Chapter 2 - The Eastern Underground Temple
Then we went around the cave for a couple of hours, but only got a couple of medicinal herbs.
The golden lamp did not appear.
We were feeling good about getting a lot of skill points, but since there was no real reward, we decided to give up and quit this dungeon.
The only enemies here were Kobolds and bats, and we couldn't gain much experience.
We returned to the inn in city.
「Where's the more difficult one, Serina?」
Alec asked.
「There's an underground temple on the eastern plains. The guild's recommended level is 15, so it might be just right for us right now.」
「Okay, let's go there then.」
「Yeah.」
Ignoring the caterpillars on the way, we continued on and arrived at our destination about 30 minutes after leaving the city.
There were some ornate stone pillars standing about three meters high, but there was no roof to support them, only the entrance to the temple, and only grass growing on the ground.
「Phew, I need to rest.」
Alec sighed, perhaps tired, and sat down on the stone that was lying on the ground.
「Ehh? You're not very strong.」
「No, Serina-san, Master is very strong.」
Meena says proudly, but I'm confused by her questionable statement.
「Ehh? W-well, yes, but ......」
「Meena, you don't need to say anything else.」
Ione stiffened for a few seconds, but then decided to turn around and pretend she hadn't heard.
「I-I'm sorry, Master.」
「Geez, I thought she said that for your sake. You should be a little nicer to her.」
「No, master is more than kind enough.」
「That's enough...... All right, let's work hard to save up and get you back to become commoner.」
「Yes, thank you very much.」
Alec took a sip of water from his canteen and stood up.
「Then, let's go!」
We pass through the gates of the underground temple. Immediately, a staircase led downward, and at the end of the staircase was a corridor.
「Let's start from the left.」
The passageway, made of stone blocks about fifty centimeters in size, was two meters wide and three meters high, and bent to the left and right, creating a complicated maze.
「There's something in here!」
On the way through the passage, Meena warned in a gruff voice.
「It's black slime!」
A pitch-black slime is quivering and shaking.
『Heruko, please.』
I call out her name in remembrance, as it is useful in times like this.
『Yes,yeeees, I'm here to support you with my appraisal, commentary, and mischievous jokes! This is it! It's Herukoo's turn!』
〈Name〉Black Slime 〈Level〉12
〈HP〉 63/63 〈Status〉 Normal
〈Description〉
A black slime.
It has a slightly aggressive personality and is aggressive against anyone who comes near it.
Its blows do little damage.
It's stronger than a normal slime, but we can handle it.
「Don't go at it head-on, but stay behind its direction of movement. Watch out for the flying mucus.」
Still, Alec carefully instructed the members.
「Yeah, but this will be a piece of cake.」
I ran in, got behind the direction of the slime, and swung my longsword down.
I heard a thud, and the slime shuddered, but it didn't seem to be able to be killed with a single blow. Too bad.
「Leave it to me!」
Then, from the side, Meena brought out her shortsword. This time, the enemy turned into white smoke and disappeared.
「Well done!」
「Yes!」
But there was no drop. Unlike other monsters, slimes don't drop anything.
「Oh well, next time.」
The underground temple was reasonably large, but after an hour or so of pacing back and forth through the corridors, we seemed to have filled up the entire map of this level.
「All that's left are the stairs.」
I say.
Alec paused to check the window. It's four o'clock in the afternoon. There's still a little time before nightfall.
「Let's take a look at the second basement and then go up.」
「Understood.」
We descended the stairs and proceeded down the corridor. The entrance on the right seemed to lead to the hall.
「Master, there's someone inside. That smell is ...... a young woman.」
A human. Is she an adventurer? Just to be sure, I used my [Enemy Counter].
「Looks like she's alone.」
「Okay, let's go in.」
Alec decided, and we walked into the hall. ......
「What the ...... hell is she doing?」
「D-don't know? What's going on?」
「I think she's caught in a trap.」
A silver-haired female knight had her hands in the relief on the wall. The relief was in the shape of a grinning face, and her hands were right where her mouth should be.
