The Dungeon I’m heading to this time is one whose location is rarely marked on the map.
However, it’s listed as an archaeological site, not a Dungeon.
Well, there wasn’t much to see at first glance, and I don’t think anyone ever went there because it required trekking through a forest on private property.
The reason it wasn’t classified as a Dungeon can be easily guessed.
The entry conditions are just terrible.
“Apparently, it seems to be here.”
Nanami said this as she folded up the map.
“Here, huh…”
It just looked like a normal cave.
I peeked inside, but I couldn’t see anything because there was no lighting.
“Is there really a Dungeon in a place like this?
Excuse me, but did you actually see a document?
The map doesn’t even have the ‘D’ for Dungeon written on it…”
Nanami looked at me with highly suspicious eyes.
“I’m telling you, I really saw it!
The document says this place is actually a Dungeon.”
Of course, I hadn’t seen any such document.
It was a randomly fabricated lie, so it was only natural she’d be suspicious.
Although, the document does exist.
You can trade a few magic stones for it at some secondhand bookstore, but since it was only mentioned in a brief dialogue event in the game, I have no idea where the shop is.
I thought Iori might have found it, so I sent him a message to check, but it seemed he hadn’t found the bookstore either.
That old bookstore also provides materials for the other Dungeons in the expansion packs, so I really want him to find it.
Find it and take me there, too.
Well, even if he doesn’t find it, I can rely on my memory and the map to search for it.
At least there’s still a way for me to track them down.
Reinforcing the magic power in my scarf, I stepped into the cave.
It was wide enough for four people to walk side-by-side.
Nanami and I used Light magic to venture deeper.
Then, about 80 meters in, an open space appeared.
“What is that?”
Nanami pointed to three statues in the clearing.
They were statues of women holding a sword and a wand.
The three female statues were arranged in a triangle, and in the center of the three statues were three T-shaped pedestals.
Furthermore, these female figures held their swords in their right hands and a wand against their chest in their left hands.
I headed straight for the pedestal, but Nanami seemed interested in the statues and was walking around to inspect them.
There was an inverted triangular cutout on each pedestal, and I could guess that we were probably supposed to dedicate something there.
Furthermore, there were some unknown characters written around the pedestal, but they should be readable by various heroines, including Nanami, and above all, I already knew what they said.
When Nanami finished examining the statues and came over, she read the ancient language around the pedestal.
“‘You must dedicate the last shield used by three Valkyries to protect themselves’, huh?”
Nanami looked back at the stone statues.
“The last shield, huh… what the hell is that?
Three of them… Do we have to offer three shields used by women?”
I understand that she’d naturally interpret it that way.
In fact, those who classified this merely as an archaeological site would have made the exact same misunderstanding as Nanami.
Even in a standard game, when you hear: “You must dedicate the last shield used by three Valkyries to protect themselves,” you’d think of a shield forged by a goddess or a legendary shield used by a hero.
You’d imagine an actual shield.
Especially in reality.
However, MagiEx, an eroge, doesn’t make such an interpretation.
“Uh, you know.
It’s hard to say, but… according to the document I read… the ‘shield’ that protects is like clothes… You know.
The last part is…”
“…”
Perhaps Nanami guessed what I meant; she turned her gaze to me with a sour look on her face.
I couldn’t help my waist trembling a little involuntarily.
But I had to say it.
“It’s… from a woman… You know.
The last piece of clothing left when you take off your clothes is what you need to offer… Yes, I didn’t make this up.
I am absolutely not making this up.
In the document, it’s written exactly like this.
By dedicating three used panties…”
The area froze.
Nanami was expressionless.
Precisely because she was expressionless, her anxiety and anger were conveyed perfectly, and it was terrifying.
On top of that, she was staring at me without blinking.
I know, I know her glare isn’t directed at me.
It’s directed at the Dungeon, right?
However, considering it was a compatriot of mine—a fellow Japanese game developer—who made this, a profound sense of guilt overflowed from my entire body.
“Listen, it’s different!”
Actually, it’s not different at all.
I’d even beg for it in some cases.
Or rather, this isn’t my fault, but for some reason, I’m being hit with a mysterious sense of guilt.
Pushed by that feeling, I involuntarily dropped into dogeza and begged for forgiveness.
I didn’t want to capture this Dungeon in reality because I could anticipate this exact reaction from whoever I brought along!
When I learned the conditions to open this Dungeon in the game, I was deeply impressed by the sinfulness, the depth, and the sheer practicality of the setup.
The heroines generally refuse to offer their panties.
Well, that’s certainly not the case for all eroge heroines, and in some cases, they don’t even wear panties.
But generally, they refuse.
However, this scenario, which could be used as an excuse to enter the Dungeon, was the ultimate setup that allowed any heroine to take off her panties and hand them over.
I immediately rushed to this Dungeon with my favorite character.
It’s only natural, right?
And when I saw the prompt: “Who will offer their panties?” along with the names of the heroines I had brought with me as options, it was inevitable that the hand holding my mouse would tremble…
Depending on the heroine you choose, you’d get a cold stare and be subjected to various abusive words like “idiot,” or “pervert.” Then they’d say, “You know what will happen if we don’t do this, right?” and offer the panties they took off in anger and embarrassment, allowing us to proceed.
Yes, the path would open.
How many times did I reload just to see all the conversation variations for that scene…!
Furthermore, depending on the combination of characters you brought, a special conversation could trigger.
So, I tried every single pattern with the gentlemen who edited the walkthrough wiki.
It was incredibly fun back then.
Surprisingly, even the heroines added in the DLC patches were able to take off their panties in this scene, and you could see various conversation patterns depending on the selected character combinations.
I thought the person who made this was a genius (tensai).
