I Noticed That It Was an Academy After 10 Years

92.Dancing With Witches (5)

“You look so shit.”

Now, whenever I see a snake cub, I can’t help but curse.

Seeing the snake heads approaching with their tongues flicking menacingly reminds me of a struggle on a deserted island. That day she had to fight against Hydra for her life. Compared to the Hydra, she is only the size of the grime caught in her claws, but you can’t let down your guard.

Because the thing that most easily takes a person’s life is none other than carelessness.

“Ho, are you okay alone… ?” ?”

“Hey, while you’re worrying about that person, wouldn’t it be more productive to think about what composition to take a picture with?”

It’s not wrong, but something makes me a little angry. I glared at the dark green-skinned lizardman, trying to ignore the two voices chatting behind me as much as possible. One guy holding something like a slingshot and one lizardman holding a crossbow. And three guys with one-handed weapons and shields.

Although the weapon was not of very high purity, it seemed to be made of reasonably usable iron. There’s no way they made it themselves; they probably captured it from humans. I remember it as a game that was faithful to its setting.

“Sif. Listen to the screenshot.”

“I’m already holding it~”

Then let’s make a move. I approached them at a leisurely pace without using my usual skills. It was unavoidable because it was difficult to take good pictures if you processed it with skill.

The intention was to revive my senses as I haven’t been able to swing a shovel properly recently.

If the skill doesn’t work, all I have left is hand-to-hand combat.

Anyway, it’s annoying to my ears.

I glared at the three lizardmen charging at me with their shields in front. Orderly movement. Is it the result of programming or training? Hold the shovel again.

The distance that used to be about 30 steps suddenly decreases.

I waited for the distance between them to decrease to less than five steps. The sight of three large lizard men rushing towards me was quite stressful. But even so, lizard man.

As soon as they came within range, I half laid down. A movement similar to the iron pan bridge referred to in martial arts circles. The bipedal lizards lowered their heads to chase after me, who suddenly disappeared from sight.

It’s late.

Before the snakes can react, they cut their legs with a shovel.

No, cut it out.

“…This is why I do Mithril.”

Click.

A scream that shook the cave. Blue blood. I rolled to the side and dodged the arrow without even being able to wipe the blood off my face. Then, they quickly cut off the lizardman’s head, which had its legs cut off, and threw it towards the enemy.

Click.

The lizardman, who saw the head of his compatriot flying and spinning frantically, decided to run away. But there is no way I would let those guys escape.

“These guys have no camaraderie.”

He pulls out a dagger from his waist and throws it. It’s a cheap dagger that’s everywhere, but leather can’t be stronger than iron. I approached the lizardman who had collapsed screaming loudly and kindly took his life away.

“Sif. Did I take the picture correctly?”

“…Was it the shovel weapon?”

“Of course it is a weapon.”

“I thought it was an auxiliary tool because I used the skill all the time!”

…But. I didn’t swing the shovel that much. It is much more efficient to push out low-level dungeons with production skills. There is no need to risk your life in a fight like this.

“Wow, that’s amazing…”

“Put your backpack back on. Let’s go a little deeper.”

“Wait a minute, we have to extort everything we can from the lizardmen!”

Saying that, Sif pulled out the lizardman’s eyeball. Be frugal. As I watched Sif diligently pulling out her eyeballs, I listened to the faint sound of footsteps coming from afar.

…It looks like you’ll have plenty to choose from. Of course, Sifga.

“Sif. Did you pick them all?”

“It’s done now!”

“Then we will leave.”

There’s no reason to wait, so I’ll go find it.

I walked towards the sound of footsteps.

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2nd floor.

When we came down the stairs and arrived at the swamp area, we looked at the swamp area that spread out across our field of vision and sighed without anyone else being the first to do so.

It’s surprisingly wide.

A small safe zone floating between swamps and orcs standing on it.

There are two ways to break through this swamp.

The first is to run with all your might toward the stairs visible in the distance, and the second is to reach the safe areas located throughout the swamp by sequentially stepping on them.

First of all, the first method is impossible.

I can easily go by myself, but since Elisa is there, there is no option to go quickly.

So I have no choice but to go with the second method.

“Wow, I really want to get out of here.”

“Boo, the atmosphere is gloomy… “

“It has to be because it’s a swamp. Production.”

Use healthy soil from the safe area to create a path. Originally, the answer was to quickly cover this floor, which was difficult to fight and difficult to move around, but our goal was to take pictures and leave evidence of our dungeon exploration. I checked the strength of the created path by tapping it with my foot a few times.

“The quality of the soil is not good.”

As a bonus, the option of going straight through to the lower floor was also blocked. If it were terrain like this, it would be like going straight down and diving into a swamp. The relatively clean land in between may be different, but… I looked at the safe area visible at a distance of about 50 meters.

It’s been 10 years, how can I remember this?

I realize once again how much of a gamer I was. I can’t remember my parents’ faces, but it’s amazing that I remember such small dungeon information.

Maybe it’s because of the possession correction.

“John? Why are you suddenly blank?”

“I was checking the safe zone. Let’s leave now.”

I was the first to set foot on the path I had created. It’s a fairly sturdy path, but just in case, use the repair skill every five steps.

“Repair.”

The road that had become soft becomes solid again. It is a needlessly cumbersome path. I looked back to see if Sif and Elisa were following me and landed straight in the safe zone.

“Was the heart of an orc a material used in alchemy?”

Is not it? Was it the heart of a troll? I don’t remember very well. Maybe I should have looked into the dictionary.

I looked at the bodies of the two orcs slowly waking up in front of the bonfire and made an estimate.

If you originally invested, wouldn’t it be the right thing to do to get your investment back?

…Actually, the investment is limited to a little food and a few sets of clothes, but that’s okay.

