Chapter 21

Night update! I hope you enjoy it.

Just a week after the morning of the failed drinking spree, we stood in front of the entrance to the "Aion Ruins Labyrinth," having thoroughly prepared for our adventure. This labyrinth exists right next to the city of "Quaroto," which is a bit of a distance from Finis.

The reason we came to this small labyrinth, which is far from Finis, is that we received a special request for "Clover." The client is the established armory "Aeche's," which is based in "Quaroto." The content of the request is to broadcast a dungeon run while wearing the new equipment from the armory.

"Everyone, how does it feel?"

"Yeah, it's easy to move in. It's quite light, and it feels good!"

Marina twirled around playfully, and her short skirt fluttered, revealing a glimpse of her thigh. Well, the design is meant to show off, as the undergarment is a short pants set with leg armor, but it still made me a bit uncomfortable.

"I'm not used to it, but I think it's okay."

Silk, who had completed her inspection, smiled shyly. She was wearing a black full-body suit that fit her figure, with a jacket-type leather armor similar to Marina's design. The exposed shoulders seemed to be a key design feature.

"Good, this. The magical equipment is very... good."

Rain was happily pinching the edge of her poncho-like cloak.

"They're giving us all this equipment and even paying us! That's very generous!"

"This will look great on the stream!"

Unlike the carefree duo, Silk looked a bit anxious.

"I'm nervous... Will it be okay?"

"It's fine, it suits you."

"…! That's not what I meant! It's my first time entering a dungeon!"

So, it wasn't about the stream's appeal. But given Silk's personality, being in a new dungeon with unfamiliar equipment is a significant source of anxiety.

"Alright. Since that's the case, let's have a quick recap meeting, including the details of the request."

"Sure. What's this place like?"

"Right... The 'Aion Ruins Labyrinth' is a very old small labyrinth. It goes down to the fourth underground level, and at the deepest part, there's an entrance to the main labyrinth, the 'Aul-Dread Abandoned City Labyrinth.' In other words, the 'Aion Ruins Labyrinth' serves as a passage to the main labyrinth, which also functions as a dungeon."

"Got it. So, we're going to the deepest level, right?"

"Yep, that's right."

The content of the request is to clear the 'Aion Ruins Labyrinth' and reach the entrance to the 'Aul-Dread Abandoned City Labyrinth.'

The theme for this season by 'Aeche's' is 'New Style for Female Adventurers: Go on Stylish and Safe Adventures.' They are selling female-oriented magical armor with different enhancements for each role at a relatively affordable price.

"Clover" matches well with the product lineup, with Marina as the front-line fighter, Silk as the light-armor type, and Rain as the magic-user rear guard. Given our recent popularity in streams, they specifically requested us.

"The difficulty is lower than the 'Painthall Abandoned Mine Labyrinth.' The armor's performance is also quite good, so let's go as usual without getting too tense."

"Yue, have you been in there before?"

"Yeah, I've been to the 'Aul-Dread Abandoned City Labyrinth.' This labyrinth cluster was an ancient commercial city, and it's easy to find magical items. We could even launch a dungeon attack after completing the request."

"Wow, I want to go!"

We could even do a treasure chest opening stream, which is called the 'Opening Ceremony' and is quite popular. It captures the 'dreamy' part of adventure streams, so it makes sense.

"Anyway, this time, the stream itself is the request."

"Question?"

"Yes, Marina."

"Um, what will 'Aeche's' do with our dungeon run? Look for problems with the armor?"

That's where you're at, Marina. I thought I explained it, but... oh well. It's important to confirm.

"They'll edit it and use it as a promotional stream for the new armor. You'll be the image characters for the new series of armor that 'Aeche's' is releasing. It's not to make you nervous, but that's the idea."

Marina, who was listening with a blank face, suddenly shouted.

"Whaaat!?"

"Didn't I explain this?"

Turning to Silk and Rain, they nodded in agreement. I did explain it.

"What should I do? I haven't taken care of my skin or hair!"

"You're cute enough, so it's fine."

"…!"

"Let's go, then."

I took out the [Piercing Lantern] from my magic bag. Even with editing, it wouldn't be good to get caught in a trap and look ridiculous. It's a dungeon, even if it's a low-level one, so we can't let our guard down.

"…? Marina, why are you standing there? Let's go?"

"Okay!"

Marina walked stiffly. Did she just realize the stream would be used for promotion and get nervous?

"I'll lead, with Rain and Silk in the middle and Marina at the rear. We'll have 'Gopro-kun' move around to get different angles, but try not to worry about it."

"Understood. Please give us the combat instructions."

Silk nodded and adjusted her new bow, which we bought from 'Aeche's' for this request. It's a new, pre-release magical hybrid bow, and according to Silk, it's quite high-performance.

"Rain, if you have the spare capacity, use a fire spell once. It might add some flair to the video. Plus, fortunately, many of the monsters in the 'Aion Ruins Labyrinth' are vulnerable to fire."

"…"

"Rain? What's wrong?"

Rain was looking at me with a deadpan expression. Did she dislike fire spells?

"Um… What's wrong?"

"Clueless."

Rain, still with the deadpan look, lightly tapped my chest. …What did I do wrong?

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