Chapter 43 Heading To An Underground Tomb
I, Leaf Chemist, have arrived at Abyss Wood in the Votslak territory.
The goal is to clear the dungeon that has appeared in this forest.
With Eileen, who knows the territory well, guiding me, we arrived at the entrance to the dungeon.
In front of me, there is a moss-covered stone structure.
It looks like the entrance to a shrine, with stairs leading down.
"Is this the entrance to the dungeon?"
"...Yes. According to the stories of the young people, it seems that it has turned into a tomb-like structure from here."
"A tomb, huh..."
It seems to be like a grave of an important person.
"It's like the dungeon naturally formed, or maybe the place that was originally a tomb turned into a dungeon."
"...That possibility is there. Places where dark energy gathers are said to easily turn into dungeons."
Well.
"We are going to follow the plan now, I'll stick with Leaf-kun. I'm like his bodyguard."
"I will mainly follow my Lord. I also serve as Mercury-jou's guard."
"...I will be waiting outside."
I'll give Eileen-san some protective incense.
With this, she should be able to protect herself from monsters.
"I can't thank you enough for caring about me like this."
"Don't worry about it. Well, I'm off!"
"Take care and come back safely."
After saying goodbye to Eileen-san, we went down the stone steps.
The further we went underground, the thicker the miasma became.
"Ugh... it stinks..."
"Leaf-kun, are you okay? Having a sensitive nose can be tough in a place like this."
I have a slightly better nose than most people.
But in a place with such thick miasma, it's difficult.
My body's immune to harm (because of my Poison Immunity trait), but the smell's awful.
"I'll make some medicine."
I touch the Tenmoku Medicine Pot hanging from my chest and activate my skill.
The necessary medicine forms inside the pot.
I gulp it down.
Phew... I feel a lot better now.
"What kind of medicine did you take?"
"It's an anesthetic. It dulls only the smell."
"I see... So you dulled not just the pain, but also the senses with the anesthetic."
Eventually, as the stairs end, a wide corridor lies ahead.
Like the entrance, it's made of stone and stretches deeper and deeper inside.
"It's... it's dark, and I can't see anything..."
"Even though it's a dungeon, it's so dark here."
The dungeon I entered before had walls that faintly glowed.
That served as a light source as I moved forward.
But the walls of this tomb don't glow, and the dark path stretches on endlessly.
"The dungeon walls contain tiny amounts of magic power crystals. Oh, that faint glow is from the magic power crystals... Huh, l-l-light!"
Mercury-san is trembling.
Oh yeah, she said she's scared of ghosts or something.
It's dark inside the tomb, making her even more scared, I guess.
I can't just ignore my buddy being scared like that. She's my partner!
"Prescription"
I quickly make a new medicine.
"Mercury-san, please drink this."
"Huh, what's this...?"
"It's a potion to help you see normally in the dark and it comes with a cheering charm."
"Oh, thank you... I feel better now..."
Mercury-san drinks a sip of the medicine.
"Wow! It gives night vision skill! And I feel so uplifted!"
Mercury-san says, her cheeks flushed.
Sniff, sniff, Tai-chan sniffed the air.
"My Lord, is this... alcohol?"
"Yeah, just enough to notice... whoa!"
Someone hugged me from behind.
"W-what...?"
"Waaaaah! Leaf-kun! You're always so strict...!"
"M-Mercury-san!?"
What's wrong! Mercury-san suddenly started crying!
With a bright red face, she hiccuped and said while making strange sobs.
"It's, it's just that... you're always... so angry... Hic... Do you think I'm a nagging old hag? Huh?"
"My Lord, it seems Mercury-dono is quite weak to alcohol."
No, I only put a tiny bit, but she seems completely wasted.
Sobbing uncontrollably.
"I don't think you're a nagging old hag."
"Really? You're not lying, right? You don't really think I'm just a noisy old hag?"
"No, no."
"Hehe~♡ I like you~♡"
Mwah, Mercury-san kissed my cheek!
"Hey, Mercury-san! What are you doing?!"
"Mwah~♡ I like you~♡ Mwah~♡"
Mwah, mwah, Mercury-san hugged me and kept kissing me!
What's going on?!
"Please stop!"
"NO WAYYYYYY! You still think I'm a bothersome old hag, right? That's why you hate my kissing!"
"It seems like you're a crybaby and a kissing maniac."
It's kind of annoying... no, yeah. Master said it's not right to needlessly deny the other person.
Being a crybaby and a kissing maniac is a unique personality trait.
"Mwah~♡ So, mwah~♡ Mwah~♡"
"Um, excuse me! I have work to do, so could you stop that for now?"
"Huhhhhh~! Leaf-kun won't accept old hag's kiss, maybe older women are no good after all! Boo hoo!"
I don't think Mercury-san is old at all.
She's a little older but still very beautiful.
"It's okay, even if you're older it's fine!"
"Waaaaaah! Leaf-kun called me old!"
This is a mess! It's too troublesome!
Until she sober up, I was kissed by Mercury-san over and over again.
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