Good News, Bad News

The cleanup took a full day.

I couldn't just keep crying, no matter how depressed or sad I felt.

I got up, collected the bodies of the Expedition Members to make graves, and extracted Magic Stones from the Magic Beasts to help with the Hunters' Magic Stone Resupply.

Then, the Hunter Guild Masters and Captain Jerome called for me.

“We have good news and bad news.”

Mayor Ragot spoke, his voice excessively heavy for someone delivering good news.

“The good news is that the number of casualties was unexpectedly low. Upon confirmation, the Expedition Team's total fatalities were 52. Considering we engaged a Dragon and hundreds of High-Risk Magic Beasts on Floor 6, that number is almost negligible. It's all thanks to Mr. Ban's appearing with Alcasas just in time.”

It was good news.

Numerically speaking, it was certainly a miraculous figure.

But no one smiled...