Episode 146 Incident in Shibugami City
The RoughTurtle seemed to have confidence in its defensive power and was dignified. The RoughTurtle looking down from above seemed to be trying to crush me.
Ignoring the opponent's intentions, I used a TripleCatapult and threw my body vertically. Looking down on the RoughTurtle from above, I shot a SeventhColdShot.
The D-Particle Cooling Pile that hit, pierced the shell and opened the stopper. The stopper also tried to go inside the RoughTurtle's body and cracked its shell. And, due to its tremendous power, its shell collapsed.
Immediately after that, the cooling function was activated. There was the heart and lungs near the point that was hit, and the blood vessels connected to them froze along with the organs.
The RoughTurtle, that was wounded like that, was bleeding. However, the blood that flowed out was also frozen. The RoughTurtle struggled desperately. It wasn't trying to escape, it was just trying to attack me when I landed with 'Airbag'.
However, that was just the last struggle, and the RoughTurtle disappeared.
"That guy was tough. Whoa, it dropped something."
I heard that RoughTurtles didn't drop anything, but there were exceptions. While thinking so, I picked up the magic stone and drop items. I put the magic stone in my Magic Pouch and checked the drop items.
They were a golf-ball-sized metal sphere and a single spectacle lens. This lens, I think it was called a monocle. I thought it was some kind of magic tool.
I held the metal ball in my right hand and pressed the monocle against my left eye. Some kind of force worked and it was fixed perfectly above my left eye. It seemed to be a mechanism similar to night vision goggles. I muttered while looking at the metal ball.
"What is this?"
[ It is a Magic Intelligence. ]
My body trembled with surprise. I heard a voice directly in my head. This must be a magic tool.
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"Are both of these magic tools?"
[ That's right. They are called Appraisal Monocle and Magic Intelligence. ]
I've heard of the existence of a magic tool called the Appraisal Monocle. It was a magic tool with the same function as the Analysis Magic 'Item Analyze'. It was a popular magic tool for adventurers who didn't know 'Item Analyze'.
However, the Appraisal Monocle shouldn't have spoken. I've heard that letters appear on the monocle to convey information.
"What is a Magical Intelligence?"
[ It is a seed that did not become a dungeon. ]
I was confused by those words.
"A dungeon seed? Were you supposed to become a dungeon?"
[ When a new dungeon is born, several seeds are created. Only the selected seeds will become a dungeon, and the others will be discarded. ]
No, no, wait a minute. Who is making the dungeons? I asked about the creator of the dungeons.
[ Such a person does not exist. This is the way of the world. ]
What do you mean? I don't understand it at all. I asked it for more details, but it didn't seem to know the details.
Even if you say Magic Intelligence, it seemed that the amount of knowledge was not large. It was said that it was abandoned before it became a dungeon. I asked what it could do,
[ In this state, I can only memorize things and give advice. ]
I removed the Appraisal Monocle and tried to put it away in my Magic Pouch. Then, the Magic Intelligence asked me to wear the Appraisal Monocle. I found out that the Appraisal Monocle was the eye of the Magic Intelligence.
I needed an environment where I could think slowly. I wanted to go back to the surface. After spending the night in the Mid-boss room of the 9th floor, I returned to the surface. After changing clothes at the Dungeon House, when I went to the Adventurer's Guild, the inside was noisy.
"Hey! Is that true!"
"True, it's true."
"That's going to be a big deal."
When I caught Maria at the reception and asked about it, she said that a major incident had happened.
"A new dungeon was created at Naruoka, Shibugami City."
Naruoka was on the other side of the Suigetsu Dungeon across the station. As the name suggested, it was a small hill, not a residential area, but a part of a park that was left in its natural state.(TN:Naru = small/not big, and oka = hill.)
A dungeon had been born there. Moreover, an adventurer appeared who said it was an advanced dungeon.
"Has anyone gone inside?"
"Yeah, Ishibashi-san, a C-class adventurer, went inside and confirmed."
"Is it really an advanced dungeon?"
"Ishibashi-san has only explored the first floor, so I can't say for sure. However, I was told that it was a realistic model of an advanced dungeon."
It seemed that what the Magic Intelligence said was true.
I was getting a little excited. The occurrence of a new dungeon and being able to explore it was a once-in-a-lifetime event.
I planned to slowly and steadily build up my skills to become C-class, and aim for my ultimate goal of becoming an A-class adventurer. However, I had a reason to hurry.
I should defeat the FireDrake as soon as possible and get the qualification to take the C-class adventurer's promotion exam.
Fortunately, the FireDrake in the Suigetsu Dungeon was not defeated. The entire 30th floor was home to FireDrakes, and because FireDrakes flew around freely, it was difficult to kill them.
In order to kill a FireDrake, it was necessary to attack the flying monster and knock it down to the ground.
After exchanging the magic stones, I returned to my apartment. When I sat down on the sofa in the living room, I took out the Magic Intelligence and the Appraisal Monocle and placed the Appraisal Monocle on the table. I asked while holding the Magic Intelligence in my left hand.
"It seems that a new dungeon has been created in this town. Does that dungeon have anything to do with you?"
[ It's not directly related, but it must have been my companion. ]
"A new advanced dungeon, huh ... I want to see it soon."
The birth of a new high-level dungeon in Shibugami City became world news. Because of this, many adventurers would come to visit Shibugami City.
New dungeons contained new discoveries and enormous treasures.
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