“Everyone, please pay attention. Now, the unworthy Liliana will explain the specifications of this “Marriage Proposal Dungeon” –”
Liliana, standing on a hallowed platform for undressing borrowed from Elise, began her explanation as the person responsible for the “Marriage Proposal Dungeon” exploration.
Everyone’s attention turned to Liliana’s first words. Incidentally, there were voices suggesting that Liliana, who was unlucky, was incapable of commanding a dungeon exploration, but since Liliana deciphered the abstruse characters from the Ancient Magical Civilization Era found at the altar and understood the specifications of this “Marriage Proposal Dungeon” better than anyone, it could be said to be an appropriate appointment.
The first thing explained was that this “Marriage Proposal Dungeon,” as expected, was a ruin that had been active since the Ancient Magical Civilization Era, and it apparently served as a childbirth countermeasure facility from that time.
And the purpose of this dungeon, it seemed, was an ideal place of salvation (safety net) for single men without a mate to obtain an “Ideal Maiden” – or so it seemed.
In other words, by offering sincere prayers to the goddess statue enshrined at the altar, the hidden entrance to the “Marriage Proposal Dungeon” was revealed, and at the same time, a “Master of the Labyrinth” waiting at the lowest floor also seemed to have been prepared considering the supplicant’s preferences.
Since I was the one who prayed this time, it means an ideal maiden of my own desires is waiting.
I have a bad feeling about this…
Incidentally, the monsters encountered in this dungeon are apparently all beautiful girl monsters.
The reason given was that beautiful girl monsters with attractive appearances were more popular than monsters with grotesque appearances.
Somehow… I feel a sense of the harshness of the world…
As can be understood from the explanation so far, although it should have been free, various expenses were apparently necessary, and in reality, there was a high usage fee to use this “Marriage Proposal Dungeon.”
In other words, when praying to the goddess statue, it was necessary to put the usage fee into the offering box.
There also seem to have been terms of use, such as limits on the number of participants, but these are apparently not functioning now.
In other words, the “Marriage Proposal Dungeon” is barely in operation.
Furthermore, according to Liliana’s investigation, there are traces of regular use by the Botox Marquis family, which suggests the possibility of some kind of alteration.
The details are unclear, but since we can use it, I’ll be satisfied for now.
However, the concern is that with the beautiful girl monsters that appear, if there are female companions accompanying a man, beautiful girl monsters that resemble their characteristics will also appear.
Is this also some kind of service!?
Or is it just harassment…
These beautiful girl monsters are not naturally occurring monsters like Ain and Zvi, who were Mimics, but rather pseudo-life forms created by the advanced magical civilization of ancient times.
According to the explanation, they are beings that have taken form by means of a core container holding drop items, enveloped in a mysterious substance that is the quintessence of the Ancient Magical Civilization Era, and then transformed into muscle, bone, and internal organs.
These beautiful girl monsters apparently attack according to pre-programmed behavioral guidelines.
And when they sustain a certain amount of damage, they apparently explode and drop the items they contained.
In other words, there is no need to show mercy to the beautiful girl monsters.
We are searching for rare materials for the newly added Seira and Mariabel, so that Zweï can craft weapons and armor for them, and these specifications are more than welcome.
Now, what kind of materials will they drop?
For me, the materials obtainable from this “Marriage Proposal Dungeon” were the main focus of my interest.
However, the party members’ interests were focused on the “Master of the Labyrinth” waiting at the lowest floor of the “Marriage Proposal Dungeon.”
After all, since an “Ideal Maiden” of my desires is waiting, it’s only natural they’d be curious.
The subtleties of a maiden’s heart and tomorrow’s weather are difficult to predict.
It’s like poking a snake in the grass.
We must be careful not to fan the flames by adding fuel.
And to return to the topic, it seems the specifications are such that if one can make the “Master of the Labyrinth” fall in love and “take them home,” it’s a happy ending.
However, judging from the conversation of the party members, they have no intention of bringing back any unnecessary baggage.
In other words, they plan to defeat the “Master of the Labyrinth” and take her drop items.
However, since the quest content’s prerequisite is to “take them home,” the drop item from the “Master of the Labyrinth” is considered a consolation prize and is not of great value.
Furthermore, the “Master of the Labyrinth,” who was created with the intention of being taken home, will leave behind a corpse when defeated, rather than exploding.
The remaining corpse will be handled by the labyrinth’s management system, and the consolation prize will appear once death is confirmed.
