Dungeon

After walking a long way, I arrive in the middle of the 1st floor of the dungeon. Finally, It's a little peaceful in here. Just when the thought of peace came to mind, sound of something strange could be heard.

"Giii.... giiii...." "Kek... Kek...." '??.. Around the corner'. I walk near the junction slowly to avoid alerting them, when almost around the corner another sound ring. *ting.. ting...* "Stay away.... you monsters!!!". My step quicken and I peek from the corner "Hmm? A woman? A girl? And 2 goblins? That clothes.. a noble? Is there a noble in orario? Should I help? Of course I should help." While I'm thinking about how and what happen, her voice wake me up. "Aaarrgh!!... Please leave stay away..." "Kek.. kek... kek... nggrr raaa". Afraid I'm too late to safe her, make me peek again.

The sword that the girl use is on the ground several meters away, the goblin talk to each other. The goblin standing left and right in front of the girl, the right goblin smiling talking to the left goblin while the left goblin also smile but leaving.

The first thing come to my mind is the first goblin wave from Goblin Slayer. Before I can think about it, I panic because the other goblin walk toward me while... laughing? " Giii... giii... giii GIGIGIGIGIGI...."

I have no time to think and pull my sword from my waist, waiting for a chance to strike when the goblin about to turn. He close by, then I pull the goblin to my side. Cover his mouth and stab him in the neck and quick stab again around the heart. "Ugghh... This is too gruesome. I don't know that goblin smells so bad".

The goblin is dead after a few struggles but I keep his hand from moving by step on it and still cover his mouth. Moment after that he turn to black dust and get absorbed by the dungeon. " At least the gruesome scene is gone. I really hold my puke uuughh....". "NOOO!!!!..." 'Oo yeah, I forgot about her'.

I quickly get up and run to the other goblin before he realizes something was wrong. He tore her robe and grab her hand, about to get into it when I just a few step away from him. Then swing my sword vertically, producing silver light from my sword and cut halfway through his neck.

Underestimating the situation, I relax my muscle around my body. The goblin shriek and turn around with a dagger already and his hand and stab my leg. "Aarrghh... It hurts.." raising my leg and give him a good kick which make him turn into black dust. Finally, I can relax 'Damn, That's hurt so much. I can't act like a hero now with this wound hehe'.

There I can see the girl with long blue hair, open her eye a little and look at me. I walk forward and pat her head "It's alright, everything is okay now". I walk toward a body that I saw when I ran to safe her, the body wearing a cape and an armor. I ignore the situation first and grab the cape and bring it to her to cover her *cough*, then I drop to sit beside her and put my hand in my pocket and grab Stamina potion from inventory and drink it.

[Onii-chan, Stamina potion can't heal wound]

My eyes widened and realize. There's go my act trying to be cool.

"Do you have potion for my wound?" I ask her. She is flustered and snap back to my question. "Yes, I have antidote and normal potion for a wound" she said while reaching her side bag to take out the potion. I want to ask why do I need an antidote, but I stop realizing that goblin weapon usually coated with poison.

She open the vial and bring it near my mouth, trying to feed me. I grab her hand and took the vial while smiling at her and said "It's fine". She blushed and drop her head to hide it. I drink the yellow potion which is antidote and the red potion for my wound.

She looks at me again and ask "Are you a Pallum? Oh Sorry for being rude. I'm Asfi Al Andromeda daughther of Grand Duke Andromeda from the city of Atlantis. Thank you for saving me." She said while bowing toward me. After the bow, she looks at me and confuse because looking at my flustered face. 'Holy mother, she's Asfi? That explain the hair and the glasses, but something is weird' then I snap back to reality, cough a little and smile toward her "No, It's fine I get that a lot but sadly I'm a human even though I'm small, Let's just say I got a condition. I'm Alan, adventurer from Aphrodite Familia."

She seems sad when listen that I have a condition that make me small which make the situation awkward and silence. After a moment I break the silence by ask her "Why are you alone in the dungeon? And those two body look like a guard? There's no way 2 goblins can beat 2 human adult guard and there's only 1 monster core here and 1 that I get from killing the other one. I'm sorry to meddle in your business, you don't have to tell me if it's too hard to tell. I know you have your own condition."

She shakes her head repeatedly "No, It's alright. It's not like I don't want to tell you bu-" "Oi, you guy quick. We need to retrieve the body as a proof for the money." Just when she wants to say something, we hear someone yelling and Asfi quickly stand. "We need to get out of here." She pulls my hand, I stand up and run with her deeper into the dungeon.

Not long after we run, 3 people show up. "She's nowhere to find!!" "You fool, I told you just kill her not to let the monster kill her!!" the 3 man keep arguing. "Are you a fool? What would happen if the people realize the wound is not from monster and we lost 2 guards already. We're the same as dead!!" "What do we do now? We can only said that she's eaten by the monster and we avenge her but can't retrieve her body. Let's go".

