(Finally, if we get through here, it’s the eighty-first floor.)
The stairs that lead from the underwater to the cavity descend sharply once and then ascend again. This is exactly where we are walking now.
(I remember it, just before we dove from the seventy-fifth floor.)
It happens every time, when we are given the ‘Bubble Shell,’ an item that allows us to breathe underwater.
“Now, if we get through the sea below, it’ll finally be a delicious hunting ground!”
“That much?”
“Yes, Nina. Valuable weapons, tools, and items often appear.”
“Not in treasure chests?”
“Treasure chests are underwater, floors eighty-six to ninety. We’re looking forward to that too!”
I wondered what they were looking forward to so much, and when I looked at the ‘Bubble Shell’ I was given, it showed “Danger: Contains Poison, Sleep, and Numbing Agents” with the Appraisal skill.
(It seems the effects kick in all at once the moment we emerge into the hollow area.)
If this takes effect when we arrive on the eighty-first floor, we’ll all collapse and be subjected to whatever they want. Yes, Nina and the others, and probably me too.
(If this works, that is!!)
Helen, who knew the same thing as I did when it was handed out, nodded at me. I had also conveyed the ‘same action’ to everyone else with hand signals. The mini succubus should be aware too; she’s properly holding a shell in her mouth!
(Here we go, the moment we leave here…!!)
*Splashhhhhhh……*
The shell in my mouth shattered. At the same time, Helen staggered…!! I should have been further back, coming out last, but I rushed to the front!!
“Helen!!”
“Ugh, my head is spinning, I’m numb, and I feel so sleepy…”
“No, ahh, m-me too! I’m numb, dizzy, and so sleeepyyyyyyy…!!”
We stumbled and fell side-by-side, Helen and I. On the land beyond the hollow, various items were scattered. There were also equipment, human bones, and even skeletons… I deliberately foamed at the mouth and twitched.
(It seems the others are following suit.)
Nina fell dramatically onto her back. The others staggered, Nastasia more subtly. The mini succubus staggered around before falling with a thud onto Ragishino’s stomach.
(Oof, what was that?)
Why on his gut like that! Finally, Mogunami drew a dagger and took a few steps towards the opposing hero before collapsing.
“Oh, I almost forgot to mention. This floor has a trap, but it’s a trap we set! Indeed, it’s a delicious hunting ground, at least for us! We’ve got a great haul this time!”
Men, with grins, kicked their fallen companions—face down or on their sides—onto their backs. They were showing their true natures. In front of me, or rather, above my face, were the beautiful sage and the androgynous thief. But these guys…
(The sage, with sharp eyes, speaks to the hero.)
“Shall we strip them then?”
“Before that, let’s have some fun. Ah, we’ll kill the hero, though. We can’t get the contents of the Item Box otherwise. We can sell the rest later.”
The tank, no, the tank, began to strip Eliza. Hmm, when should I get up?
“Whoa, this guy’s dick is really black.”
They’ve already stripped that much?! Just as I thought, Nina staggered to her feet. No, she’s on her knees, leaning on the Berserk Sword, maybe a final act of resistance.
“Grrr, you guys, it was a trap?!”
“Surprising, you can still resist. You obvious wicked women deserve to be punished like this. It’s justice rather than a trap.”
Nina swung the Berserk Sword, and at the same time, collapsed again. This time, she seemed truly done for. It was a performance, though! Oh well, her micro-bikini has slipped a little.
(Ahhh, the sage and the thief are going to strip me too. No! Because these two, their true identities are AAAAAAHHH!!)
Ugh, I’m being stripped!!
“HAAAAAAAAAAAHH!!”
Nastasia, who had gotten up, swung her sword in a flash, cutting the beautiful sage from bottom to top! However, only her clothes tore. Then, two pads fell—she had been padding her chest. And…
(Yep, they’ve got a decent size thing in their crotch.)
Nastasia then cut the thief as well. Her clothes were neatly sliced off, revealing women’s underwear beneath. Not a legal girl, but a legal boy, and he’s hairy! And his… thing is small too!
“Wh-what, you can move?!”
“What is it, Nastasia? Couldn’t hold it in any longer?”
So saying, Nina stood up normally!
“But Master, Derus, being attacked by men!!”
Yes, I knew it from the Search skill!!
(During our discussion, I wonder how far they would have gone if they had just taken me to the room like that.)
That was close. Ah, Eliza kicked the tank in the crotch!!
“So what if it’s black!!”
Oh dear, I’ve made her angry. The others also started to stir, gathered, and assumed a normal combat stance, much to the surprise of the justice-themed party.
(Now, it’s time for the punishment, the true meaning of it!)
We need to reveal our true selves now, no, our true identities.
