Danma: Danganronpa, but Monster Hunter!

"arrive."

Before long, the door to the commander's office appeared before the two of them. Raul knocked on the door, and after hearing a "come in" from behind the door, he opened the door and went in to report.

"Commander, I've brought Blazing Flame."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Raul. After you close the door, just stay here for now. You'll be involved in the rest of the work." Finn, sitting behind his desk, nodded slightly.

"Yes!"

After Raul's loud reply, Finn turned his gaze to Flame, looking earnestly and sincerely into Flame's face, and then solemnly said:

"I'll get straight to the point, Flame, there's something I need to ask for your opinion on."

Blazing Flame was slightly taken aback.

What's going on that requires such a formality?

"What's going on?"

"It's about the hunt results of Ais, Bert, and Riveria." Finn rested his chin on his hands, like Commander Ikari.

The materials obtained from hunting are those from the Rock Dragon and Barroth.

The fact that this was brought up so formally all of a sudden means... A glint flashed in Lieyan's eyes, as if he had thought of something.

"Looks like you already guessed it," Finn said with a hint of helplessness.

"The problem lies with Bert. He took the materials he obtained to the Hephaestus Familia, intending to reforge his special weapon, the Frosvelt. However, the blacksmith who had forged his silver boots noticed the unusual nature of the materials, and under the blacksmith's repeated questioning..."

"Did we give ourselves away?" Flame's eyebrows twitched; it was his right eyelid.

“No.” Finn shook his head. “Although Bert often acts without thinking, he is very tight-lipped. Even when pressed, he did not reveal any information.”

"That's good." Lieyan breathed a sigh of relief.

"However, in the entanglement between Bert and Tsubaki, ah, Tsubaki is that blacksmith, the leader of the Hephaestus Familia, LV.5, a god was brought into the picture."

At this point, Finn sighed and rubbed his temples, looking somewhat troubled.

To be honest, he knew that the secrets of his large clan, including the Flame and the world behind it, would eventually be exposed. He was prepared to fight against the entire Orario with just his clan once the secrets were revealed.

However, that was only after they had achieved enough great feats to successfully push the three of them (the three giants) to LV.7, while the other core members had all moved up one level.

Only then will the Loki Familia have the power to fight against all the Familias, including the Freya Familia, with the strength of a single Familia.

Finn never expected that this would be exposed in this way... and so early.

Not many people within the clan knew about this yet, but it was leaked to other clans!

A deity has appeared?

Upon hearing Finn's words, Flame gasped in shock. With the gods present, Bert was probably dead.

but……

Looking at Finn's expression, Flame felt that something was not quite right.

To be honest, if Flame's own plans had been disrupted like this, he wouldn't have just looked a little troubled like Finn; he would have been much angrier. If Finn were in his place, he would probably be thinking of beheading Bert as a sacrifice.

There seems to be more to this story?

Chapter Sixty: It Has to Be You, Finn! (Mid-Autumn Festival Reunion!)

"Is there any other explanation for this?"

Blazing Flame pondered for a moment and then asked slowly,

"Now that this matter has come to you, Commander, and you even said you wanted to ask for my opinion, I believe you should have already resolved this matter, or at least have a plan."

I'm guessing, leader, you've already reached a confidentiality agreement with them. On top of that, a certain price needs to be paid for a mutually beneficial cooperation; that should be correct, right?

"Brilliant analysis! Looks like I didn't scare you, hahaha."

Finn clapped lightly, his expression no longer as serious as before, but returned to his usual confident and composed state.

"So, Captain, what kind of agreement did you reach with them to keep it a secret?" Flame asked curiously.

"No, I didn't actually make a confidentiality agreement with them."

To everyone's surprise, Finn shook his head, a sly smile on his face like that of a fox.

No confidentiality agreement was reached? Then how did Hephaestus's Familia agree to give up asking?

Blazing Flame blinked: "...Then how..."

"The Loki Familia doesn't need to reach any agreement with the Hephaestus Familia. After all, from the Hephaestus Familia's perspective, we've only brought back some new monster drops. There are still so many unknowns in the dungeons that haven't been explored yet. It's perfectly normal for expeditionary families to bring back one or two new monsters and their drops."

Finn mimicked his elven friend's expression, closing one eye and smiling wistfully.

"That's the mystery of the underground city."

Blazing Flame: "..."

He forgot that the Loki Familia is currently the only Familia in all of Orario that has consistently maintained expeditions to floors below the fiftieth floor, while the other Familia that has reached a floor almost the same as them has been slacking off for a long time due to the policies of the main god.

