Chapter 399: An Unlikely Camaraderie.

Chapter 399: An Unlikely Camaraderie.

[Humanize (Moderate)] inflicted on [Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor]

Stew, again? Tatsuya questioned me over the crackling of the fire and the boiling of our meal.

I glared at this picky eater, annoyed his stupid coffee addiction was showing again. What do you have against stew?! Im changing things up, even, so shut it! How about you cook?

He cowered, sheepishly responding with, Uh, yeah, no thanks.

What a disaster of a dungeon dive this was. But, for Aurora, this was just another day of adventures. Honestly, I felt a bit bad that I was getting used to all this madness, but it wasnt like I had a choice. The first day of my reincarnation involved me running away from kobolds as a small gecko dragon.

Fortunes and tribulations could strike at any time, so it was best to enjoy the peaceful moments whenever you could. This was one of them. Cooking some stew for everybody while stroking Rajah, who was rubbing his head against my leg, felt relieving. His armor, sadly, was battered to the point we had to remove it, but we were all alive.

I touched my right arm, closing and opening my regrown hand to loosen up the joints. [Miraculous Grace] really was a powerful tool, but this dungeon also showed me that even if you were the best mage around, things could still go wrong. [Magic Breaker] and dungeons being able to set up anti-mana areas was frightening to me. Having no access to my dragon breaths outside of regurgitated molten rocks and [Solar Beam] made me feel incomplete.

Then again, the real question was really why the hell were we still in this dungeon? Why was I cooking not only stew but also some hot porridge in two separate cauldrons? Well, the monster room wasnt the only damn trap in this hellish place; bloody booby traps were everywhere.

I lost my [Room] runes, Tatsuyas had his broken in the monster room, and Kyouyasour last hope to get out of this placejust had an accident with another of this dungeons ambushes and tricks. As in, the moment the monster room was cleared, golems rushed into the room, forcing us to snatch the treasure and run for it, since VifiYok, Rajah, Tatsuya, and Kyouya were all exhausted and were barely holding on.

Thankfully, I still had a bit of gas in my system. I wanted to stall things out by fighting the golems, especially since the anti-mana effect was gone, while the boys opened the subspace portal. Well, another trapdoor awaited us as we were retreating, and while I was fending the monsters off, the boys fell into the depths with the unconscious VifiYok. Since they had [Exhaustion (Minor)], using [Air Steps] was impossible as it required mana and stamina to use.

I rushed after them, jumping into the hole and managed to save most of them before they landed on the floor below aside for VifiYok.

I stopped cooking and looked over to our injured, seeing VifiYok sleeping peacefully with Kyouya next to her. Our hero, Kyouya, jumped after her, shielding her using his shadow armor. He, thanks to his armor, survived the fall with nothing more than a huge concussion and a lot of broken bones. It was just fortunate things worked out for us like that.

If only I could have used [Featherfall] I blamed myself for not being fast enough with my rocket boosters to save him. Speaking of unable to cast spells, [Magic Breaker] was goneobviously since I regrew my arm and could cook nowbut I also confirmed I couldnt usurp the damn thing. It acted more like a debuff; I had to touch Yuuko to remove that annoying skill from her.

Regardless, here we were. Kyouyas runes broke after he fell. I honestly had to tell Grimnir to put the runes on sturdier material. I knew my luck was bad, but this was starting to feel like the worldHold on, didnt I have such a thought already? Pretty sure I complain everytimenôvel binz was the first platform to present this chapter.

Urrgh

Seems like the Miss is awake.

Moans escaped VifiYoks mouth as her eyes finally opened. She let out a dry cough, prompting me to open my storage and take out some cold water for her to drink. As I reached out to give it to her, her body suddenly jerked away from me, almost knocking the glass out of my hand if I hadnt reacted in time. She was fidgety.

This alertness caused her to fully awaken, jumping up and readying herself for a fight, only for her knees to give up on her. She fell onto her knees; her face looked baffled as her eyes were trained at us. Years of being on edge, huh?

Water? I asked her, but VifiYok still looked like a tiger about to pounce on us. Just saying, but I fed you while you were asleep.

You what?! Her face reddened as I stated that as nonchalantly as possible, touching her leathery lips, probably thinking something dirty. Y-you f-fed me? W-with what?

Tatsuya and I smirked as we saw the hostile demonkin girl act normal. As I could see her gritting her teeth at us, annoyed with our teasing, I decided to elucidate her, Stew. My favorite dish! Specifically, stew with pork belly, carratas, and a lot of cepillium for the acidity to counter the fatty broth. Putting in some spice, herbs, and good stir, and voila!

Carratas as carrot replacement and cepillium for onions; good thing I stocked up on a ton of ingredients and water before we dived into the dungeon. My old habits to store everything in my [Storage Magic] came in handy here. Too bad I didnt store another set of [Room] runes, but a single pair took Grimnir several hours to make, so it wasn't like we couldnt mass produce them for everybody to take multiples.

In any case, when I answered VifiYok and told her how I fed her by just slipping the stew into her mouth and agitated her swallow reflex, she seemed to have calmed down. This girl actually thought I did something lewd or something! She really was weird and distrustful.

Fever? When I explained to her what happened after the fight, VifiYok touched her forehead, probably noticing it had cooled down after I took care of her. She then looked at Kyouya, before sighing. I guess Thanks.

She then turned around, probably wanting to run away, but Rajah blocked her path. As she wanted to complain, she suddenly lost her footing again, falling onto her knees again. I hadnt fed her that much, since people who starved for too long shouldnt eat anything too hard to digest. Refeeding syndrome, as Saori had told me.

