I Became a Beautiful Girl, but I’m still an MMO Junkie

Chapter 77: The Hidden City of Jorn (2)

“By the way…”

As I was thinking about the character Luna Homunculus, the False Soul longing for the Moon and the alchemist, Richie Diamond, Yuuki gave a slightly anxious voice.

“Don’t you hear the footsteps getting louder?”

Indeed, compared to before, the vibrations that shook the ground were becoming louder. And the intervals between them were getting faster and faster.

“Did Taru see a giant approaching?”

“This speed, is it running?”

“I don’t know, but I feel like it’s better to move from here. Everyone, let’s go.”

Yuuki quickly reached a conclusion based on Kouya’s prediction, and we fled the city where darkness and silence descended. The tall buildings alone produced shadows that hid us. It was a convenient environment for escape, and perhaps it was because we chose the narrowest roads and moved on that we avoided encountering the giant.

But there was still a problem.

“Is that light following us?”

Luna Homunculus, the False Soul Longing for the Moon, was still attached to us overhead. Moreover, even as they turned left and right and zigzagged through the corridor, there was no sign that the giant’s footsteps were getting farther away.

On the contrary…

“Don’t you hear footsteps coming closer and closer from multiple directions?”

“In short, something is leaking our location?”

By the time Kouya Koyasu finished expressing his opinion, everyone’s gaze was focused on the artificial life form, Homunculus, above their heads.

“No way…”

“Is that the cause?”

“My intuition as a minor official says so. It has to be.”

“Right?”

“That’s what it is.”

“The artificial life form, Homunculus, which houses the moonlight…”

Everyone’s thoughts converged on the same point.

In this dimly lit city, the source of light that provided a small amount of light, was somehow serving the purpose of summoning the giants.

“We have to do something about that light!”

It did not take long for Yuuki to identify the synthetic life form, a Homunculus, floating around the top of the building as an enemy. His dear friend drew his sword and, with a mysterious expression, shook his head at Mina.

“Let’s say that light is attracting the giants…”

It was likely that this prediction was not wrong. The footsteps of the giants were very stable until we were discovered by that wandering white light.

“As long as we don’t know if the approaching giants are enemies or allies, it’s not good for us to meet the giants like this.”

The giants will probably be formidable opponents if we have to fight.

“That’s why, even if we meet the giants, we want to observe quietly without being noticed by them and then decide what to do based on the information we have obtained.”

“In short, we should nip the dangerous buds in the bud.”

Yuuki’s words were especially true.

We want to advance the conquest of this underground city of Jorn, while avoiding risks as much as possible. We didn’t want to fight a sudden giant battle. We wanted to challenge it with as much information as we can get in advance.

“Alright! Let’s kill that light!”

I agreed with Yuuki’s opinion and drew my short sword.

In response, everyone else also took out their weapons.

“But if it’s that high up, there’s nothing we can do,”

“The ‘Flying Leg’ won’t reach?”

“If we drop it down a bit more, it might work.”

Mina, who had been listening to the short conversation between her two best friends, grabbed her mace and stepped forward.

“In that case, leave it to me!”

“Mina-san, no! Can’t you just do something a little more subtle, Taru?” Yuuki stopped Mina, who was trying to cast a magic attack.

“I can’t guarantee anything.” Taru replied.

Taru’s available long-range attack methods were, Launching Fireworks (Small), Melting Water Waterlord and a wind attack using the sprite, Fu.

“Alright, I’ll leave it to you.” Yuuki said and Taru nodded, thinking about which one to choose.

Since he had been told to be as subtle as possible, the Launching Fireworks (Small) would probably be no good. That leaves the skill Wind Sprite’s Request, which has been raised to level 15, and Fu had evolved into a Wind Maiden Sylph.

Taru was interested in seeing how this worked, and in order to verify the power of various buffs, he decided to summon Fu here.

“O beautiful Wind Maiden Sylph, Fu, heed my request through the ‘Wind Sprite’s Request’… come forth!”

As expected, what appeared from Taru’s palm, accompanied by a swirling wind, was a… female Fu with emerald green, shining long hair. Compared to before, when its appearance was gender-neutral with short hair, both its physical body and hairstyle were more feminine.

“Taru… I’ve become a Wind Maiden Sylph.” Fu said.

“Yeah, you look very beautiful.” Taru replied.

“Taru, Taru… I’m glad you think so… ♪”

The wind rustled through her hair, tickling her as she giggled and played with it. It felt like her demeanor didn’t change much from before, but somehow her gestures seemed more… grown up.

I lightly brushed my finger across Fu’s rosy cheek, and then returned my gaze to the Luna Homunculus floating above my head.

I silently prayed to Fu to launch something like a “Blade of Wind” towards the hazy light.

“Hmmmmm! Leave it to me, Taru!”

As Fu casually brushed aside her long hair, the tips seemed to dissolve into the wind.

“Take that!”

As Fu shouted with a cute yet serious expression, the Luna Homunculus shook its body and was blown even higher into the sky, a few seconds behind.

“Ah…”

Fu’s wind power had definitely increased significantly from before. But it seemed that it had not yet reached the point of generating wind strong enough to slice through the enemy.

“The wind fairy… she’s become so beautiful.”

“She looks so different from before… I want one too.”

Mina and Yurachi were the only ones who saw the commotion caused by Fu and me, and exchanged soft impressions.

“Yurachi, this isn’t the time to be carefree. Footsteps are coming from close by.”

“Even if you say that, we’ve already tried chasing the enemy away… there’s nothing we can do. Should we retreat again?”

With a hint of disappointment in their voices, Yuuki and Kouya began to devise their next plan while still observing the artificial lifeform, Homunculus, which had been blown away but was still watching us intently.

We failed miserably, but we should still be able to do something.

“No… I might be able to reach it. Fu, can you send the wind that far?”

“That’s a little difficult, Taru ♪”

“I see.”

“What if Fu gets close to that light and generates wind from above to knock it down?”

“I can do that, Taru ♪ but if I’m not next to you, I’ll absorb a lot of your power.”

I see… the MP consumption would be severe.

In that case.

“Let me go, Yuu.”

“Okay… huh? In that dress? But are you sure, Taru?”

‘Even the low-leveled Yuji did his best to do what he could, and offered to go first by leading the way down the stairs with his body.

I had watched RF4-you’s profile, gritting my teeth and accepting the situation.

It’s not like there’s anything wrong with wearing a dress anymore… I’ll do everything I can.

There’s no guarantee that we’ll be able to escape the approaching giants safely.

I have to hold my ground here.’

“Hey, no way.”

Kouya read my mind and raised his glasses quizzically.

I thought he was making fun of me for wearing a frilly dress, but instead he said,

“Taru, don’t do it.”

“What the hell, you always make fun of me. There’s no time left, I’m going. Kou, I’ll rely on your support.”

“Hey, wait a minute,”

I brushed off Kouya’s objections and switched to the Sky Dancing Rondo equipment I received, and then aske

d Fu to dance in the air with me.

Riding on Fu’s wind and the reduced gravity from the dress, I rose steadily and approached Luna Homunculus, the False Soul longing for the Moon