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Episode 26

 

 

"Do I want to buy dinner before I go home?"

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I was on my way to the apartment from the explorer center, but remembered that I didn't have enough ingredients, so I changed course halfway through.

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Go to a nearby supermarket and buy ingredients.

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"The bill will be exactly 1,000 yen."

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"Um, this..."

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At the time of payment, I present my explorer card.

 

"Ah! You were an explorer, weren't you...well, it's an intermediate level, so it's 20% off for 800 yen."

 

"Thank you."

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Being an explorer is a dangerous occupation, and you can receive a lot of generous support from the country.

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Among them, the biggest discount is the discount at the time of shopping, 10% for low-level explorers, 20% for intermediate-level explorers, and an exceptional treatment of 50% discount for high-level explorers, who are few in number.

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Explorers who dive into dungeons without regard for their own lives and bring valuable resources to the surface are respected by the people, and no one complains about such special treatment.

 

Having an explorer card is a bit of a status.

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"Amazing... you're an explorer..."

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"And it's intermediate..."

 

"That's amazing..."

 

Hearing those voices of the people around me made me feel a little embarrassed.

 

"Wow! Papa! You're an intermediate explorer!!"

 

"...!?"

 

A little boy suddenly walked up and clung to me.

 

He stretches his short and cute arm toward the explorer card I hold.

 

"Show me!! Explorer card! Show me!"

 

He begs the partition to show his card.

 

"You know…"

 

When I was in trouble, a man who seemed to be a parent came flying in a hurry.

 

"S-I'm sorry! My son is..."

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"No, it's okay. Here's a card. I'll show you."

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I show the little boy my explorer card.

 

"Fuwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!"

 

The boy's eyes sparkle.

 

For young children these days, being an explorer is something they aspire to be.

 

In the past, there were many children who admired special effects heroes, but after the appearance of dungeons, more children answered that their dream for the future was to be an explorer.

 

"Look, it's time to return it, Yuuto."

 

"Thank you! Explorer-san!!"

 

I smiled at the boy who returned the card.

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The boy looked up at me with longing eyes,

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"I'm going to be an explorer when I grow up!"

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Then talk about their dreams.

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"Ahaha. I'm sorry, really..."

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The father blushes and picks up the boy.

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“Ufufu…it’s so cute.”

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"Really..."

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The surrounding people were happy to see the energetic boy.