72 Ellie Steps Forward

-----This chapter contains a scene that isn't really lewd, but... kinda? Reader discretion is advised. Kinda-----

As soon as I returned from the dungeon I took a shower and headed to the kingdom to report everything to the Merchant.

While he doesn't care much about how much money we make, he does listen carefully to every detail of our expedition. What really grabs his attention though is how many levels everyone got.

Merchant: "Two level-ups on the first day on a new floor? That's pretty impressive... This means you can do 12 summons for me today, right?"

While I'd like to strengthen myself now that we've reached a new floor, I agreed to let the Merchant decide what the daily tickets are spent on, so I'll have to hold off on that.

Since ultimately he's trying to understand my Gift, which also benefits me, I don't feel too bad about giving him control over it for a while, but...