Chapter 650: The Responsible Dungeon Advisor Young Lady

"Eina, are you worried about the new adventurer you were responsible for registering last night?"

Just when she couldn't nap, a friend she'd known since her student days — another human woman who, like her, had started as a green girl and was now a capable Guild Staff member — Misha leaned over and asked.

"Mm, a little."

Eina didn't deny it; her situation was known not only to her close friend who often went drinking with her after work, but to everyone else in the Guild as well.

She cared excessively about the safety of the adventurers she was responsible for — that is, she invested far more unnecessary emotion than the average Guild Staff member.

"Is he that unreliable a guy, to the extent that you're worried he might not complete his first Dungeon Labyrinth adventure?"

"That's not it; he looks like a very steady kid, just overly green, with an appearance like a young child's, which makes me uneasy."

"I see. But since you say he's steady, Eina, there shouldn't be any problem, right? As long as he's willing to listen to your serious, responsible advice on exploring the Dungeon, and absolutely doesn't rush past the Fifth Floor on his first adventure, he'll definitely return safe and sound.

Mm, Eina, you should have given that person advice like that, right?"

"Of course. I not only told him, I told his God as well."

Eina nodded.

"Then what are you still worried about?"

"It's just that Goddess Hestia also has the appearance of a Loli Goddess."

Although she knew judging by appearance was wrong, most people in the world were exactly that — people who judged by appearance — and Eina was no exception.

Two people whose apparent ages added together might still not equal her own, a Goddess with the appearance of a loli and a dependent boy with the appearance of a shota — it was truly hard to feel at ease.

And just as this overly responsible Guild Staff young lady Eina was still fretting over the boy who had gone to the Dungeon today.

Broly, having eaten and drunk his fill, arrived at the front door of the Guild Headquarters' main gate while checking whether any passersby on the roadside were new Capture targets.

"Advisor Eina..."

He pushed the door open and entered, looked toward the counter where the half-elf young lady was chatting with someone else, and greeted her.

"Eh?"

The boy's arrival at this time caught Eina off guard, but seeing him appear before her unharmed still let the worries she'd been holding all day completely settle back into her stomach.

"Little Brother Broly, have you just returned from adventuring in the Dungeon? Any harvest?"

A sincere smile surfaced on Eina's face as she asked the boy who had walked up to the counter.

"Indeed there's quite a harvest. So, I hope Miss Eina can open a dedicated fast-track channel for me alone to exchange Magic Stones and drops for money."

Broly nodded in response to the half-elf young lady's words from behind the table.

"If it's just a normal harvest, you can queue at the window over there to exchange."

Eina looked at the boy, didn't see him carrying anything visibly large-harvest, and began giving him a popular-science explanation.

"If you don't mind me occupying the exchange windows over there for an hour or two, I don't mind queuing there."

Broly glanced at the several exchange windows over there — a few adventurers were scattered in line; compared to the queues at the Babel Tower exchange windows there were indeed not many, but he couldn't bear the fact that the quantity of Magic Stones and drops he was prepared to unload was comparatively large.

He estimated that just tallying the shares would be enough to make anyone queuing behind him produce the thought: "I shouldn't have queued behind him."

"If that's the case, then please come with me."

Eina looked amusedly at the boy she had just called steady in front of her friend, thinking he was probably worried that his first adventure's harvest wasn't much, and taking it out in public might get him laughed at by some veteran adventurers.

Mm, this kind of thing could indeed happen; most adventurers aren't people of very high character, people's stereotypical impression of adventurers is mostly boorishness, and some veterans even publicly mock newcomers' cowardice and treat it as conversation material.

Although private exchange would increase her own workload, it happened to be a leisure period right now, so Eina didn't mind doing some extra work outside her proper duties to save the boy's face.

The half-elf young lady brought Broly to the Guild's reception room, brought out a small tray lined with a soft cloth pad, and said to the boy who followed in: "Now then, Little Brother Broly, you can take out this adventure's harvest."

"Isn't this a bit small?"

Broly looked at the reception room, feeling it was a bit small.

"Don't worry. If your harvest is extremely large, I can help you exchange it in batches."

Eina said jokingly.

"Alright then."

With things said to this extent, Broly nodded.

He took off his shoes, stepped onto the chair, and held his hand above the tray on the table.

As he opened the Crystal Palace Space, releasing the Magic Stones stored inside.

A clattering sound, like a waterfall's flow, rang out in the reception room.

"Plop~"

Eina sprang to her feet, her chair knocked over and crashed to the floor, but the half-elf young lady had no attention to spare for it.

