The Otherworld Conquest Method of a Reincarnated Porter Chapter 49 Part 1
Stratum Lord Subjugation
Chirp, chirp, chirp.
From morning until the sun is high in the sky, I intertwine with Soara, taking many breaks all the while. Now that my testicles are empty, I run my fingers over Soara’s body as she breathes heavily, sweating in bed. I run them back and forth from her lips to her breasts, from her belly to her navel, and then through the pubic hair around her secret place, over and over again. As I thought, a woman’s body is soft and nice.
「Soara, there’s this guy I’d like to teach about woman, so please find someone suitable for the task.」
「It’s a young man, right? I don’t mind taking care of him myself.」
「Hmm, your figure is too great, so the stimulation may be too strong for him. It’d be troubling if he ends up into older women with big tits, you see. So it’d be nice if you can find a woman who is not too beautiful, not too cute, whose figure is not too great, and who can teach him about woman body and the importance of birth control.」
「I understand. When are you going to bring him here?」
「About ten days from now, I guess.」
I need to give Alto some sex education so that he won’t get Noma or Mamua pregnant. Well, even though they live together in a small room, Marin is also there with them, so I don’t think such an indiscretion will occur, though. When they start earning money, I guess they can just rent a detached house or something.
For today, we will spend the whole day relaxing. And from tomorrow, I intend to explore the fourth stratum and stay overnight in the labyrinth. The maximum rank of monsters in the fourth stratum is 9. Although they don’t pose much trouble individually, it will be dangerous if we get surrounded by multiple monsters. The big-mouth lizards, which could bite off limbs with their bite attacks, begin to appear from this stratum. We cannot let our guard down.
After eating lunch, I wander over to the Adventurers’ Association and take a look at the bulletin board. I spot three escort requests from merchants and porters posted there. It seems that the number of requests to gather medicinal herbs will increase in the spring.
I stop by the porter union and get some information. There are requests to transport holy water-filled barrels to neighboring villages, as well as porter requests from merchants. If the timing is right, let’s accept a porter request to Neurath.
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The next day, the fourth stratum of the labyrinth. The stratum lord room is empty. It seems there is a need to wait several days for a new stratum lord to appear. Using presence concealment, I pass through the passageway and stop just before the small room. I sense the presence of someone. It is three goblins and two rock dogs a short distance away. Let’s dispose of the goblins first, shall we? However, if I don’t manage to get rid of them before the rock dogs notice me, I would probably end up getting surrounded. At this distance, I can’t use appraisal either. If the goblins’ levels are high, it might turn into a close fight.
I make up my mind and pull out the mithril alloy sword that I will be using as my main weapon from today. Since it is something that I took from a knight of Amberlius, it has the family crest engraved on it, so I cannot show it off too flamboyantly. When I channel my magical energy into, I feel that my magical energy is rapidly sucked into it. The more magical energy I channel into it, the bluer the color of the sword becomes. It is beautiful.
Jumping out using body enhancement and instant step, I slash at the three goblins. I decapitate the first one, stab the second one near the heart, and cut the third one diagonally from the shoulder. The rock dogs jump at me. I move to the side of the leaping rock dog using instant step and cut off its neck along with the rock covering it. I also defeat the second dog easily. I finish off the two goblins that have suffered fatal wounds and that is the end of it.
The mithril alloy sword clearly has high offensive power. However, the magical energy consumption is proportionally high, making it unsuitable for a protracted battle. I have no choice but to explore the labyrinth while relying on my automatic recovery as I rest as well as drinking blue potions to recover my magical energy. However, blue potions are precious, and if consumed continuously, the body will end up resisting it.
In addition, mithril itself is very soft. It may be an alloy, but this is a sword designed for advanced users, in which there are the risks of it chipping or breaking if it receives a heavy impact in the state of having no magical energy infused into it. Well, at this point, this is the only sword available, so there is no other option but to get used to it.
After several battles with monsters, my level rises to 29. I decide to hunt monsters in this stratum until the day I carry out the stratum lord subjugation with Alto and the others. At my level, it would probably be difficult to explore the lowest stratum alone. That is because the maximum rank of monsters in the lowest stratum is 13, and there is a possibility that I would end up dying if surrounded by the enemies. As expected, it seems that there is a limit to how far a porter can explore the labyrinth alone. It is only natural that I should continue to raise my level, but I have to seriously consider forming a party.
If I were to form a party, I wonder if I should just join them as a porter, as I did with Keane and the others? If so, there is a possibility that I would not be allowed to participate in the battle, and I would not be able to earn much money.
Might as well, I don’t think it is a bad idea to become the leader myself and recruit the other members. Most people probably hate the idea of having a porter as their leader, so I will hire them with money. I guess making use of combat slaves is also a viable option. I will make a contract with the slaves in the labyrinth city and release them after we conquer the labyrinth. I have no intention of continuing to feed the slaves either, so I can just think of it as short-term employment.
With such things in mind, I continue my exploration while making a map. Since there are many adventurers who stay overnight as they explore this stratum, it is no longer possible to find treasure chests. It is also necessary to secure a large number of potions.
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「Everyone, are you ready?」
「You bet. I’ve gotten pretty accustomed to this sword.」
「Y, yes. I think I’ll be fine.」
「I look forward to working with you today.」
「…..」
It is April and the day is near when I will be leaving Magt. As planned previously, today is the day we are going to subjugate the stratum lord. Alto and Noma are very motivated. Marin and Mamua are nervous. We discuss our strategy as we go into the labyrinth.
「Sei, is the stratum lord there?」
「It wasn’t subjugated as of yesterday, so I’m sure we can fight it at this time of the day.」
「Do you have a strategy, Sei-san?」
「Yeah, I will always take the front side of the stratum lord. That guy has a big body and doesn’t move very fast, so Marin, Mamua, you two will always attack the enemy from its rear. Alto and Noma will take the flanks. We will attack the legs first. The skin is hard, so make sure to go for the joints, okay? Once we cut a few legs, all we have to do next is take our time to finish it off. What makes that guy terrifying is its bite attack, after all. Be careful of that. And keep mind that it might suddenly rotate its body and turn around at you.」
We then arrived at the large room on the fourth stratum. The stratum lord is still alive and well. If it is a rank 20 monster, there is a good chance that I alone can beat it if I ignore the consumption of magical energy and go all out. However, this time, I want to leave proof that everyone has grown up, and I want to create a successful experience.
「Are you ready? I’ll launch a preemptive attack first. You guys approach discreetly from the left, right, and rear!」
I channel my magical energy into my sword and stand in front of the stratum lord. Appraisal!
Giant Armored Spider, Rank 20
It sure looks huge up close. It might be ten meters long if it were stretched out. Its height is about two meters. As I make eye contact with the giant armored spider, I close my distance with it at once using instant step and swing my sword at the joints of its front legs. Using the mithril alloy sword, which boasts excellent magical energy conductivity, I manage to cut it off with one blow.
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