Strength, magical power, and speed. In short, he felt fantastic.
The sensation of becoming more powerful was a pleasurable feeling.
He had to thank the Behemoth Cub above all. Thanks to that severely injured monster, he managed to level up several times effortlessly.
That said, he decided to return to that dimension.
When he went to the second mirror, more than one mass of energy had already been created. Some at the beginning area of the corridor, and others at the end. At the end, what he saw were species of green goblins with toothless daggers, wearing old brown clothes and pointed hats.
Their eyes were white without pupils. Their teeth were sharp.
They were all standardized—same clothes and weapons.
'A dungeon?' he thought.
Approaching the goblins, he saw a beautiful blonde woman.
'Elf?' He was a bit surprised to see her large, pointed ears.
She drew two swords when noticed by the green goblins and ran at an astonishing speed while murmuring 'Acceleration'.
Quickly, she cut the first goblin in half at the waist, the second in the chest, and the third at the head.
'She's fast...' He thought: 'I've never seen speed like hers before.'
Of course, his standard of speed was still humanized. He knew very little about the supernatural. And even with speed 10 times greater than that of a normal human, he didn't believe he would be faster than her.
'A skill that makes her faster... I want it!'
If he had a skill like that, many of his future concerns would be eliminated.
Crouching near the goblins, the beautiful elf with large breasts, after sheathed the swords on her back, began cutting the goblins' ears with a small dagger.
The beautiful elf murmured after finishing cutting the goblins' ears: "Fuu... Full effort! Even if it's for a quest, this part is the most annoying!"
She closed her eyes while wiping sweat from her forehead with the back of her hands.
Opening her eyes, she continued to murmur: "Even so, I finished. I managed to defeat 3 goblins together! I'll be able to advance to the next floor soon, right?"
She blushed with excitement.
Tomoya deduced that she was some kind of adventurer and wanted to explore the higher levels of this possible dungeon.
The beautiful elf lowered her head while murmuring: "But I'll stop here today."
"Gigi... Tssh."
From a corridor, a goblin appeared. Unlike the others, this one held a wooden staff.
"Very well!" the beautiful elf said bravely: "I've already killed enough, but come then!"
Goblin Mage: "Gugya!"
However, when the Goblin Mage pointed the staff at her and began conjuring a fireball, she seemed surprised.
Tomoya chose to appear a few meters away while pulling the string of his bow.
Instead of using conventional arrows, he created an ice arrow.
When the string was pulled to its limit, he released it as soon as he appeared.
The arrow passed very close to the beautiful elf and hit the forming fireball of the Goblin Mage.
"Gyahhhh!"
"Kyahhh!"
The Goblin Mage and the beautiful elf screamed at the same time when the fireball simply exploded in the air.
The ice arrow was destroyed along with the explosion.
"Who is it?" the beautiful elf looks back.
Tomoya created a second ice arrow and fired it toward the Goblin Mage's head.
The arrow hit right in the middle of the Goblin Mage's forehead and turned him into a block of ice that, upon falling to the side, shattered into pieces.
Walking with his bow lowered, Tomoya said: "That was close."
The reality was, he hadn't expected his attack to become that powerful. That made him reassess his current magical power.
Meanwhile, the beautiful elf seemed disoriented, but soon came to her senses.
When she bowed with her hands together and lowered, her huge breasts stood out even more as they bounced.
"Thank you for helping me!" she said loudly. Stopping her bow, she continued: "By the way, my name is Aria."
"I'm Tomoya," he said, stopping 3 meters away from her: "Nice to meet you, Aria."
Clearly, the language she spoke wasn't Japanese, however, thanks to the skill 'Universal Speech Maximum Level', he could understand everything she said.
"The pleasure is mine," she replied.
Tomoya walked past her and went to the Goblin Mage that had shattered into ice pieces.
After breaking the hand that held the wooden staff, he canceled the freezing effect on the staff and evaluated it.
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[Item: Goblin Mage's Staff]
Item Classification: Local Rank E
Magic Attack: +50
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Although very little, he felt his magical attack had increased just by holding that staff.
In any case, he stored it in the Item Box.
He also took the Goblin Mage's pieces and sold them.
[+2 Gold Coins!]
"Y-You... What did you just do?"
Hearing the exclamation behind him with a trembling voice.
Tomoya turned around.
"I stored it in my storage ring." He lied, showing the ring on his left index finger.
"Storage ring... To think you possess something like that...!" she said seriously: "I advise you not to let others find out. Something like that is very, very rare."
"I understand." Tomoya lied again: "In my hometown, it's a rare item, but not that rare, but apparently, here it's quite rare."
"In your hometown... I see." She murmured: "That's why I didn't recognize you, he came from outside."
Looking at him with her finger near her chin, she said: "Have you seen the city yet? I was just leaving, if you want, I can show you the city."
Although he wanted to hunt more monsters, this area was already saved, there was no need to rush. And, through this elf... Aria, he could get more information about this dungeon and the risks he might face.
"Really? I thank you in advance." He wasn't worried about falling into a trap. At most, he would escape with Dimensional Jump.
Just to be safe, he searched for an item in the shop. Soon his eyes lit up when he found the perfect item.
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[Item: Mage's Ring]: 30,000 Gold Coins
Item Classification: Lower High
Mana Control: +30%
Mana: +50%
Intelligence: +100
Strength: +20
Special Skill: Weapon Transformation [9 different forms: Staff, Magic Scepter, Sword, Greatsword, Spear, War Hammer, Gauntlets, War Scythe, and Crossbow]
[Warning: The effects of this ring are not cumulative. That is, even if the user has two of the same ring and wears them, only one will take effect]
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[-30,000 Gold Coins]
After buying, he chose the Item Box to receive the item and took the ring out of it.
