Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka - Volume 03 (8 page)

Lili will not be able to meet with her God, Soma, temporarily. In other words, it is now impossible for her to update the engraved on her back.

Being unable to update the , this state is deadly to Adventurers. It should also be the same for Supporters. Once I increased the Achieved Floors, the Monsters will naturally become stronger, the danger will also naturally increase……

Don’t you feel uneasy, this sentence was sent through my gaze, as I asked Lili.

“To be honest, about this point, Lili had considered it for a while……But, it should be not a problem. At least for now.”

“I…Is that the case?”

“Yes, there are ways to cope with it. Anyways Lili is also good at dealing with Monsters……The evidence is that, for nearly half a year, Lili has not updated her even once.”

“H…Half a year!?”

Towards those words that Lili said, I almost fell to the ground.

It can’t be helped. Not updating the is nothing but harmful. it is basically an act of hanging yourself.

Looking at me, who was stunned, Lili revealed a wry smile and began to explain.

“In the , if you wish to update the , you must reach the target fund raised level.”

“Eh……That is.”

“That’s right, it is because of Soma-sama.”

According to what Lili is saying, Soma-sama also seemed to be diligently updating the recently.

This might be strange, but to Soma-sama, updating the is a necessary expense. For his interest in brewing wine, raising funds are inevitable. If he does not let Lili and the others become stronger and earn more money, Soma-sama, himself, will be troubled.

And with the number of members joining his continuously increasing, it has become a headache.

As expected, he was still too immersed in his interest. This kind of act was pretty much a declaration that “He will only look at the if you earned the target amount”.

“So in other words, Lili did not earn enough money to reach the quota so she did not update the ?”

“That is slightly incorrect. After all, Lili does not want to attract other people’s attention.”

“Attract other people’s attention?”

“The fact that you’ve reached the target amount is equivalent to saying you have a considerable income. Lili, who is unable to fight, would be the best prey to the others.”

Ah, at the same time I muttered this, I understood what Lili was trying to say.

In other words Lili……

“It was mainly because even if Lili had reached the target amount, she is still not able to offer the money. Carrying not enough money was to avoid their attention. However, it has become a drawback of not being able to update the .”

Anyway, going to the faction’s gathering was also to emphasize this point.

Although after she had obtained , she had often troubled Soma-sama, but since after that, she had never really updated her , Lili concluded.

……Because she was aware of her companion’s gaze, she was not able to update her . It was a major drawback for a .

I once again recognized how Lili was by herself in this matter.

Depending on a poor , she struggled day and night in the Dungeon. It was also caused by the cruel conditions she was in.

Through wisdom and tricks, Lili was able to live until today. Even without updating the , she still had the self-confidence of surviving. It was something that was derived from a distorted environment.

Except this time, I frowned.

“But sure enough, you’ll feel contempt?”

“Eh?”

“Towards Lili, who have deceived numerous people. Lili is a person who likes to lie.”

Just like what was expected, the content of the conversation was replaced.

Towards Lili’s calm voice, I was speechless.

“Lili hates Adventurers. Aside from Bell-sama, she still continue to hold disgust and……bias towards them.”

“……”

“No matter what Bell-sama wants, Lili never plans to apologize for what she had done……She will also not reflect upon it either.”

That was a lie.

I could not say these words that echoed through my chest.

Looking at Lili’s desperate and stubborn expression, I missed the opportunity to speak.

“Towards such a Lili, will Bell-sama feel contempt?”

Their pace had not stopped, Lili once again asked the question.

Her voice sounded no different than usual. Her sight was also firmly facing forward……Only that those things……Could it be the person itself haven’t noticed?

The animal ears on her head were currently quivering on her hair. It was as if it was afraid of something.

After a few seconds passed, I could not help but have the impulse of laughing.

Although I felt a bit sorry for Lili, but I still leaked out an untimely laugh.

“……Making me want to scorn a person, who isn’t able to become honest, isn’t the difficulty too high.”

“Eh?”

Stopping her pace, Lili seemed to bounced over as she turned to this side.

I laughed and described my thoughts in words.

“Never mind. Because I like Lili. So I can’t do things like scorning, and will not even become disgusted about it.”

This was the truth.

In order to quell Lili’s unease, I spoke out the truthful feelings out.

It was to the extent of shocking, Lili widened her eyes and quickly had her face flushed. Her drooped ears suddenly straighten up and was moving towards above.

I could not recover in that instant. The tail was already fiercely swaying in momentum.

During a short period of time, Lili continued to stare at me, whose heart was muddled up, and quickly with her flushed face, secretly sighed loudly.

“What does that mean, inquiring about this matter……isn’t it too stupid.”

Eh? Before I could question back, Lili had already moved ahead.

Only in that petite back, I could feel a delight much larger than before.

Did she cheer up, I harbored a slightly confused mood and sped up to chase after Lili.

“Bell-sama’s voice seemed to be echoing inside my heart like a chime.”

Lili’s voice was lighter than usual.

While asking Lili numerous times, yet she was unwilling to speak, I could feel a little dissatisfaction. I could only give up on thinking about this matter.

* * *

“HIIYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA”

“GIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII”

Issuing out a piercing scream, the little devil Monster headed towards this side.

It was colored in black throughout its entire body. A slightly bloated sharp horn grew on its head. It looked somewhat unbalanced with its thin body size. However, its actions were swift and sharp, which completely betrayed the outer appearance.

It even had hook claws and a slender tail. With all of that working together, its movement seems distorted.

“!”

Towards the two Imps that were about to approach by jumping, my hands respectively held the and and prepared to engage.

Towards the Imp on the right, I took a step sideways.

