Chapter 254: Dungeon Clearer
Draxus and Lilianna went into the dungeon that was near Preeliance. It was a common dungeon that had various monsters and treasure. But for a normal adventurer, it was one of the most difficult dungeons to clear.
Draxus and Lilianna had already spent most of the day going through the dungeon. They managed to reach the ninety-ninth floor without much issues, even through the powerful guardians for every tenth floor.
"Now, we have cleared the first ninety-nine floors here, the next floor should be another boss huh..." Draxus had looked at his equipment and has only been using gauntlets for the time being. Lilianna was using her sword which was forged by Draxus. A blade with a metallic red rose hilt and a fine blade.
"This could potentially be the last boss of the dungeon. So I think we can just get in now." Lilianna was somewhat excited, as she was ready to go for another battle against the dungeon bosses. Which made Draxus smile wryly as they opened the giant door.
The first thing that greeted the two of them was a throne, where a giant black knight stood up. As the black knight stood up, fire started to appear from every pillar within the room as the door closed. The Black Knight was three meters tall with a giant claymore as its weapon. Draxus looked around and noticed that the other black knights, around two meters in height are starting to stand up, wielding a similar but smaller weapon. "Hey Lilianna, how many people are in a party when it comes to this world?" "A party is normally composed of six members, with a full raid being thirty..." "So the supposed test here is party management huh..." Draxus stood in front of Lilianna as he snapped his neck a bit for a stretch along with loosening his arms as he faced fifty smaller black knights. "Go for the boss, I'll handle the stragglers." "Got it." Lilianna smiled, as she prepared her sword to immediately go for a breakthrough and fight the boss directly. The two of them didn't wear any bit of armor as they want to go in with a handicap. Draxus has not used any magic beyond the advanced tier and his souls and has been fighting with nothing but his gauntlets [Kessaku].
Even though they were fighting with a handicap, they still managed to flawlessly handle the dungeon's boss.
They quickly moved to the next room and noticed that it was mostly treasure. Since both of them are already rich and have powerful equipment, they pretty much just ignored the reward, until Draxus comes across a certain object.
"A golden toilet..." "Wait, I didn't think things like this actually exist." Draxus was tempted, while Lilianna was genuinely surprised for the existence of a golden toilet. Draxus then explained to her about a time in Preeliance castle some time ago. "Remuel showed me his golden toilet and it made me feel salty, but for the sake of not being an ass to actual dungeon clearers, I won't take it." Draxus was slightly complaining, as he remembered Remuel's words that was slightly picking on him. "I'm taking a royal shit~" In the most sophisticated tone while sounding both arrogant and noble made Draxus feel a bit jealous. But he ultimately decided against taking the toilet. "Anyways, we should grab the proof of the dungeon clear." Draxus urged Lilianna to go take the proof of clearing the dungeon.
After some time staying around, Lilianna finally felt relaxed. "I'm glad you joined me here today Drax, dungeon clearing has always been one of my dreams. I never thought I'd make it this far as an adventurer. When I was a princess, I always wanted to be like the adventurers, finding opportunities to travel and go on adventures." Lilianna had always been emotional, wanting to hold it within herself until she bursts, similar to her twin. However, instead of keeping it a hold within herself, she would let it out on some moments. Draxus knew that and simply waited for her to completely open up.
"Adventure has always been important when it comes to living. It doesn't come from only travelling through dungeons or fighting against monsters... Adventuring also means to venture out of your comfort zone and learn things from others. Understanding how the world works is one such adventure where you would learn how everything goes. But it all stems back to your own decisions. Instead of letting others tie you down, you go out on an adventure with yourself, mostly to develop your own life." "You really do know everything huh...?" Draxus smiled as he brushed Lilianna's head with his hand. "You made it this far, you should celebrate much more than just that." "You're right, but I'll start with this first." Lilianna raised her heel and reached up to Draxus for a kiss.
The two of them then returned to the castle, since it was still Lilianna's day with Draxus, they simply huddled together in his room as he activated the flat screen tv and the console. The two then continued to play around up until lights out, where they slept on his bed.
Around midnight, Lilianna woke up as she wanted to savor the happiness that she had felt. She brought out her diary from her [Interdimensional Storage] and started writing.
"Today, it was finally my time to stay with Draxus for the day. So I asked him if we could go to a dungeon. The dungeon near Preeliance had already been something I'm interested in going to for a long time, but the busy schedules that Draxus made me think that it was maybe impossible. But this opportunity for me was something I could never mess up. A chance to enter a dungeon and fight many monsters, even powerful ones that may have been quite scary."
"I cannot believe that I had already made it this far with my growth. If I dedicate myself to it, I may have been able to clear the dungeon alone. But I want to savor this first time to clear the dungeon with my special beloved... And now that it has come true, I guess the next thing I have to do is look for another wish?"
"However, since I'm about to go on a mission with him, to save my parents from the clutches of the [People of Earth] and the Council and their heroes, I wonder if things are truly going the way they are meant to be. I hope Draxus's plans here will be successful as they will be fighting against them. Audrey seems to be very excited as she wants to go wild with her magic... While Pauleen and Juniper seem to be nervous since I heard that they were placed in a terrible situation in Aquila back then. I feel sorry for them because of what my country has done to them. If possible, I would be okay to lose my old home... As long as we can keep Mother and Father safe..."
Lilianna then closed her diary after writing about her happiness, concerns, and slight regrets as she looked out at the moon from Draxus's room.