Day 87: Not Very Cute.
Holy Era 6102, Month of the Seven Night Horses, 9th day.
Weather: —
It’s now the fourth day since we entered the dungeon.
Sleeping out here is rough…I want a proper bed.
However, we still have to investigate the ratmen on the first floor…
If we don’t return soon, I’ll reach my limit physically.
And so we finished hunting slimes on the third floor and returned.
Thankfully, the slime hunting had gone smoothly, and we secured eight vials of the Derodoro liquid that we needed.
We actually still need two more, but we’re hoping to encounter slimes on the way back.
Hah…I did not think that we’d struggle that much just looking for slimes.
Last time, they attacked us so much… What happened?
Also, all of the slimes we found this time were in a corner and shivering…
As if they were trying to hide… What was the mortal enemy of slimes again?
As we talked about such thing, Ms. Noa seemed to suddenly notice something.
Huh? What is it? Have you solved the mystery of the strange behavior of the slimes?
When I asked, Ms. Noa nodded and pointed to my short sword.
…What? The black dragon short sword is the reason?
According to Ms. Noa, monsters are sometimes scared of weapons made from powerful monster materials.
If it was made from black dragon materials, they might feel intimidated, as if a real dragon was approaching.
…In other words, that strange feeling we felt from the sword was also being felt by the monsters.
We-well, I understand why they wanted to hide now… It really is scary.
Still, this was troublesome. If it is true, then it will affect future hunting quests…
As I sighed over this realization, the sword suddenly quivered as if in protest.
Hmm… I’m the one who would like to complain.
Even now, I felt quite some hesitation when it came to unsheathing it…
I thought while glaring at it, and then suddenly, that intimidating air was gone.
Huh? What? Had it understood what I was feeling?
I stared at it for some time, but there was no reaction. It was just quiet and calm now…
I tapped the handle with my finger, but it did not say anything.
…Well, that was normal… But this also felt strange in a way.
Ms. Noa chuckled at my confusion.
She said that when it came to these kinds of difficult weapons, you had to get used to them slowly… Is that so?
Well, I have only owned it for six days… We had plenty of time to become friends.
Alright, the mystery was solved. So let’s hurry on!!
As we continued walking for some time… Something wet fell on top of my head.
Eeeek!? Could this be!?
Immediately after, I felt a numbing pain shoot through my body! If that was Ms. Noa’s lightning magic…
As I groaned from the pain, I saw a slimy, glowing puddle at my feet.
So it was a slime! Well, now we have enough to finish the quest!
Ah…my hair is all slimy.
I had been so happy that I didn’t get slimed this time…and then this happens at the end. This is the worst.
And then, the short sword began to quiver as if it was laughing at me…
…Th-this thing! It isn’t cute at all! It is not cute!!
Today’s earnings and expenses:
(Scrap mana crystals x10, Derodoro Liquid Vials x10)
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Balance: 31 silver, 63 bronze
30 cat coins
＼(*｀∧´)／ It’s awfully isolent for a short sword! Insolent!!