This mysterious reward of a head pat I gave to Louis somehow sparked something within Saria and Al, as from there forwards, any monster we found would end up lifeless in the next second.
The only saving grace was that we no longer encountered any human loving monsters after Mr. Bear.
Yeah⊠just the guilt itself can kill my heart offâŠ
Letâs never repeat the same tragedy, ever again⊠No, really.
ăSeiichi! Look, I defeated it! So pet me!ă (Saria)
Saria smiled innocently as she showed her head to me.
ăSeiichi! Look how I defeated it! Thatâs why, em⊠look, just pet me alreadyâŠă (Al)
Al whose sentence got narrow as it went had her face simmered red whilst still showed her head.
ăSensei. This time, again, I dealt with it promptly. âŠPlease.ă(Louis)
Whilst Louisâ expression didnât change, her cheek was pinkish.
âŠâŠWhat kind of situation is this?
Weâre inside a Dungeon, right? Why are we so lax, then?
As I was seriously pondering why we were her, I heard Olga-chan and Rurune talking with each other.
ăâŠGlutton, youâre not going?ă (Olga)
ăMu? No⊠I canât possibly take over Saria-sama and the othersâ participation, soâŠă (Rurune)
ăâŠHmm. Then, Iâm going.ă (Olga)
ăWh, what!?ă (Rurune)
âŠâŠYeah, another head to be patted.
As my face stiffen, Lutia asked something to me.
ăDo Dungeons always feel like this?ă (Lutia)
ăNot at all!ă (Seiichi)
Yes, itâs not possible! Shouldnât be! I think! âŠIâm losing my confidence now!
However, just like how Mr. Bear had a high level, this dungeonâs difficulty was rather high after all. In fact, Louis only managed to land an attack after some struggle.
ăHaah!ă (Louis)
ăGRRrrrrrr⊠Awwoooo!!!ă
The monster was ă Blood Dog Lv: 621ă, its characteristics were its 2 meter length, its dark red hide, and its bloodshot eyes.
By the way, I didnât have to worry for the same tragedy that befell Mr. Bear.
âŠâŠjust like that, it was already extremely belligerent against us. If only Mr. Bear was just as hostileâŠ
The Blood Dog was agile, it used the dungeonsâ passage and walls that were by no means wide to swoop on us from various angles.
Even now, its sharp claws were pouncing on Louisâ rapier.
ăKuh!ă (Louis)
ăOra, Iâm here too!ă (Al)
As Louis stopped the Blood Dog on its track, Al went to attack it, but it escaped right after.
However, Saria with a head of a gorilla, aka Goria was already waiting on its escape path.
ăOne blow, smash!ă (Saria)
ăKyan!?ă
Having met with Sariaâs extremely fast punch, the Blood Dog was blown far into the distance.
Then, as though she wouldnât let it escape, Louis went to pursuit it immediately and diced it with her rapier before it even managed to collect itself.
The Blood Dog that had lost its life from that attack disintegrated into particles of lights and vanished.
Since itâs Louis and the other two, there wasnât any drop item from any the monsters defeated so far. But, if I was the one who defeated all of them, Mr. Bear included, then Iâm sure my body wouldâve evolved more by now.
ăPhew⊠The enemies are getting stronger. It would be a harder fight if I was alone. Saria-san, Altoria-san, thank you very much.ă (Louis)
Said Louis as she bowed her head.
Yup, Louisâ a good kid, isnât she.
However, just because she couldnât understand monsters, such a tragedy happenedâŠ
Like that, just like how Louis aimed, she trained herself whilst fighting against various monsters.
If she met with an opponent that was too much for herself, Al and Saria would lend their hand to defeat it, so it was still okay to continue.
However, monsters didnât always come one by one, at times a herd of strong monsters would come to attack and Louis had no way to handle it alone.
However, somewhere along the way, Rurune and Olga-chan joined the fight, and everyone managed to come out unhurt.
ăâŠUn, I knew Seiichi was out of norm from his aura, but watching at them now, I can tell that Saria-san and the others are quite abnormal as well. Is this also because of your influence on them, Seiichi?ă(Lutia)
ăI-, I donât know?ă(Seiichi)
All I could do was shaking my head to her question.
No, I want to believe that itâs not my fault, but the one who canât completely disclaim it, is also me.
With low tension amongst our group, we traversed the dungeon until we reached a wide, open room.
ăWhat is this place? So, a dungeon doesnât only consist of narrow passageways?ă(Lutia)
ăLet me see⊠If you think about it, itâs either a trap or a boss room, butâŠă(Al)
Lutia was looking around the room with great interest while Al raised her vigilance as she answered.
