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

“Really? Thanks!”

 

“Wait, so then why do we have to bother learning all this…?”

 

“Because learning new stuff is fun?”

 

“I won’t deny that, but…”

 

“Hehe, it’s not good exp, right?”

 

“Well, yeah.
I don’t think I earned a lot of exp points.”

 

Of course, some games had created a language of their own, but not many games required players to be deciphering those languages.
Especially the kind of games that were heavily oriented towards action that Sally liked to play.

 

“Then I’ll look around the city again.
It seems that even the city is worth checking this time around.”

 

“There may be more hints like the ones in the guild home’s basement!”

 

“Yeah, I’ll let you know if I find anything as well.
Some places may be too hard for me to explore by myself.”

 

“Sure, let us know and I’ll lend you a hand.”

 

“Me too!”

 

“I’m looking forward to hearing some interesting stories from you two as well.”

 

“Yeah, leave it to us! We’ll look around all sorts of places!”

 

Having heard that, Kanade nodded with a slight smile on his face, and headed out into the city.

 

 

 

Meanwhile, at the guild home…

 

“So, what should we do? Where do we start searching?”

 

“Kanade said this as well… I feel like going somewhere we haven’t been yet.”

 

“Okay, let’s take a look at the map.
It’s hard to come up with a good spot just by looking at the scenery outside.”

 

Not only was the landscape in the 8th Layer rather unchanging, but there was also a limit to the amount of time they could spend in the water.

 

“Are there any good spots?”

 

“Hmm… Our search as a team hasn’t progressed much since we’ve all been busy getting parts, so there’s not much information.”

 

“Yeah, it’s been rough.
I’ve just recently upgraded my diving suit, too…”

 

“But there are some interesting places.”

 

“Is that so?”

 

“It’s a normal dungeon, but it’s in a place where you go through a building that feels like some kind of underwater temple.”

 

“Oh~! That sounds amazing!”

 

“The monsters there seem to be quite strong, so I was thinking about going there with you, Maple.”

 

After saying that, Sally spun her new dagger in her hand.
Maple was the one she always teamed up with when fighting monsters.
It wouldn’t be a bad idea to try her new skills while fighting with her as a party.

 

“Those skills seem hard to use…”

 

“You just fight as usual, Maple! I’ll match what you do.
After all, there’s only so much I’ll be able to try fighting with monsters.”

 

Monsters couldn’t overthink things so much that they ended up misreading their opponents.
In turn, Maple could take advantage of that, but not everything works well all the time.

 

“Okay~! Let’s go~!”

 

“I know where it is, so let’s ride on that!”

 

“…! On that!? Yeah!”

 

Together with a cheerful, sparkly-eyed Maple, Sally left the guild home, heading towards the border between the field and the city, and took the jet ski out of her inventory.

 

Of course, the jet ski that Iz had made for them gradually stabilized after making a loud noise as it collided with the water.
After getting in first, Sally held out her hand to help Maple onto the rear seat.

 

“Ok, hold on tight!”

 

“Yeah! I can’t normally get on this, so I’m looking forward to it!”

 

Maple had no way to handle the jet ski due to her absolute lack of any DEX at all, but Sally was a different story.

 

“Okay, let’s go!”

 

“Yeah!”

 

After making sure Maple was holding tight onto her so that she couldn’t fall off, Sally stepped on the gas.

 

“Wooh~! It’s fast, so faaast!”

 

“Being able to move quickly over the surface of the water is huge, huh? I really have to thank Iz for this.”

 

And so, leaving a spray of water behind them, they headed for their destination: the underwater temple.