Ordinary Person × Modern Dungeon × Summer Vacation Life = Rise to Success!? 〜A Private Dungeon Was Made at the Remains of a Secret Base From Childhood〜 - Episode 21: Patrol Around the Bulletin Board

Episode 21: Patrol Around the Bulletin Board

After returning from the private dungeon, I turned on my computer in my room.

It was to research the spatial teleportation skill I had just learned—Wormhole.

“Let’s see… skill, blank space, wormhole, and… search.”

I looked at the search engine results.

“Hmm… nothing.”

All that came up were game strategy sites. And there were no sites that dealt with dungeon-related information.

“Then how about… skill, blank space, spatial teleportation, blank space, dungeon, and… oh!”

This time, I found a site that looked promising.

It seemed to be an internet bulletin board for explorers.

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Explorer Skill Ranking Thread

1: Anonymous Explorer

Objections allowed.

This considers not just simple strength but also convenience during exploration.

Combos would be endless, so please rank skills individually.

Add unlisted skills as necessary.

[SS] Time manipulation, spatial teleportation, resurrection, item creation, light magic

[S] Item box, healing, sword saint and other martial master skills, appraisal, causality manipulation types

[A] Presence detection, fire magic, water magic, lightning magic

[B] Presence concealment, wind magic, ice magic, support magic, mixing, body enhancement

[C] Earth magic, tamer, various martial skills, added effects (instant death, paralysis)

[D] Added effects (poison, sleep, confusion)

[E] Various status ailment resistances, various elemental resistances

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[Z] All text-only skills

2: Anonymous Explorer

Huh? Where’s my [Bravery] skill…?

3: Anonymous Explorer

> > 2

[Z] All text-only skills

4: Anonymous Explorer

What’s “text-only”?

Please explain!

5: Anonymous Explorer

> > 4

Skills like [Compassion] or [Calm Mind] that are listed in the skill section but have no real effect.

They’re just called “text-only.”

Even if they have some effect, it’s probably too minor to notice.

6: Anonymous Explorer

> > 1

You must be a [Water Magic] user, huh?

It’s not that strong. More like a C at best.

7: Anonymous Explorer

> > 6

[Water Magic] isn’t too strong in offense, but its support ability is high.

Being able to source drinking water locally is already a big help.

High-rank users can even use healing moves like Heal Water.

Though a healer of the same level recovers more.

8: Anonymous Explorer

Isn’t spatial teleportation something Ernest Garfield can use?

9: Anonymous Explorer

> > 8

That guy uses time manipulation.

Spatial teleportation is Rosa Wallberg.

Actually, rumor says there are domestic holders too, just not widely known.

They act as elevators for high-level explorers challenging deep layers, earning like 100 million yen a year.

10: Anonymous Explorer

For high-level explorers, 100 million is probably nothing.

Give me like 10,000 yen for my [Bravery] too.

11: Anonymous Explorer

If I could do [Spatial Teleportation], I could’ve entered the women’s bath.

12: Anonymous Explorer

> > 11

Either way, you’d be arrested the moment you entered, lol.

Seriously though, [Spatial Teleportation] only works within the same dungeon.

13: Anonymous Explorer

> > 11

If it worked outside dungeons, crime would be unstoppable.

Theft, assassination, illegal dumping—you name it.

14: Anonymous Explorer

*Lick*… this is cyanide!

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“…………”

Indeed, thinking calmly, if you could warp outside of dungeons, crime would be unstoppable.

As long as you poured poison into a glass from afar, there’d be no need for wires or switching keys—you could commit as many locked-room murders as you want.

Also, apparently no one else currently has movement skills that allow travel outside dungeons. Or at least it’s not publicly known.

If people found out I had such a skill, wouldn’t the police suspect me for every crime, or shady people might threaten me into helping with crimes?

“…Maybe I should keep it a secret for now.”

After the explorer test, I’ll talk to Otama-chan about it.

“Well then, I’m done with the computer… huh?”

While browsing the same site, I found a thread that caught my eye.

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New Explorers’ Q&A Thread Part 258

1: Anonymous Explorer

This is a Q&A thread for people who want to become explorers or have just started.

Before asking questions, be sure to read FAQs in >>2–5 and follow the template.

