Chapter 9-10

Chapter 9 - A Warrior Fights His Instincts

Before me stood a girl with bright white hair that reflects light, and fox ears that remain upright.

Her clearly uneven body is wrapped in a pure white sheet.

From her tight waist and well-formed backside grew a long, soft white tail.

Every time she blinks, her long white eyelashes sway, and her golden eyes gaze at me with excitement.

"You are Kaede… Right?"

"Yes."

"What happened to you?"

"Well, when I woke up, I was already like this."

We must clarify this situation.

Until yesterday, she was a pretty little girl.

And now, she's a big, beautiful woman.

No, no, no. This doesn't make sense.

It's not normal, no matter how you look at it.

"Um, maybe it's because of the sudden rise in levels."

"What does that mean?"

"I heard that when a child reaches over 20 levels, they grow quickly overnight to balance out their body with their levels."

Physical balance. It is not impossible.

She even changed races because of her sudden increase in level.

It's entirely possible that her body has changed to adapt to her maximized power.

But I didn't expect her to grow up overnight.

Besides that, she is a very captivating beauty.

I feel like I can't laugh and say she's just a kid.

Honestly, I'm pretty sure I'd fall in love with her if she came on to me seriously.

"Put your clothes on now! Why are you naked?"

"About that…"

She began to pick up her torn clothing.

Oh, I see… Of course that would happen.

I have no other choice. I'd better go to the clothing store and buy her something new right away.

I got out of bed and got some clothes out of my backpack.

"Put this on."

"Your clothes, Master?"

"Don't say it like that."

"Gulp."

She swallowed her spit and took them.

Then she buried her face in the clothes and began to smell them.

"Aaaahhwawwawawa"

"Are you okay?"

She began to wag her tail with a look of ecstasy on her face.

It's kind of embarrassing that she's smelling them so much.

"I'd like you to put those on right away."

I turned around and waited for her to get dressed.

"You can look at me now."

When I turned around, I saw Kaede wearing my shirt, and the sleeves were so big that they even covered her hands except for her fingers that stick out a little.

In addition, her large, well-formed breasts stood out in perfect view, making her visually attractive.

Now begins a fierce struggle within me between my instinct to walk away, or to pounce on her.

To reduce the visual excitement as much as possible, I made her wear tight pants and a hooded cape on top. After that, I left the inn with Kaede in search of new clothes.

In the end, Kaede got clothes that fit her.

However, the lady at the store was very angry with me.

After all, I arrived at the store's entrance early in the morning when it wasn't open yet.

I woke the old lady up and explained the situation and managed to get all kinds of clothes for her.

We had to drill several holes in them because of Kaede's tail.

Kaede, in her new clothes, turned in front of me so that I could see her from head to toe.

She is an adult adventurer no matter how you look at it.

Every time her short skirt floated smoothly with each turn, something inside me would stir.

"What do you think, Master?

"It suits you."

"Hehe."

The way she blushes with shame reminds me of young Kaede.

Even though she's grown up, she hasn't changed on the inside, has she?

By the way, I'm going to give Kaede a new iron fan.

From the way she fought yesterday, I think she could even handle two.

With this, she will be able to attack twice as many times.

Kaede, who has become an even more powerful Mage, has much more potential now.

"Is there anyone in this city as beautiful as she is?

"She is so beautiful."

"I want a slave like her."

You can hear voices from everywhere admiring the beauty of Kaede.

All the men on the street turn to look at her, and even the women look at her with envy.

Kaede may have a collar around her neck, a sign of slavery, but even that has become a tool to enhance her beauty.

If they had to choose the most beautiful woman in this country, It would be her.

"Today I will earn a lot of money for my master!"

"No, you don't have to worry about making money. We have enough money from killing the dragon, so let's prioritize your leveling. That's why I bought lots of food and water."

"Master…"

Kaede's eyes welled with tears of joy.

Yesterday I made it so that she couldn't go up as much as she wanted to, so today I'm giving her more freedom.

The stronger she is, the easier it will be for me.

I will let her level up as much as she wants.

When you reach the fourth floor, the difficulty level rises a little.

The monsters that appear become much stronger.

But compared to the adult Kaede, they were just weaklings.

"Wind Gust!"

The gust of wind generated by the two iron fans makes the enemies fly.

Quickly, she finishes them off with her freezing magic.

Her current level is 50.

The appropriate level for the fourth floor is 15, so this is just a walk in the park.

I have so much free time that I can't help but yawn.

"Are you tired?"

