Even though we had our fun yesterday, we still went to sleep relatively early the next day, and woke up when it was still dark outside. Looks like we woke up even earlier than usual today. There was no point in us going back to sleep, so we decided to go do some farming a bit early. Were not doing any experiments today, so were just focusing on the usual mixture of battles with the monsters and exploration. Roxanne guided me with her nose and I just one-shotted everything that had the misfortune of ending up at the business end of my Durandal. Compared to fighting the enemies bare-handed, these motions were as secure as they could be. I know that such laid-back exploration cannot last forever, but for the time being both Roxanne and I are fine with it, and that is all that matters.
After hunting monsters for an entire day, we left the Labyrinth, returned to the inn where we enjoyed our dinner in peace. When we finished eating, we went to the Adventurers Guild to sell the items that dropped from all the monsters we managed to defeat today. Thanks to the fact that I do not belong to any particular Guild yet I can sell my stuff pretty much anywhere I want, but I usually just do my selling in the Adventurers Guild since I have set up my Warp point on the wall of their guild building in an alleyway that is rarely frequented by anyone because that is the most convenient for us at the current moment, but maybe I should try going to the Explorers Guild more frequently, since they have various information related to the exploration of the Labyrinths that might come in handy in the long run.
Finishing our item-selling business, we went to the Labyrinth again. It has become our routine to delve into it three times each day: once in the early, morning, once before noon and once in the afternoon. Because were going there so often, were trying not to stay in there for too long, since it would be bad if the fatigue from overexerting ourselves caught up with us when we would least expect it, so were always making sure to take nice long rests before going back in. We stayed inside all the way to the evening, and after we got back and ate another delicious dinner, after which we tended up to our equipment.
And now that all the bother some chores have been taken care of, it was finally time for us to have some quality time together.
As soon as the Innkeeper brought over the basins with hot water and was out the door, I hugged Roxanne. Ahh, it has been half a day since I could last enjoy the delicate, yet soft and elastic feeling of her body in my arms. Enjoying such an exquisite sensation two times in the span of a few hours, is today my lucky day or what?
I brought my face closer to hers.
Youre beautiful, Roxanne.
Th thank you v-very m-much
Truly, seriously beautiful.
She looked a little embarrassed, but didnt try to stop me from complimenting her, so I moved my hand to gently stroke her shoulders, arms and back and then I slowly started to undress her.
Now that weve done this a few times, I know that I dont have to hesitate anymore. It is clear that whatever I will try to do to her, she will not resist.
Ah, uhm
Its fine, its fine.
Oh, right, one more detail I should mention. This room was different from all the others in such sense that it only had one set of doors dead ahead of us and one back where we came from, while normally there would be four pairs of them: in the front, in the back, to the left and to the right.
Roxanne, do you know where we are?
Its a Waiting Room, if I am not mistaken.
A Waiting Room?
When I turned around to check if the doors were still there, they were still there. As I mentioned above, they were only behind us and in front of us.
Well behind this door is the Floor Boss of this floor. If we manage to defeat it, the door leading to the second floor should open. As per the old customs, only one Party can challenge the Boss at a time. If multiple Parties try to enter the Boss Chamber then it will not appear, and the door to the next floor will not open. As long as one Party challenges the Boss, the other Parties who wish to do the same have no option but to wait for their turn.
Roxanne explained. Its a pretty standard in the most of modern MMORPGs, actually.
I see. So that is what a Waiting Room is, huh?
Yes. This is a last safe heaven where you can check on the condition of your equipment, heal your wounds and make all the preparations necessary to challenge the Floor Boss.
Hmm, I see. You think were ready to do this?
Master is super strong, so I dont think we will have any problems defeating it at this point.
Heh. Thanks for a vote of confidence.
So we have finally reached this point, huh? Behind that door is the Floor Boss of this Labyrinths first floor.