No, they’re a natural disaster (tensai).
The guy who thought of this is genuinely stupid.
How can you tell women to give you their used panties?
There’s no way to say this without sounding stupid, right?
Because it’s an eroge, it’s a stupid scenario that’s permitted, but in reality, it can only be considered the ramblings of a madman.
The guy who came up with this scenario must be an ero-sick pervert with screws loose in his head.
If it had to be an offering, there were plenty of other things, like swords or jewels.
The weirdest part is that it has to be used, not new.
The degree of perversion is just too high.
New panties can be bought at a department store or a convenience store, so there wouldn’t be any problem offering those.
“…So, you know.
It’s the Dungeon’s fault.”
For the time being, I made various excuses, but I succumbed to the pressure and remained in dogeza.
Haa, Nanami sighed softly.
She grabbed my hand and pulled me up.
“I’m sorry, Goshujin-sama isn’t at fault, but I couldn’t control my anger.”
I raised my face at those words.
Nanami smiled gently like an angel.
No, she was an angel.
“I don’t mind offering mine… but…”
“But?”
“Isn’t it possible for Goshujin-sama… to offer his own underwear?”
Eh?
“Goshujin-sama has a slightly neutral face, and if you swap the eyes, nose, mouth, ears, and facial contours, and smooth out your hair, you’d look like a cute girl.”
“That would be a completely different person, wouldn’t it?
If you changed the contours of my eyes, nose, mouth, and ears, there’d be almost nothing left of my original face.”
“Please don’t worry.
I will offer mine together with Goshujin-sama.
Offering my panties to someone other than Goshujin-sama is a horrible discomfort that creates a desire to destroy the world, but I’ll endure it by releasing 70% of my stress.”
“Then there’s no problem offering it to me… Wait, it seems the world will be in danger if 70% of your stress is released.”
“Then let’s take them off right away.”
“No, wait, the Valkyrie… condition…”
“Have you ever tried it?”
“No…”
“Then please turn around and take them off, okay?
I’ll take mine off too.
I’ll shout to you when my skirt is lifted, so please react immediately and look, okay?”
“Are you a pervert?”
I won’t look.
Definitely not.
“Kya!”
Only a few seconds had passed since I turned my back.
I definitely won’t look.
I sighed heavily.
Why did it come to this?
The only saving grace was that she wouldn’t look at me the way Nee-san and the others did.
Feeling mysteriously unsatisfied, I immediately took off my boxers and put my pants back on.
Then I called out to Nanami and placed my boxers on one of the pedestals.
Nanami, who was watching, placed her panties on a different pedestal.
They were white.
The reaction started immediately after placing them.
Just as I thought a blinding light was being emitted from one of the statues, a beam of light shot from the tip of the sword to the pedestal, striking the boxers and panties.
“No way…”
The boxers and panties placed on the pedestal slowly floated up, glowing brilliantly.
The scene was incredibly fantastical—if it weren’t for the underwear floating there.
Nanami’s panties glowed and glowed, and then the light faded.
And my boxers glowed, and glowed, and then… caught on fire.
“Eeeeeeeeeeeeh!!”
They fell to the ground.
But the fire didn’t go out.
While I was still confused, water gushed from beside me.
It seemed Nanami had used her water magic.
The water hit the burning boxers and extinguished the fire.
What was left behind was a large hole right where my most important area was supposed to be protected.
It seems I can’t wear them anymore.
“…”
Nanami, now pantyless, was speechless.
She must have been panicking.
“Nanami, are you okay?”
“My panties returned to the pedestal, and I always carry a spare set with me, so I’m fine… What about you, Goshujin-sama?”
She looked at me with an anxious gaze.
However, was her reaction because my boxers had burned up, or was it because I was feeling refreshed without any underwear?
Mysteriously, my heart was completely calm.
“No, I’m all good.
You know, I wonder why.
Right now, no matter what they do to me, I’d probably forgive it with a smile.”
“The shock was so great that you’re turning into a bodhisattva…”
Even so…
“What I was thinking of doing was close to that.
Yes, the people who come with me to capture this Dungeon need to bring spare panties.”
I don’t have any more boxers, but I learned my lesson.
I’ll make anyone who comes along bring spare panties.
Decided.
“Um.
Do you have a change of clothes, Goshujin-sama…?”
“No, I didn’t think this through, so I didn’t bring any.
But is there something that could be used as a substitute?”
I tried rummaging through my bag.
Then, at the very back, I found a string… a black string?
“What is this?”
There was a thin piece of cloth in the center of the string.
This was that.
It was a sacred cloth, a pair of panties, that protected the most important parts of a human being.
A very familiar, sexy black pair of panties.
These were the panties I had accidentally acquired when Claris-san and Ludi moved into the house.
“N-no.
W-wrong!
This isn’t miiiiiine!”
“…Then whose is it?”
“It’s C-Claris-san’s!
It’s absolutely not mine!”
“…Why do you have Claris-sama’s panties?”
“OOOOOOO!”
I never wanted to steal them.
Certainly, panties are as supreme as any jewel, and if they belong to a beautiful elf, no matter how much money you throw at them, you can’t help but want to obtain a pair.
But we gentlemen don’t want to be criminals.
On the contrary, we despise those who commit crimes.
Eroge and reality are different things.
That’s why my motto is: Yes Loli No Touch, Yes Eroge Loli (18+), Yes (Self-Control).
If I said those words out loud, I knew I’d be treated like a pervert, so of course I didn’t say them, and I realized I had completely missed the timing to answer her question.
However, it was unclear how Nanami felt about the whole situation.
After that, at my strong request, she agreed to head back home.
I managed to make it back, even though I felt a strange sense of discomfort in my groin with every step.
