379. Rent 100 million pillows




Repetition!

 Erislonium dungeon, basement level two.
 Just down the entrance hall, I blinked away a cotton-wool haggle with a repetition.

 The cotton wool bounced off and turned into light, enveloping the entire floor.

''Please specify the dungeon and hierarchy.''
Oh, that worked.

 I heard the same voice as when I first entered the transporter room in the mansion.
 It was the voice announcing the transporter room.

 It was good that I had recreated the characteristics of the reject crystal, but I was slightly worried about whether it would be a proper transporter room.
 However, it seems to work.

'Let's just fly for now. Eli, where do you want to go?
...... (pulp)

 Eli shook his head and clung to me as he buried his face in my leg.

'We're not leaving. I'm talking about coming with you.
......

 I stopped clinging to him, relieved, but instead nodded my head.
 He gave me a look that said he'd thought about it, but hadn't thought of it.

'Then I'll decide. It doesn't matter where I go. It's a test, you know.

 Anyway, let's go to tellurium.
 I thought so, and I specified the tellurium's basement floor.

"Huh? Nothing happens.

 When I specified that it was a transfer room in the mansion, the light vortex came up immediately, but this one didn't respond at all.

'Please specify the dungeon and hierarchy.'

 Instead, I just heard the same voice again.

 What is it, are the conditions different or something?

 Various things to try, I specified other dungeons.
 Silicon, Arsenic, Selenium, Aulum, Nihonium--

 I tried to designate the dungeon from one side to the other, but it didn't say a word.

 I thought it was still no good, but the moment I designated the first floor of Erislonium, the same transfer gate as the one in the mansion appeared.
 It looked like the same light vortex.

'Why only Erislonium? ...... elevator replacement?

 With that in mind, I entered the vortex for now.
 Then I came back to one floor above, to the first floor of Erislonium, which is the entrance hall of the mansion.

 The transporter seems to be working for now, though.

'...... Eli, does Eli's room, the spirit room, still exist?'
...... (nationally)
Okay.

 I jumped into the vortex of light and returned to the basement level two.

'Please specify the dungeon and hierarchy.
"Erythronium, Genie's Room

 .......
 .............

 There was no response.

'Eli, can you build three basement floors for a bit?'
...... (nationally)

 Eli grabbed my pants and squatted down to touch the ground.
 Don! At the moment I felt a sensation of "I'm sorry, I don't know what I'm going to do" coming across the ground, a staircase leading down appeared.

'Thank you--to the Erislonium basement third floor.

 He patted Eli's head and designated the room as the destination of the transfer.
 Just like before, he didn't respond.

 This was clear - but I checked to be sure.

 I went downstairs and came right back up, designating the transfer room as the third basement floor.
 This time the gate showed up properly.

'I knew it. I guess it simply means I need to bookmark a new one.

 I was able to get to the first basement floor of Erislonium, which I was in right before.
 I couldn't get into the other dungeons, the spirit room in Erislonium, or the third floor, but I was able to use it once I stepped into the third floor and came right back in.

 It's like they just want me to start the bookmarks of the transfer destination from scratch.
 If that's the case - I'd say the problem was solved.

     ☆

 I left the dungeon to call it a day, since the transporter room is now open, and I ran into Cell, who had just come to visit.

 In the dusk, Cell was about to head towards the mansion, but he spotted me and came over here.

"Conquer the dungeon, Satou-sama.

 Clinging to me - I glanced at Eri, who was a bit frightened by the appearance of the cell and hid behind her back, and asked.

'No, reform, I guess you could say,'
Remodeling.

 I briefly explained the current situation to Cell.
 I summarily explained that the rooms in the mansion were full and that I was trying to see if I could do the Erislonium dungeon instead.

 Cell listened to this in silence, but he gave me a subtle look.

'What's the matter,'
'Although Satou-sama's report has prevented adventurers from entering, the dungeon is the property of the city.

 Geez!

 Eli's clinging strength grew stronger as he heard Cell's words.

'I don't like it a bit when you make it personal.
I see.
''And when Satou-sama and the others are in and out all the time, other adventurers may start going in to see what's going on--''
Only people I approve of are allowed in Eri.

 Cell's words were interrupted.
 Eli's fright and rejection.

 I know all about it.
 I can't let the bad guys in until Eli blows it out of the water.

'Mmm,'
I would do anything for that.
If you're at ......, you'll have to take the form of a dungeon lease.
"Lease?
From the Dungeon Association's, or the city's, standpoint, it's a question of being able to take the tax money.
Yeah.
"You pay the prospective tax on that dungeon and you get a monopoly for the duration in the form of a rental.
Well, I'd rather get a fixed amount no matter what, so the city is in good hands.

 Cell nodded clearly.

 ''For example, silicon.
 The amount of production there would clearly change depending on the magic storm.
 Even if you burst out of the prospective taxes, the actual taxes will be less than that if there are more magic storms.

 Dungeons and adventurers are complicated by many more variable factors.
 As for the Dungeon Association, this is how it works.

''However, the annual estimate for erythronium is 1.5 billion--''
"Put it out.

 I answered immediately.
 Without hesitation, I looked at the cell and answered immediately.

''...... It's as good as Satou-sama. I didn't think you'd answer this amount immediately.
It's not about the money.
All right, we'll deal with it that way.

 Cel said, returned the kibisu and walked away.

 I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work.

 I looked down and met Eli's eyes as he looked up at me.
 Eri's eyes glazed over, and then she buried her face in my leg again.

 Thank you.

 I felt like she told me that.

 I patted Eli's head like that.
 1.5 billion a year, a little over 100 million a month.

 It's a bit high for rent, but if it gives Eri peace of mind, it's totally worth it.