Maintaining a form where only one Imp’s shadow could be hidden, I took preparations to have an encounter where I had to defend against a single enemy.

Truthfully it was one on one. The Imp that approached revealed numerous teeth while it swung the claws on its left hand towards me.

“GIIIIII!”

“IT ?IS ?TOO SLOW, SO I DON’T HAVE TO SEE!”

??It would not even reach that person’s toes.

Intending to cut off the sharp claws that was depicting an arc, I swung the in my right hand.

Instantly, a brilliant purplish-blue light flashed and, at the same time, the Imp’s claws fell off and 5 fingers flew into the air.

“GEEE, GIIII!?

After the shock, the Imp immediately issued out a piercing cry. I took this opportunity and I rotated my body using the movement of my earlier attack earlier.

Imitating the movements of the golden hair girl that appeared in my mind and making it into my own.

With the right foot as the axis, I unleashed a powerful roundhouse kick towards the Imp in front of me.

“HIGE!?”

“!?”

The light-weight Imp that was kicked directly in the middle of the chest was simply blown away.

And just like this, it hit the one from behind. The Imp that barely caught its companion could only stand firm, I had already moved on to the next step.

Using all my strength to pull and charge power, I made a stab ……with the on my left hand.

“ “ GIII!?” ”

The single strike from the sword pierced through both Imps.

Their dying screams overlapped with each other.

Through the silver Short Sword that pierced through the hearts, the movements of collapse communicated back to my palsm.

“Bell-sama, behind!”

??I already knew it!

Even when Lili issued out a warning, I still did not move. I had already captured the breath of the approaching Monster.

You must have a broad vision and can never have dead angles.

Removing the hand from the , I turned around and, at the same time, equipped the .

I took the initiative and rushed over. The two daggers in my hands danced in a short range and unleashed a double flash.

“GIEE ??!?”

“Fuahhh……Bell-sama, amazing.”

The lower body, carcass and the head.

Passing through the Imp that was divided into these three parts, I landed on the ground.

I swiftly raised my head to ensure a broad vision. The shadows swaying in the depths of the fog showed no signs of reducing.

Leaving the recovery of Baselard to Lili, I flew off towards the remaining Monsters.

The current location is at the 10th Floor.

The ground was covered with weeds. Each path, each room were significantly bigger than before. Also, a milky white mist was born from somewhere and constantly obscured the vision.

In the center of a with only one exit, we were also immersed in raiding the Dungeon today.

For the past two days, I had reviewed the contents taught by Aizu-san about the form for battling Monsters.

Even if I said it was for the issue about life and death tomorrow, it would still be okay. I will just meticulously use, absorb and hone the contents she taught.

“HIIYYAAAAAAAAAAA!!”

What we were going against now was a community of Imps. It was a small-sized Monster that is more frequently encountered than an for this floor.

Facing the enemy that uses its numbers as a weapon and continuously attack, I did not rush to attack.

This Monster, Imp, is very cunning. At first glance, it looks similar to the Goblins, but this Monster will utilize its brain. In other words, it is very clever

It will absolutely never fight alone and will rely on group fighting. Based on a team’s perspective, their fighting style was excellent. It was different than simply a collection of Monsters, it was very mature. Even to the extent where Adventurers would feel admiration.

Also, there are rumors that in this misty 10th floor, a group of Imps could be more tricky than an Ogre.

“GYIIIIII!”

“To!”

I also agree with this view. Using the hand armor to defend against the attack from the rear, even if I wish to counterattack, the Imps will quickly retreat back into the depths of the fog. I could not help but purse my lips.

With the advantage of the community of Imps and using the mist to unleash sneak attacks from all direction. On this basis, it was clever in succeeding in surrounding the enemy.

On this side, in order for the enemy to not have their own way and began to move, a staggering clicking sound was revealed in the mist. And the amount was 8. Did it increase?

Although if there was a team of adventurers, then no matter how many imps, the adventurers could still deal with it. However, for lone Adventurers, this situation that was mentioned earlier was very tricky.

“HYAHII!”

“HIHI……”

“……”

The moment I stopped my pace, the surrounding net was completed in a flash.

Across the thin mist, numerous shadows were currently shaking their shoulders.

The Imps slowly narrowed their round ring. The sound of the grassy area being treaded upon was coming from everywhere. It felt like the sounds of their lips licking could be heard.

If this had happened before, perhaps I might not be able to do anything.

Probably, I would make the decision of getting hurt a bit in order to forcibly break through a corner of the net.

However,

“If I was to be seen as having no value, even Lili will feel a bit disappointed~~~!”

Right now, I was not alone.

From further outside of the ring of Imps that surrounded me.

Hidden behind the Monster’s back, an arrow was shot out.

“GIYAAA!?”

“??!?”

The arrow Lili released hit a head of an Imp. Because of this unexpected attack, the Imps began to tremble and spread apart.

How should I say this, the Monsters aren’t the only ones that know how to use the mist. By allowing her body to temporarily hide in the depths of the mist, Lili had succeeded in being excluded by the Imps’ warning network.

Although it was very cunning, but that was it. Our side, which had already split the decoy and surprise attack beforehand, was better as a team.

Towards the charming pronunciation of the words , my heart jumped up.

(I also!)

Taking advantage of this opportunity, I immediately began my counterattack.

Using the , I cut apart an Imp on the spot that was distracted by the metal arrows.

My pace did not stop and I relentlessly dove into the panicking Monsters.

“SHIYAAAAAA!”

“! Lili!”

Just when I was about to fight an Imp that was hit by an arrow.

Two monsters have decided to abandon the collapsing surrounding net and decided to attack Lili.

While I was still crying out in fear, Lili did not budge. She smirked and took out a pouch from inside her arms.

“Good work.”