The Good-for-nothing Bastard who could gain Skills by Kissing-Chapter 12 The Bully & the Urge to Win(3)

Inside a spacious cavern of Goblin Cave.

The Goblin Cave's third stratum.

Crowded by a large group of Goblin, there were two people fighting at the middle of the cavern.

A man and a woman.

The man had a quite ease time, sliced his foe one after another in a flow.

While the woman was in a hard time.

"M-master... I-I am running out of Mana!"

"W-what!?"

Running out of Mana.

That phenomenon was a case where you used too much Mana, almost emptied your stored Mana inside your Body.

The main problem were not the lack of Mana itself, but the losing strength after you runs out of Mana is. In most case, you cannot even stood properly in this state.

Loryarc immediately make a retreat, steps back toward Marie.

But when he turned around, he spotted the figure of a Goblin running toward Marie with raised club.

"Marie, watch out!" He shouted, he himself began to running toward Marie.

"Ha... Haa... Haa..."

Marie wiped her sweat, looked at her back after hearing her Master's warning.

The distance between her and the Goblin is about 7 meters, and it kept decreasing while the Goblin ran toward her.

Her eyes feels so heavy, urging her to close her eyes and letting her body rest for a while.

But she gritted her teeth.

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Toward the Goblin, who coming to her.

Unexpectedly, her punch connected to the Goblin's body faster than its club toward hers.

The Goblin stumbled to its back by the impact, groaned in pain.

"Well done, Marie!"

Her Master came to her side afterward.

He quickly raised his sword, sliced the Goblin in two.

"Can you walk? We'll retreat from the third stratum!"

"Y-Yes, n-no problem, Master!"

Marie's knees was trembling, but she could still walk even while sweating and breathing heavily.

Loryarc guard her back, sliced the Goblins again and again.

After about a hour, they finally reached the second stratum, ascending the stairs.

The Goblins from the third stratum won't follow them after retreat to this stratum because that's were the absolute rule Dungeon had except something unusual happened.

Marie immediately stumbled to her butt after she reached the cave corridor, the specialty area of the second stratum of this Dungeon.

"Haa... Haa... Ha..."

She's really looked like in pain while leaning on the wall.

Loryarc smiled gentlely and handed her a water bag.

"Are you okay?"

Marie weakly nod her head while drink water from the water bag.

"I see."

Loryarc could only sigh and smiled at her with bitter endearing.

This maid of his was so stubborn.

After exploring this Dungeon, he'd become realized of that fact.

Loyal, yes, very even.

But her feeling toward him, or rather, her 'Master' is...

Loryarc forced himself to stop thinking about that, and leaned to the wall as well.

"As expected from the last stratum before the Boss room. The number is crazy."

Marie nodded to his words, already seemed to be better after drinks some water.

Loryarc of course already search for information about the Goblin Cave before decided to entered the Dungeon.

The level of monsters inside were so perfectly matched for becoming his opponent right now.

Not so strong but could endure some movements from him with their numbers, that was the Goblins here.

But Marie... She was Maid. Not even a real Mage.

Her ability is something to be praised, but her magic, to be honest, not too helpful.

Maybe she's more talented as a close-combatant instead?

While thinking about that and this, Loryarc break the silence between them.

"Do you still... Have more Mana potion?"

Hearing his question, Marie bite her lip and looking at the floor.

"No..."

Her voice is so small, as if going to cry over in no time.

"I-I was an idiot, doesn't it."

Tears began to welled off her amber eyes.

"I follow you, but instead of being a help, I am being a burden for you, Master."

Even before Marie said her next words, Loryarc already knew it.

'I was so useless,' She's going to say.

So he stopped her.

"It's okay, Marie."

And pat her head.

"It's okay, really."

When Loryarc remembered about how much Marie helped his predecessor in the past, her merit toward him was so much that his predecessor might be wouldn't able to repay her all his life.

"You already helped me more than enough."

"B-but..."

Marie still looked like wanting to said something pessimistive, so Loryarc immediately cover her lips with his index finger.

"It's okay, Marie."

Marie's face blushed because of that.

She stunned, looking at him in silence for moment.

Then, she blinked.

And nodded, lowering her head, still in red.

"Ahaha, my Maid are so cute~!"

Loryarc couldn't help but laughed at the sight. She's so cute, no lying!

"C-cute!? Wh-what are you saying... M-master!"

Marie couldn't hold her embarrassment anymore and ran away from her Master.

"W-wait, where are you going!?"

And then, the two began their chasing off inside the Dungeon, shouting but with smiles.

***

"He's entered a Dungeon, you say?"

Galird stopped writing his '1000 sheets of apology letter', his punishment bacause he beating Loryarc 5 days ago.

He then looked at the two guys, his subordinates, Reybond and Attey.

Reybond, the thin-looking man, nodded to him.

"Yes, that's right, Lord Galird! That 'guy' brought his maid to the Goblin Cave."

"And there's also a woman in Burger shir—"

Attey, a bulky man but with idiotly in daze face want to say something, but Reybond punched his face before he could finished his words.

"Wh-why are you suddenly punch me, Rey!?"

"BECAUSE YOU ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT THESE UNIMPORTANT THINGS, OF COUSE!"

"H-HUH!? U-UNIMPORTANT, YOU SAID!?"

"Yes, of course it's UNIMPORTANT! Because Lord Galird won't interested in BURGER!"

"WANNA FIGHT!?"

"HUH!? WHY NOT, BURGER HEAD!"

Galird ignored the two idiots in front of him and frowned, thinking about a certain man.

"That fool, was he already so bored that he wanting death?"

Galird immediately stood up and grab his sword leaned to his desk.

"Be prepared, you two. We're going to Goblin Cave."

The two stopped fighting and could only nodded to Galird while glaring to each other from time to time.

They're going to the Goblin Cave!

To find and teach that fool what the world could gave him.

... Also, Galird actually quite liked burgers. They're cheap and liked most by commoners, but he just couldn't forget that deliciousy.