Isekai Yururi Kikou ~Raising Children While Being an Adventurer~-Chapter 483:

Last Challenge (3)

The twenty-eighth floor was, as expected, a tunnel made of red resin.

As soon as we stepped in, the children picked up some suitable rocks and brought them to me.

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I had completely forgotten, but we had indeed collected the green ones as materials.

"Alright, the target here is the Scarlet King Leo."

""We'll do our best to find it~!""

Allen and Elena eagerly hurried down the tunnel.

(Oh, they’re coming, they’re coming~)

(Oh! Lots are coming~)

Just as we reached a crossroads, we saw monsters approaching from the front and both sides.

"Allen will take the left~"

"Then, Elena will go right~"

(Eh, Allen and Elena are splitting up!?)

As Allen and Elena ran off in opposite directions, Joules tarted to panic.

"I think they'll be fine, but Joule, you go with Allen. Feat, can you go with Elena?"

(Got it!)

(Understood~)

I had Joule and Feat follow Allen and Elena as their backup.

"Vector, Bolt, Kaiser, you take the front."

(Alright, I’m on it!)

(Leave it to me!)

(Eh~? What about me?)

"Then, Radian, come with me."

(Yay~ Thank you, Kaiser Oniichan!)

As I allocated the rest of the group to the front path, Radian pouted.

At this level, Radian still lacked the strength. While Radian envied the others, Kaiser, surprisingly caring despite his carefree demeanor, agreed to take him along.

"Mile, let's wait here with me."

(Okay!)

To be ready to respond to whatever happens, I waited at the crossroads.

Mile, not being much of a fighter, stayed with me. After all, waiting alone can be lonely.

"Everyone’s handling them easily~"

(Piece of cake!)

Their battles were so effortless, it was easy to forget we were in an advanced dungeon.

(Bummer. No dolls for me~)

"None here either~"

"None over here too~"

Unfortunately, it seemed that none of us had gotten the target doll.

"No dolls, huh? That’s a shame."

(Oniichan, there was a doll! I got a Pastel Rabbit.)

(We got two: a Red Wolf and a Bloody Wolf~)

(Got a lizard~)

"N? Really?"

Turns out, there were some doll drops after all. Just not the Scarlet King Leo... yet.

"We’ve gathered quite a few different kinds now~"

""We’ll collect even more~!""

The number of dolls was steadily increasing. The children clearly planned to keep collecting.

It would be a waste to just put them in the Infinite Storage. I should display them. But how? Should I make a shelf on the wall to line them up, or arrange them in rows like a tiered stand?

Not only the arrangement but the display space needs some thought...

""Ah!――Water Bullet.""

Allen and Elena spotted a golem and immediately cast their magic.

"Oh, you're improving. Keep it up. Just a few more shots and you’ll pierce through it."

""Yay! Will do our best!""

At first, their magic was bouncing off the golem’s tough exterior, but now it was making dents.

""Water Bullet.""

The kids accurately aimed their water bullets at the indented spot from earlier.

And successfully took down the golem.

""Ah!!""

"What is it? What's wrong?"

""… We defeated it~""

"Huh? Isn’t that a good thing?"

""... Didn’t pierce through it.""

"Ah, that’s what you meant."

They sounded so distressed after defeating the golem, I thought something had gone wrong.

"You were disappointed because you defeated it before piercing through, huh? Well, the magic stone is probably in the center of its body. You can defeat it without piercing through. If you want to take it down like Kaiser does, maybe you should practice on areas without the magic stone, and then, when it gets too close, just defeat it... Something like that might be good for practice."

""We’ll do that!""

I could feel their determination to pierce through it no matter what.

Well, with Allen and Elena, I bet they'll get it in a few more tries.

(Look, look~! I got a good doll from that golem~)

"N? Was it the Scarlet King Leo doll?"

(Nope! But look at this!)

""Ah, it's Lyla!""

"N? Oh, an Edenbird. How cute."

The drop item Vector excitedly picked up was an Edenbird doll.

"Mu? Is this Lyla an Edenbird? Is that Takumi's Contracted Beast?"

"Oh, Kaiser, you haven't met her, huh? Lyla is the familiar of a friend named Oswald."

"Oh, I see."

As the conversation turned to Lyla, Kaiser, who hadn't met her, tilted his head, so I explained.

"Oswald-san would probably be really happy to get this doll~"

""Ohh~ for sure~""

"So, we need another one for him!"

"We've gotta collect more!"

"N? Another one?"

""Because this one's ours~""

"Ah, yes, I get it~..."

It seems we'll need to collect another one if we want to give one to Oswald-san while keeping one for themselves.

"… Alright, let's agree to give him one if we manage to get another."

""We’ll definitely get it~!""

Motivated even more, the kids started charging at any monsters they could find.

"We got a Claudia too~"

Along with Lyla, it seems we also got a Claudia doll.

"Oh, you're right. A Dark Panther... or wait, is it a Black Panther?"

Black Panther and Dark Panther are very similar monsters.

Both are black-bodied leopards, with the Black Panther having red eyes and the Dark Panther having golden eyes... or was it the other way around? No, I think that's right.

"Claudia has red eyes~"

"Red eyes mean it's a Black Panther!"

It seems the children have a better grasp of the monsters' traits than I do.

Now that I think about it, I never appraised Claudia or had Oswald-san introduce her species. So, yeah, I must’ve been confusing Black and Dark Panthers.

… I shouldn't rely on appraisals too much. I should follow the children's example and study properly. Time to reflect.

(Ugh~ I haven’t gotten mine yet!)

While dolls of familiar creatures kept dropping, Vector started sulking because he still hadn’t gotten a doll of himself.

(Kurururu♪)

We collected various other dolls, including a second Edenbird, but the Scarlet King Leo remained elusive. Just as I was thinking it might be time to let them give up, Radian’s excited cry echoed.

(It's Vector Oniichan!)

(Oh, you're right.—Vector, your long-awaited doll is finally here~)

It seems they finally got the Scarlet King Leo doll.

And it was Radian and Feat who obtained it.

(Really!? Let me see, let me see!)

(Here it is~)

(Wow~! It really is! It’s me!)

Called over by Radian and Feat, Vector rushed over and stared intently at the doll.

His tail wagged vigorously, clearly showing how happy he was.

""Wow~! It really is Vector~ So cool~!""

"Ohh! It’s a sharp, handsome-looking doll."

(Handsome? Am I handsome?)

"...…"

As I complimented the doll, which exuded the regal presence of the king of beasts, for some reason, the actual Vector (the beast) became even more excited, wagging his tail even harder.

(Takumi Nii complimented the doll, not you, Vector!)

Mile pointed out calmly, but it didn’t seem to reach Vector, who was too caught up in his excitement.