The ring had an elegant design, with a central oval-shaped black stone, resembling a black diamond. The ring's structure was gold-colored, with elaborate ornaments that included roots and, at each end, a sort of small weapon. It was so detailed that it didn't look strange.
He wore it on his right index finger.
Instantly, he felt his power grow. Moreover, the mana circulation in his body became smoother to circulate and control.
At the tip of his index finger, a candle-like flame manifested with a simple thought.
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Attack Power: 1,000 (+100)
Magical Attack Power: 6,500 (+2,000)
Endurance: 975 (+300)
Defense: 200 (+20)
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A single artifact greatly improved his stats.
"In the labyrinth city Ryuin, their specialty is..."
Tomoya turned his attention to the elf, Aria.
She was talking about various things, explaining about the city, tourist spots, etc.
He pretended to listen while his attention was on the artifact.
Now that he was done, he focused his attention on her.
"I want to register as an adventurer." Tomoya asked: "Can you take me there?"
"But of course." She smiled beautifully.
"Aria, you said before that your Rank is D, right?" he asked.
"Yes, that's right." She agreed.
"I see..." He looked thoughtful.
If her power is considered D; how strong would a Rank C+ be?
He didn't think it was appropriate to ask that. Maybe the answer to that question was something even a child would know on this planet.
Precisely because of that, he swallowed his curiosity.
After they left the dark corridor, they reached another corridor, but with open areas.
"Tomoya, why did you decide to come to the labyrinth alone and, how did you manage to enter if you haven't registered with the Guild yet?" Aria asked.
He hadn't thought about that, but it wasn't strange for her to have those doubts, considering the conversation they had.
It was indeed strange. He knew that himself.
Thinking for a bit, he said: "I just entered. They didn't ask me for any form of identification."
"Huh? Really? That's strange..." She didn't seem to understand.
"If that's the case, would they try to stop me from leaving?" Tomoya asked.
"Mm..." She looked thoughtful with her index finger on her lip. After thinking for a few seconds, she replied: "Only if you're wanted. Otherwise, you'll be able to leave naturally. Only at the entrance do you need to show a form of identification like this."
She pulled the cord with a bronze-colored medallion.
"This medallion proves that I'm a Rank D adventurer." She explained.
"I see. Now I have one more reason to become an adventurer." Tomoya said, and she smiled.
...
Outside the labyrinth, there were two guards protecting the entrance.
When they left, not even a word was directed at them.
The reason was simple. They could stop monsters from exiting, but not humans.
By the way, the labyrinth was like a gigantic coliseum. In the back, it was surrounded by lush green trees.
To leave, you had to take a boat. At the dock, there were several wooden rowboats.
Tomoya looked at the two guards. They looked strong and wore full-body armor in dark gray color. The helmet covered almost the entire face, only the mouth area and part of the nose were visible.
In their hands, they held large spears.
Near the rowboats, there was a man in dark blue pants, a white shirt, and a dark blue cap.
When he saw them approaching, the Gondolier got into one of the boats.
From what he understood, if you had an adventurer tag, you could use a gondola.
"Yo, Aria." The Gondolier said: "Coming back? I'll take you."
"Hello, Mr. Gondolier." She replied: "Thanks as always."
She turned to him: "Tomoya, let's go."
Nodding, he got into the boat.
He sat in the middle and Aria at the front, facing him.
Behind him, Tomoya heard a murmur from the Gondolier: "Lucky guy..."
Looking at Aria, he understood.
Besides being an elf, which was already enough to prove her beauty, Aria wore short clothes to improve her mobility and... had huge breasts.
Feeling the gaze on him, the Gondolier pretended to cough and said: "We're off. Hold on tight, Aria!"
"Yes, thank you for the hard work." She replied.
...
[Labyrinth City Ryuin, commercial district]
Minutes later, the boat stopped.
After he and Aria got off, the Gondolier waved enthusiastically, hoping Aria would wave back.
The reason was simple—when she did, it was a delight to the eyes.
The Guild was in the market district.
They didn't even need to walk much—it was right ahead.
During their walk, he talked with Aria. From the information he managed to extract from her, even though rare, 1 in a million people has a storage ability.
Storage items were equally rare... In fact, even more valuable, after all, they could be passed on to someone else.
Another thing.
When registering as an adventurer, no matter the strength, you start at the lowest rank, which is Rank E.
The classification increases with the contribution made to the guild.
They stopped in front of the guild.
The guild door was a double wooden door and opened in the middle.
Aria opened only the left side, and Tomoya entered with her.
The moment they entered, a man stood in front of them.
He had slicked-up red hair, small fish-like eyes with a disgusting little smile full of obvious lust, staring at Aria's breasts.
"Ara, well, if it isn't Lady Aria!" The man's voice was sweet and extremely sickening. He posed, pretending to be a knight as he said: "You look divine as always!"
"Mr. Kasman..." Her voice showed how uncomfortable she was.
When Kasman took a step forward, she stepped back.
With his hand on his chest, he asked: "I suppose you've changed your mind about joining my party."
Uncomfortably, she replied: "My sincerest apologies! It's very kind of you to offer, but..."
Before she could finish, he took another step forward and she stepped back again.
He said: "Ah, don't be like that, Lady Aria!" He licked his lips with his tongue: "I promise to take good care of you..."
He extended his hand toward her butt, wiggling his fingers.
'What kind of cliché crap scene is this?' Tomoya cursed in his mind.
Extending his hand, Tomoya shook Kasman's hand.
"I'm Tomoya, a friend of Lady Aria." He smiled while shaking Kasman's hand.
Only at that moment did everyone's attention turn to him.
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