I immediately put on a fresh pair of boxers and racked my brain thinking about who I should invite to the Dungeon.
Personally, I’d like to bring Ludi, Claris-san, and Mizumori-senpai.
Since we usually train together, I understand each of their individual movements, and it would be easy to coordinate with them.
However, the biggest problem with this Dungeon is this stupid scenario that makes it seem like the creator had an ero-field in their brain.
What to do about the panties.
This might be the most troublesome thing I’ve ever experienced.
Is there any acquaintance who wouldn’t mind offering her panties?
Considering that point, Nanami, who has already experienced it, is an obvious choice.
Besides, I definitely wanted to bring Nanami because of her skills, so of course she’s coming.
But the problem is the other members.
Would Ludi and Senpai offer their panties?
Thinking only about the panties, there’s also the option of asking the debt-ridden Sensei, who seems like she’d listen if I ordered her to.
However, if I say: “Please give me your used panties,” that situation comes straight out of an eroge.
Well, this is an eroge world.
If the game offers options, of course you try them.
But in reality, I don’t want to do something so pathetic.
If I absolutely can’t avoid it, I can bow my head and beg for them.
Speaking of which, sometimes panties come bundled with erotic magazines; would those work as an offering?
In a certain eroge magazine, scented panties were on the bonus list.
No, they’d probably just burn up like my boxers.
“Hey, Nanami.
What do you think I should do?
Dogeza?”
“…First of all, it’s better to check everyone’s schedule, then do dogeza and beg for mercy from those who can go.”
“Just as I thought, I’m going to have to do it…”
Dogeza seems confirmed.
I immediately pulled out my Tsukuyomi Traveller information terminal and sent a message to a few people.
The people who gathered were Mizumori-senpai, Ludi, Nanami, and Nee-san.
Claris-san, Marino-san, and Luigia-sensei seemed to be busy and couldn’t come.
Or rather, it’s weird that Marino-san and Luigia-sensei can’t come because of work, but Nee-san came… Is this really okay?
When I went to the altar with the Valkyrie statues alongside the members who showed up, I immediately pressed my forehead to the floor and started begging for their panties.
It looked like Nanami was going to do dogeza too, but I politely refused.
I was thinking about saying it when I sent the message, but I just couldn’t.
I simply couldn’t say it over text.
Only after arriving at this place is my heart truly ready.
And also, I’m hoping for a situation where they think, “Since we’re already here, I’ll offer mine, even if it seems unbelievable.”
My request was like a confession, but also an excuse.
The story reached its climax, and just as I was about to say that I’d do anything if they’d just lend me their panties, someone placed a hand on my shoulder.
“Raise your head, Takioto.”
It was Senpai who spoke in such a gentle voice.
Ludi had a complicated expression, and Nee-san was looking at me with her usual deadpan face, but she walked toward the Valkyrie statue.
I wasn’t sure what Nanami was thinking, but she was standing quietly by my side.
Senpai pulled me to my feet by taking my hand.
She was blushing a little, but she showed a cheerful smile.
“I may have only known Takioto for a short time.
But I know that Takioto isn’t someone who would tell lies about something like this… so…”
As expected, Senpai got embarrassed.
Although she usually talks to me while looking straight into my eyes with her beautiful gaze, today she couldn’t meet my eyes; they were wandering all over the place.
You’re really flustered, huh.
“S-Senpai…”
Senpai opened her mouth slightly to say something, but in the end, she didn’t say anything; her ears turned red and she looked down.
Then she fiddled with a loose strand of her hair.
After that, she made up her mind and started to speak, but it was in a voice I never imagined I’d hear from Senpai.
“Then, um… it’s a bit embarrassing, but if you’re in trouble, my improper… u-use them.”
Then, Senpai said, “Don’t look this way,” and turned her back to hide her red face.
However, even her ears were a bright red, so she couldn’t hide much.
Now, it’s safe to say the time has come.
Right here, I declare the birth of the YYY fan club.
I think I’ll make YYY stand for Yukine Yabai Yukine (Yukine is seriously amazing).
Since Senpai is like a Goddess, it could also mean Yukine Yabai Megami (Yukine is seriously a Goddess), and I think that sounds great.
That way, when we expand overseas, it’ll be easy to use, huh?
“Kousuke!”
While I was thinking about how to spread it to the world, Ludi was looking at me as if she had made up her mind.
“I also don’t think Kousuke would make a weird joke at a time like this.
So, even though it’s embarrassing, I too…”
Ludi said, besides, you know, and continued.
“I’ve always been helped by Kousuke.
I want to be of help to you, too.
I want to support you.
If something happens in the future, please talk to me.
Just like this time.”
With that said, Ludi averted her gaze from me.
“Un, but as expected, this is a little embarrassing… but if it’s for Kousuke, I’ll give you my panties… I’ll give you as many panties as you want.”
Ludi finished speaking and turned her face down.
Then she gave me her back.
I was incredibly happy.
To be honest, I thought I’d be cursed out by Ludi.
Even if we’re close, if I told someone to give me their used panties, I couldn’t complain if she ended our relationship right there.
“…Thank you, Ludi.”
Un, Ludi gave a small reply from over her shoulder.
“Kousuke.”
This time it was Nee-san.
Yes, I received something and tried to unfold the cloth, wondering what it was.
It was a piece of cloth meant to protect the most important parts, colored with black lace over a pink base.
Furthermore, the back was so thin I could see my own hand through it, and even if she wore it, it would be completely see-through.
It was a sexy pink and black pair of panties.
…Eh?
I could tell I was starting to panic.
Calm down.
Take a deep breath.
This is the spare she brought to change into; she’s just handing it to me to confirm it, right?
