Chapter 84

Chapter 84 – Dungeon of Ripples・Capture 11

Today, we are capturing the twenty-eighth floor . Including this, there are three more floors in the Dungeon of Ripples .

I see the end~ I came all the way here without any troubles thanks to Allen and Elena .

Well~ I hardly did anything until now~ …… Just cooking? As their guardian, I wonder if it’s all right……

Allen and Elena are having fun, but should I ask them to let me do the fighting……? I’m troubled, but……

「「Ah, a bear~」」

Allen and Elena who discovered a Water Bear broke into a run .

「「Yaa!」」

「Guaaah……」

And they insta-killed it .

「「Onii~chan, look, look~」」

The two put on the pelt which dropped and cheerfully returned to my side .

Ah…… yeah, asking them to leave it to me would be impossible . I can’t snatch the two’s amusement~

「That’s a large pelt, isn’t it~」

「「Un! Like Joule and Feat~ Is enough~?」」

「N? …… Yeah, it’s enough~ I did not forget, so let’s have it made properly, okay?」

「「Un!」」

It’s the Joule and Feat heavy winter clothing imitation they wanted to make .

We were talking just about coats at that time, but looking at the amount of pelts we have gathered, we have more than enough to make a whole body animal costume~ Rather, wouldn’t that be better?

《Whatwhat~?》

『Naa~?』

「「Same~」」

《N?》

『Nnaa?』

Joule and Feat whose names came out showed interest in the topic, but the two animals tilted their heads at Allen’s and Elena’s words .

「Ah, the plan is to make Allen’s and Elena’s coats from the Water Bear pelt in Joule’s and Feat’s style」

《Me!? Really!?》

『Nnaa!?』

When I convey to Joule and Feat so they would understand, the two animals showed a surprise and then their bodies expressed happiness .

《Eh, that bear just now? Just the pelt? Shouldn’t we get more of that then? Alright, let’s look for bears~》

『Naa~』

「「Ohh~」」

「No, wait a moment! We have enough pelts already!」

Thus, Joule and Feat ran off to search for Water Bears in high tension . Together with Allen and Elena…… I chased after the children and stopped them .

《Ehh~? I mean, we will be matching~》

『Naa~』

「No, we have it, okay! We have plenty of pelts, so we will be fine even if you don’t look for it」

《Muu~》

『Naa~』

After somehow managing to stop the bear hunting which just barely started, Allen and Elena found a hidden room in the passage after resuming the capture .

「「Here~」」

「N? Oh, it certainly looks hidden room-ish」

《Yay~ I wonder if there’s a treasure~》

『Naa~』

It wasn’t a trapdoor room like the before, but the destroy the wall hidden room . Therefore, when we enter after destroying the wall, there was a spacious room with a stone altar with an artificial fountain with light brown liquid in the center .

It’s unlike any hidden room we have found before .

「This is the smell of alcohol?」

When I approached the fountain, the smell of alcohol gradually became stronger .

And when I used【Appraisal】on the fountain, the result was『Brandy Fountain』 .

It appears that the light brown liquid is alcohol, a brandy at that .

Of course, there’s no harm on the body――no, it’s an alcohol, so drinking way too much would harm the body…… in this case, the harm is in the toxic meaning .

But, it seems there are no problems in drinking it, so I gave it a try .

「Ah, it’s good」

When I scoop it in my hands and try, it tasted nostalgic .

「Un, it’s a brandy without a doubt . It’s normally delicious」

I drank alcohol if invited by a friend . It was only to such degree, so I’m not that knowledgeable about alcohol, but I’m thinking whether this brandy doesn’t have a considerably good taste .

Speaking of popular alcohol circulating around Aetherdia, it would be an ale . And then, wine and apple cider-like alcohol made from fruit .

I might find it if I looked for it, but I haven’t seen any brandy so far even though I saw products made from the same grapes . I found balsamic vinegar and apple cider-like vinegar though~

As for the alcohol made of grains with the exception of ale――I haven’t seen any whiskey, gin, or vodka .

The white wheat which is used as feed for the livestock――I thought that finding a rice wine would be hopeless, but I might be able to find it somewhere in a dungeon .

Finding a brandy here is a good fortune . Of course, I should draw some of it, right?

…… If I’m not mistaken, I should have an empty water cask .

There are cases like this, so it’s necessary to purchase more empty casks or bottles .

「「Is delish~?」」

「It is . But, this is a beverage for adults, so Allen and Elena mustn’t drink it, okay?」

「「…… Yess」」

Allen and Elena seemed interested, but this is an alcohol . I can’t Allen and Elena drink this .

「「Uniyu~」」

『Au~n』

『Nnya!?』

「…… N?」

While I was taking out the empty cask from the《Infinite Storage》, I suddenly heard Allen, Elena, and Joule let out weird voices .

「「…… Not delish」」

《This is not good~》

「Hey! Ehh!? Did you perhaps drink it? Ahh, seriously~~~ Here, a fruit water, drink it」

It appears that the children drank the fountain liquid as soon as I took my eyes off of them .

Feat didn’t seem to drink it and was quite shocked when the two and one animal drank .

I retrieved the children’s favorite fruit water from the《Infinite Storage》in panic and let them and Joule drink .

「「Uniyu~」」

「Are you feeling sick?」

「「…… Not sick~」」

《Ugh~~~》

Even though they drank it, it should be only a small amount, so I think there won’t be any problems .

That reminds me, Allen and Elena have Abnormal Status Resistance, don’t they? With that, would it be difficult for them to suffer from a hangover? Well, at the moment, rather than that――

「You guys! I told you not to drink it, didn’t I?」

I have to properly scold Allen, Elena, and Joule!

「「I’m sorry~」」

《I’m sorry》

The two and one animal apologized dejectedly .

「I told you not to drink it for a reason . It wasn’t good, was it?」

「「Not good」」

《I don’t like it~》

「Right? Besides, that is something children shouldn’t drink . Will you promise me not to taste anything that I say you shouldn’t eat or drink from now on?」

「「《I promise~》」」

Because I don’t have to worry about them drinking it anymore, I decided to draw the brandy without a reserve . Ah, before that――

「Feat, come here . Feat gets a reward because you’ve kept the promise」

《Yay~》

At that time, I heard a girlish voice, different from Elena’s .

「Huh? Was that perhaps you, Feat?」

《That’s right, Niisama . You see, I’ve learned【Telepathy】~》

「Ohh!」

It appears that Feat learned the【Telepathy】 .

Similarly to Joule, Feat’s voice is still childish and adorable .

「「Feat!」」

《That’s right~ Allen-chan and Elena-chan, let’s keep being good friends from now on too, okay?》

「「Un!」」

《Niisama too, please take care of me》

「Yeah . Feat, let’s get along」

I was interrupted by the surprise of Feat’s【Telepathy】, but I have to reward her before I forget .

「Then, Feat . Are you fine with Cream bread for your reward?」

《Un . I love Cream bread~》

「「《Au~》」」

When I rewarded Feat with a Cream bread, Allen, Elena, and Joule looked at me with staggeringly sad eyes .

…… I’m not trying to bully them, but I have to endure~

《Niisama~ I want to eat with everyone》

Feat said so .

Well, being looked at with such eyes, Feat would have a difficult time eating alone, and above all, I can’t withstand those eyes~

「It can’t be helped . You will have to properly protect the promise next time, okay?」

「「《Un》」」

While the children were eating the Cream bread, I drew plenty of the brandy .