BATTLE OR ALIVE
Chapter 11: Truth

Inside the dungeon, there was only the same scene at all times. Stone, sand, earth and various precious materials.

The light was dim on the floor this time, the light here was dimmer and there were even some corners of the room that were pitch-black due to the absence of illumination. The 20th floor, here looks very creepy and is like a grave.

As far as the eye can see there are few places that get light. It was hard to see in this place, which blinded the two people who were walking on this floor to resort to emergency lighting.

“Creating light in dark places is very dangerous. But, if we cannot see the enemy on this floor, the result will be the same. If my guess is correct .. I believe the monsters on this floor have the skill or ability “Night Vision”.”

(TN: Night Vision: Night vision.)

“True also.”

That's Jell and Mai. They were walking among the darkness that covered this floor. Jell explained their current condition, and Mai responded well.

It has been about 30 minutes since they entered the 20th floor, and during that time there was no disturbance or awkward thing.

On the previous floor, precisely on the 19th floor, a situation they could not possibly forget. The moment they entered the 19th floor, they were immediately greeted by a horde of other strange monsters. They were different from the monsters on the 18th floor down. And make sure this will be very troublesome.

The monsters they encountered were monsters with strange body shapes. Really weird. He was a lizard that was about 1.5 meters long, and had a large body.

The worst of all his looks was his head, the lizard was human-headed. His face was like a shriveled old man who was crying. His face was black and had fangs that were as sharp as razor blades.

Jell and Mai who were first attacked by the monster were instantly startled, and Mai shouted loudly in fear.

Attacked by a swarm of old human-headed lizard monsters, in the darkness, who wouldn't be afraid of it? Even Jell was shocked and could not turn away from the lizard face for a few seconds.

And fortunately Mai is not that weak woman. He instantly finished off the lizard monster in an instant, not even Jell was able to part with it. Mai was so angry and she felt uncomfortable.

When examined by the two, this monster may be rated ‘A’, it is because this monster is able to control magic easily.

The magic that these monsters have is to hide their existence. And the moment they hid their existence, they would instantly attack using their long tongues.

Disgusting right? Right, I also feel disgusted. Not only that, if their tongue attack failed, they would instantly advance to bite and claw the enemy.

“With the lizard monster still present, we cannot rush to advance. In addition to the more frequent and also bigger suction sand field .. so we must be careful to advance against the boss this time.”

“True.”

The situation that Jell and Mai were experiencing was getting more troublesome, it was because they had to still fight the floor boss and proceed to some extent.

To eat and drink in the Dungeon, Jell and Mai had already prepared the old rotten food, and there was still half left.

And they had to hurry to complete the Dungeon investigation as soon as possible, Otherwise, they would be fighting an enemy stronger than the monster boss, namely hunger and thirst.

***

It had been about 1 hour they traced this 20th floor, and still faced nothing. To that end, they decided to rest on the huge rock they had lucky to find.

“This is weird..”.

“Hmm~?”

“Didn't you feel something strange about this 20th floor? … here very little lighting and also not a single monster in sight.”

“Isn't that good? … no monsters, same with lightening. In other words, we're in luck.”

“That's true too .. but it can't be like that, if it's true this floor has lightening. What about the floor boss? Is there no floor boss?”

“How do I know, I'm not a Dungeon.” committee

“Kh—!”

Jell's face turned irritated with an unfunny joke. It was true that Mai did not know anything about this Dungeon, just like her who did not know either. But Mai's jokes are really not funny at all.

Jell ate the bread they had prepared, heated with fire-element skill, to create a warm meal each day.

Jell who ate the food couldn't enjoy the food. He was worried about the 20th floor, the lighting was getting smaller every time they moved forward, and the larger the sand field. Makes him unable to casually rest in his current state.

In that silent state, something unwanted happens…

Tsikk Tskikk Tskikk. (Sand sounds stepped on).

( !!! )

“What sound is it?!”

