The dungeon has been parasitized

Chapter 118 Impulse

Hyacinth and Daisy immediately accepted the task. They had no complaints whatsoever; on the contrary, they were excited and delighted to be able to go on the mission.

"Hehe, you've all worked hard lately. I'll give you a reward later."

Looking at them, Sunflower wore an expression of looking at her own children, feeling somewhat gratified.

"No, we dare not accept such praise! It is our honor to complete the leader's mission."

"Honor, glory!"

"Alright, no need to flatter me anymore. Everyone, please start your meal. Everything is finished for today."

After Sunflower spoke, everyone began to eat. The meal was a lavish feast prepared by the rat tribe.

"Leader, this is a bottle of your treasured wine."

At this moment, Dandelion, the assistant beside her, came to the table with a bottle wrapped in a silk scarf.

"Oh, thank you, Miss Yanami. Would you like a glass of wine?"

"I--"

("No, you can't get drunk.")

Getting drunk by accident would be troublesome. Although the rat tribe can be trusted now, they are still too vulnerable when drunk.

"I...no need, thank you for your kindness, but I don't want to get drunk."

"Well... how about taking a sip? I find the alcohol content isn't too high. I don't want our distinguished rat guests to miss out on such fine wine."

"So..."

("Klein?")

("Just a little bit.")

"Please give me just a little bit, thank you."

"Hehe, you'll definitely like it. And hyacinths and daisies too, you can have them too."

The banquet went smoothly, and the rat tribe's food was delicious. Yanami enjoyed her meal immensely.

After the banquet, Yanami parted ways with the Rat Clan leader and was then led to her lodgings by Hyacinth and Daisy.

Hyacinth and Daisy led Yanami on their way to their lodgings. The streets were a bit busier than during the day, as the rat-people, each with their own duties, were also on their way home. They would greet Yanami with curiosity when they noticed her.

"Hmm... It's over. Thanks to Toyana, I had such a long day of relaxation and even got to eat some good food."

Hyacinth stretched as she spoke, her face slightly flushed from the wine.

Although Yanami also drank, she didn't get drunk at all because Klein didn't allow her to drink too much.

"Today, I've been wandering around, buying things, hahahahaha... hiccup."

Daisy, on the other hand, was a little unsteady on her feet. It was hard to tell whether she had drunk too much or simply didn't have a high alcohol tolerance.

"Is she alright? She seems a little drunk."

"Oh dear, Daisy, you're drunk again!"

"I...I'm not drunk! You idiot hyacinth!"

"This girl, she gets really troublesome when she's drunk, honestly... But she'll be going back soon, so let's just leave her like this for now, I'll take care of her."

"Oh, I see..."

Yanami was somewhat relieved that she hadn't gotten drunk; otherwise, it would have been terrible.

Hyacinth lifted Daisy's shoulder and led her forward.

"By the way, are you guys usually very busy?"

"It was alright before, but the demonic tide has been getting stronger lately, so we need to be more vigilant. The two of us have been patrolling around all morning."

"You guys have it tough too."

"It's alright, thanks to this city, the demonic tide hasn't affected us too much. It's more like things are tougher on your end, right?"

"Actually, it's not too bad. Although there are monster attacks in the Wild Dog Forest, it's already quite deserted, and the monsters themselves don't like it, so it doesn't really have a big impact."

Chatting as they walked, the three of them arrived at the square once again, where the towering black tower still stood in the center.

Klein suddenly remembered that he had originally wanted Yanami to come closer to take a look, but it was interrupted by the sudden appearance of Sunflower, the leader of the rat tribe.

"Oh, right, I wanted to see that black tower up close."

Yanami seemed to have thought of this as well, and looked at the hyacinths and daisies beside her.

"Hey, you! Don't sleep on the floor!"

"I...I'm not drunk...I'm not drunk!"

But Daisy was already lying on the ground, talking drunkenly and flailing her limbs wildly. Hyacinth went up and held her down, then picked her up from the ground.

"Oh dear, you really are... your alcohol tolerance is terrible."

"Do you need any help?"

Yanami walked to the side, but Hyacinth shook her head.

"This girl is very light; I can carry her back directly. Yanami wants to see the Black Tower, right? Sorry, you'll have to go see it yourself. Her home is very close by; you can go check it out first, and I'll come back to you after I've settled her in."

"Hmm...that's fine. By the way, are there any traps or anything you can't touch in this Black Tower?"

"No, you can come up and touch it without any problem."

"That puts my mind at ease."

"I'll be going now, see you later. Be careful of the cracks in the ground."

"I understand, see you later."

Yanami smiled, while Hyacinth weighed the daisy curled up like a cat in her arms, her smile full of bitterness.

Hyacinth left carrying daisies. Yanami watched her go for a few seconds, then turned and walked towards the Black Tower, striking up a conversation with Klein as she went.

"Klein, is there anything special about this black tower?"

Anyway, Yanami didn't see anything special about it.

"Isn't it special that there's a black tower like this?"

"Hehe, that's true."

"However, I just have a strange feeling about this black tower."

"What does it feel like? Could it be... the feeling of being in love?"

After Yanami finished speaking, she chuckled to herself a few times.

"How is that possible...?"

"I thought Klein was a plant, so his tastes would be different."

"Although I am a plant, I am not a tower. However, I am not quite sure what that feeling is like, so it's hard to describe."

The two chatted as they drew closer, but the closer Klein got, the more restless he felt deep within his soul, as if some force was drawing him towards the Black Tower.

Yanami walked carefully, avoiding the cracks in the ground, which seemed to have sprung up from the ground like a black tower, and the closer she got, the more cracks there were.

When Yanami finally arrived beneath the Black Tower, Klein's inner turmoil had turned into an impulse; he had a strange feeling that he wanted to touch the Black Tower.

"So many runes..."

From a distance, it's completely invisible that the Black Tower's surface is covered with countless engraved runes, but Yanami can't understand the meaning of those runes at all.

"But these runes look kind of familiar... Ah, right."

As if she had just thought of something, Yanami took out an hourglass from her robe. It was the "sky sand" that the mysterious blue-haired woman had given her.

The surface of the Sky Sand was also engraved with intricate, unknown runes. Yanami held it up to the surface of the Black Tower and compared them carefully.

"It seems... to be the same type of rune?"