Chapter 133: Bath Time

(Morax: POV)

Stepping onto the 18th floor and feeling its artificial light I breathed a sigh of relief.

I also relaxed my guard a bit more.

Once I did so I turned to the others and looked them over.

Just like me they looked slightly beat up, but nothing a good rest and relaxation won't cure.

Even Haruhime.

Despite the fact she just experienced her first expedition to the Deep Floors after being in our familia for two years now.

'Looks like our little fox is stronger than I first thought.' I thought.

But then I immediately noticed the shaking of Haruhimes' tail that she is desperately trying to hide.

Seeing this I can see what she just went through affected her more than I thought.

Not that I can blame her.

We set out for a routine expedition to the Deep Floors to mine and collect some adamantite to sell. As well as get Haruhime used to that level of adventuring since she finally reached level 2 a few weeks ago, and ended up getting pulled into a Pass Parade by some assholes who went too far before they were ready.

Thankfully of all of us survived.

Even those assholes.

Who managed to give us the slip before we could talk about their actions.

I swear if I see them again I'll shove my spear so far up their asses it will come out their mouths.

That's a promise.

Putting those guys out of mind for now I walked over to Haruhime and patted her atop her head pulling her into a gentle hug after I did so.

"Captain, what are you doing?" She asked, a blush on her face.

"You know it's ok to be scared. You don't have to hide it." I told her. The scent of urine assaulting my nose as I did so.

'So she peed herself as well.' I thought. 'Really, this girl.'

I thought she would've learned by now that she can rely on us.

Looks like I need to pound that fact into her skull a bit more.

"Yes, I understand." Haruhime said.

"Good." I told her.

I then released her from the hug and turned to the others. "Alright, let's go find a place to set up camp." I said. "Unless you guys want to pay to stay in town."

"Hell no." Gaul spoke up.

"Morax, I see you are making a joke to lighten the mood." Ryuu said.

"Then it's decided then." I said.

With that we all started moving and looking for a place to set up camp.

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(3rd Person: POV)

As Morax and the Athena familia made there way through the eighteenth floor of the dungeon, an opening was created near the entrance to the dungeons upper floors and a shadow slinked out of it.

Heading into the forests.

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"Hey Ryuu, have your boobs gotten bigger?"

"What?!"

Placing her arms over her exposed chest, Ryuu turned away from Echidna whose eyes were glued to that exact spot.

It didn't take the Athena familia long to find a place to set up camp.

Once they did so they all realized how bad they smelled, so they decided it was time to bath.

The ladies of the familia going first.

Hence the current situation.

All of them are cleaning themselves in a lake located nearby their familia's campsite.

Moving through the water Echidna tried to get closer to Ryuu, who backed away from her every time she did.

"Oi Ryuu, stop moving away from me. I just want to confirm that your boobs are bigger than the last time I saw them. Nothing else. "Echidna said.

As she did so Ryuu looked at her with a stern glare. "Come any closer or continue pestering me and I'll beat you within an inch of your life." She stated.

Hearing Ryuu's words Echidna got flushed cheeks and licked her lips in a seductive manner. "Oh my Ryuu. I thought you were an M, but it turns out you're really an S. I'm surprised." She said.

Ryuu said nothing in response, and instead started chanting to activate her magic.

{In the sky of the the now distant forest. Infinite stars scattered in the endless night sky-}

"Enough!" Leonmichelli shouted.

She then closed the distance and smacked both Ryuu and Echidna upside their heads without any hesitation.

"Can we please just bathe in peace without you two trying to kill each other!" She stated.

"Yes, forgive me." Ryuu said.

"I simply wanted to check something and Ryuu got upset for such a little thing." Echidna said.

Which only made Ryuu give her another stern glare.

But the white-haired mage ignored it.

Leonmitchelli could only shake her head and sigh at the antics of her fellow familia members and friends.

Meanwhile Ariane and Millhiore had wry smiles on their faces at the situation.

As for Haruhime she had a worried expression on her face.

"Am, please don't fight you two." The Renard spoke up.

When she did so Echidna turned her gaze to her.

Her eyes going to Haruhime's boobs immediately afterwards.

"Haruhime it seems you are getting bigger in that area as well." Echidna spoke.

"Ku!"

Hearing Echidna's comment Haruhime got red in the face from embarrassment and tried to use her ears to cover her eyes. While she used her arms to cover her developing chest.

Seeing Echidna's actions Leontmichelli gave her a flat look. "I've changed my mind. Ryuu, you can administer punishment."

"Yes." Ryuu said.

She then closed the distance to Echidna and began teaching her a lesson, which she did often.

"Agh! Ryuu, stop! Hey, it was all in good fun! No, wait!!" Echidna cried out.

But Ryuu ignored her.

As did the other girls in the familia.

Leonmitchelli in fact went over to Haruhime and started watching the younger girls hair and tail.

"Help me!"

Ignoring Echidna's cries for help as she did so.

"Am Leon."

"Shh." Leonmmitchelli said, placing a finger on Haruhime's lips. "Just ignore that perverts cries for help and it will all be over soon." She explained. "Now then, let's talk about why you didn't tell anyone you peed yourself and then let yourself stay like that as we made our way to the eighteenth floor."

Giving her lion-kin senses, which were only further enhanced by her high level Leonmtichelli knew that Haruhime wet herself back when they were attacked by that horde of monsters because they got caught in a Pass Parade.

Actually everyone in the Athena familia quickly realized this. But on one said anything since they were hoping Haruhime would speak up herself.

However that didn't happen.

So after the familia finished setting up camp Morax and Leonmtichelli quickly discussed the incident and decided the latter would talk to Haruhime in depth about it.

"I didn't want to be a bother." Haruhime replied.

Which caused Leonmitchelli to give her a a slight chop to her head.

"Listen you fox. You are part of our familia. So you can rely on us. Don't ever think you are a bother." Leonmithcelli explained.

She then pulled Haruhime into a gentle hug from behind.

"We've always got your back. Now promise you won't ever do something like that again." Leonmithcelli spoke.

"Ok." Haruhime said.

Putting a soft smile on her face as she did so.

*Rustle Rustle*

Though that smile only lasted for a moment as she and everyone heard rustling in the nearby bushes.

When this happened all the girls of the Athena familia turned their attention in said direction, and all of them except for Haruhime stared leaking a dangerous black aura from their bodies.

Even Echidna who is quite perverted, and Millhiore who is sweet exhibited this aura.

Since none of the girls present enjoyed peeping toms and voyeurs' in the slightest.

Wading over to the side of the lake where they placed their clothes and weapons, the girls of the Athena familia collected the latter and then got out of the water and started heading towards the bushes where they heard the rustling.

Ready to tear apart whoever it was that was watching them bathe.

They knew it wasn't any of them males in their female. Since all of them respected women too much.

So that meant it was someone else.

And by looking at the girls from the Athena familia they were basically courting death.

In no time at all the girls surrounded the bush where the heard the sounds coming from.

"Come out now." Leonmitchelli stated. "If you do so we promise not to hurt you. Too much." She added.

But no response came to Leonmitchelli's words.

"Fine, have it your way." Leonmithcelli said.

She then started to give Ryuu and Ariane the signal to attack the peeper.

But right as she was about to something raced out of the bushes and grabbed Haruhime.

"Haruhime!" Leonmitchelli shouted.

Then the moment after she did so a defining roar filled the air.

"Rarrghh!!!"

Telling the girls of the Athena familia they were not dealing with a pervert peeping on them.

But something much more.