The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter - Chapter 46

Chapter 46

Translator: “WN_Explorer_2000” Editor: ”Weasalopes”

From today and onwards, people have holidays around here, but I have no time to rest .

Well, it is better than not working and be unemployed, right? .

Upon leaving my house together with Toramaru, I headed to our meeting place again .

『So, Noir, where we are going to?』

「To a place called Amon village . From the South Gate, when going to south-west direction . It would take about two days with a horse-drawn carriage」

『For me it would take about one day . 』

「As expected . But don’t push yourself too hard . 」

Anyway, as it is a growth period, I would like to sleep at least for 2-3 hours .

My bed is the back of Toramaru .

The other party members have already gathered at the gate entrance .

Emma, Luna-san, and – Laura-san?!

When I got off Toramaru, three people started running to me, while competing with each other .

「Hi-i, Noir! And Toramaru . 」

「Good morning, Noir-san . Please, do your best today . 」

「You did a good job coming here all the way . 」

「Of course! To tell the truth… I would want to abandon everything and come with Noir . 」

Emma was scornfully looking at Laura with a profound smile .

It is a holiday time . But not in the guild .

It was rather a time for extra earnings there .

Not to mention that Laura-san was having a battle against Sara-san this month .

「We are going to clear the quest and thus make a contribution (to the challenge)」

「Please, do your best! But don’t forget, the most important thing is…………」

Laura-san takes a pause while contemplating on the not-to-do things .

……。

…………。

………………。

This moment of silence is so long!

Finally, when it comes to the matter about the direction we are heading towards, her mouth opens .

「――About Noir-san’s body…」

「「It’s ridiculous… Even longer…」」

「Surely, this kind of thing is probably too much . It is somewhat embarrassing for Laura as a close friend . 」

「Well then, fight, Noir!!」

Ignoring the remarks from both Emma and Luna, Laura made a pretty victory pose with both hands .

It didn’t look mentally healthy .

Despite the delicate image of a receptionist, one’s opponents are often the rude adventurers, so the inside may be actually quite tough .

Laura-san is also fitting in that pattern .

「That’s right Noir, can I have some of your time?」

It seems that she had something to discuss with me in private, so I was willing to lend her an ear .

It looked like she had something to whisper about without anyone noticing .

And so it was – should I succeed, she would issue some more fun “tickets” or something like that―― .

Well, I’m looking forward to it .

What kind of thing is it going to be?

Just thinking about it makes my heart beat faster……

「Well then, everyone, take a ride…… I’m off . 」

「I pray for your safety . Fight well!」

We were sent off by cheerfully looking Laura-san in the morning, and departed to Amon village .

Toramaru’s legs were really faster than a usual horse-driven carriage .

There were some other people riding in the same direction .

Both the coachmen and the passengers were stunned by seeing us .

But there is a limit to such a flight .

The speed is kept below a limit where the wind feels comfortable .

Thank you for paying attention to my feelings .

「You know . That time before, what was whispered in your ear?」

Emma, who was riding right behind me, slightly distorted the corner of her lips .

「It’s not a big deal . 」

「Well, then tell me～」

「…in short, if the request is cleared, a ticket is given . 」

「…and that’s why it is exactly the thing to worry about . 」

「Eh? I didn’t do anything . 」

「But you were going to! You were going to get an absolutely perverted ticket!
Grrr… You are definitely a pervert, after allー」

Even if I tried to explain that it is not like that, she wouldn’t believe me .

I wonder if my usual behavior is actually that bad .

And then, Luna-san really saves me with her follow-up .

「For a male in his years, isn’t it quite natural to be interested in such things?
If you want my cooperation, please, do not hesitate to ask . We are close friends, after all . 」

I’m moved by her words of compassion .

They may sound a bit strange, but it is probably just my heart being impure .

「Oh, right, I was going to give something to Emma . 」

I took out a gem I got from the 7th layer . Hopefully it will enlighten the mood .

「And this is?」

「By eating this you can learn Wind attribute magic . But for those with no talent in the Wind attribute it is pointless . Because I’m no good with it, Emma should eat it . 」

「May I? Really?」

「By all means, whenever you like . 」

「I like, I like such things!」

Emma put her hand on my stomach and tightly embraced me from behind .

“I want to become strong”―― I’m delighted about such desires (thinking) .

「Still, I wonder if it actually would be the right thing to do . 」

「Don’t say such things . Because the favor is mutual . I’m the one always getting the LPs, after all . 」

Emma gives the most LPs out of everyone .

Moreover, she gives them every single day without asking anything in return .

Actually, even now, a small amount of LPs are coming in .

With her heart beating fast, she swallowed 『Choice of Wind』 in one gulp .

Clenching her fist, Emma’s expression became strange .

「It’s wonderful, It’s a feeling of overflowing with energy!」

Well, now… …ohhh .

In addition to the already learned 【Short Blade Dual Wielding Mastery】 and 【Wind Strike】, her current skills have been increased to 4 .

2 new skills -【Wind Run】 and 【Wind Blade】 were gained .

When she heard about them, she happily jumped with *banzai*

Her big breasts were swaying up and down with *shake shake*

『It’s not a place for the celebration, there is a demonic beast nearby .
Should we just avoid it?』

Diagonally in front of the us, there were demonic beasts, called Centaur, with their lower body part of a horse and upper body part of a human .

