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89: Fun Shopping – New Equipment

April 22nd, Saturday. 7:00 AM.

At the crowded Exploration District, I’ve come to the main store of the famous arms dealer, 【Tora Neko Ya】, to buy new equipment for myself.

…Just in case, I’m not wearing my school uniform.

If I’m seen by a student from Class ABC, it’ll be trouble. Today, I’m wearing a hoodie with a hood that I bought from Uniqlo, blending in with the other explorers.

As a setting, equipment purchased outside cannot be brought into ABYSS, so if I want to explore, I need to change into this.

Hmm, what was it… If we assume that the phenomenon of transfer converts matter into quantum particles and rebuilds it in a different location, the rebuilt matter will be degraded at the micro level, and things that can’t withstand it will remain in the original location…

But if I use clothes made from ABYSS’s special fibers, there’s no problem. Well, such items don’t usually appear on the market, so it’s more reliable to prepare equipment in the Exploration District.

…Thinking about it, Ria’s usual outfit might be custom-made. Normally, it would be tossed aside during transfer, but maybe the maids, who are former explorers, used leftover materials to make it… Ah, it’s a rich person’s shortcut…

I have 200,000 MP in my possession.

The resource items stored are as follows:

・Ancient ruin stone fragments ×28

・Sibire grass vines ×15

・Efreit’s twin horns ×1

・Scorching core ×1

All of these items were collected on the 10th floor. Since I didn’t expand and strengthen my dimensional storage, there were plenty of resources left behind, but I managed to collect the essential items.

I could sell these resource items as is, but I think I’ll use them for item refinement first. The tools sold at the store have recovery potions and other high-frequency items, but the selection of combat support and status effect recovery potions is poor. Basically, most explorers process the resources they bring back to sell them.

“Hey, hey, customer! You’re really enthusiastic, aren’t you? Do you need something?”

A brown-haired female store clerk with a cat-like tone approached me. This kind of situation is tough for me… I’ll try to respond with a performance.

“I’m looking for clothes that suit me. Something stylish and with good performance.”

“Something that suits you, sir… How about a Morphan-weaved sweater and pants made from Manmaru grass seeds?”

The brown-haired clerk pulled out two actual products from under the counter and showed them to me. They looked like mass-produced clothes sold at Uniクロ, but when I touched them, I could feel a unique texture. The pants had a slight adhesive quality, and the sweater felt light and warm.

“Okay, the top is fine, but can I get it in black? And for the bottom… hmm, how about something different? Do you have denim-like pants?”

“Then, how about this? Pants made from Jalijali grass seeds. They look exactly like denim jeans, but they have excellent slash, wind, water, and mud resistance. The price is a bit steep, though…”

“By the way, how much is it?”

“3,000 MP, sir.”

“3,000… That’s a lot for clothes that aren’t even armor…”

As I hesitated, the cunning cat-like clerk launched a sales pitch.

“For our troubled customers, we have a special sale! If you buy now, it’s 3,500 MP for the set, and we’ll throw in three pairs of underwear!”

“――Alright, I’ll take it!!”

I made a quick decision.

I paid using my magical crystal terminal (Portal) and the store’s reader.

Now, my clothing problem is solved.

After that, I purchased the following equipment at the weapon shop, [Tora Neko Ya].

・Fine sword, Shurukrista (3,000 MP)

・Iron chest armor (2,000 MP)

・Night gauntlets (8,000 MP)

・Swift Onyx (12,000 MP)

・Onion boots (5,000 MP)

The total payment was 75,000 MP.

I had 90,000 MP left.

It was an expensive purchase, but now I can finally say goodbye to my beginner equipment. I stored the purchased equipment in my dimensional storage and headed to the tool shop next.

There’s not much to say about my purchases at the tool shop, so I’ll omit the details. I bought the following four items:

・Medium recovery potions ×10 (10,000 MP)

・Antidote grass ×5 (2,500 MP)

・Pickaxes ×10 (15,000 MP)

・Insect catching set ×1 (2,500 MP)

Recovery potions are a given. I bought antidote grass because poisonous monsters will appear from the next floor, and I want to be prepared. Pickaxes are mainly for resource collection, which will become possible from the 11th floor. Items like these are essential. For the same reason, the insect catching set is important too. Insects caught in ABYSS are relatively rare resources, so I’ll try to take advantage of the opportunity.

The total payment was 30,000 MP.

The remaining gold is 6,000 MP.

“Well, finally, it’s the magic tool shop――”