Look, it’s important for an expert to confirm if it can be used, right?
Wait a minute.
Even if you want to confirm it, there’s no need to hand it to me, right?
Did I need to look at it in the first place?
Did she mistake me for an expert?
Huh?
Don’t tell me she already took them off?
No, there wasn’t enough time for that, right?
But I can feel the warmth of these panties… I want to think it’s just my imagination.
Uh.
“N-Nee-san.
That’s that, right?
The spare panties you brought to change into, right…”
“It feels a bit breezy.
It’s fresh.”
“You just took them off?!
Put the spare panties on immediately!”
After that, I returned the panties to Nee-san and headed outside the cave, as a gentleman would.
To be honest, I was dying to watch them change.
I want to see them taking off their panties, if I can.
However, for the three who are offering their panties to me… For the two who are voluntarily offering their panties while enduring the embarrassment, I can’t do that to them.
That’s why I can’t allow myself to look.
So, what should I do?
Let’s imagine.
If I’ve played over 100 eroge, I should be able to do this easily…
“Goshujin-sama.”
While I was imagining Senpai and Ludi taking off their panties, I heard a voice behind me.
I turned around and found Nanami.
She was bowing, apologizing for some reason.
“I am terribly sorry.
Originally, I should have been the one to provide the panties.
I had the chance to show I was the most loyal, but I was caught off guard…!!”
There’s no special need to apologize.
I mean, why are you taking your anger out on me?
“Well, there’s no problem leaving that aside.
I, you know, am extremely frustrated.”
“What is frustrating…?”
“If you offer your panties after Goshujin-sama cross-dresses, you could miraculously succeed.
It’s still too early to give up hope♪ I’m frustrated that my plan failed.”
“You were trying to corner me.
Could you please not try to dress me up as a woman?”
Who’s going to cross-dress here!?
I’ll leave that to the protagonist of the eroge.
To begin with, why are you so enthusiastic about this?
“Ah, in the end, I planned to press Goshujin-sama’s face into my chest and stroke his head.
What a pity.”
What a fascinating story!
If I pretend to be shocked right now, will she still do it?
Wait, that was on the premise that my cross-dressing failed, wasn’t it?
“With that said…”
Saying that, she offered me something.
It was a light blue and white striped piece of cloth.
There’s no way Nanami is handing me a handkerchief here.
This comes with a cute ribbon that doesn’t look like a handkerchief in the first place.
So, I can immediately predict what it is.
“N-no, I don’t need it anymore.”
I said that, but Nanami stepped in front of me and shoved it into my chest pocket.
She patted the pocket where she had put the panties inside, made an expression as if she had done something good, and walked away.
I hastily tried to return the striped panties to Nanami, but she wouldn’t take them.
“No.
I really wanted to show my sincerity to Goshujin-sama, so this is it.”
“I-I get it.
It was firmly conveyed.
But that’s exactly why I don’t need this.
To begin with, what am I supposed to do after receiving this!”
I said that, but Nanami leaned in as close to me as possible and whispered softly in my ear.
“You still have Claris-sama’s, don’t you?”
I involuntarily swallowed my saliva.
Why does she know that?
I have to make excuses, but I can’t find the words… I desperately thought about what to do.
However, Nanami spoke faster.
“You wanted them, didn’t you?
Mine are particularly great.
If you put them on your head, your defense will increase.”
“I didn’t want panties that increase defense, and I never had the idea of putting them on my head in the first place.
I’d at least wear them normally.
No, that’s also a disgusting image.”
“Then think of it as a talisman, please keep mine too.
How should I put it, just me not offering them irritates me.
And… I feel like I lost.”
There’s no particular winning or losing here…
When Nanami walked away from me looking satisfied, she entered the cave.
I carefully stored the panties away and hurried after her.
Apparently, everything was almost ready, and they were about to call us.
When I got near the Valkyrie statue, I tried not to look at Senpai and Ludi, who were hiding their panties as much as possible, and everyone started to move.
The three who were going to offer their panties stood in front of the pedestals and readied their panties.
They must have folded them and held them in their hands.
Senpai and Ludi were holding their panties with both hands while stealing glances at me, their faces still a bit flushed.
And Nee-san, clearly different from the rest, stood with perfect posture, holding her panties with both hands.
It was so dignified it almost looked like she was holding a certificate.
But why is she so dignified?
“Alright, let’s begin.”
In response to Nee-san’s words, the three placed their panties on the pedestals.
Just like with my boxers, the reaction started immediately.
Just as I thought a blinding light was being emitted from the three statues, it became a beam of light from the tips of the swords, illuminating each pedestal and the panties.
After the irradiation, the glowing panties floated up from the pedestals.
And Senpai’s beautifully folded panties were slowly unfolded in the light.
For Senpai, who doesn’t want her panties seen, it’s nothing short of a public execution.
They were blue panties with snowflake patterns.
They were well-designed, matching Yukine-senpai’s name.
If I saw her wearing them, I might faint right there.
Ludi’s pure white panties also unfolded just like Senpai’s.
They showed her noble image, being completely white, but what I’m seeing now is far spicier than I expected.
Looking at that offensive power, my heart started beating faster.
Nee-san’s panties, which I had burned into my memory just a moment ago, never unfolded.
Because they were already completely open and spread out from the very beginning.
Suddenly, I noticed their gazes.
Senpai and Ludi were begging me with faces that pleaded for me not to look.
…I was about to vomit blood.
With both hands, I averted my face from the blessed sight, as if I were moving a machine that hadn’t been oiled in about 100 years.
Then, crying in my heart, I carved the two jewels I had seen earlier into the deepest depths of my memory.
I wonder if it was about a minute later that Nanami gave me permission to raise my face.
