Ch 31: I don’t wish them bad, but I hope that…!
<span style="font-weight:400">"Master, are you sure you don''t want the loot from the skeleton? If I remember correctly, it''s worth 5 pieces of copper"
<span style="font-weight:400">5 pieces of copper is a far cry from 2 silver coins per [Snow Fur] and even farther from the gold coin that I get per rune. As an adventurer, I shouldn''t despise loot, but once you taste money, it''s hard to turn back.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Yes, I''m sure. That skeleton’s swag doesn''t look pretty."
<span style="font-weight:400">"Mn, you are right."
<span style="font-weight:400">''Apparently, Alessia didn''t want it either; she just asked out of courtesy. I feel like I''m giving her my bad habits. After all, I''m sure the next adventurer who passes by will take that [Femur] and save it for ater sale. Ugg, I feel like I''m wasting money.''
<span style="font-weight:400">[Skeleton Lvl3]
<span style="font-weight:400">[Skeleton Lvl3]
<span style="font-weight:400">''More skeletons… I''m looking forward to getting over this floor quickly.''
<span style="font-weight:400">"I will take the one on the left."
<span style="font-weight:400">"Good"
<span style="font-weight:400">I ran towards it as the skeleton trotted towards me. In just a few seconds, we will be facing each other. I attacked in a vertical line with my sword, and it responded with the same attack.
<span style="font-weight:400">The swords passed by each other only a few centimeters apart, and when its sword was about to touch me, I tilted my body to the side, narrowly evading. My sword continued on its way, and without resistance, it cut through all the bones in its path, defeating the skeleton in a single attack.
<span style="font-weight:400">I turned around to see how Alessia was doing, but it was unnecessary to worry. At that very moment, the skeleton''s head rolled chillingly onto the ground.
<span style="font-weight:400">[Femur]
<span style="font-weight:400">[Femur]
<span style="font-weight:400">Emir: "…"
<span style="font-weight:400">''A copper coin lying on the floor… Well, whatever! Money is not to me!''
<span style="font-weight:400">I walked over to the loot and put it in my inventory.
<span style="font-weight:400">Beside me, I can see Alessia smiling. Well, your smile is worth everything.
<span style="font-weight:400">[Shadow Cat Lvl3]
<span style="font-weight:400">[Fierce Hyena Lvl3]
<span style="font-weight:400">"Shouldn''t the cat and the hyena be fighting each other?"
<span style="font-weight:400">''Even though the hyena looks like a dog, it won''t chase the cat, eh? What a pity; in their internal fight, we could have taken advantage of it to kill two birds with one stone.''
<span style="font-weight:400">When they both noticed us, they immediately took action. The hyena menacingly walked towards us, while the shadow cat carefully lowered its body and crawled on the ground so as not to attract attention.
<span style="font-weight:400">''On closer inspection, the cat looks adorable; if it weren''t for the fact that it kills people, I would take it home.''
<span style="font-weight:400">"Master, I will fight the hyena; you kill the shadow cat."
<span style="font-weight:400">I wanted to ask why, but Alessia started running towards the hyena even before I spoke. Sighing, I approach the cat that is crawling on the ground. At first nce, it seems that its stomach itches.
<span style="font-weight:400">''Should I help scratch it?''
<span style="font-weight:400">Unfortunately, my adorable vision of the shadow cat ended the moment it jumped in the direction of my crotch. I understood that we are irreconcble enemies, so I attacked it in a horizontal line without hesitation.
<span style="font-weight:400">For a moment, its ws and my sword caused sparks from the friction, but in the next split second, its legs and head were blown into the air.
<span style="font-weight:400">Then I started running in the direction of the hyena, there I could see how Alessia nimbly dodged three continuous attacks from its legs and then swung her sword, cutting the hyena''s nose.
<span style="font-weight:400">"GRRR!"
<span style="font-weight:400">With great pain, the hyena tried to bite her, but again she avoided it while attacking in a horizontal line, partially damaging the monster''s right eye.
<span style="font-weight:400">In these few seconds, Alessia has shown great attacking capacity and agility. The beliefs of her previous team are still intact within her, thus creating a style that prioritizes safety over attack but without neglecting thetter, since at the slightest chance she will attack.
<span style="font-weight:400">''Apparently, there''s no need to go to the front, so I headed for the hyena''s hind leg.''
<span style="font-weight:400">Its legs move back and forth while its tail swings past them, causing anyone who gets too close to end up getting hit by its tail.
<span style="font-weight:400">Waiting for the opportunity, I found the pattern of its movement and attacked it. My sword went deep into its left paw. The hyena lost its bnce the next moment and fell to the side.
