The Earth-san Has Leveled Up! - Volume 2 Chapter 13.1
Cat Fairy Manger
The enemy was a nuisance, but there was no turning back.
It was around noon and less than five hours before night fell.
It was not only the world that was clueless about dungeons, but Meiko and her friends as well.
They had no idea whether five hours was too much or too little time to find the safety zone.
The enemies were still Pestle Rabbit and Japanese Doll.
Sometimes they were alone, sometimes there were two of them.
And sometimes, when they seemed to be alone, another one would come from behind them.
However, it was easier to deal with them when they came from behind.
Since it was not a turn-based game, all they had to do was to dash to one of the enemies, defeat it with three of them, and then deal with the other one.
In any case, the simultaneous encounters with the pairs were troublesome.
Especially, the combination of the Doll and Doll was a bad idea.
Even now, the duo was approaching again.
Meiko immediately prepared a water bullet and shot it the moment Ruru distracted it with a water art.
The water bullet hit and knocked back Doll, and Meiko responded with a grimoire attack and a pestle sword.
The doll would be knocked back as long as it was hit by the attack.
Ruru, realizing this weakness, did not stop hitting the attackers anyway.
Meanwhile, Ruru quickly surprises Doll B with a new water trick and leaves that to Sasara, headed for Meiko’s support.
With Ruru interrupting, Meiko quickly switched roles.
She prepared water bullets and shoots them out when the knock back combo of the two fighting the Dolls was almost over.
The two disappear into light almost simultaneously.
The three exhaled with relief at the sight of that.
Meiko deactivated the water bullet that had been generated.
This way, there was no need to consume magic power.
“It’s scary to face an enemy with a blade, after all.”
“I’m trying my best not to let them close in more than necessary.”
It was not impossible to deal with them, but the pressure was just intense.
Although the Dolls have short hands and weapons, they rush at you as if they were on a suicide mission, making you feel as if you are the one being pushed into a corner.
This time, the pieces that fell were an obi and a piece of a katana.
The katana shards will be used to strengthen Sasara’s saber.
The frequency of [Synthetic Enhancement] had decreased since entering the third floor because of the heavy consumption of magic power.
Nevertheless, strengthening Sasara’s saber was essential, so when they could afford to do so, they gave it top priority.
In this way, Meiko and the others descended the mountain.
The descent was also treacherous, as there was a route that took them all the way up and then down, even though their goal was to descend.
From the summit, they continued their search for another three hours.
They found no treasure chests and no rare drops.
They had an idea of where they were headed.
If they continued down the mountain, they would reach a wooden bridge with a vermilion railing.
It was a bridge to the next mountain, and we could see its presence on the way down.
Defeating enemies and filling in the map.
The daylight hours were short on that side of the mountain, and at that time of the day it was getting dim, as if it was the embodiment of the phrase “the sun goes down early in the mountains”.
Finally, they reached the bridge.
It was a large bridge of about 100 meters spanning the sea of clouds between the mountains.
Meiko and her friends climbed up to the top of the first mountain and descended to the other side of the mountain.
At both ends of the bridge, there were especially large vermilion Torii, and near them stood a magnificent cherry blossom tree.
A creek ran alongside the bridge, and the water from the creek disappeared into the sea of clouds.
Although they were curious about what was going on under the clouds, it was better to leave such things to someone else. It would be a shame if a dragon were to jump out from the clouds, rather than a snake from the bushes.
Next to the bridge, there was a path that went around the mountain, so they decided to check that way first.
After crossing the small bridge over the creek, they found the long-awaited safety zone.
However, the specifications were entirely different from the previous safety zone.
It was a bit secular from the outside.
There were Signs saying “Weapons and Armor Available”, “Fairy Lodging”, “Specialty: Cherry Blossom Dumplings”, etc. The three were a little excited to enter.
The three of them entered with a bit of excitement.
“Welcome Nyan!”
Because it looked like a store, they were prepared for it, but as expected, there was an intelligent life form in the store.
It was a talking cat.
The cat was about one meter tall and wore a kimono like an old tea ceremony master.
Such a cat was sitting behind the counter, which is right after you enter the entrance.
Meiko, who had just gone around smashing Pestle Rabbit to death, was a little shaken up. She was still a bit in Shura mode.
The innocents, on the other hand, were beaming at the cat’s welcoming words and would have charged in if Meiko hadn’t been the first to enter.
Meiko, in response to the innocence of her friends, made a weak smile as if to say, “I don’t have to be in shura mode, do I?”.
“Welcome Nyan, you are the first customers in this dungeon Nyan!”
Meiko was pleased to hear the word “first”.
Meiko was pleased to hear the word “first”.
First was good. Meiko, who had never been ranked number one in sports, longed to be number one.
” Um, is this a safety zone?”
“This is Banya Nya. Nyan, you can also stay here if you pay money.”
“Uh, money? Can I use the money from above ground?”
“No, you can’t use money from above ground. You use this type Nyan”
What it showed was the mysterious coins that Meiko and the others had just found in the treasure chest.
“This is money you can use in the dungeon Nyan. One of these coins is 500 guineas Nyan.”