"No. Something is weird around here. She might still be alive.". "What are you talking Lester?? Look, there's her sword at least we can bring it back as proof. There's no way a girl with no battle experience and no weapon can survive here alone". "Shut up Brad!! Look there!! Simon's body has no cape. No way someone as loyal as Simon forgot the cape with the family's crest also there's a monster core in the ground. That's mean someone is here before us to safe her, since her weapon is still here." Lester said while pointing at Simon's body that drop in the dungeon's floor. "So what do we do now? We can't act inside the city. Do we chase after her? They shouldn't be far. What do you think Alfred?"

"Lester is right, but we can't go deeper just to search for someone. It's like trying to find a needle inside a hay stack. This dungeon is too complex, but only have 1 entrance. We're going to stay outside the entrance for a day or two. Let's go back"

Back to Asfi and Alan. We're running deeper, Asfi still holding my hand and as we stop after we spot 4 monsters in front of us, she just realize she still holding my hand then let go of my hand while blushing "I guess we're far enough, and we're blocked" she said but look away from me. "Mind holding my spear?" I said while moving in front of her.

Before she answers, I dash forward while unconsciously smile since it's my first frontal dungeon experience. All of the goblin using dagger, I unsheathe both of my sword why aiming to the one on the right. 1 goblin rushing me and jump to attack me, I lift my left sword and slash my right sword horizontally cutting open his stomach while keep rushing. The goblin that I targeted run toward me while hold a dagger with 2 hands, my instinct kick in and dodge it by rotating my body and give him a back roundhouse kick to the head, stab him in the head. "2 more to go." 'Somehow this feels good, kicking their asses. Getting good at handling sword, is it because of weapon mastery? I wonder.'

Standing up facing the enemy and getting ready but suddenly something coming my way from my back and I can't dodge it, It's flying past me and stab the goblin's head. 'IT'S A FREAKING SPEAR RIGHT? RIGHT!!!!?? IT'S FLYING RIGHT PAST ME!!! IT'S A SPEAR... MY SPEAR EXACTLY!!!' I can somehow feel the chill behind my back. I turn my head slowly shakily toward my back, somehow I can see flame burning from looking at Asfi, then she yells at me "BEHIND!!". I turn back again and see the last goblin running at me and I finish it by slashing the sword vertically.

I take the monster cores and walk back slowly like approaching a lion, lioness to be exact. 'She's angry, she's angry right? The cheeks just inflate like a balloon, but why? Somehow I can't think of any reason. Is this the legendary disadvantage from being a virgin?' "YOU LEAVE ME HERE ALONE WHILE I'M ALMOST DYING JUST A MINUTES AGO, THE WORST THING I'M NAKED AND ONLY COVERED WITH CAPE!!!"

"Est, need help here" I said in low voice and trying to calm her down.

[Est can only give 2 suggestion for Onii-chan. Being the first Onii-chan can't find other reason and trying to win the situation. Secondly Onii-chan give 1 set of clothes to her.]

'Why is the most logical answer in this situation number 2?' I wryly smile with sweat drop.

[Moouu~ Onii-chan doesn't understand woman's heart at all]

'You can hear what I'm thinking Est? Why don't you tell me? Anyway back to important business, can I buy set of clothes for her from the system?.'

[Yes, you can Onii-chan. The cost for the clothes is 1 SP, the most affordable one. But if Onii-chan bring it out from the inventory, will bring out more question from her.]

'Then what should I do?? Why the only thing that always right is staying silent?'

[Onii-chan can just get near the entrance of the dungeon and look for supporter of a party and ask for a change of clothes]

'OOOHH!! Right, I'm still at the first floor' "Alright, I'm sorry. Let's find some adventurer for your change of clothes." I can only smile at her. "Hmmph, you can only think about it now?" she said while throwing her face the other way.

'I swear her attitude not like this in the anime'. "Let's go slowly, we don't know if those people still after us or not" "Emm.." She nods at me with serious face but then turn into troubled face.

"It's okay, we can talk about it after you get your change of clothes and we go deeper again to kill some monsters" I smile while walking toward her want to pat her head and I forgot that I'm small. To hide my embarrassment my walk turn toward my spear on the ground "Let me take my spear for a sec"

We walk toward the entrance and surprise.. surprise who I see at the entrance just walking in. No way I'm wrong about this woman. Eye-patch... check, Red hakama... check, Sarashi... check. Tsubaki Collbrande from Hephaestus Familia just enter the dungeon.

I really want to get interaction with Hephaestus Familia, just when maybe I can ask for clothe change from her. I realize some size just doesn't fit on everyone, I see that size and unconsciously turn my head toward Asfi, yup not fit. Asfi realize my gaze and cover her chest area and glaring at me "Alan~..... " the aura is back but now it's a dark aura. "Yeeesss..?" I said weakly,"YOOUUU!!! YOU JUST COMPARING OUR SIZE DIDN'T YOU!!!???? YOU PERVERT!!!" She still fumes after the yell.

