After gathering his thoughts for a while, Link roughly understood the current situation.
Simply put, Marie is currently blocked by monsters and cannot return home.
In Marie's description, there is a huge green monster that wants to eat her.
This is not the first time the other party has pestered her, but they started this a long time ago and have been repelled more than once.
However, whenever there is a crisis, or if something goes wrong, the green monster immediately runs away, not giving the heretics any chance to completely kill it, and then returns after recovering.
Typical of a brown candy that can't be shaken off.
The worst part is that the entrance to the residence seems to have been noticed by the other party. This is the real reason Marie ran out.
"The big green monster... is it a moss huge?"
Link murmured softly.
According to the plot of the original book, an enhanced moss huge will slowly develop in the mysterious water town, which also appeared in the anime.
Didn't he expect it to already appear during this period?
And judging from what Marie said, the other party was born even earlier?
The moss huge is a rare monster that appears inside the tree labyrinth on the 24th floor. Its body, made of moss, resembles a doll crafted from plants.
It usually looks very tall from the outside, but on the inside, it lacks a wooden frame and strength.
One of its characteristics is that when it is cut, it will give birth to a clone without a magic stone.
Adventurers often claim that the defeated entity was merely the clone, while the main body cleverly escaped.
This type of monster is not a warrior, preferring to use mimicry, ambush, or escape, and it possesses high intelligence.
"Why is it an enhanced species? Is it possible that it has an affinity with enhanced species?"
After hearing Marie's words, Link assessed the tremor he felt just now...
He concluded that the movement could basically be attributed to the moss huge.
Other adventurers never encounter an enhanced species throughout the year, but Link is the exact opposite of them.
He wonders whether this luck value is good or bad. Beside him, the mermaid girl listened to Link's soliloquy
Confused by this, she moved her beautiful eyes to the side and looked up, as if she were thinking.
However, after a while, Marie, who couldn't find a reason, exhaled through her nose and seemed to abandon this train of thought.
Leaving those strange words and worries behind, she moved slightly, approaching Link.
"Hey... Link, shall we chat?"
To be the first person aside from her compatriots to acknowledge her existence, Marie's cheeks turned red, and she smiled, feeling extremely happy.
"Girl, your home is almost gone. Do you still have time to chat?"
I felt somewhat saddened by her optimistic thoughts, and then...
"Okay, what do you want to talk about?"
"Let me think about it..."
It was rare to find someone to chat with, and Marie fell into the happy preoccupation of thinking about what to discuss.
"Do you want something to eat?"
Link couldn't help but smile at this and softly offered his own suggestion.
"Okay, is that okay? Is it human food?"
"That's right, but it can't be bought on the ground."
Under Marie's expectant gaze, Link took out the self-heating rice bowl from space and filled it with water from the pool.
Not long after, a bowl of steaming rice was placed on the table before Marie's eyes, as if it had just been cooked.
"Oh! What is this? It smells so good!"
Easily captivated by the food she saw for the first time, Marie's mouth involuntarily opened, and little stars appeared in her eyes as she looked at Link.
Little Star translates to just two words: I want to eat!
"This is a bowl of rice with potatoes and meat. Try it. Although the self-heating version isn't as good as the one freshly made by the chefs, it's still nice to have a warm meal in the underground city."
Link took the spoon, scooped a spoonful, and offered it to Marie.
"Ouch~"
Before Link could finish speaking, Marie latched onto Link's body, stretched her neck to eat the potatoes and meat he fed her directly, then leaned against him, squinting and making sounds of enjoyment.
Her tail, half-submerged in the water, kept wagging, reflecting her excitement.
"Yes! It's delicious! It's so fragrant! Can I have another bite?"
Marie somewhat shyly said to Link while covering her mouth with her hands like a squirrel, savoring the food.
"Well, I'll give you this plate of potatoes, meat, and rice. But be careful not to choke."
Link placed the whole plate of potatoes and rice with meat in her hands, gave instructions, then reached out again, took out the second portion of self-heating food, and ate it himself.
When he got these items in the lottery, he felt embarrassed at the time, but now it seems pretty good.
At least it satisfies the appetite.
Moreover, the quality can be guaranteed when placed in a storage space.
There is no concept of time in that space, and it does not expire or deteriorate regardless of how long it is stored, which is very convenient.
I don't know if it was lunchtime or not, but Link and the mermaid girl had a modest lunch in the dungeon.
Before long.
"Hiccup... what should I do? Link, I can't move..."
Marie touched her slightly bulging belly and leaned on Link, unwilling to budge.
"Who asked you to eat so much?"
Link rolled his eyes angrily and incinerated the food packaging bags with flames.
"But it's so delicious. Link, I feel very uncomfortable being alone right now."
"Tell me what I can do?"
'How can I deal with this after eating too much? '
'Give me a recovery potion? '
'The more I eat, the fuller I'll get? '
"Link, please help me think of a solution..."
Link hesitated for a moment before responding to her request.
"Then... can I rub your belly?"
"Um!"
After Link agreed to help, Marie snuggled against him like a puppy.
After receiving the mermaid girl's response, Link covered the fair, soft skin with his hands and slowly began to caress and massage it.
"Hmm... how comfortable..."
Being caressed and massaged by Link's warm palms, Marie let out an extremely comfortable moan.
Link's expression turned slightly serious when he heard such an unusual sound.
Speaking of which, as a Xenos, Marie has no sense of modesty...
That is to say...
Her beautiful body was naked and completely exposed in front of Link's eyes.
Link's body couldn't help but feel hot.
Slightly stiffening to show respect,
Link couldn't help but stare at Marie's delicate form.
Trying to divert his attention...
After a while, Link seemed to see a depression and a slight gap where the fishman's tail connected to her body.
Damn, really?