Jell and Mai were raised with a bustling sound, the sound of sand being stepped on. That's how it sounds. As it flashed behind them, a bustling sound like a horde of monsters were running around.

Checking the origin of the sound, Jell and Mai were shocked by what they saw.

“A-what-what the fuck?!” (Jell)

“It's obvious it's a horde of lizards no! Are you blind?” (May)

“Then I know that too! Even kids know it's a lizard, fool!”

“Ha-ha-ha! Funny, very funny. You think it's funny!”

“Akh!, I just remembered you're so stupid. Don't scream at a time like this you idiot!”

“Who did you say stupid? Huh! It's obvious you're the fool for not knowing it's a lizard!”

“Berisikk!”

“Hah-, here it is .. the wrong person who always feels himself right!”

“You discussed the error yes!-, you felt you were very useful and felt you were perfect. Don't bother! Of all the problems we face, you are the mastermind of them all! And you called you right? Don't make me laugh!”

“Kh-!, did you say!”

“I tell the truth!”

““KkkHHh!!!……””

They quarreled, and when the quarrel was unnoticed, the lizard horde turned and headed to where Jell and Mai were. They heard the screaming sounds of the two, and that was the reason they attacked them.

Running with a large group, the human-headed lizard reached 10 tails. And head for the big rock to attack the prey that is next door.

KKKHAA…!!!

The group of lizards saw Jell and Mai who were fighting. You can see them pinching each other.

““Hah! ””

The hordes of lizards were raised with their pale wrinkled faces. It was because of Jell and Mai's gaze that exerted tremendous pressure on the horde.

Jell and Mai were already very hot and in a way to calm their hearts, they were eager to hit someone. The anger had reached the crown, the room was very dark, and there was a disgusting human-headed monster right in front of them. Makes Jell and Mai emotionally simultaneously.

““TIMES INTERFERE...!!!””

No more than 1 minute, all the annoying-faced lizards were wiped out without any residue, and became their vaulting grounds. What the lizard hordes were doing was really unlucky, they had dug their own graves.

***

It had been more than 1 hour that they had defeated the lizard horde. Currently Jell and Mai were walking in almost the same place as the previous place.

“This is very dark~”

“Ahh, here there are no more “Bright Crystal” left. And also here more sand ... dangerous if walking too long here.”

Jell and Mai were now walking in an unusual place, they were now walking on the quicksand field they had long avoided.

Jell found a solution to set foot in quicksand without being afraid to pull.

This quicksand, it turns out, will only attract an object that has a flow of mana out of his body. The suction sand will react to which source it is and will directly pull it in.

Even so, this quicksand has one solution, which is not to drain mana or disable Class.

By disabling the Class, it will directly disable the mana throughout the body. In other words, disabling a Class was tantamount to being a normal human being on earth.

Jell and Mai took this risky decision to pass through the sand field, it was because their path was stopped by the sand field, and forced them to pass through the sand. It was also realized by Jell because of the help of the lizards that they had destroyed.

The lizard group had no mana as they ran about in the sand. It was realized Jell when the group of lizards attacked them by biting and clawing, why did they not use their long tongues? It was the thing he thought of when he saw the horde of lizards.

“We must quickly find the rocky surface. If not, we do not know if there will be another group of lizards that will cross.”

“I understand.”

As Jell said. At the moment their situation is so unrevealed, it's because they are in the condition of disabling the Class, which is where they are the same as normal humans without power.

And when the lizard monster hordes came again, that's when Jell and Mai were already unable to do anything. There is one way, but it is very troublesome.

Still down the sand field that already do not know how much distance they traveled.

“If you look around, this 20th floor is very spacious right?”

“Truely too, I just realized it, .. Akh!, I've had enough of walking in Dungeons continuously. I want to be adventurous like before. I want to go home!”

“Sabarlah... After all this is part of the adventurer mission is not?”.

“It is true, but not this way either. Weepy! if only the big-breasted elf didn't exist. I definitely don't need to sleep only 3 hours to keep watch.”

