Chapter 11

Ever since my first day in the dungeon, I've been going there every day.

I won't deny I had ulterior motives—wanting to see those beautiful women again or because the guild receptionist was pretty. But still, I've been going to the dungeon daily to hunt goblins. I never would have dreamed that my spring break at age 15 would turn into such brutal days.

Hiding in the tall pampas grass, I ambush a goblin that's moving alone from behind. I don't aim for a one-hit kill or any great achievement. I just charge toward the largest target and stab. This doesn't require much skill, and even an amateur like me can be effective.

I call it the "Yakuza Attack," just kidding.

Well, I approach cautiously until the last moment, and when the goblin notices, I ready my knife in a hip stance and charge, ramming into it with my whole body. If the knife goes in, I don't forget to twist it.

This ensures the internal organs get scrambled and the wound widens. After that, even if I leave it alone, the goblin will die. But since I want the drop items as soon as possible, I deliver the finishing blow when I get the chance.

I feel less like an explorer and more like an assassin now...

I was so happy the first time I got a drop item. Even if it was just a "Goblin Loincloth."

A "Goblin Loincloth" is, well, you know. It's the fur that goblins use to cover their crotch. It's obviously rabbit fur that I've seen before on this floor. I wondered if such a thing could be sold, but when I took it to the guild, they bought it for 300 yen.

300 yen for risking my life for several days. I couldn't stop feeling dizzy. That day, I painfully realized that high-income explorers are really just a small minority.

Yet the next day, I went back to the dungeon and brought back a knife from a goblin. This sold for 5000 yen each. I had trouble adjusting my sense of normalcy.

The prices in dungeons are crazy...

From that day on, I used the outdated smartphone my dad bought me to research the market prices of drop items. To be honest, there wasn't much consistency in the market. There was too much variation in buying prices between websites and companies. Additionally, as I researched, I kept finding warnings about scams. It seems the only safe options are the guild and the guild auctions. Both are backed by the government, so while their prices might seem lower than others at first glance, at least you won't get scammed...

It was a day where I thoroughly understood the dark side of online auctions and the dangers of private sales.