## Chapter 164 – Visiting My Hometown
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Was it because I was so eager to use my mana weapon that I pushed the muscle cart’s charging speed higher than usual?
I arrived at the stairs leading to the 5th floor faster than I expected.
After letting Noah, Ms. Ninya, and Elsie, who was on the A-frame carrier, down, I retrieved the carrier into my inventory, and we descended the stairs to the 5th floor.
As we carefully passed through the dark space, we reached the 5th floor, and what we saw was a desert area with the bright sun shining down.
The surroundings were all desert, with rocks scattered here and there like on the 4th floor.
A dry wind tickled our skin, and there were even small grains of sand mixed in the wind.
“This is… the 5th floor.”
Elsie, seeing the sight of the 5th floor for the first time, was moved, her eyes sparkling.
Come to think of it, there were places where the ground was sandy when I punched my way down.
That must have been this 5th floor.
“Ugh… I hate this floor.”
Noah groaned as she went down, facing the sand wind.
“What’s wrong, Noah?”
“There’s so much sand here, isn’t there? So many sand grains get stuck in my ears and tail.”
“Ah…”
“I especially hate the feeling of sand getting into the fur inside my ears.”
Ms. Ninya nodded in agreement.
“Yeah, usually beastkin adventurers dislike places like the 5th floor because so much sand gets stuck in their fur. But fighting in the sand is also an experience, so you have to get used to it, Noah.”
“Ugh, okay, Ninya.”
We walked down the stairs, and we reached the place where the warp device was.
As we finished descending the stairs, the adventurers around us began to whisper as they looked at us.
“That’s… the Dungeon Crasher party.”
“They’ve already reached the 5th floor?”
“And even Ninya of the Lightning Spear is there. I heard rumors that they were in the same party, but it’s true.”
“That’s a complete harem party. …I hope they have a love triangle.”
I think I heard a terrible curse at the end.
It’s true that it’s a harem, but my lovers are all kind, and I’m fully committed to taking responsibility for everyone, so even if we tease each other a little, there’s no chance of a love triangle.
I’ll give the adventurer (male) who cursed me the role of a vagrant who rapes extra women in my hard fantasies.
Ignoring the whispers of the other adventurers, we walked along the sandy path.
The order of walking was me and Noah at the front.
Ms. Ninya was in a position to protect Elsie.
The sun was a little hot, but it wasn’t too unpleasant.
But what about Elsie and Noah?
“Elsie, Noah, are you okay?”
“It’s a bit hot, but I’m okay. Except for the sand grains sticking to my fur and the sand getting into my shoes.”
“I’m fine too.”
“Oh my, Rent. Aren’t you worried about me?”
“I believe Ms. Ninya is fine with this much.”
Besides, she has the most exposure in our party.
Even if the sun is a bit strong, Ms. Ninya’s body, which has undergone many ascensions, should be fine with this much.
“Hehe, I’m happy you said that♡ But I wanted you to worry about me a little.”
“If Ms. Ninya is having a hard time, I’ll support you.”
“Really? Ah, I suddenly feel dizzy…”
As Ms. Ninya put her hand on her head and pretended to collapse, Noah asked her.
“Ninya, what’s the Antra’s weakness?”
Ms. Ninya stopped pretending to collapse, walked straight, and explained to Noah with a bright smile.
“The Antra’s weakness is the joint connecting its head and body. The same goes for the part connecting its abdomen and body. That’s the softest part. But if you’re confident, it’s not bad to attack the legs on the side first.
But the joints are surprisingly thin, so you have to aim well. If you’re not careful, you might hit the hard shell and your arm might feel a stinging pain.”
“I see. Okay, Elsie! Give me power and speed buffs! And a barrier too!”
“Yes, Noah!”
Following Noah’s request, Elsie cast buff magic in order.
“Are you casting them already?”
“Yeah. It’s not bad to cast them in advance. And besides…”
Noah looked at a rock near the right front.
“I can hear some unpleasant noises from over there.”
