26 Aphrodite Familia Expedition
The day after the feast, Alan already call all his Familia members and also Syr, Artemis, and Aphrodite. While Estas can't come because of her work. "All right, I gather you all even though we always sleep together anyway, because of an important thing. We will go for an expedition inside the dungeon. To get stronger and also to win the war games."
"I have observed that you girls are too slow at leveling up and training. So I will help you with that. Syr, Artemis, and Aphrodite will stay inside my inner world. While you girls gonna keep inside the dungeon and rest inside my inner world to rest and update status. Since Aphrodite is there." Alan said with an evil grin on his face. "I will watch you girls, especially Lunoire and Chloe." Alan looks toward the two.
Lunoire and Chloe shiver at Alan's glare and grin. "Relax, for level 4 going at early dungeon is useless. So, I will give you a set of techniques for you to learn for your weapon preference. We will depart tomorrow. This is our Familia's first expedition!!" Alan said while lifting his arm to the roof.
The next day, Alan and all of the Familia's members already gathered outside the dungeon and get attention from the other adventurer. Alan decides to let other adventurers see that they enter the dungeon to avoid a suspicion that they're missing to thin air.
They enter together and find an empty place to enter the inner world except for Haruhime and Lena. The other enter and being welcome by Syr, Artemis, and Aphrodite which already inside a mansion that Alan works so hard by gathering monster cores and buy it from the system. All of the members already get a set of techniques for their weapon and start training because the inner world is basically a sea of grass and a big mansion in the middle.
Haruhime and Lena being asked by Alan to kill every single monster that they encounter while being watched by Alan from behind. Soon, they reach the 11th floor and start getting the challenge to go down. Haruhime and Lena breakthrough the 16th floor and reach the 17th floor and fighting Goliath.
after a couple of hours, they killed it and get some rest inside the inner world. Alan goes down to the 19th floor passing Rivira and Open inner world again after 2 hours. Since he already levels up the inner world to 1:3 yesterday night. Lena and Haruhime get 6 hours rest and start their spartan way of leveling.
Finally, they arrive at the 24th floor, for some reason the lucky Haruhime and Lena found the green dragon. Alan stops them not to fight the dragon, the dragon's power is around level 4 normal adventure. Alan brings Haruhime and Lena to rest inside the inner world.
'Est, can I name her? like in Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken? Hah~ I really want a companion. Nothing beat the feeling of having a companion in the fantasy world'
[Yes, Since Onii-chan already have dragon blood which makes Onii-chan part monster, but once Onii-chan name her. She will break free from the dungeon law and follow you. Onii-chan can bring it to the inner world which automatically modifies terrain for her to live.]
'Ok, then. Thanks, Est-chan. Wait.. her? How do you know her gender?' Alan speaks with Est while the dragon is bowing her head toward him.
[Because Female dragon has smoother scales than a male dragon.]
'Hmm... So that's why' "Can you understand what I'm saying?" Alan said to the dragon. The dragon nods her head. "Do you want to be named?"
The dragon comes closer and licks Alan. "Okay Relax. I will name you Erde, Erde the Dragon.". After Alan said that the dragon shine and her scales become greener with a little yellow in it. The wings spread wider with also green and yellow.
"Thank you, Master, Now I have evolved into a higher tier dragon. I evolve from only Green Dragon into Nature Dragon. From now on, I will dedicate all my body and heart to protect you." The dragon said telepathically.
"Alright, I will show you where you live. Come here." Alan said and open a bigger gate toward the inner world. Alan gets inside with the dragon. "Oh! wait how about the tree behind you? Is there anything valuable?" Alan asks when Erde gets inside. "There's nothing master, It's the only place that has energy enough to sustain me so I don't need to eat monster core to live, but now I'm free. I don't have a monster core inside my body, so I don't need to stay near that tree anymore." Erde said explaining to Alan.
Everyone startled at the dragon. "You can bring monster here Alan?" ask Ryuu. "If they're not bound with the dungeon law," Alan said answering Ryuu.
"Her name is Erde. The Nature dragon." Alan introduces Erde to all of them. "Now Erde just marks where you want to live and the terrain will change to your liking," Alan said to Erde that spread her wings and fly. At the distance, a mountain and a lush forest grow beautifully.
'Est, can I call Erde when she inside the inner world?'
[Yes, Onii-chan. Just call her name if you want to speak telepathically to her. Just like you talk to me Onii-chan.]