At least a full day should have passed, since [Magic Breaker] was now gone from my Profile. I wasnt sure if a second day had gone by, though, since Rajahs sleep schedule was ruined after the exhausting fights we faced. It was like three fights or so in a row for him and the boys. Ive also been only taking naps since I was on constant watch duty.

I stood up, bringing a bowl of light stew and water with me. I tapped VifiYok on her shoulder with my tail. Do yourself a favor and stop being stubborn; if I wanted to kill you or manipulate you, I would have done so already. Or, if you want to keep a stick up your butt, you owe me and Kyouya, so stay.

VifiYoks head snapped around, grimacing at me. What? Debt? I paid it back by saving your sorry ass from those slayers, dragon! What debt do I

Saving your friend, saving you from dying, and then, Kyouya saving you from dying during the fall just now. Or, if you want to be pedantic about it, save you from dying after we cleared the monster room. You know we could have left you there, or how Kyouya could have left you to fall to your death. Even if you are strong, your body wouldnt have survived a fall like that. I pointed at Kyouya. His body was shattered; we had to keep him alive with potions until I had my spells back to bring him back into shape.

Hes an idiot, then, VifiYok scoffed, causing Tatsuya to shoot up.

And hes my best friend, you little fiend. He has enough of a heart to come to your rescue, and thats all you have to say? Bitch.

You know, now that I think about it, dude, why are you hostile towards me? Pretty sure youre one of those goons the Princes summoned, so you probably shouldnt have that bad of an impression of demonkins. But I can feel the venom whenever you look at me. Have we met before?

W-woah, what?!

Y-you! Tatsuya took that extremely personally. We met before, yes! You nearly killed me back when we fought in Gleisvale!

Gleisvale? Estralia, ya mean? However, while Tatsuya and I were flabbergasted by her cluelessness, VifiYok actually couldnt remember him. Hmm, pretty sure I fought a giant wolf, that damn elf Tasianna, and some human whos contracted with a demonkin. Was that anybody else?

Yes! Tatsuya, his pride hurt, shouted.

Oh, yer right! That damn otherworlder girl! She had that fat human pig I was supposed to protect as a hostage! Urgh, if HeeRlak and that idiot werent captured, I could have mowed everybody down until the dragon came!

In other words, she remembered Asaka better than Tatsuya and Kyouya, who she had fought along with Saori, Tasianna, and Ellaine. Also, to note, our plan actually worked; we wanted the demonkins to think Ellaine was contracted with a lust demonkin, instead of KleaHatma. It allowed her to use her demonic powers during that fight.

But, back to reality, Tatsuyas looked crestfallen. His expression was frozen in place, realizing VifiYok really only thought of him as some goon. Well, it wasnt like I couldnt sympathize with that; with the number of grimgarians Ive killed, it wasnt like I could remember all of their faces. No, more like, I didnt want to remember them.

VifiYok, though, was a different person. She wasnt me, not even close from the few times we managed to interact.

Please, sit down, Tatsuya.

He nodded obediently. I was a bit annoyed that the demonkin thought of Kyouya as nothing more than a fool, but I wasnt here to get angry. I was here to speak.

I pushed the bowl of stew and the glass of water into her hands. As I said, can't you just accept our goodwill?

She raised a brow, looking up at me before looking back at her meal. She stood back up and walked over to the warmth of the campfire. As Rajah and I sat back down, we watched VifiYok slowly eat the stew. She nodded, either liking it or realizing I didnt spike iteven with her [Abnormal Status Nullification], I could still poison her. In any case, she didnt say anything as she ate, keeping silent.

It was an awkward mood, and even though it was a rare moment of peace, it wasn't like we could completely let down our guard. We were still in a dungeon, having made camp in a hallway and the moment I noticed a golem approaching us, I killed it with my dragon form to make it quick. I didnt want to attract any attention.

Once our meal was done, Tatsuya stored everything in his storage and I told VifiYok we needed to go. She questioned us, forcing me to tell her that we were trying to avoid the dragonslayers and the students. The former were guaranteed to come after me, while I wasnt so sure with the latter.

Based on the information the Ankoran King provided to us, I managed to confirm we were on the 18th floor due to the layout of the place. I thought I wouldnt need to use the intel they gave usmore like we wanted to keep the suspense of adventuringbut it was helpful that we took the maps they had on hand with us.

Using one of these maps right now, we also confirmed something was really wrong with this dungeon. The traps and monster rooms were wrongly placed, to the point we couldnt be 100% sure we would be safe. The only thing we knew for sure was where to go for the next floor.

So we dropped two floors through that hole? VifiYok noted while riding on Rajah with Kyouya, eating and drinking. Why exactly am I going along with ya people again?

Why are you being like that, jeez! I growled at her, finding her constant prattle annoying. Especially with how she was eating up my stew as if she was like Saori or me; refeeding syndrome, my ass! Valeria, right? Is that your human name, huh? Oh, you know exactly why I want you around, but you also know you cant go anywhere else right now. If you go up, the dragonslayers or the otherworlders might attack you for helping me. You dont have the map of this place, nor any food, so do you really want to continue going around all alone, with no help?

I was calling the students otherworlders for now to keep up the facade. VifiYok, nor the rest of the demonkins, knew I was an otherworldy reincarnator. Well, the Prince of Envy knew, but he couldnt have told VifiYok any of that. While I did want to bring VifiYok over, or at least make her into an informant, I had to keep my own cards tight to my chest. Gotta play this right.

Tsk, lucky void-touched, she scoffed at me. I did wonder if she somehow overheard us talking about the [Room] runes or how they worked; sadly, I couldnt confirm it now outside of the fact she knew I could use [Space-Time Magic].

Name: Tatsuya Nagata Level: 90 Unique Job: OverclockerName: Kyouya Ishigami Level: 90 Unique Job: Black Bulwark

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