Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka - Volume 03 (18 page)

“Ah……Bell-kun!”

Towards Bell, who had raised the light backpack and was prepared to leave, Hestia immediately reacted and called him to stop. Thus, he stopped and turned over with an incredulous expression.

Hestia was loss for words. She could not say “Because I have a bad feeling, so don’t go to the Dungeon today” these words without any basis. Even if it was herself, she would also have thoughts of “What is this about”.

However, she could not ignore the fact that she was agitated deep inside her chest. She instantly looked at the broken cup that seemed to declare an omen and, gumumu, whispered.

“Ah…Ahhh……You see, why not update your ? We haven’t done that recently, right?”

“About that……”

“What, it will be done soon. No need to worry about the time. So……please?”

Even Hestia herself felt that she was currently having a confused-like smile. However, Bell could not throw away her, who was like that, and lowered her eyebrow and smiled as he accepted the proposal.

Hestia temporarily place the fact about the teacup being broken to one side and began to nimbly move her hands and update the .

“……Unnn, Bell-kun? Are you cooperating well with that Supporter-kun?”

“Kami-sama……Since a while ago, you kept asking the same questions?”

“D…Did I?”

Due to the fact that she could not calm down when it was silent, so she attempted to speak, but instead she was given a wry smile by Bell.

Hestia, who was worried about various things when he was exploring the Dungeon together with Lili, had already repeatedly raised the same question over and over again.

Her face turned red as she sat on Bell’s back and she coughed a bit. Then, she used a needle to allow her finger to leak out some of the God’s blood and moved her tiny hands on the engraved .

“Speaking of which, was it a week ago? Weren’t you trained well by that ? The proficiency must have improved so much that it left the other basic abilities behind.”

“……Ha…Hahaha.”

While listening to Bell’s dry laugh, she continued to update the .

Should she say that it was expected, Hestia’s mood gradually became worst as she continued with the update operation. This goes without saying that it was the fault of the growth rate caused by the .

Hestia revealed an unprecedented, dull expression and asked the matter she was concerned about a few days ago.

“Bell-kun. Although I feel somewhat embarrassed for being so inquisitive, but did you do anything immoral……with the ? For example……A lap pillow or something similar.”

Buuu, Bell maintained his currently lying down state and spat out. Cough, cough, he continued to choke as his ears turned crimson red in front of Hestia’s eyes.

That damn thieving cat Wallen-whatever……! Hestia clenched her teeth tightly as she thought about this.

When did that happen that Bell’s growth had increased to another stage? Based on the boy’s reactions, forget about a lap pillow, Hestia was convinced that something happened that made his feelings increased.

Damn it, the flames of jealousy inside her heart was burning.

“A…About that, Kami-sama!? could also be strengthened outside of battle with Monsters? Say, from training as well!?”

He wanted to change topics. Hestia thought this and thought there was no need to pursue it further. If there needs to be a reason, it was because Hestia was a Goddess. She would obvious forgive such trifle things.

Ah, her hand slipped. Busuri.

Bell began to sob and cried out. Pretending that she did not know why, Hestia began to explain.

“Ahhh, it can be strengthened. Compared to discussing whether it was actual combat or training, it is most important that it can turn into that is accumulated inside your body. A simple game or work would absolutely not be treated as . In turn, even if it was training, if you are desperate and focused, then it will undoubtedly become food that was identified as .”

“So that’s how it is……”

“It is the same question whether if you could reliably turn it into your own use or not. If you are able to leave a trace of it, then we can later excavate this.”

Although the argument of and the mastery of was rather close, but it was not specifically revised. This kind of explanation was probably easier for Bell to understand.

Soon after, the work for was about to be finished……Hestia quietly had her mouth cramped out.

“UWAH…… Kami-sama, I’m sorry. I have to go!”

When Bell looked at the clock, his face became pale and he sat up.

He swiftly moved away from Hestia’s side, picked up his luggage and walked straight towards the door.

“B…Bell-kun. There are still some ……!”

“Sorry, I’ll listen to it later! I’m leaving!”

With a panicked expression, Bell left the house.

Hestia, who was left alone, lowered her outstretched arm, haa, and sighed.

Looking at the teacup on the table from the corner of her eyes, she then gaze back towards the place where Bell’s back was earlier.

Once again, she recalled the information about the .

【Bell Cranel】

Lv.1

• Strength:
  S
  982
  
• Endurance:
  S
  900
  
• Dexterity:
  S
  988
  
• Agility:
  SS
  1049
  
• Magic:
  B
  751
  

“What, SS is……”

As if she wanted to cling on her head, Hestia used her right hand and covered her forehead.

* * *

The sun was gradually exposing its face from the mountains east of Orario.

Inside the almost, topmost room of the residence, she could see past the walls that surround the city and watch the brilliance flashes of mountains. Aizu was currently looking at the scene outside of her window and narrowed her eyes slightly.

At the same time she was being bathed by the early sun, she abruptly pulled her golden hair behind her.

She pulled out her only one weapon, a rapier, from her waist and allowing her thin arm to completely touch it. It emitted a sonorous sound and she confirmed the maintenance conditions. Then, she quietly faced forward.

Her complete equipment was reflected by a full-length mirror.

Under the sunlight, the pale blue armor, silver white chest protector and her waist tools emitted out a little light.

She directly looked at the girl, who was crowned as the and was feared by others as a battle maniac, Aizu.

“Hey, Aizu, are you not ready? How long do you plan on wasting time?”

“……Immediately, ready.”

Towards the door, she made a response back to Bate’s voice. Aizu looked away from her own figure.

Since Aizu had levelled up to Lv.6, it had already been 12 days. Today was the long-awaited Dungeon Raiding day.

