「 This is a straight path 」
「 We don’t need to learn our way around this one 」
「 I can memorize this, or rather, I don’t even need to 」
Descending on the ninth level and we’re walking down a straight path from the stairway.
I’m keeping an eye on the surroundings, but so far, there’s not a single trap since the eighth layer, and it’s just a straight road.
The dungeon walls were still made of white bricks, and the same scene continues for so long that it makes me wonder if we’re really moving forward.
We’d been walking for about ten minutes already, I was wondering if something might happen now while I was ruffling Nia’s ears, then Caria suddenly stopped.
「 Caria-san, anything on the front? 」
「 Careful. Everyone, stop 」
Seems like there’s something beyond that we don’t know yet.
Nia’s tail is tucked in and her cute little ass sticks out, she peeks through her fingers to see what’s ahead.
「 Daiki-nii, there’s something big there! 」
「 Is it moving? 」
「 No, it’s not moving at all 」
「 Then, let’s be careful with our approach. 」
I tell everyone and we walked slowly. Just like Nia said, there’s something at the end of the path.
It’s a big black mass.
As we approach closer, the mass began to move.
It raised itself on its paws. It’s a beast covered in black fur.
Looking at it closer, it seems to be a bear.
But all the bears I know have thick and sharp claws that can kill you in a single swipe, and not claws that are longer than a sword.
Only the face and the body shape were of a bear.
Although its overall size is smaller than the snake, it’s probably about three meters tall with its four-legged body.
「 Oooh. Oh boy, it’s a giant bear 」
「 That black fur, and some white on the chest that looks like two swords reminds me of the night hunt bear. Daiki-sama, be careful. This one can use magic 」
Just as Euphy told me that, the night-hunt bear looks up and opens its mouth, a heavy bass roar echoes from the gut, and at the same time, Gilbert-san and the knights on the vanguard took up a defensive position.
「 Impact!! 」
Euphy shouts, I held NIa in my arms, readying for anything up ahead.
Immediately after that, a heavy shock of air hits my body, pushing me backward.
「 Fuahaha, I missed this one. Princess, do you remember? 」
「 Yes, when I was a child, Father, and the knights fought one of these 」
「 Indeed. It was prey at that time. This one’s a little bigger, but it’s something I fought once before! We have a few knights with Curtis-sama back then, but this time we have some talented knights with us. We can win this! 」
Gilber-san grins, seemingly confident with the victory.
The name Curtis was mentioned, that was the name of Euphy’s father she mentioned in the bedroom.
It must’ve been within the Adicilton territory.
Gilbert-san, and Euphy, who learned from that battle, gave commands to take advantage of the fight.
The only thing to watch out for were the shockwaves released from the mouth, and the slashes from swinging the claw, even if you have a shield, when you get hit, it’ll slam you into the wall and stop your breathing.
Once surrounded, the knights who are fighting monsters are skillful.
Finally, Euphy’s rush had it slash in fear, then Gilbert-san and I launched a simultaneous attack on its neck. Then the night-hunt bear disappeared, leaving 10 gold coins and one skill orb.
Euphy mentioned that it can use magic, so I wondered if it would release big magic, but it seems that monsters usually use magic just as an extension of their attack.
I’m glad that we have knights who have experience.
「 Phew, that was easier to beat than fighting the big snake. Experience is truly important 」
「 Yes, we knew in advance which attacks would be dangerous, so Gilbert and Daiki-sama can keep them at bay, and we’re able to concentrate on the attack 」
「 Hmm, we managed to beat it somehow. I want Euphy and Nia to heal me after this 」
I said that then Euphy stepped closer and whispered.
「 Do you want both of us? 」
「 Can we? 」
「 I don’t mind, but it depends on Nia 」
「 Do persuade Nia. If you succeed, I’ll reward you with the fire magic skill orb we got today 」
「 Leave it to me. I’ll be sure to persuade Nia 」
「 Hmm, I’m looking forward to leaving this place 」
While we were joking around, I noticed something.
「 Hey, thinking about it, we need to fight that or the big snake again. I’m already feeling overwhelmed 」
I speak a little sluggishly, then Nia came over as she was listening.
「 Ueeeh~ You’re right, we also have to get back up. Daiki-nii, I don’t like it 」
She looks uncomfortable with a furrowed brow.
「 Nia-san, based on the information I gathered, there’s an exit at the bottom. Therefore, it should be okay 」
Manos-san finished inspecting the weapons and spoke to us.
