I, Yuhaka, am hungry!

Zelus looked at the rocks on the big screen, scratched her ear, and said:

"Rock dragon... those hard, rocky creatures are really tough for Youyou to deal with."

The Rock Dragon is a flying wyvern monster, a juvenile form of the Armored Dragon. It mainly inhabits places such as volcanoes and swamps, and can reach a total length of over 12 meters and a height of 6 meters.

Just like its name suggests, its hard shell is as hard as a rock, and its ecology is also consistent with its name. The rock dragon buries most of its body underground, only exposing the rock-like shell on its back.

It has a relatively docile and timid temperament among wyvern monsters. However, in a real fight, few monsters of the same danger level could possibly take it down. After all, a behemoth weighing 32 tons (equivalent to the weight of about 6 elephants) is not so easy to bully.

Besides its hard shell that can withstand most weapon attacks, the Rock Dragon also releases poison gas and hypnotic gas, as well as spews fireballs. Some more mature individuals can even spew out fire ray-like attacks similar to those of the Armored Dragon to deal with enemies. Of course, young Rock Dragons cannot spew fire for too long.

However, the Rock Dragon is a difficult enemy for Ehka to deal with. Unless Ehka can destroy the carapace on the Rock Dragon's belly, she can easily kill it.

"But what does Yuhaka have that can break through the Rock Dragon's abdominal carapace?"

Zelus couldn't quite figure it out, but Yuhaka could make use of the items from the world of [From the Abyss]. Currently, there are two items that can deal with the Rock Dragon: the Cremation Cannon and the Endless Hammer.

The former is a powerful weapon carried by Reg, one of the protagonists of this world, but since Ehaka hasn't encountered Reg yet, it's not worth considering for now.

The latter is in the hands of the Immovable Lord Olsen, but it would be better to wait until Riko and the others get the Endless Hammer when the story begins, so as not to worry that Yuhaka might dismantle the second-level surveillance base along with the Immovable Lord.

........................

A few days later, at a depth of 100-200 meters in the first layer of the Abyss, in the area of ​​the [Fossil Tree Dwellings], Riko slid down a rope to this spot and looked around, saying:

"I wonder if there are any undiscovered relics in this place..."

However, Rico remembered that Captain Gilluo had said yesterday that if she could collect the most relics and get first place, Captain Gilluo would consider sending her to a deeper level.

"Yoshi! We must get first place today!"

"First place...?"

Eh? !

Hearing the voice behind her, Rico instinctively turned around and saw a comical yet somewhat terrifying cat head appear near her face.

"Aaaaaaahh ...

Instantly, the small animals in the area of ​​the tree-dwelling fossil group scattered in all directions at Riko's scream.

"Riko?! Are you alright?!"

Nado peeked out from a spot a little higher and called out to Rico. Rico, looking embarrassed, adjusted her glasses and said to Nado:

"Haha, it's nothing. I was just startled by a little bug!"

Hearing Rico's words, Nado, somewhat puzzled, scratched his head and said:

"Really? Then you'd better be careful!"

After saying that, Nado left to collect the relics. Seeing Nado, Riko, who was below, breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from her brow. Then, Riko turned to look at her large backpack and said:

"Alright, Yoyo-chan, Nado has left. You can come out now."

Upon hearing Riko's words, Riko's large backpack suddenly wriggled, and then Yuhaka, wearing an Elu cat headgear, popped her head out, looked around, and then climbed out of Riko's large backpack.

Then Yuhaka took off his hood and threw it into the dimensional portal inside his cloak, then pounced on Riko, nuzzling her round face and saying:

"Rico...good morning..."

Riko, while pressing on Yuhaka's shoulder, greeted him and said:

Good morning, Youyou.

Then Riko looked at Yuhaka with a puzzled expression and said:

"Why is Youyou here? Youyou, weren't you supposed to be on the fourth or third floor? How come you're on the first floor?"

Yuhaka tilted her head, then pulled a large bird out from under her skirt and held it up to Riko, saying:

"A bird with a hard head!"

Riko looked at the bird called the "Hammerbeak" that Yuhaka was holding, but judging from its half-dead appearance, she could tell what kind of torture it had suffered.

"Huh? Aren't these hammer-beaked birds also on the fourth floor? Why did you come to the first floor to catch them, Youyou?"

Yuhaka, holding the Hammerbeak in one hand and pointing to the location of Os Town with the other, said:

"Uncle, I want birds to cook. It's convenient to catch them here."

After listening to Yuhaka's words, Riko understood why Yuhaka had gone to the first floor to catch the Hammerbeak.

However, Riko was very curious about Yuhaka's action of pulling a hammer-beaked bird out from under her skirt. Why could Yuhaka pull out such a big bird from under her skirt?

Chapter 40 [What's Under Yohaka's Skirt?]

Located at a depth of 100-200 meters in the first layer of the Abyss, in the area of ​​the [Fossil Group of Tree Dwellings].