On the top it said, "Thou shalt put thy hand in my mouth. Put your hand in my mouth, and I will give you one of my greatest treasures. Greed will destroy you someday," was carved into the top.
Sounds like a trap that will give us all a good lesson.
「No, I'm not. I'm just resting here.」
The silver-haired knight denied it, but her arms were still plunged into the wall reliefs.
Her ears are long and pointed, and she looks like an elf.
「Hmm, I know what you're thinking, but that's why you're taking a break. ......」
Lily furrowed her brow and cocked her head.
The knight is bending forward, probably because her arms are too low, and she looks dumb.
It might be her pride, but what if she gets attacked by a monster and loses her life because of it?
「Let's help her.」
Ione said something sensible, and we were about to approach.
「Kkuh, don't come! This is my training, too, and I need you to stay out of my way.」
You're so stubborn.
「Okay, let's go, girls.」
To my surprise, Alec spun around and said.
「Ehh? But ......」
「The knight-sama says so. I don't want to interfere with her training.」
「I don't mind.」
The knight also said in a matter-of-fact way, as if she was being strong or if she was really okay.
「Don't let your guard down. Don't worry about others, but your own life.」
Alec, who had already returned to the passage, said as we were still concerned about the hall. It was certainly not the time to be distracted here.
「Yeah, you're right.」
Honestly, I agreed and moved on.
「Umm ...... *sniff sniff*」
On the way, Meena stopped and started using her nose.
「What's the matter, Meena?」
「That's ......」
「If there's something on your mind, even something trivial, just say it.」
「Yes, sir. Thank you. It smells sweet, like the scent of flowers, but I don't remember it.」
「I see. Well, I'm sure there are some flowers you don't know about. Don't worry about it.」
「Yes, Master.」
Smiling, Meena was in a good mood. It seems that Alec didn't mean to praise her, but .......
I felt a little uncomfortable, but this is a dungeon, you never know when or where an enemy will come out.
I focus my nerves on the end of the corridor.
「There's something out there. A slime.」
「Again: ......」
The drops and experience aren't good, so Alec is a little distracted, but it seems to be a different color than the slime from earlier.
「Pink ...... That's unusual. I've never seen it before.」
Ione said, but is it a monster that the locals don't know about .......
「It's fluorescent, and it's kind of creepy.」
It's so shiny and beautiful, it looks like jelly or jam.
『Be careful, Serina-san. This guy's is dangerous, okay?.』
Heruko warned, which was unusual for her, but .......
〈Name〉 Pink Slime 〈Level〉 22
〈HP〉 263/263 〈Status〉 Normal
〈Description〉
A mysterious pink slime.
It has a slightly aggressive personality and is aggressive against human females.
Strikes are hard to damage.
It fires an acid that dissolves cotton and silk, but is harmless to humans.
Hmm? Why does it react only to women?
And by cotton and silk, I mean――clothes!
「B-be careful! This slime is dangerous, just like Alec!」
I realized what she meant and warned the girls in the group.
「You know....」
「Uwahh, this is bad, this is bad. I'm going to stay away from the slime!」
Alec glared lightly at Lily, who was purposely scared. Lily giggled with mischievous eyes.
「Well then, please leave this to me.」
Ione, who is probably the strongest swordsman in this group, stepped forward. Although she fell behind the bandit Gardon, she is very skilled.
「All right, be careful.」
「Yes, sir.」
Ione exhaled deeply, perhaps to unify her mind, and at once closed the distance between her and the slime.
【Waterfowl sword, Chidori！】
After cutting the slime, she ran straight through it and kept her distance.
「「 Ohhhh 」」
She buried it with a single blow. As expected.
「Wow, Ione. You're amazing.」
「No, I'm just dealing with a slime.」
Ione smiles humbly.
「Are there only slimes here, Serina?」
「No, not really, but well, maybe a lot of them.」
That's what I heard from the adventurer's guild.
「Well, I guess we'll just get the hell out of here and go to the west tower.」
「Hmm, it's good that you're competing with Shin, but I think you should also check the recommended level with the guild.」
「Yeah, of course.」
It's almost sunset, so we decide to round up the underground temple.
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