Dungeon Refrigerator 86

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Dungeon Floor 9

[Good morning. I ran 3 kilometers this morning, and I'm heading to college now.]

"Hehehe... Ruu is into early morning running. She's really working hard from the start. Well, let's see. [Good morning! You did great! Let's have an energetic day today!] and... (send)"

Ruu sends me messages without fail.

Every morning and evening. The content of those messages is more like an exchange diary between elementary school kids than that of lovers. But considering Ruu is extremely shy, it's not surprising. 

Sometimes, I wonder if elementary school kids these days are more advanced in this regard. However, I've never had a girlfriend before, so I've been enjoying this delayed youth by exchanging messages with Ruka.

But to be honest, as a bit of a pervert, I sometimes think... well, you know. However, I also have a feeling that I don't want to force something on her that she doesn't want, so it's a frustrating situation.

The troublesome couple, Kei Myou and Yuka, who visited the massage parlor last night, left quietly. 

During Yuka's massage, I used my skill, [Meditation], to put her into a meditative state and performed some energy healing. She woke up and praised my massage, saying, [Wow! I feel so refreshed!] So, Kei Myou couldn't complain much, and they left peacefully. It's all Kazuna's fault, that guy.

Well, I received about 6,000 yen as a token of gratitude, not as part of my part-time job, but it's uncertain whether I can visit that shop again. I don't want to cause Tsunami-san any unnecessary worry.

So, today, I'll dive into our dungeon after a long time. I want to regain my combat sense, and I've been stressed after meeting Kyou Mei yesterday. So, I feel like letting off some steam in the dungeon.

"(Squishy sounds) Alright, let's go."

Dressed in my Bug King Suit and holding Excalibar, I pass through the iron door to the first underground floor.

"Hmm hmm hmm ♪ (Squish! Splat! Squelch! Splat!)"

I crush slimes underfoot without bothering to swing Excalibar. There seemed to be an unusually large number of them, but apart from that, nothing unusual. They might have just gathered on the way to the 2nd floor.

"(Rustling sounds) Hey, have you guys increased in numbers too?"

There also seemed to be a large number of giant cockroaches on the second underground floor. However, they don't attack me since I wear the Bug King Suit and bear the title of [Bug King]. 

They weren't originally monsters that attack people anyway. If they get in the way when there are too many, I'll wrap them in acid mist and let them die.

The 3rd floor is the nest of sick rats with clouded eyes and warty skin. When they spot me, they immediately try to attack, but I create the stench they hate with my [Acid] skill, so they keep their distance. Well, when there are too many on the way, I'll envelop them in the acid mist and let them die.

The giant slugs on the 4th floor are too slow for me now. They make me yawn. The 5th underground floor only has giant cockroaches and slimes, so I skip it. From the 6th floor onwards, there are troublesome monkeys that throw feces as a group. I use acid mist to wipe them out.

And in the 7th floor, I hunt the giant tadpoles thoroughly.

"Take this, cervical correction! (Crunch!)"

"Geckooh! (Splat!)"

How could it die after I fixed its head that was sticking out too far? Well, I thought about studying chiropractic techniques while fighting monsters, but that seems to be a bit too much.

[(Kyuapawawa!)]

Current Status:

Level 37

Race: Human

Occupation: Teacher

Attributes:

Strength: 212

Endurance: 218

Intelligence: 215

Mental Power: 240

Agility: 220

Luck: 133

Eroseness: 1825

Blessings:

[Salt's Blessing]

Skills:

[Strong Acid 1.1] - [Agility] - [Disease Resistance 5] - [Usurpation] - [Mucus 2] - [Space 2] - [Good Luck 1.4] - [Footwork] - [Meditation] - [Salt 5]

Titles:

[Bug King] - [Saltmate] - [Salty Guy]

"Phew, my [Good Luck] skill must have increased to 1.4 with the orb I luckily found. I don't really understand how to use this skill, but I believe it will increase my [Luck] attribute, so I'll level it up."

The stats seem fine, but there are no explanations for skills. Many of the skills I've acquired remain unclear. I occasionally try various things to investigate these skills, but it's still quite challenging.

Now, I've descended to the eighth underground floor.

[Wassa... wassa...]

Monsters on the 8th floor are big, menacing moths.

"Ugh, I really can't stand insects..."

I wonder why. I used to touch insects barehanded when I was a kid. Oh, I just remembered. A rhinoceros beetle. 

When I was a kid, I was playing with a rhinoceros beetle, and when I tried to remove it from my clothes, it suddenly made a loud noise like, 'Gyutchii!' It felt so gross that I couldn't stand insects ever since.

Who would have thought that a rhinoceros beetle could make a noise like that? As a child, I thought, [What is this thing?!] I was so surprised. I thought only stag beetles among the beetle family made such noises. Even though it looked like a rhinoceros beetle on the outside, I thought its insides were alien-like.

Since then, I've had an aversion to insects.

On the other hand, it's strange I couldn't eat onions and bell peppers when I was a kid, but as an adult, I suddenly find them delicious. I used to dislike oysters as a child, and I would say, [Eww...] But now, if someone serves me oysters, I'm delighted and say, [Yay!] Deep-fried oysters are the best.

Well, in any case, I don't want to get close to giant moths. They look scary, and I bet they're poisonous. So, I use salt. I create solid salt stakes with the [Salt] skill and throw them.

[Thud! Splash! Splat!]

Yeah, salt is great. When crystallized, it becomes hard and has a substantial weight. However, trying to shoot it with magic consumes a lot of magic power due to its weight, so it's better to throw it by hand.

"Take this! Double Salt-Pick Shoot!! (Whoosh!)"

[[[Kyubiii!! (Rustle... Rustle... Flap... Splat!)]]]

The two thrown salt stakes pierce the foreheads of different giant moths, penetrating their bodies.

But the power of salt doesn't stop there.

Yes, when damaged by salt, it oozes a lot.

Hence, even high-vitality insect-like monsters, the giant moths, fall paralyzed with a single blow due to the pain and die while oozing salt from the stakes piercing them.

"Ugh... salt is terrifying. It has a different kind of attack power than acid..."

Surprisingly, something not widely known, is that even in the case of a regular adult, consuming 200 grams of salt at once can be lethal. By the way, sugar is about 1 kg, and vitamin C is about 700 grams for lethal doses, which means salt is about three times as toxic as vitamin C and five times as sugar.

However, even if it's readily available, it should never be abused. That's a promise with Acid Man.

By the way, the scales dropped by giant moths seem to have a paralyzing effect. A grappling frog that was showered with giant moth scales seemed to move awkwardly, but it eventually recovered, so it didn't seem to be poison.

They probably use it to paralyze their prey and then extend their straw-like mouths to suck the bodily fluids of their victims. They are truly terrifying monsters.

And finally, I found the staircase to the ninth underground floor.

Step by step, I cautiously descend the stairs.

Hmm, what's that? It's unusually noisy, isn't it?

[[[[Byon! Byon! Byon!]]]]

[[[[[Boo~n... rustle, rustle...]]]]]I saw something when I descended to the 9th floor. It was a passage filled with lively jumping giant earwigs and a creepy group of giant stink bugs clinging to the walls.

"Aaaah!"

What's up with this dungeon? It's just full of these things.