Smash!
Breaking the dungeon isn’t a race against time after all.
Because the final boss destroying the world is a story a thousand years in the future.
Honestly, I’d like to leisurely grind my stats for a decade until I can smash the dungeon into bits.
Gah!
“If only the heroines weren’t around… then it’d be possible!”
The problem lies with our main three heroines.
It’s certain that Jill and Yerina have regained their memories, and Yulia is still in the dark, but…
For now, I’ll stick with the three of them.
Anyway, the real problem is that these three are hell-bent on finding me to throw me in jail.
Dum dum!
Let’s take a look at Jill first.
How did our little parting go when she had clearly inherited memories from the first round…?
Bang!
“Answer me! What were you doing with that elf all night?!”
“Will you believe me if I tell you? No, right?”
“I want to believe…! I want to believe, so just tell me! Don’t just spout nonsense about sitting and gossiping with that elf all day!”
“….”
Oh man.
It’s been twelve years, and I thought I’d forgotten.
But as soon as I tried to remember, it unfolded like a vivid video reel.
“I left her behind.”
I just left her like that and headed to Palana.
Without any resolution.
At the time, I thought I could come back later and patch things up when my head was cool.
But when I returned to the south, Jill had already issued an arrest warrant on me.
And by the time the siege closed in, I fled straight to Petenburg and ended up seeing the Yulia ending.
So, in the first round, I became a traitor who fled knowing the priestess’s shame and weaknesses.
That’s why there was an arrest warrant out for me.
And when Jill, who hates traitors the most, caught me…
Fwoosh!
I’ll leave what happened then to your imagination.
“Yerina is a bit better, but…”
In Yerina’s case, she was from the twelfth round.
Since it was the last round, I remember it vividly.
The twelfth round was just perfect—nothing to nitpick.
From Yerina’s perspective, I was a diligent financial investor, businessman, and mercenary.
I seduced Yerina and even locked down a marriage promise without ever being caught cheating.
So, isn’t it okay to meet with Yerina?
No.
If you suffer through the twelfth round, you wouldn’t say that.
Why would I pretend to have three jobs, huh?
It’s all because she’s constantly watching during my free time.
No! She tries to keep me in her sight even while I’m working.
So, if I get caught by Yerina, you can forget about taking down the final boss.
Yerina wouldn’t let me anywhere near any place where I might die.
She didn’t even let me work as a mercenary until I broke her.
Ugh!
“And Yulia… ugh, my head hurts.”
I have no idea whether Yulia has regained her memories.
I don’t even know which round’s memories might come back…
But whichever round returns, it’s all a mess.
I’ve never ended on good terms with Yulia.
Oh, I’m not saying I’ve never achieved a 100% conquest ending with her.
Actually, more than half of my twelve runs ended with Yulia!
The real problem is how easily her completion rate rises.
Seriously, anything I do increases it.
Just pretending to know something boosts it.
Saying hi, bam, it goes up.
Ignoring her while I do my thing, and still, it goes up.
But the reason it rises isn’t pure.
It’s because she’s scheming to be the only one left by my side.
She fantasizes about a happy future with only the two of us, cutting everyone else out, and thus her completion rate rises.
So if Yulia regains her memory, you can bet she’ll try to have me under her thumb…
Argh!
Just thinking about it is exhausting.
At least I can see Yerina’s claws.
Yulia, on the other hand, manipulates me quietly from the shadows.
I thought I was moving of my own will, only to find out I was just a puppet dancing to Yulia’s tune.
Wow…
Seeing all this gathered together makes me realize they’re all crazy.
Sure, listing their flaws makes them all look terrible.
But they’re still sweet, charming, and pretty girls.
At one point, I even found all three of them to be quite lovable.
But now they’re a huge roadblock to my plan to catch the final boss.
It’s not like they harbor any malice or anything.
So, I need to take down the final boss before they come looking for me to browbeat me.
But there’s not much time.
Of all things, they each hold quite a bit of power in their own right.
So I bet they’re using all kinds of unimaginable methods to track me down.
But what if I just rushed into the dungeons and challenged the final boss early on?
Chances are, I’d get wiped out.
I’d be totally under-leveled.
Even the game developer would admit it’s ridiculous to expect you to tackle the final boss like that.
It’s hard even if you gather every item, trait, and opportunity.
Skipping everything and going to fight the final boss is just nonsense.
Rumble…
“I need to balance speed and stat grinding.”
So in short, I need to grab everything while speeding up time as much as I can.
In other words, I must perform a speed run.
I have to nail a first-time success in the first attempt against the final boss.
So far, I feel like I’ve been reasonably diligent in conquering the dungeons.
Though I lost some time in Cologne and Basel.
But I got Cornelia as a useful tool and Alicia as a time-saving barrier, which is definitely a long-term gain.
So now it’s time to use the time I’ve earned.
It’s the moment to grind my stats in one place.
To do that, I’m currently rushing to ride a dawn carriage all night long…
Huh…
“Hey.”
Silence…
Why do I see rabbit ears here?
