Jack of All Trades, Party of None

Having safely won the martial arts tournament, I returned to the clan headquarters after the award ceremony and interviews.

Then, I headed to the Exploration Management Department where Sophie and the others were. There, Ms. Selma and Ms. Estella were having a meeting.

“Oh, it’s Orucchi~!”

I hesitated whether to interrupt the two serious-looking women, but Ms. Estella noticed me and called out.

“Sorry to bother you.”

“No, it’s nothing like that. —More importantly, I heard you won the martial arts tournament. Congratulations.”

“Orucchi, congratulations~!”

“Thank you very much.”

“Now you’re officially the best. It will make things easier for the clan to operate. Thank you so much.”

As Ms. Selma said, this result might cause some of the hero party’s sponsors to flow into the silver rabbits of the night sky.

If our funds increase, we can execute plans that were previously impossible due to lack of money, and knowing my result contributed to that fills me with a sense of accomplishment.

“I just did what I could. —What about the schedule from tomorrow onward?”

I looked at the papers on the table and asked.

“That’s right~. The dungeon exploration ban period ends today. We’ve got quite a number of requests from sponsors, so I was thinking about distributing them among the parties.”

Even during the dungeon exploration ban, sponsors were requesting dungeon materials.

There should be a good amount accumulated, and we need to handle it quickly to avoid annoying them, so we have to carefully plan the party allocations.

As I considered helping out, Ms. Selma said,

“Orun, you’re going to tour the town with Sophia and the tenth squad, right? You accomplished a huge feat by winning the tournament. Take today to relax and unwind.”

“Yeah~. From tomorrow, Orucchi will be working again on dungeon explorations!”

“There’s post-thanksgiving festival business tomorrow, so the first squad’s dungeon exploration will start the day after tomorrow.”

To be honest, it feels a bit guilty that I get to relax while they’re working, but if the situation were reversed, I’d say the same, so I’ll accept their kindness.

“...Then, I’ll gladly take you up on that and enjoy today.”

“All right, have fun.”

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After finishing my conversation with Ms. Selma and the others, I went into the usual room used by the tenth squad.

The three of them were already there.

“Ah, master! Congratulations on winning!!”

Carole was the first to notice me and offered her congratulations.

“Orun-san, congratulations!”

“Congratulations! Master, you were so cool! The fact that such a person is my master makes me feel a kind of superiority!”

Following her, Sophie and Log also congratulated me.

Log’s excitement was especially high recently — probably the highest so far.

Well, I don’t mind when they’re this happy.

“Thanks, all of you. —Well then, there’s only about half a day left, but shall we tour the town? Any place you want to go?”

“Yes. Each of us has picked one place we want to visit! —But before that, may I ask you something?”

Log asked me with a serious expression.

“Go ahead. What is it?”

“From tomorrow, we’re allowed to do dungeon exploration again, right?”

“Yes. The dungeon exploration ban ends today. Are you going to head back into the dungeon immediately?”

“Yes. We three have discussed and decided to challenge the conquest of the 30th floor again tomorrow!”

Ms. Selma had mentioned earlier that because of the thanksgiving festival’s post-processing, the first squad would not explore the dungeon tomorrow.

Half a day shouldn’t be a problem.

“Understood. I’ll accompany you this time. As usual, I won’t interfere unless something serious happens, so give it your all.”

“““Yes!!!”””

Given the tenth squad’s skill, conquering the 30th floor should be no problem.

Reaching the 31st floor means officially graduating from being a rookie.

At that point, we’ll be counted as a combat force of the silver rabbits of the night sky.