Chapter 390

Itai no wa Iya nanode Bōgyo-Ryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu 390

Defense Specialization and the 9th Layer – 2

The party of eight that arrived on the 9th Layer was at a loss for what to do next, since they had two different roads to choose from in front of them, each leading to a different side of the map.

One side was rich in nature, and had an area where objects made of water and ice floating against gravity. A town colored in white could be seen behind it.

The other side was a wide wasteland with lightning bolts filling the sky and flames burning the ground. A town colored in black could be seen behind it.

“Which way should we go?”

“Maybe there’s no big difference in their features, but... each of these areas certainly have their own atmosphere, we should probably go to the one we like the most.”

“There’s so much we don’t know yet... Will we be prevented from going into either town as soon as we enter the other? Can we visit both towns?”

However, there had been no message from the game admins about having to make a choice. It was unlikely that they would have to choose either town as a base of sorts.

“Then... Let’s start by exploring that forest!”

Maple pointed to an area with flowing water, a rich forest, and the large ice bridges and stairs in between.

“Okay, let’s start over there.”

“We might have to explore both sides to get all sorts of materials.”

“Right, it wouldn’t be strange if the materials you could get were different depending on the side you’re on.”

Since the floor was essentially split into two areas, each of which had been made to have a considerable size, there seemed to be many places in this 9th Layer for them to explore.

“Great, let’s head there first then!”Discover new chapters at novelhall.com

“Don’t be running around here, Yui. It’s dangerous.”

“Let’s go, Maple!”

“Yeah! But first, we have to get down from this hill!”

The 8th Layer was completely submerged, and its town area had a particular architecture, so this town made the party feel like they’ve come across a “normal” town for the first time in a while.

“Well, it was presented properly in a quest format. So it seems a little different from other towns we’ve seen before.”

Just like Chrome said, this was part of a quest that everyone had accepted, called “Going to the Royal Castle”.

“It feels like some kind of main quest we need to complete in order to proceed, right? Should we ignore any quests that have anything to do with the other side...?”

“Well, coming this way does feel like we’re making some progress.”

“Okay, then let’s go to the Guild Home!”

“Yeah!”

“Let’s go, Maple!”

Going right behind Maple, who was thinking about advancing with their quest, were Mai and Yui. The other five followed while watching those three so as to not lose sight of them even if they were to randomly run off somewhere.

“Has the main quest advanced for all of you as well? I wonder how many ramifications will come out of this...”

“I have some free time, so I was thinking maybe I’ll go check out the other side. It’ll be easier to come up with a plan if we know our way around both sides.”

“Then I guess I’ll do the same. If Maple and the rest continue exploring this area, they should be able to get a good amount of materials from this side. I’d love to get my hands on every kind of material this Layer has to offer as soon as I can.”

“Okay, then if Kanade and Iz can do that, it’ll be a great help. We have to consider the possibility that this entire field could be used for the PvP event.”

“Kasumi and I should go explore around here as well. Our sturdiness is our security. If we happen to need help dealing with any sticky situation, I’m sure everything will be alright if we leave it to those three.”

“To say that it’ll be ‘alright’ sounds a bit strange for anything coming from those three...”

“If we keep enjoying ourselves as usual, I’m sure we’ll end up getting good results.”

“Yeah.”

Looking at the three girls in front of them, the other five talk about preparing for the PvP event. Maple and the twins were certainly powerful, but they couldn’t just rely on their raw power. The entire party would need to prepare accordingly in order to get good results.

Sally, who had never really been the type of person who enjoyed preparing carefully, quickly started getting some tactics ready for the upcoming event.