Though Eila and Hases bickered quite a bit, they worked together pretty well.

While Hases pulled aggro from the front and brawled with the Andras, Eila came in from the side and thrust her iron sword. Her sword strikes hitting vital points like the neck or heart were wickedly sharp. Truly befitting a 5-star.

"But she's level 26."

"Master, she'll be hurt if she hears that."

"She probably heard? But I still have to keep talking. That's how she knows her level went up."

Though level was ultimately an indicator by Solomon's system, those who became part of the dungeon seemed to have no major doubts about it.

"Solomon provided the standard. I'm 75, you two are around 35, Eila is 26. If you're dissatisfied, go to Solomon and argue. Eila, can you beat the stud hunters?"

"...."

Eila blushed and thrust her sword into the Andras's thigh. She vented her anger at an unintended spot as if the vital point was stabbed, and I just shrugged my shoulders.

"But thanks to that, we can know the enemy's level too."

"That's true."

As a number that clearly showed each person's objective level of strength, Hases and Eila also fought the Andras while gauging their opponent's level.

For example, Hases could face opponents up to level 22, so fight 1-on-1.

For example, Hases couldn't match up to level 24, so get Eila's help.

For example, from level 26 onwards, Hases and Eila needed to combine forces and fight with full power to claim victory. Their coordination fell into place more and more, and they eventually succeeded in taking down even level 28 Andras.

However, now that coordination had hit a level limit.

Ggieeeek!!

The crazed Andras set its claws and started spinning like a top in a whirlwind.

Hases and Eila dodged the attacks and retreated backward, and their claws and sword had no power to block the Andras's claw whirlwind.

"Keuuuk?!"

Keureureuek...

Hases stood in front of fallen Eila and blocked the Andras's claw whirlwind. Flesh flew from his arms, but thanks to that, Eila could remain safe.

"Master."

Finally Lune stepped forward.

Since the two in the level 20s were struggling, naturally Lune in the level 30s stepping in made sense. But I was worried because Lune had overexerted herself in bed.

"Lune, I get the sentiment but don't shoot arrows today. I just brought you to watch."

"You're worried I'll hit the kids? Don't worry."

Lune took out her bow with a confident voice. The bow that gleamed with a blacker shine than before had more luster than at 2-star, and Lune raised the bow in proper stance and drew the string.

'The bow got stronger, but would archery really change just from evolving?'

And that worry of mine wasn't mine alone. Eila, who'd been deflecting claws with her sword blade, retreated far back and shouted toward us.

"D-don't shoot! Lune! We can win!"

Keureureureuek!

Hases rolling on the ground also waved his hands refusing support. Both clearly doubted Lune's archery.

"Just trust me a bit!"

But Lune clearly showed her confidence.

I decided to trust her just once. For her to have this much confidence clearly meant she had conviction in her abilities.

"I can do it!"

Lune stared directly at me while holding the drawn string, waiting for permission.

'It's a straight course, so surely she won't miss.'

The moment I nodded, Lune turned her head from me and released the string. It was a short aim, and that shooting stance was reminiscent of an Olympic gold medalist.

Whoosh!!

With a piercing sound, the wind arrow penetrated the Andras. Lune's arrow precisely pierced the Andras's vital point, and the Andras rolled its eyes and bashed its head into the wall without even screaming.

"How's that?! I did well enough, right?"

"...Lune."

I pointed at the area where the Andras fell bleeding.

"Did you aim for that on purpose?"

"...."

Lune avoided answering. I'd rather hoped Lune hit it by accident. If she aimed and shot that spot on purpose, it became proof that Lune had become quite twisted after evolving.

"Uh, um, it's a vital point so it's okay to shoot it, right?"

My goodness. Lune aimed and shot. I inwardly offered condolences to the Andras with its beak bashed into the wall.

'Sorry our kid is a bit rough. But since you were going to die anyway, you don't need to plant seeds anymore before going, right?'

The wind arrow Lune shot had become more destructive. The area itself had also become much wider than before.

Thanks to that, the Andras completely lost one ball. The Andras fainted from the shock of its ball breaking, and Hases and Eila carefully approached to finish it off.

Gureureuk.

And Lime approached forward to recover feathers and magic stones. There was no particular way to utilize the Andras's corpse.

"Lune, did you aim and shoot on purpose?"

"N-no. I just shot carelessly in a hurry..."

Lune avoided eye contact. I led the group forward for verification.

"Then try aiming for that one."

At a distance of about 100 steps, one Andras stood still with its head tilted up toward the ceiling.

"I just need to shoot it dead?"

"Yeah."

Since we caught a male Andras, naturally next would be a female Andras. Even from far away, that figure was clearly visible, and her chest was much bigger than Lune's—

Whoosh!!

The wind sound rang out. And the Andras fell backward in that same posture. Hases and Eila hurriedly ran to finish off the Andras.

"...This isn't on purpose?"

I checked the Andras's corpse. Earlier one ball was lost, but this time one breast disappeared. Lune pointed at the wind hole she'd made with a serious face.

"I shot the heart!"

"Y-yeah. You blew away the heart."

Along with the breast.

I conducted several tests to see if Lune really aimed and shot on purpose, or if it was just shooting infused with the world's malice.

Whoosh, thud thud.

Starting from the two level 30s that died earlier, Lune shot and killed a whopping eight up to level 33 with her bow.

And we each took turns directing Lune's shooting position, and Lune made wind holes at the designated positions like a sharpshooter. Only then did we realize.

"See! I'm not shooting those places on purpose!"

