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Chapter 60. 7th Floor (3)

On the seventh layer, the second battle we encountered was 3 Death Spiders.

This was one of the weakest monster formations on the 7th floor, and we decided we could deal with them without using [Windstorm].

Kodachi-san limited herself to using [Wind Slash] to conserve MP.

By adding Yuzuki's [Burn Blaze], my [Rock Bullet], and my and Kodachi's weapon attacks. The 3 monsters were easily eliminated, and we won the battle without any problems.

The next battle was an encounter with 5 death spiders.

There was a huge difference in difficulty between 3 and 5 Death Spiders.

Kodachi-san also used [Windstorm] to fight with full firepower.

But death spiders are much tougher monsters than Giant Vipers.

Even with Yuzuki's [Burn Blaze] and Kodachi-san's [Windstorm] stacked on top of each other, we could not eliminate it, and in the end, we had to try to destroy each one individually by stacking single attacks.

As a result, both Kodachi-san and I won the battle, each suffering a blow from a poison fang attack.

The poison fang attack I was hit by did not have any poison effect on me.

The poison was automatically neutralized by my Poison Repellent Ring.

After the battle, I used an antidote potion to remove the poison Kodachi-san received and also consumed my [Earth Heal] twice to fully restore her HP.

In addition, we found one treasure chest in this battle, and its content was anti poison potion.

I feel like I can be self-sufficient even without poison-eliminating magic.

I feel that the [Treasure Chest Drop x2] is working.

However, this luck with treasure chests won't last forever.

Also, the consumption of resources, including my MP consumption, is quite large.

I had the impression this is the 7th floor, and I felt it was not a simple task.

In the hour and a half of searching from entering the 7th floor to this point, I had reached about halfway to the northeastern part of the map.

I thought I could reach the northeastern edge of the map in another one and a half or two hours - right around lunchtime.

But then we ran into the real prize on this floor.

"There it is, the Mutant Ape!"

As Yuzuki's words indicated. What we encountered in the 4th battle of the 7th level was a monster we had never fought before.

It was a monster that looked like a giant gorilla.

Standing upright, it would have been about 3 meters long.

It was so huge that the contrast between its size and the surrounding trees looked strange.

Its tremendously thick arms give the impression of power that could easily snap the trunk of a tree.

An ordinary human being would have turned into a crushed tomato with just one punch from this thing.

We're seekers with superhuman abilities, but we still feel intimidated.

The monster's name is the Mutant Ape.

Monsters on the forest floor are notable for their poison, paralysis, and other entangling attacks, but unusually among them, this is a simple power-type monster.

Instead of having no bad status attacks, its HP, attack power, defense, and other stats are ridiculously high compared to other monsters in the forest layer.

Even its agility is outstanding.

To give you an idea of its strength, mutant ape is almost on par with the Goblin Lord, the boss of the cave floor.

In other words, it's as if the Goblin Lord appeared as a small fry monster.

That's one of them.

As soon as it encounters us, it rushes at us at a high speed, making the ground rumble.

Unlike goblin lord battle, there are no cronies, which is an advantage, but we also don't have the benefit of the backstage magic to assist us.

"Kodachi-san, Yumizuki, as per the plan. Or rather, please do as usual."

""Understood!""

Kodachi-san, Yuzuki, and I raise our magical power to activate the magic.

I don't even think of using support magic to take advantage of the time until contact is made.

The only time support magic has an advantage over offensive magic is when it comes to long-term battles.

If I can kill the enemy instantly, support magic is a bad idea.

"Go for it! [Rock Bullet]!"

"Slash! [Wind Slash]!"

"If it's just one, it's more powerful! [Fire Bolt]!"

All three simultaneously unleash their magic attacks.

A rock bullet, a wind blade, and a fire bolt all pierce mutant ape at once.

Mutant Ape still lunged at us, unfazed.

Kodachi-san and I each held up our weapons to intercept it.

"Yuzuki! How much HP did it has left!"

"43! I was able to cut down two-thirds of it with magic!

"Good! Kodachi-san, finish it off!"

"Yes, sir!"

"HAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!"

Mutant ape, which was right in front of me, raised its thick arm and tried to strike Kodachi-san.

A beat before it could bring it down, my spear and Kodachi-san's two daggers plunged deep into the giant monster's body.

With that, mutant ape twitched and disappeared in a black haze.

A rather large magic stone remained behind.

The battle is over.

An overwhelming victory.

Even though we were evenly matched with the goblin lord, our current strength was probably nothing to sneeze at.

We have become much stronger.

"""Yay!"""

Pan, pan, pan, pan, and we do our usual high-five.

Next, Yuzuki hugged me, so I held her, spun around, and let go.

Kodachi-san hugged me even more, so I hugged him the same way, spun around, and let go. Is that it?

"You did it, Kazane-san♪" 

"Yeah. I did it♪ I'm so happy I'll kiss Hotaru-chan."

"Ehehehe♪ Kazane-san kissed me on the cheek♪ ──What are you doing, Senpai? Are you jealous?"

"...... Oh, yeah. I'm jealous."

"Senpai, if it's on your cheek, you can kiss me. Mouth-to-mouth is not allowed."

"No, I'll pass."

"Wow, Musou-senpai is seriously absent-minded. Kazane-san, your destructive power is outstanding."

"Hey, I don't know what you're talking about~. I'm just imitating you. I'm just imitating Hotaru-chan.

"You know what I'm talking about, don't you?"

Kodachi-san and I hugged each other for a few moments.

We hugged each other for a short while.

But we were close, and I could smell Kodachi-san's scent.

I had been hugged by a drunken Kodachi-san before.

I was happy then, but this time was different.

While I was in a daze, Kodachi-san was standing right next to me before I knew it.

Kodachi-san put her face close to my ear and whispered to me.

"If you don't notice me by now, I'll sulk too, won't I?"

"Ah, yes."

Kodachi-san then quickly moved away from my side.

But when I looked behind me, I saw that Kodachi-san's ears had indeed turned bright red.

Ah.

"I'm no good. ......."

"Senpai. Did you finally understand how bad you are?"

Yuzuki, who came to replace Kodachi-san, teased me by saying, "That's why I told you?"

"I can't say anything back, so please stop. Also, Yuzuki, I get really angry when you say that."

"This is also my punishment for being a lazy senpai. You need to be more understanding of the heart of a pretty maiden that changes from day to day."

"Even if you say such a difficult thing..."

"Even if it's difficult, you need to understand!"

"Ouch!"

Yumzuki kicked me in the shin.

Hey, was this guy the one who does this kind of thing..?

"Stupid-stupid, stupid Musou-senpai! Blockhead! Insensitive light novel protagonist!"

"I already know that."

"You don't understand!"

With these words, Yuzuki turned away and left.

What is this girl saying......?