166 CHAPTER XIV ARRIVAL OF Sister 2 (1/2)

Let's get my sister up to her room and get to work this afternoon!　But then Sherry got a telepathic call from her.

(Leo!　(I've finished conquering the dungeon, so come and get me!

Is it over?　It's so early, what's going on?　(Are you okay?)

(What?　Early?　No, it's not. Well, we've been in the dungeon for like ten hours now.

Yeah. Yeah, that's right. (I'll pick you up now.)

My time in the dungeon was cut in half .

Shelly and the others must be confused: .......

I'll have to explain it to them when I get there.

Sis, I'm just going to go get Sherry and the others.

'What?　I thought you weren't coming home until the evening.　Tell him it's okay if it's because I'm here.

No, it's not like that. I just feel like I'm simply done working.

I haven't told Shelly and the others that you're back yet, you know.

'Really?　That's fine then.

Okay. All right. I'll be back.

With that, I moved to the training grounds.

When I arrived at the range, I looked for the four men and found them all in the mess hall.

Good night. How was your day?

Oh, Leo. Listen to me!　I've succeeded in finding the boss room on the fourth level!

Leena happily answered my question.

Oh, that's great. So you wanna go up against the boss tomorrow?

What was the boss on the fourth floor: ...... I think it was a slime with a physical invalidation or a very fast moving kobold.

Well, there's plenty of room for four people in either case.

'Hey, forget that, ...... can you tell me why the time is different inside than outside?　Is it already nighttime?　So I went outside and I was surprised to see it was still light?

In contrast to the happy Leena, Shelly seems to be more interested in complaining about her time in the dungeon than about the boss.

It's a new ability in the dungeon. I spend half my time in the dungeon. So if Shelly and the others were in the dungeon for ten hours today, they'd only have five hours outside.

'What?　So you're saying that if you're in a dungeon, you're going to age twice as fast?

'Well, well, will it?　But it's not like we're going to spend years in a dungeon, so it's okay, right?

I thought the same thing when they added it as a new feature?

But I figured we wouldn't be in the dungeon for days at a time, so I figured it was okay.

'Isn't it?　We'll probably only be around for a little while, but ...... knights will continue to train in dungeons, and ...... if it adds up, it's going to be a big year. Isn't there any?

When I thought Belle suddenly opened her mouth, she made a terrific and accurate point .

If you ask me, the knights are going to be taking on dungeons for hours every day from now on: .......

If that continues for many years, it will make a big difference in time .

I'm sure. Yeah ...... I'll go talk to you about it for a bit.

I don't know if I can solve this on my own, so I'll ask Anna.

'Anna~!　Is there any way to stop aging in a dungeon?

'Does that mean you want it to age as fast as it does outside?'

Yeah, yeah!

I agree. Rather than stopping the aging process, you may be right about wanting to keep it the same as it was on the outside.

It's just like Anna, you knew exactly what I was thinking in an instant.

”With additional magic, you can add this as a new feature.

Really?　Oh, but you'll need a lot of magic, right?

It took me a month to save up my magic power just to make it complete, and now I'm going to add more: .......

''Yes . It's a feature that wasn't originally planned, so the magic power needed to add it and the magic power needed to maintain it will be an order of magnitude higher.''

I knew it.

''Oh, right. ....... So, how much magic do you think you need to save up to add?

''Well, even if you consider that the magic power of the ...... challengers will increase at this rate, I think it will take three to four months.''

'That's roughly four months or ....... Eight months' worth of aging ...... well, that's about right?

If it's enough to make you four months older, it's not really a problem, right?

If you are concerned, would you like to turn off the feature that halves the elapsed time until we add a slowing down feature?　That would mean less magic power to maintain.''

'Oh, that's a good idea!　Okay, let's do that until we add a new feature!

You're the best navigator because you get to the heart of the matter.

Understood. So, we'll keep the elapsed time in and out of the dungeon the same.

Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. See you later!

”Yes, sir. We look forward to seeing you.

Problem solved, I came home to Sherry and the others with a good mood.

We're home!

Oh, Leo. So, what's going on?

'I've decided to add some new features to make the aging process the same as it is out there,'

Really. That's good news.

Oh, but we're totally lacking in magic, so it was agreed that the time in the dungeon will be the same as the time outside for the time being. So for three or four months, we'll be spending the same time outside.

Really. It's good because it cuts my time in half, and it makes me so much more efficient, but I'm afraid I'll have to wait a while.

Leena doesn't mind aging that fast, does she?

That's okay. No substitute for safety.

Yeah.

Belle's right, we need to play it safe.

All right, let's head home. Hey, I think my sister's here.

'What?　Sis?

Lou, who had been lying on the table in the cafeteria not being able to follow a difficult conversation a while ago, got up with a bang when he heard that it was his sister.

Yeah, my sister is on vacation. My sister is on a long weekend.

'What?　Helena?　So you're making me wait, right?　I have to get home soon.

Well, you don't have to worry about it.

I'm sure she's probably just having a nice conversation with Elsie and having a cup of tea.

With that in mind, I transitioned to the castle where my sister was waiting for me.

I'm home.