In the evening, after I got back from Arsenic, Emily and I came to the tavern.
　It's called Villadierci, and it's mainly beer, but they have 10 different beers from different dungeons every day.

　It's a world where everything depends on dungeon drops, so both production and quality depend on the adventurers who dive into the dungeon that day and their abilities.
　This shop specializes in beer, collecting and serving beer from the top ten places every day.

　That's where I came in with Emily.
　A celebration.

'Well, then, here's to celebrating Emily making over 10,000 piro a day.
Okay, cheers.

　Emily shyly toasted.
　'I feel like I'm not used to being celebrated.

'It's something ...... strange,'
Yeah?
I never thought I'd be able to drink beer in a bar like this.
You could do this for 10,000 pirouette per day.

　A package of bean sprouts is worth about 30 piro, and three carrots are worth about 100 piro.
　A pack of bean sprouts costs about 30 piro, and three carrots cost about 100 piro.
　A pack of bean sprouts is about 30 piro, three carrots are about 100 piro, and the beer I'm drinking now is 500 piro.

　But if you think of it as a beer shop, it's like that.

I couldn't even imagine it a while ago.
You said you'd like to have a proper home one day.
No, I didn't say that. ......

　Protesting, I sipped my beer and covered my mouth with my cup.
　Maybe it was the beer or maybe it was the embarrassment.
　Emily's face turns bright red.

　I tease her about it and drink a beer with her.
　After work, a bright drink at the end of the day.

　It's been a long time since I've had a drink like this.

"Excuse me, you're Elliot, right?
'What?　Yes, but who are you?
I'm a fan of Mr. Elliot's!　Elliot of Bolan is our admiration and our goal!
Oh, come on, man.

　Suddenly, I heard a conversation at a table two tables away.
　A man who was having a drink with his buddies was greeted by another young man who came over, bowed his head incessantly, and finally shook his hand.

'I wonder if he's famous?'
I'm a celebrity.

　Emily answers immediately. I look at her and urge her on with my gaze.

Boran ...... is the name of the dungeon. I'm Elliot of Boran, a level 49 plant drop A celebrity.
Yeah.

　Drop A, and yes, the level is quite high.
　The higher the level, the deeper you can dive into the deeper levels of the dungeon, and the higher the drops, the higher the number and quality of drop items.

　Considering that Emily's limit level is 40 and he's at least 49, it's pretty amazing.

''I've heard that the matsutake on the 37th floor of Boran is only available to Elliot-san, so I've also heard that there's a request to pinpoint it and get it for me.
'That's great, you're getting requests to pinpoint it. You don't just go get it and sell it.

　I thought it was great.

　Satisfied to be able to say hello to the man he had been longing to meet, the young man returned to his seat at a distance.
　He showed his hand to his companion, probably his companion, and bragged about it.

'Hey Acro, go get the bill for that seat.
Dull.

　Elliot said to his companion or prefect, or whatever it was.
　The man who was called Acro left his seat and went to the counter to talk to the shopkeeper about something, and then returned.

'I've been following you,'
Oh.

　He's a cool guy, I thought.
　He's powerful, he's famous, he's got a man's touch.
　Yeah, he's cool.
　That's what I want to be.

　Just as I was thinking that, Elliot stood up.
　He walked in a straight line to the entrance of the store, while his friends looked at him curiously.

　He spoke to a well-dressed, elegant-looking man standing there.

'Isn't that Eric? What are you doing here?
Oh, Elliot. I hear you're getting more and more popular these days. I've heard a lot about you.
That's okay. I've been stuck in Boran for so long now, I'm going to have to develop something new.

What's that?
I'm sorry, I don't know.

　I ask Emily about it, but she doesn't seem to know about the man called Eric.
　I'm kind of looking at it, and I'm starting to understand a lot of things.

"Maybe he's an ex-employer, or something close to it.
Do you know?
'I guess it's more of a power relationship. You see, even though we were talking normally, Elliot went to someone named Eric. When that fancier-looking guy from earlier came to say hello, he didn't even move from his chair.
Oh, I see.
'And his tone is normal, but he's oddly attentive. An employer, or at the very least, a major client, I guess.
It's amazing how much you can learn from just looking at it.
'Somehow, though, if you can't read the dynamics of multiple business partners together, it can be fatal.

　It reminded me of the old days for a moment.

　While I was talking to Emily, Elliot went back to his seat and Eric went to the counter to talk to the owner.
　He stopped looking and turned to Emily, since it looked like they were done talking about that one.

'It's Arsenic again tomorrow, right?'
That's what I'm trying to do, sir.
'I've got my powers up and I've got a ring, maybe I don't need to go to Tellurian anymore. Maybe we'll just keep going like we did earlier and call ourselves Emily of Arsenic.
'Well, that's a bit embarrassing: ......
I think it's cool.

　Half teasing, half serious me.
　I lift my glass and stick it out and wait for Emily to take it and make a toast.
　Then.

"Hello, Satou-sama. ...... is this where you can find us?
What?

　A voice came from behind me.
　Emily is surprised. I turn around, and there's that well-dressed guy from earlier, Eric.
　Eric is staring straight at me, or rather, he says my name with pinpoint accuracy.
　I asked Eric to sit down anyway, since it was awkward to have all the attention in the bar - especially from Elliot - staring at me.

　　　　　☆

　I listened to the story anyway.
　Eric called himself just a gourmet.

　I didn't think so.
　This demeanor, this vibe, this upbringing, it's normal.

　What's scary is that he doesn't try to hide it or make it seem bigger than it is.
　It was very natural and good breeding came out.

　Eric told me that he heard about me from The Swallow Repayment and came to see me.

"Have you been to the fourth floor of the tellurium?
Four floors down?　No, I didn't go.

　Because of the Emily thing, and the Hagremonos one.
　The teller stops at the third basement level.

'Well, well. As a matter of fact, the fourth floor below the tellurium is the only level where the bat-slime can drop bamboo shoots ...... in this cyclo.
Yeah,
The carrots Satou-sama took from me, I was allowed to taste them. They were so delicious that I regretted my life and wondered why I hadn't met them sooner.

　Not much.

...... You mean, you want me to get some bamboo shoots?

　I asked Eric, thinking that's what it would be like after all we've talked about so far.
　Eric nodded quietly.
　His expression was still hush, but his eyes began to glow.

　They changed to eyes that were excited about something, like a child.
　I could tell that you really like to eat, even though I had never met you before.

Okay, I'll go get it.
'Oh!　We appreciate it!

　Thus, I was commissioned to pinpoint the location of the tellurium's four underground levels.
　I was asked to pinpoint the four underground levels of the tellurium.