When I opened my eyes, Senpai, Ludi, and Nanami were there with serious expressions, and Nee-san was the same as always.
In the center of the three altars, a magic circle had appeared.
Taking a deep breath and channeling magic power into my scarf, I did a few shadowboxing moves.
Senpai grabbed her naginata, Ludi and Nee-san grabbed their wands, and Nanami readied her bow and daggers; everyone was preparing for battle.
I also pulled my katana from my storage pouch, and when I saw everyone was ready, we stepped into the magic circle that had appeared.
————★ MagiEx ★————
One of the impressions people get when they hear the word “Dungeon” is “traps.”
Including myself, many people who played Roguelike games before had fallen victim to these traps.
In the literal sense.
A landmine exploding under your feet, a trap that seals you in, a pitfall, and a monster nest at the bottom of the drop.
However, personally, I considered all irrational deaths to be traps.
When you’re progressing so well in a game, and suddenly you enter a crisis and die just like that.
I hate it.
I seriously hate it.
At least, I did until I graduated high school.
In the world of Eroge and Galge, or even in the world of recent manga and anime, traps are the best thing that could happen.
What’s so good about traps in Eroge and Galge, you ask?
Traps often leave you soaked in some unknown liquid, or entangle you with tentacles, forcing you to go through something highly sensational, and then there’s the monster at the bottom of the trap that only dissolves clothes.
You can no longer make sense of the situation using common sense.
MagiEx was no exception.
There are many Eroge-type traps in the game; when you triggered a trap, you’d always get a CG image, making you want to pause the game to enjoy the scenario while burning the image into your brain.
Unfortunately, this is reality.
I can’t do that.
Well, when I went to save Ludi, I was helped by a trap in various ways.
Well then, the Dungeon we entered this time, the Shadow Ruins, depending on the route, would be the first Dungeon where you’d encounter these kinds of traps.
However, since you can’t capture this Dungeon unless you activate the exclusive purchase bonus patch, and capturing this Dungeon wasn’t a necessary step to make your character the strongest, many gentlemen skipped this Dungeon.
“I definitely have to get it…”
I punched the Mummy with my Third Hand and let out a small sigh.
When the Mummy hit the ground, its body began to shrink, turning into magic essence and a magic stone.
Now, if you asked me what kind of monster a Mummy is, it’s a monster with the appearance of a dried human wrapped in bandages, with only a gap for the eyes.
It’s the thing buried inside an Egyptian pyramid, the Mummy you can find even in other fantasy games.
The first thing I thought when I saw it was simply that it was gross.
A Mummy with a slightly darkened face that doesn’t look lively can be mentally grating all by itself.
At the same time, fighting zombie-type monsters that will appear in future Dungeons is going to become a chore.
Since Mummies are dried corpses, the smell wasn’t that bad.
However, zombies emit their foul stench from their entire bodies.
The game characters even have a line that says, “This smell is horrible.” Honestly, I don’t want to fight them.
But since they appear in the Dungeons I have to visit, I’ll certainly have to fight them.
We’ve been fighting human-type Mummies up to now, but in the future, the Dungeon I have to capture will also feature animal types like mummy-goats, mummy-gazelles, mummy-lions, and so on.
There are no strong monsters in this Dungeon, so I don’t need to be too alert.
When I picked up the magic stone, Nanami approached me.
“It was a wonderful battle, Goshujin-sama.”
“What, it’s thanks to Nanami’s support.
Your trap detection is also a huge help.”
Indeed, Nanami’s bow support is a massive help, and she even defeats them before I get close.
“It’s not much, but I’m glad I can help.
However, I’m not entirely confident in my trap detection, so please don’t rely on it too much…”
Nanami apologized.
However, considering Nanami from the game, I can only say her detection rate is god-tier.
First of all, in MagiEx, there were levels for trap detection skills, and the higher the level, the easier it was to detect traps.
Although it’s easy for Nanami to level up her trap detection, her initial value is 0.
Of course, Katrina, a professional who possesses thief skills, had a certain level of detection.
They also possess some levels in skills like lockpicking and trap disarming.
I expected the detection rate to be around 80 to 90%, which is Nanami’s initial state.
However, seeing that the current three floors boast a 100% discovery rate, it’s possible that the Type Sky Maid Knight Shiki Edition has some kind of special ability.
Well, it’s possible she just failed to find a trap, but we were lucky enough not to step on it.
Well, not getting caught in a trap is a great thing, but it’s also highly disappointing.
We haven’t fallen into a single trap.
I thought that if Ludi and Senpai fell into an undetectable trap, I could say, “Bad luck, huh,” but that never happened.
If they’re going to get caught in a trap, I wish it would be in this Dungeon we’re in right now, the Shadow Ruins, where the traps aren’t dangerous.
But that wish won’t come true.
Since Nanami is detecting traps non-stop, her trap detection skill level must have gone up a bit too.
Since this Dungeon was aimed at beginners, the traps here are only the low-grade ones.
By the way, it seems the battle is over on the other side, and Senpai and Ludi are approaching us.
“It seems our strength is overkill for this Dungeon.”
Senpai said with a bitter smile.
Exactly.
If this Dungeon is compared to the Tsukuyomi Academy Dungeon, only monsters that don’t even reach the 20th floor will appear.
It’s a low-level Dungeon that can be captured from the start, which is usually found in purchase bonus patches.
Senpai, who is already capturing the 50th floor of the Tsukuyomi Academy Dungeon, and Nee-san, who graduated and is firmly capturing the 60th floor, are practically yawning.
Actually, Nee-san and Senpai haven’t fought much because we’ve been handling the combat.
Even if it’s just me, Nanami, and Ludi fighting, we haven’t been in any trouble so far.