Our fight actually get the attention of other adventurer and Tsubaki herself looking at us. Some girl automatically cover their chest too hearing what Asfi said. Me trying to cover up my track shout replying to what Asfi said "I'M 4 YEARS OLD, HUMAN. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT ONEE-CHAN!! IT'S JUST SO DIFFERENT, SO I'M CONFUSE WHY IT'S SO DIFFERENT, But it's okay Onee-chan, I still love you" I walk slowly and clumsily toward her and hug her and speak in low voice "We're being stared off, you don't want to be the people that being watched like a show don't you? Play along.". Even though she confuses how can a small child is much mature, she can just blame how harsh is his life. "Noo~.... Nooo.. Of course it's not you dear. What I mean is him!!" She said petting my head and pointing out to the guy beside her, after the 'suspect' has been chosen by Asfi, all the girl and woman inside the dungeon look at him with deadly glare and some of them already start walking toward him even though he keeps denying it. 'Sorry my friend, hope we meet again some time later if you still alive. Please bear my sin just for this time' I said in my mind while praying to him.

Few moment later just after the beating starts. Tsubaki and her party walking toward me and Asfi while suddenly, there's a glare that for some reason it's going to be deadly for me. "Kyyaaaaa!!!!! Sooo cute!!!!! He's SOOO CUTE!!!!" said all the girl that coming to me. 'Well, that's new for me. So I need sibling to look cute.'. My hair suddenly stand up and something spook me, I look around and see some girl flying or thrown to be exact.

Before I even realize what happen to me the vision get dark but I know that I'm still conscious because I can still try to breath and talk. "Hmm!!!..... HMP!!! HMMMPP!!!!" I try to talk and breath but I can't talk or breath. I start tapping around and tap something soft, tighten my grip I push toward something to get my head out of something. "PUUUAAHH!!!!! I CAN'T BREATHE!!!!" "Aaaahhnnn~...." The sound overlapping but I can hear it clearly. Yes, I just realize I'm almost dead out of breath. The legendary deadly cleavage attack me without even I realizing it. Not only I got hugged, I don't feel any of my weapon around me. That's scary, attacking and disabling me within second. Now I know why child scared of them. For late info, yes it was Tsubaki that 'attack' me.

"So, what happen to you guys?" said Tsubaki. She keeps hugging me while looking at Asfi as Asfi only wear a cape. "Well, if you need clothes, wait a moment." she said and look to her party member that are female. "Do you girl have a spare clothes that fits for this girl?" ask Tsubaki and receive an answer quite fast from one of her party "I have one Tsubaki-sama.". "Then what are you waiting for, give it to her and drop the -sama" Tsubaki answer while rolling her eyes.

"Ehmm.. Tsubaki-sam.. -san, can I hold him?" said the girl and pointing at me. Tsubaki answer quickly while 'lending' me to her "Yes, of course. Here". 'Wait... wait.... wait... I'm not a merchandise and why are you saying like I'm your son??? I feel like I just being sold to someone because a set of clothes' I thought while raising my eyebrow and change into tears.

"Ehhmmm.... Ano Tsubaki-san.. The clothes and Alan please..." Asfi said weakly while pointing at me. 'Oooohh!! My angel just save me, I can see hope ' "Big onee-chan, I need to help Asfi onee-chan. Can you put me down?" I said to Tsubaki with glittering big wide eyes on my face right now, desperately trying to get out of this situation.

Tsubaki sigh and look at us with a concern face since we're technically small. "Okay... Hurry up and get change, we will cover you around that corner then we will go to my workshop to listen to your story how do you ended up like this." while pointing at a junction on our left.

Me and Asfi nod at what Tsubaki said but I added some "Big onee-chan are you also have a hood that cover Asfi onee-chan from top to bottom? Since we're actually got attacked inside the dungeon, Asfi onee-chan think that since they fail after chasing us, They will need to confirm our status being live or dead and the easiest way to confirm that is..." "At the entrance of the dungeon." Tsubaki interject me.

"But why don't you ask for one too? That means the attacker didn't saw you back then. Anyway let's change her clothes, I will ask our mage that usually wear hood for a spare." Tsubaki frown at me, guess the thought about I go into the dungeon alone cross her mind since I have weapon on me before she removes it, not that I care about it since we need to explain it to her anyway since she's from Hephaestus familia and character from the original story that trustworthy, I don't mind explaining my story to her.

'Est, buy glasses with a model like Asfi in anime from my memory but add magic that can change her eye color like contact lens'

[It will cost 2 SP which remove 2 monster cores from your inventory Onii-chan]

'Do it' "Emmm... Asfi onee-chan, also wear this... the glasses can change your eyes color." I told Asfi while handing the glasses to her. She's surprise hearing it "Where do you get this glasses?" since item with magic is not common or usually only noble has it.

"It's what left from my mother, It's alright you can give it back after we're at a safe place." I smile like usual innocent child to her and she replied with a smile too.

Done with the change, Asfi already wearing the hood, a mage's staff, and wear glasses. We follow Tsubaki's party which cancel their dungeon period because the girls also want to help me and Asfi while glaring at the guys who want to argue.

' Never guess that my first experience going to the dungeon is this eventful, even though not so much fighting. I can go again tomorrow, also this effect from my skill is actually OP for normal guy that live in peaceful era now I have to fight for a living.'