"Youyou! Can I see your skirt?"

In this place, Riko subconsciously uttered a perverted statement to Yuhaka, who looked to be about the same age as her.

“(OwO)?”

Yuhaka was immediately puzzled by Riko's words. She had once told Riko that if a man tried to lift her skirt or asked her to lift her skirt, she should not hesitate to transform into her third form and crush him into a pancake.

But Li is a girl and also my friend, so what should I do?

Zelus, who had just returned from another system space, was drinking her favorite soda when she saw this scene. She immediately spat out a mouthful of carbonated water. A little confused, Zelus scratched her head, thinking...

[What's going on? Why is that little girl Riko looking up that silly boy's skirt? I don't remember Riko being like that at all!]

Zelus touched her chin, looking at the image on the big screen of someone praying to Yuhaka with their hands clasped together, and said with a hint of confusion:

"Could this be because it's a parallel world? Is this Riko a yuri loli like Illya?"

Just then, Zelus heard Yuhaka's question in her mind, paused for a moment, then gave Yuhaka a comical smile and said:

"Since the other person wants to look under your skirt, then you should look under their skirt too. Of course, you can only do that if the other person is a girl."

Upon hearing Zelus's words, Yuhaka's eyes lit up slightly, and he looked at Riko and said:

"Okay, but Youyou wants to see... Riko's skirt, down there..."

"Huh?! Hmm... Hmm??"

Upon hearing Yuhaka's words, Riko gasped in surprise, but then, thinking that Yuhaka was also a girl and it wouldn't be a big deal if she were seen, she subconsciously agreed. By the time Riko realized what she was saying, Yuhaka had already reached out and lifted her skirt.

"Well........."

Riko, her face flushed, looked somewhat unfocused, clearly shocked by Yhaka. Then, realizing something was missing from Yhaka's body, Riko quickly snapped back to reality and pointed to Yhaka's crotch, saying:

"Yoyoyoyo! Why aren't you wearing panties?!"

Seeing Riko's flustered expression, Yuhkar, wearing her skirt, looked at her with a puzzled expression, then frowned and said:

"Pants?... I hate them."

Then Yuhaka placed her skirt over the small, pink flower that the man had been dreaming of and said to Riko:

"Rico... Yuu wants to see Rico."

Then, Yuhaka noticed that Riko was wearing a jumpsuit that was easy for cave explorers to move in, and immediately pouted, looking at Riko with a tearful expression in the corner of her eye, and said:

"Riko, you big liar..."

"Eh?!"

Seeing Yuhaka's appearance and then seeing herself wearing the cave explorer's practical jumpsuit, Riko realized why Yuhaka called her a big liar.

"Um, Yu-Yu-chan! I'll definitely wear a dress for you when I get back! I promise I won't lie to you!"

After hearing Riko's words, Yuhaka glanced at the nervous Riko, then leaned close to Riko's puzzled face and licked her round cheek with his little tongue. He then smacked his lips and blinked, saying to Riko, whose face was turning red again:

“Hmm…Rico, you weren’t lying.”

"Wow!"

Riko, with steam rising from her head, covered her cheeks with her hands and let out a shy moan.

Meanwhile, Yuhaka, looking at Riko rolling on the ground with a blank expression, tilted his head, quite puzzled by Riko's behavior.

……………My teammate [Rico] has recovered from her confused state! ……………

"Oh! There's no sign of it being dug up here!"

In the first layer of the Abyss, at a depth of 100-200 meters, at the location of the [Fossil Group of Tree Dwellings], Riko has no trace of being discovered by others in a cave.

Riko put down her large backpack, turned on the stone lantern above her head, and raised her metal pickaxe, saying:

"Alright! Let's go all out!"

Rico rolled up her sleeves, looking very energetic, and shouted:

"Miss Riko is going to show her true skills today!!"

Yuhaka, standing to the side with a blank expression, raised his hands and shouted in imitation of Riko:

"That's impressive!!"

Riko's morale was instantly dampened by Yhaka, and Riko looked at Yhaka with a helpless expression, saying:

"By the way... Yu-Yu-chan? Have you caught enough hammer-beaked birds?"

Faced with Riko's question, Yuhaka tilted her head and looked at Riko, saying:

"Yes, that's enough."

Riko, embarrassed, twitched at the corner of her mouth and said:

"Yes, is that so..."

However, Rico quickly rallied and began her digging work.

About an hour later, Riko lifted a stone slab with a heave and found an artifact underneath, saying:

"We've found another piece of my belongings! Youyou, could you please carry it for me?"

"Ah."

Yuhaka nodded, lay down on the ground, and reached out her small hand to take out the strange-looking relic from under the stone slab. Looking at the relic in her hand, Yuhaka said to Riko, who was slowly lowering the stone slab:

"Riko, what is this?"

After putting down the stone slab, Riko rubbed her slender waist and said to Yuhaka:

"Oh, those are ancient artifacts found in the Abyss. Because they're so valuable, people there collect them."