I, Asuna, don't want to travel around the world

"..."

Asuna silently glanced at Hestia, who was lying on Belle's back with her mouth drooling and grinning, and held her forehead with a headache.

Hestia... Belle is a girl! Can't she restrain her hobbies a little?

The same is true when you sleep at night. You are always restless! If I wasn't afraid of waking up Belle and Alisa, I would have gotten up early to teach you a lesson!

"Hey, mom, should we leave the Lord God there?" Arisa showed an innocent smile, pulled Asuna's sleeve and turned around to look: "Those older brothers and uncles will definitely take good care of Hestia, right?"

Asuna shuddered as she saw the male adventurer who was hugging a prostitute and grinning evilly in the amusement park.

If Hestia were really left there...

"Woo--!" Hestia, who was sleeping comfortably on Belle's back, suddenly felt a chill on her back.

I was almost awakened by Alyssa's kindness.

“Alyssa! Never go near that place again, okay?! Even if a male adventurer suddenly approaches you and Belle, if you feel something is wrong, just attack him! Don’t let anything happen in the dungeon!”

"Well, I know mom!"

Chapter 15: Reunion at the Eighteenth Level

Hestia, who was drunk last night, was still lying in bed sleeping. Asuna made breakfast for Belle and Alisa and followed them into the dungeon.

Check out their progress these days.

However, probably because they each had their own concerns, Belle and Alyssa worked hard to fight the monsters in the dungeon every day. As far as the upper level was concerned, there were no monsters that could threaten their lives.

Alyssa is out for revenge, while Belle seems to be that single-minded longing.

After making sure that the two were not in any danger on the upper level, Asuna felt relieved to go into the deeper level again to earn money.

Because of the item she commissioned from the god Hephaestus, she still owed a debt of 200 million faris. Although she had earned money and materials in the dungeon not long ago, and could make a lot of money if she sold them, Asuna considered that she might have to go to another world in the future, so she decided to take advantage of the time she had now to help her family accumulate financial strength.

In this way, even if Belle and the others are injured, they can buy high-end goods such as panacea to heal themselves.

Another point is that she wanted to try whether she could get to the deeper levels of the dungeon.

In the past, when I entered a new floor, I would wander around that floor for a long time, and only go to the next floor after all the blanks on the map were filled.

But now, I can try to see how many floors of the dungeon I can reach.

Ai Si seemed to have been promoted to level 6. Although she didn't say it yesterday, the indescribable aura and faint sense of oppression on her body were much stronger than those of Ai Si at level 5.

Aisi was able to advance by killing the floor master of the 38th floor alone, but I can kill him quickly.

This shows the gap between the two.

However, if it weren't for the effect of the free magic beam cannon when the sword skill was activated, even Asuna would have a hard time dealing with those floor masters.

The skill is released with a large-scale light cannon attack. As long as there are enough magic stones, Asuna feels that she can explore the depths of Orario that no family has ever reached.

Besides, even if she can't win, she can always run away!

There is still one transfer crystal left, enough for Asuna to escape from danger.

However, what Asuna did not expect was that she stopped at the 18th floor before returning to the 40th floor she had just reached.

……

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The eighteenth floor is a place called "Paradise of Maze" by adventurers.

The eighteenth floor is considered a middle-level area, and it is mainly populated by LV2 adventurers.

They gathered in this safe floor and built a small town inside the dungeon. However, this town was not built by the Adventurer's Guild, but by themselves.

The dungeon inn town, which is operated by high-level adventurers (lv.2 and above) who have reached the eighteenth level, has a large amount of infrastructure that allows adventurers coming up from the deeper levels to sell the dropped items they obtain.

Although the prices are much lower than those on the ground, and the supplies will increase several times, the advantage is that adventurers don't have to travel back and forth between the ground and underground, saving them a lot of time.

As Asuna stepped onto the eighteenth floor, a light far brighter than that on other floors immediately shone from above her head.

The gentle light and fresh air here are completely different from the other floors filled with monsters. There is even wind (God knows where the wind comes from in the dungeon, hahahaha). Coupled with the jaw-dropping sky that is hundreds of meters high, it is inevitable that people will have the illusion of returning to the surface.

