Meikyuu Toshi no Antique Shop

"Expedition Incident".

The biggest tragedy in dungeon history.

It is an unso catastrophe with fewer than five hundred non-returnees, and it is said to be the cause of the 'Hundred Nights (Pandemonium)', which continues to cause casualties and plague labyrinth cities.

Beginning with the inheritance feud caused by the fall of the Western kings.

It was the 'Expeditionary Army' that Lord Morau, with the seventeenth right to inherit the throne, planned, as part of his strategy, to give his name by virtue of the merits of his quest for a dungeon.

When he crosses the sea with one hundred and fifty knights and squires, consisting of fifty elite men, he visits the labyrinth city, employs about three hundred skilled seekers and forms a march. I descended into an underground dungeon.

By the way, dungeons other than Expeditionary Force participants are prohibited from entering during the week before and after this.

Lord Morau was a duke with territory southeast of the western kingdom, but a mediocre figure who had nothing to do with anything but being royal blood. There are twenty chairs set aside in the king's race, the last seat. He said he was in a position of almost matching.

But he had ambitions.

He thought he could overshadow this disadvantage if he managed to reach the fifteenth basement of the dungeon. I guess it was an arithmetic to make the title of Yingjie available there a hand in the king's race.

The Expeditionary Army was able to make good strides to the thirteenth basement.

Monster extermination, trap dismantling, etc. are thrown round to experts (Tansha), and after ensuring a safe path, a relay base is set up every three levels. Looks like he went ahead while letting them deploy supplies, arrange reinforcements, etc.

Normally, it was common sense to challenge a few elites because underground dungeons needed to advance the narrow terrain strewn by the hierarchy, but this method of attack was a ground-breaking attack that took advantage of its blind spots.

The tragedy happened on the fourteenth basement floor.

The trigger is a small grudge with the Seekers. Apparently Lord Morau tried to forcefully collect the loot they had obtained. But the ownership of what was acquired in the dungeon in exchange should have been guaranteed to be in the Seeker.

At the end of the debate, Lord Morau gave instructions to the Knights to 'kill all the Seekers'. But nothing happened at this point. Because the sober ones who were in both factions, albeit in a one-touch air, worked together to collect the situation.

It was not until Lord Morau escaped that a spectacular confrontation began. The beginning was that the Explorer, who was supposed to have been killed, rose up and was slashed by one of the knights. Yes. "Pandemonium" happened. The details are still unknown, but an investigation by the investigation team has found that Lord Morau took away 'Orgol' in connection with it.

And the weir embankment was broken.

Every dead man, present everywhere in the dungeon, was attacked by every living man, who became an undead monster and was close to him. As a result, the Expeditionary Force killed two hundred and sixty-eight, including one hundred Knights. Thirty-two returnees.

Only two of us survived among those who were on the front line.

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Fujiwara took her eyes off the material she was reading (the report).

Because the entrance door is shaking like cradle, it's because of an interruption in focus. I can also hear the rain hitting the vitreous windows hard. The look outside from the gaps in the shade screen (curtains) was dark and not well understood, but the momentum of the rain, which began around evening, seems to be gradually increasing.

I have a mild headache because of the bad weather, and I might as well fall asleep already today.

Once you have cleared the materials, you will head from the counter to the office and inventory (backyard).

"... ah"

Reminds me of the key things along the way. I forgot to put up a sign.

In the unlikely event that it becomes rotten or broken, it must be preached upon the Master's return.

Fujiwara blurred, "Oh man," and decided she had no choice but to go outside.

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With the weight of pushing the door open, I feel the momentum of the wind. I went outside, careful not to let rain blow in the store.

Trying to pick up a standing sign that's falling right next to you. That's what I see. There seemed to be something under the house.

Eyes gazing at what it might be, approaching.

It was familiar.

I'm standing in a position with my hips down and knees. That's - full body armor.

……

For a while, watching in silence, only the helmet of the whole body moves with a giggly sound.

And I turned this way.

"Hey," my left arm goes up.

……

It still seemed like her.

"... If you were here, why didn't you speak up?

"We were already closed when we visited."