Only because at this moment she was shocked by the sight of Magic Stones continuously flowing out of thin air before her eyes, filling the tray, occupying the tabletop, and spreading along the tabletop onto the floor, falling into a state of stunned staring.

"Mm, this is only a small part of today's harvest. The rest of the harvest, let's wait until you've finished counting these, then I'll bring it out in batches."

After a small half of the room was filled with Magic Stones, Broly closed the Crystal Palace Space, and just as the half-elf young lady had said "help you exchange in batches," he spoke words somewhat similar to hers.

Like Advisor Eina, this kind-hearted half-elf young lady, Broly likewise harbored no malice in presenting his harvest, stating the above as if stating a fact.

"This isn't all?"

"About one-fifth."

"Ah, Mr. Broly, please wait here a moment. I need to go find people to come help."

The half-elf young lady's address for the boy had already changed from Little Brother to Mister.

She had the boy stay here, turned around, and hurried out to search for help.

Not long after, the half-elf young lady brought back her superior, a male werewolf named Remele.

Behind him were another werewolf receptionist, an elf, and her female friend.

"This is truly spectacular!"

The werewolf woman always affectionately called Miss Rose, gazing at the piled-up Magic Stones in the room, couldn't help but exclaim thus.

Of course, as a veteran Guild Receptionist, she hadn't never seen scenes like this; some high-level Familia teams returning from a Dungeon expedition might bring back loot even more than the scene before her eyes.

What truly amazed her, however, was the fact that the boy, a rookie Adventurer, had managed to bring back this much Loot on his very first Adventure.

"Judging by the size of the Magic Stones, a portion should be from Ground Spirits and Goblins, while another portion comes from Monsters like Savage Rabbits and Purple Moths that only appear on the Fifth Floor of the Dungeon and below.

Additionally, the most numerous Magic Stones are from Killer Ants; did you acquire this many Magic Stones by exploiting the Killer Ants' dying habit?"

Although the Fairy Syr's words were a question, her tone sounded like she was stating an objective fact.

"It seems this Labyrinth City Orario has welcomed yet another extraordinary rookie Adventurer."

Remele exclaimed; being able to achieve such a Harvest on a first Adventure, he felt he was witnessing the beginning of a Legendary figure's Adventure.

Of course, strictly speaking, the white-haired boy named Bell is the Existence who witnessed the start of Broly in This World.

"Chief Remele, now is not the time for exclamations; this is a matter that requires serious handling."

Eina put on a stern face and said this to her beast-man superior.

"Eina, you really are strict and meticulous."

Misha said a line.

"Yes, Mr. Broly, our Guild will serve you wholeheartedly, assess the value of the items you harvested and sold this time, and pay you the corresponding money; at the same time, we will also keep the contents of this Exchange confidential."

Broly did not understand why This Group of people was so nervous, but since they were providing him convenience, he simply nodded.

"Okay, but please hurry, because I want to go find my Goddess-sama early."

He thought that when he brought today's Harvest back, the impoverished Goddess-sama would feel Happiness.

When he handed over Five Hundred Fifty Thousand Valis yesterday, Hestia's Happiness Value had jumped up several points at once.

"Rose, Syr, let's get to work!"

Remele brought over empty wooden crates for storing Magic Stones, as well as a scale for weighing large quantities of Magic Crystals; the Receptionist ladies quickly sorted the Magic Stones into crates by size specification.

Once a crate was filled, Misha and Eina would place the whole crate on the scale to weigh it; the price of Magic Stones mainly depends on size, purity, and weight — the larger and purer the Magic Stone, the higher its unit price.

The Guild purchases these things; low-quality Magic Stones are sold to Magic Stone Workshops that make small items, crafted into things like Magic Stone Lamps, while high-quality Magic Stones can be made into things like the Magic Stone Elevators used in Babel Tower.

And this is merely the basic application of Magic Stones; technology in all aspects of This World is related to Magic Stones — Magic Stones are similar to petroleum energy in a normal technological world, except they are a renewable resource of the Dungeon.

Broly emptied the Crystal Palace's Magic Stones first, then started placing the extra drops; these Materials dropped from Monsters are often one of the important materials for the Smiths of Orario's Smithing Workshops to forge Weapons and Armor.

"Although they are all Low-Level Monster Materials, this Quantity is a bit exaggerated, especially the Killer Ant Materials; did you Subjugate every single Killer Ant in the Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Floor Labyrinths?"

