Itai no wa Iya nanode Bōgyo-Ryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu

it.

 

“‘Destroy Mode,’ ‘Double Strike’!”

“‘Destroy Mode,’ ‘Double Strike’!”

There was a loud popping noise as the slime’s transformation was interrupted.
The jelly exploded and then vanished.

 

“I thought it would at least have some kind of damage reduction status…”

 

“It would have had to nullify it completely in order to survive.”

 

“Wow.
You two are just as crazy as Maple now.”

 

“Amazing! And in one hit! …Or is it sixteen?”

 

“We did it!’

 

“Uhh…thank you for supporting us.”

 

“It’s nothing if you can beat bosses this smoothly.
I almost feel sorry for it…”

 

“That being said, it would have been for nothing if they couldn’t hit it.
I suppose they were too forgiving in making a boss that could be slowed down…”

 

“I’m sure it’ll pose a bigger challenge to other players.”

As Maple, Yui and Mai happily high-fived each other, Kasumi, Chrome and Izu’s thoughts were with the poor boss that had exploded.

 

“Ah! That’s right.
The 8th layer! Let’s go!”

 

“Yes!”

“Yes!”

The three started walking ahead, and the five others ran after them.
When all eight were lined up, they stepped foot into the 8th layer.

 

“Wow…!”

 

“Is it just as you guessed, Kanade?”

 

“Uhh, I didn’t think it would be quite to this degree?”

 

“Yeah, me too.
Exploration is going to be back-breaking.”

What spread out before the eight of them was a vast sea.
They could see the roofs of sunken buildings, and buildings built on top of them.
The process had clearly been repeated many times in this city.

 

“Woah… Another amazing layer.
But it will be hard to swim here.”

 

“But it looks quite deep…? Surely there will be some kind of item to help us.”

 

“Hmm.
I was able to make items from the materials acquired from exclusive monsters of the 8th event.
Items that would aid you during underwater exploration.
Maybe it was for this place?”

The members that were able to swim well or had acquired swimming skills were looking at the water with interest.
But after enjoying the view for a moment, the trio in the front, Maple, Mai and Yui, looked uncertain as to what they should do.

It was no wonder, as none of them could acquire the ‘Swimming’ or ‘Diving’ skills due to their status.

 

“Wh-wh-wh-wh-what should we do?!”

 

“What do you think!?”

 

“Hmm…as of now…we’ll have to stay on these buildings that are sticking out of the water…”

As the three worried that they wouldn’t be able to explore the layer properly, Sally patted them on the shoulder and told them to calm down.

 

“Don’t worry! Don’t worry! A lot of people don’t have ‘Swimming,’ and so there’s no way that it’s required here.
Of course, I’m sure it doesn’t hurt.”

She was assuming that there would be an alternative.
Upon hearing this, the three calmed down and decided to try and enjoy this layer.
They had only just entered it, and who knew what they might find? They could not make any judgments so quickly.

 

“Okay! Let’s explore every corner of this layer as welll!”

Maple said as she thrust her fist into the air.
The 8th layer was a sunken city.
They would soon explore these buildings poking out of the water, and the city that slept far down, in the depth of the sea.