LDM CH53 -- Work In Progress

Chapter 53 -- 'Investigation Commission (Adventurer's PoV)'





I, Uzoh, am an adventurer. I am a veteran C-Rank warrior.
Together with my companion, Muzoh, we have completed many commissions.

And now this time we've received a commission to investigate a dungeon that went through its [Transition Phase].

"Wasn't it just a dungeon where nothing but goblins came out? Nothing else?"
"Don't be careless, Muzoh. Dungeons go under huge structural changes following their [Transition Phase], there might be a lot more monsters there now."
"Geez, you're such a worrywart, Uzoh..."

Seriously, Muzoh is beyond careless even though he's a scout.
I know that's just coming from Muzoh's own self-confidence though.

"Heeh, check it out Uzoh. There's an inn by the dungeon's entrance. Even though we heard about it..."
"We'll stop here for the night and dive into the dungeon tomorrow, sound good to you?"
"Yeah, I agree."

The building looked great. We went inside right away.
There was a woman wearing cute black and white clothes on the other side of the counter.
The frilly cloth was tempting my eyes.

"Thanks for your patronage! This is the [Dancing Doll's Pavilion]!"

The beauty had a Pavueran accent and had features like a doll's, and... those are pretty big huh.
I wonder if the 'doll' in [Dancing Doll's Pavilion] is referring to her? I was admiring her in a daze.

Recollecting myself, I asked the price for a night's stay.
It was fifty copper per night per person, so one silver for two people. We rented a room for two.
Hmm, isn't this pretty cheap for something so deep in the mountains?
It might be pretty severe for newbie adventurers, but it's a small expense for a C-Rank like me.

"Ah, meals're extra. Ya can use the bath however much ya want though!"
"Bath? Hooh, so this inn has a bath huh?"
"That's right~. It's a hot spring, so a ton'a people can get in. Oops, they're pretty popular in Pavuera, but're they unusual here?"

They're unusual in Sia, but I'm a C-Rank adventurer. In other villages, including Pavuera, I've went into public bath houses.

"We have bath outfit lendin' services. Oops, for food we got from A-Rank to G-Rank, almost forgot about that~"
"Heeh, so there's something rare like an A-Rank thing...---!? A-a gold coin...!?"
"That's right~, the top-class A-Rank meal is the huge amount of one gold coin! In return it's monumentally tasty! I guarantee it! So good ya'll wanna die~♪"

A-as expected, it's out of my reach.
The heck kind of thing is it...!?