An Adventurer Mom, Who Awakened [Housewife] Skill Through a Login Bonus, Is Making the Most of Her Adventurer Life With the Weekly Flyers She Gets! - Chapter 72

“We did it! Two hundred points!”

Kachua immediately took out her Monster Point Card and traced the two-hundredth Loa-chan stamp with her finger.

At that moment—

Something shaped like a stick fell down onto Kachua’s head.

“Kya!”

Kachua caught the object just before it could hit her on the head.

The stick-like object turned out to be a flute.

This seemed to be the『Secret Whistle to Call the Informant』.”

Just how it worked was still a complete mystery, and it was a little dangerous too.

In any case, Kachua had obtained the『Secret Whistle to Call the Informant』!

“Let’s see.”

“So this is the『Secret Whistle to Call the Informant』, huh.”

“Heh.”

“This is my first time seeing one.”

“Yeah.”

The team members curiously peered at the flute.

It looked like an ordinary recorder.

If it had been a flute-like transverse instrument, even making a sound would have been hard for a beginner. Naturally, beginner Kachua was relieved.

With a pikon sound, the status board opened and displayed a message.

“Monster Points have reached 200! Congratulations!

【As a reward, you receive the『Secret Whistle to Call the Informant』! You can summon an informant who knows all about the dungeon! Try using it!】

Then a note appeared below.

【※Note 1: The informant does not like to show their true identity. When blowing the whistle, choose a place that is a little dark and where there are no people around.】

【※Note 2: You can summon the informant only once per use. After earning 1,000 Monster Points, you will be able to use the whistle again. Please take good care of the whistle.】

“Oh, so if you keep collecting points, you can use it again.”

When they looked at the point card again, it said that at 1,200 points,【The Secret Whistle to Call the Informant can be used again!】

“So… that means, if we use the whistle to call the informant and ask about the location of the Happy Box, we’ll know where to find the『Slimming Grass』, we can make the medicine, then Ann-san’s mission will be complete, we’ll clear the team mission, and we’ll immediately be able to call the informant again.”

Rick said this.

“Wow, that actually sounds really good…”

Except for Ann, all of the team members had already cleared their individual missions. If Ann cleared hers, they would receive the 1,000 Monster Points from the team mission reward, bringing their total to 1,200 points.

Just as Rick had said, they would be able to summon the informant twice in a short period of time.

This was a huge opportunity to ask the informant both for the dwarves’ location and the Happy Box’s spawn location.

Gamma Team decided to change their plan and ask about the Happy Box’s location first.

Kachua wasted no time and blew the whistle.

The instructions had said to choose a place that was deserted and a little dark.

The forty-seventh floor, which the team had just reached, was the perfect place.

The forty-seventh floor was an autumn grassland map, covered everywhere with autumn-blooming flowers and pampas grass.

These were plants that looked like upside-down brooms, with fluffy flower plumes as their feature.

Although it was just before noon, for some reason this floor was bathed in evening light, and the pampas grass glowed in the sunset.

If this were on the surface, it would probably make the list of the top 100 scenic spots for viewing sunsets — it was quite an atmospheric location.

“Here we go.”

In that beautiful setting on the forty-seventh floor, Kachua took a deep breath and played the recorder.

The song was『Kuku』

It was a cute tune meant to imitate the sound of a bird calling, 『Kuku kuku kukukukuku』.

The children in this region learned the recorder at school. Since Ed had practiced this song at home many times, Kachua had learned to play it almost without realizing.

When she finished playing, she looked around, but no one was there.

Kachua and the members of the Gamma Team tilted their heads.

“Huh?”

“Did it fail?”

“How does the informant even show up in the first place?”

Ann voiced the very reasonable question.

“Who knows?”

It really was a complete mystery.

“Should I blow it again?”

When Laura asked this, Kachua stopped her.

“Wait a little longer, I’m still catching my breath…”

Playing the recorder actually required more lung power than she had expected.

“Alright! Here I go!”

Just as Kachua had caught her breath and raised the recorder again—

“Hey, stop.”

A man’s voice came from somewhere, stopping Kachua in her tracks.

“…?”

“Don’t make me listen to that lousy playing any longer.”

The voice continued.

Kachua’s recorder playing was bad!

“Eh, who’s there?”

“Is someone here?”

Kachua and the others looked around, but the area was a grassland covered with tall grass. Their view was blocked, and the setting sun made it hard to see.

“I’m the informant.”

Grass rustled a short distance away, and someone appeared.

They were about the same height as Kachua.

In other words, about the average height of an adult woman, but the voice sounded like that of a middle-aged man.

The figure wore a hood pulled low, completely covering their body in a plain dark-blue mantle. On their back they carried a large wooden box like those used by peddlers.

