98: Dungeon (8)

Dungeon (8)

"You act like the miracle of life is just numbers to you…" Kate said while frowning. "Be that level-headed is one of your good points, but sometimes, you exaggerate."1

While Kate was complaining, Billy was doing some math. If he divided the coins among the group, each one would have 1 and a half silver coins. That means that they earned ten times more than they would earn working outside their town in a single day. However, they worked only for four hours, and the work in the bridge only had paused to sleep and eat, so the difference was much greater. Still, that also means that a week of work in a dungeon was necessary to pay for the earring that increased the recovery of his stamina.

"Come to think of it, if I boost the ring and then lend it to Alexander, maybe he will have a chance to win against Leo," Billy thought. "He will owe me another one, and no one will notice it if there is no one to notice it. Just kidding."

Alexander was an honest kid, so he wouldn't accept such an underhanded tactic… even though he was pretty desperate. Leo may be a stubborn old man, but he won't let his only daughter be single forever. He wasn't such a lost cause… Regardless, Billy wondered why he was being so supportive of that kid. It wasn't like his previous romance life was full of frustrations. Playing the cupid wasn't something that he enjoyed that much either…

"Speaking of cupid, I have to find someone for Kate…" Billy thought. "I have a feeling that she might have developed some warped feelings for me… some guys might find that amusing, to have such a beautiful woman that adores you like a god, but I don't."

"What?" Kate asked when she noticed that Billy was looking at her and frowning.

"... You are pale," Billy said.

"I guess I still need to exercise more," Kate said.

Kate was going lightly at first, but visiting his home when he wasn't around, playing with his siblings, developing a good relationship with his mother… Billy could tell that Kate was trying to create a path in his life for her. Staying as friends were fine, but again… Billy was worried about her mental health.

"Let's pray that she won't turn into the ultimate yandere…" Billy thought.

At the inn, the group was quite surprised by their money. Still, it belonged to the party's fund, so no one could use it for the time being. In any case, as expected, the kids have been slacking off with their studies. Billy didn't want to waste his time and energy scolding them. He went to study instead of that. Still, they felt his cold gaze and decided to use their free time wisely. They felt even more compelled when Kate began to study on her own.

Billy wanted to check the library again to learn more and to practice his reading skill. It was only obvious that he read more than write in the future. So, he had to get that skill on the same level as in the previous world. However, he decided to stay in the inn and then study and meditate to recover his mana for the next day. After a good night's rest, everyone was prepared to clear the dungeon that day. Still, Billy knew that it wouldn't be that easy. That being said, Billy wanted to clear the place in three or four days, then he would have the leisure to enter alone and see what he could accomplish by himself. He didn't do much fighting inside the dungeon, after all.

"Hey, Billy, how do you do that thing where you make your Bullets make the weird sound?" Kate asked.

"Doing that with a short knife won't be that effective. You should use it with a short spear at least," Billy said.

Billy decided to explain to her the spinning and about rotation. They are very similar words in physics and can be used interchangeably in many situations. Still, spin usually refers to something rotating about its own axis, while rotation is a bit more versatile. So something spinning usually means all parts of the object rotate together. The object spins while an object rotates around another object. Naturally, they didn't get that rough explanation, so Billy had to give many examples.

"So, I will have to make the wind spin… I suppose with that was the fluids of the monsters, the knives won't last long," Kate said.

Putting that aside, they reached the dungeon and soon entered, and just like Billy said, they reached the same point as the previous day in just a single hour. They couldn't understand how Billy predicted that, but it was thanks to their pace and the fact that he calculated the number of steps on the routes.

"Coming to think of it… why are the gems at the same price when their size is increasing?" Billy thought while frowning.

Maybe it was due to their aesthetic value… or maybe the guild divided the value of a single one that could create a magic item among the failures. It would consume some of his mana, but Billy decided to use Appraisal on all the gems… it took a while for him to hit the Jackpot, but he eventually did it.

Red Gem of the Talent

DEX + 15

SP+ 20

Durability: 05/05

"What is wrong?" Lily asked.

"... I feel a strange energy coming from this,'" Billy replied.

"... It is true. I can feel it as well," Natalie said after she touched it.

Lily would be the best one to use it considering its status and shape. A ring probably would be the best thing to put the gem in, but Alexander would feel jealous, and the atmosphere would get weird as well. So, Billy made a bracelet made of Earth and then put it before giving it to Lily.

"Try it," Billy said.

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