Slave Harem in the Labyrinth of the Other World Chapter 168

Dragon Skin

“Then Roxanne is next, I guess. Since I will be taking on the monsters from the front, I will give you two livers.”
“Okay.”

We continue to hunt dragons.

The reason as to why I handed her two is if she fails.
If I take on the monsters from the front, it will be hard for me to get them from my Item Box.

Because Roxanne will now be throwing the liver, someone will have have to take care of the monsters from the front in her stead.

I believe it is better to fight at least once.
I will have the chance to fight Lv1 Drive Dragon, after all.

Cyclops is quite scary. The power of its blow may not lose to even Rtoll Troll. However, I am really afraid of the dragon.

Rather than facing it for the first time on higher floors, I should experience it here.

If we suddenly found ourselves surrounded by multiple Drive Dragons on higher floors, it would most likely cause panic.

I should warm up by fighting a Lv1 monster.

I run and close in on the Naive Olive as soon as it appears.

I should not have to be afraid of a mere Naive Olive Lv1.
However, I should not have to be proud either.

While I was watching the monster’s movement without being careless, Roxanne throws a liver from the side.

Looks like a success.

I can perhaps switch with Roxanne in the front while it is in the midst of transformation but let’s not do that.

If we could go into our usual battle formation, the victory pattern would follow.
If I wasn’t the one in the front.

The smoke turns into a Dive Dragon.

Even though I swang Durandal first, the dragon counters with a charge.

I stagger to the left with a loud thud and somehow manage to evade.

The dragon recovers the upper half of its body.
While holding Durandal, I regain my stance and confront the dragon.

There is no gap.

I will receive the counter if I attack carelessly.

While keeping an eye on the dragon, I weigh the timing of my attack.

I have no choice but to attack.
While I was starting to attack with Durandal, my eyes meet with the Drive Dragon’s.

It is glaring at me.

If it went on, I would be done in by the counter.
I would not be been able to dive far.

Cold sweat runs down my back.

The dragon open its mouth and bares its fangs.
Is this the other side’s time to attack?

Come.

Left? Right?

Or so I thought but it doesn’t attack.

Paralyzed!
Miria seems to have inflicted it with paralysis.

We have got this if it can’t move.

While it was paralyzed, I exterminate the dragon with continuous strikes.
If the dragon can’t move, it is like a training dummy.

However, I will seemingly have a hard time recovering MP with Durandal in this manner on the higher floors.

Because it dropped at my feet, I quickly pick up the dragon skin.

I have not acquired any job by picking up the dragon skin.

Roxanne have not acquired any new job either.

“Pass the remaining liver to Sherry. Sherry, you will be next.”
“Okay.”

This time, I hand a liver to sherry and have her transform a monster into a Drive Dragon.

I am able to easily attack the dragon from the side.

While avoiding the dragon’s attacks, Roxanne is occasionally thrusting her Rapier into it.

It is impossible for me.

As expected, Sherry has not acquired any job.

If there is, should it not be for a dragonkin like Vesta?
If that were the case, it would be a job specific to the dragonkin. It could be different, though.

“Everyone will get to try it. Next will be Miria. And I will have you use this, Vesta.”

“Okay.”

I hand Durandal to Vesta.

Neither Miria nor Vesta have acquired a new job, so I can conclude that there is no job related to dragons.

Still, I have Vesta throw a liver regardless.

Vesta throws a liver and the Naive Olive transforms to a Drive Dragon.

All the members have managed to turn a monster into a dragon at first attempt.

It will be 100% success if it is Kabold Lv1, it seems. If it were not this much, it would be difficult to weaken a high ranked monster by transforming it to a Drive Dragon.

“Did it, desu.”

Miria petrifies the Drive Dragon which Vesta transformed.

Provided that transforming a monster to a dragon is considered abnormal status.
Or is it not like this, after all?

“Since there is a chance, would you like to try killing it?”
“Yes.”

I pass Durandal to Roxanne and let her kill the petrified Drive Dragon.

Nobody has acquired any new job.
As conjectured, there is no job related to dragons.

After receiving just the dragon skins, we move back to 26th floor.

I take out Cape Carps and Gumi Slimes with Fire magic.
Fire resistance of Cyclops and Scissor Lizard is troublesome. Since it is 26th floor, one or two will surely appear. However, Miria will be able to neutralize them if the battle prolongs.

There is nothing to be concerned about in case of a group of two Cape Carps, though.
Against a barrage of 2 [Burn Storm]s and 1 [Fire Storm」, they are not much of an enemy.

“Here it comes.”

While I was casting the barrage of three spells for a second time, Roxanne issues warning.

While the sparks of my Fire magic were dancing, it adds more fire.
In an instant, my body heats up, causing a tightening shock.

It is an area of effect Fire magic!

