"...kuu" Her voice echoed, as she slowly opened her eyes.
Immediately, she felt pain all over her body, making her a bit uncomfortable.
"Oh! You're awake!"
"...who's there?"
As soon as she spoke, the green-haired guy appeared right in front of her.
"How are you feeling? Does it hurt a lot?"
'He's not wearing a shirt at all...' Kanna thought, staring closely at Kai's face.
At first glance, it seemed ordinary, even forgettable, but upon closer inspection, she noticed many handsome features on his face.
"..."
"Hmm? Why aren't you saying anything? Does your mouth hurt or something?" Kai waved his hand near her face.
"..." Her mouth moved, catching Kai's attention.
"What? Are you trying to say something?" Kai leaned in closer.
"...BLEEECH!!"
Kanna suddenly vomited a rainbow straight onto Kai's face.
"..." Kai blinked for a moment, then his face contorted.
"OH MY FUCKING GOD! I BEGGING YOU, PLEASE!!!"
"Huh?! What's going on?!" The doctor lady woke up abruptly, looking at the two of them.
Kanna was clutching her stomach, puffing her cheeks to hold it in, while Kai looked like he was about to puke after getting hit.
"...what happened?"
"DO YOU HAVE WATER?! I NEED TO WASH THIS OFF RIGHT NOW!"
"Nahhh, water's for drinking, save it, okay?"
"OH SO YOU WANT ME TO SMELL LIKE VOMIT FOREVER?!!"
After a while, Kai washed off all the vomit from his face, then glared at Kanna.
"...sorry."
"Ugh, whatever, can you move?"
Kanna raised her hand, shook it back and forth, and nodded.
'Good, anyway, I don't want to carry her anymore,' Kai sighed tiredly and looked at the doctor.
"Currently, from what I can guess... We're on the 3rd floor of the dungeon," the doctor said, looking at the map.
"Damn, is every dungeon just a mini Abyss or something?"
"Kinda like that."
He scratched his head and pondered.
Flashback~
"I remember the card I gave you had my name clearly written on it, why do you have to call me 'doctor' so formally?"
"I threw that crap away somewhere."
"...you don't appreciate anything, my name is Brichest Nightingale Villion Lily, just call me Lily for short."
"Bitches?"
"I'll kill you right now."
She then unfolded the map.
"I thought you said you got lost? But you have a map like this?" Kai raised an eyebrow.
"..." Lily glared at Kai and handed him the map.
"Maybe It's not that bad, maybe you have skill issues-"
He stopped, examining the map closely.
I-Is this drawn by a kid?! And there's even Hello Kitty in one corner!
"I came here to collect necessary herbs, so I need to find someone who knows this place well."
"...so this drawing is?"
"Yeah, it's drawn by an adult, about 15 years older than you," she said, as if she was used to this.
30... And they drew this? Future artist or what?
"H-How the hell did you get down here so skillfully?"
"...kukuku," she smiled, stood up, and struck a pose.
'...what now?' I twitched my eye as I watched her start posing as cool as possible.
"To get down here, I personally went through challenges overcoming thousands of thorns, which proves that I! A mature woman! Can be independent!"
"You just wandered around and got lost, right?"
"Yeah, that's right."
...Hopeless, she acts so irresponsibly, I wonder how she's still living peacefully in this crappy world?
End of flashback~
Looking at the map, he was truly speechless.
He really didn't know where to go, with this highly abstract drawing style truly challenging him to decode it.
"Where do you think we should go?" Lily said as she pulled Kanna to her feet.
"...Why do you always rely on me?"
"Well... You're the only one who can fight right now, Kanna's injured, and I'm a doctor."
"Maybe injured Kanna could still take on 10 guys like me."
So he took the oil lamp from Lily and moved forward.
The three of them walked through the pitch-dark path, with no sound except their footsteps.
A B-rank dungeon, but why is it so empty? Is this place really safe or just a trap to fool people? I'm freaking worried.
"Um..." Kanna's voice rang out, making the other two turn to look at her.
"Kai and Miss Lily, thank you for helping me... I'll repay you somehow."
"No need to repay me, I suggest you repay this kid instead," Lily's face remained calm as she poked Kai's cheek with her finger.
"No no! You saved me too!"
"I saved you because he carried you to me, this kid is quite gallant," Lily pinched Kai's cheek.
'This woman, why does she keep saying nice things about me? What's her intention?' Kai grimaced while Lily continued to fondle his cheek.
"..." Kanna stared at Kai for a while, then looked away.
"...kid, you don't seem very popular with girls, huh?"
"BEING POPULAR WITH GIRLS OR WHATEVER DOESN'T MATTER, JUST GET YOUR HAND OFF MY FACE!!"
After arguing for a bit, the group suddenly heard some noise.
They looked at each other and nodded, carefully making as little noise as possible to observe who it was.
"...ah"
A humanoid creature with pale white skin, except it looked very buff and emitted some terrifying aura.
Yeah, that look like the one we met before, but this thing look more stronger.
'Heh, smart people should avoid that thing, with this team, we might not even stand a chance against it,' Kai thought to himself, about to tell the two to find another safer path.
"BLECH!!!"
A rainbow splattered onto the ground, making a loud and clear noise.
Both Kai and Lily looked at Kanna, who was desperately covering her mouth.
Kai then turned back, seeing the creature's firm, muscular chest right in front of him.
He slowly looked up at its face, and it looked back at him.
"...Hola Amigos! We're also monsters from your side! Please help- AGHHHHHH!!"
With just one punch slamming straight into the ground, all three were easily flung into the air.
Then it charged at Kai, unleashing continuous blows on him like he was a punching bag, before smashing him into the wall.
"UHAH!"
Kai collapsed, while the monster turned its back, revealing a red "Death" character on it.
"Uh oh."
Then the monster charged at Lily and Kanna.
"Damn it! If you're weak, don't be that weak, Kai??" Lily pulled something out of her bag and threw it to the ground.
Immediately, white smoke appeared, obstructing its vision.
Kanna coughed violently while Lily grabbed her hand and ran to Kai.
"Hey! Wake up!" Lily shook Kai hard, then slapped him.
Kai woke up, his face still horrified.
"What happened??"
"Too much talking, run!"
So the three fled, leaving the monster behind.
"..."
After emerging from the smoke, the monster looked in the direction where the three had just escaped.
It stood there for a moment, then slowly followed.