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The Otherworld Conquest Method of a Reincarnated Porter Chapter 115 Part 1

Fire-Breathing Salamander

「Here I come.」

Using body enhancement, Lunamilia swings her metal rod at the examiner. After returning to the above ground, we trade the materials, and then watch Lunamilia and Zofie’s bronze-rank promotion practical exam.

「Wha, stop, I get it, you passed.」

The examiner is a different man than last time, and he continues to dodge Lunamilia’s flurry of metal rod swings while freaking out. He is a man whose ability doesn’t seem to amount to much. Compared to before, Lunamilia’s core has been well-trained, and she is able to perform continuous attacks without being swayed around by the metal rod, so although she is not channeling magical energy into it, if you were to get hit by such a thing, I doubt you would get out of it scot-free, even if you are a high-leveled knight.

「Phew, I did it. I passed, Sei-sama.」

「I, I’m going next, ugh, I’m so nervous.」

Stepping forward, Zofie throws her hidden kunai one after another with no motion.

「Ugh, whoa.」

The examiner, not expecting the projectile attacks, is knocked off balance. He manages to barely dodge four kunai, but the four are decoys and he ends up getting hit by the fifth kunai, which is the real attack. Even though he is hit by it, it is a practice kunai that is not imbued with any magical energy, so it should have done barely any damage. However, it seems to have given her enough opening. Zofie closes the distance with instant movement and holds her sword to the examiner’s throat.

A beat later, the examiner desperately fends off Zofie’s sword and flees backwards, but if it had been a real battle, he would have allowed an attack to his throat.

「Damn it, are you an assassin? I let my guard down because I thought you were a child. Tsk, you passed.」

「I did it, I did it~」

Alright, with this, all members of the Jet Black Sword have passed the practical test. All that’s left to do is defeat the zone lord Fire-Breathing Salamander, and subjugate the labyrinth lord. We have a discussion and immediately decide to dive into the labyrinth two days later. We can only rest for a short period of time, but not only will we have to pay for lodging if we stay on the above ground, since the sky in the labyrinth here is bright like on the above ground, it is comfortable to spend our time there. Everyone probably wishes to save money and buys new equipment, after all.

Oops, now that I think about it, there is one thing that I forgot to do here. I head to the reception counter and consult with the receptionist there. It is the middle-aged woman we spoke to when we visited the Adventurer’s Association for the first time.

「Excuse me, there’s something I would like to ask you to appraise.」

The magic bracelet I obtained when defeating the Flame Salamander. It has the marks of salamander and flames, which is pretty cool. I want to keep it without selling it, but I want to at least check the effect before equipping it.

「Oh my, by any chance, did you get a necklace, ring, or bracelet when you defeated a zone lord?」

It looks like you can get a magic tool when you defeat a zone lord. However, the probability seems low, and in my case, it is something I got from a flame salamander, a fire-breathing salamander that had evolved into a superior species after killing tons of adventurers. I think I can expect much from it.

「Yeah, something like that.」

「Hmm, we do accept appraisal requests here, but you see… Since I have earned a lot of money thanks to you, let me give you some advice; if a rare tool is discovered in the labyrinth, all the nobles will most likely try to get their hands on it. If you have no intention of selling it, it would be a good idea to have it appraised just before you leave the town. 」

「I see. Thank you for your advice.」

I hand over a large silver coin to the receptionist as an information fee and head to the inn. From what she said just now, when an appraiser appraises a magic tool, they will probably report the appraisal results to the nobles. My bracelet will definitely be targeted, so I guess I will have it appraised on the very day I leave town and then depart for another territory straight away.

When night comes, I ejaculate inside the vagina and mouth of Zofie, whose womb has completely become the prisoner of my dick, one shot each, and then fall asleep while sensing the activation of Lunamilia’s sacred magic.

