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Volume 10 Chapter 4 Part 7

This probably means that people who collect Dragon Skin and make Dragon Skin equipment are strong enough to fight on the sixty-sixth floor.

「All you have to do is store the materials. You’ll be able to use them eventually.」

「I understand.」

However, Sherry was also the one who recommended us to do Boss battles on the thirty-third floor? She must have decided that boss battles are safer. If even Sherry decides so, are the Boss battle safer after all?

Well, it’s fine to repeat the Boss battle on the thirty-third floor today. However, if I do that, there might be people who’re going to say that tomorrow we should battle the Boss of the thirty-fourth floor.

Can’t we do anything about it?

「Then shall we go?」

「Yes.」

「If there is a Kobold Kampfer nearby, I think it would be a good idea to actively fight it on the thirty-fourth floor.」
When I heard Roxanne’s reply and was about to leave the Boss room, Sherry added an extra word.

Sherry. Why?

「Ah, no. Kobold Kampfer might be weaker than Drive Dragon.」

「That’s how the story goes anyway.」

「That’s right. Kobolds and Kobold Kampfers are weak in all four types of magic. If you use magic to fight them, I think it’ll be easier to fight on the thirty-fourth floor than the thirty-third floor of Quratar’s labyrinth. We might even be able to fight more aggressively.」

「I see.」

So it’s a problem with the type of magic?

Compared to Drive Dragon, which is resistant to all four attributes, they are definitely weaker.

When I fought Kobold Kempfer a long time ago, there was still no Sherry in my Party, and I defeated him with Durandal, so I didn’t know its weaknesses or resistances.

I thought that from the 34th floor onwards, I would rely less on Sherry, but that doesn’t seem to be the case for the time being.

「Well then, this way.」
After moving to the thirty-fourth floor, Roxanne goes ahead and leads us. I don’t want her to go too lightly though.

If Kobold Kampfer is easier, then should we really proceed? However, moving forward means going higher early. I don’t want us to fight aggressively, but I can’t think of any good reason to stop her, so I proceeded as if I was being dragged along.

No. I shouldn’t think like that. You shouldn’t fight in such a half-baked state inside the Labyrinth. You should be hungry for more. If I can’t stop it, I should at least fight aggressively.

There is no choice but to do so. Brace yourself and walk forward.

As we proceeded through the Labyrinth, Kobold Kampfer appeared before us.

It really appeared. Not that I didn’t believe it.

The Boss appears as a normal monster when we went up to the thirty-thrird floor. Does that mean that in Quratar’s Labyrinth,l Kobold Kempfer, the Floor Boss of the first floor, will become a monster on the thirty-fourth floor?

It’s a monster I’ve fought once, so it should be easy to fight it again. Its going to be stronger, however, it’s natural because it’s the thirty-fourth floor.

I unleash two 「Firestorm」 attacks. Roxanne and the others immediately set out to intercept, it and I followed. The vanguard team and the monsters collided, and a long battle began.

「Did it, desu!」

The long battle ends when Milia petrifies the Drive Dragon.

It was a really long battle.Not more than ever, though. Even though Kobold Kampfer fell, the battle with the Drive Dragon dragged on. Drive Dragon is that strong, or is Kobold Kampfer too weak?

「I understand that in theory the Kobold Kampfer is weaker than the Drive Dragon now.」

「As long as you fight it with magic. If you don’t use magic, then it is not going to be all that weak. 」

If you compare a monster that is resistant to all types of magic and a monster that is weak to all types of magic, then what would have happened?

Like Sherry said, Kobold Kampfer might be harder to beat with Durandal, and I have no intention of trying it out

「Since master’s here, it’s going to be easy to deal with Kobold Kampfer. It also looks like we can fight on the thirty-fourth floor just fine. As long as master is with us, we can still go to the higher floors of the Labyrinths.」

Roxanne spoke some truly terrible words again. It seems that an attack on the upper floors is no longer going to be something that I will be able to avoid.

Although they are not aggressive in attacking, it is unavoidable to go to the upper floors.

It might not be an immediate attack, but a future one is definitely inevitable. Personally, I don’t think it’s time for us to go on the offensive yet. I want to avoid that as long as possible, but is it impossible now?

At the very least, I should try to avoid it for today.

「Let’s go back to the thirty-third floor.「

「Right. It doesn’t look like there’s any large group of Kobold Kampfers nearby.」

We returned to the thirty-third floor and repeated the Boss battle.

The battle against the Floor Boss, Land Dragon, and the battle on the thirty-fourth floor, where there are many Kobold Kampfers, does not matter. The toughest battles are still the regular ones against the monsters on the thirty-third floor. Isn’t it funny?

Well, I guess it can’t be helped.

However, as I repeated the battles there, I felt that I was getting used to the long-term battle with the Drive Dragons.

Somehow, this seems fine to me.

Even with this, I can fight without problems. All of the Party Members are also confident that we will be fine.

I wonder if they are not misunderstanding though? Should we really be getting used to it?
Won’t that cause us any problems?

Should we interpret it positively that getting used to it means that we are adapting to combat, or should we take it negatively as something that’s going to lead to boredom and carelessness?

I don’t really understand.

Well, for the time being, there is no problem as long as you don’t lose your concentration. As long as we will stay focused, we’ll be able to get used to it without it affecting us negatively.

I got used to the battle quite a bit, and finished the day’s battle shortly afterwards.

For dinner, Milia makes her Whole Fish and Dragon Skin soup.

I had never eaten Dragon Skin before, so I am looking forward to trying it with high expectations.

「This is, how should I say this, somehow, that is like…」

「Like what?」

Chicken skin. That is the best way that I can describe it.

The Dragon Skin tasted almost like chicken skin. Yes, to put it simply, it tastes like the finest quality chicken skin, even though I have never eaten the finest quality chicken skin before.

It’s plump and soft, and when I bite into it, the moist fat spreads all over my tongue. It might not be as sweet as honey, but it does taste sweet.

「It tastes just like a dragon should, huh?」

「Yes. It’s delicious.」

「The soup is also delicious.」

As Sherry said, there must be some soup stock in the soup as well. It’s definitely delicious compared to the pot-au-feu that’s just lightly simmered. It has a deep and rich flavor.

「Whole fish, desu!」

「I think it is delicious.」

The soup is indeed delicious, and its all because I put the Whole Fish into it. As for the name of it, I don’t know for sure, but I think it was called bouillabaisse?

If it is a seafood soup, then perhaps I should have put clams or something similar into it as well?

That’s a definite screw-up on my part.

Well, let’s look forward to it next time. And of course, I am going to keep this a secret from Miria, because if she learned about it, then she might have started complaining.

You can also put dragon meat in it in order to amplify the effects.
Anyway, Dragon Skin is definitely a good ingredient.

It might not be exactly the same, but as long as you add it to the soup, then it can be used to make soup stock, just like when you add chicken skin and chicken bones.

However, it was not possible to confirm the skin beautifying effect of the Dragon Skin.

I looked at it while gently stroking the girl’s skin in the bath. Even after we got out of the bath, I tried groping it around on the bed and lick it. Everyone’s skin was as smooth, soft and moist as usual. Even if there is no skin beautifying effect, the four people’s skin is sufficiently beautiful.

Glossy, so supple, so very tender; the best.

In the first place, it may take a few days for the effect on the skin to be apparent.

From now on, I must continue examining everyday. To be specific, I need to fondle them and lick them clean. I will have to examine them thoroughly.

Since it is for science, it can’t be helped.