On the first few levels of the Labyrinths it was a relatively harmless monster. That being said, there is no rule saying that something that is weak on the lower floors of the Labyrinths cannot grow stronger on the higher floors. As far as we know, then logically when we advance further, theres always a possibility that it might grow unexpectedly strong. This means that dealing with it at one point might turn from something simple to quite a headache for us. On the plus side, it probably wont grow unexpectedly strong in a span of just a single floor; so at the very least, I dont think that were going to have to worry about it surprising us with anything there.
If anything, then I think that we dont need to be all that vigilant until we actually reach the twenty second floor; but after that meaning from the twenty third floor and above. That is probably where the difficulty is going to make a sudden spike. Thus, from that point onward were going to have to constantly keep our guards up and be on the lookout for potential attacks from a distance.
At least when it comes to the exploration itself it should be a relatively smooth sailing, since we have the maps of all of the currently discovered and cleared floors of Quratars Labyrinth unlike with the rest of the Labyrinths, where we actually have to go and search every nook and cranny just to find a way to the Floor Boss Room.
Okay Roxanne, would you please guide us forward then?
Certainly. Please follow me, master.
Guided by Roxanne (along with the map), we proceeded through the thirteenth floor of Quratars Labyrinth all the way to its Boss Room. We then sent Miria to go and take a peek to see if there was anyone in the Waiting Room; and once she came back and reported that there was apparently no one inside, we decided there was no point in dilly-dallying around and proceeded to enter the Boss Room proper, where we faced off against the Floor Boss of the thirteenth floor Animal Trap and the Sarracenia that was accompanying it.
Why was Sarracenia accompanying the Floor Boss this time instead of a Fly Trap?
Because starting from this higher floor and onwards, there is always a possibility that any type of a monster that makes its appearance on the given floor might appear alongside the Floor Boss as its support.
Oh, so its actually that any monster that appears on a given floor might start accompanying the Floor Boss once you advance high enough, huh? And here I was under the impression that the only ones that were going to make an appearance would be the monsters that are native to the given floor. Hence my astonishment when a Sarracenia showed up instead of a Fly Trap.
My main goal of replenishing the amount of recovery medicines, after I used so many of them during the Bandit ambush, has been achieved; so theres no need for us to continue exploring the Labyrinth of Quratar. Instead, we can go back to the exploration of Harubas Labyrinth. Recovery medicines are my emergency method of healing in case something ever went wrong, and I was prevented from healing through the usual means of using the Monk Jobs Medical TreatmentSkill. If the circumstances didnt force me to use them back when the Bandits attacked us, I wouldve just left them intact and not touched them at all. Alas, that was not how it was meant to be.
For the time being, three Tonics and three Nourishing Pills should be more than enough for our emergency healing needs.
Is that so?said Sherry.
If that is what Master wishes to do, then were going to do exactly what you want.said Roxanne.
Yes, desu!
Even though Roxanne, Miria and Sherry agreed with my intentions to go to Harubas Labyrinth instead of going to explore Quratar Labyrinths fourteenth floor, it was immediately obvious that the three of them were dissatisfied with the approach that I decided to take.
I could understand that Roxanne was feeling let down, but who wouldve ever guessed that even Sherry was going to be in a more warlike mood today? Or maybe its that she thought that it was the most rational thing to do to go and continue to explore the fourteenth floor after defeating the Floor Boss of the thirteenth floor?
Well, whatever the case may actually be with them, I just thought that it would be best for us to have a short break from Quratars Labyrinth after we just went through both its twelfth and thirteenth floors in a row without stopping. Apparently my intentions here ended up backfiring against me, however.
Out of all three of my slaves, Miria was the only one who accepted my plans obediently without looking or sounding dissatisfied. Ahh, her cat ears were so cute when she was saying Yes, desu!.