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The Otherworld Conquest Method of a Reincarnated Porter Chapter 90

Onward to the Eleventh Stratum

「Mireia, are you ready? Let’s go.」

「Yes, it’s finally time, isn’t it?」

In September, when the heat has eased a bit, we descend the stairs to the eleventh stratum of the Puppet Labyrinth. The stairs are not particularly hidden, so when we made our way down to the tenth stratum from the floor on the other side of the tunnel, we managed to find it easily. Since we prioritized making a map in our previous explorations, it is only now that we descend to the eleventh stratum.

The eleventh stratum is not so different from the stratums above. It does not seem to be a special place. What we have to do remains the same, so we start making our way through it while making a map, and soon after, we encounter some enemies. Appraisal.

Iron Magic Puppet, Rank 20

The rank of the iron magic puppet on the tenth stratum is 19. As expected, it seems there is no mistake that this is the eleventh stratum. There are six small fist onis around the iron magic puppet, but one of them is a little taller than the others. Appraisal.

Small Magic Fist Oni, Rank 11

The small magic fist oni must be a superior species of the small fist oni, it charges at you at a speed that cannot be underestimated and unleashes its fists. On top of that, it also shows evasive maneuvers that are not found in the small fist onis, so it is not an opponent you can let your guard down against. As long as we can maintain a certain distance, we have an overwhelming advantage with our swords. There is only one small magic fist oni and we manage to defeat it without any difficulty, but most likely, the deeper the stratums, the more numerous they will be. It looks like the difficulty level increases dramatically from the eleventh level.

After routing the small fry, it is finally time to deal with the iron magic puppet. If we were to get hit squarely by the fist of a rank 20 iron magic puppet, Mireia aside, I would probably suffer a fatal injury. However, it is not just once or twice that I cooperated with Mireia to defeat a puppet. What we have to do remains the same. I destroy both legs of the puppet together with Mireia, and finally destroy the head and take out the magic stone, that is it.

「Based on the rank of the puppet, it looks like there is no mistake that this is the eleventh stratum, as expected.」

「I see, looks like we did it, Sei. And thank you.」

With this, the fate of the Melnard family, the house where Mireia was born, should be secure. We have also hunted down the giant purple spiders in the forest of death, and can no longer find one these days. All that is left is for Mireia to report it directly to Viscount Melnard, complete the purification rite for the cancellation of her marriage, and then go on an adventure with me.

「Mireia, please report the discovery of the path directly to the Viscount.」

「No, it is pretty much something that you discovered, so….」

「It’s fine, I have no interest in honor or whatever, after all. Besides, we’re a party, aren’t we? And it is a fact that we found the path together.」

「Sei….」

Mireia’s eyes are moist. So cute. I would like to passionately hug her, kiss her, and then push her down, but we are in a labyrinth teeming with danger.

「Alright, for the time being, let’s continue making the map. According to the old document in the Adventurers’ Association, it seems this labyrinth is twenty stratums deep, after all. Before we leave Astoma, let’s look around until the lowest stratum if possible.」

「Yes.」

After exploring the labyrinth for a whole day, we set up a camp for the night. As we get into it on the duckboard bed after taking a leisurely bath, Mireia is more debauched than usual.

「Aah~, Sei, ahn, ahn, amazing, ahn, aah~~~」

Arching her body backward, Mireia is experiencing climax in her favorite face-to-face sitting position. While looking at Mireia’s well-shaped breasts and nipples from the front, I surrender myself to the pleasure and ejaculate into her vagina for the third time. We enjoy the prolonged pleasure of being connected to each other. Once Mireia, who has been breathing heavily, calms down, she sticks her body close to me and entwines her tongue with mine, with our genitals still connected. Excited by the unexpected action of the usually late-blooming Mireia, my meat rod swells up inside her vagina, and I thrust up hard while entwining my tongue with hers.

「Ahn, Sei, do you still want to keep going? Sure, love you, Sei, I love you, ahn, ahn, so good, aaaaaaaah~」

Once I release every last drop of semen remaining in my testicles, we embrace each other for a while. Mireia is limp, so I wonder if she has fallen asleep.

「Mireia, I love you.」

「Sei, I love you too.」

It seems that she is awake. Having exhausted our strength, we lie down as we hold each other in our arms, and then fall asleep in no time at all.

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　The next day after leaving the labyrinth, Mireia went to the Melnard family to report the discovery of the path. As for me, I am visiting the magic blacksmith Ziquis. As I take the mithril alloy sword I have entrusted to him, I tell him about the discovery of the eleventh stratum of the labyrinth. I am sure Ziquis will be busy with the large amount of red and black irons that will be brought to his place in the near future.

「What?! You’ve found the path to the eleventh stratum, you say?! You’re not lying, are you?」

The loud voice of the over-excited Ziquis hurts my ears. Calm down.

「It’s true. At the moment, my comrade is reporting it to Viscount Melnard, you know? Besides, look.」

When I take out the materials of the iron magic puppet that I defeated on the eleventh stratum from my storage, Ziquis activates his appraisal. It seems that a magic blacksmith’s appraisal can read information from materials as well.