Fujiwara observed his verbal general armor from the toe of his toe to the heavenly edge of his helmet. I guess I just got back from exploration to find out from where I keep my bags at my feet. I'm not sure in the dark, but I'm probably not hurt badly.

But I wonder how long she's been sitting here. Much time has passed since Fujiwara closed the store and dropped the lights. Your body must be wet and cold.

……

"Let's get in the middle of something."

Fujiwara lent her a hand and urged her to enter the store as she stood up.

All you have to do now is give her a warm drink and a biscuit.

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"I'll get you a towel, so please wait"

"No, it doesn't extend to that"

I can pull back where Fujiwara tried to head to the office and inventory yard (backyard).

But rainwater drips from the armor of Anemone's whole body, wetting the floor. She'll probably get a lot wet herself inside. If you've been exposed to rainstorms for a long time, it can't be cold.

"... you'll catch a cold, right?

That's what Fujiwara tried to say, but she said, "I've got somewhere to go right away," and shook her head sideways.

At least I think of it as a warm drink, and I try to get the magic bottle I had on the counter, but I remember drinking it up and not having any contents. If the coffee at the "Dragon Looking Up at the Sun" pavilion is out of stock, you have to think of something you can prepare instead.

Fortunately, I have goat's milk ready to buy away so she can come to the store whenever she wants. You should have some hot milk, just like last time.

But I said, "Wait a minute," and when I went to get the leather bag, the contents were empty. It looks like the surface was worn out and the hole was punctured.

Nothing has to be now...

Fujiwara curses his bad timing.

I'll ask her how she is, but she doesn't seem to get a helmet.

I wonder what it is. Anyway, I felt strange about her if she was another customer.

"Yeah. How's the exploration going?

"Oh, yeah. Now we can finally reach the fourteenth basement."

Anemone said so without incident.

"How could it be a place where even the investigative team refused to..."

"I've been dying a couple of times, but, well, I've managed with that and this"

……

Probably broke through with the power industry. She seems to possess powerful abilities, among other things, among the like-minded protectors. I must have followed you on top of each other.

Until recently, she also struggled to move on from the twelfth basement. I warned him it was too reckless to go on his own, but he ended up accomplishing it alone.

"So did you accomplish your purpose?

"... yeah, actually, I've been doing you a favor on the matter. I just got an item I want to get."

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"Ha. What is it like?

Fujiwara decides to listen to the requirements for now.

It's unusual to have an order from Anemone. I can't afford it, but if it's for her, who is a regular, I thought I'd make some accommodation available.

"The Wand of Resurrection."

……

Fujiwara thought for a moment that she might have misheard.

Or it could have been that she was mistaken for the name of something else.

"Uh... you know what it's like, don't you?

"If you wave it to the dead, in exchange for a vast amount of magic, an item that can be brought back to life...... right?

"... Yep. You're right."

She's right: The Resurrection Cane (One of a kind) is a granting tool that resurrects the dead.

It has the equivalent effect of "resurrection," a priest-class prayer technique, which you have to dive to a fairly deep part of the dungeon to get it. Therefore, it is a substitute that I would not have left if I had not gone to the granting tool shop in Yokocho, which is a "difficult indeterminate name" for the sorcerers.

Of course, there was stock in this store as well, and I could have prepared it right away.

Fujiwara had a bad feeling, but when she pulled the item out of the inventory shelf, she put it on the counter.

"This way."

It was stored in a crate laid with cloth. It was a wand to swing. It has a unique shape and a somewhat mysterious atmosphere.

The head is fitted with a ring imitating a jewel, and there are six rings through which it is called a play ring. I hear a sound when I shake it, but it is said that this has the effect of paying evil spirits.

The so-called sceptre. It is a sceptre reserved for monks.

So the exact name for this item only would be 'Resurrection Cane (Staff of Lisa Collection)'.

"We have some in stock, but this isn't bad quality either. Most people can use it because it doesn't seem to be qualified. The price will be nine thousand drops of magic in the blood. Please be aware that you may suffer from magic deficiencies when used."

"Is it still expensive?

