Volume 2: The Dungeon
Prologue: Two Heroes and Two Lovers
We've been hunting rabbits for days, and we've gotten about four jewels.
If I were to exchange them for cash, I would have over 100,000 gold. I was wondering what I was going to do with all this money, so I told Alec.
「Hey, if you have this much money, shouldn't you get some equipment?」
「No, I'm going to buy slaves.」
「Ehh?」
Because I said that, Alec and I struggled over whether to buy slaves or not, but since Alec was the leader, he was given priority. Good grief.
However, he said that he would not be able to sell them yet, because they would not be exchanged for cash at a high price until the day of the auction.
I need more skills, and we still haven't gotten rid of Lily's 【Bad Luck】and 【Misfortune】.
We need to raise the level of Alec's 【Party Skill Reset Level 1】, but the next point he need is 60, which is pretty expensive.
After hunting Mount Ape in the forest, Alec and Meena gained two levels, and Lily gained five levels overall. Ione and I hadn't gained any level yet.
Lily's newly acquired skills
【Luck Level 5】 Level up!
【Evasion Level 3】 Level up!
【Hate reduction level 2】Level up!
【Strength Increase Level 5】 New!
Lily didn't like it at first, but she stopped complaining, either because she got used to it or because she grew to trust Alec after he erased her 【Bedwetting】 skill. It looks like she's going to join the party as a member.
Newly acquired skills for Meena
【Covering Level 3】 Level up!
【Blowjob Level 3】 Level up!
Her blowjob level has also increased. I found that out and questioned Alec.
「Why are you making her raise the level of 【Blow――】Ahem, her weird skill?」
「Ahn?」
「I chose it and took it myself. It's only natural if it's for my master!」
Meena said such a thing, but it's no wonder. If Alec were to do so, I'd rather not forgive him.
As the sun was setting, Alec, as the leader, announced the end of the hunt.
「All right, that's it for today.」
「Yes, sir!」
「「 Yeah 」」
「Un!」
We returned to the inn once more. We took off our gear and had dinner at a restaurant.
「You know, Alec, I think it's safer to buy good equipment than to buy slaves.」
I talk to Alec about it again.
「You're talking about it again. After slaves, we need equipment. That's good enough for me.」
Alec seems to have a good idea about his own safety, but I'm not convinced.
I hope he doesn't have a head full of erotic things.
「Ummm ......」
「If you don't like i――」
「Okay, okay. I'll follow your lead. You're the leader.」
「All right. But you're free to equip yourself with your own money, Serina.」
「Yes, but it seems that equipment higher than steel is hard to find in stores. I'll try to get some at auction.」
「Suit yourself.」
「Murhh, I'll do as I please.」
「More wine and cheese, landlady.」
「Sure.」
Alec asked for cheese, but I'd rather have meat.
「Can I have some rabbit soup?」
「Sure.」
「How can you eat rabbit meat?」
Alec said with a look of disgust on his face.
「Ehh? It's quite tasty. Besides, I need to keep up my nutrition.」
「Nutrition? I don't think you need to grow any more than you already have.」
He shifted his gaze downward and looked at my chest.
「I'm not nourishing my breasts! You're such a dirty old man. ......」
「Landlady, I'll have some rabbit meat soup too!」
Meena suddenly added with great enthusiasm. It's okay, though.
「You should eat as much as you can too, Lily.」
「You pervert.」
That's true.
「Oh, isn't that Alec-san?」
A party walked into the restaurant and stopped next to our table.
「Hmm? Oh, Shin, huh」
For a moment, Alec seemed unsure of who it was. I didn't recognize him either, since he had switched his leather armor for steel gear.
Shin seems to be doing well in his adventures.
The other heroes seem to be doing well, and I can't afford to lose.
Behind Shin, there was a muscular man with a tiger head, a lively-looking girl with cat ears, and a small magician with glasses.
「Look, thanks to Alec-san, I was able to buy the cat-eared slave I wanted. If you have any useful information in the future, please let me know, hehe.」
The smiling Shin also seemed to have finally bought a slave. Geez, I don't know what's wrong with you people.
「It's for both of us. You seem to be making a lot of money with your three slaves.」
「Ah, no, Gurren-sensei over there is a mercenary. Well, two of them are pets, though.」
Pets....... are slaves for the purpose of not letting them participate in combat? That's disgusting!
「How did you make money?」
「That's a secret. I guess that's what you call a trade secret.」
Shin laughed at Alec's question with a frightened shrug of his shoulders.
I don't think you should be the only one getting information from him.
「Well, I'll buy you a drink today. Why don't we exchange information about the west tower?」
「The tower?」
「Yeah. You've never been there?」
「What do you do there, that is?」
Alec asked back, and Shin gave him a strange look.
「What do I do ......?」
「There's a dungeon in the west, too.」
Alec didn't seem to understand, so I explained.
「Aah, a dungeon, huh. No, I haven't conquered any dungeons yet.」
「Hee? That's how I earned a lot of money. But what the heck, that's a waste of time. ......Sensei, I'll give you some money, so you can feed those guys.」
「Very well」
The tiger-headed man took the copper coins and headed for an empty table, while the cat-eared and loli magician followed the tiger man.
「Then, this one's on Alec and the others.」
Shin put a small copper coin on the table. Well, ten gold should be enough to pay for this place.
「Thank you, Shin.」
I thanked him.
「You're welcome, hehe.」
As Shin was about to leave, I called out to him.
「Shin, you're not going to eat?」
「Yeah, I'm not eating at a public restaurant like this, I'm eating at a restaurant for nobles. It's much tastier there, you know. Would you like to go with me, Shiraishi-san? I'll treat you there.」
「No, thanks, I'll pass.」
「I see. Oh, and Shiraishi-san, on the night of the next full moon, there's a dinner party hosted by the church. Would you like to go with me?」
「Errr, ......」
I wasn't sure what to do, so I looked at Alec, hoping for his opinion.
「If it's hosted by the Church of the Holy One, it's going to be an orgy.」
「What?」
An orgy?
「Oh, hehehe, I see, I didn't know that. Well, I guess that's it. Excuse me.」
The smirking Shin didn't seem that surprised, so I felt like he knew it all along.
「He's the worst!」
After Shin disappeared from sight, I said, fed up.
「He was kind of a jerk, but do you two know each other?」
Lily asked me.
「He's one of the heroes too.」
「Yeah.」
「But he didn't look like that before, and now he looks like he's getting worse.」
「Well, that's because he's been doing a lot of things here. There's no point in worrying about it.」
Alec said that, but it's not right to let your surroundings lead you down an evil path. When I was a little bewildered, he said as if he had made up his mind about something.
「Serina, we're going to the dungeon tomorrow.」
「Hmph, you didn't even give me a second glance when I asked you, but oh well. We're going to the west tower, right?」
「No, the south cave for beginners you were talking about before.」
「Yeah. Well, I think it's good to get a feel for the dungeons.」
「Yeah. And keep an eye out for Shin.」
「Yeah, I got it.」
Alec's concern made me a little happy.
Although Shin is also a hero, he is not my friend, much less my lover. But Alec is. ...... No, I don't think of Alec as a lover,...... I don't think of him as such.
――As I was hesitating in my sweet and sour thoughts, Alec reached one hand behind my buttocks as if to ruin the whole atmosphere.
You horny old man!
I flipped him off lightly with my hand and glared at Alec.
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