246 - - The Grilled Skewers

"How's that!　d*mn!"

I've got five scales of Vyvyan.

I have obtained 5 venomous fangs of Vyvyan.

I have obtained 5 large hides of Vyvyan Vyvyan.

I got the magic stone of Veevre.

I got 10 garnets from Veevre.

I have obtained 5 diamonds from Veevre.

I got the snakeskin pouch.

"Good work."

Galahad breathes on his shoulder. I was on the attack with magic, Camilla with magic and bow, Eagle with recovery, and as a result Galahad alone had to struggle against Veeble left and right. However, it was a feat of skill that I was able to finish him off with a critical hit with a shout and my guts.

"Homura's <> is very effective at penetrating at long range. It was easier than I thought it would be.

You've started a bow.

"I got it. ."

Camilla seems to have resumed leveling up her bow, which she had been using as a magic aid after getting it up to 30. She smiles glamorously and shows the bow in her hand.

"It's a strong weapon and has powerful skills.

Eagle holds a replica of the Sword of Absolution in his hand.

"Gaaaahhhh!　Food!　Meat!　Give me some meat!"

While talking with Camilla and Eagle, Galahad, apparently released from stress, started shouting. On Galahad's back is also a replica of the great sword of absolution.

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After the boss battle, I received several good-night messages. In addition to the good night messages, Peter's mail also contained the name of Rengaad flying around when we got out of the labyrinth.　He also warned us not to eat grilled skewers in public with white equipment.

At any rate, he replied that he was just about to get caught up in some kind of rivalry between [Retsubi] and [Kronos].

Galahad quickly starts a fire when we take a long break in the safe zone. Not too long, not too short, but just exquisite enough to burn for the duration of the break.

"Sitting on a chair for a meal is fine, but a skewer roast is just like this!

Galahad smiles with satisfaction as he takes a bite of the fatty belly of a <<> pig. The meat skewers are tender and fragrant, roasted over charcoal.

"It's so tender!"

Camilla is also tucking into hers, looking delicious. When pan-fried, the meat tends to shrivel up and become tough, but the meat is still tender and chewy.

"Beef is good, but pork is also good.

The parts of the meat that are darker in places, perhaps due to the heat, are also very savory. The smell is terrible.

There is no choice but not to bite into the grilled skewer. It is safe to do so in a place where players do not come.

"I like the spicy broth."

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"It's light and dry, but the ingredients are big enough to be worth eating!　I need a drink."

"You can't serve a dish with a big carrot in it at a grocery store."

One adult, I won't say who, doesn't like carrots, but when he serves them, he keeps them small.

"Haha, I'm sure the two kids will get used to big carrots and peppers.

"When they grow up, they'll have a more mature palate."

"Homura's food is delicious."

No, I'm an adult now. I don't even know how old you are.

They seem to think that the three of us are Lapidus and Noel, but we leave it at that and drink the soup, and I'm sure they will learn the reality soon enough.

"Aren't you being a little too cavalier?"

"What are you talking about?"

Galahad asks back.

"Homura, you are aware that you are being polite, aren't you?"

"I don't remember that."

Eagle is indeed observant: ....... I'll be careful if I use polite words.

"I'm glad you dropped the snakeskin bag."

Camilla looks positive.

"Hey!　I had a lot of stuff. What a waste!"

"You have to make choices as you go along. I've got snakeskin, too, so I have some room.

Apparently Camilla and Eagle dropped a . < is a large item pouch.

"Galahad, I have two, shall I give you one?"

I was thinking of selling it to someone around Ochazuke, but I ended up having two of them, the one I gave to Liddell and the other I actually have. I don't care about the capacity of the item pouch because I have [storage] in the first place. In every game I've played, the maximum number of possessions has been a formidable enemy, so my current state seems like a dream.

"At the next rest point, please, I'll pay you. That's not what I meant!"

"Don't you want it?"

"I'm here!"

Which way!

"Leave Galahad's pouch, Homra?"

"The < series from [inducement] is so evil."

Now doing the same thing as last time while running shortly." I decided that the snake would like to improve its level, since it had reported to me that it could avoid the same kind of snakes that were in the place where Kulurkan had been if I took it with me. He is actively using magic to raise the level of Kulkulkan's staff, and he is also spartan to regain his strength so he can get back on his feet.

"It's good that all the enemies are flying here and lightning works well and it's easy."

This time, Camilla is cutting down the enemies who are out of < with her bow, and Galahad and Eagle are taking down the enemies who come close to her.

"This is definitely different from the dungeon strategy I know!"

