449. To a new dungeon




 When I walked out of the new mansion, a carriage was waiting for me outside the grounds.

 I've ridden in a carriage a few times since I transitioned to this world, and I've seen it here and there when I've moved around town or to other cities.

 Basically, the carriage here is the same as the one I know, but this carriage in front of me is a little different.

 First of all, the size is different.

 Whereas a normal carriage is a decent size and is pulled by two horses, this carriage is about 1.5 times the size of a normal carriage, and there are four horses tied together.

 The carriage itself is not only large in size, but it is also very well made.

 Every part of the carriage frame is decorated with golden ornaments, reminiscent of Cinderella Castle or a princess bed with a canopy, or something like that.

 There was a carriage parked right outside of the site, and people in the city were curious to see what it looked like.

 In front of the carriage was Cell Stem, standing in front of it.
 I walked up to him, talking to him.

'That's a hell of a carriage,'
Satou-sama is coming to see you. This is as much as I deserve.
You're not exaggerating.
He can help us with our dungeons, so to speak, the one who will be our benefactor.

 Cell looks at me with a strong gaze, saying that this degree is natural.

 After being put off during the Tennesin, and after being put off even more when the situation changed, the 'timing' finally came around again.

 I'm about to head to a dungeon managed by the Sel Stem clan, a dungeon where cash is dropped, a minting dungeon, so to speak.

''Come on,''

 Cell shifted his standing position and opened the carriage door for me to get into the carriage.

 At that moment--Goton.
 Something fell out of his bosom.

 It was the usual statue.

'It's early! Or at least hide more!

 I pouted.
 Sel picked up the statue with a sly face and tucked it away in his pocket.

 For that brief moment, I could see it clearly.

 There were two (?) statues. It was a minute.

 It was me on one side and Haryochin on the other.

 It's a scene of me and Cho-ching battling, made in a dynamic, super-battle pose reminiscent of Draenball.

 Frankly speaking, it's a product which overcomes the embarrassment of being a model and makes me genuinely want it.

If I may say so, isn't it getting more and more perfect?
Do you understand, Lady Sato?
Too close, too close, too excited.
...... Gohon. I have my artisans working day and night to express the strength of Satou-sama, and I believe that one day we will have the ultimate piece. I believe that one day we will have the ultimate piece.
I don't know how many people I'm putting into this place.

 I chuckled and got into the carriage first.
 Cell climbed in later, and the carriage began to move slowly.

'How long is this going to take?'
About two days. We'll be staying one night on the way. I've already arranged for you to stay.
Well, that's a long way from home.

 I ask Cell as we continue through the streets of Cyclo in a carriage.

'The name of the dungeon is, I believe, ......'
Californium, that is.
The most expensive element in the world.

 I tweeted and nodded.

 I don't have much knowledge of the elements around here.
 Even with the same minor element, I know nihonium the moment I hear about it, whereas I don't know anything about californium.

 I've looked it up beforehand in the encyclopedia I dropped from Takara Bako when I was in vanadium.

 Californium, the most expensive element in the world.
 The only reason they put "most expensive" on it is because it has a use, and it's a ridiculous seven trillion dollars per 100 grams.

 When I learned that, I thought, "I see.

'It's not like a normal dungeon, it's also a dungeon with limited entry.
Restricted admission? Is that the one you and your family are calling?
No, the dungeon itself. It's a limit placed by the spirits. You can only enter the dungeon if you clear it.
An entry point.

 It's not uncommon.
 We haven't had that kind of thing in dungeons before, but it's not unusual to need an item to enter a dungeon.

 And it can be further divided into two patterns.

''Does that limitation mean you have to spend it? Don't you or don't you?
That's Sato-sama. You are a consumer.
I see. ......

 It could be a pretty tricky dungeon.
 If you come out of the game, it's a dungeon with mixed feelings of anticipation and tediousness.

 You have to earn money from other dungeons or whatever in order to collect entry items, and then use the money you earn to enter and conquer the dungeon.
 Most of the time, it's a high-risk, high-reward place with a high degree of gambling.

In asking Satou-sama to do something about it, I've made sure we have enough restricted items for you.
No, but I don't want to.
Yeah.
We'll take it from the ground up. It'll be better if we get the job done.

 Just as he didn't rely on repetition alone, he softly refused to accept what Cell had prepared in advance.

''As expected of Satou-sama. Then, please accept my best wishes.
Yeah.