Chapter 119 – Chapter 119-to the 4th Floor

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Poududeuk!

Wow!

It’s been quite some time since we reached the 4th floor.

Me and Noah went forward and hunted the orcs that appeared.

Niña escorted Elsie from behind.

Elsie assisted Noah by walking again when it was time for Noah to lose speed.

By the time it was lunchtime.

“Haha!”

Awesome!

Whoa!

“Haha…”

Noah is starting to show the limits of his stamina.

His skills in hunting Orcs had significantly improved compared to the first.

Now, without having to cut each orc’s wrists, he quickly climbed onto his shoulder and cut off his head.

However, avoiding the orcs that attacked faster than the kobolds and slashing the orc’s skin, which was tougher than the kobolds, was taking away more physical strength from Noah than usual.

“Noah, are you okay?”

“Huh? Whoa… Um, I’m a bit tired as expected. I think I’m stronger than a kobold, so I think I’m using more power than usual. If I don’t use a critical hit, I won’t be able to cut my throat.”

Noah spoke honestly about his physical condition.

“Rant, Noah. It’s about time, so let’s eat.”

Niña was waving with Elsie in the shade of a rock.

“Yes, Mr. Niña! Noah, I’ll go retrieve the orc’s magic stone, weapon, and corpse. Go first.”

“Yes.”

Noah went to Niña and Elsie first, and I also went to everyone after collecting the magic stone, weapon, and corpse.

I took off Lei Ji Fang’s skin and spread it on the floor and took out a lunch box from my inventory.

While eating, I told everyone.

“Shall we eat and move forward today? This time, Niña-san and I will hunt orcs.”

“No, wouldn’t it be better to finish today only? When returning, go back to Rant’s muscle carriage.”

Niña-san suggested we withdraw for today.

“How come, Mr. Niña?”

“Noah, aren’t you tired right now? That’s a bit too much. If you do more, you can get seriously injured. Adventurers need it when taking on challenges, but I think you should choose safety first.”

“Then, wouldn’t it be okay to have Noah escort Elsie?”

“That’s not bad either. But it won’t help much for Elsie and Noah’s promotion. The contributions are too different.”

“Any contribution?”

“It’s not confirmed, but there’s some sort of credible theory.”

Niña said while holding a canteen.

“For example, let’s say that the bowl of existence is this canteen. Let’s assume that the water inside is an element for promotion.”

“Is it like experience?”

“Experience… ? Ah yes. That sounds perfect. Yes, experience. Let’s call this water experience. Amount is constant.

However, if you form a party and hunt together, a certain amount of water will be divided and rise less. And the amount divided depends on how much you contributed to defeating the monster.”

Come to think of it, no matter how much I killed Reiji Fang alone on the 13th floor, Elsina and Noah who were with me didn’t seem to be promoted.

Is it because I took care of it alone?

“There is a theory that this contribution also depends on perception. My perception, my friends’ perception, and the monster’s perception. It is said that the amount of experience points divided is different by evaluating each other’s perception.

For example, even if Elsie did n’t participate in the battle herself, Elsie was in the same party and helped Noah fight easily with her speed her, right? Then, the amount of experience that is shared with Elsie also increases.

Even if you hunt monsters separately, the experience is shared with the perception that you hunted the same group of monsters together.”

If it’s a game-like system, it’s a pretty reasonable theory.

“Actually, I also believe in this theory because the speed of promotion has increased since I started solo.

Me and Rant don’t have to use Elsie’s speed and can easily deal with it, so it won’t help Noah or Elsie’s promotion.

In addition, Rant is probably too strong from the beginning, so the vessel of existence is large… I’ve already been promoted six times, so the experience of an orc isn’t enough.”

Match!

Niña clapped her hands and smiled.

“So, isn’t it much better to go back quickly and take a break? Since we have a Rent, we have more leisure time than other adventurers~. We should enjoy this opportunity while having fun♪”

“Then why did you go hunting with me yesterday without using a muscle wagon?”

