Chapter 419 – Aerial Combat!
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The next day.
“Let’s go to the next floor!”
Tikia declared, her eyes blazing with passion.
“The next floor?”
“Yes! The next floor! I heard there are harpies on the next floor!”
Harpies were definitely female-type monsters with wings near their arms and bird-like legs.
“Harpies mainly attack while flying! So the next floor is the perfect place to maximize my magic!”
“Hmm… but is it okay? Even if it’s just to test your magic, isn’t it dangerous?”
Everyone had been promoted once before, so I didn’t think going to the next floor would be a problem.
But, separately from that, fighting flying monsters would be difficult.
Well, if things got dicey, I could stop the harpies with my telekinesis.
“There’s always danger in dungeons, Rent! You can’t get scared by something like this!”
“…To be honest?”
“I want to fight flying monsters in an aerial battle like Magical Girl Marine.”
You’re always the same, Tikia.
But I love that about you!
“Plus, harpies are said to be even faster than gargoyles. Don’t Noah and Ninya want to fight fast flying enemies soon?”
At Tikia’s words, Noah tilted her head.
“Hmm~ A fast flying enemy… It took me a while to get the hang of it with the gargoyles~. Well, I’m excited to go to a new floor, so I’m in favor.”
“I don’t mind going either. I’m actually looking forward to experiencing something different.”
“I-If everyone’s okay with it, then I’m fine too.”
Noah, Ninya, and Elsie, no one was against going to the new floor.
Then I had no reason to refuse either.
“Then let’s go. If it seems dangerous, I’ll definitely protect everyone.”
“Yay! Yes! I believe you will, Rent!”
Tikia jumped up and down, excited.
So cute…
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As Tikia suggested, we were going to the 16th floor.
But before that, we had to report to Leny.
We went to the Adventurer’s Guild as usual, intending to say that we would be going to the 16th floor today.
“Congratulations, Elsie, Noah, and Tikia.”
Suddenly, Leny offered congratulations to Elsie, Noah, and Tikia.
“Huh?”
“Huh?”
“What’s with you all of a sudden, Leny?”
“Tikia, please accept this first.”
Leny handed something to Tikia.
“T-This is…!”
It was Tikia’s C-rank identification plate.
“Congratulations, Tikia. You have been promoted to C-rank today.”
“Ooooh!! I, I’m C-rank!”
“Wow! Congratulations, Tikia!”
“Oh! Tikia is finally the same C-rank as us!”
“Congratulations, Tikia.”
“Congratulations, Tikia.”
“Yes! Thank you, everyone!”
“Tikia has reached the 15th floor as a party. So, she is qualified, and the guild has authorized the issuance after assessing her performance. And Elsie, Noah.”
“Yes, yes!”
“Yes! Why?”
“Elsie and Noah, your B-rank promotion reviews have been scheduled.”
Elsie and Noah’s promotion reviews had been scheduled.
B-rank.
That meant Elsie and Noah would be the same rank as Ninya.
“Huh!?”
“Really!”
“Yes, if you’re okay with it, the review can be done right now. Would you like to proceed?”
“Ah…”
“Hmm~.”
I thought they would accept right away, but Elsie and Noah had subtle expressions.
“Oh my, what’s wrong, Noah? Elsie?”
Seeing their expressions, Ninya asked, puzzled.
“Well…”
“No, honestly, it took Ninya a long time to become B-rank, right? We’re being promoted so quickly thanks to Rent, too. I feel… kind of sorry for Ninya.”
“Hehe, is that what you were thinking? I don’t mind at all. I’m actually happy that you two are growing. Besides, both of you are actually growing to be worthy of B-rank. Noah can now take down a Giant Fog by herself.
Elsie’s divine magic activation time, range, and power have also increased significantly compared to before. Plus, she’s learned my staff techniques and can fight decently. I think you both have more than enough qualifications to become B-rank.”
Elsie and Noah looked at Ninya with moved expressions at her words of recognition.
“Ninya…”
“Ninya…”
“Besides, meeting Rent was a kind of luck, right? Luck is also a skill for adventurers~ It’s okay. So, both of you go get your reviews.”
“Yes!”
“Yes!”
“Then please follow me.”
And Elsie and Noah followed Leny into a room.
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About 30 minutes later.
Leny, Elsie, and Noah came out of the room.
I approached the three of them and asked.
“How did it go?”
“Hehe! Ta-da~!”
“We… passed the review!”
Noah and Elsie smiled brightly and showed me the silver identification plates they had received.
B-rank adventurer identification plates.
“Congratulations, Noah, Elsie.”
“Hehe, we’re B-rank too!”
“T-To be the same rank as Priestess Misha… I still can’t believe it.”
“Alright! On this auspicious day of me, Elsie, and Noah’s promotion! Let’s go to the new floor!”
Tikia, excited about the promotion, raised her arm and shouted.
Hearing that shout, Leny asked me.
“Rent, are you planning to go to the 16th floor?”
“Yes.”
“Then I’ll process the paperwork in advance.”
“Thank you as always, Leny.”
“No, it’s only natural.”
And with joyful hearts, we headed towards the dungeon.
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After arriving at the 15th floor, I used telekinesis to lift everyone into the air.
I thought Tikia might say, “I’m going to fly with my magic!” but surprisingly, she quietly used my telekinesis.
Curious, I asked her along the way.
“Then the magic power I need to fly and fight in the sky would be consumed. And with my current skills, I can fly for a long time, but I can’t go as ridiculously fast as Rent. I don’t know how much magic power it would take…”
It seemed that a lot of magic power was needed to gain speed.
“Hey, Rent! This is magic power too, right?”
“Yeah, that’s right.”
