It was also good to see that she was so obedient to my words. Cat ears are also good, and its good that she was so honest about her own feelings without trying to conceal them.
Listen up Miria. You dont have to force yourself to fight now if you dont want to, okay?
Yes, desu! Not a fish, desu!
What she probably wanted to say by that is that she wont force herself to do battle against the Hat Bat, because its a bat and not a fish. Its great that Miria understands that she doesnt have to do the things that she doesnt really want to do, but I wouldve been even more glad if it stemmed from her own common sense and her caring about her own safety rather than from the fact if the enemy was a fish or something related to fish or not.
We then went and moved from the fourteenth floor of Quratars Labyrinth to the twelfth floor of Harubas Labyrinth, emerging in the small hidden room, the very same one where the Bandits were hiding themselves before they attacked us. The reason foe why I decided to take us there instead of going from the starting room of the twelfth floor is simple: I dont want to risk getting seen by the Duke, Gozer or any of their men. For all intents and purposes, theyre all thinking that Im an Adventurer, and it would be strange if they seen me using Dungeon Walkerinstead of Field Walker, because Dungeon Walkeris a Skill exclusive to Explorers only, meaning that it cannot be used by someone who claims to be an Adventurer.
Since right now Im doing a sort of a favor for the Duke of Hartz where I promised him that Ill be entering the Labyrinths on the territory of Hartz Duchy in order to make their exploration conquest easier for him and the Knights from the Knight Order of Hartz Duchy, the precaution of not being seen doing all of my usual multiple Jobs shenanigans is even more important than ever before. Well, if we were ever so unlucky as to get ourselves found out, I guess I could always weasel my way out of any uncomfortable questions by changing Sherrys Job to Explorer and telling everyone that she is my Partys Explorer responsible for getting us between the floors of the Labyrinth, and the people would be none the wiser because none of my slaves had their Intelligence Cards checked by the members of the Knight Order of Hartz Duchy before.
We searched around the room for a bit in order to check where the paths that we didnt take before were leading, and when we passed through a short corridor into the right-hand room, we emerged directly next to the twelfth floors Waiting Room. I guess that means that the Bandits were telling the truth after all, because the Boss Room was just beyond the small room where they were camping indeed.
So it mustve been exactly like I was thinking after all: the strategy that the Bandits came up with involved directing the weak Parties towards the corridor on the left where they would then ambush them, just like theyve done it with us, and whenever a strong-looking Party would come along, they would be directed towards the right where they could go challenge the Floor Boss of this floor right away.
We were judged to be a weak Party, but that was the first, and also the last mistake that the Bandits have committed in their crime-filled lives, and all of that because they have been blinded by their own greed and lust after seeing Roxanne and Mirias chests.
I brandished my Durandal once more and then swiftly moved in to join in on the offensive against the Killer Bee, and with my addition, the Boss collapsed onto the ground in a matter of few minutes.
Looks like our winning formula for the fights against the Floor Bosses is still pretty much applicable even against the Floor Boss of the thirteenth floor.
Although I have to admit that having to deal with another monster in addition to the Floor Boss itself can be quite a hindrance, then as long as I have Roxanne with me, then even the Bosses encountered on the higher floors should pose no threat to us.
What monster can we expect to encounter on the thirteenth floor of Harubas Labyrinth?
The monster native to the thirteenth floor of Harubas Labyrinth is the Pig Hog.
Pig Hog, huh? If I remember correctly, these guys happen to be weak to Water Magic, correct?
Yes, that is correct, master.
When I asked Sherry for the information on the enemies on the thirteenth floor of Harubas Labyrinth, she told me that they were Pig Hogs and nodded affirmatively when I remarked that their weakness is Water Magic.
The thirteenth floor is next.