Episode 213 Transfer Gate

After climbing the stairs, I returned to the original cave. I went back to the fork in the road and went left this time.

"I have a feeling there might be a Transfer Gate here."

[ Why do you think so? It's Grimm-sensei's intuition. ]

I frowned. I went straight and I saw a large door.

"This is ... Might it be, might it just be?"

[ Yeah, I think the pattern on the door is the same as the one on the back of Grimm-sensei's hand. ]

That's right. The same tattoo on the back of my hand was drawn on the door. However, the door had neither a doorknob nor a lever handle.

I tried pushing the door, but it didn't budge.

"In such a case, I wonder if the Transfer Gate key should be used."

[ I think so too. ]

I pressed the tattoo on the back of my hand against the pattern on the door. Then, the pattern shone and the door slid upward. It might be a mechanism similar to a shutter.

Inside, there was a room of about 10 tatami mats, and the left and right walls were covered with black shadows. They were elliptical shadows about two meters in diameter, with Magic Letters written next to them.

"The right side is '1' and the left side is 'Exit'. It's straightforward."

[ I agree. The right side seems to be a gate that transfers to the 1st floor. ]

I couldn't be sure if I didn't try. I approached the Transfer Gate on the right and stepped into the black shadow.

A moment later, I was standing in a room the size of a tennis court. The Transfer Gate seemed to have functioned normally. When I looked around, there was a black Transfer Gate next to the wall with '5' written in Magic Letters.

If I passed through that Transfer Gate, I would probably be able to go to the previous room. Next to that Transfer Gate was a row of gray Transfer Gates. Gray meant they couldn't be used.

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[ In order to be able to use other Transfer Gates, it may be necessary to find a Transfer Gate for that floor. ]

"That might be so. That aside, where is the exit?"

The exit was on the far left. When I approached the door, it automatically slid up and opened. I didn't need to use the key to exit.

When I went outside the transfer room, I found myself in a place where lots of huge trees were densely packed. There was a door to the transfer room on the boundary wall of the dungeon through the densely packed area of giant trees.

After confirming it, I headed to the surface. I changed clothes at the Dungeon House and went to the Adventurer's Guild. In order to report directly to the Branch Chief, I asked Maria at the reception about the Branch Chief's availability.

"Grimm-sensei, it seems that it is okay right now. Please go to the Branch Chief's office."

I entered the Branch Chief's office and called out to him.

"I found the Transfer Gate."

"Seriously. That's going to be a great achievement."

The Branch Chief got excited when I told him that I had discovered a cave and that I had fallen into a pit and had to fight a RedOgre.

"The fact that you returned safely means that you defeated the RedOgre alone."

"That's right."

The Branch Chief wanted to know more about the situation in the RedOgre's room, so I explained.

"There's no doubt about it. That's the Mid-boss room. So you discovered the Mid-boss room, defeated the Mid-boss RedOgre by yourself, discovered the stairs leading to the 6th floor as well as the Transfer Gate ... After reporting this to Headquarters, you may get special permission to take the B-class promotion exam."

"Is that true?"

I never thought that I would be able to take the B-class promotion exam so quickly.

"Wait, wait, it's still just a possibility. I'll try to apply, but please think of it as a 30% chance."

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Branch Chief Kondou's report and an application for special permission for the B-class promotion exam were sent to the Adventurer's Guild Headquarters. It was read by Jikouji Tadamasa, Ami's father and the director of the Adventurer's Guild.

"Fumu, speaking of Sakaki Grimm, that's Ami's master. Even though he's a Life Wizard, he's played an active role to this extent and is granted special permission for B-class ... It's certainly wonderful achievements, but the other directors who know he's a Life Wizard might object."

Director Jikouji knew that among the other directors there was a hardheaded person. He thought he would need a track record to convince the board members.

An adventurer's achievements were not only based on their success in the dungeon, but also on raising the trust of the Adventurer's Guild and cooperating in solving problems.

Recently, the top if discussion at the Adventurer's Guild Headquarters was what was announced at the International Adventurer's Conference. It was a conference that was held every year, but there was time to announce the achievements left behind by adventurers from each country in that conference.

Director Jikouji decided to announce the method of collecting treasure using the special frog-shaped Shadow Puppets that was performed at the Undersea Temple on the 3rd floor of the Narukami Dungeon.

Grimm was the one who created the special frog-shaped Shadow Puppets, and if it were to be announced, it would be Grimm's achievement. However, if he wanted to announce it, he needed the real thing.

Borrowing a Shadow Puppet owned by Gotou's team was one way, but Director Jikouji wanted one at the Adventurer's Guild, so he decided to have a new one made.

In France, where the production of Shadow Puppets began the earliest, Shadow Puppets were starting to become popular. There was news that a French business tycoon bought a cat-shaped Shadow Puppet for about 50 million Yen.

The price of the Shadow Puppet seemed to vary depending on the size, degree of completion, and type. However, failed works were also distributed, and there were cases where such things were sold at a price that added the processing fee to the material cost.

When the production and sale of Shadow Puppets got into full swing, the need for Life Wizards would increase, and a movement had begun for those with a talent for Life Magic to re-learn Life Magic.

It seemed that Grimm and Karina's 'Life Magic Textbook' was released at that time and the number of sales was increasing.

Through Ami, Director Jikouji commissioned Grimm to create a special Shadow Puppet. It was decided that the Adventurer's Guild would pay for it.

However, it was decided that the producer's name would not be given when the announcement was made. This was to prevent Grimm from being flooded with production requests.

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