Chapter 152 – Towards Rivira.


    As soon as I realized it wouldn''t be easy, I decided to give up for now. The mission has no time limit, just like Mikoto''s and Ais''s.


    Ais''s mission... she needs to confess her love to me.


    Will that happen during our next dinner?


    No notifications from the system appeared. When Lilipletely fell in love with me, the system notified me, but that hasn''t happened yet.


    "Shall we go?" Ais said. We had all finished eating and decided to continue exploring the dungeon. My next goal within the dungeon is to reach Rivira.


    I''m curious to see what that ce is like in person. It was beautiful in the anime, and the novel described it as magnificent. Is it that incredible?


    "If you want to go to Rivira, we can go there today. It won''t be as hard as it seems."


    "Are you sure?"


    "Yes, we can get there without any trouble. Our group is strong enough. Did you bring enough food and water?"


    I had stored many water bottles and stuffed bread in my inventory. I don''t just use my inventory in the dungeon but outside of it, too.


    "Are you sure? Won''t it take too long? We just reached the 10th floor."


    "We haven''t been here for long, right?" Tiona tilted her head. "It hasn''t been two hours since we entered the Dungeon, and we''re already here."


    "If you''re fine with it, let''s go to Rivira. I''m curious," I said.


    "Luan, you told us you usually explore the Dungeon alone, didn''t you?" Tiona asked.


    "I prefer it because I like using my abilities and running through the dungeon. I enjoy quick explorations and killing as many monsters as possible."


    "If you had a group, you could go deeper easily. You''re strong, much stronger than you look."


    "What do you mean by stronger than I look? Don''t I seem strong?"


    "That''s not what I meant. You''re an unknown adventurer, right? I think no one besides us knows how strong you are. People probably underestimate you."


    "You''re right. But I don''t mind. I like being alone."


    "..." Ais stopped walking and looked at me. "Even though you enjoy exploring the Dungeon alone, we''ll always be avable if you want our help."


    "Oh?" Tiona''s eyes sparkled. "What''s this? Do you want to spend more time with Luan, by any chance?"


    Ais smacked Tiona''s head. "Don''t say such silly things. He''s a friend, and I want to help him," Ais said, her face flushed.


    I smiled bitterly and then looked at Tione, who had been silent the whole time.


    She was strangely staring at me. Is she suspecting something?


    Is she suspecting something even though I used [Reset]?


    No, that''s not it.


    ''I think I was looking at her in a very perverted way earlier. I got excited because of the mission.''


    I smiled at her and moved on.


    "Let''s go—toward Rivira."


    Once we get there, I''ll think about how toplete the mission. Even though there''s no time limit, having hidden sex with Tione was quite exciting.


    I want that experience again, but this time without Ais or Tione catching us.


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    After more exploration, we finally left the 12th floor and entered the 13th. It waspletely different from anything I had seen before. The floor, walls, and ceiling were made of rock, and there were numerous pathways.


    The environment was humid and dark.


    The girls were used to it, but this was my first time seeing it, and I was pretty impressed.


    "Is this really your first time here? You could reach this floor alone without any problem with your strength. The real challenge starts after the 15th floor. That might be a bit tricky," Ais said.


    We walked through the 13th floor, heading toward the pathway to the 14th floor.


    If I recall correctly, paths leading to lower floors appear randomly, but they probably know how to find them. A map would be handy for that. A Dungeon map is a reward I desire.


    I hope the system gives me one.


    "Honestly, I think I could explore the 15th to 17th floors alone. I just haven''t done it because I''mzy and cautious."


    "Don''t be overconfident; it could put you in tricky situations," Tiona said.


    "As I mentioned, I''m very cautious, which is why I hadn''te to these floors before. But it''s much easier than I expected."


    Even after several minutes, no monsters appeared.


    We kept exploring.


    Until the first monsters showed up—hellhounds. Monsters with dark fur and fiery red eyes. Ais and the others remained calm, so I stayed calm, too.


    "I want to fight them," I said.


    "Are you sure about that? Can you handle it alone?"


    "There are only four of them; I''ll be fine," I replied to Ais.


    "All right, but try not to get hit directly by them."


    I pulled my sword from my inventory and faced the Hellhounds.


    <strong>Grrrr~~</strong>


    <strong>Grrr~~</strong>


    The monsters growled, mes beginning to form around them. Then, I disappeared, reappearing right behind them.


    <em><strong>sh~~</strong></em>


    I cut through all the wolves with one clean, swift swing of my long-ded sword. They stopped growling, their mes extinguished, and their bodies became particles.


    All of them were killed in one second with a single move.


    I put my sword back in my inventory and smiled at the three of them.


    "How was it?"


    The three of them were amazed. It was the first time I had shown them my teleportation skill so clearly.