Dungeons Appeared in Real Life Chapter 43

Medicine? Ah~, that!
It was that thing that I deposited before.
It took quite a while.
He said that it will take at least one month, but how long has it been?
About a month? No, did it take a little longer?
So, they finally knew.

"Did you get the results? It took quite a while"

"Don't say that. There is rarely a chance to examine such valuable medicine. It will take some time because of that"

"Really? So, what's the result?"

"Ou, wait a minute"

The shopkeeper opened the shelf behind the counter and pulled something.

"First of all take it"

He put the medicine on the counter.

"Then, this is the investigation report"

He put an envelope with the information next to it.
I receive them.
I think that the amount of medicine has decreased slightly, but it might have been used at the time of the investigation.
The envelope isn't so thick. It's about 1-2 mm.

"Can I read it here?"

When I ask the shopkeeper, he replies with 'it's okay', so I opened the envelope and took out the contents.
There were several doc.u.ments inside.
I took a look at the doc.u.ments, but it's hard to understand!
Though, it took time to decipher it because medical technical terms were used and were a considerable percentage.

What I understood after a time, to say it briefly, it could cure some poisons and diseases.
However, it said that the effect is low.
It's expressed the change and effect at the time of cure by numerical values, but I don't know at all if it's amazing or not.
Although the poisons and diseases tested were very few, in the prediction of the researchers is concluded that is does it have an effect on any poison or disease found on the world?

Saying it easy to understand, this medicine,
"A degraded panacea, eh?"
Perhaps, it's such a thing.
In games, state abnormalities aren't just poisons and diseases.
There are others like blindness, silence, and petrification.
Until now, I have never heard of a Seeker that suffered from such abnormal conditions, but I know that some people have suffered from poison.

In the investigation report, it's possible to cure such abnormal condition, but it has a low effect, in term of games it can cure if the poison is (slightly) or (small), right?
Also, it can be considered that it would lower one level or something like that?
I have the impression that the state abnormality (large) becomes state abnormality (medium).
Well, there isn't enough to try.
While thinking such things, a voice came from the shopkeeper when I look at the doc.u.ments many times.

"You're reading quite eagerly. Is there such an amazing thing written there?"

"Ah, what's the matter? Although it can only be said that the effect is subtle"

"Hmmmm. Can I also read it?"

"Yes, it's fine"

I hand over the doc.u.ments to the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper who received the doc.u.ments and began to read them.
It took him a while to finish reading them, but after reading them, he returned them to me.

"What are you going to do with that medicine?"

"I haven't decided yet, but what's the matter with that?"

"If, it's okay with you, will you put it in the auction?"

"Haa!?"

Auction? Why an auction?
He should know that this medicine doesn't have such a big effect.
If it's a mild cold, it can cure it, but if it's a serious disease, like cancer, it can't cure it.
Despite this, should I put it in the auction? If so?
What does it mean? Let's think about it.
While remembering the contents of the investigation report, I think about how it leads to the auction.
And I arrived at the answer after a while, but I already had the answer.
However, the course of action was slightly different.
Was that answer that there is an effect of lowering state abnormality by one level? Like I say.
I thought that the effect was towards poison or petrification, but what if there is an effect on a disease?
For example, what if it returns someone from a state of terminal cancer to a slightly improved state?
What if one used this to relieve the symptoms of other incurable diseases?
If such a thing happens, I think wouldn't a person who wants to buy it even if he had to pay any amount of money come out?
I thought about that and look at the shopkeeper.
Then, the shopkeeper grinned.

"Looks like you got it, right?"

"Well, I don't know if it's the same you thought"

"No, it's the same. Then, what would you do? Will you put it in?"

I won't worry about what to do.
Perhaps, if I put this in the auction, I think that it will become a large sum of money.
That will be more than 100 million.
There is no use of this medicine for me now.
So even if I let it go, it's not a big deal.

However, that's now.
Though, it's possible that it may be necessary for the future.
I should be able to obtain a similar thing until then, but what if I don't get it?
What if because of that, I lose my life?
Thinking so, I don't want to let go.

But, there's one more thing on my mind.
That's because I'm a Seeker, I don't know when I'll lose my life.
Although it's not a certain game, I was diving in the dungeon under the strategy of "Cherish life", but I might encounter a strong monster that I didn't expect. (TN: that's a reference to Dragon Quest)
If that happens, I don't know if I can escape alive.
I want to leave money for my family when that happens.
Having said that, it would be better to put this medicine in the auction.
What to do?
Even if it isn't put out to the auction, both have merit for me.
Which merit should have priority?
As a result of suffering for a while, I decided to keep it.
If I could get one more, if there is no stock at that time, I'll put it in the auction.

"Okay, understood. However, it's regrettable. It would certainly have surpa.s.sed 100 million if you put it in"

"Because it's a matter of life"

"I understand. So, be careful. You can die in the dungeon anytime"

"Yeah, I'll be careful"

"Are you really careful? If my precious source of income disappears, I'll be put out of business"

The shopkeeper said so while grinned.
This guy!
Say such a thing, is normal?
Then I'll tell him this!

"That's for sure, don't do business in a bad way and close the store? If that happens, the place to sell will be too far away"

"Oh, there was no way that a counter would come. It's okay. So be careful. I'm not going to close by being worried for you"

I leave the store after that exchange.
Incidentally, the investigation cost was about 100 thousand.
Thinking normally, 100 thousand is expensive, but due to the effects of this medicine doesn't feel like it.
Well, what to do with this medicine?
Perhaps, I think that the effect will increase if I defeat monsters in the dungeon.
However, it'll be easy to break the bottle if it meets an attack even once in a battle.
In that case, it would be better to secure it, but if it's put in a magic bag, it seems that there will be no effect at all in it.
Well, there isn't much effect as it is now, so even if it breaks, is not supposed to be unnecessary?
If I put it in the auction, it seems that it will be over 100 thousand, but to begin with, I forgot its existence.
Besides, it's not always the case, I can put it in the bag if I do some battle.
That's right. From the expansion of the rucksack, if I take it for about 2-3 weeks, it will have some effect.
Afterward, when the battle seems to be affordable, should I take it out?
It'll be bad to be careless, but there should be no problem if I'm careful.
That's about the medicine.
Regarding the kurotetsu, I would think about it when my current weapon won't work or my armor is broken.