“Another fork in the road…”
Arriving here, Ludi said, looking fed up.
There are two paths ahead.
Ludi is a bit fed up because we’ve hit dead ends many times already.
It might be a good idea to take a short break before moving to the next floor.
“Which way should we go?”
Nanami asked me, but I can’t answer even if she asks.
I don’t know the map of this Dungeon because the layout changes every time you explore it.
“Either is fine… Then, right.”
No one seemed to want to go in a specific direction, so I decided to push forward.
I found out after walking a bit that I had guessed correctly.
There was a staircase leading to the lower floor.
“Hmm… haa, hah…”
When I stopped transferring my magic power, Ludi exhaled a deep sigh and breathed heavily while leaning against me.
Her feverish gazes and sweat-soaked hair clinging to her cheeks and forehead were dangerous for me in various ways.
Weren’t they?
This should be a present progressive sentence.
I immediately let go of Ludi’s hot, slightly damp hand.
Then she let out a small “Ah.”
Now then, how strange is my mana transfer magic?
From what Claris-san said, it felt like she was receiving a weird massage.
The mana transfer magic Claris-san used on me doesn’t produce the same result either.
It would be fine in the game, but since it’s reality, it’s troublesome.
Especially right before a battle.
It seems the cause is unknown even if you think about it, so let’s leave it aside.
Although I still have my doubts.
Why are Nee-san and Nanami lined up, looking at me with pleading eyes?
Including Nanami, angels basically operate on magic power, so I can understand what she wants.
I tried using it on her once as an experiment, and since she used magic power in combat, it’s not strange for her to need more.
But why is Nee-san in line?
Nee-san hasn’t used any magic, right?
I want you to learn from Senpai.
Senpai was resting perfectly… Huh, she was looking at Ludi, and she had a heavy expression… M-my imagination, right?
I was forced to promise Nee-san and Nanami that I’d use mana transfer on them when we got home, and then we moved on.
After that, we descended several floors and reached the sixth floor, but if there’s a slight difference from the battles up to now, it’s probably because Senpai started participating in the combat.
It seems she wanted to move her body from just watching, so she was quite enthusiastic about using her magic.
I punched the Sand Golem that Senpai had hit with a water ball and destroyed it.
I watched it turn into magic essence and a magic stone, but someone called out to me from behind.
“Why does Takioto try so hard?”
It was Senpai who called out to me.
I feel like I’ve talked to Senpai about this before.
“Because I want to be the strongest…?”
Well, I won’t talk about my true purpose.
“Aren’t you pushing yourself too hard?
Rest is necessary too, you know?”
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Thinking about it, I don’t see anyone challenging Dungeons as much as I do.
However, I think the amount of training Senpai does is equal to or greater than mine.
“No, no, if I want to be the strongest, I have to be firm right now.”
My goal, Hijiri Iori, is a true, original cheat character.
Currently, he’s studying seriously in the classroom and is even exploring another Dungeon right now.
He told me himself that he’s challenging another Dungeon at the moment.
Well, since this place is an exclusive purchase bonus Dungeon, it’s not strange that he doesn’t know about it.
Well, his actions are like those of a player on their first save without any prior knowledge of the game.
I’m probably stronger right now.
Without a doubt.
However, since Iori is progressing normally, he’s getting stronger in a normal way, just like a protagonist.
But from now on, I won’t let him stay normal.
From now on, Iori will learn more and more useful and unique skills, and he’ll get stronger using his cheat.
I’m doing everything I can right now to be on the same level as him, who gets explosively stronger… no, to stay one step ahead.
Fortunately, I have a weapon called “knowledge” that was studied by gentlemen.
Takioto Kousuke is unique, but he’s by no means weak.
Iori isn’t the only opponent to surpass.
There are also the monsters called the Super Trio.
I stared fixedly at Senpai.
Senpai today is wearing a dark blue hakama.
Her hair is tied back and stretched tight.
Senpai’s nape is the best.
It’s so good that if her nape were a bowl of rice, I could eat three whole bowls without any seasoning.
Senpai has always been beautiful, but today she’s even more gorgeous.
“Senpai, don’t you want to get stronger?”
“I do…”
Senpai didn’t say anything more, but somehow I understood what she meant.
Senpai is still hung up on her older sister, and on other strong people; she still can’t deal with it.
“Then let’s get stronger together.
Let’s invite Ludi and the others and clear the 100th floor of the Tsukuyomi Academy Dungeon.”
Well, in reality, it’s 101 floors… Well, it doesn’t matter.
If there’s a slightly problematic issue, it’s the Dungeon after the capture is complete.
Well, I can leave the complete capture to Iori.
“Fufuh, what are you talking about?
The maximum depth of the Tsukuyomi Academy Dungeon is only up to the 87th floor, you know?”
Senpai said with a laugh.
Yes, only 87 floors.
“I’m talking very seriously, but… As I thought, is it impossible to do it together?”
Suddenly, I thought about Senpai’s position in this world.
Senpai is the Vice-Captain (Vice President) of the Public Morals Committee.
She was second in command, and she was a character who was well-loved even during the game.
There’s no way she doesn’t already have a party.
In the game, if you invite them, they’ll usually come, but if you think about it normally, she’d prioritize the group she originally formed.
She probably can’t help but give me a lower priority.
Just as I was thinking I’d be rejected, Senpai laughed.
“No, if it’s when I’m free, I don’t mind.”
She patted my back and walked toward where everyone else was, and I followed her swaying ponytail, her white nape, and her well-formed behind.
After passing through the 7th, 8th, and 9th floors of the Sand Golem area, we finally reached the final floor, the 10th floor, where the target object was located.
The 10th floor is a fixed map instead of the conventional random map.
