Chapter 215.5

Chapter 215 . 5: —Side Athena— Surfacing

Athena was sitting on the dungeon floor catching her breath .

「Haa, haa…f-for now I defeated the ones who came Karen . 」

Around her were a number of blue magic stones lying about .

These were the result of defeating the Lake Dungeon’s monsters .

「Fumu, you’ve beautifully taken care of a group of twenty . You allotted the correct amount of magic to each, used an appropriate amount of power, and lasted til the end . Wonderful Princess Athena . 」
「Un, for strong power I was recalling Daichi-oniisan so I was able to do it somehow . 」

Just remembering what she saw didn’t make her able to do it, but it was useful as a reference .

…… . she knew the sensation of endless power flowing off of Daichi-oniisan if you touched him .

Thanks to that, she was able to accomplish this without difficulty .

Athena thought that she would need to thank him for the help when…

「Ok then, Princess…your training is over so please head back to the cottage first to rest . 」

Karen said .

「Go on ahead? You’re not coming back?」
「No, I’m going to investigate the lake for a bit . I’ll be going around . 」
「I see . Then I won’t hold back . I’ll see you later . 」
「Yes, please do so . 」

Karen said with a smile, but it quickly shifted into a serious gaze .

「——ah, but Princess Athena…you do know that there are still life signs around the area right?」


「There’s no problem . I know there are plenty of strong things in the water so I decided to teleport to the surface . 」

Athena said and took out a teleport scroll from her bag .

‘……I’m not like Onee-sama, I can’t use teleport freely yet . ’

That’s why she needed to use items like this .

It was expensive, but in comparison to safety it was negligible .

「But I’d really like to be able to use it like Onee-sama . This scroll makes too much light and sparkles . 」
「Teleport requires a high level of skill and experience to use after all . You need to visit the location beforehand and sense the space and perceive the change in location . Dianeia who can use it freely is top level amongst humans in my eyes . 」

Athena felt some pride well up in her at Karen’s words as she nodded .

「You’re right…… . fufu I have to be more obstinate like Onee-sama . She’s aiming to reach Daichi-oniisan so I need to be firmer . 」
「That’s the spirit… . . ok then head on back . Be careful Princess . 」
「Un, do your best Karen . 」

Athena said and gripped the scroll .

「Ok~ I’ll head back, rest, and practice some more! —「Teleport Scroll Activate」」

The magic entered the scroll and activated as Athena wished .

Her body was enveloped with light and the next moment…

「——pwaahh, the teleport succeeded . 」

Athena was floating on the water near the cottage .

「As expected, with a scroll you can’t move as precisely . 」

If you wanted to move precisely, you’d have to do it yourself .

With those thoughts in mind she didn’t want to keep relying on scrolls .

「Ok . Once I get back I’ll practice . 」

She modified her plans once more and began swimming towards the cottage .

At that time…

「—Huh? I feel some strange magic following me… . . ?」

She stretched her senses out and felt something .

… . . what was it?

Maybe it was drawn to the magic of the teleport, she thought . She turned and looked .

「…… . . huh?」

There was huge group of the large white snakes she had just fought in the dungeon .