Chapter 26: Soak the banana in the poison (2/2)

”Yes, a big enemy is strong…” Yumi answered a little awkwardly…

”I see. He is so strong you are impatient. That's not like you, so stop it, Yumi.” Michu stated and nodded as if saying the golden truth. His words weren't wrong, though.

Venomous found it hard to answer, but she just shrouded the mysterious big enemy in more mystery, ”I am impatient because he continues to grow stronger while I am forced to make such careful and slow steps… If I had an epic class, I would get more flexibility like you and focus more on my path… Now, it's just a little planning for the greater scale in the future.”

”I see… I see… Umm… Still, stop it.” Michu didn't change his initial stance and forced a little of himself on Yumi.

Her HP already returned to 80%, so the swordsman could return to the battle.

”I don't like how you stopped me after I said this much,” Venomous glanced to the side, then took a step forward. If she wanted, then she could long since disappear from Michu's side. However, she was slow and waited for his words.

Michu just scratched his hair, then caressed his chin, ”It's not like you… Getting hit like that… It also made me angry and sad. If you died, then half of our hard work would disappear… Wouldn't that be regretful?”

”...” The snake blankly hovered her eyes on Michu.

Meantime, Michu tried to think of a solution, ”Uhhh… Maybe if we soak my banana in your poison, then we will get poison master random stat? Uhhh… Is that okay?”

”Poison Master from a banana? More like food poisoning… Haha!” Yumi let out hearty laughter and she seemed far more relieved than it looked. As her heart brimmed with warmth, she took another look at the boss.

Its HP was getting lower and lower, but since both of them had been absent for a while, the speed was far lower than usual.

Yumi said, ”If we join, then it will enter the third stage after a few strikes. Are you ready for that? Because I am more than ready.”

”Yeah! Hehe! It's hard to plan against this boss, right? It sucks for you, but I know that your swordsmanship in itself is like a plan!” Michu often didn't understand how her sword moved, thus, his words were genuine.

Yumi replied, ”It's not hard to plan against it, though… I just feel like we don't need more than just a simple formation. Let those players think on their own too. As long as our party doesn't die, it's fine.”

An hour later, Michu defeated his first dungeon boss.

He didn't get anything good and his loot was one of the common ones. He gladly accepted everything and sent a photo to his sister upon his first dungeon clear!

Nana told him to check titles, but Michu just got common ones that didn't bring anything useful. One of them was Dungeon Seeker and it helped him find the hidden dungeons, but it was what everyone had already!

”We did it… Well, it wasn't that hard because of certain someone…” Sandra commented after the party left the dungeon! The pleasant grove sheltered them from any monsters and they could rest freely on the cold stone.

She grasped her collar and waved her clothes to cool herself.

Michu's eyes got pulled by that motion and he closed his eyes when Sandra glanced at him.

”Do you two have time?” Yumi asked Sandra who was about to comment on the monkey's action. She and Lazy Bum glanced at the snake and replied.

”We do… Do you want to go for another dungeon raid?” Lazy Bum bit his lips when he remembered the boss and how easy it was. He was the first one to ask this question and his childhood friend already looked at him with big eyes.

It was not like him! First, he blushed from Michu's words, and just now, he asked about another raid! Sandra was shocked to see that, but the game was where most people changed anyway…

She shifted her blue eyes to the snake and said, ”We can go for another raid! We leveled up, so our stamina returned and HP/MP refilled... I also liked how much XP we got! Should we try to go with fewer people this time?”

”Yes, we will go with fewer people,” Yumi said, ”Just four of us.”

”...” The witch and lazy man blinked their eyes at her.

Yumi explained, ”Michu got a special firefly to guide us to the boss. We can avoid most monsters and just focus on the boss. This dungeon's problem is its abundant monsters and maze, but if we can ignore these two flaws, then what else stops us?”

”That's so good, Yumi! It will be more challenging and fun! Haha! I wonder if the boss will be able to slap me without a tank! I want to try it!” The monkey chimed in and his words brought another glare from Lazy Bum and Sandra who couldn't believe his words.

”Are you a masochist?!” She waved her staff at him but agreed in the end. It was worth trying anyway! Besides, if it was Michu, then this whole dungeon might turn into an exciting ride rather than an arduous raid…

”Hey, Michu… If the boss chases after me, then you have to protect me first instead of Lazy Bum. Okay?” Sandra secretly whispered.

”Of course! Ladies first!” Michu replied to her content.