Dungeon Refrigerator 119.1

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Girls' Night Hot Pot Party

"I told you, Serai-san, it's dangerous, don't come... [Mucus Wall]"

"Well, you know, she takes so long to come."

I instinctively stood before Serai-san, hiding the outer shell storage behind me from her view.

Because people are more inclined to want to see things that are being hidden, yes, this is advanced psychological warfare. I didn't want Serai-san to see where my otaku goods, such as anime posters and figurines, were clustered in the left corner of the dungeon's entrance.

And so, the psychological warfare worked. Seraii-san was unaware of the otaku goods being enveloped by the mucus wall, and she was stretching her neck to look towards the outer shell storage that I had hidden on my back.

"Oh! Could that be...! (Tap!)"

Seraii-san slipped through my side and ran towards the outer shell storage. I thought about grabbing her hand to stop her forcibly, but since I had already hidden the Pixies and Otaku goods, it shouldn't be a problem.

"This is my armor!? You were making it for me!"

"Uh, well..."

"Wow, it's really well-made! Oh, this is the helmet. Hmm, but it has a slightly unusual design... Kyaaa!!"

Oh, Serai-san mistook the head of the Fly Queen for a helmet and picked it up. Then, she was surprised by its grotesque face and threw it away. Come on, don't throw it.

"Hey! Wait...! Eeeeh, Ezuki-san... what is that!?"

Serai-san, who was looking at the scattered parts of the Fly Queen, crawled towards me in flust. The parts of the Fly Queen. I left them scattered because it was scary to think they might start moving if assembled.

"That's the exoskeleton of the Fly Queen. It's the most formidable boss-level monster I encountered. And it's also the one that took away my left leg..."

"The Fly Queenfly queen... gulp..."

"Hey, Machi! I told you not to enter without permission! And Coach, you have to scold Machi more!"

When I turned around, Nina-san was also peering into the dungeon's entrance with her upper body. It seemed she noticed Serai-san's disappearance and followed her.

"Well, understand? This dungeon is really dangerous. I'll be back soon, so you guys go back first."

"Yes."

.....

When I returned to the room, the three had finished cutting the vegetables and were waiting for me.

"You said you'd be back soon, but it took a while."

"Oh, I was just making this stove (clattering)."

On the glass table, I placed a stove made by assembling the parts of a giant stink bug exoskeleton. Because you see, a stove is necessary for cooking hot pot. And the stink bug odor has already been thoroughly roasted away.

"Coach, is this really a stove??"

"It looks like some kind of unusual grilled dish."

"Well, watch this. Set it up like this. (click). Come forth, flames! (whoosh!)"

"What?! Why?!"

Oh, three of them are surprised this time. It's always nice to get a big reaction.

"Actually, this is a Fire Wand that can produce flames."

"Huh?! So, that means it's a magic weapon??"

"Well, yeah, but it's also convenient for cooking, right?"

"No, no, no! That's not what I meant! How much do you think this incredible thing would be worth if you sold it!?"

"Oh, I initially tried to sell it on an online flea market. But it was mistaken for a prank, and my account got banned. And that was the end of it."

"I see... well, I guess people wouldn't understand this wand's greatness without seeing the real thing."

"Um... did you find this in the dungeon refrigerator too, Coach?"

"Yeah, that's right, Ruu. At first, I was planning to sell it, but after trying it out. It turned out to be surprisingly handy. It saves on gas costs. Now, I find it quite useful."

"Hey, can I touch it for a bit?"

"No way! If you're not careful, it could cause a fire. I'll let you touch it next time we're in the dungeon."

"Ugh, no fair!"

"Hahaha, don't sulk. I'll make sure to let you touch it when the opportunity arises. Oh, Ruka, I'm boiling water, so could you fill the pot with water?"

"Yes, Coach!"

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