Otoko Nara Ikkokuichijou no Aruji o Mezasa Nakya, ne?

Year 7442, Month 9, Day 1

"Then, shall we go. Is everyone ready?"

After confirming that everyone nodded I teleported us into the dungeon. We started carefully examining our surroundings and determine our current location using the map. Going off the number it's probably around here.

After advancing down the cave for a short while and it turned right. Soon after that there was a split path. Ah, then, after all our current location is here...In that case then we have to pass through three rooms in order to get to the teleport crystal to the 2nd floor. Usually it's dangerous we turn back and re-enter the dungeon to avoid the rooms but since we're aiming for the 2nd floor starting today we can't mind it. We just advance forward. Since we have the map of traps as well it's become quite easy to explore the dungeon. I wonder if we can make it to the 2nd floor in today? It would be good if no one gets hurt though.

After moving ahead for about 30 minutes and we arrived at the first room. I said in advance that I would wipe out the monsters in the rooms. When I tried peeking in with Identify and it was a Green Slime. Hmph, it's already exposed that you're weak to fire. I sterilize the deep green viscous liquid like sewage with {Flamethrower}.

I easily burnt the close to 30 slimes in the room with the spell {Flamethrower} while standing at the entrance. Angela was watching that spectacle with her mouth wide open. How's a glimpse of your master's true ability? Hn? I won't easily throw away the lives of my slaves. Since I'm a cheapskate after all. I think I probably burnt them all to death. I tell everyone to start searching for the bonus items that are the magic stones and items of deceased adventurers while I keep watch in case monsters come to the room from the path further in.

After a short while it seems that gathering the items was completed. After all it seems that there were some worn-out swords and spears but they are all too old and covered in rust so it was just stuff that hadn't even retained their original shapes. It seems that no one had entered it recently. Since we obtained close to 1,000,000 Z in cash mostly in silver coins then I guess that's enough to call plenty.

We quickly started down the cave going further in. We continue for another ten or so minutes while being careful to avoid traps. We should arrive at the next room soon. Now then, I wonder what is making it's nest in this room? Even after looking in from the entrance with Identify vision I wasn't able to see the monster. I wonder if it's hiding near the edge? I slowly approach the entrance of the room...There it is. It's like a huge insect. It has four legs and there's two feeler like tentacles growing from the sides of it's small head. It's body gets thinner as it nears the tail and at the end of it's tail there was a strange protuberance like a propeller. When I tried Identifying it and it was a "Propeller Tail".

Hmm. It's my first time against it. It's not too late to slowly read the Identify window after I kill it. I put the sling-belt of my bayonet on my shoulder and fire {Lightning Bolt} with my left hand and then immediately launched a {Stone Javelin Missile} with my right hand killing it. I feel like it probably would have died with just the {Lightning Bolt}. Since I did even further damage to the corpse it just comes up as Corpse (Propeller Tail) with Identify now. Well I guess it's fine. Since there doesn't seem to be anything else I guess we should head for the next room. Since I've already heard about this thing from Angela there's no need to make the foolish move of trying to take the magic stone from this monster.

It seems that Propeller Tail's have a special skill where any metal that touches those feelers or tentacles rust away. If you touch them with a knife on accident then it's already too late. And I'm sure any items of adventurers have just become a mountain of rust as well. It's best to just ignore them. If the corpse is still remaining on our way back and I have room to spare with my stamina and mana then I'll use earth magic to made a stone axe or something to disassemble it with. Well, I think we'll end up returning to the entrance directly from the teleport crystal of the 2nd floor though.

Up until here we've still only fought against the monsters in the rooms so far this time. If it's like this then we should be able to make it to the 2nd floor in perfect condition. Since we don't have a map for the 2nd floor we're just going to check out how things look and then return though.

We continue ahead again. Along the way there were 6 gnolls wandering around. It's fine to let my subordinates earn some experience as well but we're heading towards the 2nd floor today. I still have an excessive amount of MP after all, there's no point in being stingy with it. I felt like I wanted to show Angela my close combat skills as well so I raised my head but when I was about to put power into my legs and charge in I thought again and just killed them safely with magic.

And we arrived at the room which should be the last one. I couldn't see the enemy this time at a glance as well. However, I already know the enemies identity. If the map of the cave we've gone through up until now is correct (probably, at least on the path up until now I'm sure it's correct) then this room should be connected at the corner.

I'm sure I won't be able to see inside of the room until I get considerably close to it. However, I can grasp it plenty from here. I can see a huge spider web at the edge. I guess this is the entrance of the "Gargantuan Spider" I had heard about? I guess it's fine if I just burn the spider webs with fire magic.

I immediately shot a {Fire Ball} in. It hit the edge of the spider web and sent burning stones flying all around the surroundings. It seems that the spider web is burning well. I quickly raised both of my hands and use {Flamethrower} to send flames spewing out as I enter the room. There it is. In the center of the spider web in the middle of the room there's a huge spider that's about 2 m high, probably about 5 m if it spreads it's legs out. I sent my {Flamethrower} flying aimed at it. The small hairs all over the surface of its body caught fire. The spider is rolling around in pain.

Without letting my guard down I continue pouring mana into the {Flamethrower} increasing the intensity of the flames and burnt it to death. Since it seems these have poison, I didn't want to fight it in close combat. After I safely killed the "Gargantuan Spider" I looked around inside of the room.

Mu, is that..an egg..No, a cocoon?

There's prey wrapped up in what seems to be cocoons all over the spider's web. Goblins, gnolls, and even some adventurers that fell victim to it. Since it seems they died quite a while back we couldn't save them. The items we found that were in good condition were three long swords, two broad swords, and two spears. We couldn't find any shields. Also, we found close to 1,300,000 Z in money. Uhha. It's a large haul. The magic stone of Gargantuan Spider had a value of close to 10,000. If we sell it then it should come out close to 70,000 Z.

I peaked into the other caves confirming if it was safe while watching my subordinates gather the items. Hmn, we've earned quite a bit Oh~ that sword is in considerably good condition. However, the end of that spear is broken. Since it isn't rusted I guess we should at least take it with us.

After that we continued walking for close to an hour, after blowing away the goblins and gnolls we met along the way with magic we were safely able to arrive at the small room of about 30 m in every direction with the teleport crystal rod to the 2nd floor. I guess we should take a small break here. I tried asking Zenom the time and he checked the time on the clock magic tool. It seems it's still just past 10 am.

It's just the right time for having some tea. As expected we didn't bring any water that will add to our luggage in the dungeon but we've at least prepared flasks. I use water and fire magic to create hot water and put it and some tea leaves into each persons flask. Putting it frankly the tea of Orth isn't all that good. I guess it's different from the tea of Earth. The bean tea that I like needs boiled beans to make so as expected we can't prepare it here.

We took a break while everyone was blowing on our hot tea that doesn't taste particularly good.

Everyone was worrying about my remaining mana.

"Al, is your mana fine? You've used quite a bit of magic right? Isn't it best to turn back for today?"

Zenom said that.