「It, it’s true. It is definitely an iron magic puppet from the eleventh stratum. With this, it looks like I’ll be able to work with black iron, red iron, and even mithril. It was the right choice to not go back to Dotwarf.」

Dotwarf is a nation of dwarves that dispatches magic blacksmiths to various places. It might be a good idea to visit that place once with Mireia.

「That’s how it is. And I thought I should tell you first, you see. It’s not really in exchange for the information, but could you please appraise this one for me?」

I take the unappraisable gauntlet out of my storage. It is something that I found in a hidden room in the labyrinth. On the other side of the tunnel, I also found one hidden room with Mireia, but what we got at that time were a high-grade red potion and a mid-grade yellow potion.

Ziquis activates Appraisal.

「Hmm, a magic gauntlet. Both its defensive and offensive capabilities are low. It has an auto-repair effect, so even if it is slightly damaged, it looks like it will be repaired little by little  by channeling magical energy into it. From its performance, I’d say you found it in a hidden room in a shallow stratum.」

He is spot on. Did Ziquis used to be an active adventurer, too?

「Defensive capability aside, what do you mean by offensive capability?」

「This is something that pugilists and beast fighters wear. When channel magical energy into it, it will increase not only its defensive capability, but also its offensive capability.」

I see. I don’t think it will be of use for me. But I guess it’s not a bad idea to keep it as a memento.

「Hey! Make sure not to equip it, okay?」

As I try to put on the gauntlet, I get stopped by Ziquis. His voice is loud.

「What, is it cursed?」

「No, that’s not it. You got this from the labyrinth, no? Don’t you know? The defensive item you get in the labyrinth changes its shape according to the size of the person who first equipped it. If you aren’t going to use it yourself, I believe you should sell it without equipping it.」

I see. True enough, weapons aside, armor and shoes are useless if they don’t fit, after all. If the high-performance armor you acquire in the labyrinth after so much trouble turns out to be so small that you can’t equip it, that would be a real shame. I guess I am going to keep it for now. There may come a day when I will need it, after all.

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「The path to the eleventh stratum?! Is that true, Mireia?」

「Yes, father. There is no doubt about it.」

Given the nature of her report, Mireia, who had been practically disowned, was given an exception and was having an audience with her father, the head of the Melnard family, at their residence. Mireia’s elder brother Walton, the next head of the family, appeared to be on edge. Thinking about how he had to succeed the headship of the Melnard family, which was sure to fall in a few months, he was depressed and worried about his future.

「If you would like, I can show you the way through the labyrinth tomorrow.」

「All right! Walton, as the next heir to the House of Melnard, you will be in charge of it. Get the knights ready for tomorrow. If you need more hands, feel free to hire adventurers, too.」

「Yes, Father.」

「Well done, Mireia, you can stop hunting the giant purple spiders. Come back to the house. I will wed you to one of my knights.」

「We have subjugated all the giant purple spiders. Nowadays, even if we look around for them all day long, we are unable to find even a single one.」

「I, I see. With this, even the medicinal herbs… Fufufu. All right, I shall leave the investigation of the Forest of Death to my second son, Arcs. First of all, check to see if there are truly no longer any giant purple spiders. After that, set up a system to monopolize and sell the medicinal herbs in bulks to the leeches. There is no need to take the trouble to let the adventurers make money from it, after all.」

「Yes! Father. Leave it to me.」

His second son, Arcs, also heaved out a sigh of relief. Even though he had been granted with the job of Knight, he grew up in indulgence in a wealthy family, so he was aware that he would not be able to work as a knight at this point. He thought that if he could get into a position that allowed him to exclusively deal with the medicinal herbs in the forest of death, he would be able to enrich himself by cutting out the middleman, and his future would be secure.

「Father, I have a favor to ask you.」

「Mireia, what is it? Pray tell.」

「Please give me permission to abandon the name of Melnard and leave the family.」

「What?! … No, I see… Mm, very well. In exchange, I shall have you die of illness. You are forbidden to enter my territory ever again. And you must leave before the end of the year.」

「Thank you very much. Also, I found the path to the eleventh stratum with another adventurer. I would like to ask you to give the adventurer the reward.」

「Hmm, very well. We will be able to get our hands on red iron, black iron, and mithril, so that much is a paltry sum of money.」

As Mireia left the room, the men began to count their chickens before they were hatched. The Melnard family would continue to be lords of Astoma for generations to come, and their children and grandchildren would prosper from their share in the labyrinth. Furthermore, if they could successfully monopolize and circulate the medicinal herbs from the Forest of Death, their profits would be immeasurable.

「Hahaha, that Mireia. Looks like it was the right choice to not kill her when she was raped by some bandits and became a disgrace to my family.」

When Mireia was humiliated and her marriage into the Lambert family was canceled, Viscount Melnard, whose honor was ruined, was so furious that he intended to commit an honor killing on Mireia. However, since there was a request from the Lambert Family to handle the matter related to Mireia as courteously as possible, he could not kill her directly, so he sent her to the Forest of Death in the name of investigating medicinal herbs. He had thought that she would immediately get killed by the giant purple spider, but not only did Mireia spend a few days to subjugate it, she continued to hunt them after that too, and the rest was history.

The next day, Sei and Mireia led the knights led by Walton to the eleventh stratum, where they received the reward of 150 large gold coins. And then, the news of the discovery of the path to the eleventh stratum quickly spread throughout the Kingdom of Estorias.