「 You mean that we can get out of the bottom level in one go? 」
「 Yes, that’s right, Daiki-dono. This is information from the other beginner dungeons that have been conquered more than once, so I assume that it’s also the same here 」
「 I see. Then it’s easier to go home 」
That’s the information I wanted, and it’s the best one.
Let’s clear this all up as it’s a pain in the ass.
Nia’s the same, she leaned on my back with a relieved expression. Even though there’s still another floor to go.
Catching her, I brushed the dust off her face, then Manos speaks…
「 Daiki-dono, I have a few thoughts after exploring this dungeon with you, can we talk after this? 」
「 Me? Not Euphy or Gilbert-san? 」
「 Yes, Euphy-sama recognizes you as her master 」
「 Okay. But don’t talk to me about politics okay? I’d rather not get involved 」
「 Haha, worry not. It’s just a simple talk. Ooh, Caria’s back 」
I was a little concerned that a good-looking mature knight is going to talk to me, but he suddenly looked away and turned to Caria, who was approaching.
「 Manos-san’s right. This is the end of the road. 」
「 I see. So the monsters stop appearing after the ninth layer? This is just like the other dungeons. With that said, let’s finish exploring this dungeon, Daiki-dono 」
「 Oh? I thought I didn’t see her close to Nia, but to think that Caira-san scouted ahead? 」
「 Yes, she went and had a look at what was ahead the stairs. There are no enemies down there. Come here Nia-chan 」
Caria-san took Nia from me while explaining, so I turned my head with a little warning at the former Badel knight.
「 Manos-san, you should’ve told me earlier 」
「 Well, I may have the knowledge but it’s not certain, so please don’t be offended. Let’s go. Since you’re the leader, I’ll leave the rest to you 」
The smiling Manos pats me on the back, I followed his lead and he takes us down the path. Euphy and Nia are on my side, and Caria-san from the knights was hugging Nia.
After a short walk, I see the stairs down.
They did say that it was safe, so we descended down to the 10th layer without taking a break. They did say that this is the lowest layer, and there was only a short passage, ending in a large square room.
In the middle of the room is a rectangular pure white stone.
The stone depicts two women and two dragons facing each other, the accuracy of the relief was unintentionally striking, giving it a three-dimensional presence that exceeds even the sophisticated tech on Earth.
While I was admiring the well-made relief, Euphy speaks up next to me.
「 This must be Goddess Lu? The dragon next to her is eighth-winged, a servant of God 」
That being said, I think one of the women looks like the woman engraved on the guild crest on my right hand.
I was looking at her face, wondering who the other woman was, I think I saw her before…
…Oh, this is Mira-chan…
Both are equally beautiful adult women, but one of them has the same face as Mira-chan if she’s an adult.
「 Hey, Euphy, do you know who the other one is? 」
「 No, I don’t. However, it’s passed on that there were two great deities in time when the sun and moon were one. And so, I assume that it’s her. I think I heard about that hexagonal dragon as well. I’m sorry, I don’t know much without looking at church literature 」
Euphy who’s educated as a noble doesn’t know about Gods unless she looks them up.
Even Gilbert-san and the other knights don’t know.
Is she some kind of hidden Goddess?
That’s definitely a red flag.
「 Are there any mentions that this God is an evil one or something? 」
「 I don’t think there is. Can Gods do evil? 」
「 I see. That’s great 」
If the folklore passed down was something I was worried about, then I would’ve confirmed Mira-chan as an evil Goddess. That saved me.
Maybe we should look into it for real?
However, I can’t go to church, so it’s going to be hard to learn.
Maybe I should send Euphy to check?
Wait, why can’t I go to church again?
Huh?
Why is it that since coming to this other world, I never once felt the urge to investigate the Gods of this world?
Come to think of it, it would’ve made sense to go to the church and orphanage that took care of Nia but I didn’t feel like that at all, I almost let it slide.
But you know, I’m not supposed to go near the church…
No, no, no, what the hell? Something’s controlling my thoughts?
Is Mira-chan doing something to me?
Could you stop that? No, really.
I’m confused by the feeling that my head’s being toyed around, but since I have an idea who’s doing it, I’m not that shaken, but it still feels weird. Meanwhile, Gilbert-san and the knights were holding their hands on the relief like tourists, shouting something.
