Chapter 28
The Way Back
Translator : PolterGlast
It took about eleven
days to complete the conquest of the fifth floor and the first part of my magic
training.
By the way, I thought
I would look suspicious if I was too clean, so I haven't used Refresh or
changed clothes since I hunted Skeleton Warriors.
As a result, an
incredible smell has stuck to me.
"I hope I don't
get a disgusted look when I go back to town..."
If you explore the
[Knight's Holy Remains] for a long time, the stench of rot will not go away for
a long time.
Because of that, it
seems that this dungeon is also famous as a place that breaks the bonds with
loved ones, such as getting awkward with lovers and marriage partners, or
children disliking to approach.
Oh, by the way, the
door installation of the [Home] gift can be done on each floor of the dungeon.
Apparently, the
dungeon is judged to be a separate place for each floor.
So, when I enter the
house once and then install the door, I can start exploring from any floor.
Normally, you have to
go back the way you came once you dive in, but I don't have to.
...When I think about
it, this gift can be used quite casually like a "Dora*mon's anywhere
door".
After all, the
usefulness of [Home] knows no bounds.
"...Ugh, I'm
going to go crazy from the smell unless I think about something."
As a Japanese who
loves cleanliness, the stench of zombie rot and the smell of burnt rotten meat
are quite unacceptable.
After living on the
floor far from the pungent odors where the wraiths are for a while, the
powerful smell I hadn't smelled in a long time brought tears to my eyes.
I decided to go back
to town quickly, using Wind Search to avoid encountering enemies as much as
possible and aiming for the ground at the fastest speed.
I returned to the
first floor by human power without using the power of [Home] just in case.
It would be strange if
I was too clean and suspected.
Then, halfway through
the second floor, my nose completely went numb, and I no longer needed to worry
about the smell.
Honestly, I'm very
grateful.
"Ubooo...?"
On this return trip, I
secretly set one goal in mind.
That is--to get
through without fighting even once.
Since I use Wind
Search to search for enemies, I can easily detect monsters that are moving by
the movement of the wind.
But even though the
width is wide, the inside is a cave, and sometimes it's inevitable to encounter
enemies.
What can be used at
such times is...
Shadow Dive!
It's easy to use this
dark magic to dive into the shadows.
"Ubooo..."
Since I can disappear
completely, the monsters won't be able to catch me!
...Well, talking like
a professional shopper is tiring, so I'll stop here.
It seems that the
perception of the undead that appears up to the fifth floor can be deceived
without any problems.
I wonder how stealthy
it is.
If they can detect me
from things like my smell or mana, then the uses of this skill will be greatly
limited.
While thinking about
that, I came back to the surface.
It's been a while
since I've been on the surface.
I take a deep breath.
The air is not so
bad... well, that's obvious.
But I want to be able
to appreciate the obvious.
As I was getting a
little high and beginning to lose my sense of things, the hut I saw when I came
appeared in my field of vision.
I hesitated a little,
but decided to go inside.
Varietta-san gave me
advice, so I thought I should say hello.
"Excuse me~"
"What is it? If
it's a subscription, I refuse... no, it's the boy who came before, huh!?"
Perhaps because he
knew who it was, the door was opened vigorously.
There was Varietta-san
looking at me with a surprised face.
"I've conquered
up to the fifth floor, so I thought I'd let you know..."
"--What!? ...Then
please come inside."
"Eh, but I'm
filthy..."
"Living in a
place like this, I'm used to the stench of rot... (sniff sniff)"
Varietta-san tilts his
head, twitching his nose.
He mumbles something
about the smell... even though he's been here for a long time.
This might be bad.
Let's get this over
with before he notices something.
--That's right,
Varietta-san seemed to know about the sixth floor.
In that case, I might
be able to ask him to tell me the details.
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