Dense woods that absorb light that is not sunlight can be seen everywhere, and if you look up, you can see countless glowing crystals growing on the ceiling.

These glowing crystals are the source of illumination for the entire eighteen levels. Those crystals are like artificial suns. Their brightness will gradually decrease and increase with the change of time, making the light changes between day and night appear in the underground.

Hundreds of meters high in the sky, the forests, grasslands, and lakes are like a small independent world, small yet complete.

There are crystals in every corner of the entire floor, which look sparkling and very beautiful.

Coming to this town built by adventurers, Asuna felt that it was more of an extremely backward village than a town.

Most of the buildings here are made of wood, giving people a very primitive feeling. The road surface is also a bit bumpy, just like those country roads.

"The construction ability of these adventurers is too..."

Thinking about the luxurious bathhouse she had just visited yesterday, Asuna took back the word "garbage".

But that's true, after all, it's a town built in an underground city, how could it be built very luxuriously?

The name of the town is [Rivera Town], and the words [Three Hundred and Thirty-Four] are written on its wooden gate. I heard that this string of numbers means the number of times the town has been rebuilt from the beginning to now.

Over the past thousand years, this town has been destroyed 333 times, and this is the 334th time it has been rebuilt.

After all, this is a dungeon. Although it is a safe floor, some sudden abnormal situations will occur every once in a while, causing the adventurers who never resist monsters here to simply abandon the town and let it be destroyed, and then rebuild it after the storm has passed.

There's nothing valuable there anyway, so why bother protecting it?

Although the reconstruction is time-consuming and laborious, if you do business here, whether you are purchasing items or selling supplies, you can get rich returns. Because of the benefits, this town is constantly being rebuilt by adventurers.

Materials used in construction: Wood.

Wood material: It’s here!

OK! Clean up and go chop wood to rebuild the town!

Materials and other things are available in the dungeon. Adventurers only need to spend a little time and energy, and they will receive generous rewards in the future. Why not do it?

Just as Asuna was about to enter the town, a group of Loki's family slowly appeared from the woods behind her.

Ais and Lefiya, who did not go to the dungeon to make money with Finn and the others yesterday, were also among them.

Finn, the leader of Loki's family.

Orario's strongest magician and elf royal family - Livilia.

Scantily clad Amazon sisters Tione and Tiona.

As well as [Sword Princess] - Aisi, [Thousand Elves] - Lefiya.

Three level six, two level five, and finally a level three Elf Wizard, Lefiya. This scene is very much like the guild boss in the game leading a rookie and a group of pets to clear a level.

"Oh~ Miss Asuna, what a coincidence!"

The Amazon sister Tiona quickly ran to Asuna's side and put her arm on Asuna's shoulders, greeting her enthusiastically.

Chapter 16 Commission

"Loki's family? You've come just in time, Finn. I may need your help with something."

The one who spoke was a muscular man.

His face looked a little ferocious, with a black eye patch on his left eye and a sleeveless shirt on his upper body, revealing his bulging shoulders and abdominal muscles. He looked very powerful, but at the moment he was emitting a strong sense of anxiety. When he saw Loki's family, a hint of joy suddenly flashed in his eyes.

He is the owner of the purchasing station in Rivera Town, Borus Elder. He is also the strongest high-level adventurer in the town and the real boss of this town.

The town of Rivera, which was established by adventurers from various clans, does not have anyone related to the Adventurer's Guild or any formal organization. This town is famous for being a rogue town that does not want to be bound by disturbing rules and does business as it pleases. In order to ask for exorbitant prices and act tyrannically, the only way is to have the power to shut up others.

In other words... in this town, strength equals status. This Borus Elder is the strongest adventurer in the town. A LV3 Borus has the right to command the entire town in an emergency.

However, the atmosphere in the town did not seem to be very good at the moment, so when he saw the people from Loki's family, he immediately showed joy.

"Commission? What commission?"

Not knowing what was going on, the Loki clan members stopped in the crowd. Finn, as the leader, was the first to come over. It seemed that he knew the one-eyed boss Porus.

"Someone just died in this town. In order to catch the murderer as soon as possible, I would like to ask you, the Loki clan, to help find the murderer."

