29 – Episode 26: Reporting Ceremony – 1

“So you just deliver potions to dungeons, but you give 10 silver coins each?”

I asked the receptionist’s words again, which I couldn’t believe.

No, it wasn’t about catching monsters, and it wasn’t even a quest where you had to bring loot.

It was a suspiciously simple quest that required all you had to do was deliver the potion basket to the adventurer in the dungeon.

“yes. Just do delivery. This is a quest only for those who have just become full-fledged adventurers.”

“I’m asking just in case, but it doesn’t mean that the thieves’ stronghold is hidden in the dungeon, or that monsters are infested with it, right?”

“There may be monsters, but it is a low-level dungeon. You can rest assured that only low-level monsters such as skeletons and dark rats will appear.”

I asked the receptionist just in case.

There have already been several times when I was relieved and then stabbed in the back, so I got into the habit of accepting requests only after I was confirmed again and said that I was safe.

It was not uncommon for an easy request like now to come with a suspiciously large sum.

The receptionist’s expression was calm, without any change.

In other words, he could receive 10 silver coins with just one delivery.

Certainly, if it’s a low-level monster, even the three of us should be able to catch it.

In addition, the adventurers who went ahead must have already cleared the way, so if you defeat a few monsters that have fallen out, you will be able to reach them quickly.

In other words, this is a honey quest.

f*ck i can’t stand this

“Would you like to? If you don’t like it, don’t…”

“No, I do! I’ll do it! Where should I go?”

For 10 silver coins, it was money that could be obtained by catching 300 molar rabbits or 500 slimes.

If you get that money with one delivery, there is no reason to refuse.

“Here I will give you a map. take it and go Potions are sensitive to external exposure, so you should never open them until you enter the dungeon.”

The receptionist smiled broadly and handed us a covered basket and a map.

I received them carefully as if carrying a baby.

“Ten silver coins! This is very valuable wwww”

Kyoko was delighted and left the guild like an excited child holding the map.

It seemed like he was fed up with repeatedly catching demon beasts in the meadow recently, so it was probably the joy that came from not having to catch demon beasts today.

“It seems that giving 10 silver coins each for such an easy request is something…”

“It’s a quest only given to formal adventurers who have recently been promoted in the guild. I’m curious too, but it’s a little bit like giving up ten silver coins.”

“okay. That’s right too. Joo Hyuk, let’s trust your judgment.”

Rin had a very uncomfortable expression, as if something was bothering him.

It can’t be said that there are no obstacles, but the opportunity will go away if you keep doubting it.

Hopefully the guild won’t officially f*ck us.

Believing that, I left the guild with Rin.

…

“Did you go…?”

“Well, it definitely went out.”

When all three of them went outside, a strange atmosphere flowed inside the adventurer’s guild.

“But you didn’t seem to know anything yet, did I really have to do this?”

A female adventurer told everyone with a worried expression.

“We all went through it once. It’s a tradition that new adventurers must go through, so I can’t help it.”

“still…”

“Let’s pray that they overcome well, that terrifying new recruit ceremony…”

Everyone in the seat looked at the door the three of them had left with serious expressions on their faces.

The three of them go to the dungeon, making noise without knowing anything.

In front of them, a declaration ceremony was waiting for all new adventurers, regardless of gender.

The ceremony that shattered the mentality of the three people.

***

“This is right? It looks like it’s f*cking big for a lowest level dungeon…”

“It must be here on the map. It’s a bit strange, but it’s like there’s no sign of people at all…”

After walking for about an hour, we arrived at the entrance of the dungeon marked on the map, and without much thought, we bravely moved into the dungeon.

I had never been to a dungeon before, but it is said that the size and monsters of a dungeon are usually determined by its grade.

However, despite being the lowest level dungeon, this dungeon looked strangely wide. Because of that, I felt something strange.

It seemed like Rin was tilting her head as well.

Far from being an adventurer who had to deliver the potions, the dungeon seemed to have been abandoned long ago, with spider webs everywhere, and there were no footprints on the dirt floor.

Something is obviously wrong with this.

“As expected, wwwwwww, who lacks courage like Chop and Jina, imitate the spirit of the Japanese Empire”

Sensing something suspicious, Rin and I calmly looked around, and Kyoko smiled at the sight and shouted loudly.

Kyoko walked around the dungeon with an expression asking what she was afraid of.

“Chop! Chop!”

Meanwhile, Kyoko shouted at me as if she had discovered something.