"No, I don't mind 10,000 Guerns if I just lend it to you"

"Is that true?" Anemone moves on to mount herself on the counter.

Of course, I never mind lending it. There is no impact on quality unless it is treated roughly or used in an impossible way.

However, Fujiwara had something to check on.

"Yeah. Just tell me. What is the purpose of the use?

Seeking this means someone close to her is dead. If it's a life you can get back by lending, I don't hate any of it. But...

"I want to use it on my brother"

……

There was a brother on the fourteenth basement.

Fujiwara groans in her heart.

Because it was the answer I expected.

From the moment I checked a copy of the Expeditionary Force roster, I imagined it as one of the possibilities.

I didn't know how she found out about The Resurrection Cane, but this situation would have been as good as possible.

"... I was going to go help, but it seemed too late. It was becoming an undead monster... well it will be after two years"

That's what Anemone said to make me laugh. Borrowing the "Resurrection Cane" gave me peace of mind that I could return my flesh parents to life.

"That's pretty stubborn. I tried to pull it off, but I was resisted. That's no longer grey. It's the same as running delinquently for a minute where my personality was originally good and I can't get my hands on it. They're troublesome people, too."

You must have noticed that Fujiwara was silent. She stops talking.

"What's going on?

You can no longer lend her a cane.

What Fujiwara can do is something else.

Just explain correctly what can and cannot be done with this wand, how it should and should not be used.

To put it succinctly, I told her, 'You can't use this wand to make that wish come true.'

"I have to tell you something first."

"Yeah?"

"There are three minimum conditions that must be achieved for resuscitation of the dead"

"... what?

"'To have the dead on the spot,' 'to remove the cause of death,' and 'to be within about a day after death'."

Without the body in front of him, the wand cannot be effective. This won't have to be explained.

We have to get rid of the cause of death. This is because, of course, even if you succeed in resuscitation, if you do not have your illness or injury done beforehand, you will die soon for the same reason.

And resuscitation has a strict deadline. After death, the flesh and soul rapidly lose its connection. If a day goes by, the yarn will no longer be broken and you will no longer be the subject of resuscitation.

"I don't mean to bring your brother back to life."

There was an expedition a few years ago.

If you are the person who died then, your soul is already in a state where you cannot dwell in the flesh in a normal way, and the flesh does not even accept healing. I couldn't be eligible for 'resuscitation'.

"But... in fact, wouldn't you know if you didn't try it? Sometimes, just in case..."

Fujiwara shakes her head.

"Without assuming the conditions mentioned earlier, there are no examples of success"

Not exactly ineffective.

Because she says her brother has gone undead.

If so, the wand will have the effect of 'purifying'. If used, it would 'ashify' the cursed flesh and attribute the soul to heaven.

It goes without saying, of course, that's not where she wants it.

The 'Resurrection Cane' had a fatal problem.

The only thing that can be interpreted in the habit of bearing a big name is the kind of "resuscitation" - the extension of first aid to people who have temporarily stopped their life activities.

No, that's not a big deal.

But the word 'resurrection' is not the same. It should mean playing something completely discontinued.

With excessive anticipation for this word, there have been several customers who feel unfortunate and swept away by unfortunate speculation and distorted information.

"But... but... then we're in trouble. I'm... I'm... trying to save my brother and that's it... I just..."

Anemone wanders, without spinning a word, and leans down.

"Sorry I can't help you"

Unfortunately, even in this world, the dead do not 'resurrect' or anything else.

The dead come back with a smile, and the usual routine will never be reunited again.

Only the world of gaga can do that.

"... sorry!

When Anemone said so and grabbed him by pulling the scepter, he turned his back and shook it out.

"Where are we going?"

I ask, but I don't get a reply. The sound of rambling the door open instead.

Anemone went straight out.

Fujiwara cursed his own detours.

Where are we going?

You won't even have to tell me that. She headed to the fourteenth basement of the dungeon. I'm trying to get to my brother, who became an undead monster.

To fulfill a wish that won't even come true.

Without saving your own life.

"... eh"

When Fujiwara grabbed Cantera, he followed her and jumped to a rainy night.