After counting the Fifty-fifth Killer Ant Carapace, Eina couldn't help but ask.

"No, I simply beat a Killer Ant to near death on the Seventh Floor Labyrinth, letting it release pheromones to attract other Killer Ants over to be dealt with."

Broly shook his head, denying the claim that he went to the Eighth and Ninth Floor Labyrinths.

"May I ask, just how many Ants did you attract in total?"

Misha interjected to ask.

"Can you remember how many slices of Bread you've eaten in your entire life?"

Broly retorted.

"Huh?"

The pink-haired woman looked over in surprise.

"Cough cough, I didn't count carefully, but the Quantity of Magic Stones there might tell you the answer you want to know; to collect them all, I spent quite a bit of effort; of course, I might have missed some, but the Quantity should be more or less the same."

Misha looked at the Magic Stones that had been packed into wooden crates and were now stacked up; that Quantity was absolutely three to four thousand or more, so she nodded: "Alright, I think I can roughly estimate the number of Killer Ants you attracted."

"Really don't know how you killed them; thousands of Killer Ants with hard Carapaces — even if they stood still and let people kill them, many Adventurers would probably kill until their hands went soft and still not reach your terrifying Quantity."

The Fairy lady named Syr said.

The Guild's four Receptionist ladies, plus one Squad Leader Chief, spent most of an hour before finally finishing tallying Broly's Harvest from his first Dungeon dive.

"Ground Spirit and Goblin Magic Stones, assessed total price 130,000, drops 60,000; Purple Moth, Savage Rabbit and other Monsters' Magic Stones, assessed total price 310,000, drops 160,000; finally the Killer Ants: Magic Stones assessed total price 3,410,000, drops 780,000……"

The beast-man male told the boy the purchase prices for different items, finally reporting the total reward: "Mr. Broly, your final income is 4,850,000 Valis; according to Orario's Familia Tax Law, Hestia Familia is the lowest rank Familia, so the Guild will deduct a 5% commission from your earnings as Hestia Familia's contribution fee to this Labyrinth City Orario; if you agree, please sign your name here."

If you disagree, you have to go sell the things yourself.

Not to mention the troublesome process, you might not even get a purchase price as high as the Guild's.

Only high-grade rare drops have the value to do that.

Broly had no objections; in the end he walked away with over 4,600,000 Valis.

Ten large Money Bags were carried over.

"These nine bags contain 500,000 Valis each, the remaining one contains 107,500 Valis; please verify the count."

Broly couldn't be bothered to count himself, planning to hand them to Goddess-sama to count; if she dared to Deceive him, that would be just perfect.

He stored the ten Money Bags into the Crystal Palace Space; Eina had been curious for a while and couldn't help asking: "May I ask, what kind of Ability is this?"

"This is a Spatial Skill unique to me personally."

Broly merely said a line briefly, with no intention of Explaining further.

"This really is a convenient Ability for Adventuring inside the Dungeon Labyrinth."

Eina said sincerely.

Not a few Adventurers' deaths are related to Running Out of supplies on their person.

The Supplies an Adventurer can Carry are limited; after all, they must Battle, so their body cannot bear too much unnecessary weight.

Even bringing a Supporter into the Dungeon, there's still the problem of getting separated from the Supporter and losing Supplies during fierce Battle.

But the boy before her has a peculiar Skill that can store so many Magic Stones and drops, meaning he absolutely has no problem with Supply replenishment.

At least, no problem before he needs to expedition the Dungeon.

"Still not convenient enough; lacks an auto-pickup function for Magic Stones and drops, made me waste a lot of effort picking things up."

Broly's words made Eina stare in astonishment, then the Half-Elf lady burst into laughter: "Then you might need to Hire some Supporters to go into the Dungeon with you."

"Supporters?"

Broly looked over in confusion.

「Those who support adventurers—their combat strength isn't strong, but they can help carry things, pick up magic stones and extra drops left behind by defeated monsters, saving adventurers the physical strength spent cleaning up the battlefield, and giving adventurers more time to rest in the Dungeon. 」

「Are there people who do this kind of work? 」

Broly was somewhat surprised, and thanked the Advisor in front of him.

「Your advice is very useful, thank you. When I dive into the Dungeon tomorrow, I'll hire some Supporters to help me pick things up. 」

「Then you must be sure to protect the Supporters' safety. They are people who adventure and dive into the Dungeon Labyrinth with you. 」

Eina said hurriedly.

「Mm, I know. 」

Broly nodded in response.

