Chapter 174

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To the dungeon.

With the pretext of preparing for the dungeon, I cooked and made snacks for the next two days.

I also went to Jake-san's bakery to buy bread and went around the shops to resupply on ingredients.

At that time, I found vegetables that I saw for the first time in Aetherdia. It was broccoli and cauliflower. They are apparently called "Green Flowerhead" and "White Flowerhead" on Aetherdia. Moreover, that's wasn't all. There were "Red Flowerhead" and "Black Flowerhead" vegetables too.

I don't know whether I had overlooked them the last time I shopped or the shop displayed them because of the current season, but I instantly bought all varieties.

And then, the fixed date of the request on the third day arrived. On the day of departure to the dungeon, we joined up with Al-sama and others at the castle.

"Good morning, Al-sama."

""Morning!""

"Ah, morning."

Al-sama wasn't dressed in the gaudy royalty-specific attire, but he didn't give off the commoner impression he had when traveling incognito either. He was clad in easy to wear clothes. Looking at the sword at his waist, Al-sama must be a swordsman.

There were three people behind Al-sama.

"Let me introduce your fellow travelers first. You already know Najack. On my left is Kevin. Claudio on the right. Both are members of the Royal Guards so their skills are reliable."

"Nice to see you again, Tak.u.mi-dono."

"Kevin Deisen. You can call me Kevin. Best regards~"

"My name is Claudio Nickson. Please call me Claudio."

Three knights were accompanying Al-sama and as expected, Najack-sama was one of them.

Kevin-sama was a playful-looking man with quirky long brown hair while Claudio-sama was a blonde-haired man with plenty of charm. Both seem to be sons of n.o.bles.

The Knights weren't wearing their white uniforms, but all were wearing something easy to move in. Their clothes differed from each other, so they weren't something like training clothes, but something they prepared individually. Well, it would be obvious that they were knights if they wore clothes that were provided to them, so they might have wanted to avoid that. Al-sama included, all of their clothes were very good.

Still… Al-sama and Najack-sama too, the four are equally handsome, aren't they~

"I am Tak.u.mi. I look forward to working with you."

"… I am Allen."

"… I am Elena."

Allen and Elena gave their greetings properly, but they were peeking at Kevin-sama and Claudio-sama from behind me. The two knights who met us for the first time were observing us, so it's an inevitable reaction.

It's only natural for the knights who are also Al-sama's guards to observe us. Well, both sides will surely return to normal in a while.

"Huh~? Are they being vigilant?"

"I think that's a normal reaction for children their age, no?"

Seeing the children's state, Kevin-sama and Claudio-sama whispered to each other.

"You have been warned that they are sensitive kids, right? They are being cautious because you are observing them. Let me tell you again not to stimulate them in any odd way. You will be held responsible for it by yourselves."

There, Al-sama rebuked the two knights.

… Still, I wonder who warned them? Tristan-sama? No, Wald-sama?

"Sorry, Tak.u.mi. They were given detailed instructions, but they can't seem to be able to swallow it in the course of their duty."

"No, I understand. It's our first time meeting so it cannot be helped."

Knights of n.o.bility wouldn't consent with "Yes, I see" only after being told something by others. Rather, if they were so trusting, I would have difficulty trusting them back.

"I am glad you say that. Now then, shall we depart?"

"Yes, let's do that."

We have decided to depart towards the dungeon, but we are not walking on foot from here as the castle prepared simple-looking carriage for us.

The entrance of the 65th Dungeon "Huge Animals" was a hole with a staircase leading down surrounded by white pillars.

"Adventurers come here fairly often, don't they?"

"Yes, the meat will always sell and they can also take it home to eat, after all~"

As "meat" is nearly everything that drops in this "Meat Dungeon", even the weakest monsters drop it, so going to this place is "not a waste" so to speak.

Moreover, it's directly linked to the Capital's food situation, so it's considerably crowded.

""Meat~ meat~♪""

Allen and Elena who got down from the carriage were enthusiastically singing while going towards the dungeon's entrance.

… We had to walk briskly to follow them.

"Allen, Elena, don't be entering on your own now."

""Yess~""

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When I cautioned the children beforehand, they replied cheerfully.

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