Dungeon of Precious Stones Once Again (7)
(This should be enough, even if something happens, we'll be fine.)
After spending some time, we managed to find around ten more of the small green butterflies, and Feat seemed satisfied with that.
"…They were better at camouflage than I thought, making them hard to find."
“”Difficult to find~””
(Defeating them was easy~)
"That's true. You can knock them down just by poking them with your finger."
Glass Butterflies are monsters with almost no attack or defense power, but they're incredibly hard to find.
That being said, they are not exactly harmless, they seem to be blood-drinking monsters.
(I think so too! There are so many beautiful things, it's wonderful!)
(That's right. I think red butterflies are cuter than green ones, so let's do our best to find them.)
Even though we were about to start conquering this floor, the girls' minds were already on the next floor.
"… Well then, shall we move on first?"
(Oh my, yes, indeed.)
When I reminded the girls that they were a bit ahead of themselves, they all tilted their heads and gave a cute "tehe…" This must be what they call adorably cunning.
Pulling ourselves together, we decided to start tackling the twenty-third floor in earnest.
Although we had been searching for the Glass Butterflies while moving forward, it wasn't entirely uneventful.
Right at the start, Allen and Elena noticed something and started running.
I thought they might deliver a flying kick while running, but they stopped in front of a tree, crouched down, and poked at something.
"There were Glass Butterflies~"
"There were two of them~"
… It seems mome Glass Butterfly crafts were added to our collection.
"Though it was quite far, you managed to spot the Glass Butterflies quite well, huh~"
"... No, no, I think getting used to that camouflage would be quite difficult."
Allen and Elena tilted their heads, thinking that finding those coin-sized objects blending into the background several meters away of the same color was quite challenging. ℞àℕọВƐ𝘴
(Found a Glass Butterfly~)
"... We were supposed to be done hunting Glass Butterflies on this floor, so why are these glass butterflies increasing in numbers?" Read complete version only at N0v3l.Fiɾe.net
Nearby, Radian took down a Glass Butterfly, adding three more butterfly glass crafts in total.
(Now, let's search for the Red Glass Butterfly next!)
"Feat, Feat! Don't forget the flowers!"
(Oh, right, we mustn't forget to collect the glass flowers too)
After swiftly conquering the 23rd floor and reaching the 24th floor, Feat took the lead in searching for Glass Butterflies.
(Oh, Feat is really enthusiastic~)
"It seems she really likes these Glass Butterflies."
"No matter the race, women's preferences can be quite intense~"
"Huh, Kaiser, that was quite profound... do you speak from experience or something?"
"... It's from various experiences in the past."
Kaiser avoided eye contact and his expression clouded, suggesting some bitter memories.
Well, it seemed best not to pry further into it, so I decided to leave it alone.
"Well then, we should start searching for Glass Butterflies too, or we might get scolded~"
(That's right~ Let's do our best~)
(Then I'll go look over there)
(I'll take care of defeating monsters other than Glass Butterflies~)
"Then I'll look over there."
The girls, Allen, and Radian started by collecting flowers, so we began our search for Glass Butterflies.
When I found the Glass Butterfly camouflaged against the red tree trunk, I pierced and defeated it to turn it into loot.
So far, the dropped items from Glass Butterflies were only glass crafts.
"… How fleeting it is~"
I seriously wonder if monsters that could be easily knocked down with a poke should even exist beyond the twentieth floor of an advanced dungeon.
“”Oniichan! We gathered flowers~"”
"Oh, you've already filled the basket?"
"Alright then, let's find the Glass Butterflies quickly and move on."
"”Will find them in a snap!"”
True to their declaration, the children continued to discover Glass Butterflies one after another.
"Vector, what's wrong?"
When the expected number of glass crafts was collected, Vector rushed over in a panic.
(Look! Look at this!!)
Seeing what Vector hastily pulled out from the magic ring, both I and the children couldn't help but gasp in astonishment.
"... Is this also a glass craft?"
(That's right! Isn't it amazing?!)
What Vector retrieved seemed at least ten times larger than any glass craft we had obtained before, about the size of my face.
(Wow~ what's this? It's so huge. But is this also loot from the Glass Butterflies?)
(Well, that's impressive. It's big, but it's quite beautiful in its own way.)
(Vector, that's amazing!)
(Vector Nii~chan, so awesome~)
"This is quite a rare find, huh~"
Did Joule and the others gather here upon hearing our surprised voices? No, upon hearing Vector's commotion as he rushed over, they gathered and were marveling at the spoils he had retrieved.
"So this isn't from another monster, but a drop from the Glass Butterflies?"
(That's right. The one I got this from a a small one like the ones we've seen so far! But when I defeated this one, this dropped!)
"So it's like a rare item?"
It resembled a decorative piece where a butterfly perched on a twig, completely in the form of a statue.
"... Huh, what's up?"
As I admired the incredible find, Allen and Elena stared at me as if they were trying to convey something.
"Oh, you want this as a souvenir? Of course, that's fine."
“Eh, you're not saying… you want to gather multiple of these, are you!?"
I had a bad feeling when I asked for confirmation, but the children had already made up their minds with such a determined response.
"Huh!? N-no, no, no, isn't that going to be difficult?"
"... Looks like everyone's motivated."
Moreover, seeing the excited expressions on Joule and the others' faces, any reasons I had to oppose them faded away. And so, as a result, we thoroughly searched and walked through the twenty-fourth floor.