「Perhaps it's not my place to say this to someone like you who gained a huge harvest on their first adventure, but as your Dungeon Advisor, I still want to say: the dangers of the Dungeon Labyrinth are always unexpected. Some talented, powerful adventurers may lose their lives inside the Dungeon due to a single mistake or carelessness. 」

「Miss Eina, if you have something to say, just say it directly. 」

Broly heard the meaning behind her words and said directly.

「Then I'll speak plainly. Your action of not listening to my advice as your Dungeon Advisor this time and going directly to the Seventh Floor Labyrinth is undoubtedly an adventure. Although you used your huge harvest to prove your strength as a Newbie Adventurer, but then what? 」

「Of course, I'm not trying to point fingers at you. It's just that I've seen many powerful adventurers who, after entering deeper floors of the Labyrinth, never came back. And I sincerely hope that every adventurer I'm responsible for can always return safely from the Dungeon. I hope you don't mind my words. 」

Eina originally thought she would hear the boy's dissatisfaction. After all, her words to many powerful adventurers were like complaining that they didn't listen to her advice, which to people who hadn't known each other long was very much like an offense.

「No, I don't mind, because I can feel that you're concerned about me. 」

Broly shook his head. He could still tell such shallow flattery.

「Eh?! 」

Eina was somewhat surprised.

「What's wrong? 」

Broly didn't understand her reaction.

「No, I just didn't expect that someone would be willing, even when not yet familiar with me, to listen to me nagging and lecturing about these things. 」

Broly's temper was unexpectedly good, making Eina feel like a responsible good teacher had finally met a student with a proper attitude.

「In the past, the newbie adventurers I met—if they were hot-blooded young people—would probably talk back to me, calling me an office worker who knows nothing. 」

Of course, Eina would talk back too, taking responsibility for the truth of her nagging about Dungeon dangers by bringing out the adventurers she had once hired who were familiar with her, and having them take her into the Dungeon to learn about the Dungeon's situation.

And this is also why Eina is the most popular Advisor Miss in Orario, because she is very responsible for the lives of every adventurer who takes responsibility for themselves and serves as a Dungeon Advisor.

Whether they are powerful veterans, promising newcomers, or even rookies who are fundamentally unsuited to be adventurers and look like they won't survive two months, she will do her best to try, in her own way, to give the adventurers she is responsible for a greater chance of surviving and returning from their Dungeon adventures.

「I don't know about others, but as for me personally, every person who cares about me—even if they say some things I personally may not approve of—I won't respond to them with harsh words. 」

「Then do you approve of my words? 」

「I'm very confident in my own strength. I don't quite approve of your words, but I'm willing to accept your kindness toward me. 」

Broly spoke the truth.

「Alright, Little Brother Broly. You're gentler than I imagined, but you also seem more stubborn than others. And for someone with your personality, encountering danger in the Dungeon could very well be fatal. 」

Eina showed a look of deep worry.

「That's because you don't understand my personal strength. But, alright, Advisor Miss Eina, what should I do to make you rest assured? 」

Broly looked at the Half-Elf's worried look, sighed, and then asked.

「If possible, I hope you can come listen to my popular science lecture on Dungeon knowledge when you have time. 」

The Half-Elf showed a cunning smile. It was at this time that she revealed her purpose.

Her attitude of being responsible for adventurers meant that every so often she would gather adventurers to listen to her lectures.

The purpose was to stuff into the head of every adventurer, whether or not they were adventurers she was responsible for, the knowledge of lessons or accidents that had once been recorded in the Dungeon—knowledge that might save lives at critical moments.

Free of charge, free help—it was more like her achieving self-satisfaction as a Dungeon Advisor. But not many adventurers actually came to listen; most were either forced or lured by her through favors or other means to come to class.

Just like now: she precisely discovered Broly's gentle attitude toward people who cared about him, showed a look of being unable to rest easy about the boy, quickly lured him into saying the words she needed, and then seized the opportunity to invite the boy to come listen to her private lesson.

In a sense, she was a cunning Half-Elf Advisor Miss who would stop at nothing to increase the survival rate of the adventurers she was responsible for as a Dungeon Advisor.

「The nearest lecture time is in three days in the morning, right here at the Guild. I look forward to your arrival. 」

At the Guild's Front Door, Eina personally saw the boy out. Before parting, she said this to the boy.

「Alright, at that time I'll come. 」

Broly was somewhat helpless, but for such a Dungeon Advisor, he couldn't bring himself to dislike her at all.

Eina Zuer—now even her surname was remembered by him.

(Chapter End)