As soon as Allen and Elena spotted monsters, they briskly took them down one by one.
(They’re on this side too~)
"What's wrong? Something happened?"
Thinking things were going smoothly, I was watching over them when the kids let out a strange sound, so I hurried over to them.
"It's a different color!"
"Oh, you're right. But this isn't a Forest Rat; it’s an Earth Rat."
They seemed to have realized it was a different species.
Well, the appearance is nearly identical, so I get why they’d call it a different color.
(I’m going to line it up next to my figurine!)
"”That's a good idea!”"
(Oh my, then I'll line mine up next to a tiger-type monster?)
If we line them up by type, it’ll make quite a display, I thought, but Vector looked incredibly disappointed.
"... Vector, what’s wrong?"
(Is that how we’re going to line them up?)
"Like, lining them up by color difference?"
(That! I thought we'd be lining them up as a family.)
(Oh! Right, sorry. Yours is definitely the better idea.)
(Exactly! Let’s line them up as a family, after all.)
(Yeah~ glad to hear it! In that case, we better find Bolt quickly to complete the family lineup!)
"”Line up as a family~"”
If they were lined up by type, my kids would all end up in different places, which Vector didn’t seem to like.
It was settled that they’d be lined up as a family, but we still need to find a Thunderhawk to make it complete, so everyone scattered to search for monsters. R̃Ἀ₦ŏВЕ𝙎
"Do you think we could make figurines ourselves?"
If we're doing a family lineup, we’d need figurines of Allen and Elena too.
Could we make figurines from resin similar to the dropped ones? Or maybe it’d be easier to commission some carved wooden figurines?
"Yeah, figurines of Allen and Elena. If we make them, we can line them up with Joule and the others."
“"Ohh~ Let’s make them, let's make them!"”
(Yes, we must make those!)
(Good idea. But not just Allen-chan and Elena-chan. We need Niisama’s too.)
(And let's make a human form for Kaiser, too!)
(Yes, let's make that one too!)
(That sounds like so much fun.)
… Well, we’ll have to ask the town’s craftsmen if it's possible to make them. Since it’d take time to produce, we’ll probably need to commission them in Guardia.
"”Ah! Will be right back!”"
Talking about making figurines created a warm atmosphere, but as soon as the kids noticed a monster, they immediately snapped to attention and dashed off.
… They defeated it easily, of course.
(Looks like another one's here.)
The kids quickly moved toward the next enemy after picking up the loot.
After defeating several monsters, Allen and Elena suddenly cried out excitedly.
At that, Joule and Bolt, who were nearby, quickly ran over.
"Ah, nice one. That’s definitely a Thunderhawk."
(You did it, Allen-chan, Elena-chan.)
(Oh~ now we’re all here!)
(Everyone’s gathered!)
The other children who had scattered also gathered to admire the coveted figurine.
The Thunderhawk’s belly wasn’t white but a light yellow, as expected.
"Takumi, so what’s next?"
"About continuing the dungeon exploration, right? Let's see..."
With the family figurines all collected, Kaiser asked about the next plans.
"If we finish this floor, that’ll complete five levels. Would stopping there be alright?"
"”Uu~ just a little longer~"”
They clasped their hands and looked up at me. The classic pleading pose.
"... Where’d you learn that look? Alright, how about we go up to the thirty-second floor?" The source of thɪs content is novel⟡fire.net
The kids agreed to finish at the thirty-second floor.
So, we continued the exploration, but… far from progressing smoothly, we meticulously explored every corner of the thirty-first floor and thoroughly inspected the thirty-second, defeating many monsters and collecting a large number of drop items.
"So many figurines~♪"
"Lots of treasure chests~♪"
Of course, we also got many new resin figurines, and the kids were in high spirits.
They even started singing their own song.
"Are you satisfied now?"
They beamed with joy, looking genuinely content.
"Alright, let's head back."
Returning Joule and the others to the shadow, we used the teleportation device to return to the first floor.
The 4th dungeon "Earth" 15/15 floors
The 16th dungeon "Snow" 15/15 floors
The 53rd dungeon "Ripples" 30/30 floors
The 55th dungeon "Minerals" 30/30 floors
The 65th dungeon "Large Animals" 30/30 floors
The 71st dungeon “Scorching Heat” 15/50 floors
The 80th dungeon “Precious Stones” 32/50 floors
The 89th dungeon "Entwined" 7/50 floors
The 94th dungeon "Colors" 15/50 floors
With the exploration of the Dungeon of Precious Stones concluded for now, let’s return to Guardia with Patrick-san and the others.
Though, if we ever return to this country, I’d like to continue the journey.