"Are you leveling up here? Or just practicing your weapon?"
"I'm doing both actually" replied Aerina.
"Isn't it safer to test your weapon on the other floors instead of here?"
The two are in the 5th floor right now, though not dangerous, it does pose a risk to Aerina since she relies on a weapon, especially a weapon test run.
"Don't worry, I have protective gear with me"
"Oh, I see"
The conversation then stops right there.
"...."
Callum continue thinking about his mistakes with Rualan and ways to made it up to her.
While Aerina would glance at him from time to time wanting to say something but isn't ready to do it.
"....."
"...."
"...So, uhm..."
"?"
"...N-Nothing.." she muttered softly upon forgetting what she was about to say to him.
"Okay..."
"....."
"...."
"...."
"..."
"Did....Senior Mavik got angry since we interrupted her?"
"...Yeah, a bit"
"Don't worry, she mostly blame me, since I was the one who brought you there"
"...But, shouldn't she be angry with me as well?"
"Well, maybe a bit?"
"Oh, that's good"
".....?"
"Oh, I mean, since I'm the one who made you go there in the first place"
(Yeah, you're right)
A thought appeared in his mind while looking at Aerina.
(You're the reasons why it happened)
"....It's not your fault, and I mean it. It just wasn't the right time or situation to be there that's all, I completely forgot that...."
"..."
"..Well, I think of heading back now, what about you?"
"I think I know what to change about my gun right now so I'll head back as well"
The two turn around in surprise at the sudden arrival of something.
Or someone.
Serina Kurihara lay there on the ground, bleeding from many places.
"?!"
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Don't you ever come near me!
That was the last thing she heard from Kyle before being blasted away.
After that Serina drag herself out of the lower floors upward, fighting off monsters that came near her due to the smell of blood and run when she began to be overwhelm by them.
"...Kyle!"
She shot upward quickly extending her hand out.
"!"
"Woah", Aerina jumps back in surprise and almost falls over if not for Callum grabbing her shoulders.
"....Where's Kyle?"
"Is he injured? You two were in the dungeon together? What floor?" asked Callum.
"...No, nothing like that..well, sort of"
She then explained a bit about what happened to them.
"Oh, right, where are we now?"
"Infirmary"
"Ah, I see" she was so focused on Kyle that she didn't realize the room she was in.
"So, you two had a fight huh?"
"Yes, sadly....I couldn't figure out why"
Hearing the story, Callum has an inkling reason for his behavior.
"...Actually, I have an idea"
"Alright, can I ask what is it?"
"...Maybe he's under pressure right now?"
It was a guess that he came up with.
"....That might be..."
Serina thinks about it for a moment before nodding to herself.
(If he's under pressure right then that would explain why he lashed out to me just then)
Not feeling angry but understanding, Serina quickly make her decision.
"...I must leave now, thank you for the help you two" Serina then turned the cover sheet away and slid herself off the bed.
"Well, I have business inside the dungeon as well so I'm tagging along as well," said Callum.
"Really?" asked Serina and Aerina.
"Yeah"
"What's the business?"
"Secret"
"?"
The two look at him, then at each other.
"Alright, fine," said Serina.
"Great, let's go then"
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Reaching the lower floors, Kyle found himself looking at a green forest with a large crystal above the cavern ceiling shining light to the entire surrounding.
"...Finally"
Floor 10 BreakPoint
(I'm close now)
He lied there on the ground feeling his exhaustion overtook him.
(I'm getting stronger no matter what)
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"Uh, haha, that was...kinda hot" said Shin chuckling to himself.
"....." Snow just look at him with hate in her eyes and look down at herself.
The fight was supposed to test how strong she was against the strongest student in her year group, when it started the fight went very well each side testing the other out, then after that Shin began to move faster coming close and trying to defeat her with close combat.
She avoided it of course only to end up getting touched.
That was the normal part in a fight, but then it got worse.
The touch became more frequent as the battle went on, at first it was the hands, then her shoulders, shins, ankle, hair, face, and other parts that she didn't want to mention.
It made her blush deep red just by thinking about it.
"Hey, if I win, let's go on a date"
That was the moment she snapped.
She was so mad that she froze everything around her, including Shin himself.
It took a while to melt the ice away and let Shin down.
"Haha, sorry about that" he chuckled.
"...No, it's fine, it's my fault as well"
"Well, let's leave it at that for today then"
"Yeah"
"By the way..."
"Yes?"
"Like what you see?" he asked pointing with his eyes at his six-pack, bare chest, and arms that are red from heating the body up to combat the cold.
"W-Well, I have to make sure you're not suffering from hypothermia"
"Aw, thanks"
He gave a kiss to her cheek which made her blush.
"Hey!"
"Haha, sorry"
"Eh?"
Looking down, just as the pants shatter to pieces along with the underwear, Snow's eyes landed on Shin's------
She fell forward, onto Shin's shoulder due to the overwhelming presence of the thing hanging between his legs.
"Woah"
"....."
Snow fainted upon seeing Shin's manhood.