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Chapter 81

Chapter 81 From Snow to Flying Fish



 

Oh hi there~ . It's your friendly neighbor Nobusada again~ .
We got too much into it last night, we were too embarrassed to go back to the bedroom where Futsuno-san and Mitama were, so I ended up sleeping in the bathroom with Kagura-san . Of course I dried it up beforehand .

The bear that I lopsidedly destroyed yesterday turned out to be a relatively strong monster . I got some level ups which I completely missed during all the commotion . I won't give my thanks, but it has been good nourishment . Dunno its name though since I didn't even get Discerning-sensei to perform .

Kagura-san in her most natural state was giving out sleeper's breathing next to me . Yup, she's soft and fluffy .

By that I mean she's in her lil' girl mode!

For some reason, she turned into lil' girl mode when I invited her to sleep together after we were done . Perhaps she thought I would attack her again in the futon otherwise . . . I can't deny that, yep .
Since I can't exactly make a move on her in that state, I've settled with poking her fluffy cheeks . Fuaaa, guess I'll take another nap . Together with Tama-chan who had sneaked in before I knew it, I went on another journey to the dream world .


"Ya can't sleep no more------!!"

Clang clang, while repeatedly striking a frying pan, mom, I mean Futsuno-san barged in .

"It's almost noontime already . No matter how safe it is, we're still in the middle of a dungeon expedition y'know . We did agree to take it easy, but yer' takin' it too easy . OK, Kagura-san, you too rise and shine now . Even Mitama's up, all prepped up early you know~"

Mea culpa . I'm repenting at max . Wonder if it's the destiny of a Japanese man to somehow reflexively take the seiza stance here .



After having rice balls I put away last night for breakfast, I decided on our plan today . We're gonna explore the left passage that seems to be a dead end . Then we will raise our levels and secure more rice depending on the situation . Looks like all three girls have taken a liking to the rice .


'Nobu-kun, Nobu-kun', Futsuno-san cheerfully drew near as I cleaned up the tableware .

"Had a great time last night, didn'tcha . "

Futsuno-san poked me while grinning with an indescribable smile on her face .
Irritated a bit, I decided to launch a counteroffensive .

" . . . And it's your turn tonight, Futsuno-san . "

She faltered, "Mugugu" when I whispered that in her ear . Fufufu, I won't be the one on the receiving end every time .

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On the way to that passage, I asked the girls about growth cap .
From what I'm told, apparently such things do happen . Only a Class whom a particular individual has an aptitude to is given by the temples, but there are also rare cases where an individual would end up hitting a growth cap . In that case, you'd have to go to a temple that can change your Class . And that requires a huge lump of money, so the poorer ones end up giving up trying . No one has any idea how to break through that cap .

Well, I guess that can't be helped . Regardless whether there's a cap or not, I'll just keep changing up all Classes I got . I get more the higher a Class grows anyway . At the very least, acquiring useful Class Skills should make a difference .


As we made our way in the left passage, it's clear that it's identical to its symmetrical opposite side . Yep, there's even an island in the center of a marsh at the end . We won't make the same mistake as before, so we're gonna attack with ranged magic from afar . There's absolutely no people here as only a few spots are popular among adventurers on this floor . Since experience points are distributed evenly among all party members, there's no problem on that front .
Mitama and Kagura-san will be on the lookout while I and Futsuno-san prepare our magic .

"Alright then, let's go at it . No need to worry about your mana, feel free to go all out . "

"Yes sire . Whew, being able to cast magic without worrying about mana feels like a dream . "

Then us two start to chant our magic . Flame magic would risk causing fire, so I'm gonna use some really cool modified water magic, frozen magic . And since there's no need to specify a target with it being an area attack, I recite a spell that focuses on raising power .

"Wind, wind . Cometh together into a storm that swallows all . Rage, dance, tear to pieces . "



"Freeze, halt halt ravage that vessel as snow flutters . With whirling snow comes wind . Blow, enrage, turns this world silvery . "

"Wind Storm!!"

"Diamond Dust!!"

The storm Futsuno-san produces overlaps with my magic to form a blizzard . The synergy between the two enlarge our magic range, covering everything in white . Since mana is not a problem, its momentum never recedes . Eventually, the view in front of us turned into a world of silver .


Yep, we overdid it . The joint work was too fun . Forget the two girls behind us, even Futsuno-san was dumbfounded at this result .