Zzzzt.
As soon as Noah said that, I could also hear a slightly unpleasant noise.
And then, the next moment.
Zzzzt zzzzt
Three giant red ants, about the size of adult men, appeared from behind the rock.
Wow, I’ve seen giant ants in survival manga drawings or movie CGs, but seeing them like this in real life is incredibly disgusting.
“D, disgusting…”
“Yeah, yeah, I was super disgusted at first too. But you have to get used to it, Elsie.”
“Y, yes! I’ll try… my best.”
“Alright! Shall we go then!”
Noah was about to charge towards the Antra.
“Wait a minute, Noah.”
“Huh? Why, Rent?”
“I’ll go first. I want to use my mana weapon too.”
I also had a new idea.
“Okay! Then show us your cool side, Rent!”
“Got it.”
I walked towards the Antra, which was quickly crawling towards us on its many legs.
As it got closer, I could see the Antra more clearly.
To put it simply, it’s incredibly disgusting.
Especially the big, shiny black eyes were the most disgusting.
I don’t have a thing for insect-like creatures, so I can’t even come up with a proper fantasy.
If I had to, it would be a fantasy of Ms. Ninya in a thin desert outfit, wiggling her butt and seducing me, sweating under the hot sun, and doing some very desirable *thump thump* exercise.
The range of my mana weapon is about 30 meters away from me.
So, if I hold it in my hand, can it extend more than 30 meters?
It’s a bit of a shame, but let’s test that after we’ve taken down all the Antra.
I stretched out my right hand and imagined the mana weapon I would create.
What I imagined was a large, square-shaped mallet.
But the head part is huge, with an area of 2 meters, and the shaft is elastic and strong, with a length of more than 10 meters.
The mallet I imagined was created in an instant.
“Wow, it’s huge.”
I heard Noah’s voice, surprised at the mallet that had appeared.
I held the mallet in my right hand, gauged the distance the Antra was coming, and then.
“Hmph!”
I swung the mallet down at the Antra.
KWA-AAAAANG!
Ah, I misjudged my strength.
I did get the feeling of completely crushing one Antra.
But I put a little too much power into it.
The impact of my mallet sent the two Antra on either side flying and completely flipped over due to the wind pressure, and the moment the mallet hit the sand, a large amount of sand flew towards us with the wind.
“Eek!”
Noah, who was behind me, screamed.
Whirrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
Ms. Ninya, who was further behind Noah, quickly rotated her spear and stood in front of Elsie, blocking the sandstorm.
“Are you okay, Elsie?”
“Yes. Th, thank you, Ms. Ninya.”
“Rent. It was cool, but… control your strength.”
Noah, with sand grains stuck all over her ears, hair, and tail, looked at me with narrowed eyes.
“S, sorry, Noah.”
I immediately got rid of the mallet I had made with my mana weapon.
…I should use weapons that don’t cause wind in places like the desert.
“Ugh, sand got into my ears…”
Noah lightly scratched her ears with both hands, taking out the sand that had gotten inside.
“I, I’m really sorry…”
“It’s okay, it’s okay.”
Noah shook her tail and head, quickly rotating them to shake off the sand.
“Hmm, there’s still sand on you…”
Even if I tried to shake it off with my hands, it didn’t seem like the small grains of sand would come off easily.
I ended up harming Noah because of a pointless experiment.
Is there a good way to apologize to Noah?
Then, an idea suddenly popped into my head.
“Noah, wait here for a second.”
“Huh?”
I approached Noah and created a fan with a handle in my right hand using my mana weapon.
“Noah, close your eyes.”
“Like this?”
Even though she got covered in sand because of me, Noah followed my instructions.
“Yeah, just stay like that for a moment.”
I quickly swung the fan in my right hand.
Flap flap flap flap flap flap!
The high-speed fanning, powered by my strength, created a strong wind.
“Ooooh, it’s cool.”
I fanned with my right hand and used my left hand to brush off the sand grains stuck to Noah’s ears and head.