"Oh no, I was so busy this morning that I didn't go to bed until my usual time. I'm a little sleepy. "

"You can use my lap as a pillow, Master, so please rest!"

I used my magic to disappear the remains of the skeletons I had just defeated. I laid down a blanket, Kaede sat on top of it, then indicated that I could rest my head on her lap.

It's hard to say no to her when she's very happy.

"I will just lie down for a bit."

"Okay."

I lie down, and place my head on her lap.

The sweet aroma and the soft touch of her skin that I felt on my head, made my eyes close completely.

I think I'm going to sleep better than usual…

An explosion rumbled through the place.

It suddenly woke me up.

How long was I asleep?

"Master, I hope you slept well."

"Thank you, yes, I did… Huh?"

There were numerous defeated skeletons around us.

I don't know the total number, but it can't be more than 20.

I looked at Kaede, and she was smiling happily.

"What was that?"

"Those skeletons were about to attack us, so to save the master, I took care of them.

"I see."

She stands up and gently cleans my body with her tail.

It felt nice and fluffy coming in contact with my body.

I wonder, what is this strange feeling?

When I slept on her legs, it was as if my heart had been healed from everything

Maybe she has some special power too?

Come to think of it, I haven't seen her stats properly.

"Huh? You want to see my stats?"

"If you don't want me to see it, that's fine. I'm just curious."

"I'm your property, master. I'll be happy to show you."

Kaede made the stats screen appear and turned it towards me.

Level: 50

Name: Kaede Tamamo

Age: 15 years

Gender: Female

Race: White Fox

Job: Mage (Slave)

Skills

Appraisal: level 7

Omission of chanting: level 4

Hit correction: level 6

Increased power: level 3

Healing wave: level 9

Probably due to an ability called [Healing wave].

But it is a non-standard skill.

I don't see anything strange, although some are rare.

In particular, this [increased power] is a rare ability that once belonged to a very famous mage who made it into the history of mankind.

This girl will be someone important.

"Can you see the abilities of others in the stats?"

"It depends on the level. I haven't seen any unusual skills yet."

Hmm, so the saving skill is not yet identified.

I was hoping to find out.

Well, I have a pretty good idea of what works, so maybe I shouldn't bother investigating it.

"Do you want to keep moving forward?"

"If my master wishes, I would like to."

"We still have enough supplies. We can move forward."

We are heading to the fifth floor.

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Chapter 10 - Warrior and Slave Walk the Dungeon

We arrived at the tenth floor.

By then, Kaede had reached level 100.

"Gyaugyau!"

Ten goblins on top of some wolves were blocking the way.

Kaede danced with her iron fans.

"Blizzard Blossom!"

Pishhh, the passage is covered with ice.

"Wind Slash!"

A strong gust of wind ran horizontally, splitting the goblin's body in half.

That was very good, and raw.

Not even Sain and his team could do something like this.

"You've been using your magic for a while now, are you sure you can keep going?"

"Yes. Thanks to all my leveling up, I have much more magic now than I did before."

"Okay, but take it easy. If you get tired, let me know."

Suddenly, multiple steps could be heard coming from down the hall.

Another 20 goblins had just appeared.

Perhaps this is the area where they live.

Since we reached the tenth floor, many wolf-mounted goblins have appeared.

Kaede felt that they were beginning to be too much trouble, so she unleashed a more powerful spell.

"Air Bullet!"

Countless bullets of compressed air pierce the goblins.

They collapsed, looking like swiss cheese.

Such terrifying magic.

I feel sorry for the goblins who received it.

Kaede passed through the tenth level with some energy left over.

We arrived at the twentieth floor.

Kaede's level is now 150.

It seems that the level rise has slowed down.

Maybe it's just my imagination.

It took us a day to get here.

Normally it would take us three days, but surprisingly, everything happened very quickly.

Besides, both Kaede and I have extraordinary physical strength, so we came here without taking any kind of rest.

However, as expected, after more than twenty-four hours, she began to feel a lot of mental fatigue.

I suggested that we take a break and eat here quietly.

"Here you go. That's for you."

"Thank you very much."

I held the bowl out and Kaede took it.

Normally, the slave would prepare the food, but unfortunately, she can't cook well.

So I took on that role, as I'm used to doing.

Well, I had a lot of fun, so there's nothing to worry about.

"Delicious! The soup you make, Master, is magnificent!"

"Is it? Well, I have often been praised for my cooking skills."

Her white tail wagged strongly.

I wonder if that thing is linked to her emotions.

I often see it move when she is happy.

I will ask if I can touch it next time.

Oh right, I need to ask her something first.

