NOVGO.NET Chapter 515:
Chapter 515:
The Desired Thing
“”Oniichan!””
“Not today.”
“”Ehh~””
The next morning, just as we were about to proceed to the twenty-eighth floor, Allen and Elena called out to me, looking up with pleading eyes. So, I reflexively turned them down.
(Niichan, you turned them down before even hearing what Allen and Elena wanted to say~)
Because I answered so quickly, Vector laughed like he found it amusing.
“Let me guess, you want to keep running, right?”
“”Yep! Correct!””
“Thought so. But we made a promise—no more running. Today, we’re going normally.”“”Boooo~~~””
Allen and Elena looked visibly disappointed.
(Allen, Elena, you made a promise yesterday, right? If you don’t keep it, you won’t become a good big brother and big sister~)
(Hehe, if you wanted to run today too, yesterday was your chance to negotiate when Niisama said ‘just for today.’ So let’s be patient today, alright?)
““Okaaay~””
Joule and Feat gently calmed the two down.
When I officially became their guardian, I was told my role symbolically included things like “nurturing” or “education,” but honestly, Joule and Feat seem much more suited to that role than me.
“Well then, let’s go.”
“”Let’s go~””
Thanks to Joule and Feat, the twenty-eighth floor began peacefully.
“It’s a Water Bear!”
“Going in!”
Almost immediately after starting, we encountered a monster, and Allen and Elena ran toward the Water Bear.
“”Take this~!””
They launched jumping kicks and flipped the Water Bear over.
Yep, no magic—just charging in full-speed as usual.
“It’s big and fluffy~”
“What should we make with this~?”
The loot appeared to be a very beautiful blue fur. It looked quite large as well.
“We could probably make a coat or something out of this.”
“”A coat! Sounds good~””
We’d gotten this fur before and made coats out of it, but I think we dyed it a different color back then.
Maybe this time we could just make a blue coat as is.
“Oh, oh! I think it would look good on Big sister Rosalie!”
While I was thinking about something for the kids, Elena immediately brought up Miss Rosalie’s name.
Blue tones would definitely suit her.
“Ah, yeah, that would suit her. The fur’s good quality too, so even a noblewoman could wear it without issue. Alright, shall we make it a souvenir for her?”
““Let’s do that~””
The number of souvenirs keeps steadily increasing—Wald-san might scold us.
But he’s pretty lenient when it comes to Miss Rosalie’s stuff, so he’ll probably accept it.
“Might as well get some for you two too, right?”
““And for Oniichan too!””
(That means it’s Water Bear hunting time, huh?)
““Let’s do our best!””
“No, no, you don’t need to seek them. out Just defeat any we come across—that should be enough.”
“”Then let’s go that way~””
Because of my careless comment, an impromptu Water Bear hunt began.
““There it is!””
(I’ll get it!)
As soon as they found another Water Bear, this time Vector dashed out.
(Hyaah~!)
He tackled it at full speed.
The Water Bear went flying backward.
(Oops, I overdid it~ The dropped item flew off too~~~)
He finished it off cleanly, but the item went flying far away.
Vector scrambled to retrieve it.
(I got the fur~ But we still want more, right? I’ll keep going!)
Vector rushed to grab the item and dashed back.
He was as excited as if making up for not being able to join the dungeon marathon.
“”Ah!””
(Another Water Bear? I’m going!)
“”He ran off~””
Vector quickly ran off toward the next monster.
“Allen wanted to beat it~”
“Elena too~”
Though Allen and Elena spotted it first, Vector was faster to act.
(Niichan! Got another fur!)
“Thanks, Vector. But let’s calm down a bit, okay?”
(Huh? Why~? We need more fur, right?)
“I get that it’s fun, but take a breather.”
I held Vector’s face between my hands to stop him from running off again.
(… Ah. Yeah, sorry. I’m calm now.)
“Really?”
(Yeah. I think I just got too excited.)
“Right. I mean, you’ve been really well-behaved since entering the dungeon, so I get it. But you were kinda missing what’s going on around you.”
(You’re right… Allen, Elena, sorry for stealing your turn.)
“It’s okay~”
“We forgive you~”
Just a little reminder was enough for Vector to reflect on his actions.
Allen and Elena didn’t seem to mind, so that matter was settled.
“Alright! Let’s move on~”
“”(Ohh~!)””
I’m not sure if there was almost a rift between the kids and Vector, but in the end, they all started walking together happily at the front.
“”Uuugh~~~ here~~~””
“Oniichan, this is the right place, right?”
“Yup, this is it.”
While collecting lots of Water Bear fur, Allen, Elena, and Vector led the way, and we safely reached the hidden room on the twenty-eighth floor.
Allen and Elena reluctantly pointed to the wall of the hidden room.
“So the wall’s reset again, huh.”
(Can I break it?)
“Sure, go ahead.”
(Alright, here I go~)
Vector tackled the wall, smashing through it.
Sure enough, there was a room on the other side.
“Yep, I can smell the liquor. This is the right place.”
“”Muu~~~””
The scent of alcohol was wafting clearly from within, meaning the “Fountain of Brandy” hadn’t vanished.
It made me happy—but it must’ve been torture for the kids who hate the smell. They groaned.
“I’ll go scoop some up. Allen, Elena, you two wait here, okay?”
“”Muu.””
“Come on, why don’t you have a snack while waiting. What do you want?”
“… Choco cake.”
“… Cheesecake.”
“”We wanna both.””
“Okay, both it is.”
I decided to have the kids wait at the entrance, snacking while I went into the room. I quickly filled up on brandy and returned.