An Adventurer Mom, Who Awakened [Housewife] Skill Through a Login Bonus, Is Making the Most of Her Adventurer Life With the Weekly Flyers She Gets! - Chapter 52

“Bernhardt-san, that’s quite a complicated family line.”

“Well, isn’t that just how royalty is?”

Ann said this casually.

“Young lady, you’ve caught the attention of a troublesome fellow in the Third Prince. It’s natural for a prince to desire the throne, but to go so far as to trample others underfoot, I can’t help but think that’s going too far.”

That was Ann’s impression.

Come to think of it, Bernhardt was also a prince.

“What about Bernhardt-san?”

When Kachua asked this, Ann answered disinterestedly.

“Who knows? I don’t care to talk about him.”

Having finished their lunch, Kachua and the others cut off the conversation and resumed their dungeon exploration.

“Just a little more and we’ll reach the thirty-second floor.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Kachua and her companions had already obtained the map for the thirty-first floor.

Once past the thirtieth floor, maps and information were no longer provided for free, and had to be bought with money. Having a map made a huge difference in the difficulty of exploration, so they had purchased one.

As they advanced through the dungeon, Kachua and the others created their own original map, adding notes about treasure chest locations and contents, as well as small details about routes.

Since the interior of a dungeon changed as if it were alive, updated information was highly valued.

If they made a proper map, it would serve as a clue for future adventures, and they could even sell it for about half the price they had paid for the map.

According to the map, Kachua and her companions had reached the deepest part of the thirty-first floor.

At that moment, an eerie clatter-clatter-clatter sounded, and a monster appeared!

“It’s a《Skeleton Swordsman》!”

The《Skeleton Swordsman》, as its name suggests, had the form of a skeleton. The slashes it unleashed from its sword were sharp and because it was made of bone it was fast, yet despite being bone its defensive power was excellent.

It was quite a formidable enemy.

They had known in advance from gathered information that a 《Skeleton Swordsman》 would appear here.

Gamma Team did not panic and initiated combat.

The Skeleton Swordsman was a tough opponent, but it did not use magic attacks, and on top of that, weapons imbued with Laura’s holy magic『Consecration』dealt 1.5 times special effectiveness.

Their preparations were perfect, so if they kept calm they could win.

“It is tough.”

“Just a little more.”

When Rick, Og, and Ann had shaved off about half of the Skeleton Swordsman’s health.

“афтwегх;ы@бвкор:г!!!”

The Skeleton Swordsman let out an ear-splitting scream.

It was a spell chanted by monsters such as undead and skeletons.

They offered prayers to the dark god who dwelled underground. If the dark god accepted their wicked plea, they would be powered up.

However, the success rate was only 0.1 percent.

Under normal circumstances, it almost never succeeded.

“Huh?”

As Gamma Team’s attacks battered its skeletal body, red vines appeared from nowhere and coiled around it.

They were the blood vessels of a creature of darkness.

Next came flesh, and then skin. The Skeleton Swordsman was turning into a human body.

But that thing was exuding from its entire form a baleful miasma that could not possibly be thought of as human.

What was more, its entire body was pitch black.

“Incarnation.”

“Why?”

“The success rate should be almost zero.”

Gamma Team flustered and Kachua had a flash of inspiration.

“Ah, come to think of it, today is Meat Day.”

That was a method of powering up called『juniku』in which a skeleton, having lost its flesh and blood in exchange for a cursed life, was once again granted a physical body by the dark god.

[Kanji: 受肉 Romaji: juniku Literal meaning: “to be given flesh,” “to incarnate,” “to take on a body.”]

Every Friday was Meat Day in the dungeon.

Thanks to the Meat Day effect from the flyer, the 《Skeleton Swordsman》 incarnated and class-changed into a《Demon Swordsman》.

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The Demon Swordsman was a formidable enemy that usually appeared on the fiftieth floor or higher.

Gamma Team was dumbfounded, but—

“The Demon Swordsman’s weakness is the same as the Skeleton Swordsman! Don’t panic.” Ann calmly gave instructions.

“Compared to the Skeleton Swordsman, its speed is only slightly reduced. But its strength is powered up threefold. Absolutely do not take even a single hit. It will split you clean in half from the crown of your head.”

“Yes!”

Og and Rick regained their composure at Ann’s words and renewed their fighting spirit.

Seeing the Demon Swordsman, Kachua shuddered, thinking, “Uwaah, scary.”

“Kachua, this thing is weak against fire. Support us!” A voice called out to her.

“Got it!”

Kachua was also a member of Gamma Team.

She joined the battle.

That said, Kachua wasn’t very fast. She had to be careful not to get too close to the Demon Swordsman.

Thanks to making tons of roasted Sugoroku Snakes on the thirtieth floor, her sub-skill『Cooking』had been powered up.

The new skill she had acquired was a safe, easy long-range flamethrower…

Keeping plenty of distance from the Demon Swordsman, Kachua pressed the ladle’s button and shouted:

“【Far-Flame High Heat】!”

The Demon Swordsman took fire damage!

Enraged, the Demon Swordsman turned toward Kachua.

“Hey, over here!”

Og, Rick and Ann attacked from three directions, not allowing it to go.

The Demon Swordsman was being attacked from all sides and was at a disadvantage.

“I’ll attack one more time. Everyone, back away!”

Taking advantage of that opening, Kachua unleashed her flame attack.

“Pierce the heart of the cursed servant of darkness, stop its beat!【Arrow of Light】!”

And for the finishing blow, Laura cast her light-element magic attack, 【Arrow of Light】.

Gamma Team defeated the Demon Swordsman!

“Haa—”

After the battle, everyone was so exhausted they couldn’t even stand.

There were still monsters swarming in this place. They had to retreat quickly before the next monster attacked…

However.

Clatter-clatter-clatter.

The sound came, and what appeared once again was a Skeleton Swordsman.

“…Eh?”

The Skeleton Swordsman’s eyes gleamed brightly,

“афтwегх;ы@бвкор:г!!!”

The Skeleton Swordsman chanted a baleful incantation and transformed into a Demon Swordsman.

“You’ve got to be kidding!?”

Kachua and the others were thrown into a second battle with a Demon Swordsman!