Another week and a few days passed, and it was the first day of the eight-month. There wasn't any class today since students must complete a commission for this month.
After selling our artifacts Livie and I gained seven platinum coins. We could have earned more but kept the valuable artifacts to ourselves cause why not.
Nothing much had happened, and the days flew by. Livie and I were in bed waking up. "Livie, I'm going to pick a commission."
"Hmm." She nodded tiredly, not waking up. I didn't need her to go, so I cleaned myself and got dressed.
With everything ready, I went to the school premises to find a commission that Livie and I could do.
The place was already filled with people from different grades. It was loud and crowded, something that I hated.
I looked for the perfect request to get close enough to see what was requested on the board. There were many commissions that I would like, but they were taken when I found them.
Without hesitating, I grabbed the next best thing. Taking the paper, I went to the receptionist handling the commission.
"Gathering ten third-rank monster cores? May I have your ID?" The commission I chose was something we could complete much faster than the last.
Handing my ID, the receptionist asked, "Do you have a partner? First-year students would sometimes overestimate themselves."
I get that the receptionist tried to warn me, but I had someone with me. "I have a classmate named Olivia, and she would be my partner. Unfortunately, she couldn't make it."
Seeing that I wasn't doing this commission alone, the receptionist had nothing else to say. Signing the procedure, she took the request.
"Your commission is now in progress. You will have one month to complete it, or it becomes null." And with that, Livie and I had our second commission.
Our commission had no penalties except for the part where we didn't finish a commission within a month.
The reward was about a hundred gold, and there were many ways for us to get a monster core from a third-rank monster.
I then bid the receptionist farewell and proceeded to leave the area. It took me a while to go, and too many students came in and out of the building.
Making my way back home, I saw a classmate of mine. Sonya, the elf, made her way toward me. Even though we talked a bit at the start of the exchange year, we haven't spoken much.
"Do you need something from me?" My voice didn't have much concern when she walked over.
"I was making my way to the commission room. Did you already pick a request?"
"Yes, you're kind of late. The whole place is already packed." Seeing how many people were already there, most requests were already gone.
"Is it true?" Even if it were early in the morning, everyone would wake up early. No one wanted to get a bad request.
I nodded, suggesting what I said was true. "Did you already pick a commission?"
"Yes." I nodded again, confirming that I had already got a commission.
"That's a shame. It would be nice to have you as a partner."
"I have to go now. I don't want to lose more time. See you later!" Sonya left immediately, making her way to the school.
Without any more interruption, I went back home. Going to my room Livie was still asleep. I sighed, "What am I going to do with you."
I don't mind letting her sleep more, but Livie had more than enough energy to do anything. How should I get her up this time?
As a caring man, I gave Livie a firm hug. Squeezing harder, Livie woke up feeling squeezed. "Livie, good morning!"
"Char, did you have to hug me that hard?" My eyes twitched hearing that name.
"You're too much of a sloth. We're going to try and complete our commission early." Since we both have nothing to do, we might as well do it now.
"Could you give me a morning kiss to make it up~?" Livie held my arms, getting close. There wasn't a reason for me to decline. It would brighten her day.
Kissing her on the lips, we started breakfast to begin our day. Our meal was a scrambled egg with some bacon and mashed potatoes.
"Livie, we're going to the dungeon today." I have decided to pick the dungeon for our third-rank monster cores.
Livie and I would need to reach the twentieth floor for us to see third-rank monsters that were common.
"What request did you take for us to go to the dungeon?" Livie wondered what we needed to go to the dungeon for.
"The both of us need to get ten monster cores at the third rank." We would need at least two days to get ten monster cores. If it was like anything on the eleventh floor, they were then fighting another swarm would be a pain in the ass.
"But why?"
"We could get artifacts and items along the way, and the both of us don't need to travel to other places." Not only would we earn more money, but it doesn't take long to get there.
"If you're nervous, don't be. I upgraded a lot from our previous exploration." I had gained a sword that doubled my attack, and I'm now at the third rank.
Unable to deny what I had said, we began preparing for the dungeon. Livie and I had just finished breakfast, and the both of us prepared to head outside.
Avaris Greater Labyrinth, it has been more than a month since Livie and I came. Entering together with Livie, we had arrived.
Our progress was saved on the eleventh floor with the boss dead. We immediately headed toward the twelfth floor.
"Livie, you ready?" Now that I was much stronger, most monsters here wouldn't even be allowed to touch me.
Livie then stuck on me, nodding her head. With her ready, we began to explore the twelfth floor.
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