Though they looked like human, their skin was bluish, with eerie black-colored whites of the eyes .

Their level was around 20-30 .

Both of them had 【Back Legs Kick】 skill, while the 30-ish level one had a somewhat troublesome 【Flaming Sphere】 .

「Here am I . Should I try something?」

「Hey, we too . 」

「I’m sorry . I want to try it alone . I want to test my skills . 」

「Well then, if things become too dangerous, Luna and I will come help you . 」

「Yes, please . 」

Emma got off Toramaru’s back and splendidly landed with a *thud* sound .

Taking an attacking posture, the Centaurs began closing in with the attacking Emma .

From the back (top) of Toramaru, I prepared a stone projectile while Luna-san readied her magic gun .

Maybe the situation is not dangerous, but…

The skills obtained by Emma were also listed in the textbook .

Moreover, she seems to have an intuitive understanding of their usage .

Emma proceeds to use her 【Wind Run】 .

It is a magic that makes your body lighter with the support of wind .

When the 20th level centaur rushed ahead, Emma readied her two daggers and sprinted forward .

Just before their collision, the centaur raised its foot to trample Emma .

Eva dodges it with a gale-like movement, and moves around to the enemy’s back .

That was a careless move! Just after that the centaur performs a kick with its hind legs, densely covered by muscles .

The kick was further reinforced with skill assistance, or so it seems .

The kick was so strong that it raised a gust of wind .

However, it missed .

Calmly observing the situation, Emma flyed with a jump to the upper centaur body part .

With high precision, she stabs a knife into its throat on the flight .

「Emma-dono, get away from it!」

「Uwa-h?!」

From Emma’s back, a ball of flame was rushing with a great force .

The attacker was the one with 30-ish levels .

Rolling from the top of the horse body, Emma performed ukemi and landed safely on the ground .

【Flaming Sphere】 hit its fellow Centaur directly into the head .

It was covered by hair, but it was burnt with a *poof*

There was no further movement .

Because it was already dead .

「It is going to shoot again . It’s my turn then . 」

「Wait, Luna-san, Emma will manage it somehow . 」

I stopped Luna-san, who was trying to attack with her magic gun .

The magic of the centaur and Emma’s 【Wind Blade】 were released almost at the same time .

Emma’s attack was a straight horizontal blade, but its range was amazingly wide .

It is more than I could reach with my both arms outstretched .

I think it is about 2 meters .

The magic cut the 【Flaming Sphere】 perfectly in two, and traveled further without a decline in power .

「*Guu*?!」

It was the last word of the centaur .

It’s humanoid and horse parts were perfectly separated .

Just to make sure, Emma checked whether it was still alive, but it seemed that the result of the challenge was already decided .

『Such a power from a mere girl!』

「You definitely have a talent for Wind attribute . 」

「Um, I would rather say that I’m only able to use it at the level I’ve just learned . 」

「Luna-san, if you want something as well, just say it . I can 【Grant】 it . 」

「…Thank you for the offer, but my and Emma-dono’s positions are different . 」

「Positions?」

「It would be weird to treat me in the same way as Emma-dono, who shared her emotions and memories with Noir from her early childhood . 」

I think she doesn’t have to worry too much about such thing .
Then Luna-san put a finger on her jaw and started pondering about something .

「Wait a bit… That’s it! Noir-dono! Then, what about making Luna-san’s personal savings?」

As I didn’t get the meaning of what she just said, Luna-san happily hurried with an explanation .

The LPs given to me by Luna-san, are saved, that’s a fact .

「For 20 or 30 % of the total amount saved, I could get the skills I need .
The remaining amount of them could be used by Noir-dono without reserve . 」

「Don’t you want a higher percentage?」

「Well, I will consult about this topic with 2 people . ――For now, I would just save the LPs . 」

「Let me see…?」

How exactly are you going to save them up?

The moment the doubt popped inside my head, Luna-san stuck herself close to my back .

She put her hands around my stomach and slowly moved up… to my chest, pressing her cheek against my shoulders .

「Um, not bad . I think . How was it?」

「I, I also think it wasn’t bad . 」

I’m a bit tired, but I can’t be displeased when hugged by such a pretty person .

「Err, I get it is the for the sake of LPs, but gets somehow tense . 」

「So it is…」

「But for the sake of LPs, let’s do it some longer . 」

「Yeah…」

Oh, in fact the LPs have already been gathered, but should I really tell about it?

As I were lost in such thoughts, an angry voice came from below .

「Heyーーー! What the h*ll are you doing while people are fighting against the demonic beasts?!」

I properly observed the fight, and there were no problems .

But, even if I tried to explain that to Emma, it would not calm her anger .

「Not Noir and Luna-san, you, id*ots! Traitors!」

『Don’t get so angry, little girl . Haven’t you done the same? With all your might, when riding on my back?』

「I’m not a little girl, I’m Emma! Just stop it already, Toramaru . 」

『But in that case you should cut it out as well . 』

「Just ignore the time when I did it . 」

『What do you mean by that?』

「I can’t just ignore it and pretend that I didn’t hear or see what has just happened!」

『I see, I don’t understand you after all . 』

Toramaru gave up thinking more about it .

I also didn’t know what was happening, but at least I know that this trip wasn’t too tedious .