Cyve said that if I kept walking straight here, then I would arrive at a door that was twice my height.
Behind that door was the room of the boss of this final floor, who was sleeping.
He would wake up when someone successfully entered his room.
"What kind of creature are we actually supposed to fight?" I asked Cyve.
Cyve should know the names of the monsters and what their abilities were.
Because she was an elf, she should have broad knowledge, right?
"I don't know. Besides, this is my first time coming to this place, so how would I know what the boss looks like?" Cyve replied while looking at me with a confused expression.
That's true, why did I even ask her something like that?
——
Along this path, I could feel something different between this final floor and the floors before it.
On this last floor, there was a purple mixed with black aura covering my feet.
The aura looked like mist, and that mist came from the room where the boss lived.
At the very least, this mist wasn't poisonous or carrying any disease, but I also didn't know what its purpose was.
But one thing was certain: if the boss was defeated, that meant this aura would also disappear and the path would return to normal.
"Cyve, what is this?" I asked.
"This… seems to be one of the abilities of the boss of this floor. Mist with this kind of color doesn't carry disease or endanger your life, but…" Cyve didn't finish her last sentence.
"But?" I asked again.
If Cyve said "but," that meant I shouldn't underestimate the mist covering both my feet.
"If you stand on top of this mist for around 3 hours, then the mist will slowly start to eat your body," she said.
"Our body will be surrounded by the mist, and suddenly, our body will disappear to who-knows-where, even though we're already dead," she continued.
I gulped; of course that surprised me and made me a little scared.
That meant we only had around 3 hours—me and Cyve—to defeat this floor boss and return to meet Hime and Yuu-chan.
"How many minutes has it been now?" I asked.
"Hmm… about 20 minutes since we walked from the place you fell earlier," Cyve answered.
"Alright, let's continue," I said.
——
(Hime side)
What is this… why is my vision so dark… where am I?
"Hime!"
That voice… I need to try opening my eyes… even though it's a bit heavy, but thankfully I still can.
After waking up, I saw Yuu-chan holding my hand, but still maintaining a cautious expression.
I turned to see what she was being cautious of, and it was the floor boss that attacked us earlier.
"Where is Yukito-san?" I asked, beginning to panic since I couldn't find Yukito-san in this room.
"I don't know, he just suddenly disappeared when I woke up," Yuu-chan answered.
I… know. I know what Yukito-san would do when faced with a situation like this.
Earlier, both of us must've been unconscious, and Yukito-san was the one protecting us so we wouldn't be attacked.
There's no way Yukito-san would just abandon us here and let the floor boss attack us.
Yukito-san isn't the type of person who would do that, so… Yukito-san, I believe in you.
"Hime, how about you? You should be able to use magic again now, right?" Yuu-chan asked.
I was a little surprised by her words. There's no way I could use magic again right after being unconscious—
"This…" I tried a little, and it turned out to be true. I could use magic again, and I didn't feel tired.
"I don't know what happened, but our stamina and Mana are fully restored. That's why we can use magic again," Cyve said.
We were only unconscious, but suddenly our Mana returned to full? What exactly happened here?
Was this Yukito-san's doing? No, no, there's no way he could do something like this… but if not him, then who—
"Hime, we definitely can't defeat this monster, but at the very least, we have to run until it can't chase us anymore," Cyve said.
The way to escape from the floor 40 boss was by going up to floor 39.
Each floor boss only had its own floor as its area of freedom.
It couldn't go up or down to another floor, and if it forced itself to, it would be destroyed.
I nodded at her, meaning I was ready to fight this monster with her—
Wait a second… why is this monster…
——
(Yukito side)
"This is the door…" I muttered.
After walking for quite a while, we finally reached the end of this dungeon corridor, and there was a door in front of me.
Just like she said, this door was indeed twice my height.
But honestly, this door was just a wooden door with a few carvings on its outside.
Nothing to be afraid of from a room with a door like this—except whatever was inside, of course.
I exhaled lightly, trying to relax my body so I could think with a clear head.
If I panicked even a little, not only would I be in danger, but Cyve, who was inside my body, would be too.
Even though she was already gone, the fact remained that she was still inside me. So I didn't want her to disappear a second time.
"Yukito-sama, for this time, I'll allow you to use all the skills and magic I gave you before," Cyve said.
"Really?" I said.
I immediately opened my status screen, and sure enough, the skills Cyve gave me were now registered as my skills temporarily.
Boost, Vision, and Creation… these might be enough for me to use against this final boss.
Oh right, about the Creation skill— I had defeated many enemies, but why were there no new skills added to my status screen?
"Even so, your stats increased, right?" Cyve asked.
That's true, could it be that I didn't copy the skills of the monsters I defeated, but instead my stats increased?
When we get EXP, it doesn't necessarily mean our level or statistics will rise.
But if I defeated a monster or someone, that's when my Creation skill activates.
Their skills weren't copied by my Creation, but my stats increased even if only slightly.
All the stat numbers on my status screen—one had already reached 100, which was sword technique.
That must be because I used a sword to fight.
"You're not gonna give me a new skill or something? Something that isn't just a buff?" I asked.
Boost and Vision— both were skills that increased my body's ability to move faster and see wider.
They didn't directly increase my attack power.
"I'd like to… but I don't think I can do that yet…" Cyve replied.
"Alright then, let's go in," I said.
Click.
The door opened as soon as I pushed it; I guess it wasn't locked.
Alright, this is the moment to face a powerful enemy.