ăYouâre right. An open room like this is not rare for Dungeons. If weâre lucky, we might find a treasure chest laying somewhereâŠă (Louis)
ăAnd thereâs food in it!?ă (Rurune)
ăâŠUnfortunately, I donât think food goes there. In addition, thereâs no treasure chest in here either.ă (Louis)
Rurune snapped at Louisâ supplementary explanation, but she soon fell to a fiasco after she learned that there was no treasure chest.
ăâŠGlutton, youâre eating food inside a treasure chest too?ă (Olga)
ăIsnât that obvious? Why are you asking something so stupid.ă (Rurune)
ăâŠNn. Sheâll definitely wreck her stomach.ă (Olga)
Upon hearing Ruruneâs answer, scowls formed on Olga-chanâs face as she held her own belly.
ăWell, Rurune being a glutton isnât something new. Rather than that, if thereâs no treasure chest, it means itâs either a boss room or a trapâŠă (Seiichi)
ăExactly, intruders.ă
ăEh!?ă (Seiichi)
Suddenly, a growl resonated inside the room.
After which, the entrance leading to the passageway behind us was closed as a new, massive door appeared.
ăTch⊠Seems like itâs both a trap and a Boss room.ă (Al)
ăâŠAh, Seiichi! Look there!ă (Saria)
Everyone directed their sight to where Saria pointed, and we found a door as massive as the one on our back, as well as a giant pair of human ăEyesă on the dungeonâs wall sandwiching the door.
ăYou did well for coming here, intruders. I am this Dungeon itself⊠I shall welcome you.ă
I didnât know where the voice came from, but the giant pair of eyes said so with a deep voice.
ăW, welcome?ă
ăYes, welcomeââNow, receive my gift.ă
The moment the giant squinted, our surrounding was filled with a great number of monster all in an instant.
From dogs to dragons, there were also some zombies, all kinds of monster attacked us at the same time.
ăFuck it, itâs a ăMonster Houseă!ă
ăăMonster Houseă?ă
As I showed my ignorance of the term Al spewed, Louis explained it to me in her stead.
ăăMonster Houseă is, as its name implied, a trap room that houses monsters in great number. However, in any normal case, giant eyes and low voices shouldnât show up. As long as we keep defeating the monsters that keep gushing forth, we can continue on, but⊠this situation is not a normal case.ă
Apparently, the voice and the giant eyes werenât a common occurrence.
Either way, the only way to get out of this situation was to exterminate all the monsters here.
ăThis must be another training to overcome. ăWater Laseră.ă
Louis added a Water attribute magic, ăWater Laseră as she wielded her rapier.
However, unlike the normal ăWater Laseră spell, the magic clad the her blade and changed the rapier into a long sword.
ăââHaat!ă
One swing from Louis and the monstersâ frontline easily turned into chopped meats.
ăWell then, Iâm off.ă
ăB, break a leg.ă
Reported Louis before she plunged herself into the flock of monsters with tremendous speed.
Yeah⊠if you look at it like that, Louis is by no means weak.
The matter with those ăDemon God Cultă lot was that they have a mysterious power with themâŠ
However, as the clash with those lot was inevitable, the need to get strong was something even I could understand.,
Watching Louis mowing down the monsters, Saria and Al had changed gear into their battle mode.
ăAl, we goă
ăO, ou! âŠNo, Iâm telling you that Iâm not used with your Gorilla face!ă
ăăFlash Fistăă
ăWait, sheâs fighting already!ă
With Saria activating her ăFlash Fistăskill, she threw a punch the nearest dog monster with her human-state fist.
Her fist dug deep into the monsterâs stomach and the shockwave that came after it swept the monsters behind it altogether.
It has been a while since Iâve seen ăFlash Fistă, but was it always that powerful?
Some of those monsters had their body shredded just by her shockwave alone⊠If I received that before the evolution, I wouldnât be alive today.
Al was just as surprised when she saw Sariaâs battle, but she soon switched mindset and start to swing her axe.
ăEven I⊠wonât stay being weak!ă
When Alâs axe hit a racoon dog monsterâs stomachâŠ
ăBlow away! ăIce Shock!ă!ă
In that instant, a sharp cold air jet out from her axe, stabbing through the monsterâs belly.
That cold air also affected other monsters, with their feet frozen over and their movements dulled.
ăThatâs a good one, Al-sană
Louis didnât miss such an opportunity; she defeated the monsters from the ones with limited movements.
Thanks to their contribution, the monstersâ amount gradually hitting a new low, so even if I and the rest were just standing still, no harm was shown.
Really, why am I even here?
As I mulled over my reason here in spite of myself, I sensed Lutia pulling on the hem of my sleeve.
