Batch update for 3 days...
Although they encountered various commotions
as soon as they explored the third dungeon, they got back on their feet the
next day and headed for Avalon again.
At the fortress where they were to meet,
Alexis noticed that Sara was dressed differently from usual.
A leather bag was hanging from the side of
the belt used to adjust the length of the robe Sara usually wears.
「Why don't you let Lorenzo carry your
luggage?」
Alexis says, and Sara replies.
「It's fine. I prepared the antidote yesterday
so we wouldn't be stranded again by the poison. Even if other people have it,
they wouldn't know the right dosage, would they?」
It seems that the schematic on the paper
Sara had spread out yesterday was a blueprint for mixing the antidote.
**a
「I could mix mushrooms again... but I don't
know how to get rid of the side effects, for now. Maybe I'll take the mushrooms
back to the lab today and see what they're made of?」
「Whatever you want」
Alexis replied, then turned his attention to
the carriage.
「Then, shall we go?」
「「Yes!」」
They all nodded their heads.
* *
*
After entering Avalon's dungeon, they
immediately begin their search.
The poison analysis of the fountain has made
it possible for the team to procure drinking water locally. So, to fill up the
space in the bag, it was decided to bring in more preserved food.
Besides, Sara decided to bring an antidote,
and Lorenzo also brought tools, leaving the team to proceed cautiously,
disarming traps as soon as it is found.
And as usual, whenever an item is found,
they pick it up and collect it.
However, as they proceeded through the
dungeon, they soon came across a problem.
「Ha!」
Slash!
Fransisca slashes the monster's flesh with
her sword, and the monster dissipates.
「It's over, Alexis-sama!」
After a quick swing of her sword, Fransisca
sheathes it.
This action is a kind of habitual way to get
rid of the blood.
「Ah, thank you」
Alexis sighs and looks at the shield in his
hand. It was already cracked. Moreover, the sword at his waist had already been
broken to pieces.
「...it's become hard...」
Fatima blurted out.
Yes――the monsters in the third dungeon are
harder than ever, and weapons brought in from outside the dungeon are easily
chipped or broken.
At the first layer, it did not matter, but
as soon as they descended to the second layer, this started to happen.
However, the sword that Fransisca picked up
from Avalon, which hangs from her waist, seems to be effective enough to keep
her alive.
「This sword seems to be very sharp. No, it's
not so much the sharpness, but the compatibility with monsters...?」
Alexis nods his head and looks at Lorenzo.
「Lorenzo, what did you collect today?」
「Well, there are two crystal balls, four
ancient coins, an axe, a small shield, and a club」
「I see. There's no weapon I can use...」
「Me neither, by the way」
「And, there are reports from the soldiers
that the monsters crawling out of the darkness are getting stronger with each
new type of dungeon!」
Alexis says.
**b
「In other words - we don't have enough
weapons if we only use the items we have found」
Alexis' conclusion was confirmed by the
other members of the team.
「But we've been giving away a few weapons
that we don't think we can use to the soldiers...」
Lorenzo says, but Alexis replies.
「That's not enough. We should think of other
ways to improve our armaments」
「But is there any other way?」
Fransisca asks anxiously. At that moment,
Alexis pointed toward the wall.
There was a shiny crystal growing out of the
wall.
「I touched it the other day and it was hard
like a metal. Can we somehow extract it and process it into a weapon?」
「Hmm... I don't know...」
「Anyway, I will call a blacksmith from my
home country to the fort. Until then, let's gather up all the crystals we can
find」
「What if it's a waste of time?」
Alexis answered Fatima's question clearly.
「When that's happening, just let it be. We'll
just have to take it one possibility at a time. ――I mean...」
Alexis told the group.
「From today on, we'll try to stay on the
first layer where the monsters are weak as much as possible and collect
crystals!」
「If Alexis-sama says so...」
「Oh, let's give it a try!」
「......」
「Well, we have to do the best we can, don't
we?」
Each of them had his or her own reaction,
and thus they started to collect the crystals.
* *
*
After going out of the dungeon and getting a
new weapon from a nearby soldier, they went back into the dungeon.
They repeatedly went in and out of the
dungeon to collect the crystals until Lorenzo's backpack was full or until they
ran out of food.
This situation, which was renewed each time
they entered and left the dungeon, caused difficulties during the conquest, but
it was convenient for them to come and go with the intention of collecting
materials in this way.
In the end, after two nights and three days
of exploration, they finally returned back.
（Ah... staying over night is very exhausting.
I guess it would be better to have a holiday this time, too）
Alexis decides on his future plan in the
command center, cleans himself up in the bath, and then decides to go to
Fransisca's room. He remembered that he had forgotten to ask her to come to his
room.
After all, it is not easy to do anything
sexual while exploring Avalon because of the eyes of other people. Now is the
best time to do it when they are back in the fort. How could Alexis miss it?
Thinking about what he will do to her today,
Alexis walks down the hallway.
Just then, he hears a voice call out to him.
When he turns around, Fatima is standing
there. She seems to be wearing a maid's uniform when she is off duty as usual,
and her full breasts sticking out of her apron with ribbons on them really
stand out.
（Even though I'm about to start enjoying
myself...）
Alexis thought so, but he decided to end
early if he had something to do and asked her.
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