"After that, I traveled the world together with Miss Nonoka..."
Just as the story was about to continue, the roar of monsters echoed around them.
Startled, they turned around—multiple monsters had appeared.
"I thought we had cleared out the monsters on this floor?"
"Enough time has passed... maybe new ones have spawned."
"I'm really curious about Grandpa's old stories, but first, we’ve got to deal with those. Come on, Fate, Sofia, go!"
"Why is Licorice giving the orders?"
“Owwwwwwwwww!?”
Sofia firmly pressed down on Licorice's head, making her cry out in pain.
They both seem pretty calm, though.
"Hmm, eight of them in total. I’ll take on three. Can I count on you two to handle the rest?"
"Yes, we’ll be fine."
"Good, that’s a reassuring answer."
They all drew their swords—
—and charged in.
They gave the monsters no chance for a preemptive strike.
On the contrary, by attacking first, they threw the monsters off balance.
“Haah!”
As expected, Sofia had already cut one down.
The enemy had been wielding a metal rod, but she had sliced right through it.
“Sei!”
Mr. Horn was impressive, too.
Despite his age, he moved with surprising agility, confusing the monster and striking from its blind spots.
He didn’t have the raw power of Sofia’s one-hit kills.
But his technique was steady and reliable.
As a result, Mr. Horn was able to defeat his opponents without taking a single hit.
I see.
So that’s another way to fight.
Very informative.
"Fate, here it comes!"
"Right!"
I couldn’t fall behind either.
Facing off against an orc charging at me with a wooden club, I readied myself for battle.
――――――――――
The battle ended in about five minutes.
It was a decisive victory for us.
But...
With Sofia here, and Mr. Horn’s incredible abilities,
It was all thanks to them.
"Fate, are you injured?"
As she sheathed her sword, Sofia asked.
I sheathed my sword as well and nodded.
"No, I'm fine. How about you, Sofia?"
"I'm fine too. It looks like Mr. Horn is fine as well..."
"Ho-ho-ho, I won’t lose to young ones just yet!"
"It seems there are no problems."
"Hold on, hold on. Why didn’t you ask me if I’m okay?"
"Licorice was flying near the ceiling, so you should be fine, right?"
"That’s not true! I got caught in a spider’s web and was in serious trouble!"
A fairy almost being eaten by a spider... What kind of situation is that?
"Hmm. We’ve cleared the monsters for now... but judging by this, they may appear again."
"We can't afford to have a calm conversation, can we?"
Both Mr. Horn and I still had many things we wanted to discuss.
However, the situation wouldn’t allow it.
Well, having a calm conversation in a dungeon was already a bit of a stretch.
Even if we set up barriers to rest, we’d still need to keep watch.
Anything could happen.
That’s just how unpredictable dungeons are.
"I have a proposal... How about we cooperate to explore the dungeon? Afterward, we can return to the town and have a proper conversation."
"Sounds good. Sofia, you're okay with that, right?"
"Yes, no problem. It’s reassuring to have someone like Mr. Horn with us."
"Ho-ho-ho, you're good at flattering an old man."
"No, no, I mean it."
"..."
Mr. Horn is very reliable.
Not only is he strong, but I also believe his knowledge is vast.
But seeing Sofia praise him like that...
"Hehe... What’s wrong, Fate?"
"Huh?"
Before I realized it, Sofia’s face was right up close to mine.
Her cheeks were slightly flushed, and she was grinning mischievously.
"You didn’t seem to be looking very happy. Was something bothering you?"
"I-I’m fine, it’s nothing..."
"Is that so? I thought you might be jealous."
"Wh-what!? N-no, that’s not..."
"Hehe, Fate, you’re so cute."
"M-Mmph!?"
She suddenly hugged me tightly.
If she kept this up, those soft and warm things would...!?
"Hehe, Fate♪"
"M-Mmmpgh!"
I hurriedly tried to...
"Geez."
I saw Licorice and Mr. Horn both sighing with warm, somewhat exasperated expressions.
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