Under such circumstances, it's perfectly normal for Loki's Familia to find things that no one else has ever seen before in the deepest dungeons.

but……

"Speaking of which, didn't Bert attract Lord Hephaestus's attention? How did he manage to get away with it? We can't lie to the gods, can we? Or did he simply keep quiet?"

Blazing Flame asked again, still curious.

“Bert only said it was an accident,” Finn replied.

Lieyan understood and roughly grasped Bert's actions.

To put it simply, it's about talking to the Barroth material, since that thing... was indeed obtained by accident.

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"So what was the final result?"

Having understood Finn's idea, Flame had another question.

"Because the materials we brought were only available to the Loki family, and were unique to them, we managed to secure a very significant discount."

In short, the forging will be done by Lord Hephaestus and the One-Eyed Master Craftsman, free of charge, with an additional five million fali for each piece of equipment. In return, they will keep the remaining materials after the equipment is made for research.

Besides Bert, Ais also wanted to change her combat suit armor, while Riveria gave me and Grace the materials she had obtained to make weapons and equipment.

"Ahem, in short, we made a small profit of twenty million falies, and also secured a deal to have Hephaestus's blacksmiths accompany us on the next expedition."

Finn cleared his throat, then picked up the teacup on the table and took a satisfied sip.

"hiss--"

Upon hearing this, Lie Yan gasped in shock.

Guys, I'm straight guys.

You call this a huge discount? We're practically losing money on this!

As expected of Finn! You've really mastered the concept of "rare goods are valuable," and not only did you fleece them once, but you did it three more times, and eventually even managed to take their blacksmith.

Anyone else would have been beaten out by Hephaestus with fire tongs.

You're really something, you're really awesome!

"Okay, let's leave that topic here for now. Now let's talk about the real reason I came to see you."

Seemingly satisfied with Flame's current expression, Finn put down the blanket in his hands, and his expression turned slightly serious.

"The mission in Jieyun Village should have been completed by now."

"Mm." Blazing Flame nodded gently.

"How far is it from where you are now from Flamefire Village?" Finn asked again.

"If I move at full speed, it should take me two days... a day and a half to get back to Flamefire Village," Flame replied, estimating the time it had taken to get here before.

“Alright, I hope you can return to Fire Village immediately.” Finn said slowly, “The Loki Familia hopes to achieve a deeper level of cooperation with Fire Village. In this expedition, Fire Village’s series of potions, as well as Wirebugs and special weapons, have played a huge role.”

Recalling Grace wielding her endlessly spinning chainsaw and shield axe, sweeping away hordes of monsters amidst the sea of ​​monsters, and Tiona's extraordinary mobility thanks to the Wirebug, as well as the incredibly convenient powdered potion, Finn's voice became solemn.

After this expedition, the effectiveness of the supplies from Yanhuo Village has become evident to all.

So, for the next expedition, for Loki's Familia, and for himself...

He needs more medicine, more materials, and more equipment to arm the entire clan.

That is to say-

"Send more people to the Hunter Division, with veterans mentoring newbies, forming more teams for gathering missions. Also, do you remember those materials you gave Loki before?"

"remember."

"I hope you can sell those materials to your clan, Flame. Of course, you won't take them for free. Whether it's a reward or any other kind of preferential treatment, as long as you ask, there's no problem."

"Sure, but may I ask what you plan to do with those materials, Finn?"

"Crafting equipment."

Finn gave a slightly weary smile. During this expedition, not only were some of the high-level adventurers' customized weapons destroyed, but almost all the spare equipment his clan had brought was also ruined by the corrosive liquid.

As the team leader, he felt completely numb looking at the deficit bill.

The 20 million faeries plundered from the Hephaestus Familia were enough to keep the Familia running smoothly, but dealing with these high-level backup weapons was truly beyond their capabilities.

Don't be fooled by the fact that these backup weapons are supposed to be lightweight; they actually cost hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars each...

To restock the spare weapons needed for the expedition of the entire clan, it would take at least one or two hundred million Fali.

Therefore, it would be better to replicate the actions taken with the Hephaestus Familia.

In any case, the information channels within the forging clan are incredibly well-connected. Once Hephaestus obtains the new materials from them, it probably won't be long before the Gubernian clan finds out.

Rather than being blamed by the Gubernian clan, it's better to strike first and shut them up with other new materials while also lowering the price.

Then use the money from the wool harvested from the Hephaestus Familia to pay the deposit for the materials needed to make a large number of spare weapons.

Although it was a bit of a struggle, it can still be considered that we've managed to get through the crisis.

"Speaking of weapon crafting... I remember that Raul and Tiona's weapons are already damaged."

Hearing Finn's words, Flame stroked his chin and slowly said.