Chapter 10

"Ah, Iris, is it really okay to wear such an outfit?"

"Of course! Since I joined a party with Tio-sama, I can fight seriously now!"

Iris answered confidently.

After Tio had chosen her weapon, she also updated her armor.

Her current outfit was extremely revealing, almost like a swimsuit. She also wore gauntlets, high boots, and shoulder guards.

In other words, it was a "bikini armor."

Originally, Iris was skilled at fighting with a focus on speed, but because she was a lone wolf and had no companions to team up with, she had always equipped slightly heavier armor to consider her defense.

However, now that she was in a party with Tio, who had magic skills suitable for mid to rear range, she could receive support from him.

So, she decided to purchase ultra-lightweight armor—bikini armor—to maximize her speed.

"Hehehe..."

Iris smiled seductively and hugged Tio's arm. Through the bikini armor, the softness of her body was transmitted, and Tio couldn't help but let out a small scream, "Eek...!?"

"Meow! You're such a cute little boy!"

Seeing Iris's inviting expression and Tio's blushing, confused face, Val's cat ears twitched excitedly.

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First floor of the dungeon—

"Tio-sama, let me show you my power first!"

Upon entering the dungeon and spotting two goblins, Iris drew her blade from the sheath at her waist. Her weapon was a katana, and she wielded two swords—one long and one short.

With a light step, *tan*, she closed the distance to the goblins in an instant.

The goblins, taken aback by her incredible speed, let out a shocked cry, "Gyaa!?"

They tried to draw their daggers in a panic, but it was too late. Iris flashed her long sword in her right hand and beheaded one of the goblins with a swift *snap*.

The other goblin, realizing the danger, tried to flee, but it was in vain.

Iris threw her short sword from her left hand. The short sword flew straight and pierced the goblin's back, penetrating through to its chest.

"How was that, Tio-sama?"

"Amazing, Iris! I didn't think you could move like that without using a skill...!"

Watching her movements, Tio felt excited. Her fighting style was fluid and graceful, with no wasted movements. Combined with her beautiful appearance, it captivated Tio's eyes.

"Hehe... It's really nice to be able to move freely with lighter equipment."

Iris smiled. Indeed, with her previous equipment, she couldn't move like this.

"Then, let's practice our coordination while aiming for the tenth floor of the dungeon."

"I'm sorry for making you accompany me on my quest."

Iris looked apologetic.

Yesterday, with all that had happened, she had forgotten that she was in the middle of a quest to slay a Minotaur Knight. She remembered being attacked by a Lesser Dragon during her quest.

"No, no, it's fine. It's also a good opportunity to strengthen my skills."

"Thank you, Tio-sama."

Iris smiled happily at Tio's consideration.

While responding to her, Tio activated his EX skill, *Black Storage*, to collect the goblin corpses. He intended to collect all the monster corpses he defeated in the dungeon and sell them to the guild.

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Fifth floor of the dungeon—

*Snort!*

*Snort! Snort!*

With an unpleasant cry, a pig-like monster, an orc, appeared. Behind it, three goblins were also visible.

Each of them was staring at Iris with bloodshot eyes. Both orcs and goblins were capable of interbreeding and were highly sexual monsters.

Seeing the beautiful and revealingly dressed Iris, they seemed excited and wanted to use her as a breeding ground.

"Let's go, *Black Bullet*!"

Tio activated one of his EX skills, firing multiple black magic bullets. The orc and goblins were riddled with the bullets, which came at an incredible speed.

Taking advantage of the enemy's moment of hesitation, Iris leaped into the center of the group.

"Take this! *Crescent Moon Flash*!"

Shouting the name of the skill, Iris spun rapidly on the spot with her swords.

This was an intermediate combat skill possessed by the Sword Saint class. The orc's torso and the heads of the three goblins were severed and flew through the air.

"It's over, *Black Javelin*!"

Tio activated his EX skill again.

A black magic spear shot out from the space in front of him, piercing the last orc's belly with a *thud*.

"Phew, our coordination has improved a lot, Tio-sama."

"Yes, Iris moves in a way that fits my magic skills, making the battle much easier."

Iris's situational awareness was very high.

After a few battles, she could anticipate Tio's needs and move as a front-line fighter without him having to say anything.

And when her attacks didn't finish off an enemy in one hit, Tio would use his EX skills to finish them off. This pattern was starting to form.

"Th-this...!"

"What's wrong, Tio-sama!?"

While collecting the monster corpses with *Black Storage*, Tio let out an excited cry, and Iris rushed over, looking worried.

"Iris, I've acquired a new skill."

"A new skill! Congratulations!"

Just now, by using *Black Storage*, Tio had reached the required number of uses, and a new EX skill had awakened.

The status displayed in Tio's vision now read as follows:

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Name: Tio

Race: Human

Skill: *Black Drain*

EX Skills: *Black Bullet*, *Black Javelin*, *Black Storage*

[NEW] *Black Summon - Magic*, *Black Summon - Mechanism*

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Two new items, *Black Summon - Magic* and *Black Summon - Mechanism*, had appeared in his EX skills.

Tio could only remember part of his past life, so he didn't know what these skills did.

"Let's try them out right away."

Saying this, Tio activated *Black Summon - Magic*.

A huge, dark purple magic circle appeared in front of him.

And from within it—

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