“That’s because I want Noah to observe and refer to my movements closely, even from behind, rather than to gain experience points. Even if I don’t do that now, Noah will know well, so there’s no need for that.”

“I want to see how Niña takes down an orc?”

“With my level of skill, it’s not much different from when I defeated a kobold, so I won’t be able to refer to it much. Once I stab a spear, I’ll deal with it right away.”

“I see. Umm, then it’s better to go back soon. I’m an adventurer, but I’m tired of being in a dungeon almost all day. How about Elsie?”

“I don’t mind either. Oh, Rant.”

“Yeah, why, Elsie?”

“Hey… Can you go to the temple with me after we get back from the dungeon? If possible, take Noa, Niña-san, and Tina together…”

“Ah…”

Come to think of it, when I stopped by the temple with Elsie, I made a promise that Noah would stop by when I had time next time.

But after that, the return time was almost evening, and after that, following the case of the novice killer, the first night with Tina and the meeting with Niña-san, various things happened, so I forgot about it.

“Yes, yes. But with Tina?”

“Yes. That…”

Elsie blushed and looked around at us once before speaking.

“So, I want to pray for our happiness in front of Solisin’s eyes…”

“”Elsie…””

Noah and Niña looked at Elsie with very happy faces.

And Noah and Niña hugged Elsie at the same time.

“Really~ Elsie is really nice! Yes, let’s pray that Rant and I can be happy together!”

“I’ve heard the nickname ‘Saint of Conscience’, but Elsie is really kind~ Ah, but I have succubus blood, so can I enter the temple? I also have elven blood, so it’s okay, right?”

“That, that doesn’t matter. Solisin is a merciful person. Now that the Demon King is gone, the succubus will not harm mankind. Also, please don’t call me a saint of conscience…”

“Yes, that’s right! Elsie’s conscience is not enough! She’s kind-hearted like a saintess!”

“Hee hee, Saint Elsie!”

“Th-th-please don’t call me that…! I-I’m a saint…”

“But isn’t Elsie the saint of Rant? After all, she’s the saint.”

“No, Noah! That, that’s…”

“Huh? What do you mean, Noah?”

“That’s actually true. When Elsie was with Lant…”

“Whoaaa! No, Noa! Please don’t tell me because it’s embarrassing!”

It was very heartening to see the three of them getting along well.

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After lunch, I put the lunch box and Leijifang’s leather in my inventory and moved to the warp device with my muscle wagon at once.

Niña-san lost this time in rock-paper-scissors, so she moved with Elsie and Noah in her arms.

Elsie hugged me more than usual and pressed her cheek against my face.

It was very soft.

After returning to the surface, we exchanged magic stones at the money changer and then went to the adventurer’s guild.

The adventurer’s guild took out a weapon recovered from an orc.

Since we couldn’t take the orc’s corpse out of the Adventurer’s Guild, we went to the warehouse next to the Adventurer’s Guild where Mr. Kelvan was.

Mr. Kelvan welcomed me very much and asked if I had captured the Orc Champion, but unfortunately he was downcast when he said he couldn’t meet me today.

However, when he saw the fresh corpses of the orcs taken out in large quantities, he quickly regained his strength.

It was a pity that the magic stone had already been taken out, but Mr. Kelvan seemed satisfied as he likes dismantling itself.

“Hee hee hee hee! I’ll dismantle you fresh guys very cleanly! Hee hee hee hee!”

Leaving behind Mr. Kelvan’s slightly unpleasant laugh, we headed towards the temple.

“… Mr. Kelvan, there are times when you laugh like that.”

“Have you ever heard of Nina?”

“Yeah. He’s usually just a good-natured old man… After all, people change drastically when the castle wall is involved. Even the kind Rant… He’ll be relentless at night♡”

“…Sorry.”

“Oh, I rather like that♡ Isn’t it Noah?”