"Hey, is there such a thing as a trick for doing magic?"

"The base is the important thing… If you know the spell, you can cast it under all sorts of conditions, but if you don't, it's hard to do."

"So if you imagine a flame, will it come out of the palm of your hand?

"Actually, it would be better to try wind or earth-type spells first…"

Bashuun

A bright red flash appeared from my right hand and went through the ceiling.

"Eh?"

A red circle has formed that was heating the ceiling.

A fiery sound was heard, and the molten stone dripped onto the floor.

If you look closely through the hole in the ceiling, you can see a dim but starry sky.

In other words, the flash of fire I released just passed through 19 floors.

"..."

Neither of us bothered to open our mouths, so we resumed our meal in silence.

It is better to forget what just happened.

I didn't do anything.

And neither of us saw what happened.

I'd better follow Kaede's advice, and practice with the wind and the earth. That would be best.

Finally, we arrived at the twenty-ninth floor.

Kaede's level was now 200.

No longer a surprise.

In fact, I was so excited that I wondered why I was so desperate for a two-digit number.

The enemies that appeared on the twenty-ninth floor were all opponents that even my previous group had not seen.

Cursed skeletons.

Warrior Orcs.

Ghosts.

Minotaurs.

They were all frozen or cut into pieces before Kaede.

In fact, the difference in levels was so big, even the monsters could tell.

Just by seeing her, they start running.

Then we found the stairs to the thirtieth floor, and headed down.

"This is the thirtieth floor… Still no sign of the enemy."

"You are right, it is unusually quiet."

The thirtieth floor was too quiet.

In front of the stairs, there is only one passage that stretches on ahead.

I wonder if this is the lowest level.

But I can't be sure because I've never seen it before.

"Stay alert."

"Yes."

I have heard that there are rare but powerful enemies called [Boss] in the dungeons.

If one is on this floor, we'd better get ready.

We continue slowly through the passage and out into a large room.

In the center of the room floated a vaguely bright blue crystal, which seemed to be spinning, but only slightly.

"The crystal is the core. Indeed, we have reached the final floor."

"You did it! We finally made it through the dungeon!"

I wanted to tell the excited Kaede something like 'No, I haven't done anything.'

It was all accomplished by my lovely slave.

It's amazing that someone completed it on only their second attempt.

I think it's the fastest time on record.

"Master, it's time for you to touch the core."

"You completed the dungeon, Kaede, you're the one who should do it."

"No, it is thanks to you, Master, that I have come this far. And since I am Master's property, all the credit goes to him.

Since she's saying it like that, I'm going to accept her choice.

Actually, it has always been my dream to touch the core of a dungeon.

If you're an adventurer, you've probably wanted to get to the top floor of a dungeon and touch the core with your own hands at least once or twice.

And how I'm an adventurer, and I've always wanted to do just that.

Thank you, Kaede. For allowing me this.

When I touch the blue crystal, it emits a dazzling light.

"Congratulations for clearing the Luntatta labyrinth. You will now receive the following rewards."

"Notice: You will receive a Ring of Disguise x2 as your first reward. "

"Notice: You will be given a dungeon"

The glass shone dazzlingly, and my vision was tinted white.

"Master…"

"What happened?"

We were at the bottom of a huge vertical hole.

That big dungeon disappeared in an instant!

Judging by the situation, we should have removed the dungeon, but I can't help but wonder where all those structures went.

"Huh? Master, since when do you wear a ring?"

"Hmm?"

A ring I don't recognize is stuck on the ring finger of my right hand.

And if I looked closely, I could see the same thing on Kaede's right hand.

It may be the Disguise ring that I received as my first reward for touching the crystal.

"Master, this is incredible."

"Do you know what it is?"

"It seems that you can disguise your status by wearing this ring. Also, the ring itself has a level, and it seems that the more you wear it, the higher it will be."

When I asked for details, it seems that you can raise it to level 3, and at level 1 you can disguise your status, at level 2 you can disguise your appearance, and at level 3 you can disguise your status and appearance simultaneously in front of any opponent.

A very convenient tool for me while trying to figure out what to do with my status.

I will be very happy to use it.

"Let's get out of here."

"Yes."

Using rocks protruding from the hole's sides as a support point, we jumped up repeatedly.

As soon as we reached the surface, we saw the remains of the dungeon.

It's a huge hole, but there didn't seem to be any buildings remaining in it.

It seems that they were pushed into the area where the dungeon used to be.

Fortunately, it is midnight and there are no residents making a fuss about this situation.

We should get out of here before everyone notices.

Kaede and I left town that same night.