It’s also a one-way road that leads directly to the boss room and has the appearance of a final floor.
After a short break and preparing ourselves, we challenged the boss.
The boss that appears is the Lion Mummy.
The Lion Mummy is, as the name suggests, a mummified lioness.
It looked like a blackened, morbidly thin lioness.
Its speed and the strength behind each of its attacks are a bit faster and stronger than the Kasha I fought inside the Twilight Grotto.
However, it wasn’t difficult for us.
First of all, this Shadow Ruins and the Twilight Grotto are Dungeons of the same tier.
Despite fighting the boss monster at the same level, I had no trouble dealing with it, since I’m not alone this time.
I was able to react firmly to the enemy’s attack, and blocking it with my scarf was almost too easy.
When I blocked the attack twice, it was sliced by Ludi’s Wind Cutter, I punched it and sent it flying into the wall, then it was blown up by an arrow from Nanami, and we finished it off with Ludi’s Storm Hammer.
It was such a one-sided beating that I almost felt sorry for it.
“…That was fast.”
“…You’re right.”
It really ended quickly.
I can only say its claws were a little scary, thinking about things like a middle school student.
Just in case, I had prepared a fire magic stone, which is a common weakness for all Mummies, but before that, it seems the attack power of this party was just too high.
Normally, we could challenge a Dungeon a tier above.
Well, after going to another Dungeon, I’m planning to challenge a place that is far more than just one tier above.
Watching Ludi pick up the magic stone, we moved forward.
There was a treasure chest ahead of the boss room.
The treasure chest made of wood and iron is definitely the chest containing the items I was looking for.
Looking at the treasure chest, Ludi and Senpai approached it with a smile.
Nanami and Nee-san followed behind them.
I tilted my neck.
Well, I feel like I reloaded several times when I went to get the treasure chest here.
Why on earth did I do that?
Is it possible I reloaded for something other than a CG?
While walking behind the four of them, the image of Ludi soaked in liquid suddenly popped into my head.
“Ah.”
I remembered.
There’s a trap here.
This isn’t a trap from the SRPG (Simulation RPG) section; it’s a trap from the Adventure section.
If my memory serves me right, there’s a pitfall trap right in front of the chest.
It’s a trap that will activate regardless of your trap detection skill level, and the bottom is filled with a sticky liquid that makes you feel aroused.
It’s another Ero-themed trap, and it only affects women.
It seems Nanami’s trap detection isn’t working properly, probably due to the influence of the event trap.
Ludi and the others haven’t noticed.
Can I just let them keep walking?
The image of Senpai and Ludi soaked in the liquid came to my mind.
If they fall, I’ll somehow be able to see the sight I’ve been waiting for.
But is it okay to know this and stay silent on purpose?
If I let them fall this time, I’d carve their figures into my heart with all my being and make two backups in the depths of my memory, but would I be able to interact with them normally after that?
As I thought, I can’t.
“Ludi, Senpai, STOP!”
It was at the exact moment I shouted.
The ground beneath Ludi and Senpai opened up with a Gatan sound.
I extended my Third and Fourth Hands toward Ludi and Senpai.
But my hands didn’t reach.
It was too late.
But if there was even a small chance to help, I jumped into the hole.
In mid-air, I caught Ludi with my Third Hand and Senpai with my Fourth Hand, lifting them up.
And I braced myself for the impact of the fall.
There was almost no impact.
Should I say I just dove into a lake instead of hitting hard ground?
It was into that liquid that I fell.
However, it seems the amount of liquid wasn’t that deep, only soaking me up to my knees.
Furthermore, this liquid might have suppressed the impact of the fall.
There was no pain at all.
Maybe if you dropped an egg, it wouldn’t break.
But since I fell on my butt, I’m pretty soaked.
“Ludi, Senpai, are you okay!?”
“I-I’m fine.”
“Me too…”
I held them so they wouldn’t touch the liquid and looked around.
Examining the area, I found a ladder on my right side.
I confirmed there was no liquid in that area and set them down there.
If you think normally, there’s no reason to have a ladder to get out of a trap, but… is it because it’s a special Ero Trap?
We met up with Nanami, who had climbed down to help us, and climbed back up.
After reaching the top, Nee-san immediately checked my body.
“I have a bad feeling about this liquid.
Yukine.”
When Senpai nodded, she immediately used water magic to wash me.
Nee-san used detoxification magic.
“Kousuke…”
I sighed in relief seeing Ludi murmuring and Senpai using water magic with a worried expression.
“That’s a relief… Ludi and Senpai are safe.”
I’m genuinely glad they’re safe.
If I had let them get soaked in that liquid, my conscience would have tortured me while I was aroused at the same time; I might have opened the door to a whole new world after that.
“I-I’m sorry.
I was careless…”
“I’m sorry, I was careless too.”
That’s what they both said, but,
“Both of you, please don’t apologize any more than that.”
Actually, I’m the one at fault.
If I had acted sooner, this wouldn’t have happened.
Furthermore, I was trying to stay quiet on purpose because I wanted to see Ludi and Senpai in an erotic state.
“Kousuke…”
Ludi tried to wipe me down with a towel, but she stopped her hand.
She gripped the towel tightly and made an expression as if she were overcome with emotion.
Senpai also stopped using her water magic and looked at me blankly.
“Goshujin-sama…”
I was called and looked to the side.
Nanami was there with a totally anguished expression.
She bowed deeply.
“A thousand pardons!”
What the hell is she apologizing for, is what I thought.
“I failed to detect the trap.”
Hearing that, I shook my head.
“There’s no need to apologize.
Today, the whole time, I trusted and relied on you for both detection and combat.”
No matter how you think about it this time, it was my fault.
