“Fuu, it seems things have finally settled down,” I said.
We had finished exterminating the large number of monsters, or rather, pests, that had come out of the sealed door.
“Derus-kun~”
“Yes, Anju-chan?”
“Are you slacking off~?”
Well, Anju-chan had left that to Mariu-san.
“I was defeating the stragglers, you know?”
“The ones rolling around, Mr. Round Square~?”
“Ah, that magic is too sharp; it destroys the Dungeon.”
It’s narrow, after all. It’s one thing in the Demon Lord’s Room, but…
“Why not just break it and make it bigger~?”
“No, no, the Dungeon itself would collapse!”
“Tch~” “Lord Derus, how shall we proceed?”
Mariu-san skillfully brought the conversation back on track. She’s a competent wife. And she’s drinking from a water bottle she pulled from her Item Bag.
“Lord Derus, would you like some?”
“Ah, a new one, you went to the trouble? Thank you.”
“Anju-san too.” “Thank you, Princess.”
In the end, Mariu-san led the way deeper into the Dungeon.
By the way, the light is my Light Magic!
“I’ll hold the entrance for you~?”
“Hm? You mean the door? We can also… lock it from this side too.”
“Well then, let’s proceed.”
We encountered enemies, which Mariu-san effortlessly cut down with her axe.
She’s so skillful in such a narrow space… no, she’s truly strong.
(She’d be strong even if surrounded by enemies in a wide area)
“Tell me if you get tired and want to switch.”
“Yes, Anju-san.”
“I’ll use Instantaneous Movement to put you in front of Derus-kun~” “What, me?!”
It’s fine, though. We reached a crossroads, being careful of our footing.
“Which route shall we take?”
“Ah, left. There’s just one Metal Komomo over there.”
“Then… a Triple Head Snake approached from ahead.”
And then, from between the necks of the three-headed snake, a Metal Komomo appeared!
*Vroooooooooom…*
“Hiyah!”
First, I knocked the Metal Komomo away!
*Thwack!!*
“*Ssshaaaa!!*”
It seemed to have hit one of the snake’s heads, embedding itself… I then severed the other two heads with my axe!
No, it felt more like I was tearing them off.
“This way, even if there’s a Rare Magic Stone, it won’t shatter against the walls or floor.”
“Smart, Mariu-san. As expected.”
“Fufufu, let’s retrieve it… Ah, it’s a dud.”
We are, of course, collecting Magic Stones and the remains of reasonably rare monsters.
There weren’t snakes like this before… which means…
(The new Demon Lord might be snake-type)
“Well, there’s an egg at the end of this path.”
“Is it from the snake from earlier? Let’s take it; it can be used as material.”
“Let’s switch places; I’ll go back.”
(I moved to the dead end, and Mariu-san switched to face the direction we came from.)
Instantaneous Movement is convenient. As we proceeded like this, on another path, we finally…!!
“Hiyah!!”
The Metal Komomo I deflected with my axe!
*Clang!!*
“Whoa, that sound!”
“Judging by the impact, it seems to have hit something… ”
The remains of the Metal Komomo fell to the floor, but the exposed Rare Magic Stone was missing about a quarter of it. So, it shatters without a cushion, even when I’m holding back.
“There were no other enemies to use as a cushion, you know.”
“Yes, Anju-chan looks disappointed too.”
“Lord Derus, but this can still be used as material.”
Yes, if I crush the Rare Magic Stone, it seems like it could be used for something.
(When I got my first one, I must have had the luck for it not to fall and break.)
“Then, to the next floor.”
And as we continued to go deeper and deeper…!!
“Whoa, there are seven Metal Komomos!”
“Well, where to?”
“That clump of Komomos over there, near the rotten Komomos all huddled together.”
There were no other enemies to use as a cushion. Now, what should we do?
“I have a great idea~”
“Anju-chan?!”
“Leave it to me~, Eeeei!!”
Saying that, she raised her long staff and unleashed her magic…
“Ah, a bad weather spell!!”
“It’s a big storm just here~”
“A completely black cloud has enveloped us.”
It seems a squall is happening inside. The Komomos are probably getting mashed up, but the Metal Komomos hiding within them are also…
*Clank, Clang!!*
“Ah, something flew down!”
“Hiyah!!”
Mariu-san skillfully caught it with the flat side of her axe…!!
“Well, what is this!”
“Eh? Eeh?!”
“Rare Magic Stones, two of them!!”
Wh-what’s going on?!
“Lord Derus, it’s likely that two Metal Komomos carrying Rare Magic Stones collided with each other, and by chance, they took each other out, leaving only the Rare Magic Stones inside…”
“Hiiieeee, that’s incredibly lucky, or rather, there’s such a way to defeat them!” “Hmph.”
It’s unlikely to happen so smoothly so many times, but Anju-chan is amazing. Yes, Anju-chan when it counts!!
“Shall we go home~?”
“No, no, since we’re here, let’s get two more!”
“Wow!”
I’ll get my share from Anju-chan and Mariu-san too!
“Then, let’s try the other ho-ho.”
“Eh, is there something else, Anju-chan?!”
“It’s my special magic~”
I wonder, I wonder… What kind of magic will she use?
*Ting!*
“Th-that spell?!”
“Nn-nn, I just played it because I felt like it~”
“Hey!”
For now, I’m glad we’ve achieved the minimum quota.
(I need to make sure Mariu-san gets her share too, or else I’ll be asked to…)
Yes, let’s give it one more push.
