Chapter 30 – Charlotte (2)

Even after that, Dojin and Charlotte continued to fight. Sometimes I lose, sometimes I win. The odds of the two were evenly matched.

Looking at the results alone, Do-jin’s swordsmanship was equal to his own, and overall he seemed to be superior to him.

‘How?’

It was unbelievable. Charlotte is the conqueror who broke through the dungeon located in the Holy Kingdom to the 50th floor, and because of that, she was also the perfect swordsman of the paladin who finished leveling up 3 times.

Outstanding physical abilities are bound to affect sparring even if they don’t have the heart to use them, so Charlotte was able to witness all of Do-jin’s slow skills her.

So, the reason Charlotte lost to him was because there was a skill gap that couldn’t be overcome even with overwhelming physical skills.

She couldn’t admit that. It was with her chest. With her head her, she tried to understand somehow.

‘Yes, indeed, it is something that the gods are interested in…….’

She gladed at Dojin. At this point, she seemed undeniable. She knows that the saintess was right…….

As she acknowledged that fact and looked at him, Do-jin, who met her eyes her, secretly turned his head her. Charlotte tilted her head, sensing her strangeness of her.

“… Then. I will go to work now.”

“…… Yes, please.”

“Excuse me.”

Charlotte, who was going back to work, realized that the maid’s uniform was torn here and there thanks to sparring and rolling on the ground.

In a fairly vulgar appearance.

Only then did she realize why Do-jin avoided her eyes, and her face her turned red. She immediately straightened her dress so that no one could see it.

* * *

There is one question that arose while entering and exiting the dungeon. Why can’t I meet other adventurers in the dungeon?

It seems I wasn’t the only one with this question. In response to my question, Peon read the prepared manual carefully.

After seeing the thick book that made my head thump, I asked for a summary in one sentence, and he said, “Four-dimensional development of a three-dimensional space.”

“…… What do you mean?”

“Um, can I draw you a picture?”

“Please…”

It should have been like that from the beginning, Peon took out paper and a pen only after I got tired of it and continued his explanation of his.

“Here, let’s draw the x and y axes like this.”

“Mathematics here too…….”

“Hey, do you know about functions? Not many people know.”

“Ah, what. A little bit from home…….”

“But why an adventurer…… Oh, anyway, it would be quick to explain. Do you know what a picture developed like this is called?”

“Two dimensions.”

“Yes. Then what if we include the z-axis here?”

“It’s three-dimensional.”

“Then what would happen if we cut this two-dimensional plane along a three-dimensional axis?”

Pion said that and raised the paper with two lines drawn on it. Numerous non-overlapping two-dimensional planes were created.

“…… So, a dungeon is a space where the 3-dimensional space is infinitely cut along the 4-dimensional axis, so you can’t meet other adventurers, right?”

“Yes. You understand.”

“Then how can I see the same party if they go in?”

“Ah, through something called Fabius’s paradox…….”

I immediately rose from my seat, expressing that I was not interested any more. Peon also smiled bitterly as if he understood.

“Are you having a hard time? I understand. When I was taking the guild member test, I also cursed at why I had to memorize these things.”

“…… Do you remember that?”

“Yes. I memorized it, so can you explain it like this?”

“Guild members are also having a hard time.”

“Yes…… At least I am lucky.”

“Why?”

“Because I met Do-jin and became a dedicated guild member like this?”

She seemed to like the fact that she became my exclusive guild member. Hey, when you look at the staff working on the first floor, you naturally feel that way.

Watching them deal with adventurers tougher than Earth’s daily laborers…….

“Then, in the end, we don’t know what caused it.”

“Yes. Unfortunately. So there are some religious groups who claim that dungeons are the remains of gods.”

“All right. Thank you for telling me.”

“It’s okay. If there is anything you don’t know next time, please come and ask. …… To be honest, please come often. Because the manager knows I’m playing.”

“Okay.”

I got up from my seat and left the guild with a smile. However, I still felt the curiosity that lingered in my mouth like leftover food.

At this time, there were not many people who could dispel my doubts. Pion, whom I just met, or someone who is very knowledgeable about otaku.

“Deokgu— are you alive?”

“…… Oh what It is you.”

Deok-gu greeted me, who was so much thinner than he was three months ago. The cheeks that were losing day by day seemed to embody his hardships, and hurt his conscience.

“Are the newspaper preparations going well?”

“That’s not surprising… After Especially leveling with someone.”

Deok-gu raised his glasses and showed the newspaper draft he was writing. It was not a bad newspaper to say that it was made in a different world without a printing press.

“Just you know? It’s not enough to do anything with this.”

“Was it only in the 19th century that newspapers became widespread?”

“Yes, after the Industrial Revolution.”

Newspapers cannot be widely distributed without mechanical production. Then, while thinking about whether to change the line to mass-produce books, Deok-gu took out an item from a drawer.

“So this is what I found.”

The object taken out was a crystal ball that is common in other worlds. There are numerous small letters embedded in it…….

“What is that?”

“The Fantasy Edition Printing Press.”

“…… Do you have a printing press? Then why are there no newspapers?”