※※ NOTE ※※

Veteran explorers, please remember your own early days and answer kindly.

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367: Anonymous Explorer

Tell me how to earn 700,000 yen right after becoming an explorer.

368: Anonymous Explorer

> > 367

There isn’t one.

*End*

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379: Anonymous Explorer

With your stats, you’d be better off doing forex or crypto.

Aiming too high will ruin you.

380: Anonymous Explorer

I was wrong to ask you losers.

Don’t look down on me.

I’ll make it big, just you wait.

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“Haha…”

I opened the thread to see what worries people who want to become explorers have. But I ended up smirking when I saw a post that looked oddly familiar.

The timing of that post was around the same time I got a LINK message from Iyata.

“There’s someone like that everywhere, huh…”

Curious, I kept reading.

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New Explorers’ Q&A Thread Part 258

458: Anonymous Explorer

You worthless fools, look at this.

While you’re all grinding monsters for small change, I made 800,000 yen just fiddling with my phone.

You jerks who blocked me—see this? Jealous of a forex genius?

(Image)

459: Anonymous Explorer

> > 458

It’s still unrealized gains.

You haven’t made anything until you lock it in.

460: Anonymous Explorer

> > 458–459

Wrong board. Take it to the investment board.

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503: Anonymous Explorer

Who wrote post 379? Tell me your name and address.

504: Anonymous Explorer

Hurry up!!

505: Anonymous Explorer

No one’s gonna tell you, are you an actual idiot?

506: Anonymous Explorer

Do I get a reward? (delusional)

507: Anonymous Explorer

Was it you who posted that?

Because of some bug with this “loss cut” system, my on-screen money’s vanished.

I complained to the brokerage. But if I don’t get it back, you’re gonna pay for it.

508: Anonymous Explorer

> > 507

Oh no…

509: Anonymous Explorer

> > 507

Post a screenshot.

No one will believe you otherwise.

510: Anonymous Explorer

Look, you garbage! You told me about a buggy system! Take responsibility!

(Image)

511: Anonymous Explorer

Minus 1.5 million? LOL

512: Anonymous Explorer

Apparently a new [Spatial Teleportation] user appeared in the U.S.

Expectations for increased dungeon resource exports led to a stronger dollar.

513: Anonymous Explorer

So one person’s skill can affect the market…

It’s time for my [Bravery] skill to shine.

514: Anonymous Explorer

> > 513

Keep it sheathed, okay?

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“…………”

Somehow, I’m starting to get scared of having a skill.

I wanted to research the ability, but now I’m wondering if it’s okay to use so freely…

I wish I could talk to someone and feel better already…

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After that, I ate dinner with my parents while still keeping the spatial teleportation skill secret.

Just to be clear, I reported again:

“Hey, I think I mentioned it before, but I’m taking the Explorer Exam tomorrow.”

“Huh… you were serious about that?”

“Yeah. You thought I was joking?”

“Well… I thought you were just saying that to get by at the time…”

……..…How little do they trust me?

“And you know, if I get my explorer license, I want to work with Otama-chan. At that time, I want to buy that mountain dungeon outright and manage it professionally as an explorer. I’ll be getting a lump sum of money soon, so I’ll give you about a million yen.”

“Otama-chan… that’s Tamaki-chan from the Omoigawa family, right? If it’s her, I feel safe. She does government work too, right?”

“She works for the Explorer Association.”

“The million yen… is that from the mountain’s income?”

“Yeah. I don’t think anyone else can get it, though.”

“Hmm…”

Dad crossed his arms and thought for a bit, then said:

“…Keep that lump sum for your wedding fund or something. It’s not like we use that mountain. I’ll look into the tax paperwork and change the name to yours.”

“Really?”

“…Yeah.”

Dad said with a satisfied look:

“You’ve been pretty listless since middle school. You’ve never really told us what you wanted to do. So… this makes me kind of happy.”

“Dad…”

“But don’t push yourself, okay? Being an explorer is a dangerous job. Make sure you listen to what Tamaki-chan says.”

“I will.”

“Well then, do your best tomorrow.”

…Thanks to Otama-chan, I was able to gain my parents’ support.

—I’ll give my parents some money later to cover expenses. And I’ll treat them to a luxury hot spring inn trip.