Chapter 757: Lefiya's Substitute Behavior, Ryu Requests to Join the Party

"The materials we're using today are fresh bones. Are these pig bones?"

"They're pig bones. Humans and pigs are very similar, so using pig skeletons for research will be closer to humans."

Fels took out a pig bone that had been stripped of fat and fresh meat from a large beaker and placed it on a clean towel.

"Wait, you're not planning to grind the pig bones into the shape of human bones and then use them as the main material for repairing missing remains, are you?"

"That's exactly what I was thinking."

"Will that work?"

"Whether it works or not still needs actual verification."

"If it fails, the person who gets revived will probably have to suffer dying once again, and Adi is Ryu's friend. If she dies again, it'll definitely make Ryu sad, Miss Fels. I don't want Ryu to be sad, you understand?"

"Uh, I understand. I'll conduct this kind of remains-repair resurrection experiment on animal corpses first."

"Then this..."

Broly looked at the table, at some bones that had been processed.

"I'm preparing to research bone regeneration magic..."

Fels answered. Since there was no way to make human bone repair materials, she would make experimental materials for bone regeneration magic.

"Then I'll leave it to you, Miss Fels."

Broly walked out of the Sage's Magic Research Laboratory, went outside, and seeing that Ais had already warmed up with Ryu, he used Transformation Magic to turn into Ais's appearance and had a showdown between the Sword Princess and the Fake Sword Princess with Ais.

After getting up, Lefiya looked at the two Ais-san dueling in the already-repaired large courtyard and directly revealed an expression of enjoyment.

This is a program she must watch every day after waking up now. Not only is the sword technique appreciable, but more importantly, the sight of two Ais-san swinging swords really makes one unconsciously immerse their heart and mind into it.

"Good work, Ais-san~"

After training finished, Lefiya hurriedly held a towel and went forward to meet her, handing it to the Sword Princess girl.

"Thanks, Lefiya."

Ais accepted it and then said a word of thanks.

"You're welcome. By the way, Ais-san, after you wipe your sweat, go take a bath. I've already prepared your clothes for you."

"Mm, okay."

"Then go on, go on."

Ais found Lefiya's eagerness a bit strange, but didn't think much of it and just headed in the direction of the bathroom.

"Broly-san, this is your towel."

After the Sword Princess girl left, Lefiya saw that Broly over there still hadn't released the transformation, thought "good" in her heart, and immediately leaned over with another towel.

"Thank you, Lefiya."

Broly thanked her and was just preparing to release the transformation when he heard the elf girl say.

"Broly-san, could I ask you to transform into Ais-san's childhood appearance and then wipe sweat?"

"Uh, why?"

"Uu, because I want to see what Ais-san looked like wiping sweat after hard training when she was little. Can I?"

The elf girl crossed her hands, looking at him with a gaze full of request, waiting expectantly.

"It's possible, it's possible..."

"Thank you very much, Broly-san. Please start your performance~"

Before Broly finished speaking, he was interrupted. The slender hands of the transformed Sword Princess were directly held and pulled up by Lefiya, and at close range, he could even feel the air current the elf girl hummed out from her nasal cavity — warm and heavy.

"Is this okay?"

Removing the necklace that amplified the Transformation Magic effect, Broly used Stove Ash Girl again and turned into Little Ais's appearance. She wiped the sweat on her face while asking.

"That's right, this is fine. But if you could let me help you wipe your sweat, that would be even better~"

The elf girl wiped her saliva while proposing a new request.

"Say, is that guy always like this?"

The Pallum girl watched the elf take the towel and then wipe sweat for the boy-turned-girl with a fawning look, and couldn't help but ask the Amazoness girl beside her.

"Uh, Lefiya wasn't like this before. It's just that she likes Ais more."

Tiona scratched her cheek.

During these days living at Hearth Manor, Lefiya had gradually developed the habit of sending the real Ais away and then actively interacting with the fake Ais transformed by Broly.

"If she likes Ais-san, then wouldn't it be fine if she just directly helped the real Ais-san wipe sweat?"

"The real one isn't good for expressing her true feelings. And, the Little Ais Broly transforms into has greater attraction."

"Ah, what kind of substitute behavior is this? Is my Transformation Magic supposed to be used like this?"

The Pallum girl patted her forehead and directly started complaining.

But complaining is complaining. Liliruca didn't directly go over and accuse the elf girl of doing wrong.

Hmm, liking the Little Ais Broly transforms into and having intimate contact with her.

Is still better than really liking Broly and having intimate contact with him.

Besides, Broly-san is also supposed to encounter the other party. This counts as a kind of help from herself.

Just as Lefiya, with a perverted woman's face, was helping the Little Ais Broly transformed into wipe sweat, Ryu also walked over.

"Broly, are you going to the Dungeon today?"

"We will."