Gathering the members to explore the Deep Floors, the scheduled date of the .

Towards the overly powerful Aizu Wallenstein, this was the only chance that she would be able to reach new heights.

“Aizu, hurry ?! Let’s compete on who kills more monsters ?!”

“Annoying……Why are you here, Tiona?”

“That is my line. The loser dog should act like a loser dog and wag his tail and leave!”

“I’m not a dog, I’m a wolf! Anyways, when did I lose!”

“Even though you were rejected completely and were injured all over your body! You even say something like “ I’m a loser dog, so sorr ?yy!” ! N ?O ?O!”

“GUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!?”

Ignoring the bustling sounds from the opposite side of the door, Aizu threw out her final glance.

A sound tapping her ears. In the early morning skies, a metallic sound was constantly expanding.

The slender clock tower located at the east side of the town began to let out a heavy whine.

* * *

Chiri, my neck felt a bit of pain.

“…….”

“Bell-sama?”

I placed a hand on top of my head while I surveyed the surroundings.

The vast floor with wood-colored walls and growing short flowers and trees. In this room on the 9th floor, I could not hide my surprised expression.

I could also not give a proper explanation to Lili, who was beside me.

“Is there something that you care about?”

“……No, how shall I put it?”

……Should I say we were being stared at?

My own body was being ambiguous and could only feel eyes lurking from somewhere.

Although I could not feel any hostility or intent to harm us……However, a vague sense of unease gradually pressed onto my shoulders.

Because today we plan on breaking through the 10th floor, so we came early in the morning to the Dungeon. There are very little Adventurers.

On the path of coming here, we only encountered one extremely burly, beastman Adventurer.

Although if I say we were followed, but under normal circumstances, that is impossible……However, gradually, it feels that I could not easily brush off this illusion.

“Lili, can we switch back our equipment from here on?”

“Ah, o…okay.”

Was he showing a sense of nervousness that was different than usual? Lili hurriedly handed over the hand guard on her back and the .

I equipped the light armor that was stuffed inside my backpack and fully equipped myself.

Although I felt slightly relaxed under the touch of my accustomed equipment……but the sinister feelings that was being revealed between my eyebrows, could not be completely eliminated.

A disgusting feeling. My heart cried out softly.

“Do you feel that it is strange……?”

“Strange, is it?”

“The amount of Monsters are too little.”

I said the doubt that was haunting my earlier. Lili also said “Speaking of which……” and turned her head towards the path where we had just passed through.

Since entering the 9th floor, the Dungeon had become eerily quiet. It would not be wrong to say that our current location was at the depths of the floor. However, even when the 10th floor was right in front of our eyes, we have still not yet encountered a Monster.

At most, we would only occasionally glimpse a Goblin, who was scurrying around, trying to find a shelter.

(How should I say it……It feels very uncomfortable.)

These feelings continued to accumulate. It feels that my stomach had started to ache a little.

It feels that the thing that I did not want to recall was currently being dug out.

That’s right.

At that time, the Dungeon was also this quiet……

I could only shake my head here.

“B…Bell-sama?”

“……Let’s go. To the 10th floor.

I controlled my mouth and forcibly said this.

I could not say these words, “Let’s leave immediately right now” and so on, and an unpromising feeling was always stuck inside my heart.

In the corner of my heart, it seemed to be urging me to continue to move forward.

In the room that had two entrances, we prepared to take a step towards the direction that connected to the 10th floor ??At this moment.

??Come, let me see this?

Towards the seductive voice that I seem to have heard from somewhere and resounded in my head directly, I widened my eyes.

In the next instant.

“??VO ??OOO”

My feet were fixed.

“……..”

“J…Just now, that was……?”

Lili seemed to have said something. However, it did not enter my head.

Did I hear something?

Yes, I did hear something.

The shattering roaring sound was similar to the sound I seared inside my mind. It was currently making my nerves extremely anxious.

“………….”

Just like a toy that hadn’t been smeared before, my actions were like rusty and slow as I turned my head behind.

The source of the sound came from the direction that we had just travelled. In the depths of that path, there is something.

When I noticed, my breathing had already become ragged. My fingers were trembling and I could not use any strength.

Instead of my throat, my head suddenly emerged the words “Lies”. Like a children, I cried out that this kind of situation can’t happen.

While Lili was swallowing her saliva and staring intently, I continued to pray.

Then,

“……VOOOO”

It appeared.

“??Eh?”

“……”

My premonition came true. It really came true.

No, if I had to get to the bottom of this, it is impossible for me to forget that bastard’s voice.

I already do not know how many times that it appeared in my dreams. I already do not know how many times that face had overlapped with other monsters.

How many times did I feel fear from that bastard, it was already uncountable.

“OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO……”

“W…Why is there a Minotaur on the 9th floor……”

I wanted to ask.

Ahhh, but I knew.

I knew that this was an unendurable last resort.

I knew that this was a sense of despair that could not be described.

This trembling, I had already experienced before.

It was the same.

It was the same as that time.

“VOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!”

The ferocious bull roared.

Engulfed by a force and pressure that could not be underestimated, it was a simple roar that has the intent of having a confrontation.

Facing the terrifying roar, Lili and I nearly fell down on the floor.

Following, that bastard’s was equipped with a silver sword dyed with red. One step, it slowly treaded on the ground.

“L…Let’s escape, Bell-sama!? Right now, Lili and you cannot defeat it! Let’s currently escape from here……Bell-sama?”

My gaze could not move.

My feet also could not move.

Under the gaze of the black, red eyes from that Monster, my movement had been deprived.

Perhaps, it was closer to that I had already given up.

When I was small, my grandfather had often used scarecrows to play skits of heroes in order to make me happy……Right now, it was exactly like that.