Having been taught the importance of caution by Fran, Katley seemed to have regained her courage and resumed her journey through the dungeon.
She paid more attention to her surroundings now.
However, the threats in the dungeon were not something that could be avoided with a little effort from an amateur. She had been caught in several traps multiple times already.
Still, without any complaints, she wiped the sweat from her forehead and proceeded without a word. But then, a new threat appeared in front of her.
「T-that is!?」
「Nn, a magic beast. The Stealth Rabbit」
「So that’s, a magic beast…」
A Stealth Rabbit was a small fry magic beast with a threat level of G. And speaking on how much of a small fry it is, it was the weakest magic beast we were aware of.
They were good at digging holes and hiding, but in a dungeon of stones like this, they were just a stupid-looking rabbit that moved like a turtle.
Forget about other magic beasts, it probably would even be defeated by a mere wild dog. But that was why they were suitable for the first floor of the dungeon for newbies.
There should be no adventurer that would lose against it. The sole reason they were here was to get newbies used to defeating magic beasts after all.
「Take it down with your sword」
「Yes!」
She was probably glad that the time she had spent being harassed by traps was over, and that things were now unfolding like what an adventurer is supposed to do. Katley then drew her sword with a cheerful voice and aimed at the Stealth Rabbit.
「Haa!」
「Pikyii―!」
「I-I did it!」
She may be a young lady, but she was still an inhabitant of this world and an aspiring adventurer. She had successfully defeated a magic beast without uttering any naive words such as “I can’t attack rabbit-san” or “I’m afraid of blood”.
「Nn. Good job」
「Yes!」
Fran nodded in satisfaction.
It was a slash that stuck to the basics. I couldn’t tell if she had talent or not at this stage yet, but I didn’t think that she was lacking talent at all.
Afterward, Katley dismantled the rabbit under Fran’s direction and put the meat and magic stones in her backpack. It seemed that Fran didn’t want to spoil her by using her dimensional storage.
Katley was smiling brightly as she put her backpack which had gained some weight back on. I guess she felt like she had accomplished something after dismantling the magic beast she killed herself.
But like I said before, this was still the tutorial level. The main part of an adventure was not as simple as this.
「That’s all for the first floor, let’s continue」
「Y-yes」
「Let’s hurry. I’ll give you a piggyback ride」
「Eh?」
Fran bent down and turned her back to Katley. But Katley froze, unable to move because of her confusion.
「Katley?」
「B-but…」
「Hmm」
Fran seemed to have given up on the idea of carrying her on her back because Katley wouldn’t move at all.
「Kyaa!」
「Careful not to bite your tongue」
Fran took Katley by the arm and ran off without waiting for her to say a thing.
「Kyaaa!」
「It’s still safe around here, but you might attract magic beasts once we get to the next floor. You’d better not scream」
「…!」
Ooh, she immediately kept her mouth shut. She listened to Fran’s words… or should I say, she didn’t want to make it look like her desire to become an adventurer was just half-hearted.
Fran continues to run while teaching Katley about traps.
She sometimes moved three-dimensionally, kicking off walls and ceilings to avoid traps, and did not stop at all while finishing off magic beasts with her kicks.
「…E-aeh!」
It seemed that Katley had lost her composure due to the rapidly changing scenery and the constant pressure from all directions.
She shrieked as she looked around, her eyes whirling.
「…Fueh―」
Her mouth eventually dropped open halfway and she had a dumbfounded expression on her face. She didn’t seem to have passed out, but she must have lost her train of thought.
A half an hour later.
Fran had stepped through the second and third floors and had reached the entrance to the fourth floor.
The mid-level floor of this dungeon started at the fourth floor. To go any further, it was recommended that everyone be an F ranker or higher, or be accompanied by an E ranker.
Unlike the first three floors, which were like attractions for beginners, this was a true training ground. An amateur could potentially lose their life if they were not careful.
The most common cause of that was the magic beast in front of Fran and Katley now.
