I showed the【entrance permit】to the soldiers guarding the entrance of the tower and sneaked into the tower alone.
I held the【Sword of trial】in my left hand,
and advanced through the dungeon by skip in a cheerful mood.
At any rate, it's a new sword.
I've been raring to try it out, you know~.
I came over to the room where the stairs to the underground which had been referred to as pitfall were.
I took out【long trunks】from the inventory and put it on top of the pants.
「Alright!」
I fired myself up and moved toward the bottom of the hole using【Teleportation】.
「Uotto!」
Because my steps were unstable, I nearly fell down. I somehow managed to completely avoid being plunged into the stinking water.
「First, check the map.」
The map of the underground has yet to be filled but this room alone.
Though I can see several red dots, I don't know the identity of the enemies yet.
However, since the main purpose is to try out the sword, I advance towards the nearest red dot whilst submerging in the stinking water until around the knee.
「The enemy is on the other side of this door, huh.」
In front of my eyes, there's a sturdy-looking door which should lead to a room.
The nearest red dot is on the other side of this door.
After turning the handle attached to the heavy door, I opened it slowly.
It's also filled with stinking water the same height as the passage in the room.
Well, if the height of the water isn't different, I wouldn't be able to open the door due to the water pressure.
When I peeked inside the room―
there was nothing inside.
「Huh?
That's strange, even though it's displaying a red dot……」
I entered the room carefully but didn't find a figure of a monster.
With【Information magic】+【Water magic】, I should be able to find the enemy in the water……
When I looked around restlessly―
I felt【danger】from above and jumped to the side with all my might.
The thing which fell from above―
was a slime.
「I was surprised!」
The slime is red and it seems I have to crush a sphere 1 meter in diameter.
Looking from the outside, the slime looks bigger and the color is also different.
That fellow advanced toward me while being half submerged in the stinking water.
Basha!
I broke out of the water a little from my position and performed a jump attack.
I drew the sword of trial during the critical moment and hit the slime……
I've tried to but I can't attack well since it's too heavy.
「Shit, it's too heavy……」
Although I've dodged the slime's attack somehow, there's no meaning since I can't attack.
The slime made the same attack once again.
I took the sword of trial's weight into account this time, I started the attack motion a little earlier and was able to make the attack hit the slime successfully.
However, although the attack was a hit, it wasn't able to slice it off and only send the slime flying.
「The sword of trial is quite difficult.」
The slime which had been blown away by me hit the room's wall―
producing a『crunch』sound.
「??
Even though it's a slime, why does such sound comes out?」
In the next instant!
The slime burst into flames like a match caught on fire along with crackling sounds.
「Fa!?」
The slime advances in the stinking water towards me whilst burning.
And, somehow, the slime have become larger~.
!?
It's not it!
The slime's fire spreads through the stinking water!?
「Dangerous!!」
I promptly jumped toward the outside of the room,
and closed the heavy door with all my might.
「I-, It was dangerous.」
From the other side of the door that I've closed, crackling and burning sounds can be heard.
I've been submerged to my knees the whole time a little while ago, this【stinking water】……
When I used【Appraisal】―
it was【oil】……
When I dropped the torch at the beginning, it didn't spread properly……