"It's not like any dungeon strategy I know."

"How could you do that to M!? How can you hold it?"

M! is healed by the user, and also by damaging the enemy. As the level of M! I think it will decrease as the level goes up and you learn more magic that consumes more M!

The surface of the dry ground crumbles and leaves footprints. The black silhouettes that fall on the ground become particles of light and disperse. Before the light disappears, you can fire a < at more flying ants, and the lightning splits off and runs to other individuals on the side, burning the swarm.

Aside from enemies in the outer fields, enemies in dungeons including labyrinths are as numerous as the number of party members. This seems to count N! This makes the situation quite spectacular. I'm glad to know that many petit dragons often drop attribute stones.

"Oh ....... I thought I had a long way to go, but my bow level is up."

Congratulations."

Me celebrating Camilla's skill level increase.

"It didn't take long before we were in front of the boss.

"Well, you've been down that road once."

The mapping is complete, so you can't get lost. Since I started diving, there have been two labyrinth fluctuations, but that was before I came to the snake route. One of them was caused by placing a transition plate obtained at a casino in the area, although he did not seem to have intended to do so.

Ochazuke told me that it was unpopular with the party that was going around the same level to raise the level, including [Retsubi], but was welcomed by the party that was in the shallow layer, which was stranded by Cedre. I recall with nostalgia that cedars are troublesome because they increase even if you step on them and explode when you try to burn them down with fire.

"It's too early for a map!　It's not a city!"

"Steady, I'd say, but we've taken out the fast bosses, so that's not what we're saying.

"Why not as long as it's fast?　Thanks to his spartanism, we have become stronger, and although the 40th layer is the level we have reached, I am confident that we can go deeper now.

I've heard a lot of things said about it, but for now, I'm just trying to get ready before the boss for the H!? M!? and E! M!

"Pork was good, but this is good too.

Galahad is eating leeks, and I'm munching on celery. The shiso wrapped and grilled celeriac with soft and slightly hard parts has a delicious shiso aroma, celeriac flavor, and a crunchy texture that sometimes comes out. I was surprised to learn that the "ma" in Negima is the "ma" of tuna, and I thought it was "Negima" because of the leek between the two.

Tsukune?　It's tender and delicious."

Camilla seemed to like the fluffy type of tsukune. It's a little awkward to feed a beautiful woman from a skewer, but we're out in the open. The ones with cartilage are also tasty.

I think I prefer the salted ones.

Eagle generally prefers salt to sauce.

"Oh, man, I need a beer."

"I'd like to eat slowly."

"I'm not sure if I'm eating for the strategy or for the food."

"I'm glad to hear it's been so well received."

If we were sitting down to eat with a plate, we would have prepared yuzu kosho (citron pepper), but right now we are on the stairs before moving to the boss's floor. The drink is a tea similar to oolong tea.

The fact that there are so many skewers today is just a coincidence, not a reaction to the ban on grilled skewers.

"The boss here is a wyvern. We're going to drop him down now, so please attack him."

"Roger that."

"O.K."

"Okay."

We open the door to the boss, ready to go.

"This is a very typical stage, isn't it?

Galahad was right: the atmosphere was perfect, with needle-like rock piles and black clouds filled with lightning. A wyvern breaks through the clouds. His outstretched wings are silver.

"You again!"

, I thought you were rare!

"Well, it's a rare species, isn't it ......?"

Camilla asks suspiciously.

"Why, it's the third one."

Why is it that Veebles are so common?

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Heavy Magic] level 40, every time an enemy moves, a black mass of iron increases, impeding their movement. If the enemy flies, it will fall to the ground. The wyverns quickly create black lumps on their wings, and they are unable to flap their wings under the weight of the wyverns and come crashing down.

"Well, we have the blessing of Verus, don't we?"

"Still, I don't think the encounter rate is that high. ....... Is it indeed a favorite?"

Galahad and Eagle say as they draw their swords and run to where the wyverns will fall. The effect of the Verus Blessing is to increase the rare boss rate. It's a nice, nice effect, but subtly annoying.

"I'll drop the wings before the magic wears off!

"Ah!"

They seem to take it easy, but they are quick to judge and act at times like this. Camilla is shooting a flaming arrow at the wyvern's leg, perhaps to take away its maneuverability on the ground after falling with Camilla.

Once the wyvern is defeated, the serpent that replaces Kulurkan should be away, so it's time to go the food route. The boss of the Tenrin route, which doesn't open Kulrukan's room, is also interesting, but the foodstuff we haven't seen yet is too tempting!