It felt hot for a moment but didn’t seem to contain much power.
There would be more damage if it were Earth, Wind or Water magic, I think.

Was it offset by my Fire magic?

So it shouldn’t have been the case, right?

The two Cape Carps collapse after receiving usual number of spells.
So they did not offset, after all, huh?

“Didn’t the Cape Carp’s Fire magic inflict less damage than its Water magic?”

I try to hear everyone’s opinion.

“I think so. It might have been less.”
“I don’t think it was much different from Water magic.”

Ah. Both Roxanne and Sherry have equipment with Water Resistance.

I wonder if it can be relied on, though.

“Really?”
“There is no record stating that Cape Carp possesses weak Fire magic. However, it doesn’t seem to use it much. It is very difficult to accurately determine; that may be the reason why there is no record.”

Since there is no other way to confirm whether its Fire magic is weak or not than by getting hit, they could not confirm it.
If Sherry could not find any related information in the books, it cannot be helped.

Although Cape Carp possesses a lot of magic skills, it mostly uses Water magic.

It will be hard to determine if it is not frequent.
However, if its power really were less, I’d rather it used it more often.

“Weak, desu.”
“I think neither Water nor Fire magic were that strong.”

Only Miria’s opinion should be reliable, no?

However, if Miria feels the power was less, then it really is less powerful than the other attributes.

Then does that mean the attribute which Cape Carp is poor at will do less damage?

Its weakness is Fire magic, after all, so it may be true.

Thereafter, we finish exploration for the day without receiving any further Fire magic.

I look forward to tasting the ingredient I have never tasted before.

“This- how do I put it? It is-”
“What is it?”

It is chicken skin.

The dragon skin tastes almost like chicken skin.

A nonpareil chicken skin, it can be said.

It is tender and soft. When I bite it, the mellow fat spreads on my tongue.
It is not as sweet as honey but it does taste sweet.

“It tastes as a dragon should, doesn’t it?”
“Yes, it is delicious.”

If it is good, I will say it is good. Also, I cannot bad mouth something which Roxanne made.
So I will praise it in any case.

“The soup is thick and rich.”
“It feels so.”

I wonder if it left stock in the soup.
Although it is merely boiled, it is more delicious than any pot-au-feu I have ever had.

“It really was true that it improves the soup.”

“I think it is delicious.”

Miria’s interest seems to have shifted toward the whole fish and the dragon skin we will be having tomorrow.

Speaking of chicken bones, it is regrettable to discard them but there is nothing to gain from keeping them either. Speaking of which, Yang Xiu, Cao Cao’s advisor, arranged for evacuation from the battlefield because there was nothing to gain from it. Later on, he was executed. It’s quite famous. For this reason, no one discards dragon skin.

However, I am unable to verify the skin beautifying effect of the dragon skin.

After the bath, I even lick them clean before groping them in the bed.
Everyone’s skin is as smooth, tender and soft as always.

Even without the skin beautifying effect, the skin of the four girls is beautiful.
Glossy, so supple, so very tender; the best.

In the first place, it may take a few days for the effect on the skin to be apparent.

To be specific, I need to fondle them and lick them clean. I will have to examine them thoroughly.
Since it is for science, it can’t be helped.

The next morning. We grab the map and enter Quratar’s labyrinth.

“The Black Frog boss is called Fluke Frog. The attributes it is resistant to and weak against are the same as Black Frog. It is not that strong despite being a boss; however, it occasionally deals heavy blow. Many people have died because they underestimated it; therefore, please be very careful.”

Sherry urges us to be careful.

I brace myself and proceed to the boss battle.

If there is no fluke, it does not seem to be a strong monster.

Mainly thanks to Miria.

Miria petrified the Tur Turtle in a blink of an eye and then made the Fluke Frog out of order with the first strike.

Even though I helped with Abnormal Status Resistance Down, it was great nonetheless.

Inflicting abnormal status is Miria’s ability.
It was not merely a chance (fluke).

“It was easy to defeat it thanks to Miria. Great as always.”
“Go up, desu.”

The monster on Quratar’s 26th floor is the same as Haruba’s; Cape Carp, that is.

It does not seem to be because of working hard at inflicting petrifaction.

If it is about Cape Carp, it appears in Haruba, too.

As per Miria’s demand, we will go back to Haruba after fighting on 26th floor once.
Quratar’s 26th floor mainly has Cape Carps and Black Frogs, that are weak against Fire, so there should not be any problem.

Moreover, there was no particular change in the four’s skin that night, too.

As smooth and beautiful as always.
I am pretty sure for I examined her while playing with her cat-ears.

It was same for the other three as well.

To begin with, I can’t imagine their skin getting any more beautiful than it already is.
The skin beautifying effect of dragon skin is really dubious.

Chapter end