It seemed like I had brushed off all the grains on the surface, so next, I lightly fanned Noah’s tail.
“Ugh, haa…”
Noah let out a small moan as I brushed her tail.
“Re, Rent. I’ll do my tail.”
“Really?”
I continued fanning, and Noah shook her tail with her hand.
“Yeah, that’s enough. Thank you, Rent.”
“It’s nothing, considering it was my fault in the first place.”
Then, Ms. Ninya called out to me from behind.
“Rent~ Give us some wind too~.”
“Ah, yes.”
After that, I fanned Ms. Ninya and Elsie as well.
“Phew, it’s cool.”
“Yes, it’s really cool.”
My fanning was well-received by Ms. Ninya and Elsie.
After fanning for a while, we approached the Antra that were flipped over and unable to move.
Zzzzt!
The Antra made unpleasant noises, wriggling their legs and trying to flip themselves over.
The many legs moving quickly were disgusting.
“Wow, they’re even more disgusting when they’re flipped over.”
I agreed with Noah’s words.
“Yeah, they are. But their weaknesses are easy to see.”
Looking at them upside down, the thin parts between their head and body, and between their body and abdomen, were clearly visible.
“Do we just cut here?”
“Yeah, that’s right. I’ll show you. Like this…”
Swish!
Ms. Ninya quickly swung her spear and cut through the two joints in an instant.
Zzzzt!
The Antra made a slightly louder unpleasant noise and stopped moving.
Green liquid flowed from the cut areas.
Even if it hurts, that must be the Antra’s blood.
“The joints are their weak points, but if you completely cut through the part connecting the head and body like this, they die immediately.
But if you cut the part between the abdomen and body, they thrash around a lot, so it’s better to cut the part where the head and body are connected.”
“I see… but it’ll be hard to cut through with my dagger.”
“Don’t worry, Noah. Even if you can’t cut through, you can still kill them by making them bleed. Ah, the magic stone is in the center of the body. Okay, let’s take down the next Antra.”
As we walked towards the remaining flipped-over Antra, we passed the sand pit I had made with my mallet.
Looking down, I saw that the Antra I had hit was completely flattened, with green blood splattered around it.
It was like an ant I had stepped on with my foot in my previous life.
“Wow… the magic stone must be completely crushed.”
“…I’ll just use a cutting weapon from now on.”
“I think it’s not about using a cutting weapon, Rent. You just shouldn’t put so much power into it.”
“…Yeah.”
I reflected on myself once again for making a mistake because I was too excited about imagining a new idea.
And after taking down the remaining Antra, it was time to extract the magic stones and collect the materials.
Wearing my metal gloves, I put my hand into the Antra’s body, took out the magic stone, broke the Antra’s jaw with a snap, and put it into my inventory.
“Rent, even with your metal gloves on… aren’t you hot or burning?”
Elsie asked worriedly, looking at my metal gloves.
I could see that they were still receiving heat, and when I put my hand into the Antra’s body, I saw a slight hiss of steam, so they must have been heated up by being exposed to the hot sunlight.
Elsie must have seen this and asked out of concern.
Honestly, they did get hot, but I didn’t feel it that much in my body right now.
“It’s okay, Elsie. You don’t have to worry.”
I reassured Elsie and collected the magic stones and jaws of the remaining Antra.
…The magic stone of the completely flattened Antra must have been broken, and the jaw was also flattened and shattered, making it impossible to collect.
And after walking for another 5 minutes.
Two Antra appeared in the middle of the desert.
“Okay! This time, I’ll… no, let’s each take one, Rent. Rent, you have to control your strength this time, okay?”
“Got it, Noah.”
Unlike when I was excited earlier, I can usually control my strength very finely.
That’s why, even when I go wild during sex with everyone, I never shake my hips so hard that I hurt them.
This is all the result of my training in controlling my strength while masturbating as a child, in order to have a happy sex life in the future.
“Let’s go.”
“Yeah!”
Noah and I charged towards the Antra at the same time.