Among the crates covered in awnings.
A white fur gleamed clearly under the moonlight, poking out from the tent.
It flinched at my voice and quickly retreated inside.
“I saw you, you little rascal.”
Yikes!
As I reached inside, something grabbed my hand, eliciting a shriek.
And naturally, it was none other than tearful Alicia, her ears firmly in my grip.
I’m pretty sure I said goodbye to this cute rabbit in Basel.
So why is she stashed away in this carriage?
“Explain yourself.”
“Uh, um… Well, actually, I planned to ride this carriage from the start, but what am I supposed to explain?!”
Ha!
“Do you want me to toss you out?”
“AAAH! Okay, okay! I’ll tell you!”
Finally, pulling her ears to the back of the carriage got some words out of her.
An aristocratic lady like Alicia stuffed into a carriage with zero seats moving all night long?
That’s just absurd.
She could at least come up with a decent excuse.
“Honestly, I felt uneasy just letting you go…”
“So what? Be specific.”
“Eep! Please stop pulling my ears! I might pee myself…”
“Ah.”
Hiss…
What a drama.
She’s already about to wet herself.
Gulp…
“H-Huh… Twice… TWICE, I say…”
My knowledge just increased.
Rabbit demihuman ears must be a sensitive spot.
Even with the libido suppressor, pressing hard leads to climax.
Or maybe it’s just Alicia who reacts this way…
“Better change your wet clothes.”
“How do you expect me to do that in front of you?!”
“Why are you mad at me? You’re the one who peed yourself!”
“At least show some basic manners! Turn around or something!”
“Demanding manners from someone who acts like a punk from the very beginning, huh?”
Ugh…!
She glares at me angrily, but what’s she gonna do?
Is the prideful Alicia really going to change clothes in front of me?
No way am I betting on that.
I can guarantee she won’t do it.
She’d just call the coachman to stop for a bit and hop out.
Now’s really the time to say goodbye.
“This degenerate…”
But then, Alicia slides her hand inside the damp skirt.
Whoa, this isn’t in the script.
Alicia glares at me fiercely while crossing her arms, then lifts her skirt to a risky position.
Then her pink underwear gradually slides down between her legs.
Her wet panties removed, she tosses them aside.
“Seriously… I didn’t expect this at all…”
Then, she pulls out a handkerchief and carefully wipes her groin, shielding the view from me.
And through it all, I didn’t look away for a second.
With tears glistening, Alicia shoots me daggers.
Next, she puts on some fresh panties.
As she strips off the wet dress reflecting the moonlight, the smooth body of the rabbit demihuman is revealed.
Her top is pink while the bottom is white, mismatched yet attractive.
Hah!
Then, swish, she flips a pink dress over herself, completing her change.
It feels like I just witnessed a speedy outfit change challenge.
“Need a new handkerchief? You still seem a bit messy.”
“Not needed…! Thanks, I’ll borrow it…”
Suddenly, Alicia, about to scold me, becomes polite, taking the handkerchief from me.
Then she meticulously wipes the hand that touched her wet clothes.
“Give it back.”
“I’ll wash it and return it!”
“Just give it now.”
“N-No…!”
I won’t give her a single opportunity to cling to me.
It’d be troublesome if she chases after me claiming to return that handkerchief later.
I intend to receive things at the right time.
“You pervert…”
Thump!
A slightly warm handkerchief is placed in my hand.
With Alicia’s scornful gaze.
“Now, explain why you’re here.”
“Uh, um…”
“Be honest and specific. If I don’t like it, I’m throwing you out of the carriage.”
“Okay, okay! I just thought it’d be good to know more about you. I still don’t understand why Yerina is with you…”
“Is that so? Not everything in the world can be understood. Once you get out of the carriage…”
“Wait, wait! I can teach you magic!”
“Magic?”
My hand, which was about to tighten around Alicia’s ears, freezes.
Alicia might look like a neighborhood punk without her fan, but she’s actually an elite magician.
She’s from the Magic Tower where only the best scholars gather.
Learning magic from her could definitely be valuable.
I judge it’s enough of a reason to have her accompany me.
“Alright. I’ll learn magic from you. And you’ll stalk me for personal information. That’s our trade, got it?”
“You always say it like that… But yes, we have a deal.”
“Ah, but let’s skip the handshake. You still smell.”
“Eww?!”
Slide…
I stretched my hand out casually for a handshake, only to catch a whiff of a funky smell and jumped back.
In an instant, Alicia’s face turned red with embarrassment.
“I’m going to take a nap now. Don’t come near me.”
“I’m not going!”
“Mi Jeong. If she comes close to me, keep an eye on her overnight.”
“…Okay.”
Suddenly, one of the boxes bulges as Mi Jeong reveals herself after lifting the tent.
Since Mi Jeong doesn’t sleep, she’ll keep guard to make sure Alicia doesn’t try to pull a fast one while I’m sleeping.
“Hey!!!”
“Shh. Just sleep.”
We’ve got a long way to go.
I just want to get some sleep already.
The noble lady seems full of energy still.
