Chapter 25

VMBs system regarding Giftboxes is like a miniature item box . You can buy any items and then put them inside the box then you could send it to another player . You could also just leave it in your inventory . By the time I noticed, it was about noon on the day I promised to go to dinner with Ashley . Before I went to pick her up, I stopped by Marida’s Trade Company to pick up equipment .

Since I didn’t have to worry about carrying equipment now in regards to the amount and size . Since items can be stored inside the gift boxes, I can just properly prepare things I’d need .

“Hello . ”

“Welcome back, Mr . Schwartz . ”

Greeting the employees, which have become more familiar with me . I for Mr . Malta and went into the, back towards the usual room . Since this was a Fortified city, with a nearby Labyrinth, there were plenty of weapon shops, supply stores, and others . Even so, I’ve only ever used Marida Trading Company after I met Mr . Malta .

Well, it’s not to big of a deal . I get to drink delicious tea every time I come by . As I thought this, an employee brought in tea for me . It was a dark-green tea that was sweet and savory .

“Do you like today’s tea? It’s high-quality leaves that have been carefully steamed!”

Mr . Malta came into the room while saying that . His large round belly shook as he smiled .

“The scent is pretty good . ”

“So did you come to sell some Mana stones? It’s fine if you just came by to drink some tea . ”

“Well that too, but I also came to buy camping equipment . ”

“Ah, yes . I have all the necessary tools and I even got a Waterbottle that can replenish its water with a magic stone . It just arrived from the kingdom .

Food and water are necessities that one must have when exploring a Labyrinth . They’re also the more important expendable items . You have to have meals and you have to drink to keep your body healthy, so you need to have a good amount . However, for me who couldn’t use magic, meant I couldn’t use a tool bag . So that meant I had to prepare special order equipment like a water bottle that can automatically fill itself by using water-attribute mana stones . They were popular with Adventurers but had to be special ordered from the capital .

I sold the mana stores I gained from yesterday’s Labyrinth exploration . Then used it to pay for some equipment right now, but kept it tame . I had to hold onto some money to pay for the dinner date tonight . So that would have to wait for another time .

When the equipment was brought, I asked Mr . Malta to dismiss the other employees in the room and when they left, I took out the gift box in the room .

“Is this Mr . Schwartz… Toolbag?”

“Yeah, there’s another name for it though . For now, lets just call it a ‘Toolbox’ . ”

“Where did it come from . . ?”

“Please just think of it as a skill…”

“I’m surprised . . How much does this ‘Toolbox’ hold by the way?

“Well, there are 30 slots . Ignoring size, it can hold one item per slot . Each slot can hold 99 of the same items . ”

“What?! That’s too much for such a little box!”

On top of all that, I could have multiple gift boxes . So I technically have an infinite item storage . Mr . Milta had listened to my explanation with the sharp eyes of a merchant . I was told Mr . Malta possessed a high pedigree for a merchant, his skills allowing him to read between the lines . However, that was just Mr . Malta . I refused to deal with anyone else .

“Mr . Schwartz, you were still a D-Rank, right?”

“Ah, yes . I’m going to be focusing on the Labyrinth in the future, so I don’t think I’ll be taking on much work as an adventurer . Ranking up would probably be far in the future .

“That’s a shame . When you become a C-rank, you can get nominated requests . Those are requests where someone can request a particular adventurer . With your toolbox, I definitely would have liked to nominate you . Ah . Such a convenient box . You wouldn’t have to worry about the weight or quantity of the delivery . You’d also be targeted less . If you ever rank up, please let us know . We’d definitely love to cooperate with you in the future regarding transporting goods . ”

“Well… If the opportunity presents itself…”

Having given my answer, Mr . Malta kept his wolfish eyes on my “toolbox” until it disappeared into light particles .

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At the largest tower in the city, there’s a large bell that rang out three times a day . Morning, noon and evening . Our dinner date was promised for the evening bell . So I ended up waiting in front of the General Guild just before the evening bell rang out . Having waited for about 30 minutes, the evening bell rang out across the city . The time on his HUD displayed 17:00 . Watching the flow of people in and out of the guild .

It seemed that human beings were common, but there were other races as well . I wondered if I could live in a world had so many different races such as Fey like elves and dwarfs and others . [MTL: Chill, your Japanese Nationalism is showing . ] While contemplating such a thing, I saw Ashley’s blonde hair shining beautifully in the sunlight as she stepped out of the guild .

“Did I keep you waiting?”

Ashley’s tone was chipper than usual . While taking my eyes off her hair, I responded in the same tone .

“Nope lets go eat . ”

“Okay, but where are we going? As soon as the evening bell rings, almost every shop gets crowded . ”

“I asked Mr . Malta for a recommendation to a shop with good food . I made reservations just before coming . ”

That said, Ashley and I walked together off to eat .