Dungeon attack, Day 9.

The 14th layer.

After the raid boss festival in the desert, we are now on the top floor of the pyramid.

We have left the Four Brothers Rodriguez and are now at the stairs at the end of the save point.

I talk to Prine, who is standing next to me.

'Down here is the fifteenth level, isn't it?

Prine put her finger on her chin and thought, "Hmmm...

'Fifteen means ......, and the next one is .......'
'I wonder if it's going to be a boss battle.
'Boss ......! I'll do my best!
'Yeah, let's do our best.'

We walked down the stairs hand in hand.





Layer 15.

The stairs are wide stone steps. There is enough room for five or six people to lie down.

About ten steps down, a white mist appeared.

Ra-kun ......!
'Oh. Let's hold hands.

I squeeze Prine's hand. I hold my left hand, Prine her right.

The fog is getting thicker and thicker.
I can no longer see more than one meltor.

The wind is blowing.

Prine squeezes my hand more strongly.

I start to walk down the stairs.

After a while, the staircase breaks off.
The path narrows. Before I knew it, the wall was right there.
But it saved me from moving around in the fog.
It is a straight path.

As you continue on, you see a magnificent stone statue of the Goddess of Mercy.
I try to map it.
This seems to be a save point.

So this is the save point of the 15th layer.

Prayer is offered. Usually, this is all I do, but suddenly, a strange light envelops my body.
I felt my strength return.

So it's also a recovery. But I recovered at the end of the 14th layer.
'Oh, I'm so tired!

I wasn't so sure about that, but Prine was a little tired from all the stairs we had to go down. She's a mage. No wonder.

Nyahu. You've come a long way, humans!

Voices came from above.
I looked and saw a black cat on the head of the goddess.
She was dressed like a priestess.

'A talking cat ...... again ......!
'Cute!

'Have you met White's guy? I am also a priest for the cat holy god Nyat-Shi. You may call me Master Kuro.

''Ha-ha-ha''

'Mm. They're pretty good at getting into the swing of things.

So you were a white cat earlier, and now you're a black cat. That's why his name is Black.

Do you guys read the guild newspaper?

'No.'

We shake our heads.
Then the cat priest mewed with satisfaction.

I'll give him a compliment. I'll let you pet my tail.

The cat priestess, with her long black tail hanging down in front of the face of the goddess.

'Yay! Thank you!

Prine runs up to her with sparkling eyes. She can't reach him, so I carry her on my shoulders. Prine, you're so light!

'Thanks, Ra-kun! Hehehe, it's so fluffy!

Prine begins to pet her.
The cat was purring comfortably.

'Mmmm. She's got a good touch. He's a big-chested mage. There's something to see.
'Fat. ...... Oh, thank you!

Stroking.
Rowdy.
Stroked.
Rowdy.

I opened my mouth.

'--Well, that's enough.
'Oh, I'm sorry, Ra! It's heavy, isn't it?'
'No, it's not heavy. Not even a little bit. In fact, I'm a little happy about it.
''Huh?''
'I bet her thighs and buttocks feel good against your shoulders, don't they?
'Mr. Black, please don't say unnecessary things.
'Oh, my God, Rah-kun's eh!

Prine gently patted my head.
I won't deny it.

But it's easier for you to talk to me this way, isn't it?
'Yes, I know, but ......'



Prine squirms on my shoulder. My heart is squirming in my chest.

The cat priest meows.

I have something to tell you. Listen carefully!
'Yes.
What is it?

The boss's area is from here on. You can't escape except with the transfer crystals, so be careful.
'I see. I understand.
'Thank you, Cat Priestess Kuro-sama.

'Even if you escape to the end, you will be back before you know it,' he said.
'That would be interesting, though.'
'I'm just scared!

'Ha-ha-ha! They're pretty funny guys! Now, move along, good human! To get what you want!''
''Ha ha!''

Me and Prine bowing our heads.

On the other side of the statue of the goddess, another staircase leads down.

'Okay, let's go.
Yes!

We nodded to each other and continued down the stairs.

After a while, Prine, who was holding hands next to me, giggled.

'It's so strange to be in a dungeon, going downstairs when you think you've gone up, upstairs when you think you've gone downstairs, and there's a cat priestess...' she said.
It's true. Well, I never get tired of it.
You really like dungeons, don't you, Ra? I'm not tired of them, I'm always excited about them.
'I've always wanted to do that. But right now, my priority is to help Mary.
'Yeah! Having fun and being serious are not contradictory, right!
'Oh, yeah. We have to wake Mary up soon so she can have some fun too.
'Yes, that's right!

I was reconfirming my goal,

'Oh, my God.'
Aah!

Suddenly, a strong wind blew.