No wonder . I mean, the marsh and all trees around it have been frozen solid . Confirming with Discerning-sensei, it seems Alrauna, Alraine, and even the Evil Tadpole got dragged in straight to their demise .
What the heck was that struggle yesterday even . Well, I suppose it's something we can only do when there's no peering eyes . If people found out, it wouldn't end with just us standing out . And now, let's get to collecting . These monsters have been frozen solid like statues, but I'm sure they can be smashed to bits . It's Kagura sensei's turn .


Smash, smash, Kagura-san's metal rod broke the statues . Afterward, we went to fetch all the drop items . The girls occasionally slipping off because they weren't used to snow-covered grounds was part of amusement . Umu, wonder if I should make shoes to run on snow .

We went back and forth between the left and right to secure more soul stones, materials and rice using the same method . We found out that only Evil Tadpole won't respawn until a certain amount of time has elapsed .
After three days of leveling up and item farming, we finally set foot on 7F .






7F .

It's an unusual space with a vast ocean going as far as eyes can see .
If you walk straight from the stairways, you will find yourself at a scenery with an ever expanding horizon . It's clearly way too vast . I can't see the end .



Well, we're gonna take a hard turn and avoid the space with the vast ocean this time though .
If you turn right at the passage and go counterclockwise, you'll come across the stairway to 8F apparently . I plan to use the time we have remaining in this expedition to explore the small rooms located in each branches of this passage .

Some of those small rooms are infested by hidden monsters and even treasure chests . The marine products dropped by those monsters are what Gramada consume . It's like some sort of cultivation .

Apparently, a branch of woodworking guild had set up an office here to search the ocean once upon a time . They'd set sail and defeat giant shellfish monsters that spawned in the ocean in one big haul . Those monsters had pearls in them apparently, but today the popularity has declined . Recent adventurers seemed to have lost their vigor, the demand for ships waned and the branch withdrew .
It seems they still offer rental service for ships that have been moored here if you make a special request . But since the cost incurred will be enormous if even one ship sinks, only those who have too much money or authority even think of renting one . Oh right, there was that quest for a Fish Dragon or something . I won't take it even if offered though .


We're going through the passages to explore the small rooms . I've been catching sights of other adventurers here and there .
Okay now, time to beat these monsters asap and get our hands on marine products! Our princess here won't stop drooling behind me . Oh yes, looks like she's looking forward to it .

A swarm of fish is blocking our way . They're floating in the air though!

Flying Fish Pawn Lv16
HP: 26/26 - MP: 4/4
Soldiers flying fish . Several will form a group to launch an attack .

We beat them easily and we got us sardine drop . Mitama rushed over, and before I could ask if she wanted it grilled, she chomped a sardine from head down . Apparently catfolks are okay with eating fish raw . Still surprised me though since I didn't think she'd chomp it down from the head .

Alright, let's keep it together and march on .

These Flying Fish vary in strength depending on their subtitle . Fishy promotion if you may .
According to the guild, presently it's known that there are Pawn, Guard, Knight, General, Queen and King . And the marine products dropped also change depending on their strength . They all give Wakame seaweed and Kombu kelp as common drops however .

Pawn is sardine .
Guard is mackerel .
Knight is salmon . Rare drop gives you salmon roe .
General gives bigeye tuna as the rare drop . Common drop gives you albacore .
Queen is skipjack .
Comes King and you get bluefin tuna .

Amazing . Will that big thing get dropped down the earth like boom? The price for a slice I saw at the market here was cheaper compared to Japan's price, but it was still quite expensive .


There are also various monsters other than Flying Fish .

Black Tiger
Big shrimp that walks on eight legs . Careful of counter from its tail fin .

Ryouma Jellyfish
Jellyfish floating in air . It attacks with many means besides electric shock . Not fond of forming a group, they're known to act alone .

Savage Starfish
Giant starfish that somehow walks on two legs . It falls onto an adventurer then proceeds to eat them .

YaranaIka
Southern-style colorful Ika (squid) . Getting caught in its gigantic suckers will surely stop you dead in your tracks . Apparently it may also lay its eggs inside dead bodies .


We seemed to have gotten better at cooperating as we eliminated all monsters with relative ease .
But we encountered problems . Treasure chests and traps . Our party has no one capable of overcoming those .
We tasted the frustration of not being able to open a treasure chest we found after much trouble . Since this was a grave situation, we held an emergency meeting . I should have noticed it sooner, but things were just going too well . I mean, we never even encountered a treasure chest with a lock before .
We gotta go back and post a quest to the guild for this, so I thought while tampering the treasure chest having nothing to lose in trying .

That chest exploded and turned my hair into an afro, but I digress .

And thus, the week-long expedition came to a close as we made our way back .





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