Chapter 164

Touring the Imperial Capital 5

Today is the mountain . And we’re being guided by Amelia-san, a lamia .

Unfortunately, Haku-san is still stuck working today and couldn’t make it . Aaah, it’s so nice being carefree .

“May I ask for your cooperation, Rokuko-sama?”

“Err, what should I do?”

“Please say [My Onee-sama that can do her work is so amazing] . ”

“Got it!”

Like that, Haku-san was able to work energetically for the rest of the day .

Let’s enjoy this foray into the forest under the guise of it being an investigation . To be exact, by taking a nap .

“… Haku-sama is usually a very amazing person you know? Umm, when you all influence her, she, umm . She feels relaxed? Maybe I should say that she’s able to feel less restrained…?”

“Ah, yeah . Yeah . I guess . ”

“Sorry…”

Yep . It’s not your fault, Amelia-san .

Now then, let’s start over . Today, we went to a mountain that bordered the Demon King’s territory .

The forest was thick, the sound of many leaves being rustled by the wind was pleasing to the ears .

I immediately opened the DP catalog .

… Hmm, they’re almost the same costs . Looks like Haku-san didn’t recommend it for nothing . I’d be able to make a dungeon that’s practically the same feeling as our current one here .

I could even make one that’s exactly the same as [Cave of Desires] . I’d have to show off my hand, though .

… Even if Haku-san isn’t here, she’ll be monitoring us if the dungeon’s within her territory through Menu-san’s power . I can’t do anything careless .

“… I wanted to ask Haku-san about Core No . 666, but she isn’t here . Oh well . ”

“Hey, Kehma? What’s that net for? Are you going to catch a boar or something?”

“Nah, this is called a hammock . It’s bedding!”

By the way, other than the net that I’ll be using to sleep on, I also got a cloth to act as a wall . It’ll be more comfortable to sleep like that .

“Heeh, that looks interesting . ”

Amelia-san chimed in . By the way, she canceled her humanization after coming to the mountain, so her lower half is like a snake’s . As expected of a lamia . It’s seven meters long .

“Whenever I go to sleep outside, I sleep coiled around a tree . ”

“Hoh, a sleeping technique unique to lamias huh . Sounds great, what’s it like?”

“Yeah, I coil around a big tree and lay my upper half on a thick branch . So, how’s this hammock thing used?”

“I’ll show you . ”

It’d be faster to show her than trying to explain, so I looked for a suitable tree .

Luckily, there’s a lot of trees here .

I asked Meat to attach hooks to some trees at appropriate intervals and set the hammock up there . After making sure that it wouldn’t give in with some weight put on it first, I went and lied down in the hammock .

It kinda feels like being an orange wrapped in a net .

“Like this . It’s pretty comfortable . ”

“Hmm, hmm… Is there a longer one? Around seven meters . ”

“Not on me, unfortunately . It’s pretty easy to make though, the structure is simple . ”

“I see, I see . Looks like a bedding that lets you sleep while stretching out your legs . ”

What legs? Your lower half is a snake’s .

… …

Eh, why’s it suddenly feel so erotic? The heck .

Rokuko came over and poked me through the hammock . Then shook me .

“Hey Kehma . Couldn’t you do stuff like that over at our dungeon?”

“That’s that, this is this . ”

“Hmph . I want to see all sorts of stuff since this is such a special occasion!”

Come to think of it, Rokuko doesn’t usually get out much huh . She’s pretty much always in the dungeon… she’s practically a hikikomori .

Her personality’s a pretty active one though . I can’t figure out if she’s the indoors type or outdoors type .

“Why not go check things out then? Amelia-san will be with you, it’s not like you’d be in any danger . ”

“Are you sure? Kehma would be defenseless though! Wouldn’t you be attacked by animals?”

Ah, that’s a problem . I forgot that a bear or something might show up .

“Protecting Goshujin-sama, I volunteer . ”

“Aah, Slave-chan Slave-chan . If I had to say, this area is rather dangerous, so it really would be rather dangerous if I’m not with you . There’s even a High Orc village… ah, they won’t attack so long as I’m here though . I’m pretty strong . ”

A High Orc is an advanced species of Orc, they’re pretty strong . They’re weaker than dragons, but are definitely stronger than me . A village would be as strong as two or three orders of knights .

By the way, that village is one of the ones under Haku’s control, so I guess they’re part of her reserve forces for her war against the Demon King’s army… There’s also the possibility that Amelia-san telling them to not attack us and negotiate was included in the [Assignment from the upper core], so I’d like to avoid that for now . Haku-san did also say that I should negotiate with mercenaries myself .

“… Hmm, well, it’s not just monsters and animals, the normal insects are irritating and it’s not as good of an environment to sleep in as the sea… oh well . Mountain plants or whatever, I’ll go with you . ”

“Yay! Let’s go, Kehma!”

I decided to go along with Rokuko, who was in the lead with a giant grin on her face… It’s not like I went along because Rokuko was giving off an aura that shouted that she wanted to go for a walk or anything . The hammock just didn’t feel right . I’m not sleepy at all .

“Kehma, can I eat this mushroom!? It’s so blue!!”

“Hey, don’t just go and touch it . There was some crazy mushrooms that can harm you just from touching them in the world . Rather, isn’t that one obviously poisonous? Throw it away . ”

“Ah, that one is edible . ”

“Seriously!?”

“Ah, sorry . I mean it is for lamias . It’s poisonous for normal people . ”

“… I wonder if a Dungeon Core can?”

“Haku-sama said that it is better to not eat them . ”

“Amelia-sama, this one?”

“Ah, Slave-chan, that one is a delicious one that can be eaten by humans as well . Let’s stew it up later . ”

With that sort of mood, we strolled along with Rokuko occasionally picking up poisonous plants and Meat finding wild plants that could be eaten .

Thanks to Rokuko, I’m now pretty good at finding the poisonous flora around here . Hahaha, wonder if I could use that for something? Making a dungeon here might just be pretty useful .