Therefore, the main drop items are expected from the floor just above the lowest floor where the “Master of the Labyrinth” awaits.
Perhaps a beautiful girl monster of executive rank, like one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Demon Lord Army, is waiting?
What is most important is not what kind of beautiful girl monster awaits, but rather what kind of rare materials they will drop.
Regardless, we stepped into the “Marriage Proposal Dungeon.”
The stairs leading down were made of ordinary stones, and the walls and ceiling were simply carved out of bedrock.
And beyond that, it led to a small room large enough for all of us to fit in.
“Everyone, are you ready? Then, we will transfer to the First Floor. [Thinking of the Ideal Maiden yet to be met, I yearn for an encounter with the Maiden of Destiny. May you grant me hardship.]”
With the keyword spoken by Liliana, my vision went dark, and when I realized it, we were in the middle of an unfamiliar grassland.
Transfer magic is a divine-era magic that has been lost to the present day and is said to be usable only by the gods.
However, Swan Hilda, a lower-ranking goddess and battle maiden, cannot use transfer magic. From this fact, it may be that only gods of middle rank or higher can use transfer magic.
Is this perhaps why the Botox Marquis family was keeping the “Marriage Proposal Dungeon” secret?
It would be impossible not to be surprised if one were sent by such transfer magic.
Still, where were we transferred to!?
I had assumed the “Marriage Proposal Dungeon” was inside the small mountain where the Former Lord’s Mansion stood, but it doesn’t seem to be that simple.
“This First Floor is a tutorial floor, and it’s said that there’s no danger of being killed by the beautiful girl monsters that appear. However, if you’re struggling at this point, it’s said to be impossible to traverse the dungeon and reach the lowest floor where the Ideal Maiden awaits. And the ones that appear are –”
“Usahhhh~~!”
*BAM!*
“Ouch! …Who hit the back of my head?”
From behind Liliana, who was explaining, a beautiful girl who was clearly a rabbit beast-person silently leaped out and struck the back of her head with a slapstick, delivering a painful blow.
A refined face with characteristic rabbit ears.
A perfectly round and cute rabbit tail grew from her buttocks.
And the outfit she was wearing, from the surrounding voices, seemed to be the revealing attire worn by those called “Bunny Girls.”
So this is what the dungeon monsters, all beautiful girls, are like.
It’s a secret that my heart fluttered upon my first encounter with this beautiful girl monster.
Glancing briefly, her chest was generously full, and it was only covered by a revealing fabric with no hanging straps.
In other words, I thought that if I peeled back the fabric covering her chest, her breasts would be exposed.
And as I lowered my gaze, the fabric covering her crotch area was also brazenly triangular, with its apex digging into her crotch.
What an… erotic outfit.
That seems to be the “Bunny Girl” outfit.
It is said that one can still see them today if one goes to gambling establishments.
Can I heartlessly defeat such an alluring and beautiful girl monster full of eroticism!?
Still, the reason Liliana was targeted might have been not because she was the leader… but because she was judged to be the weakest.
And according to Liliana’s explanation, the First Floor is a tutorial floor.
That’s probably why they have non-lethal slapsticks.
“Oh my, oh my… an interesting enemy ♪”
Shera seemed to be transforming into “Sister Shera” and had the air of someone who could be invincible.
The Zantou [Greatsword], “Kitakitsune,” taken from the Item Box, gleamed its menacing blade.
“If the enemy’s weapon is a slapstick…”
Beside her, Elise took out a large number of slapsticks from the Item Box.
At first glance, they were just slapsticks, but there were many of them.
I could vaguely imagine why she had them.
Is that something best left unsaid!?
But, is it necessary to match the enemy and their weapons?
“Surely just a mere slapstick won’t be enough to defeat that beautiful girl monster, will it?”
I immediately retorted.
“Hal-sama, it’s okay. These slapsticks are specially made by Zweï for punishing Freya and Shera.”
According to Elise, these slapsticks contained extremely thin metal plates, and if Freya were hit on the head with full force, her slender neck would be broken.
Freya, having heard the explanation, turned pale and trembled.
Sister Shera, who had a confident smile at first, realized that she herself was a target of attack upon hearing Elise’s explanation and returned to her Shera form, maintaining a distance from Elise.
Shera seemed to be trying not to stand out…
“If you hit me with that slapstick… I’ll curse you…”
Shera growled like a beast, looking at the slapstick in question.