“Sif. “What part of an orc’s body is profitable?”

“Nothing but the heart, right?”

“Kkuek?”

The orc that discovered us stood up making a strange sound.

“Kwaeeek!”

“It’s noisy.”

I hit the head of the charging orc with a shovel.

The orc’s body staggered with a clear and cheerful sound. He hit with all his might, so he must have suffered a concussion.

Immediately afterwards, I kicked the other Orc in the face with a soccer kick and forced him to kneel. Even an orc with a strong body was not strong enough to resist him while he was on his knees.

“…Elisa. Come this way.”

“Yes, yes?!”

“I have to take a picture.”

“Kkueeek!”

“It’s noisy.”

I gently created a V-line on the orc’s head and slightly adjusted the position of Elisa, who was trembling and standing next to me. So that the two-shot with the Orc comes out well.

“Elisa. Strike a pose. There is no need to be too scared because it is safe.”

Elisa, standing between the kneeling orc and the dead one with its head split in half, raised her fingers and made a V sign with a tearful face.

That is also used here.

“Sif, take a picture.”

“…What is this doing? Indeed…”

Along with a grumbling sound, the sound of a shutter being pressed was heard. As soon as I took the picture, I pulled out the orc’s heart, which was foaming at the mouth, and rolled it into the swamp. The swamp turns red. It was a familiar sight, so I didn’t think much of it.

I put my unpleasantly pulsating heart into the pocket I had brought with me.

“Did you take a good picture?”

“Uh… Maybe?”

Why are you looking at me with such a calm expression? I approached Sif and checked the selected photo.

A photo of Elisa standing between a dead orc with its head split in half and an orc with crab foam. Elisha making a V with a crying face is pitiful.

It was such a bizarre photo that it would be difficult for anyone to refute it even if it was a composite photo.

“…The professor will be surprised when he sees it.”

“If I take this to the dungeon exploration guild, it will be the screenshot of the month, right? “Because you’re the only one asking me to film a scene like this!”

“Don’t scream.”

“Nyan!?”

Is this bitch only naughty when she gets hit? Now that I think about it, she says it’s like a cat and you don’t add ~ nyang at the end of the word. Is this something unusual?

“Sif.”

“Stop hitting me!”

“Is there a reason not to add nyang at the end of a sentence?”

“You suddenly ask me a strange question… Do you think I am a child? “I’m an adult?”

“Uh… Well, I heard that the cat beast only speaks like that when he is young, and when he becomes an adult, he speaks normally…”

“Thank you for the supplementary explanation.”

“Oh, no…”

Perhaps it was because of the compliment, but Elisa’s expression softened a little. Thanks to my enhanced insight, I was able to easily notice that fact. Good job posting it.

“Then let’s start again.”

We continued to move through the safe zone. Killing the orc was my responsibility. At best, there were only about two or three of them gathered together, so I approached the stairs to the third floor by using a combination of skill and shoveling to steal the hearts of the orcs.

“I pulled out 20, so I’ll get about 10 gold coins~ Lizardman eyeballs cost 1 silver coin per pair, so it was a shame that I didn’t get much money.”

“It looks like there is a lot of supply.”

“I have no choice but to buy them because thousands of them are supplied every day in the dungeon called Istarim’s Water Sea.”

It’s the harvest of Istarim…

I’m not sure about the name… But it seems to be a dungeon where lizardmen mainly appear.

“Are Orc hearts in short supply?”

“There are rare dungeons with orcs near the academy. If you report this dungeon, won’t the supply increase and the market price drop? There is now a place to get fresh orc hearts.”

Sif has a point. Then it wasn’t a bad idea to rip out the orc heart here.

The more money the better.

“If I do well, I’ll earn dozens more gold coins…”

“Really? Can you make money like that? Then, can you give me a little more money for the trouble?”

“I did all the fighting.”

“I took all the pictures. On the first floor, I even pulled out all the lizardmen’s eyes! How hard am I filming! Wouldn’t it be in line with business ethics to pay for hard work?”

I was contemplating whether to hit Sif’s head as he boldly demanded payment for his trouble, but I obediently nodded at him. I am not a bad boss. We could not ignore the cat thief’s right to work fairly and receive compensation for his or her efforts.

“I’ll add 5 gold coins.”

“Can’t there be 7?”

“Okay, I’ll give you up to 7.”

“Hey, after all, you are our great water supplier, no, employer!”

I didn’t know anything, so I pricked my ears and smiled at my favorite Sif.

It might be good for now.

“Instead, remember. “When I go downstairs… “

“Don’t worry! All you have to do is take good pictures like you do now!”

I’m a little uneasy. I looked away from Sif, who spoke confidently, and looked down at Elisa, who was looking around while holding my sleeve. He looked calmer than when he first entered the second floor. I’ve been doing this for two hours already, so I guess I’m getting used to it.

“Elisha.”

“…Did you call me?”

“There is no need to be too scared. It will end soon anyway.”

“Yes?”

“Here, the third floor is the end.”

“Do you really have exploration skills?”

“…Okay.”

In fact, I understood it based on my previous knowledge of possession, but I agreed with Sif’s words.

When I nodded, Sif said, “How many skills do you have? “It’s not fair,” He grumbled.

“Stop complaining. “Now I have to enter the third floor.”

I looked at the stairs leading down to the third floor a short distance away. There is no one around. In any other dungeon, there would have been people blocking the stairs, but considering the gimmick of the third floor, it was natural.

“The camp will be set up after going down to the third floor.”

At my words, the two people nodded with expressions full of relief.

3rd floor.

A place that will be the highlight of this assignment.

“…I hope it stays the same as in the game.”

I opened my mouth and put my foot out towards the stairs waiting for us to enter.