“Ah, are you the informant?”

Rick instinctively tried to step closer, but—

“Whoa, don’t come any closer.”

The man stopped Rick.

Because of the long mantle he wore, it was hard to tell his build.

In this world, there were magical potions and magic tools that could change a person’s appearance, so appearance and voice could not be trusted too much.

On top of that, the man had the setting sun at his back, making it even harder to see him through the backlight.

He seemed to be a very cautious type.

Since there was no helping it, Rick raised his voice and called out to the man.

“Um, are you the informant?”

At Rick’s question, the man shook his shoulders and chuckled, “Fuhihi.”

“Yeah, I’m the informant. I’ll tell you one secret about this dungeon, just one. What do you want to know? The location of a treasure chest packed with gold coins and jewels? A magic potion? A rare magic tool? Or perhaps the weakness of the Black Dragon that waits on the one-hundred-twentieth floor?”

“What!?”

“The… the Black Dragon’s weakness?”

According to Bernhardt, the Black Dragon was one of the beings responsible for activating the monsters.

Since it was all the way up on the one-hundred-twentieth floor, they hadn’t really given it much serious thought, but it was an enemy they would eventually have to defeat.

“Yeah”

The informant nodded.

“This is top-class information. The location of a weapon with a special effect against the Black Dragon, and a safe route to reach the one-hundred-twentieth floor.”

“Eh, isn’t that definitely information we want to know?”

Originally, they had planned to ask the informant about the Happy Box’s spawn location or the whereabouts of the dwarves, but now there was another thing they wanted to know.

“What should we do…”

“This is a problem.”

They could only ask at most two questions, but there were three things they wanted to know.

At the last moment, an unexpected choice appeared.

Gamma Team quickly formed a circle and began to discuss.

“Well, for now, isn’t the Happy Box’s spawn location the priority?”

“Yeah, first we need to get those 1,000 points.”

“But both of the others are things we absolutely need too. We have to ask about the dwarves right away to get the『Ring of the New Moon』and the Black Dragon’s weakness is something we’ll definitely need sooner or later.”

“That’s true.”

“Hey hey, what’s the hold-up? Hurry it up already.”

The informant was getting impatient.

“Um, Informant-san, do you know where the dwarves are?”

Kachua decided to ask whether the informant even knew the dwarves’ whereabouts in the first place.

“Of course I do. Is that what you want to know?”

The informant nodded proudly.

As expected of someone said to know all the dungeon’s secrets.

“We want to know that too, but wait a moment. We also want to know the Black Dragon’s weakness and the Happy Box’s spawn location.”

“The Happy Box’s spawn location, huh?”

The informant looked a little surprised.

It was true that the Happy Box dropped happy items, but their value could not really be called extremely high.

While it was quite difficult to deliberately encounter one, they also appeared on the lower floors, so they were monsters that adventurers would eventually run into at least once.

“That’s right. We want the『Slimming Grass』.”

“Oh? You’re trying to lose weight?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Ann nodded.

“I see. Then, for first-time customers, I’ll give you a big bonus. Here, take this.”

Saying that, the informant pulled out a sheet of paper from inside his cloak.

When he let go, it rode the wind and drifted over to Kachua and the others.

“Whoa.”

Rick quickly caught the paper.

On it was written:【Detox Hot Spring Village — Frog’s Bath, Group Invitation Ticket】.

“Detox Hot Spring Village?”

“It’s a hot spring inn run by the frog people on the fiftieth floor. It’s known for helping with rheumatism, neuralgia, poor circulation, fatigue recovery and relaxation, but most of all, it’s famous for its detox effects, with a reputation for slimming.”

“Slimming effect? So if you soak in those hot springs, you’ll lose weight, right?”

Ann leaned toward the informant with hungry eyes. The informant pulled back a little.

“Well, that’s what they say. The selling point of the Detox Hot Spring Village is that if you soak in all seven of the baths, you’ll lose one kilo.”

“……”

Ann thought hard.

The Detox Hot Spring Village probably didn’t have the guaranteed effect of something like Slimming Grass.

But she only needed to lose two more kilos to reach her goal.

Ann told everyone,

“I’ll take my chances on the hot springs. So this time, let’s ask about the dwarves’ location.”

“Eh, are you sure about that?”

“This is your chance to lose weight easily, you know.”

“But asking about the dwarves’ location has to come first.”

“…Are you really okay with that, Ann-san?”

Og asked Ann.

Ann nodded.

“I can’t promise that I’ll definitely lose weight but I’ll do everything I can. That’s why, for now, let’s ask about the dwarves’ location.”

“Fuhihi, then it’s settled. The information you want is the dwarves’ whereabouts, huh. I’ll tell you how to reach the hidden village where the dwarves live.”