“It’s alright, Shera. Today’s prey isn’t the “disobedient fox” (Shera)… it’s the slapstick bunny.”
Elise directed a pitch-black smile at Shera.
“Elise, the name of that beautiful girl monster is ‘Usapyon’.”
Liliana immediately offered the explanation.
Still, “Usapyon” is a rather uninspired name.
At that moment, Swan Hilda called out.
“Hal-sama, now they’re flanking us from both sides.”
“Usah~~~pyon ♪ Usah~~~…”
Looking around at the situation, a blonde “Usapyon” approached from the right, and a silver-haired “Usapyon” approached from the left.
Somehow, their facial features seemed similar to Luchen and Liliana!?
“Everyone, please defeat one of them. And for the remaining one, please try to capture it if possible. I am interested in the existence of beautiful girl monsters.”
Liliana, the person in charge of this dungeon exploration, gave an unreasonable order.
It’s true that Liliana is unlucky, but her mind works fast, so she might be suited for a leadership role.
While I was thinking that, the two “Usapyons” were charging forward.
This time, one of the targets appears to be Liliana, but the other one seems to be me.
“Usah~~~”
“The first kill is ours! Perish, Usapyon who resembles Liliana!!”
*BAM* *CRACK!*
At that instant, Swan Hilda, wielding the slapstick handed to her by Elise, landed a clean hit on the top of the silver-haired “Usapyon’s” head.
Following the light slapstick impact, the silver-haired “Usapyon” exploded with a clear shattering sound, as if glass were scattering.
The “Usapyon,” who attacked with a display of supple, beautiful physique, crystallized and then shattered when it sustained a certain amount of damage.
The finely crushed crystal fragments reflected light and melted into the atmosphere.
All that remained were drop items, and the container they were stored in also seemed to have shattered along with the explosion.
Incidentally, the remaining drop item was a rusted iron coin.
However, given its unfamiliar design, it was likely a relic from the Ancient Magical Civilization Era.
This means… it might have value as an antique coin.
After that moment of combat, the blonde “Usapyon,” resembling Luchen, charged towards me, but Dietlinde, Mai, and Sharon jumped and pinned it down.
They were perfectly executing Liliana’s orders.
“This ‘Usapyon’ and the like… it’s sacrilege!”
“Usah~~~, Usah~~~”
The blonde “Usapyon” that was restrained had hair and facial features that undeniably resembled Luchen.
Upon seeing this, Tirna declared it disrespectful and dismissed it.
“Well then… Luchan-chan, let’s strip, strip ♪”
This time, Liliana, with a determined look, gave the order for “forced undressing,” wiggling her fingers.
“I… am taken aback by Liliana’s reaction.”
Luchen trembled in fear at Liliana’s perverted command.
“What is this! This is a half-measure!”
The cloth covering the chest of the blonde, Luchen-like “Usapyon” was peeled back by Dietlinde, the evangelist of breasts.
Indeed, the exposed breast area had a simulated swelling resembling breasts, but there were no areolas or nipples.
It seems that the beautiful girl monsters have detailed work on the parts of their skin that are exposed, but they are negligent on the parts hidden by clothing.
Furthermore, when they exposed the indecent crotch area hidden by the inverted triangle, there were no female genitalia or anus, just hips and a crotch.
When finally stripped completely naked, there was no navel either.
“Since the beautiful girl monsters in the ‘Marriage Proposal Dungeon’ are pseudo-life forms, it seems they cut corners beneath their clothing to reduce manufacturing costs,” Liliana explained with interest.
And then, the blonde Luchen-like “Usapyon” exploded under the slapstick of Tirna, who could not suppress her anger.
Luchen, watching from the side, had a complicated expression.
“That girl… didn’t understand anything. The parts that should be hidden are where the detail should be…”
Zweï vehemently agreed with Ain’s mutterings.
Indeed, Ain, Zweï, Dry, and Fear had not been negligent.
Perhaps the willingness to assume human form is reflected in this aspect.
Regardless, the “Usapyons” resembling party members are now handled by their impersonated counterparts to maintain interpersonal relationships.
Therefore, slapstick battles filled with mixed emotions ensued.
Our battle has just begun.
Thank you for reading.
Episode 58-7 [Shocking, or rather, Hilarious Impact of the “Pokkari Dungeon”] is scheduled for release at 0:00 on September 10th.
