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Chapter 23: "It's the Last Quest of the Day!"

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Rumble, rumble, rumble—...!

Arrival!!

"...And here we are, 'Twilight Mine'!! There doesn't seem to be anyone around here today either."

Klaus, awakened from his automatic movement, stretched lightly and prepared himself before delving into the dungeon.

Then,

"(Darn it...!! There are people here...!)"

"Hmm?"

Klaus felt like he heard a muffled voice nearby and glanced around.

"Huh? Did... someone just say something?"

But he was sure there shouldn't be anyone else at the hunting grounds Klaus planned to visit today, according to the guild's notice board.

"Or could it be a monster...?"

He cautiously unsheathed his obsidian dagger, ready for anything.

"............??"

Even outside the dungeon, monsters could occasionally appear beyond the town. 

Although the encounter rate outside the hunting grounds was extremely low, it wasn't nonexistent.

"Hmm? No reaction with 'Presence Detection'... But when I came here before, Tierra, the intermediate adventurer, was around, right?"

Thump...!

"Huh??"

(...Did I hear a thump?)

P-Perhaps I imagined it?

"...Yeah, it must be my imagination. I mean, who else but a crazy person like me would come to such an unpopular hunting ground?"

Well, it's the perfect place for someone who prefers no one around. 

Normally, the places I've visited today are inefficient as hunting grounds, with subpar drops and no popularity.

"…However, it all depends on how it's done."

With a smirk

Klaus stretched his body with a series of cracks, holding a pickaxe and a shovel.

"Now then… shall we get to work?"

Babababa! He pulled out a request form and, as usual, attached it to the cart.

- Mine 'Magic Light Stones (Extra Large)' (3 quotas) × 5

- Mine 'Magic Light Stones (Very Large)' (1 quota) × 3

- Mine 'Magic Light Stones (Large)' (10 quotas) × 40

"I'll get them all! There are hardly any monster subjugations here. Let's quickly mine and get it over with!"

And now, without further ado,

『Automatic Resource Extraction』

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《Please specify the resources for extraction》

● Plants and Trees

● Ores ← *Pick*

● Living Beings

● Liquids

● Others

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《Please specify the resources for extraction》

● Ores

⇒ Magic Light Stones (Small), (Medium), (Large), (Extra Large), (Very Large)

  ⇒ Buoyancy Stones, Magic Iron, Spirit Stones, Shriek Stones, Cat Cry Stones, Orichalcum, Adamantite, Spirit Stones, Mithril

⇒ Coal, Crystals, Amber, Lead, Tin, Nickel, Iron, Steel, Copper, Silver, Gold, Platinum, etc.

⇒ Sandstone, Mudstone, Gravel, Tuff, Basalt, Granite, Schist, Gneiss, Greenstone, Rock Salt, etc.

⇒ Magic Stones, Human Bones, Animal Bones, Monster Bones (Low Grade), (Medium Grade), Dragon Bones, etc.

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Certainly, the main target is Magic Light Stones.

There might be Spirit Stones, but if there's an unexpected encounter with a high-level undead like Skeleton Generals, it's game over.

First, Klaus made sure to secure the entire mine. 

The guild had heavily sealed off the infamous graveyard, complete with magical barriers.

"Should be safe now, right? Alright! Let's dig away!"

If he completes this quest today...!

Klaus couldn't stop grinning, imagining the end of the day.

"Today, the final job."

Buzz...

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《Resources to be extracted: Magic Light Stones (Large) × 400, (Extra Large) × 15, (Very Large) × 3》

⇒ Time required for extraction: "01:55:24"

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"Alright, piece of cake!!

As expected, considering the sheer quantity, it takes nearly two hours, but there's no helping it.

However, ordinarily, the amount that would take several weeks to excavate can be mined with just this much.

You could call it a special case────.

Now, go!!!

'Automatic Resource Extraction'

"..............──Activate."

With a sigh, just like when I used the usual 'Automatic Function', my consciousness drifts away────.

And when I realize it, my hands are overflowing with magic crystals!

"All right!! Quota achieved!!"

Since mining here is relatively safe, there's no need to bother defeating the boss.

Moreover, if I normalize the 'Twilight Mine,' often used by beginners for various reasons, the amount of magic crystal mining would significantly decrease.

There is an aspect where you can mine in large quantities due to the dungeon transformation.

However

“Hehehehe... With just this much────!"

Tierra watched Klaus, who was grinning and doing a victory pose inside the mine, all by himself.

Her expression was stern, but watching Klaus continue mining single-mindedly seemed to be quite boring for her.

"(What? What's going on? Did he really come just for mining?)"

It's definitely like the Skeleton General battle again.What is a low-class adventurer?・・・・・・・・・An incredible battle・・・・・・Tierra was hoping that he would show it to her, but seeing that he didn't show any signs of that, she hurriedly hid herself in the shadows.

"(Ah. Oh no...! If we keep going like this, we'll run into each other)"

There are limited exits inside the dungeon, so it would be bad if you run into one, so all you have to do is quickly escape.

