117 Part 1
Lets be an Adventurer! ~Defeating Dungeons with a Skill Board~ 117
Lets Explore The Secret Room!
Haruki and Karen silently looked at each other.
Well, that takes care of the nuisance.
Ok then, lets resume our exploration of the 15th floor, shall we?
Haruki and the others communicated these thoughts at each other with their eyes, as if such a conversation had taken place.
Phew I thought Id die!
Tsk!
So when Chep turned into light and returned safely, Haruki couldnt help but click his tongue.
I thought that annoying thing had finally disappeared.
What a tenacious little fish.
But the new information they got from Cheps foolish act proved to be a breakthrough regarding this wall.
This wall could be pushed through.
Did you see anything on the other side, Chep?
I didnt see anything!
Wait, why are you so proud of that?
Haruki unconsciously brought his hand to his forehead and exhaled a deep sigh.
Should we try pushing through the wall for now?
Are you sure itll be okay?
Karen seemed a bit uneasy.
She appeared to be worried about monsters. If there were monsters on the other side of the wall, they would be forced to fight them with their backs against a wall from the get-go.
However, Haruki wasnt particularly worried.
It should be fine. After all, my Detection doesnt seem to be picking any sings from the other side of the wall, and Chep came back unharmed as well.
It wasnt more than a probably statement.
There was no more information available at the time.
In this case, there was nothing else to do but to venture forward.
To go ahead and make the unknown known.
Thats what adventuring was all about.
Well then, shall we get ourselves an adventure?
Haruki licked his lips and reached for his short sword.
He quickly pressed against the wall, ready to deliver any kind of counterattack.
Then
Oh!?
When his push reached a certain intensity, he could no longer feel the wall.
It was similar to the feeling when you think there was one more step remaining in a staircase, and then it turns out that there wasnt.
Haruki pitched forward into the wall with a slump, without having time to instantly reverse the force he had put in before.
Having reached the other side of the wall, Haruki quickly got back on his feet and got ready for battle.
He expanded his Detection range and remained vigilant.
One second passed. Then another second.
Harukis eyes didnt catch any movement, and his Detection found no sign of monsters.
Seems to be okay
There was no more risk of being attacked by monsters as soon as he entered the room. Haruki breathed out and calmed down a little.
The place where Haruki appeared looked like a cave, unlike the floor he was in just a few moments ago.
It seemed to be as big as a basketball court.
There was nothing but stone everywhere.
Haruki had been imagining that there could have been some kind of treasure inside, but he felt a bit disappointed where he didnt find the slightest shadow of treasure.
While Haruki was looking inside the room, he felt a slight shove on his back.
Waah!? Ah, its you, Karaboshi Y-You surprised me
Ah, sorry.
An astonished Karen held her staff behind Haruki.
Haruki had been standing at the entranceway, so Karen bumped into him as she came through the wall.
Karen was swaying uncomfortably without getting closer to or getting away from Haruki.
Did she get hurt or something?
When a worried Haruki tried looking at Karens face, she suddenly turned away.
Her cheeks were slightly red, and she was pouting a bit.
Hmm, perhaps I made her angry?
As that thought emerged on his mind, he felt a snapping noise at the back of his head.
Ow, it hurts.
(Hmph!)
The one behind that slap on the back of Harukis head, Rhea, also turned away.
Wait, why are you angry now?
He couldnt understand Rheas feelings at all.
Haruki started walking towards the center of the room while rubbing the back of his head.
So this is a secret room?
Maybe.
There were no monsters. There was no treasure chest. There was no sign of any treasure at all.
No sacred swords stuck on stone pedestals, no fairy fountains.
There was nothing to be happy about in this place, contrary to Haruki and Karens expectations.
All there was in there was an egg-shaped stone about 10 cm in diameter in the center of the room.
It was no wonder that Karen had asked Is this really a secret room?
Could this be the treasure of this hidden room?
Hmm, there is a possibility, but
But its tremendously low. Thats what Haruki thought.
Theres Nothing else in here.
Yeah
The flow of energy in this room was constant.
There didnt seem to be any other secret rooms past this one.
Also, when he searched the room, he couldnt find even the T of a treasure chest.
Only the egg-shaped stone and other rocks placed on a pedestal.
Could this be the treasure after all?
Lets take it home and show it to Akane if we can
As he thought about that, he unintentionally touched the stone.
Then
Uoohh!?
A sudden flash of light.
He didnt know what happened, but Haruki still stepped back right away.
He took out his short sword and got ready for battle.