"Hmm? Wait, Porus, you said the dead? Has anyone died in this town?"

Finn, who was originally curious about what happened in the town, couldn't help but become concerned when he heard Porus talking about the dead.

"Ah... the dead guy was an adventurer wearing full body armor. He brought a woman in a robe with a great figure to our accommodation. The man was wearing a helmet so his appearance could not be seen. The woman with a great figure who came with him disappeared. If nothing unexpected happened, the murderer should be that woman. However, we searched the whole town but could not find that guy."

"So... is it possible that he is still hiding in the town and continuing to kill people... If so, that guy is really dangerous. We just happen to be planning to stay in the town temporarily. In order to keep a calm mood while exploring, let's help you solve the case as soon as possible."

"Ohh! That's a great help Finn, ahahaha."

If it were before, Porus might not have taken the initiative to invite Loki's family to interfere in the town's internal affairs.

Well, someone died in our own land, it is indeed an internal affair!

After all, no one wants to have a strong man above his head to command his subordinates.

But, looking at the luxurious lineup of Loki's family around me...

Three lv.6, two lv.5, one lv.3, and a cloaked woman who is suspected to be lv.6 and is from the legendary Hestia family who once defeated the Sword Princess.

Turtle, if I treat them as ordinary adventurers, then I would be a fool!

More friends mean more ways. You never know when you will be in trouble in the dungeon. If you happen to meet adventurers from Loki's family, you may be able to get them to rescue you based on this friendship.

Moreover, Loki's family now has four level 6 members, including Sword Princess. If they compete with Freya's family in the future...

Well! Anyway, there is no harm in making good friends with them. If you bet right, you can really make a lot of money!

With the idea of ​​building good relationships now so that things would be easier in the future, Porus led a group of people to the inn where the murder had occurred.

Asuna, out of curiosity, did not leave.

After all, killing people blatantly in the dungeon is really too bad, and she doesn't want her Belle and Alyssa to encounter such murderous adventurers when they are adventuring in the dungeon.

If necessary...try to keep him in the dungeon forever.

"I don't know... who is the clan behind that person..."

Asuna thought as she chatted with Ais, Tione, and Tiona while observing silently.

I hope it’s not that kind of murderous clan… Otherwise, what’s the difference between this and a murderous guild in another world?

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Due to the original nature of Rivera Town (making a profit from price difference), the temporary huts built are mostly shops, weapon shops, prop shops, hotels and a few taverns.

These shops all serve adventurers as their customers, and the shop owners are also adventurers.

The only people walking on the street were adventurers, and the supporters who were responsible for picking up things and carrying packages. Since news spread quickly in the town, they soon learned that a murder had occurred in the town.

However, because the murderer was suspected to be a female adventurer, the male adventurers around him all turned into spectators and stood aside to watch the show.

As for female adventurers?

Because the killer's characteristic is his great body, but considering fillers and the like, even female adventurers with flat bodies were suspected.

Then, considering special sexual fetishes such as men dressing as women, even male adventurers were examined.

The inspection was naturally fair to everyone, and after letting Ais examine her perfunctorily, Asuna became impatient with the investigation.

Because those male adventurers always looked at them with lustful eyes, and there were very few of them who seriously searched for the murderer.

He originally planned to invite Ai Si to walk out of the town together, but Ai Si refused, saying that she wanted to help Finn and others find the murderer.

Later, it was the lively Tiona who took the initiative to suggest searching outside the town, and then she and Asuna went outside to fish without having to endure those annoying looks.

There is no need to worry about running out of topics when chatting with Tiona, because this optimistic Amazon girl is very lively. Most topics are started by her, and then Asuna follows up. After chatting for a while, Asuna couldn't help but sigh at the enthusiasm and liveliness of the Amazon.

As for the openness... forget it, let’s not talk about it.

The two came to the edge of a cliff and sat down, from where they could overlook the entire town.

He took out some snacks from the package behind him and shared them with Tiona. The two chatted about topics related to Ais while observing the area below and around them.

Hopefully the murderer can be found outside of town.

This was a rather boring process. Asuna was so bored that she even counted the number of adventurers in the town below. There were about five hundred people in total.

Although the town is a transit point, people who come to this level do not necessarily have to enter the town.