Dungeon of Precious Stones Again (7)
The next day, we resumed our exploration of the sixth floor, making steady progress and breezing through to the tenth floor.
“”Found the Boss room~””
In no time, we arrived at the Boss room.
"Isn't it too short a time to get here?"
"Hahaha~"
We've been advancing at a rate of one floor per day, sometimes even two, so it's no wonder people we've journeyed with in the dungeon are always surprised when we reach our destination so quickly.
“Shall we go?"”
"Yes, yes, sure thing."
"Huh, already? You're going quite easily."
"Well, we just took a break, you know~"
Since we didn't hesitate at all to enter the Boss room, Dill-san seemed worried.
“”I wonder what's coming out~?””
"Well, let's see~ Ah, it's about to come out."
The Boss room was a dome-shaped hall, and when the door we entered through closed, light appeared in the center.
“”Umm... it's small?"”
"Hm, could it be a bug?"
"Ah, it's a Rock Ant. But there seem to be several of them."
Several ant-like monsters appeared.
"Should we kick those?"
"Do we use magic?"
"Since it has 'rock’ in its name, let's use magic. Just in case."
"”Okay~ Water Ball!"”
They wasted no time. The kids immediately cast their magic. However, unfortunately, it seems one shot wasn't enough to defeat them.
"Try cutter... no, maybe a higher-grade blade?"
"”Got it~ Water Blade.”"
This time, the Rock Ants fell easily.
“”Did it~””
"Good job~ You cleaned up quickly."
"Umu, you worked efficiently."
Dill-san muttered under his breath, "It ended too easily..." and I was pretending not to hear with all of my might.
I know there are ant species that gather honey, but I've never seen a product called Ant Honey before.
"Yeah, let's try eating it."
Since it's confirmed edible with Appraisal, trying it is the best option.
“”Then, let's have pancakes!"”
"Oh, sounds good."
"Make them right away!"
"Let’s eat right away!"
"Roger!"
Since we were planning to have a meal when we moved to the teleportation area, we decided to try it out immediately.
””Ohh~ it's yummy~!"”
"Oh, it's quite good."
"Umu, it's tasty."
As a result, the flavor was quite different from honey, but surprisingly delicious.
"Ant Honey is worth quite a bit. Can I really have some too?"
"Dill-san, no need to hold back."
“”Eat it quickly!"”
"Nguh!"
Ant Honey may not be rare or luxurious, but it seems to have some value, so Dill-san hesitated to eat it wholeheartedly. However, the kids grabbed Dill-san's hand holding the fork and firmly stabbed a piece of pancake that he had cut into his mouth.
Dill-san seemed to be choking, but I pretended not to notice at all.
... Considering he's already eaten Orc General's meat, he shouldn't hesitate over Ant Honey.
"Well then, this is a good stopping point for dungeon exploration!"
"”Ehh~””
"... That's what I'd like to say, but since the ambiance changes from the eleventh floor, you want to see it, right?"
“”Wanna see!””
"Umu."
"So, let's head to the eleventh floor. But after we finish the eleventh floor, let's take a break back in town."
“”Okay~””
We would have normally finished, considering the number of days we have spent here, but Dill-san had told me before that the dungeon changes drastically from the eleventh floor, so I decided we should tackle one more floor.
"”Kaiser, about the magic~?”"
"... Umu."
By the way, it seems Kaiser still hasn't remembered the new magic to teach the kids.