“Yeah! I like it because it makes me feel so good! But after all, if I do that every day, I think my body won’t be able to withstand it. Oh, that’s right! Hey, Elsie, Niña. How about tonight with Tina, set a Rant night shift?”

“Oh my, that’s a good idea. But isn’t it obvious?”

“Ummm, then how about Tina’s turn on the day before we have a day off? When Tina wakes up late, we help with the store. It’s probably only one day a week, but Tina enjoys massaging with Lant anyway, right? Maybe she ‘ll understand. Elsie What do you think?”

“Hey… Go, what do we do when we’re together?”

“Let’s decide that after asking the opinion of the person on duty that day and Rant’s opinion.”

“Yes…”

“Elsie, you can always be with me when I’m on duty~. I’m curious about how Elsie feels, so I want to see her.”

“Ahhh… That, that’s… Bird, I’ll think about it…”

On-duty talk with me on the street where people walk.

I felt a little bit of a gap with my daily life, so I was a little excited just listening to it.

It is as if you are directly experiencing the situation where you casually talk about lewd words or stories in hypnotic water.

After stopping at the fox’s shelter, we went to the temple with Tina.

Fortunately, it was after lunch, so the fox’s shelter was free.

After a short walk we reached the temple.

As we entered the Shinseon, Mischa came towards us, just like when Elsie and the two of us entered.

“Welcome to the temple. Mr. Rant. Long time no see.”

“Yes, Mr. Misha.”

“Elsie, by any chance the other three…”

“Yes, Priest Misha. Noah and Niña are from the same party! And this is Tina, the daughter of the innkeeper I’m staying at.”

“Hello!”

“Hey~ Misha.”

“Oh, hello!”

Noah and Niña greeted Misha.

Tina seemed a little nervous about the temple atmosphere.

But Niña seems to be acquainted with Misha.

Mischa looked at Niña and said with a soft smile.

“No way… I didn’t know Niña-sama would organize a party. Aren’t you always insisting on being alone?”

“Of course I did. But~ I found the master of my destiny~.”

Mr. Niña clung to my arm.

The feel of the bare skin through the cleavage hole is pleasant!

“Master… You mean Rant-sama?”

“Right~”

Ms. Misha looked at Elsie for a moment, then she looked at Ms. Niña and said.

“Yes, but Niña-sama… Wouldn’t it be better to refrain from doing such things in front of too many other colleagues? Didn’t Niña-sama have had problems with other men and women before, even if she wasn’t ‘t directly involved?”

“Ah, that’s okay~ Elsie and Noah are all~ nice~ Everyone agreed to love Rant, so there’s no problem!”

“Yes?”

Mischa stared at Elsie.

“Elsie?”

“I-over there…”

Elsie hesitantly said, holding my hand tightly with both of her hands.

“Sah, I have someone I love, Priest Misha…”

Misha looked at me.

“… Lant-sama. As a priest, there is no reason for me to intervene in other people’s love affairs. But… Can I ask you one thing?”

“Yes, Mr. Misha.”

Mr. Misha looked at me with her serious eyes.

“Can you take responsibility?”

I said right away and sincerely.

“Yes. I will definitely be responsible for making everyone happy.”

Rather, if you don’t take responsibility here, it’s different from trash.

Ms. Misha, who looked into her eyes her for a moment, lowered her head slightly and let out a sigh.

“Haa… I see. Elsie.”

“Yes, yes! Priest Misha!”

“I hope you will be happy.”

“Yes! Thank you, Priest Misha!”

“So, Elsie… And the others, why did you come to the shrine? Did you get any injuries?”

“No. I came to stop by the chapel today. I want to pray… So that Solicine can bless us.”

Mischa smiled kindly at Elsie’s embarrassed face of her.

“Okay… Then I’m going to step back. Solisin’s blessings to all of you… No, I wish you blessings.”

After parting with Misha, we went into the chapel.