"I've already resigned from the Hostess of Fertility. Can I go with you guys to the Dungeon to kill monsters and earn money?"

On the day after resigning from the tavern, Ryu directly went to the Dungeon to farm gold.

However, the monster materials dropped from farming for a day, because she herself was on the Guild's bounty list, could only be sold cheaply at Rivira.

Last night, Ryu thought that perhaps she could ask someone else to consign her monster drops and thereby earn more money, so she went to find her old connection — the Omnipotent Asfi.

"Hey, Ryu, why do you suddenly want to fight monsters, doing the work you originally did as an adventurer?"

"I need money."

"What do you need money for?"

"Can't say."

"Alright then, how much money do you need? If it's a small amount I can lend it to you."

"Sorry, I want to earn it myself. If you can help me consign materials here, I'm willing to give you a 5% commission on the amount as a consignment fee."

"That's a good deal, but Ryu, why don't you find someone else nearby to consign materials for you, like the people around you?"

As the regiment commander of the Information Familia, Asfi had been secretly keeping an eye on the Hestia Familia due to the Main God's orders, so she knew that Ryu had already moved to reside at Hearth Manor, and because Lorne was there, she also knew that Broly wanted to encounter Ryu.

"I already owe someone a lot, I can't owe any more."

Because of her identity as the Information Familia regiment commander, Ryu wasn't surprised that Aphias knew some details about her, and directly answered her inquiry.

"I see, that's indeed your personality. No wonder you're going to the Dungeon alone, instead of going with Mr. Broly..."

Afterward, Aphias spoke as if chatting casually, bringing up the matter of Broly possessing a Luck ability that increases monster drops.

Upon learning of the high drop rate bonus obtainable by teaming up with him, and then thinking about how the resurrection fee she planned to earn for her friend might be a huge sum, this led the elf lady, after a whole night of deep consideration, to actually wait for the chance to say this even earlier than Ais.

"Of course, I know teaming up with you brings good luck, so I can divide some of the drops I get from killing monsters to you, as a reward for the luck you bring me..."

"No need to divide them with me. The drops you get from killing monsters are yours. Welcome to my party, Ryu."

The Saiyan boy extended his hand to her in the manner of little Ais. Ryu only felt a warmth in her heart, and extended her own hand to shake hands with 'her'.

"Also, the matter of selling the drops, I want to entrust that to you as well."

"No problem."

"Then the commission..."

"Take a 10% cut, give it to the supporters who come along to help transport supplies, as a reward."

Of course, being a supporter for Broly's party is a lucrative gig. Currently only Bell from the same Familia, and the children of the God Takemikazuchi who are on good terms with Hestia, do it.

Since they're just farming money and leveling in the Middle Lower Floors, Bell, Yamato Matt, and the others are capable of handling the supporter work.

"Good morning, Miss Filvis~"

At the Central Square rendezvous, besides Bell, Yamato Matt, and the others, there was also another elf.

"Good morning, Lefiya."

That's right, the Dionysus Familia's Mourning Elf is also a regular in Broly's daily Dungeon diving party.

The White Shrine Maiden was invited in by Lefiya. Broly knew some of the stories that happened to her, so he didn't refuse Lefiya's action of wanting to help the other party break the Mourning Curse and clear her name.

Until now, they've gone into the Dungeon together with the White Shrine Maiden five times, and the Mourning Curse has never taken effect at all. It can be said the rumors about her are completely baseless.

However, one cannot completely rule out the possibility that she really does have a so-called curse, but it's just been offset by his party's high Luck.

"Do we still need to wait for anyone?"

This was Ryu's first time partying with Broly to enter the Dungeon. Seeing the boy bring them to rendezvous with others, yet still lingering at the Central Square, she, wearing a hooded robe, asked.

"Yeah, still need to wait for one more person..."

Before Broly could say who they were waiting for, a Guild staff lady came running over in a hurry.

"Sorry, I'm late."

"It's fine, we only just got here ourselves."

Seeing it was a Guild staff member approaching, Ryu subconsciously pulled her collar up higher.

Although the possibility of being recognized isn't high, she still had to be on guard.

"Who is this?"

Ryu asked in a lowered voice.

"This is Miss Eina, my Dungeon Advisor. Yesterday I saw her preparing to issue a commission to hire an escort to go into the Dungeon for an ecology investigation mission, so I conveniently took it on."

Broly explained.

"Miss Eina, please choose my party."

"No no no, please choose my party."

Yesterday two parties were fighting to snatch her commission, putting Eina in a spot. Just then Broly happened to come to the Guild to sell the drops he got that day.

"Miss Eina, if you're going to the 25th floor Labyrinth there to do an ecology investigation, how about joining my party tomorrow?"

"Hah, who are you, you little brat? What strength do you have, daring to come snatch our commission?"

"His party has the Sword Princess, Great Severing, and the White Shrine Maiden..."