“Then, then! Can you do that thing where it goes ‘Pwaaaah!’ and comes out around your body?”
“You mean the aura?”
“Yeah, that!”
Noah seemed to want to create a situation where she could fly while emitting an aura.
That kind of situation… I want to try it too!
“Of course, I can! Hmmm!”
I poured more magic power around Noah and myself, creating a blue aura.
“Ooooh, cool!”
It turned out more stylish than I thought.
Okay, from now on, let’s make the aura a basic option.
Since I have plenty of magic power anyway, it’s a good idea to use the rest to make myself feel good.
Then Tikia asked, her eyes sparkling.
“R-Rent! Is it possible to make it look like starlight is twinkling?”
“Hmm… I don’t know until I try, but it probably will.”
“T-Then, do it!”
“Okay.”
I immediately added an effect that made sparkling stars appear around Tikia.
“O-Ooooh! T-This is the completed form of the Twinkle Fly I need to achieve!”
“Rent~♡ Make hearts come out for me♡”
“Ninya too?”
“Seeing Noah and Tikia doing it made me want to do it too.”
“U-Um, Rent… I-I’d like… green, please.”
Since Ninya and Elsie also requested it, I happily gave them aura effects as well.
“Rent! Change mine to be like a shadow!”
“Okay.”
After changing Noah’s aura as she wanted to have her own individuality, I looked at everyone.
The visual effects were all different, but seeing them like this, they each had their own unique characteristics that suited them well.
The aura was just a visual effect, but… I think it’s very important to look good.
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And we arrived at the stairs leading down to the 16th floor.
“Wow~ It’s so much easier now that Rent uses telekinesis. There’s less chance of my hair getting messed up by the wind.”
“I know. But… I still prefer going while being held by Rent♡”
“M-Me too… I like being held in Rent’s arms…♡”
“Huh? Of course, I like that too! I’m just saying it’s convenient. Hmm~ Ah, I know! Rent! Next time, make clones and hold us, then float us with telekinesis! That way, our hair will be fine, and we can still be close to Rent!”
“Okay, I’ll do that next time.”
I also like having more time to touch or hold my beloved lovers.
And we went down the stairs and arrived at the 16th floor.
A strong wind was blowing everywhere in the dungeon.
The 16th floor was a layer formed by grasslands and huge trees scattered throughout.
It was impressive to see the grass and leaves of the trees swaying in the wind.
And the biggest feature of this layer was the harpies, female-type monsters with feathers on their arms, flying around the trees.
“Wow, the wind is strong.”
“The space should be limited, but where is this wind coming from… Dungeons are really mysterious.”
Noah was surprised by the wind blowing in the dungeon, and Tikia was admiring the structure of the dungeon.
A wind that blows.
I think this wind isn’t bad either.
It feels cool, and above all, Elsie’s priestess robes flutter more, often revealing her white thighs.
Of course, I see Elsie’s naked body almost every day, but the bare skin I see in these everyday situations is also good.
“Then let’s go catch some harpies.”
“Wait a minute, Rent.”
Just as we were about to leave, Tikia called out to me.
“What’s wrong, Tikia?”
“No, just stop for a second. …Flying!”
Tikia used levitation magic to float up and then climbed onto my shoulder as usual.
“Okay! Let’s go!”
“You could have just asked me to bend down.”
“I wanted to try doing this with magic.”
Trying new techniques and testing different methods.
I understand Tikia’s feelings.
Just like how we changed the way we fly from muscle jet to telekinesis.
We started walking through the 16th floor.
Kiyaaaaaaaah!!!
“Die! Birdbrain!”
“Lightning!”
“Fall back! They’re attacking from below!”
“Ugh, I’m caught! Someone quickly attack this harpy… Ugh! Hey! Don’t throw your spear like that!”
“Shut up! Thanks to that, the harpy let you go!”
Adventurers were attacking the harpies in groups, fighting them here and there.
“Flying enemies are annoying, just like the gargoyles.”
“Looking at their movements, harpies have lower defense than gargoyles, but they’re faster, so it’s harder to hit them.”
“I’ll cast support magic for everyone now.”
Just as Elsie was about to cast buff magic on everyone.
Kiyaaaaaaaah!!!
Three harpies appeared in front of us, making a high-pitched screech.
“That’s… a harpy.”
Since I could see them head-on, I could observe the harpies closely.
Their arms were almost like wings, and their faces were almost human.
Their legs were bare up to their thighs, but from the knees down, they were like the legs of a huge bird.
Unlike other monsters, the colors of their feathers varied from individual to individual, such as red, blue, and yellow.
And above all, what caught my eye was the harpy’s torso.
Harpies are monsters.
There are monsters that appear with clothes or weapons from the beginning, like goblins or orcs, but there are also cases like lamias or gargoyles that appear almost naked without weapons.
Harpies were the latter type of monster.
In other words, harpies were in their natural state, without any weapons or clothes.
Therefore, the appearance of the harpies was…
Kiyaaaaaaaah!!!
Their arms and legs were bird-like, but the rest of their bodies were naked like humans.
Some harpies had breasts that bounced every time they flew, while others had smaller sizes and remained still.
Aren’t all monsters in the dungeon the same?
Why is there a difference in body shape here?
I had such thoughts, but everything is a mystery.
Of course, their breasts also caught my eye, but what caught my eye the most was…
The harpy’s vagina, which was as exposed as a lamia’s.
Since they were flying, my gaze had to go upwards, so I couldn’t help but see it, and since most of these harpies had their legs wide open, it was always open!
Perhaps, after the lamia, they are one of the most difficult monsters for male adventurers to face?
Looking at the harpies, I thought.
Kelban would love this!
