Amari and Shikada went to the underground town. Of course, they weren’t alone; Big Mam decided to accompany them as their guardian. Should any scoundrels try to appraise and abduct an Assassin slave girl, she would be there to protect them.
“Citie, please accompany them as well.”
“Yes, I also wanted to quickly look at ingredients at Shucco.”
Citie was also a Slave Hero, but if necessary, she could declare herself under Nina Starlights. After all, they were a party that had defeated the Seven Great Demon Lords, so it was dangerous to make enemies of them.
(I bet some people will lie and claim to be affiliated with us, especially in the East E Area.)
If it were the Prostitutes from Area A, I could understand, or rather, I owed them! My thoughts drifted, but for now, taking Deru Deru Ecstasy, we headed to the “Underground Forest Area” on the 96th floor, a recent hunting ground. It was a place where seeds were dropped.
“Whoa, you’ve built a log house here too!”
“Since the Demon Lord was defeated, the enemies have generally weakened.”
Mother huffed indignantly. If they had built a base but were slacking off, she couldn’t forgive them.
“On the contrary, they’re making the two Dancers wait here and are taking it easy. It’s infuriating!”
Eldoria voiced his predictable complaints. He felt bad getting involved with a group of nine women as the only man, but he wished they had spoken up and driven them forward without hesitation.
(It’s definitely because the Princess Sisters are here, isn’t it?)
“Well then, Eldoria, you and the eight-person party, excluding Lyra and Nataira, go as far as you can. Please grade them again this time.”
“Leave it to me!”
Speaking of which, I asked for grading every time but never looked at it. Seira seems to be checking, so I’ll deal with it later if there’s a need for collective punishment.
“Nina, what about us?”
“Right, let’s go earn experience.”
“Ah, Princess!” “P-please be safe!”
And so, we *abducted* the Princess Sisters, peeling off their skin as we moved. Since Anju wasn’t here, it was troublesome, but we moved between the automatic lifts. The place we arrived at was the 222nd floor, a place where formidable Shadow-type monsters appeared.
“Alright, first, the ‘Fairy Ring’ for Lyra.”
“Um, I’m sorry, may I have a moment?”
Helen surprisingly raised her hand, wanting to speak.
“You may. Speak.”
“Well, my conjecture is that the Summoned Shadow Succubus, although not described in my monster appraisal, might be able to use teleportation magic when its level increases.”
This black, slimy, hard succubus?!
“Hmm, since it was summoned with a Gas Magic Stone, and Gas Magic Stones are the main component of teleportation devices, then…”
“Yes, it’s possible it requires a higher-tier species, but it’s worth a try.”
“Hmm, in that case, the Dancer sisters would be a hindrance.”
It’s too much trouble to send them back now.
“Deles, what do you think?”
“Hmm, if we’re going to do that, perhaps Asrik’s Death Dungeon is the place.”
“I see. Understood. Then, here, we’ll have Lyra equip it as originally planned.”
But the idea is excellent. She seems a bit dejected, so I’ll praise her later.
“Here they come!”
Clarice first used area purification magic to weaken the enemies, the Shadow-types. Then, when the Shadow Succubi and Silver Succubi that had turned into Shadows were defeated, one Gas Magic Stone dropped, though not as many as in the Death Dungeon.
“As expected, it can be obtained here too.”
While this was happening, the other Succubi were protecting the Princess Sisters. Nastasia, without hesitation, cut down the Shadows, reducing their numbers.
“The Shadows here are weak.”
“Don’t let your guard down; you could be taken from blind spots.”
“Yes! I’ll constantly be aware of their presence.”
Thus, Lyra’s level was steadily increased. The reason we decided to raise the Princess Sisters’ levels here was that we had acquired four Slave Heroes, which meant we could increase the number of parties under Nina Starlights.
(They might be separated from their sisters, but once they surpass level 50, they’ll be formidable forces even when young.)
If these Princess Sisters became stronger than Deru Deru Ecstasy without Eldoria, we could completely separate them. If we were to use them as Adventurers, the Princesses would have to be separated from their retainers.
“Since Anju isn’t here, I don’t know how much their levels have increased, so we’ll move the rings based on time.”
And so, the training of Nataira and Lyra progressed smoothly.
(…Huh? Weren’t we supposed to be taking a leisurely five-day break??)
Then, around lunchtime, we returned to Nina Castle on the ground, and Deru Deru Ecstasy had already returned.
“Today, well, you did your best!”
“…If Eldoria says so, then it’s probably passable.”
The members of Deru Deru Ecstasy breathed a sigh of relief.
“I was bored.”
“Jian, thank you for guarding the base. I’ll leave the afternoon to you.”
“Everyone, lunch is ready.”
Citie came to greet us. When we went to the cafeteria, it seemed she had put her culinary skills to use with the ingredients procured from Shucco.
“It looks delicious.”
“Seira and Shikada also helped.”
“Amari helped too!” “Good job, good job.”
When I patted her head, she ran away.
“If you touch me anymore, I don’t know where you’ll touch me next!”
“Hey, hey!”
As we sat down for lunch, Nina made a proposal.
“For the afternoon dungeon, leave Nataira and Lyra with Jian and Helen, and let’s go on a date.”
“Huh?!”
“It’s a date for me and Deles. Alright?” “Ah, yes.”
It was almost mandatory.
