as much as possible.”

“That’s a relief. My ears and nose are good, so you can leave scouting to me!”

Well, I have investigation skills for that, so it’s not a problem, but having multiple ways to scout is always better. In case of need, I’ll rely on her.

“Well then, let’s enter right away.”

With our preparations complete, we entered the mine shaft.

“Light Ball.”

“Even though you don’t need to use it here… Well, with Shuu-san’s magical power, there’s no issue. That’s helpful.”

Normally, they don’t use lights much on the first floor where natural light comes in.

However, with my ample magical power, I can easily use magic to illuminate the area without worrying about it from the beginning.

Both Rosca and I are accustomed to walking in the mine shaft, but having good visibility is reassuring.

I illuminated the dim mine shaft with Light Balls, and we proceeded.

“What do you think? Shall we mine on the first floor?”

“No, I already have materials from the first floor, so for now, I’d like to aim for the third floor.”

The Demio Mine becomes richer in various ores and gemstone types from the third underground floor onwards.

First, it seems we should search from there.

“Understood. Let’s aim for the third underground floor, then.”

It seems she already has materials from the lower floors. If that’s the case, there’s no point in mining here.

While I conduct magical stone detection to avoid encounters with monsters, we head for the third underground floor through the shortest route.

“Um, Shuu-san? Is it really okay to proceed so casually? I think it would be better to advance more carefully, checking for enemies and such…”

“It’s fine, there are no monsters around here.”

“Really? Please spare me from suddenly encountering monsters, okay?”

Ignoring Rosca’s concerns, I continued advancing through the mine shaft, using magic stone detection.