「I-Isn’t that…」
「Nn. Lesser Ogre」
A reddish-brown-skinned beast wearing only a loincloth and carrying a thin wooden stick. It is no taller than 150 centimeters. And as its name implied, it was a subspecies of ogre that looked like a skinnier, smaller version of an ogre.
Rumina had originally wanted to place a goblin that was adjusted to be weaker than the original. However, the Goddess of Chaos seemed to have done something to her, and she needed greater power to create evil species in the dungeon.
It seemed that her plan to create a large number of low-level goblins and fast-track the development of the Black Cat kin failed even before it was done.
So instead of goblins, Rumina placed the weakest Lesser Ogre in her dungeon. Still, its combat power was on par with goblins.
It took a position in the middle of the passage and stared at us.
「Gugyah!」
「Hii!」
Katley let out a shriek briefly when she heard the Lesser Ogre’s voice.
It certainly must be quite scary for a child. They were not that different in size, but they had vicious looks on their faces. Moreover, they are armed with weapons and have a strong hostility towards us.
Even a Japanese Macaque could inflict serious injuries on people. If it were a larger lethal ogre, the danger would be far greater than that of a monkey.
(TLN: Also known as the snow monkey, the one you’d see bathing in open-air hot springs)
Fran had always been ready to kill magic beasts from the start. As a result, I assumed that it was a normal thing, but it seemed that no matter how harsh this world is, a normal child would probably react the way Katley did.
「That thing is weak」
「I-is that so?」
「Nn. Even beginners should be able to defeat it. So, go at it」
「Eh?」
「It’s okay, I can always heal you as long as you don’t die」
「Eh? Eeh―!?」
「Gugyagyah!」
While they were talking, the Lesser Ogre had identified Fran and Katley as its prey. It seemed that it failed to sense Fran’s strength because it was just a small fry.
From its point of view, the two must have looked like delicious and easy prey.
「It’s coming」
「Gyagyahah!」
「Kyaaa!」
Having been taught the importance of caution by Fran, Katley seemed to have regained her courage and resumed her journey through the dungeon.
She paid more attention to her surroundings now.
However, the threats in the dungeon were not something that could be avoided with a little effort from an amateur. She had been caught in several traps multiple times already.
Still, without any complaints, she wiped the sweat from her forehead and proceeded without a word. But then, a new threat appeared in front of her.
「T-that is!?」
「Nn, a magic beast. The Stealth Rabbit」
「So that’s, a magic beast…」
A Stealth Rabbit was a small fry magic beast with a threat level of G. And speaking on how much of a small fry it is, it was the weakest magic beast we were aware of.
They were good at digging holes and hiding, but in a dungeon of stones like this, they were just a stupid-looking rabbit that moved like a turtle.
Forget about other magic beasts, it probably would even be defeated by a mere wild dog. But that was why they were suitable for the first floor of the dungeon for newbies.
There should be no adventurer that would lose against it. The sole reason they were here was to get newbies used to defeating magic beasts after all.
「Take it down with your sword」
「Yes!」
She was probably glad that the time she had spent being harassed by traps was over, and that things were now unfolding like what an adventurer is supposed to do. Katley then drew her sword with a cheerful voice and aimed at the Stealth Rabbit.
「Haa!」
「Pikyii―!」
「I-I did it!」
She may be a young lady, but she was still an inhabitant of this world and an aspiring adventurer. She had successfully defeated a magic beast without uttering any naive words such as “I can’t attack rabbit-san” or “I’m afraid of blood”.
「Nn. Good job」
「Yes!」
Fran nodded in satisfaction.
It was a slash that stuck to the basics. I couldn’t tell if she had talent or not at this stage yet, but I didn’t think that she was lacking talent at all.
Afterward, Katley dismantled the rabbit under Fran’s direction and put the meat and magic stones in her backpack. It seemed that Fran didn’t want to spoil her by using her dimensional storage.