“It’s because there are no labor costs…… Do you know how much I have to spend to run this once?”

“How much?”

“I did a rough calculation and it struck a gold coin…… Even if it is driven like that, the unit price is less than that of paying farmers or slaves a salary and copying them. You know what I mean?”

“Are you stupid enough to try a newspaper?”

“Okay. A newspaper would have to spend a mountain of gold coins to adapt to people, run advertisements, and attract people like that…… Is it really necessary?”

If I had to pick a person with a lot of money in this world, I could pick three.

Nobility.
Merchant.
Adventurer.

None of them could make a newspaper.

Aristocrats who want easy control of the people do not want information to spread widely to citizens.

Merchants who notice the nobles do not want to do anything that might make the nobles uncomfortable.

Adventurers who live by hoarding gold coins neither understand nor try to understand the existence of newspapers.

“Really…… It’s something only we can do.”

“It’s something only we can do.”

Deok-gu said that and smiled. He held out the schedule for the future and explained it.

“So, you guys have to grow fast and become our source of money.”

“It must be difficult.”

“You said you were going to do it first? I honestly just wanted to roll around and play.”

“Yeah, that’s what I said. Will grow up soon do not worry.”

Then, I talked to him about the secrets of the dungeon I had heard from Pion. Deokgu really enjoyed talking about the setting of this fantasy world.

“The dungeon is a special space created by the distortion of the 4-dimensional space…… ? It looks like a complete dungeon.”

“Indungeon?”

“In instance dungeons, if you look at the game, there is a technique to create a new map by assigning an address value to each player. Indeed, if that’s the case, there’s no shortage of magic stone mining…….”

“Hey, there’s no way it’ll roll like a game like that. If that’s the case, there should be a skip function.”

“Skip?”

“Yes, we are still on the 10th floor of the dungeon, but going up and down the dungeon on the 20th and 30th floors would have taken all day…….”

“…… Skip, I mean the short cut.”

Deok-gu said that and glared at me. I looked at him with hope. Unfortunately, Deok-gu shook his head.

“Nothing appears in my abilities.”

“Look, because there isn’t.”

“But just because it doesn’t show up in my abilities doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.”

“What?”

“Let’s find it. So much.”

Saying that, Deokgu began to explain his plan. It was a very plausible answer.

* * *

Two days later, we gathered at the entrance of the dungeon and waited for people. Shortly thereafter, Hanyoung and his party appeared dressed in stylish equipment.

“Female! Fuck, nice to meet you.”

“How are you?”

“You are. Did you level up? If I couldn’t do it, I brought a hammer myself to break the head.”

“Once upon a time.”

“Come.”

Hanyoung glanced around at our party, but stopped looking at Deokgu. And he tilted his head and asked.

“Who is this?”

“It’s Duckgu.”

“What? Deokgu? Look at how much weight this kid has lost! Did you go on a diet?”

“…… Yes, nice to meet you.”

Deok-gu may not have liked Han-young, who bullied him in the past, and greeted him with a rotten expression.

Hanyeong frowned at Deokgu’s expression, but he, who had become socialized in a short time, did not immediately raise a dispute.

“Well, okay. So why did you call today? Do you want a bus ride?”

“Didn’t you read the request?”

“Ah, what do you need to read? You just have to come here and listen.”

“Okay. Let’s go in I’ll explain as I go up.”

We talked about various things as we went up the dungeon. What have you been doing, where did you buy your equipment, where do you live now, etc.

At the same time, a group of goblins came rushing in who found us noisy. Due to the nature of the dungeon, as many monsters as there were people, the number of goblins was similar to when we first fell into this dungeon.

However, we have become incomparably stronger than back then. They reached the 10th floor while slaying monsters with swords, hammers, and their own abilities.

Arriving here, I explained the contents of the request to Hanyoung.

“Come on, this. Break it.”

“…… What?”

“There is a wall in the dungeon. Break it down.”

“No, why all of a sudden?”

“Uh-huh, if the client tells you to do so, don’t ask.”

“Oi, the commission seems to be filthy expensive for some reason.”

Saying that, Hanyeong raised the hammer. His weapons and abilities His specialized in crushing things were utilized to break down the dungeon walls.

Slowly, the scales that sprouted from both arms protected his hands. In that state, Hanyoung hit the dungeon wall with all his might.

Kwaaang!

The dungeon wall cracked, and soon after, it began to regenerate smoothly. Hanyoung pointed at it as if to show it.

“Look, it plays anyway.”

“Aram.”

“Yes.”

At those words, Aram casts his abilities on the dungeon walls. It went back to before the dungeon walls regenerated. Hanyoung looked at me with a puzzled expression.

But I firmly commanded.

“Break it.”

“No shit…… You will have muscle pain tomorrow!”

Kwaaang!

Dungeon walls crumble. It was deeper than before. But it seemed like it would take a long time for this wall to come down.

I listened and hunted for the approaching monster, waiting for the two to break down the wall.

* * *

How many hours did you knock on the wall?

Wow!

“Huh?”

Suddenly, the dungeon wall collapsed. The huge door hidden inside greeted us, shining as if waiting.