「 Nuu! Swordsmanship! Please improve my swordsmanship! 」
「 Oooh! I feel it, my spear arts have become sharper 」
「 S-So this is God’s grace! Wonderful 」
「 Hmm, I feel like my senses have spread further 」
Seems like the dungeon grace is granted to all the explorers.
As far as I can see, Gilbert-san’s trying it out by swinging his sword. From my perspective, his skill is at 3 (4/6)
The grace is less effective than II thought.
No, but skills in this world can’t be enhanced from standard values except for this one.
If so, having it go up by that much would give them a tremendous advantage over someone with the same skill level.
I talk to Euphy and Nia while watching over the guys.
「 Euphy, Nia, you girls remember what I told you? Don’t touch it, okay? But it would be suspicious to them so let’s pretend to touch it and tell them that we gained strength, okay? 」
「 Certainly 」
「 Okay… We have Daiki-nii anyway…. Hmm, h-huh? 」
「 Nia, what’s wrong? 」
Euphy and I replied to Nia, and for some reason, Nia’s staring at something with a surprised face, and Euphy who looked in the same direction, also had the same face.
「 Hey, what’s up? 」
I called out to the two who seem to be surprised, but in the middle of it, I had the sensation that something inside of e changed as well.
It’s difficult to describe what exactly had changed, but this sensation, it’s the same feeling when we transfer our skills, right?
Oh, they’re tampering with my teleportation now that I cleared the dungeon?
Is that it?
I have an idea what’s the cause, so I hurriedly changed my guild’s crest to look at my status and found what I expected, a change happened in my teleport skill.
『 Teleport 2(Mira’s Servant) 』
Hey, what’s that line!
I like that the number went up, but you’re vandalizing!
Oh wait, this means that I can now see the blurred-out marks from earlier?!
Seriously?
I expect something better, like “the chosen one” or better.
But you know, my teleport skill is now at level 2.
I’m thankful to Mira-chan for that, Geez, that Tiny Goddess is such a menace.
I knew it, you’re an evil god!
With that in mind, I immediately activated my teleport skill in excitement, wondering if I could really use this skill now that it reached level 2.
Let’s see, is it the same as the previous one, where I can go off to places that I see?
I wonder if inside the dungeon is also within the range? Well, I used it to take down the guys who attacked me, so it won’t be surprising if I can use it inside.
My view goes up from the tenth layer, where I currently am stationed, to the ninth, eighth, seventh, and so on.
Once outside the dungeon, I can move freely through the city, and I can even travel beyond the walls I’ve been through outside.
Hey now, the range is too big.
From there, I get to the straight road leading us to the city streets, and back to the royal capital of Nyhied, where we spent a week or so.
My vision accelerated, and before I knew it, I reached the capital.
I also entered the royal city, proceeding along the main street, over the second wall, and on the luxury inn where we stayed in this world for the first time, and also had sex with Euphy for the first time.
Wait, is there no upper limit to the range?
I’m surprised, but I continued to go deeper.
From the inn, I follow the road leading to the castle, even crossing a long and wide stairway, passing through the main gate, penetrating the interior of the castle, and reaching the place I first landed in this world, the King’s chamber.
H-Huh?
I thought Euphy mentioned that there were anti-teleport measures in the castle?
Hm? What’s ahead of this?
For me, the King’s chamber is the first place I came to in this world, which was the furthest I could travel so I stopped moving my vision, but for some reason, I feel like I could travel beyond this point.
As if I was invited, I turned my attention to the place, and for a moment, my vision distorted, and I couldn’t see anything, but the next moment, my vision returned and I felt my heart beat faster at the sight that was spreading out there.
N-No way…
I-I can go there?!
I find myself involuntarily activating my teleport.
I noticed that a pale light surrounded me, then Euphy and Nia had a surprised look on their face.
「 Eh?! D-Daiki-sama?! 」
「 Daiki-nii?! 」
「 Ah, f-first… 」
It was late when I realized it, I was surrounded by the light, and I closed my eyes because it was so dazzling.
Then, I felt some floating sensation, as if my body was floating in the air, then after that, I suddenly feel the ground return.
Remembering what I experienced in the past, I slowly opened my eyes, and what flashed into my vision was the road I used to walk every day a few months ago…Yes, the place when I was summoned to the other world.
「 I-I can go back to Japan?! 」
It’s a very ordinary Tokyo residential area, my voice echoes as I returned from another world.