ăNn?ă
ăI did believe that being with Seiichi is the most reassuring. But, seeing these girls⊠un, I feel more reassured.ă
ăIs, is that so.ă
Well, in the eyes of the demon folks, I am literally taking custody of their most precious person.
The fact that she feels reassured is the best of outcome.
There upon, different than us who werenât burdened by the tension, the giant pair of eyes that was just watching the stage unveiled roared as though showing its anxiety.
ăWh, what in the world are you people!? Youâre not normal!ă
Itâs mean to call someone as not normal. Well, we are not normal though.
ăEei, if so, how about this one!ă
Just as the monsters reduced to some number left, suddenly the bulky door that stood between the giant eyes opened.
After which, a giant snake with five heads came out of it.
It had an atmosphere that said it was distinctly on a different level than the other monsters we had faced thus far.
As I inspected it without thinking, this was what showed up.
ăFive Headed Serpent Lv: 893ă
Itâs really strong, huh.
Almost twice the level of the monsters we met along the way.
Is it this dungeonâs boss?
As my head went there, Louis who had done dealing with the other monsters immediately struck one of the serpentâs neck until it fell.
ăUeeh!? Fast! You cut it already!?ă
Her act to loop off its head was too instantaneous that I couldnât help but raise such a voice.
ButâŠ
ăFuhahahaha! You insolents! This guy wonât die unless you kill all five heads at the same time! Now, can all of you even perfectly cooperate to such a minute detail!?ă
Just as the pair of eyes said, the looped off head soon vanished and a new head grew from its stem.
Looking at such a sight, thinking that it would be a tough fight, Lulune and Olga-chan entered the battle.
ă âŠGlutton, can you do it?ă
ăThat snake⊠so youâre saying I can keep eating it!?ă
ăâŠSheâll do fine.ă
Ignoring Ruruneâs idiotic remark, with her and Louis, Saria, Al, and Olga, there were five people up against it.
Simple calculation told me it should be possible to defeat it as long as each one of them kill each head at the same time.
However, it was easier said than done, matching your breaths in the middle of a fight was never a simple thing.
ăâŠSeiichi, will they be okay? Are you not going to help them?ă
Lutia asked me with a heartfelt worry âŠfor some reason, I felt like they would be okay.
Of course Iâm worried theyâd get injured.
But before that, my trust in them won over me.
In addition, Louis herself said that this kind of situation was what she sought. After all, she followed me to get stronger, and if things turned dangerous, I would absolutely save them.
That being said, the Five Headed Serpent was by no means weak.
Even now, when Saria and the others were timing out their attacks, it spewed a violet sludge on them.
The moment that sludge touched the floor, it made the whole thing melted with incredible noise. Which only meant that touching it was a no-no.
However, what was even more annoying than that attack was the moment the serpentâs eyes shined.
Everyone avoided that light no matter what, as anything that it touched gradually turned into stone over time, so getting caught by it meant your movement getting dulled and death as a result.
I had the skill ăComplete Resistanceă so I would do fine, but it wasnât the same for them.
The give and take went for a number of time, and both side couldnât grant the other any significant damage, until Saria and the other four were suddenly enlightened of something.
ăI see!ă
ăEh?ă
All five said so at the same time with their face bright with smiles. I was wondering what they were going to do, but to my surprise they backed away from the Serpent.
The serpent looked wary of them and each of its heads was locking on each of them, but thenââ.
One of them was raising a questionable war cries, but what everyone did was basically an ultra wide indiscriminate attack.
First was Saria, she unleashed ăFlash Fistă with both of her arms, making the range of her shockwave even wider than ever.
Al brandished her axe widely, and the moment her foot touched the ground, she shot an enormous flying slash through her axe.
To my surprise, Louis used the magic I used ăFall Disasteră on her rapier atop of the ăWater Laseră, morphing it into a thick, violent rush of water torrent and slashing it across the horizon.
Olga-chan, to an even bigger surprise, cloned into five and shot Kunai-like weapon towards the serpent all the same time.
Rurune was⊠I couldnât understand her, but it seemed like she gave a ridiculous kick.
In other words, the idea behind their action wasâŠ
ăItâs all the same if we all attacked on our own at the same time!ă
An unexpected tacit understanding between them.
All at the same time, the five attacked all five heads with their own super powerful wide range techniques.
The Five Headed Serpent that received all those attack was caught in a daze andââvanished without a trace.
ăIm, impossibââGYAAAaAaaaaaa!?ă
Moreover, that wasnât the end of their attack, as it also blew away the wall where the eyes resided.
A cloud of dust raised due to that attack.
After the dust settled, what we could see was a room clean of monsters and a passage to lead further in.
ăâŠSeiichi. Your companions are something else, too.ă
ăâŠI think so too.ă
I gave a deep, honest nod to Lutiaâs words.
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