I hate to be the one to calm your enthusiasm, but I can pretty much one-shot everything on this floor, so youll have to put up with it for a while longer.

I do not mind, because that just proves how strong you are, master. The monsters here are clearly no match for you. That being said, are we not heading up to the next floor?

Up? I thought this thing will be going down.

No, it actually goes up. And if you pay a small fee to one of the Explorers at the Labyrinths entrance, they will take you to any floor that you have previously been to, and higher than the level that youre currently exploring.

Duly noted, but since that would be my first time in there, I think it would be best if we didnt get too ahead of ourselves. Lets fully explore this floor first before we go advancing to a higher one.

The prospect of getting my hands on some nice treasure from the upper floors is certainly appealing, but I prefer to play at a steady pace for now. That being said, Im quite surprised that the Labyrinth actually goes upwards instead of extending further underground like in most video games that I encountered in my life. And then theres also that stuff about the Explorers at the entrance taking you to the higher floors. Im learning quite a lot of things that I previously had no idea about today.

Of course. If that is your wish, master, then I will do my best to follow it to the utmost of my abilities.

Its great that shes so eager, but it would be foolish of us to think that we will be able to clear the entire Labyrinth in just a few short days, and its halls are bound to hide dangerous monsters that we wont be able to defeat just yet or floors that we will not be able to access right now. And lets not forget that running into a room filled to the brim with monsters like that last one I had encountered is the last thing that I wanna do right now, so in order to avoid plunging head-first into such dreadful traps, the best approach is to proceed carefully.

Now then, allow me to lead the way.

Please do.

For the next part of our current Labyrinth excursion I allowed Roxanne to take the lead and we proceeded along with her guidance. Having her around was a huge improvement, because due to her keen sense of smell we were able to go from one monster-filled spot to the next in a matter of a few minutes, making the exploration process at least twice as effective. And we managed to get so many items while prioritizing not combat, but exploration! No monster group was able to harm us, and soon we covered pretty much the entirety of the first floor. Towards the end of the exploration, both our backpacks were filled with so many branches that I began to worry that they might end up bursting from being overfilled.

Amazing.

I invited Roxanne to come sit next to me. If I work on it hard enough, then maybe the day will come when she will start doing so without specifically being told to?

Listen up, because what Im about to say will be really important, okay? From now on, whenever well be coming back here, feel free to sit wherever you want without waiting for me to order you to do so or you know what, scratch that. I want you to sit as close to me as possible. I know that you might feel somewhat uncomfortable because of what happened last night but its not like I will always push you down and do that sort of thing to you, you know?

Roxanne came to the bed and awkwardly sat next to me, so in order to prove to her that I was telling the truth, I gave her a hug that had no ulterior motives behind it; just a friendly embrace to ease her tension. That being said, Im going to have to work on my own restraint as well, because right now, just a glimpse of her white skin peeking from under her tunic was enough to tempt me with a myriad of lewd thoughts going through my head.

I-Its alright with me. I didnt really mind that, so

I could only respond to such a declaration by hugging her more tightly. This is bad. Whenever shes saying things like that with such an innocent expression, she doesnt even realize how dangerous she is to me!

But then does that mean that she really wouldnt mind if I pushed her down again? Ahh, I want to do it again so badly! But I cant! I have to stay true to my own words and grab a hold of myself! So in order to calm myself down, there is only one option left for me!

I gently grabbed her doggy ears and started playing with them. Ahhh, so soft and elastic, a true ointment for my tormented soul. Touching them feels so good no matter how many times I do it. So maybe

May I have a taste of your ears?

Eh? But I dont really think they are going to be all that tasty, given how furry they are.

Just kidding, Im not really going to eat them. Just wanted to try saying that at least once. If it hurts or makes you feel uncomfortable be sure to tell me right away and Ill stop immediately.

Alright, but Im really fine with it, as long as its not anything too strange. Also, uhm it, it feels really good when you touch me like that

Oh my God I want to gobble that angelic creature right away!