<span style="font-weight:400">I didn''t get to see what happened in the seconds that followed; I only knew that the hyena was surrounded by golden particles and disappeared into thin air.
<span style="font-weight:400">''Mn, cute. With the golden particles surrounding her, Alessia looks very cute.''
<span style="font-weight:400">[w]
<span style="font-weight:400">[Hyena Paw]
<span style="font-weight:400">"You fought very well."
<span style="font-weight:400">"Thanks, master"
<span style="font-weight:400">Though she said such words to me, she doesn''t seem to mean them. This hints that such praise has been said to her many times, which makes me wonder…
<span style="font-weight:400">''How strong was she with all her status points?''
<span style="font-weight:400">"Have you ever heard of the [Leader] ss?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"Mm… Not at all. Why do you ask?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"Curiosity, that''s all."
<span style="font-weight:400">''Well, it was obvious. It''s a ss not found in books after all.''
<span style="font-weight:400">"Oh, right. When you talked about your group earlier, what role did you y?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"Thanks to my inventory, I was normally in charge of keeping the group''s belongings, but as for the battle, I always remained active, giving critical hits to the enemy whenever I saw the opportunity and also giving orders from a distance."
<span style="font-weight:400">''I see… [Leader] must have appeared due to the constant orders she gave during her time as an adventurer. Therefore, the orders to be given were not just any but all those focused on the battle. Well, I''ll have to test it. In the next battle, I will give orders to Alessia.''
<span style="font-weight:400">…Or so I hoped.
<span style="font-weight:400">"We got to the boss''s room."
<span style="font-weight:400">"Mn, record time."
<span style="font-weight:400">We only had less than 20 battles before we got to the boss room. It''s a record considering that on Floor 2 there were about 35 battles.
<span style="font-weight:400">Today''s goal is to reach the 4th floor, so after thisst battle, it will be time to go home.
<span style="font-weight:400">''Haa… I wanted to give her some orders to get the [Leader] ss… I don''t think it''s enough with so few battles. Mm? The map shows three blue dots heading in this direction.''
<span style="font-weight:400">"Let''s rest a bit before we go in."
<span style="font-weight:400">"Okay"
<span style="font-weight:400">After I sat down, I saw Alessia walking in my direction. She seems to have thought that we should always sit like lovers because thest time I asked her to.
<span style="font-weight:400">Smiling, I patted the spot next to me for her to sit there. Although I like to tease her, I only do it when we are alone. Now that people areing, I will hold back.
<span style="font-weight:400">"???" Alessia looked at me strangely; the fact that I didn''t ask her for something embarrassing seemed very strange to her. Yes, that''s what her look says.
<span style="font-weight:400">A few minutester, the group showed up. It consists of three women, all very beautiful. Spear, saber, and sword with shield, respectively. It is not umon for there to be a group full of women, and it makes even more sense if you think that all of them are beautiful. Men would tend to show off in front of them, and this would ultimately bring death.
<span style="font-weight:400">[Irina] [Lancer Lvl14]
<span style="font-weight:400">[Miria] [Warrior Lvl14]
<span style="font-weight:400">[Zia] [Warrior Lvl16]
<span style="font-weight:400">Irina stopped for a moment and looked at the floor boss''s door, then she looked at us, and then she spoke to her team.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Come on, let''s go in."
<span style="font-weight:400">"Yes." With such an answer, they all walked in the direction of the door.
<span style="font-weight:400">"Weak." Before entering, Miria whispered.
<span style="font-weight:400">I take back what I said; they are not pretty at all. That whisper was spoken for us to hear. It was easy for her to say it after entering the room!
<span style="font-weight:400">''I don''t wish them ill, but I hope their garments will be torn in battle! Hmph, without any adventurers in their party, it''s obvious they won''t have spares.''
<span style="font-weight:400">"By their weapons, they will either be adventurers or warriors. I bet the one with the sword and shield is a [Warrior] while the others are [Adventurer]"
<span style="font-weight:400">Alessia''s sayings are not wrong; the sword is normally carried by the warrior ss regardless of whether they have a shield or not. While an adventurer is almost mandatory to have on the team, by default, anyone would think that the one with the shield is the warrior while the others are adventurers.
<span style="font-weight:400">"I don''t think so; both must be warriors."
<span style="font-weight:400">"Why do you say so?"
<span style="font-weight:400">"It''s just what my instincts told me."
<span style="font-weight:400">Alessia nodded in response. She seems to be starting to trust me.