My Room Has Become a Dungeon's Rest Area (LN)

Book 2: Chapter 4: (2)

How do I look?

How should I put it It suits you.

What do you mean How should I put it?

NoIts nothing.

Give over! What is it?

Little miss elf was probably doing it on purpose.

Every time the changing room curtain opened, there she was in a tank top that made her breasts stand out, or shorts that emphasised her thighs and hipline.

Youre not interested in me at all, are you?

Thats not what I meant.

What a half-assed answer!

The curtain closed with a swish. I could hear the sounds of the clothes rubbing against her as she got changed.

I wonder what sexy clothes shell come out in this time?

Deet was always in a bad mood.

How am I supposed to reply when she says stuff like that and then comes out in those clothes?

I dont have any women around me, so I dont get it.

Through the curtain, Deet said,

Im gonna head back.

Right. Well, shall we go, then?

Apparently, the mini fashion show of sexy clothing brands was over.

It was a bit of a shame, but it was about time we were going.

But Deet, the one whod suggested we head home in the first place, wasnt coming out of the changing room.

? Didnt you want to go home?

Theres one last outfit

She still had another outfit, huh?

Be quick about it, then.

As soon as Id said that, the changing room curtain opened slowly.

What? Deet?!

Without thinking, I called Deets name in a stupid voice.

In her final outfit, didnt recognise her for a second.

I-I thought soIts weird, isnt it?

The last outfit Deet had put on wasnt her usual revealing clothes, but the white dress and straw hat.

She always went about proudly in clothes that showed a lot of skin. But now that shed put on the pure white dress, her face had turned bright red, her eyes were squeezed shut, and her mouth was pulled into a frown.

Th-ThorClothes like this dont suit meee

When Deet said that so tearfully, I accidentally said aloud,

You look

N-no no no no no, I just blurted something out!

Wh-what did I say?!

The ears of the elf who stood before me in the white dress were twitching.

Hey, you cant say that! Thor!

Youve got it all wrong!, I wanted to say, but I closed my mouth.

I honestly had no idea what Id said, but I couldnt just dodge responsibility by saying that it had slipped out accidentally.

The things we say by accident are, in their own way, full of truth, so I had really meant it

Deet was in a good mood all the way home.

She peered intently into my face, smiling from ear to ear. I didnt even feel like she was subtly making fun of me.

But that was okay, wasnt it? It felt as if Deet had come back.

In her hands, Deet was carefully cradling the bag which contained the white dress and straw hat.

We stealthily returned to the apartment via the window of the Japanese room.

Deet, you hide in the closet. Ill have Shizuku switch with you.

Okay.

I hid Deet in the closet. When I went into the Western-style room, Ria had already got out of bed.

Oh, welcome back!

Noticing me, Ria immediately bowed her head low.

Thank you very much. For carrying me again, and putting me to bed.

Oh, its nothing. Are you hurt?

No! Im better already! Im very sorry to have worried you.

She was back to her usual spirited, intense self. There was no need for the thermometer, but I was fine with that.

Im so glad! In that case, lets all eat these desserts that I bought. Theyre called crpes.

Okay!

I was worried about asking the girls to eat dessert late in the day, but since Ria and Deet were both fighters, they didnt have an ounce of spare fat on them. Im sure a small dessert will be okay. Incidentally, although they had no extra body fat, their breasts and thighs were marvellously plump.

I got Shizuku, who was still in Deets shape, to go and fetch Deet.

Shizuku had said that she wanted to eat crme caramel, which she had found out about on the internet, so I gave her the crme caramel chocolate cream crpe.

Ria, Deet and I sat at the dining table.

On the table, the three types of crpe were lined up.

What a lovely sweet smell!

Well, Ria seemed to have an appetite. As Id expected, there was nothing wrong with her body.

Which one are you having?

All right! Im gonna have the banana chocolate cream!

I looked at Deet, exasperated.

Uh-ohWhat is it?

My expression said Let Ria choose. Ria smiled.

Deet, you can choose whichever one you want.

Thank youuuuu

Deet happily took the banana chocolate cream one. Well, I guess its okay.

Which would you rather have, Ria? The strawberry chocolate cream, or the blueberry cream?

Please, Sir Thor, you choose first.

Nuh-uh. I like both, so Im fine with either.

In that case, may I please have the strawberry chocolate cream?

Of course. Here you go!

The three of us each picked up the crpe wed chosen.

At the same time, I said Thanks for the foodand gulped down the blueberry cream one.

Mmm The sharpness of the blueberries is really good.

Mmmm! My banana chocolate cream one has dark chocolate in it, but the bitter flavour really makes the sweetness stand out. Its so good!

From the way Deet devoured her crpe, I could see she was really enjoying it.

If only Ria had been happy, too. But when I glanced at her, I realised that she hadnt eaten a single bite.

Whats wrong, Ria? Are you full?

It was true that she had been eating sukiyaki with the rest of us before she collapsed, but she should have been able to fit a crpe in as well.

Perhaps she was ill after all?

Ah, not at all. Ill eat it.

Ria took a bite from the edge of the crpe.

Oh oh-oh

Ria suddenly burst into sobs.

Huh? Wh-whats wrong?

I asked her why she was crying, but no reply came.

Flustered, Deet held her own crpe out to Ria.

S-so-so-so-so-sorry. Youd rather have the banana chocolate cream after all, wouldnt you?

Deet That cant be it.

Whats more, Deet had eaten more than half of her crpe, while Ria had only had a bite of hers.

N-no, thats not it, Deet.

Huh? R-really? Then whats wrong?

Ria paused, and then said while eating her crpe, Crpes taste so goodYoure all so kind to me, and I just get in the way

Deet and I looked at one another.

N-no, everyone has problems sometimes! Dont worry about it.

H-hes right. Take me, for instance every time I drink, I get really persistent about making other people drink, too.

Wed better be careful when were drinking with Deet. Ria carried on eating her crpe and crying.

With the two of us comforting her, she finally began to smile.

There was nothing physically the matter with Ria, so it was decided that she and Deet would sleep in the Japanese-style room.

I was sad that I would be sleeping in the fine bed in the Western-style room.

Perhaps I should have bought three futon.

Even when I got into bed, Rias tearful face came back to me, and I just couldnt get to sleep. As I lay there, my mind wandering, the silhouette of a slim girl appeared.

She seemed to be holding something in her arms.

Are you asleep, Thor?

Master

Apparently Deet and Shizuku had turned up. A jelly-like shadow detached itself from the silhouette of the girl and drew closer.

Im awake.

Can we talk for a moment?

Uh, sure. Go ahead.

It was about Ria.

I sat down on the edge of the bed, and Shizuku climbed onto my knee. Deet sat down next to me.

It seems like Rias worrying about the trauma itself, and because of that she thinks shes inconveniencing us.

She really isntInconveniencing us, I mean. We dont have to deal with Enami urgently, so I think shell be fine.

From what Id heard, orcs seemed to be pretty strong monsters. And Enami used to be a sumo wrestler, too.

Well, I guess itll be okay. Itll be scary when the reward increases, though.

Right? While Rias recovering, I can level up on my computer.

What? Youve already built that trap you were talking about before, for levelling up in here?

Ive been waiting for this! I wanted to show it off to Deet.