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Chapter 66 Part 1

Enjoying A Moment Of Peace After The Battle Against The Floor Boss, As I Reflected On Everyone’s Accomplishment

Now then, I’d like to collect as many drops as I can from this exploration, but… no matter how I think about it, there’s no way I’m taking materials from this floor boss with me.

There’s just one reason for that.

It’s because I don’t have the will to go through the badly designed second floor of this dungeon for the second time.

Moreover, I don’t feel like climbing that huge pyramid after jogging with all these heavy materials on my back.

……Really, that second floor is just as Sybilla described it with one word, 『a drag』.

That’s where Sybilla suggested that we should just eat the floor boss’s, a dragon’s meat, here as a celebration or some sort.

「Open wide, aaaa~」

「Eh? A-Ahhhh… chomp. Hmp!? …Whoaaa, this is… It’s sooo good, I can’t even describe it! Wow, it’s so different from the other meats I’ve ever eaten before. I wish the little guys back at the orphanage could have some of it too… I feel kinda bad now.」

「This is your reward for your hard work to fulfill my unreasonable request. So don’t hold back and eat as much as you want. Of course, you’re free to take some home with you, but I think it’s better to eat your share here instead of keeping it in your hands until you return home, you know?」

「I-I see…! Got it, I’m gonna eat lots and lots that I won’t need again tomorrow!」

Sybilla cooked the meat one after another, and Eve reached for it as soon as it was done.

Emmy, who also has a hearty appetite and a is sucker for tasty foods, gulping down the meat grilled by Sybilla one after another together with Eve.

I know they both have a big appetite, but geez, there should be a limit to how fast you can consume those meats.

Sybilla, who finished grilling a whole lot more of the meats, finally stood up.

「Russell.」

I got up too when Sybilla called for me and followed after her, who started walking off.

This is the second time. Somehow, I can tell where she’s heading.

……Sybilla stopped in her tracks after she arrived at her destination, which was, as I thought, the dragon’s body.

Sybilla then gutted the chest area of the wingless dragon skillfully as if she had been doing this hundreds of times.

Before long, she took out a small hunk of meat, seared it over the fire, and silently offered it to me.

「This one also tastes unworldly, you know?」

「That’s something to look forward to, then」

That’s right—it was a dragon’s heart.

Since I had leveled up by eating the fire dragon’s heart last time, I guess this one might have a similar effect if I eat it.

「Needle Earth Dragon, one of the monsters from the second dungeon, I suppose. Seeing two of them in one place surprised me to death, honestly…. and without Emmy-chan, I don’t think we would’ve made it out alive.」

Yeah, tell me about it… that was absolutely horrifying.

A single dragon floor boss is already strong enough as is, and we have to deal with two of them? Normally, that would be suicide.

Although I was able to manage somehow with my Dark Magic, Emmy was able to hold off against one of those dragons, and not only that, she was able to win.

I’ve been thinking about it since we fought in the 3rd dungeon, but she’s really strong, isn’t she?

While having such thoughts, I eat the dragon’s heart in my hand.

…She’s right, it tastes unworldly, really, I couldn’t hope for a better reward than this…

But there’s one thing that’s more important than the taste.

——【Twilight Sorcerer】 Level 12 《Abyss Trap》——

……This is the greatest way to get a tremendous amount of experience points.

Although I did gain a fair amount of experience points from the Blue Gigantes floor boss previously, it wasn’t until I ate this dragon’s heart did I level up, instead of the moment I defeated it.

「……I think I barely level up because of my Twilight Sorcerer Job, but could it be that I would’ve leveled up more were my Job were something else?」

「Good question. That’s right, that’s why a dragon killer who succeeded in giant-killing a dragon uses that moment as the symbol of breaking their limits, a sign that they’ve risen to a higher existence. Most A-rank adventurers in the city have experienced it before, I’m sure.」

「I see, no wonder everyone longs to be a dragon killer.」

「Yep, that’s how it is. Of course, there are hundreds, if not thousands, of times more people who failed than the ones who actually succeeded.」

 ……Yeah, I guess that’s true.

We, everyone, admires the heroes. I know I did, and so did Vince.　

I thought I could become like one of those heroes in the stories.

Or… that’s what I thought before I got my Job.

However, reality is not so sweet.

I managed to keep up by solely relying on healing magic, but I don’t think I could have survived a head-on battle with the Fire Dragon as I was then.

I wonder how many people have dreamed of becoming a hero, only to end their lives.

…I’m now used to using my dark magic and having Sybilla to support me.

But even with special powers, I am still just me.

I’m not prone to losing, and even this time I came here with the intention beat the crap out of that Demon Lord, but I let him got away.

「……Hm?」

As I clench my fists, I feel a strange uneasiness in my chest.

And this feeling… like I was caught off guard, has happened before.

「Ah.」

And then my hunch was soon confirmed.

——Sybilla was there, munching on the other dragon’s heart.

「Oi, isn’t that supposed to be Emmy’s share?」

「Emmy-chan is so strong that she doesn’t need to aim for the top anymore, and besides, she won’t eat it because I haven’t told her anything about it. That’s why it’s better if I eat it instead.」

「……Don’t you have any sense of “modesty”?」

「Rather, I’m surprised that you thought this Sybilla could be modest at all, you know? Don’t get the wrong idea and think that I’ll do anything for just anyone, okay? I’ll have you know, this Sybilla-chan is a Goddess for everyone who made a Twilight Pact, but I will always put my own desires first and foremost!」

Ahh, yeah… can’t argue with that…

As the person who’s known her the longest among us, I can only agree with that.

Or rather, it’s not Sybilla if she’s not like that.

I wonder if the day will ever come when I will get used to this hilariously disappointing Goddess.

I said so myself, but I don’t think that day will ever come. At the very least, I’ve given up on the idea of outwitting her when it comes to brainpower.

Oh well, I know she won’t lead us to anything bad, so I guess I’ll just let her do as she pleases.

And so, thinking of such days to come… I’m beginning to think that it might be more fun if I remain not used to her antics.