At the 10th floor of the Labyrinth of Medicinal Herbs.
I gained various information from Keke.
Even the Queen was occasionally impressed with a “Hoo.”
Monster behavior and human behavior were vastly different. It was only natural.
While human beauties are good, non-human beauties are also good, of course!
“Torupa-san! It’s time for battle with the Guardian and Floor Guardian!”
“Garurururu.”
“Kyashaaa!”
“Oh, Keke-san! But she’s being pushed back by the Queen Ant (this girl), so she’s okay!”
Keke thought.
Did we enter the middle layers? Should I use that Queen Ant now?
No, there are no other parties nearby.
Whew, I’m lucky to be alive.
“Gau.”
“Kyasha.”
The large magic wolf and the Queen Ant bit at each other’s limbs.
They rolled around the spacious passage.
What incredible power.
Rayos and Keke knew it would be bad if they got caught up.
They watched from a distance until the battle ended.
Of course, they were ready in case a pack of normal-sized magic wolves appeared from deeper within the branching passages.
The battle between one wolf and one ant concluded.
There was no interference at all.
“Kyashaaaaa!”
“Shall we go?”
“Ooh! We’ll conquer the 11th floor too!”
Keke wanted to get to the floor with multiple Explorer parties quickly.
Rayos thought that if he offered spoils of war (treasure chest contents, materials) from the labyrinth to the beauty, it would be good.
He headed to the lower layers, seeking higher quality.
The Queen Ant (Scarlet Queen) wanted her beloved to love her even more.
She followed, determined to be a great success on the next floor as well.
On the 11th floor, magic wolves appeared again.
When I say they appeared, it’s because as we advanced through the passage, a black mist suddenly materialized about 100 meters ahead, and magic wolves emerged from it.
On the upper floors, they just roamed around, leading to encounters and then battles or escapes. This was quite an elaborate presentation.
“Ooh! I feel like the chances of finding a treasure chest will increase!”
“Ah, Torupa-san! Even though it’s a familiar… well, it’s fine, I guess.”
“Uoooooh!”
“Kyashaa!”
Rayos was incredibly excited.
He charged forward as the magic wolf growled.
The Queen Ant followed suit, charging in a moment later.
“Gau!”
The magic wolf opened its mouth.
Was it a threat display?
A fireball shot out from its mouth with a “boshun.”
“Uooh?! What kind of imitation is this, a wolf acting like a mage… trying to look cool.”
Rayos was surprised but dodged the fireball.
The Queen Ant, intending to shield him and receive praise, had no choice but to dispel the unnecessary attack with one of her limbs.
*Gong.*
“Kyish! Kyishh!?!? Aaah (How dare you! How dare you make me lose face!? Prepare yourself!)”
Regaining her composure, she closed the distance. The magic wolf tried to bite, but before it could, she constricted it with all four of its limbs.
“Kyaiiiin.”
*Bang!*
As she compressed the blood vessels, blood gushed from every orifice of the magic wolf, turning it into a bloody mess.
“O-oh… Yes? Well done (monotone).”
“Kyish~~~~♡ (It wasn’t that much~~~ but it’s okay~~~. For my reward tonight too… Popp///)”
Rayos was a little taken aback by her appearance.
And because his clothes wereGetting dirty with blood.He asked her to stay a little further away, and praised the Queen Ant, “Well done, keep it up,” while sending words of admiration.
He decided that the magic wolf’s spoils of war were no good, and gave up on extracting the magic stone from its blood-soaked body.
He agreed to Keke’s suggestion: “Let’s move on.”
From the 11th floor, magic wolves shot fireballs from their mouths.
They also breathed fire for tens of seconds.
Only one appeared from each black mist.
After several battles like this, they earned some spoils.
A short break.
”
“Keke-san’s magic skills are always amazing!”
(As a Vessel Body, I could do this too!)
“Not at all. It’s only natural for an Alchemist to be able to do this much.”
(You wouldn’t be able to do it even if you stood on your head!)
Rayos, seeing Keke’s cooking skills, which were a combination of his skills and magic power, thought it would be useful for strengthening his Vessel Body.
He cleverly steered the conversation to get Keke to showcase more of his techniques.
Keke, for his part, enjoyed the praise from someone who lacked talent regarding Rayos’s rough magical techniques in the labyrinth.
He decided to show off some techniques from his past life.
However, by showcasing these techniques, Rayos would eventually face opponents he couldn’t defeat so easily.
With his bloodline—descendant of the World’s Strongest—thin in his current body, he couldn’t read the quantified stats of his opponents, so he wouldn’t know.
Ah, how much of the past that Keke was called “Alchemist King” would he reveal?
“Kyish, Kyish. (I, I want to do something too…)”
The beloved person was intensely interested in one of the many members of the Human Race.
This wouldn’t do. The Queen Ant, with her ant-like body, wondered if she could do something to attract their attention with her own “skills” (jealousy). She watched the two of them interact with a very cute thought, looking down from above.
Their appetites whetted and their mental fatigue recovered, they explored the middle layers.
Rayos boldly proposed spending the night on the labyrinth stairs instead of returning to the inn today.
Keke remained silent for a moment, calculating the advantages and disadvantages of spending the night within the labyrinth, then accepted the proposal.
After that, they descended to the lower layers with unstoppable momentum.
Even when magic wolves tried to shoot fire from their mouths or spit flames.
They were easily brushed aside.
“Let’s go! Let’s go!”
“Kyashaaaaaa!♪”
“Such incredible stamina.”
(Darn him, all brawn and no brain… At least care about me a little.)