Lune said when drawing the bow string, something like red dots appeared and she aimed there. Eila called that vital points.

"This is commonly talked about among knights who've reached a certain level too. With the world moving slowly, they say they can clearly see where to stab or cut to make the opponent fall."

"You haven't experienced it yourself, right?"

"...Yes! I'll experience it soon! By getting stronger under Master!"

Eila fumed with a red face. Still, she did rise to level 27 by facing high-level enemies with Hases. Though Hases only rose to 22.

"So Lune, can you use that freely now?"

"If I concentrate a bit, I can shoot right away."

Lune had finally mastered precision shooting. She'd even gained the skill to identify vital points too.

But that was too dangerous shooting. No matter how good it was to strike vital points, having some sniper positions target such inappropriate places was problematic in many ways.

They were vital points, but how about sending them off peacefully?

"Lune, there are multiple vital points but you're not aiming for those places on purpose, right?"

"I'm not. Even Master is doubting me?"

Lune stopped in place. On the opposite side, an Andras presumed to be level 34 male stood on one leg like a crane.

"Look. I'll make a wind hole in the neck."

Lune drew the bow string. At the sound of the string being drawn, the Andras noticed our presence, shrieked, and rushed at us.

"Hmph."

Lune released the string, and the wind arrow flew in a straight trajectory toward the center of the Andras's neck.

"Not on purpose."

"That's what I'm saying."

And just before the wind arrow hit, the Andras suddenly rolled on the ground and leaped up.

Ggiyooooot!!

Spreading both arms and raising its knees. As if it were a real crane, the Andras jumped up a full 1.5 meters and set its claws sharp.

But because of that.

Whoosh.

The wind arrow aimed at the neck flew through and pierced another inappropriate place. A fist-sized hole pierced the Andras's groin, and the Andras slowly closed its eyes in that crane-leg stance.

Ggiyooooot...

Thud.

The Andras fell forward the moment it stepped down like a scarecrow with a broken support. I was shocked beyond the Andras's considerable leg strength.

"Why, why would it..."

If it had just kept running, only the neck would've been pierced. Lune fiddled with her bow with a face like she'd eaten gentian.

"I didn't do it on purpose."

No one said anything. Lune trembled while gripping the bow, and for a moment only the sound of Lime farming materials from the Andras echoed in the passage.

***

After a brief rest.

I checked the time until dungeon rank increase completed.

"In about 2 hours, we can go through the boss room and return to the dungeon."

"What kind of being is this boss? The slime dungeon had a slime dragon."

"Two demi-human Andras. Ah, none of you except Lune have seen them."

The Andras we captured in the dungeon was also an adult Andras, not demi-human. Since adults and demi-humans showed clear differences, seeing directly would be faster.

"Five come out ahead."

Right before the boss room. Five Andras were positioned. Unlike when I first entered the dungeon, the Andras were all female bodies shaking their breasts wildly.

"Ugh."

"Master, why are you turning your eyes?"

"Those are a bit much to look at."

Maybe if looking only below the neck, but birdbrains going crazy like they were drugged was definitely not pleasant to see. So Lune stepped forward.

"Lune, if you snipe and accidentally pull aggro—"

Rat-tat-tat-tat!!

Lune started rapid-firing arrows without aiming. Most were blind shots, but with such numbers, scratches appeared all over the Andras's bodies.

Ggieeeek!!

After one Andras's heart flew away, the other Andras shrieked and turned to flee, dodging arrows. Lune tried to chase after them, but I stopped Lune.

"Battle's over."

"What?"

"You'll see when we go."

I approached the door to the boss room with the group. As expected, the Andras were dead in front of the dungeon door with beaks stuck in each other's backs like playing train.

"...That's a bit much."

"The kids are pretty dumb."

"At this rate, later we can just set up tower shields and advance to catch them all."

Eila clicked her tongue and shook her head. I naturally let out an exclamation at Eila's idea.

"That's a good idea. Let's try that later."

"But where would we get tower shields?"

"We'll get them somewhere. Let's think about it later and open the boss room first."

Before opening the boss room door, I earnestly instructed my subordinates.

"Absolutely don't come in. Two come out, and their level is incredibly strong, you know? It's dangerous, so don't come in."

"But."

"No buts. You need to be at least level 50 to face them, so just catch exactly 25 ahead and retreat."

We could clear the sub-dungeon without catching the boss. Though I didn't check, Meri made sure to confirm.

"Watch me fight. See how scary they are."

Screech.

I opened the iron door left and right. And just like the first try, on the bed two demi-human Andras were hugging each other tightly...

"Ooh, nice muscles. The belly's unseemly but looks like good ras material."

"That orc, I wonder how he'd be in bed? Oohoot."

Two muscular demi-human Andras, male bodies, were hugging each other and glaring at me. I closed my eyes briefly.

Screech.

I closed the boss room door again. Taking major mental damage from an unexpected scene, and the other subordinates were the same.

"M-Master. You said you already cleared it earlier. Surely... you didn't, right?"

"No."

I fully understood the feelings Lune had when misunderstood. I gulped and opened the door again.

"Oh my, you opened it again. Oohoot, come on in."

"You'll enter as you please when entering, but when leaving... ohoho, honey. Who wants to top?"

"If stronger than us, we bottom. If weaker than us, naturally we top. Ohohong."

"...."

Then I won't enter. I closed the iron door again.

"Kids, let's just go eat dinner."

On this day.

I gave up on conquering a sub-dungeon boss for the first time.

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