Chapter 243
Realization
Translator : PolterGlast
Having finished his first battle with a floor boss, it
seemed like the reality of it hadn't hit Gree yet. I thought he would be
much more overjoyed, but he was surprisingly calm.
「Good work, Gree. It was a
complete victory.」
「Congratulations. You looked nervous
at first, but it was an easy win, wasn't it.」
「If you ask me, you still have a long
way to go, but considering it was your first battle, well done! You did great!」
「...Th-Thank you. It somehow didn't
feel real, but I'm happy... I think.」
Being praised by us, it seemed to finally hit him, and he
started grinning. His hands also started to tremble, but I think this is closer
to trembling with excitement.
「I thought you were surprisingly
aloof, but it just hadn't hit you yet! What are your thoughts? Were you scared?」
「I was scared at first, but the
feeling of it being fun might be bigger. Also, I'm happy I was able to fight
properly.」
「Fufu, I understand that feeling
well. It makes you happy when the movements you've been practicing work out in
actual combat, doesn't it.」
「Yeah. I felt like things somehow
connected.」
Repeatedly clenching and unclenching his trembling hands, Gree
seemed to be feeling a solid response. I had my doubts about bringing him
along, but I'm glad I let him experience a dungeon capture. Well, I'll probably
face fierce backlash from Lia and Anne when they hear this story,
though.
「Let's save any further thoughts for
after we get back, and pick up the drop items so we can return. It's the floor
boss you defeated, Gree, so you go pick them up. You can keep this one
as a souvenir.」
「Is it okay if I keep it? I'll hold
onto it!」
Gree gave a
light jump of joy before hurrying off to collect the drop items. This time it
wasn't a rare drop, but the normal drop, "Ultramarine Crystal". It
isn't an item of high value, but Gree tucked it into his breast pocket
as if it were more important than anything else.
Ginia and Aoi
watched such a sight with heartwarming smiles. And having finished collecting
the drop items, we used the warp gate to return from the dungeon. Even though Gree
was the center of the capture, since it was only a capture up to the tenth
floor, the time was still only just past noon.
「I thought we had been diving for a
long time, but it's still bright out.」
「It's your first capture, Gree,
and it's dark inside the dungeon, after all. I think your sense of time has
just gotten messed up.」
「You look kinda sleepy! You'll
probably fall asleep the moment we get to the inn, right?」
「Yeah. I don't think I was
struggling, but the moment we left the dungeon, the fatigue hit me all at once.」
「Your body was probably stiff with
tension. It's best if you take a bath immediately and go to sleep.」
We escorted Gree back to the inn and told him to rest
up early. Truthfully, I was planning to celebrate his first successful capture,
but looking at Gree's drowsy eyes, it was obvious we couldn't hold a
victory party. Therefore, since we still have time left today, we'll do
something else. Well, the only things we can do are either dungeon capturing or
hunting wanted poster monsters, though.
「We're free from here on out, so I'm
thinking of going either dungeon capturing or hunting a wanted poster monster,
will you come?」
「Of course! I was just watching
behind Gree, and seeing him capturing so happily made me itch to join
in!」
「I will tag along too. We've done
plenty of dungeon capturing, so my preference would be a wanted poster monster.」
「Then, let's go hunt a wanted poster
monster.」
Per Ginia's request, it was decided we would hunt a
wanted poster monster. We had already decided on the targets when the three of
us headed out, and among them, this time we're heading to hunt the monster
located closest to the Dungeon City. After lightly preparing our
equipment, we departed immediately. And after walking for about two hours. At a
rocky area at the foot of a mountain, we discovered the monster described on
the wanted poster.
「I see it. That monster is our target
this time.」
「Eh!? Where!? I don't see it at all!」
「...I don't know either. Where is it?」
「There's a large rock on the right,
isn't there? The second rock further to the right of that large rock. That is
our target monster this time.」
「Eh!? We're fighting a rock this
time?」
「Of course not. It's a monster
mimicking a rock. It's called a Rock Tortoise, and it seems to be a
monster that normally mimics rocks.」
The two of them still didn't seem to believe it was a
monster, repeatedly checking it. In reality, it just looks like a regular rock,
and I think its properties are almost the same as a rock too.
「Even though it's a monster that uses
mimicry, is it dangerous enough to be put on a wanted poster?」
「It uses mimicry, but it seems to be
a carnivorous and ferocious monster. It's written that because its movements
are slow, it mimics a rock and devours any creature that approaches, even
humans.」
「Scary! I couldn't notice it, so I
think I would've been eaten to death!」
「Me too. So that rock is a ferocious
monster.」
It's probably an evolutionary form precisely because its movements are slow. Its shell is hard just as it looks, and inside the shell is its main body possessing sharp fangs. Its star rating is 2 (☆2), but that's an evaluation due to its slow movements; its simple strength should be quite something. I plan to have Ginia and Aoi fight it this time too, but their affinity against it probably isn't good, so I want them to be extremely careful when fighting.
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