After taking a good rest at the inn for two nights, we immediately dive into the labyrinth and head to the safe area of the fire-breathing salamander zone. Geh, there are quite a few adventurers. It seems that the adventurer parties that have been unable to subjugate the fire-breathing salamander, as the last one had become too strong for them to handle, are now eyeing the moment it respawns. Oioi, there seems to be about 100 people here. I wonder what they will do in such a case. Even if they face and defeat the zone lord simultaneously, it will probably end up with a dispute over which party defeated it. If they don’t handle it well, there is even the possibility that it will turn into a bloodbath, you know? This is bad, not only do I not want to waste my time in a place like this, every adventurer party must be thinking about how to get ahead of the others. Well, I doubt all the adventurer parties are here to challenge the zone lord. There must be many adventurers that are here to raise their levels and collect materials. Hmm, for the time being, let’s see how the situation unfolds while having dinner. When we are done eating dinner and relaxing, an adventurer calls out to us. This guy is Rock, I believe. The leader of the party with whom we teamed up at the beginning, and hit on the girls throughout the night. It wasn’t really a big deal, and I hold no particular grudge toward him.

「Hey, it’s been a while. Am I right to assume that you guys are also here to subjugate the fire-breathing salamander? To avoid any complications, we’re thinking of discussing the order in which we challenge the zone lord with everyone, but would you like to join, too?」

That is a heaven-sent proposal. The participants will be the leaders of the parties, and it seems that they can take one member with them, so I head to the meeting place along with Zofie. As for why it is Zofie that I am taking along, Lunamilia will simply agree to whatever I say, and the other members don’t like such troublesome stuff, so they chose to follow my decision. When I follow Rock, I find eight adventurers forming a circle around a bonfire, each with another person standing behind them.

Are you serious? There are eight parties, huh? If we end up being the ninth challengers, we would have to spend at least 80 days in the labyrinth. No matter the cost, we have to obtain the right to challenge the zone lord early. The only familiar face is Rock, the adventurer with whom we formed a party when we first came to the town.

「Thank you for coming, everyone. From here on, I would like to discuss the order in which we will challenge the zone lord. If it doesn’t look like we will be able to settle it through discussion, I am thinking about deciding it with a lottery. First of all, let me hear everyone’s opinions.」

「Can’t we just go with the order in which we arrived here?」

「Don’t joke with me! How do you even confirm the order, huh? I won’t agree to that.」

「That’s right, that’s right.」

One of the adventurers suggests we challenge the zone lord in the order in which we arrived here, but most of the other adventurers oppose it. Of all suggestions, we have to avoid that one at all costs. There is no doubt that we are the last to arrive at this place, so we will end up going last. I agree with the man who opposes it and shouts, 「That’s right, that’s right.」, in objection.

「We are adventurers. How about deciding it with our swords?」

「Oioi, I told you to talk it out peacefully, didn’t I? I can’t accept a plan that could result in death if not handled properly.」

Someone suggests we decide it with a fight, but it ends up getting rejected by the moderator. If it is a one-on-one duel, I have some confidence in it. However, even if you win, there is a possibility that your opponent will bear a grudge against you, and you will no longer be able to sleep in peace in the labyrinth, so I don’t think I can agree with it. After that, everyone offers various ideas, such as dishing out money to buy the right to challenge the zone lord, but no conclusions are reached. As the night wears on, everyone reluctantly decides to draw lots. Well, it is within the range of my expectations.

The initiator prepares nine wooden sticks and puts a mark on one of them. This means that the adventurer party that pulls the marked stick will get the right to challenge the zone lord first. I strain my eyes as I watch them make the lottery, but it doesn’t seem like they are cheating. If they were found cheating, they would be met with a barrage of criticism from the other adventurers, after all.

「Sei, I’m going to do the pull.」

Pumping herself up, Zofie grabs one of the nine wooden sticks held by the initiator. 「One, two.」 At the cue, the nine adventurers, including Zofie, pull their wooden sticks.

「Ah, it’s a dud. I’m sorry.」

「Don’t worry about it. The probability is one to nine, after all.」

Well, the best case would be for Zofie to pull the right one, but that’s still within the range of my expectation. Now then, who is it that pulled the right one?

「Great. We’ll defeat the zone lord tomorrow.」

It looks like Rock pulled the right one. Alright, this might work. I approach Rock and negotiate.

「Rock, could you sell the right to challenge the zone lord tomorrow to us?」

「Hoh, how much will you pay for it?」