Tierra completely erased her tracks and silently retreated towards the entrance.

Of course, Klaus was completely unaware.

"Well then! Delivering these goods today and I'm done! Ah, I'm tired."

The results from the 'Twilight Mine'.

　～Collected items (ores)～

　Magic stone (maximum) x3

　Magic stone (extra large) x 15

　Magic stone (large) x 400

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Thud!!──.......... Creak, creak, creak.

After transporting the dropped items from the Twilight Mine, they were loaded onto a cart, and Klaus took a break.

The cart groaned under the excessive weight.

"Sorry about that. This is the last load for today."

The donkey looked utterly despairing... Well, it would have to hang in there.

Saying this, he climbed onto the driver's seat himself and urged the donkey forward with a whip.

Dinner would be a close call at this rate...

Well, they should make it in time! "Hold on, Liz!!"

The rest proceeded as usual────.

──Skill activated: 'Automatic Return'!

*Vrooom...*

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　《Return destination: Klaus' house》

　　⇒Time required to return “02:34:18”

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"Wow...! Finally, the speed of a public carriage."

Seeing the donkey gasping for breath, one could nod in agreement.

Indeed, it might be wise to consider the amount of luggage.

*Brayyyyyy!*

"Sorry, sorry. This is the last one for today──all that's left is to go back, okay?"

Klaus patted the donkey's neck, calming it down, while it wore an expression that seemed to say, "Really?!"

"Now, let's go────"

Skill activated: 'Automatic Return'!

────With a sigh, consciousness faded away, and Klaus found himself in front of his familiar house.

The donkey was panting heavily, but Klaus remained perfectly composed.

And when it comes to being in front of the house────

"Oh, big brother──!! Dinner's almost ready... huh, what's this?"

"Sorry, I'll be done in a minute──I'll be right back!!"

... With a knife in her hand, Liz looked at Klaus with a puzzled expression.

"Eh~? W-where are you going?! What about dinner──!?"

"Later~!"

Ignoring Liz's bewildered expression, Klaus led the nearly dying donkey away.

"... Déjà vu?"

Despite welcoming him with a warm meal, Klaus's cute step-sister Liz ended up being disappointed twice in a row.

*Clang-clang-clang♪*

The cheerful sound of a bell echoed at the entrance of the guild.

There, Klaus arrived with a bundle of papers in his hand.

"I'm baaack~"

His unusually cheerful demeanor puzzled not only the rough-looking adventurers but also the guild staff.

"W-What's going on? That creepy smirk on your face────... I mean, that irritating cheerful expression."

"No, I haven't taken that back yet!!"

What?!

What's up with Terrine's recent attitude?!

"Oh, I'm sorry. There's this adventurer who doesn't understand the atmosphere, taking up a lot of cheap requests, making overtime a nightmare, a real nightmare."

"Yeah, that's the spot! Keep it in check, please!!"

It was cheap, wasn't it?!

And I took up so many, right?!

But, this is our work too! We're adventurers!

It's the result of our hard work!!

"Alright, alright. I get it. ──So, what's with that smirk?"

"A smirk... well..." 

Could you please be a bit more discreet about it?!

*G-gulp.* Hang in there, hang in there...

"G-grrr... W-well, I'm done with today's work~!"

With a forced smile, careful not to reveal the throbbing vein on his forehead, Klaus submitted the completed request forms, achieving all of his quotas. 

Every single one of them was low-level, but he managed to complete nearly 100 requests in just one day.

...He should be allowed to smirk a bit, shouldn't he?

"Hah? Don't say foolish things. There are idiotic requests that take forever, you know? You can't possibly finish them all in just one day. Are you stupid?"

Stu-stupid...

Did she just call me stupid three times?

She did, right?!

"I did say it. So what?" - End of discussion.

Well, he won't say anything──... He'll let the results speak for themselves.

"Here you go."

"But hey, Klaus~ just handing over the acceptance forms for the requests... is not enough, you know?"

Hmm.

Klaus pointed to the cart he had parked in front of the guild with his thumb.

Inside the cart, even in their bags, the magic crystals sparkled brilliantly. The extraordinary number was evident to anyone's eyes.

And there were numerous sacks piled up!

Piles── of piles!!

A mountain of them!!

"W-wait...!!"

Terrine, who hurriedly left her seat, rushed towards the cart parked outside the guild.

"W-w-w-w-wait, this is...!"

What in the world───────────────────!!!

What in the world!!

What in the world!!!

What in the world!!!

And so, screams echoed throughout the guild.

"Oh, this pattern..."

*Click.*

"...YES, come in already."

COME ON, YOU FOOL──.

And the door to the guild master's office in the back swung open, indicating he should enter with a tilt of the chin.

"─Right?"

"Right? Well, not really!!"

Amidst the sighs of Terrine and other guild staff lamenting, "Ugh, more overtime today!", Klaus was summoned by Ms.Salazar into her room.

Yes, it's lecture time.

...But why??

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