“Here is a brick sticking out! This is a button for sure!”

What was in front of Kyoko was a very blatantly protruding brick. It was such a device that anyone could see that it was a trap.

“This cheeky thing deserves to be suppressed wwwwww”

“No, no! Kyoko, don’t press that…!”

I was blinded by Kyoko’s sudden words and started running toward her like mad.

“Eh…?”

“Don’t…”

By the time I grabbed her by the shoulder, it was already too late.

Kyoko pressed the bricks inward with both hands without hesitation, and soon she began to feel vibrations throughout the dungeon. I was worried that this dungeon might collapse.

That’s when I was about to go outside again.

thud⸺

“ah.”

The entrance to the outside was sealed at the right time.

No, should I say that the timing is bad at this time?

Anyway, the important thing is that we’re f*cked now.

I was staring blankly at the blocked entrance without saying anything in such a sudden and absurd situation.

“f*ck…”

It was a devastating feeling.

I didn’t even know what to do with this.

The only emotion I felt now was anger.

“Kyoko…”

I called her in a quiet voice.

“So… this, this… must be someone’s trick…!”

Kyoko must have been very flustered, and even with trembling eyes, she was talking nonsense. I slowly started to approach her.

Then, Kyoko naturally put her hand on her head and ran to the corner.

“Come here when Kyoko says something nice…”

I spoke to her in a tone that was about to explode.

Kyoko got scared and kept avoiding me here and there.

“Help Gina!”

Kyoko hid behind Rin’s back and begged him earnestly.

Rin, who didn’t say anything, suddenly turned to face Kyoko.

“Oops! Hurt! Stop Gina!”

Rin mercilessly pulled Kyoko’s cheeks.

Kyoko struggled and tried to get away from Rin, but Rin refused to let Kyoko go.

“Kyoko, I told you not to act so rashly, but why are you not listening to me!”

Rin was also very angry.

Kyoko, who had barely escaped, held her tingling cheek and let out a soft moan.

When she punished Kyoko instead, I let out a deep sigh and lamented.

Honestly, no matter how you look at this dungeon, it doesn’t look like the lowest level dungeon.

I don’t know why, but my intuition was telling me that.

We were tricked by the guild.

That was my conclusion.

Even if we assume it was a mistake, the receptionist even gave us a map, so it was too far away to be a mistake.

If so, we will eventually come to the conclusion that the guild cheated on us.

why?

I couldn’t understand it at all.

“Could I have done something wrong… ?”

It couldn’t be.

He would be like that, too. f*ck I started with the Mazon Yeon and even the newly created horse yeon.

There was no way he would let me go through something like this.

‘ah! That basket!’

I remembered the potion basket I had put on the floor.

There must be something in the basket that the receptionist had warned not to open outside the dungeon.

Thinking so, I hurriedly opened the lid of the potion basket.

Inside it were three bottles of red potion and two notes.

With trembling hands, I opened a note and began to read it.

“He who dreams of being an adventurer!

Face the trials given to you!

This is a glorious first step as a formal adventurer, and at the same time, the first mission as a hero who will dominate the world in the future.

Visit one of the deserted, forgotten dungeons and offer a drop of your blood as a sacrifice on the altar at the end.

If you do, Ryascon, the god of adventure, will give you the light of blessing for your future!

Keep the courage in your heart and advance, adventurer!”

Incomprehensible words were listed.

To sum up, this dungeon is one of the many dungeons that people stopped visiting a long time ago, and we must go to the altar and drop a drop of blood.

It almost seemed like this. But I didn’t fully understand.

No, I wondered why it was a forgotten dungeon and why we had to sacrifice blood.

The reason was detailed in the note the receptionist left us.

Since the content is long, here is a summary.

So, the current situation we are in is a kind of tradition that is given to new adventurers, that is, it is called the Hazing Ceremony.

There is a superstitious belief that the life of an adventurer in the future will be smooth only if you safely go through this ceremony without knowing anything.

That’s why it is said that it is common to have this report ceremony hidden from the parties involved.

And at the end, he said that he had brought three bottles of potion just in case.

thank you so f*cking much…

I was locked up here because of that f*cking superstition, but I feel better after receiving this potion. What is it like?

It was so absurd that I didn’t even curse.

I leaned my back against the wall and began to lament.

yes then f*ck

In the first place, it didn’t make sense to give 10 silver coins only for potion delivery.

Let’s keep it in mind from now on.

Nothing is ever free in this f*cking world.