Episode 34.11
After seeing Eliza off, Zoltan pulled out a chair and sat on it.
"Lecan. Sorry for the trouble."
"It was trouble for sure. But, forget that. Nark!"
Nark's hurried footsteps resounded. From over the kitchen, aka his living space.
Want so fernted stuff?
Lecan spoke in the language of his previous world.
Yeah. I'll have one.
Zoltan replied back in the sa language.
Nark ca over.
"Get us fernted liquor. Two cups. Also so snack to go with it."
Nark skillfully took a liquor bottle and tal cups, then he brought them along with beans and dried fish on plates.
"Sonny. Sorry but fetch a wooden cup will you. I prefer that."
"Oh, then change mine too."
Nark replaced their cups and went inside the kitchen. He must be making sothing.
Cheers.
Cheers.
I almost yelled out loud when you were on your way to this inn earlier.
Sa went for . I had never felt that sensation in my life before. However, it was clear to that there was soone from my howorld in this inn. Had no idea that sensation actually existed.
Guess that's how it feels when soone from our world is close by.
No, that's not it.
Hm? What do you an?
I've co across other people from our world, yet that sensation never surfaced. Although those guys were not adventurers.
Would a non-adventurer jump into a ?
That's not it. Apparently a huge suddenly showed up in a forest before their eyes and they fell, or more like they got swallowed in it.
Hee. Didn't know that could happen.
That earlier sensation is probably because we're both adventurers, depth-walking ones. That's what it feels.
I see.
I've t dungeon-diving people from another world different from ours as well, and they too did not have the kind of feels you have. So that thing earlier probably only occurs between dungeon adventurers from the sa world.
You sure have t with lots of folks.
Been here long after all.
How many years?
Well now. Think it's a bit over 50. Can't say I rember.
What? How old are you again.
More than 80, should be almost 90.
You don't look the age at all.
"Descenders get a slightly longer lifespan. Even more if you dive in dungeon depths."
"Oh, you're back to this world's speak huh."
"This one's easier for now."
"Thanks fer' waiting. Looks like things are livenin' up here eh."
Nark brought a at dish he made. Three kinds of at roasted over fire with a spicy garnish.
"This man cos from my land, y'see."
"Hee! Sa land as Zoltan eh. Ain't that a surprise. Wait, where's your holand again, Zoltan?"
"It's in so faraway land."
"Oh yeah, you couldn't speak or sothing when gramps stumbled upon you at first."
"Gramps?"
"I got in trouble at the first village I visited back when I arrived due to language barrier, y'see. Was spending my ti in a forest when I saved so caravan from a horde of monsters, Nark's gramps who was escorting that caravan took along on the ride back."
"Hou. Nark's gramps was an adventurer huh."
"He was. Yark's the na. Quite a gentle one that chap. Even took soone who couldn't speak his language at all along into a dungeon."
"Is that gentle."
"Gukuku. It sure is. He took interest in my skill, y'see. And dungeons are like hotown to personally."
"I see."
"I owed Yark a lot. He taught how to speak the language here and all kinds of common sense. Might be a bit biased common sense though. Gugu."
Air escapes the gaps between his teeth whenever Zoltan chuckles. Interesting to watch.
"Guy eventually got married, retired his adventuring business and started harvesting crops. While I kept going in dungeons."
The talk continued when Nell ca back from shopping. After so pleasantries, she went and harvested fresh veggies from their field and cooked with them. Appetizing dishes get lined up. Then Nark and Nell left them alone out of consideration.
"Oh right!"
"What's wrong?"
"Got so good stuff on ."
Lecan took a liquor bottle from .
"That's! A 30 year old Legatte! Ooh!"
It's the last bottle of liquor Lecan brought from his previous world. This is exactly the ti to open it, thought Lecan.
"Have a drink."
"My bad. Aa. Slls nice."
After pouring a few shot above his tongue, Zoltan put the cup above his face and poured it down his throat.
"Gotta do this else it spills out ever since I got this look, y'see. Now I dump my drink straight down the throat. In the beginning, I gotta take a red potion after every hot tea. Gugu."
"Hahaha. Where did you get that look anyway?"
"On this dungeon's floor 121."
"What?"
"Gukuku. Seems you've got there too."
(They told Zoltan too huh.)
(What even is secret in Secret Appraisal. Sheesh.)
"I see. So you too has arrived there."
"Sure am. But I never told anyone how you need to defeat floor 120's alone."
"Why?"
"Because they're just gonna rush to their death, those who lack power attempting that. I waited. For soone fit to share the secret with. And once that fellow shows up, I plan to join up with them and head for the true final floor."
"I see."
He's right. Telling that secret to the General Dungeon Administrative ans all adventurers will also know. Perhaps they will only disclose it to a few select adventurers at first, but this kind of secret always leaks out eventually. Once that cos out, there'd be no shortage of people attempting to get to floor 120 and challenge the guardian there alone even if it's beyond their capability.
"However, no fella like that ever ca to be. Yark's son, Mark had the potential to reach floor 121, but he retired soon after his marriage and opened this inn. But man, this liquor is really good."
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