While taking some breaks along the way, we arrived in front of the boss room. This time it took us quite a while. Even monsters like huge, double-headed iguana showed up, and the monsters were generally much stronger than those on the upper floors.

As might be expected, even my stamina was drained by all this.

Should we just camp out in Char for today? Its a camping car to begin with. I mean, even I wouldnt be able to calmly enjoy dinner and a good nights rest amidst this bloodthirsty, brutal scenery.

Sword shrugged his shoulders, Thatsgreat to hear. Well, then again Id planned to sleep inside Char anyway, even if youd persisted on sleepin outside.

How awful!

Inside Char I set the cooling magic and an alarm for the unlikely event of us getting attacked.

Well, this place seems to be inside a safe zone, so I dont think that magma is suddenly going to spew out of the ground

Anyway, the Ryokus were patrolling outside in shifts. Even though I havent even asked them to! What praiseworthy children!

Sword had completely changed his attitude. He totally made himself at home on the sofa as if having completely forgotten about us being inside a dungeons volcanic zone right now.

Meanwhile I sorted our loot.

At last some magic stones dropped after we came all the way down here.

As I had been using them as fuel, I wanted some to drop along the way, but they didnt want to drop at all, as if avoiding us! Thanks to the salamanders and double-headed iguana dropping them for us, I was finally, finally able to get them at the source!

Well, yeah. But Ive still got quite a bunch myself so dont worry. Or rather, we havent been usin them up at all!!

So far Sword has been providing the magic stones. Since I usually dont encounter monsters, Ive got no choice but to buy them, but after telling me that I dont need to buy any since hes got a huge stock himself, Sword has used his magic stones to cover my needs. It looks like hes also left quite a lot at the mansion. Though hes also given the maids some money, telling them to put up a request at the guild, if they run out of magic stones.

Dont you have them because you need them yourself?

Mhm? Hmm, I do need them, yea, butsince Ive been told that theyre needed for makin swords and armor or runnin magic tools, Ive kept them on me without pawnin em off. Even scrap magic stones sell for quite a bit at the capital since the city got its fair share of magic tools, so I brought em with me, but I totally forgot bout sellin em.

Hmm.

Or rather, nowadays Ive stopped usin most of my magic tools anyway. If I ask you, you can make much better ones, right? So I was going to sell em off.

Wait a sec! Show them to me before you do that! I didnt even know that youve got so many on you!

Even though you should know that Im interested in magic tools!!!

Aint like I got that many. Look, this is a magic lamp. But, the one on your head is much better, right? This here is a magic tool that emits water. However, the released water vanishes after a few minutes, so its impossible to drink it.

He took out one magic tool after the other.

Hmm, I see, I see.

This iswhat was it gain? Ah, a magic tool for ignitin fire. This also vanishes after a few minutes, so its meaningless. This onegot an alarm timer. You made one like this as well. Moreover, yours isnt such a huge chunk either.

They kept coming out of his magic bag like a flood. But yeah, now I understand what he means. These things are all trash, arent they?

Were these made on a playful whim or something?

The creators would break down in tears if theyd heard your line just now, retorted Sword.

After taking them all out, he tossed them into another bag.

Still.

Youre carrying around quite a bunch of things, arent you?

Hes got magic stones, money, and magic tools. On top of that, hes also carrying liquor and Char with him.

Ive got a magic bag, so yeah Even when it became somewhat heavy, I didnt care, and soon forgot bout it after gettin used to the weight. But nows the perfect chance. Im gonna pawn these off after we leave the dungeon.

Guess theyll be recycled in that way.

It looked like Sword completely had his cleaning-switch flipped. He took out all kinds of stuff, just to put it away again or sort it into another bag.

If its junk, you could burn it by throwing it into the magma, you know? Itd be an efficient way of disposal through incineration.

Oh, thats a great idea!

Apparently having finished his sorting, he went outside, heading straight for the magma.