Delinquent and Friends - First E-Rank Dungeon!

"Nnn... so fluffy..." Ryuji muttered as the afternoon sun flickered through their storm windows, his face buried in Yumiko's crotch as they overslept, and she somehow ended up sleeping upside down, crushing his face.

"Mmm, no, I don't want to get up," Yumiko murmured as her fox tail wagged about his head, her buttocks pressing against his face as she seemed to think his movements were about to wake her.

Unable to breathe properly, Ryuji grasped at Yumiko's rump, squeezing the soft meat of her rear and lifting her off of him as he gasped for air.

A raspy sigh of disappointment escaped her lips before she opened her eyes and turned to face him. As she rolled over, her slightly tanned skin became exposed, her long hair falling about the sheets, and her silky ears twitching.

"Ryuji!" she complained as she glanced about her, seeing her state of nudity. "See! You can't keep your hands off me! You did it again, didn't you?" She glared at him accusingly, trying to hide the excitement and faint damp dripping from between her thighs.

"What? It's you twisting and turning in bed, then pushing your huge ass against my face!" Ryuji complained as he rolled out of bed.

Yumiko's eyes traced the scars on his muscular back and the tribal tattoo that twisted down his back, and the fox tattooed along the length of his penis before he pulled on a pair of shorts and walked through to the bathroom.

"We're supposed to be meeting Akari and Ryo in the dungeon plaza," Ryuji reminded her, "and if you're not ready, we'll miss our chance."

Yumiko sighed as she sat up in bed, stretching and yawning as she played with her voluminous fox tail, not bothering to cover her alluring breasts as Ryuji reentered the room.

After nine days together, the pair became quite comfortable. Still, Yumiko liked to tease him and pressed herself against him on purpose to push his buttons and enjoy the excitement of what might happen if he got carried away.

Her lips curled into a smile as she remembered the sensation of his face and hands on her body before climbing off the bed and wearing a simple dress with tight-fitting shorts. "Let's go, then. I am ready," she announced with a yawn as she stretched her arms over her head and approached the door.

"Hurry, or I'll leave you behind!" she jested, watching Ryuji stuff his wallet with a few of their coins, then take a skinning knife into his belt while pointing to the bathroom. "brush your teeth first." He insisted.

"Aww, you don't like my morning breath?" Yumiko teased as she paused, licking her lips seductively as she approached him and slowly traced a finger along his arm.

Ryuji's face looked deadpan as he motioned to the bathroom, slapping her thigh before walking towards the bedroom door on his own.

"I'll wait two minutes, then you're not getting a snack."

"Snack?! I will hurry!" Yumiko complained as she rushed to the bathroom.

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Ryuji and Yumiko ran almost at full speed, earning several strange looks from the castle servants and knights, who chuckled at them when they arrived at the dungeon plaza underneath the castle grounds.

Ryo and Akari sat waiting while eating from a small basket that Ryuji asked Ryo to prepare.

'Thank god, we're only five minutes late,' Ryuji thought as he tried to catch his breath, his knees buckling as he wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Sorry, we're late. This pervert kept playing with me and wouldn't wake up." Yumiko huffed as she pointed accusingly at Ryuji.

"That's a lie, isn't it?!" Ryuji shot back.

Ryo and Akari laughed as Yumiko winked at them.

"Well, don't let it happen again," Ryo replied. "I want to visit the dungeon to test this baby! It was so fun using my class to cook a meal for the first time... although it's only a ham and egg sandwich. Here, Ryu, some for you both before we leave." Ryo then handed the basket with Yumiko snatched, pulling out a sandwich and practically swallowing it.

Akari smiled at Ryuji and looked at him closely. "What did you do to her, Ryuji? You both seem different," she inquired.

"What, me? I just woke up to find a fat ass in my face while she just tried to suffocate me."

The moment he spoke, Akari's face turned bright red. She seemed a little perverted, taking a handkerchief and dabbing the sweat from Ryuji's forehead.

"H-Here, Ryuji. Don't overdo it."

"Thanks, Akari, but what's wrong with that fox now?"

"Hmph!" Yumiko looked at him with narrow eyes, wolfing down his sandwich and pulling out her tongue. "He's stupid, always flirting with pretty girls."

"Yeah, yeah," Ryuji retorted, "We have work to do. Stop being dramatic."

The group finished their light meal and preparations fifteen minutes after Ryuji arrived before heading to the knight in charge of permissions. Although they could enter the portals at will, it was poor etiquette for them not to at least inform the knights of their choice in the dungeon.

'Thanks to Simon, I learned many things that might earn minor points.'

"Excuse me, we would like to enter an E-rank dungeon. Do you have any suggestions?" Ryuji asked the stout knight, who seemed in a bad mood.

However, when he asked, the male's face turned into a bright smile as he opened up the huge tome before him and spoke pleasantly.

"Thank you, heroes, you're the first to ask me... I felt a little bored! My name is Andy, and I would suggest a slightly easier dungeon for your party. Is that okay?"

"No, that's great. We only have two combatants, so please guide us well!" Ryuji ignored Yumiko playing with his back, poking him, slapping him with her tail or caressing his ass like a pervert. It seemed she enjoyed getting revenge quickly.

'Damn middle-aged woman!'

"Then this dungeon would be easier. It is more of an exploration type than a hunt-style dungeon. The enemies will be bats and rats. Please take care. The Illumius dungeon is third from my left!"

Andy pointed to one of the black doors floating above the castle plaza.

"The other options would be the old skeleton dungeon, the ghost tower, or the old dwarf mine. But those have more combat and some dangerous traps."

Ryuji nodded and thanked him before they moved through the crowd towards the gate.

He heard several people muttering and whispering to themselves as they moved past them and realised the hero party with Erika and that moron entered a rank C dungeon together.

'I feel sorry for those guys, but I hope they don't get hurt, especially Erika.'

After passing through the black fog of the portal, Ryuji and his friends landed inside a dimly lit room.

A dim ray of light entered the space as if someone had opened a curtain, showing them their surroundings, but he noticed that the wall of black fog remained and made sure everyone was ready.

"Are you all ready? This dungeon will be a little longer than last time."

Ryuji watched the others nod as Yumiko tightened the skinning knife at her hip. He tightened his belt, which carried his skinning knife and two potions, before gazing at the next room with a frown while gripping his axe.

'Something smells strange in this room... is it the smell of beasts or decay?'

"Let's go then, Yumiko. You protect Akari, I'll protect you and Ryo."