A certain Chairman of Academy City in Danmachi

The walk

Accelerator went to the cashier at the Babel Tower to exchange magic stones. After filtering out what he needed to keep, the rest of the items were placed inside the remaining handbag.

"I'm here to exchange money."

"Ah, just a moment. Here we are. Could you please place the items you want to exchange on the counter... Accelerator!"

What a stroke of bad luck. He purposely came to the Babel Tower to avoid running into the pink-haired girl. Knowing her personality, she would cause a scene at the counter, drawing unwanted attention to him.

"I thought something happened to you. You're a bit late compared to other first-time adventurers."

"I thought I'd exchange the money later." He intended to retrieve the bag he placed on the counter, but the girl was quicker.

"Oh, this is your magic stone bag? It's a bit small. It doesn't look full at all. Seems like you had a tough time, huh? If you want to explore deeper floors, I suggest you find a supporter. They can help you carry more... drop... items..."

She turned the bag upside down, and a large pile of magic stones instantly poured out, spilling onto the base of the counter.

'Doesn't this girl know how to check the magic stones in a back room?' Accelerator thought wearily.

Misha looked at the bag suspiciously, then at him, and then at the pile of stones on the counter. Her mouth moved, but no sound came out. The situation seemed to have caught the attention of the staff and adventurers nearby.

With a snap of his fingers, the taste of blood filled his mouth. A simple hypnosis spell made her resume her work. He took back the bag and replied.

"It's just an ordinary magic bag."

"Uh, okay." Misha said absentmindedly.

"I'll check the value of the items right away." She quickly began sorting the different magic stones, her speed surprisingly fast. So, this is what she's like when she's serious. Things gradually returned to normal as the adventurers stopped paying attention and resumed their work.

"Magic stones, magic stones... War Shadow's finger... Magic stones. Wait, War Shadow's finger? You went down to the 6th floor of the Dungeon with no Falna on your first day. THAT'S UNUSUAL."

No, she's the unusual one. She just broke through the hypnosis spell just by seeing a finger. Luckily, he had blocked all sound from this area, so everyone was just looking at her like she was a fool.

"There's nothing unusual when you've seen my abilities."

"You... you... I don't even know what to say anymore." She slapped her hand against her forehead and sighed. Hey, that's supposed to be his action. She decided to say no more as she checked the remaining items. Despite that, her eyes widened as she saw drop items from deeper floors.

"If you exchange all of this, you could earn nearly 90,000 valis. Wait here a moment." With that, she quickly took the materials inside.

A while later, she returned with a rather large bag.

"This is the money you earned. Do you have any complaints?"

Of course, he did. The bag could be much smaller if she had used higher denomination coins. She was probably still annoyed with him after what happened earlier.

"If you don't mind, could you talk with me for a bit?"

"Sure."

He and she returned to a familiar room.

"Alright, the first thing I want to ask. Why are you so strong without a Falna?"

That was quite an unexpected question. He thought she would scold him. It seems she wanted to give him the most accurate advice based on his strength.