"Ah, you're that Swordsmanship Master from the Hestia Familia?!"

"Sorry to have disturbed you~"

Well, something like that happened, and Broly successfully got the commission from his own Dungeon Advisor.

"Everyone's gathered, then let's set off~"

An 11-person party, led by Broly, walked into the Dungeon entrance.

Eina chose Broly's party because this party has Ais and the others in it.

And her self-funded hiring fee, under normal circumstances, couldn't hire a Lv. 5 adventurer.

But in this party, there are two Lv. 5s and one Lv. 6.

"Eh, Broly, this route you're taking, isn't it a bit wrong?"

She originally thought this ecology investigation would be smooth sailing, but upon arriving at the 7th floor of the Labyrinth, a situation unexpected to Eina appeared.

"Miss Eina, there's no mistake. Because taking the normal route to the 25th floor would take about a day and a half, but I'm preparing to rush back by evening, so we have to take a bit of a shortcut."

As Broly spoke, he took the lead and charged into the 7th floor Killer Ant nest.

And the shortcut he spoke of was the nest passage dug out by the Killer Ants in the Upper Floors.

Normally speaking, if the Dungeon Labyrinth environment is destroyed, it will automatically repair itself.

But the Killer Ant species of monster can use a special formic acid to prevent this environmental repair.

Therefore, starting from the Seventh Floor of the Upper Floors, there is a shortcut leading directly to the Tenth Floor.

A journey that normally takes One Hour to walk can be completed in Five Minutes through this shortcut.

The Killer Ants in the nest were slaughtered.

Eina, on the other hand, only felt that her brain as a Dungeon Advisor was suffering an impact.

Using a monster nest for a speed Dungeon Dive — is that an operation a normal Adventurer could come up with?

But she had indeed learned new knowledge, and gained a deeper understanding of some conditions in the Dungeon Upper Levels.

"We're going to jump down. Miss Eina, you're not an Adventurer, so I'll carry you."

"Eh?!"

The Half-Elf young lady was scooped up by Broly under the knees, and without waiting for her to refuse, Broly jumped into the pitch-black Cave.

The sudden weightlessness made Eina subconsciously cling tight to the boy's neck; only after landing did she once again hear the rustling crawling sounds of the Killer Ants.

And such a speed descent was conducted continuously three times within Two Minutes; by the third landing, they had appeared in the Pale Forest of the Tenth Floor.

"Mr. Broly, just how did you find this kind of shortcut?"

Only at this moment did Eina finally hold back no longer and ask.

"Ah, this was discovered when I was chasing Killer Ants before and ran into their nest."

Broly answered honestly.

"There won't be any more similar monster nest shortcuts below, right?"

Although with the Sword Princess, a High-Level Adventurer, present, she felt no danger, the smell inside the Killer Ant nest was still somewhat unpleasant.

"Below there are no more monster nest shortcuts like this; afterwards we'll go directly through the gaps."

"Eh?!"

The Dungeon Labyrinth — every floor has many gaps; most gaps are for spawning monsters, but before monsters refresh out, those places become weaker than other places, and some even lead directly to Deeper Floor labyrinths; as long as one utilizes this point, new speed descents can be completed.

"Although I know it's for more efficiently reaching Deeper Floor labyrinths, is it really necessary to be in such a rush?"

Broly's unconventional approach let the Half-Elf young lady experience the sensation of a drop tower.

In less than One Hour, they arrived at the 18th Floor labyrinth.

And the Half-Elf's breathing by this point had become as disordered as her clothes, all from clinging to the Saiyan boy during the floor jumps.

The subsequent journey was much the same — descending floors via speed descent through gaps; this Dungeon Dive efficiency is very fast, but only suits Adventurers without too much encumbrance.

"Alright, we've arrived at the Twenty-fifth Floor labyrinth; everyone is free to act."

"Then I'll go practice sword at the place where Flying Swallows appear."

Ais directly chose the most challenging place on the 25th Floor.

The monsters named Flying Swallow can fly at extremely fast speeds and will attack suicidally with hard, slender beaks.

When Adventurers encounter them, if they're not careful, their bodies will be pierced through; but for those wanting to practice Fast Sword or body techniques, the cliff where Flying Swallows appear is a Farming Spot.

"Then I and Miss Filvis will go conduct Parallel Chanting practical combat practice."

After Ais left, the two elves Lefiya and Filvis also went hand in hand to a Not Far place to practice magic.

"Then I'll go play with the Metal Blue Crab group."

Tiona also waved her hand, carrying her double-headed greatsword as she left.

"Ah, this is the Deep Floors; is it really okay for us to split up like this?"

Seeing the three strongest people leave, Eina began to panic a little.

When she previously hired other parties to come down for Dungeon Labyrinth environment ecology field investigations, which party wasn't extremely cautious and careful?

(Chapter End)