Katley was smiling brightly as she put her backpack which had gained some weight back on. I guess she felt like she had accomplished something after dismantling the magic beast she killed herself.
But like I said before, this was still the tutorial level. The main part of an adventure was not as simple as this.
「That’s all for the first floor, let’s continue」
「Y-yes」
「Let’s hurry. I’ll give you a piggyback ride」
「Eh?」
Fran bent down and turned her back to Katley. But Katley froze, unable to move because of her confusion.
「Katley?」
「B-but…」
「Hmm」
Fran seemed to have given up on the idea of carrying her on her back because Katley wouldn’t move at all.
「Kyaa!」
「Careful not to bite your tongue」
Fran took Katley by the arm and ran off without waiting for her to say a thing.
「Kyaaa!」
「It’s still safe around here, but you might attract magic beasts once we get to the next floor. You’d better not scream」
「…!」
Ooh, she immediately kept her mouth shut. She listened to Fran’s words… or should I say, she didn’t want to make it look like her desire to become an adventurer was just half-hearted.
Fran continues to run while teaching Katley about traps.
She sometimes moved three-dimensionally, kicking off walls and ceilings to avoid traps, and did not stop at all while finishing off magic beasts with her kicks.
「…E-aeh!」
It seemed that Katley had lost her composure due to the rapidly changing scenery and the constant pressure from all directions.
She shrieked as she looked around, her eyes whirling.
「…Fueh―」
Her mouth eventually dropped open halfway and she had a dumbfounded expression on her face. She didn’t seem to have passed out, but she must have lost her train of thought.
A half an hour later.
Fran had stepped through the second and third floors and had reached the entrance to the fourth floor.
The mid-level floor of this dungeon started at the fourth floor. To go any further, it was recommended that everyone be an F ranker or higher, or be accompanied by an E ranker.
Unlike the first three floors, which were like attractions for beginners, this was a true training ground. An amateur could potentially lose their life if they were not careful.
The most common cause of that was the magic beast in front of Fran and Katley now.
「I-Isn’t that…」
「Nn. Lesser Ogre」
A reddish-brown-skinned beast wearing only a loincloth and carrying a thin wooden stick. It is no taller than 150 centimeters. And as its name implied, it was a subspecies of ogre that looked like a skinnier, smaller version of an ogre.
Rumina had originally wanted to place a goblin that was adjusted to be weaker than the original. However, the Goddess of Chaos seemed to have done something to her, and she needed greater power to create evil species in the dungeon.
It seemed that her plan to create a large number of low-level goblins and fast-track the development of the Black Cat kin failed even before it was done.
So instead of goblins, Rumina placed the weakest Lesser Ogre in her dungeon. Still, its combat power was on par with goblins.
It took a position in the middle of the passage and stared at us.
「Gugyah!」
「Hii!」
Katley let out a shriek briefly when she heard the Lesser Ogre’s voice.
It certainly must be quite scary for a child. They were not that different in size, but they had vicious looks on their faces. Moreover, they are armed with weapons and have a strong hostility towards us.
Even a Japanese Macaque could inflict serious injuries on people. If it were a larger lethal ogre, the danger would be far greater than that of a monkey.
(TLN: Also known as the snow monkey, the one you’d see bathing in open-air hot springs)
Fran had always been ready to kill magic beasts from the start. As a result, I assumed that it was a normal thing, but it seemed that no matter how harsh this world is, a normal child would probably react the way Katley did.
「That thing is weak」
「I-is that so?」
「Nn. Even beginners should be able to defeat it. So, go at it」
「Eh?」
「It’s okay, I can always heal you as long as you don’t die」
「Eh? Eeh―!?」
「Gugyagyah!」
While they were talking, the Lesser Ogre had identified Fran and Katley as its prey. It seemed that it failed to sense Fran’s strength because it was just a small fry.
From its point of view, the two must have looked like delicious and easy prey.
「It’s coming」
「Gyagyahah!」
「Kyaaa!」
