693 A Different Dungeon Exploration
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When we arrived, I noticed that Monica looked quite gloomy. Despite all the training, she seemed to be rather worried. I couldn’t blame her; this was a rather harsh test for those that have not experienced too many challenges like me and my group. Even in the lowest difficult dungeon within the C Rank Range, it will be quite the trial to accomplish, even with all the training they have undergone.
But when she saw us arrive to meet her before going into the dungeon, she instantly changed her gloomy self and became much happier. I guess her party alone can’t really cheer her up as much, which is quite pitiful to an extent…
“We’ve come to see you off.” I said with a smile. “Are you ready?”
“I-I… well, we are ready, yeah.” Monica nodded, still slightly nervously. “I have to grow stronger for my brother… And my father, so we can turn around what’s happening in our territory.”
“Well said.” I nodded. “We’ll be counting on you and getting this done. Here, a small souvenir.”
I gave Monica a small black bracelet, imbued with a black crystal. It was a special Magic Accessory that enhanced her Darkness and Curse Magic Power and helped her regenerate her Mana much faster too.
“T-This… for me?!” Monica blushed a bit.
“It’s nothing romantic.” I said. “It is merely an investment for my new disciple. You better beat the dungeon.”
“I-I didn’t said that it was romantic either…!” Monica said angrily, although she was still blushing. “A-Anyways, thanks.” She smiled sincerely.
“Eh?! You gifted her such a pretty bracelet?” Erika annoyed me from behind. “Not fair!”
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“Yeah, I promised.” I said. “Anyways, good luck. You’ll need it.”
“Thank you.” Monica nodded. “We’ll come back in no time with the head of that boss in our hands!”
“Lady Monica saying it like that is a bit…”
“Geez, well, let’s do this then, girls!”
“Yeah, for Lady Monica and our home!”
“That’s right!”
Mostly all of Monica’s Party members were part of her house back in her territory, some of them are close noble friends of lower status as well, but over half of them are her maidservants.
They had all good aptitude at magic, and had interesting spirits and talents, so they were admitted into the academy. With their help, Monica who could only cast curses before was able to reach as far as the second year.
But without my aid previously, I doubt she would have had any chances at beating this dungeon. But in her current state, after I taught her well, and so the rest of her party, they have grown decently strong enough that there’s a good chance things will go better.
And well, it wasn’t as if I was going to abandon them anyways… Sneakily, the bracelet I gave to them was imbued with special spells, and was made out of one of my small shadow spider golems as well, giving me the ability to scout through the bracelet when needed.
So, as her party made their way down the dungeon, I was able to see everything happening while having a nice date with Erika, Elizabeth, and Eleanora at a local cafe.
The C- Rank Dungeon that they had entered was named “Rat King’s Lair” it is a special Dungeon filled with different types of Rodent Monsters, mostly Giant Rats of varied appearances and colors. Depending in their color, they’re weak to a certain element of magic.
Which makes them rather easy to take down if you have a elementally varied party to back you up. It was made up of three floors as well, the first floor, Monica and her party were greeted by a large group of Elemental Giant Rats, mostly the Blazing Type and the Lightning Type.
“[Voodoo Doll]: [Paralyzing Curse]!” Monica used her special Spirit, in the shape of a voodoo doll as she used a small needle to pierce its limbs with it.
FLAAAASH!
The Spirit’s powers affected up to ten targets at once only, as they were instantly paralyzed, their legs couldn’t move at all. Her Curses were strong and acted immediately.
With that, her party was able to take down the monsters that she cursed and paralyzed one after another with much more ease than I imagined.
By the end of the first floor, the first Boss, a Blazing Lightning Giant Rat that could unleash both fireballs and lightning strikes was weakened thanks to Monica’s curses, and then her party attacked the beast until it fell.
Of course, this was just her normal fighting style, I had taught her how to fight with her own hands as well as using more varied magic. To make things better, I also made her learn some new skills through intensive training.
However, this method of fighting wasn’t so bad, as it was effective, until a certain time. Nonetheless, the power of the dragons would continue to grow with each floor.
“Phew, we did it, lady Monica!”
“It wasn’t as hard as I imagined…”
“Yeah!”
“Well, that was just the first floor, girls.” Monica sighed. “Let’s take a break for now.”
The girls ended taking a long break of several hours. Unlike us, people usually take days on completing a single dungeon. This way, as they rested and nothing dangerous happened, I simply dedicated myself to my activities.
“I want to go to that restaurant for dinner! The one that served that super tasty beef.” Said Erika.
“Is that so?” I wondered. “Well, alright.”
“Hey Erika, you can’t just go saying where we go. We all have to agree.” Elizabeth said.
“Eeeh? So where do you want to go then?” Erika asked.
“Well, a nice and more elegant place than the Meat Roasting Place.” Elizabeth said. “We are Elite Students after all. How about we go to that other restaurant? They have delicious seafood and white wine.”
“I wouldn’t mind either of the two.” Eleanora shrugged.
“I don’t want seafood though!” Erika complained.
Ah, this is going to take a bit before making a decision…
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