She turned her head and looked at Tsubaki on the high platform.
"Miss Tsubaki..."
"All this stuff..."
Rin pointed at the thick layer of magic stones emitting an eerie purple glow on the ground, along with the piles of rabbit pelts and sharp horns.
"Do we have to destroy it again?"
"Destroy?"
Mikoto, who had just taken two steps, nearly slipped in her boots upon hearing these words.
She whipped her head around, wide-eyed, staring at this group of people.
Throw away?
All this?
Are you kidding!
You have to understand, although the magic stones and monster drops from the Middle Floors aren't top-tier.
Converted to currency, it's still a huge sum!
"Sigh..."
Hearing Rin's words, Tsubaki also looked at the loot covering the ground and scratched her head in frustration.
"No choice."
"Can any of you still carry more?"
Rin and the others exchanged glances.
"No way."
Kikakujuo Mary patted the bulging leather pouch at her waist.
"It was already full after we dealt with that swarm of Killer Ants on the 7th Floor."
"Even after throwing away the worthless stuff, there's no room left."
"Yeah..."
Tamaba Satori also looked regretfully at a magic stone the size of a fist by her feet.
"Back then, to prevent the remaining magic stones from being eaten by other monsters and creating Enhanced Species, as Senior Tsubaki warned,"
"We specifically destroyed a batch."
Rin clutched her chest, a pained expression on her face as if she couldn't breathe.
"That scene..."
"Even now, thinking about it makes my heart bleed."
Although in their original world, the Aichi Coexistence Private Academy, they never lacked funding.
But after arriving in this world for only one day, even with their lack of common sense,
after seeing the expensive price tags on those weapons, they could understand the importance of money in this world.
"..."
Mio listened to these words.
She only felt her throat go dry, and even breathing became somewhat difficult.
Heart attack.
Is this what a heart attack feels like?
They started throwing away magic stones on the 7th Floor?
...
"Mmm..."
Just as the atmosphere became a bit tense,
Tsubaki's eyes suddenly darted around, finally landing on Mio, who hadn't had time to leave.
In that instant,
Mio felt like a little chick being stared at by an old fox, trembling all over.
"Since that's the case,"
"You little girl from the Takemikazuchi Familia,"
"You all came down to the Dungeon together, right?"
"Ah? Y-yes... yes..."
Mio forced herself to turn around and stammered a reply.
"Since that's the case,"
"That means..."
"There's more than just you? Right now, your Captain and your other companions should be nearby, right?"
"Yes, Lady Tsubaki, they are nearby."
Because Tsubaki's reputation in Orario was famous,
Mio let down her guard.
"Very good."
Upon hearing this, Tsubaki revealed an extremely bright smile on her face.
"Since that's the case, we happen to be short a few supporters responsible for carrying things."
"How about it?"
"Are you interested in earning some extra money?"
"Anyway, you were going to fight your way down for these things yourselves. Following behind these little monsters to pick up the finished goods is not only safe,"
"But..."
"It will definitely earn you much more than spending a whole day anxiously and laboriously fighting those scattered small monsters, won't it?"
"!!!"
As soon as these words were spoken,
Mio's eyes lit up.
...
However,
Before she could agree,
Rin spoke up somewhat hesitantly.
"But..."
"Tsubaki Senpai, giving these things to outsiders..."
"What if..."
Although Rin didn't finish her sentence, her meaning was already very clear.
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