Prine is about to be blown away, but he manages to stay in place as I hold his hand.
I, who have a high level of plainness and martial artist, have a strong torso so that I do not lose my balance, but I was still surprised.

The wind was blowing like a gust of wind.
The quality of the white fog seems to have changed somehow.

'...... not in a pyramid,' he said.
'Yeah ....... Maybe we ......

Prine mutters, a little shaken. Before she can finish, her vision suddenly clears.

'--Seriously?
'Hiyaaaa......!'


It was above the sky.


A stone staircase extended into the air. When I looked back, the stairs were in the clouds.
What I thought was fog was a cloud - no, at first it was fog, but somehow it had turned into a cloud.

'Hawa wawa ......'

Prine crouches in fear of heights. That's right. I'm a little freaked out myself.

'Soo ...... is ......'.

I took a deep breath and tried to control my agitation.
The air at high altitude is piercingly sharp and cold.
Such air fills my lungs.

Okay.

I sat down on the stairs so that I could look at Prine who was crouching down.

Are you okay?
'Umm,yeah....... Wow, it's too high, too high.
'That doesn't sound good. --Okay, let's do it this way. Prine, we'll use levitation magic.
'Whew! I can't fly from here!

A beautiful girl shakes her head with teary eyes. So cute.
I laugh and continue.

No, it's not. Prine is scared because she thinks, 'What if I fall off?
'What? ...... Yeah. Yeah, maybe?
'So we're going to go down the stairs, floating a little bit. That way, even if you fall off the stairs, you won't fall off, right?
'Oh--I see! That's what I'm talking about, Ra-kun!

Normally, Prine is better at noticing these things.
As usual, you can't seem to think straight in special situations.
It would be better if you could overcome this weakness.

'Well then, if you'll excuse me... Photon Wing!

As I cast the spell, glowing wings sprouted on Prine's back and her body lifted slightly.
She is still as pretty as an angel. No need to change this one.

While floating, she squeezes my left hand.
Prine smiles happily at me.

You're looking at me the same way as Ra-kun. I'm always looking up at you, so it's fresh and new for me!
'I see.'

I smile along with him.

'Well, let's go down!


'Yes!

We slowly descend the empty staircase again.

Soon we could see the goal below us.

'...... is that what you mean?
It's really strange. ......

We continue on our way, blabbing.

At the bottom of the stairs was the top of the pyramid.

Not the inside, but the outside.

We landed at the top of the pyramid.

The stone steps at the top are barely big enough for four people.

Naturally, we hugged each other.

'Whoa, whoa, Ra-kun, what are we going to do ......?
'Calm down, Prine. Stay afloat, okay? --I mean, really, what are we going to do about this?

As soon as I said the question, it happened.

'Mr. Ra, that's it!
Oh!

The staircase we had been descending suddenly began to collapse, and we were falling down into the desert.
Some of them flew toward us.

Around us, on top of the pyramid, cobblestone scaffolding had been built. It was a makeshift plaza.

At the edge of the square, a stone bridge was built. A bridge that passes through the air, and beyond it is a similar scaffold.

A pyramid, an aerial stage - let's call it that.

'Are we going to fight here? No, but--'
'There's only a landing and a bridge... ......!
'Oh. It's too small. Is that how you fight bosses?

Are we supposed to fight the enemy on fewer footholds?
But if anything, this arrangement--

It seems like a means of transportation.

Like doughnuts, the aerial scaffolds start at the top of the pyramid, then arc around and back to the pyramid.

'How to get around ......? Oh, could it be--''

Prine noticed something and it fell from above at the same time.

Boom!

In the middle of the scaffold, in the middle of the donut, a huge stone statue fell.

It was a dull-colored stone statue in the shape of a warrior.

He holds a sword and a shield in his hands, and his body is covered with simple armor.

But the most striking feature of the statue is its size. It is more than twice the size of a pyramid.

And then it cracks open.

No way... no way...

Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh!

Cracks appear in the joints. Hands, feet, and neck start to move slowly. His eyes open, his mouth opens wide, and he screams into the desert sky.

--Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!

I almost hugged Prine's head and covered her ears. I also cover one ear with my finger and hold the other ear against her body to protect my eardrum.

A wave of sound shakes our bodies and the pyramid. A shockwave comes and makes me, who would have been a martial artist of level 20 or above, step on my foot. My ears are ringing. Prine, who is clinging desperately to me in my arms, is screaming something, but I can't hear her.

I look up at it.

My enemy looks down at me.

Our eyes meet.

--A moving stone statue!

His face, his eyes, carved majestically, as befitting a warrior, were watching us.

It was not long before a huge sword swung with terrifying speed and shattered the top of the pyramid.