'Erde, can you hear me?' Alan tries to communicate with her. 'Yes master, do you need me for something?' Erde asks Alan.
'No, I just try to talk to you. Is it comfortable where you live?' Alan asks. 'This place is designed for me. Thank you, Master' Erde thanks Alan.
Alan stays at the inner world to sleep for the day. Alan said to Haruhime and Lena that they can rest for 9 hours, before going back to the dungeon. Just after hearing it they run and sleep not wasting any time.
The training goes until they reach Dungeon Boss Udaeus and all the members are fighting it. Like always they get 2 hours rest after 6 hours hunting monsters in the dungeon. Reaching the 50th floor they take a full 3 days rest inside the inner world. After the rest, they keep going again but skipping the 52nd floor, straight to the 58th floor since dodging the fire from the dragon on the 58th floor is a pain in the ass.
On the 59th floor Alan doesn't detect Revis anywhere, so just brush it off and continue. Arrive on the 66th floor, Alan decides that the member will be fighting monsters there to increase the falna. They took a total of 3 days to reach this floor, and have more time to dive more.
The members that have the fastest progress are Haruhime and Lena which already reach level 4 while the other already reaches level 5 with a few attributes reach A. Alan told them not to level up first before they defeat Basilisk at the floor 67th. It took them 5 days in the real-world just to reach that far.
At the fight with the Basilisk Alan quickly blind the snake to avoid accident since the snake can still see, So the fighting capability of the snake still there, Only without Petrifying Gaze. Haruhime and Lena act as support from far with their throwing weapon while Alise and Kaguya become the vanguard. Ryuu and the other become the damage dealer.
They got their weeks to rest while this time, Alan going for an expedition. Below the 67th floor is a desert, the place looks empty but once Alan steps on it. A lot of monsters come out, either giant worm, a snake that hides under the sand, or bird monster that dive from above.
Sometimes Alan pops into his inner world to take a rest, spend time with the other than back out again to fight. It takes Alan full 3 days to get to the 75th floor to fight the dungeon boss. To his surprise, he's fighting 2 dungeon boss which is a Griffin and Hieracosphinx.
The fight took full 1 day because fighting Griffin that flying over and over tick Alan off before finally cutting one of his wings and make him fight in the ground. Alan gets back tattered when going inside the inner world and the girls start to panic while Erde comes and uses healing on Alan.
While Alan is resting and all the members are training since no one want to fight at the dungeon for a long time every day, Syr and Artemis come to Alan "Why are you training all the girls? It's like you're in a hurry." they ask. "It's not like I'm in a hurry, we have been inside the Orario all this time without looking outside. So, I just prepare them for what will happen outside the Orario. I know that I can get you all inside the inner world, but without any interaction other than you girls I don't think it's healthy."
The next day, Alan dash toward the surface and take him a few hours before backing to the surface. The War Games is tomorrow while they also need to get outside the town. So, Alan decides to quickly dash toward their mansion and take a rest inside the inner world.
The girls also resting no one training and chatting, for them the War Games is like a picnic. No one has any worry on their faces. Sun is about to rise, everyone is getting out of the inner world and going toward the outskirt of Orario. Alan opens a portal for Erde to go out, Erde is as big as a dungeon boss which startled the guard but right now she's wearing a saddle, which means that she's tamed. The guard calmed down but still shocked by a big dragon appear outside the town undetected.
Alan and all the girls get up on Erde's back and ride toward the Castle for War Games that is built. Arriving at their castle, Alan told Erde to guard at the front gate. He told Ryuu, Anya, Chloe, and Lunoire to guard the crown, Lunoire with a happy nod at run toward the crown room to laze around.
"Now Aisha, Asfi do you remember the one that mock and attack us?" Alan asks looking at Apollo's castle. For some reason, Asfi and Aisha don't have any expression and answer with a chill voice "Of course."
Alan which wants to lead feels the chill 'Why for some reason an angry woman is scary. I somehow can't feel my little brother. I pray for you guys out there. Even at first I want to kill you guys but I can't help to pity you right now. Rest in peace.' Alan thought while move to the side. "*sigh* Ok, We will go when the sun is at the highest point."
"Oo yeah honey" Asfi calls Alan when Alan already going inside the castle. "Yes?" Alan stops and turns around. "Nothing, just don't take their crown as fast as possible. Okay?" Asfi said while for some reason her smile is creepy. Alan shiver when he turns back his body and heads toward the castle.
