63 Part 2
When did it beco morning?
He couldnt rember at all.
All Haruki had been doing was playing around with those Centipedes
The morning dew gracefully covered all of the uncultivated land on the other side of the road.
A beautiful sunrise appeared behind a small hill.
Should I get so sleep?
He would get one or two hours of sleep at most before having to get up.
But even that was probably better than getting no sleep at all.
Haruki dragged his feet back ho.
He quickly changed his clothes and got into bed at the sa ti as Rhea woke up, having noticed the first rays of morning sunlight.
Of course, after being exhausted from having fought the Centipedes all night, Haruki couldnt wake up that easily.
As Karen appeared in front of his house, Rheas bullets woke Haruki up from his deep slumber.
Rubbing his eyes, the drowsy Haruki visited Akanes shop.
He didnt expect the item he wanted would arrive so soon, but he needed it in order to be able to proceed with his strategy.
Even though he had just entered the store, Akane was ignoring him.
She seed even less motivated than usual.
Hey.
Oh, welco, Karen.
Im here too, you know?
Ah! Sorry, your presence was so low that I hadnt noticed you! Hehe
Was she still mad about Haruki and Akane going to hunt spoon worms without her the other day?
Her provocation pierced deep into Harukis chest.
Oh, I see, I see. So thats the attitude youre going to have with . Thats a sha!
What?
I was thinking about helping you get through the spoon worms floor. But if youre going to be like that, well, nevermind then!
AAAHH! Wait! Wait a second! Lets try this again from the start!
If she was going to cry about it, then she probably shouldnt get that cocky to begin with.
Haruki sighed and approached the counter.
It might be a bit too early, but did the item I ordered arrive?
Huh? I think it did, actually. Is this it?
Akane took out a small bottle from under the counter.
It was a dicine commonly found in Sapporo with a sticker that said: This dicine makes sounds and slls disappear. Abuse is strictly prohibited.
Of course, Haruki didnt want to use that dicine.
It was important that the few remaining presence he had could disappear easily in case of an ergency.
Still, Haruki felt that there would be no way he could go through the 11th floor without it.
What are you going to do with this? Are you planning to make you even less noticeable by others?
Do you think I would do such a thing?
Haruki didnt want to erase his presence in that way.
He wanted to increase it.
Does that make sense?
Dont get confused there.
But you dont actually need this, dont you?
Why is that?
Do you want to tell you?
Haruki could almost hear her saying You have such a little presence that you dont need to take this dicine at all.
Please dont.
He wasnt feeling like being ridiculed any further.
Haruki shook his head.
So what are you going to do with it?
There are so monsters called Chacha that appear on the 11th floor. Ill try to get through them using this.
Oh, I see.
Oh, so you know what Im trying to do?
Even if I didnt, youre fighting Chachas, right?
She probably hadnt realized the reason why Haruki needed the dicine yet.
Akane proceeded to explain to Karen.
Brown bears have a sharp sense of sll and acute hearing. Being half-bears themselves, Chachas have those sa abilities as well. Even adventurers with high Covert skill scores cannot completely erase their sll and sounds. If you have a dicine that can do that for you, then its possible to avoid fighting these kinds of monsters.
The Chachas gathered around the center of the room as they noticed Haruki and Karens approach by detecting their sll and sounds.
Harukis guess was that the Chachas attacked them there in order to prevent them from getting closer to the floors boss.
So, how did I do? Im a good clerk, am I not? So you can help , right? Right?
Haruki headed for the 11th floor after constantly ignoring Akanes begging.
He felt a bit sorry for her, so he couldnt help but agree to help her.
But for so reason it seed to get Karen more pumped up about it than Akane herself.
Im not relying on you, Karen, but on Haruki. Youre still too unreliable.
Was that Akanes way to try to provoke Karen into becoming stronger?
Haruki couldnt understand Akanes intention.
But that was sothing they could talk about after clearing the 11th floor.
When they arrived at the 11th floor, Haruki sprinkled the contents of the bottle onto both Karen and himself.
Are our scents disappearing?
Karen sniffed near Haruki.
He also brought his arms closer to his nose and sniffed, but couldnt feel his own sll.
They had no choice but to believe that their scents were gone.
But it wasnt until they had started to walk that they understood the true potency of the dicine.
Oh, we really make no sound at all!
The sound of their footsteps was almost completely gone.
Even when they kicked the floor, it sounded muffled.
With this, no matter how good the Chachas hearing ability was, they shouldnt hear them walking.
Alright, lets go.
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