CH 49

Chapter 49 Girls’ Feelings Are Mysterious

「Fortunately, the kobold room is located in a place where adventurers do not stop by, just like the slime room, but… it is on the 9th floor, and going there takes three times as long as going to the slime room…. It is a waste of time if we do it every day.」

It takes 3 hours for a one-way trip, so it takes 6 hours for a round trip.

If we have 6 hours every day, we can do 5 rounds in the slime room.

Certainly, going every day is a waste of time.

「Starting tomorrow, it might be better to camp for two or three nights in a row. We can’t make a plan if we don’t know the enemies, so for the time being, let’s try attacking them. Ian, you will use magic and a sword in the front as usual, and if you get tired, change places with me and attack the enemies with magic in the rear. As for Nina, you will take down the enemies that we failed to kill as usual.」

「「Yes!」」

The kobold room is larger than the slime room, about the size of a gymnasium, and it’s packed with kobolds.

…… Unlike slimes, they have a strong animal odor.

It’s none of my business, but…. what are the kobolds doing in this monster room?

I don’t think there’s any point in having all the filthy kobolds standing around and waiting for an enemy that’s not coming….

Kobold

Rank: E

Skills: Swordsmanship 4, Body Strengthening 12, Coordination 3

「Grrrrr!」

「It looks like they’re so eager to kill us. Let’s go! Don’t break the formation!」

「「Yes!」」

I’m looking forward to seeing how it’ll be different from the slime battle.

「Water Wall! Alright, hurry up and pick up the materials!」

The biggest difference between slimes and kobolds isn’t their strength or smell, but the volume of drop item per monster.

Unlike slime, their drop item… the kobold knife is quite large, so the movement of our feet is restricted and it’s extremely disturbing.

Also, slimes don’t have team play, but kobolds see our movement and attack in groups.

Our backs are facing the wall, and their respawn spot is on the opposite side, so there’s no need to worry about being attacked from behind.

But if we’re too focused on our feet, we’ll receive wave attacks from three directions, and I’ll have to use <Water Wall>, an area magic which takes a lot of MP.

So far, the kobold won’t approach us when we’re using <Water Wall>.

It seems that it’s impossible for a kobold-class monster to break through intermediate magic….

That’s why… for the time being, while the <Water Wall> stops the attacks from the kobolds, we’re taking a break while collecting the materials around our feet.

It’s just bothersome for me, but… Ian, who has less MP than me, is in a pitiful state since he had to drink mana potions during the battle due to excessive use of MP.

「It’s easier to give up if you consider it a good magic training. …… The Water Wall will wear off in 5 seconds! Return to your position!」

「「Yes!」」

「Hmm…. It’s a good thing that we could defend ourselves with the Water Wall, but… the knives around our feet and the kobolds’ teamwork are troublesome.」

It seems that the Kobolds in the labyrinth have the brains to think about teamwork, but they can’t get frightened and pull back.

Even if they see their comrades being killed, they keep attacking with the same momentum….

It’s like dealing with fanatics, and it’s mentally exhausting.

「I stepped on the knife and fell three times…. If Master and Ian hadn’t helped me, I think I would have been cut down on the spot….」

Just like stepping on a banana peel… Nina fell down after stepping on the knife, and she had to withdraw from the battle and be taken care of by recovery magic three times due to bruises and sprains on her back.

It couldn’t be helped, so I and Ian won’t blame her, but… she’s been half crying and dispirited since a while ago.

「As for me, I couldn’t use my sword well because I was too worried about my feet. I’m sorry.」

Ian’s flow of attack wasn’t as good as usual.

After all, it’s over if we step on the knife when trying to approach the enemy.

They’re lying all over the place, and unlike slime jelly and magic stones, they won’t get crushed when we step on them….

How should we deal with them…?

As we were all wondering if there was a better way, Ian proposed a surprising method.

「There’s nothing we can do about them…. So, wouldn’t it be better if we don’t move our bodies much and attack the enemies with magic? Nina doesn’t have an aptitude for magic, but… she can just use equipment enchanted with Master’s magic….」

Nina doesn’t have much MP, you know?

「If she runs out of MP, she just needs to make up for it with mana potions. It may cost a little more, but considering the future, I think there is no harm in increasing her MP now. Of course, she would only be able to attack less than us, but she could just step back and collect the materials in her spare time.」

「You have a point. When I and Ian get tired, I will put up a <Water Wall> and take a break…. Nina, what do you think? Your aptitudes for water magic and earth magic are E, so you probably will get the skills later, but… I think the level-up speed will be very slow.」

「It’s okay! Magic is beautiful, so I wanted to use it! I’m so happy! But… if I drink too many potions….」

I know what you want to say….

「…… There’s nothing we can do about the urge to urinate. If we’re going to camp, it’s okay to take a longer break, so deal with it somehow. I will give you a box enchanted with Item Box, so in the worst case, you can do it there….」

There’s no need to be so embarrassed.

I and Ian will be busy dealing with the kobolds, so we won’t have the time to look behind.

I tried to reassure her, but I received a slap.

It was as powerful as a cat punch and it was within my tolerance level, so the slave crest didn’t react, but… it would’ve been bad if it reacted….

Still… why was she so angry when I told her that she would only be seen by the kobolds?

By the way, Ian also wanted a box for himself.

…… You were in a pretty tight situation, huh….

Sorry, I didn’t notice it.

I’ll make a cool one for you, so forgive me.