Damn it, don’t look at me like that.
It only increases my guilt.
After the liquid was removed to a certain extent, we started moving again.
We headed toward our goal and arrived in front of the treasure chest.
Perhaps because she had just fallen into a trap, Ludi was trying to open the treasure chest very cautiously.
Everyone gathered around and looked inside.
Inside were five rings.
A ring with a red jewel, a ring with a blue jewel, a ring with a green jewel, a ring with a yellow jewel.
And there was one shabby ring.
It’s just like the game.
The four jeweled rings are rings that enhance the attributes of fire, water, wind, and earth.
For a power that can be obtained right from the start, this is…
“…Incredible power.”
“I’ve explored Dungeons many times, but I’ve never seen anything this good.”
A bit useful… Huh?
Nee-san and Senpai are joking, right?
“I really feel a great power.”
…Considering that the Tsukuyomi Academy Dungeon has only been explored up to the 87th floor, it might be a reasonable evaluation.
These four rings are strong up until the mid-game.
Although their strength is insufficient for the late game.
“I can’t say much with my low-level Appraisal Skill.”
Nee-san said this as a preface and gave us a simple appraisal result.
Of course, I already know how these rings work.
As Nee-san explained, the red jewel held the power of fire, the blue jewel held the power of water, the green jewel held the power of wind, and the yellow ring held the power of earth.
Although she doesn’t know much about the shabby ring, when compared to the other rings, there isn’t much magic power hidden inside it.
I confirmed the explanation was over, picked up the four attribute rings, and then handed them to the girls according to their specialty attributes.
I gave the ring with a dark red ruby-like jewel to Nanami.
Well, she can use any attribute on average, but I’ll give it to her since she currently uses the fire attribute often.
I gave the ring with a sapphire-blue jewel to Senpai.
It’s ideal for Senpai because water magic is her specialty.
The emerald ring that reminded me of a dense forest was given to Ludi.
If you’re talking about wind, it has to be Ludi.
I think I’ll be in her care in the future as well.
Finally, I handed the ring with a citrine-like jewel to Nee-san.
I don’t know if she uses any earth-element magic, but… just in case.
“I’ll take this one.”
And what I picked up was the remaining shabby ring.
“Eh, Kousuke, are you really okay with that?”
“…Is it okay for us to receive these?”
Ludi and Senpai spoke in surprise.
“Compared to the others, this ring doesn’t have that much power.”
It’s just as Nee-san says; compared to the four elemental rings, this ring has little to offer in terms of rarity and power.
However, this ring can do something I can’t: it has the power of trap detection.
Well, since its power is very weak, it won’t have any use after we pass the mid-game point, and instead of this ring, Nanami is also quite compatible with thief skills.
But I wanted this one.
In other words, it had to be this one.
First of all, it depends on the user to bring out the full power of an item.
Since I rarely use elemental magic, these items would be a waste for me.
When I got everyone’s permission and put the ring away, Nee-san reached out her hand.
“I won’t be exploring Dungeons, after all.”
Nee-san gave me her ring and patted my head with her hand.
…Why are you patting my head?
“…Let’s go.”
We nodded at Nee-san’s words and stepped into the teleportation magic circle.
Using the transfer magic circle, we returned to the front of the Valkyrie statue, and I suddenly realized something as I was about to leave.
“Oops, my shoelaces are untied.
Everyone, you can go on ahead.”
There’s no reason to stay in such a dark, narrow, and scary place.
Senpai and the others agreed and left the cave first.
It was when I finished tying my shoelaces and thought I had to run after them.
The shadow of my body was cast in front of me.
There’s some kind of light source behind me.
I turned toward the Valkyrie statue with magic power in my scarf.
A glowing orb floated in the center of the three Valkyrie statues.
It emitted a blinding light, but eventually, the light dimmed and split into three triangles.
When they floated to the pedestal in front of each Valkyrie statue, they slowly descended onto the pedestals, and the light vanished.
One of them was pure white.
The triangle hiding the important part faintly reflected the light, as it was made of synthetic fibers like polyester with white lace adorning its edges.
Furthermore, it’s no exaggeration to say the back is almost like a string; it’s questionable whether it can hide anything at all.
By the way, this is Ludi’s spicy panties that were burned into my memory.
Another one was blue.
The base cloth was cotton, making it solid overall.
It could hide the important parts without any difficulty.
The top of the base cloth was decorated with lace mimicking snowflakes, and there were white frills at the waist.
By the way, this is Senpai’s high-class panties that were burned into my memory.
The last one was pink and black.
It’s something I’ve already touched with my own hands.
Incidentally, this is Nee-san’s sexy panties that I even remember the warmth of.
“Fuuuh.”
Let’s calm down and organize the current situation.
There are three panties on the three pedestals.
I swallowed my saliva.
My heart is beating faster than an engine after being revved to the limit.
I told myself to calm down and slowly turned my head toward the exit.
There was no one there.
“What’s wrong?”
It didn’t take long for me to catch up with everyone and start walking home.
Ludi looked at me and said that.
“W-what?
There’s no problem at all.”
I’ll pretend I’m calm.
“Really?
Because the atmosphere was different from normal…?”
This is bad, take a deep breath.
Take a deep breath and calm your mind.
“I’m just a little tired.
I’ll cheer up soon.”
Ludi was a little curious, but she didn’t ask anything else.
However.
“Then, where and what are you going to use to cheer up?”
My body reacted with surprise.
When I looked to the side, I found Nanami.
“Please rest assured, Goshujin-sama.”
When I saw her, I realized.
Tell me it’s a lie.
But my heart is saying,
Nanami noticed.
She definitely noticed.
“It’s a secret just between me and Goshujin-sama.”