“You are yes.., you only sleep 3 hours is fed up. While I who only sleep an hour and a half, do not complain anything.”

“Buu~...”

“Yaampun, here I carry deh.”

“Yatta!~”

(TN: “Yatta” \= hooray)

While scratching his head Jell felt tired made. But they had quarreled and now they have returned to peace as if nothing had happened.

And that doesn't bother Jell, if she really fights with Mai, then that's where the world is like a closed room that is empty and dark for her.

Carrying Mai behind her they advanced to look for the floor boss.

***

It had been about an hour they had walked, and there was only sand in sight.

The sand field was endless, and they did not see at all that there would be an end to this sand. It was like a desert, Jell felt something was wrong about this.

While carrying Mai who was on her back, they decided to take a break for a while.

It had been about 5 days that they were inside the Dungeon, and still they had not been able to finish it.

The big bag they were carrying was also already unable to charge anything anymore, and it was already filled with magic crystals. Their diet has also started to reach 60%, and it is dangerous.

Resting in a sand field, really depicting a traveler who is resting.

Mai had already woken up from earlier, yet she still wanted to be carried away and did not want to go down, and that was one of the reasons they had rested earlier today.

Eating that has been prepared and heated using fire element skills, they eat food with pleasure. The food they brought was not only bread, but there were also some other foods.

The dried fish, the fruits were frozen by the ice skill, and there was also soup they made before leaving.

Jell is not very good at cooking, and on the contrary, Mai is the person who is the most good at cooking. Dried fish, cold fruit, and soup that is heated are the foods that Mai prepared.

For the soup that he made, he used a technique that could be said to be impossible in this world, that is, he made a soup powder. And just by pouring hot water and soup powder then be a delicious soup ready to eat.

Jell, who had never thought about it, was only astonished by his extraordinary skill.

If only people knew Mai's skills, then maybe he could win one of the cooking contests that are often broadcast on TV. It was what Jell thought while watching him brew soup to eat with bread.

“Mai. It's late but, you have an amazing ability in cooking yes.”

“Hmm, Why suddenly ask that?”

“Hmm... (Smings) Why? You want to make me a wife? Fufu, you finally started to see my feminine things huh, I can do other things lo!”

Mai is instantly excited by the praise Jell gives, as she can be a great housewife. And it made him puff his chest out arrogantly.

“Compared to your feminine advantages, you are more negative.”

“Ha?~ What you said Jell, I don't feel it at all. Maybe it was just your fantasy? I'm the perfect woman that many men pursue, you should be grateful that I love you.”

Mai rose in her arrogance, and I don't know how high she went up. But the higher the person rises, the easier it is to knock him down. So did the way Jell dropped him from his high arrogance.

“Every night you always delirious by saying something strange, and it disgusts me. Aren't you a masochist?”

“A-What are you saying! Where could I possibly do that, and also I am not a masochist!”

“I see it every night lo, not only in this world, you are also often so while still on earth.

You are delirious while saying “Not not in situ”, “Do not do, my heart is not ready” and so on. Actually what do you dream, Disgust know not?”

“Akh-!”

Mai hears the truth and is hurt mentally due to a reality she never knew.

He could not believe it, but the one who said it was Jell, the one who had not counted how many times they slept together. And that made him become silent vomiting blood.

“So? What did you dream of delirious so?”

“Ehe... Reproduction process?.”

“Eh?..”

““...…””

“With whom?”

Jell asked in a state that had been quiet because of Mai's confession. Instead of asking more suitable and educational questions, Jell asked who he was doing it with.

And it made Mai a little shocked by her question and blushed all over her face.

“You....”.

Mai's answer gave, and in a small tone she pointed at Jell with her index finger while shyly showing it.

Jell who got the answer was silent and flushed, like not Jell who always took the decision coldly and not excessively.

This time he was completely flushed all over his face and to not show his expression, he continued the conversation with embarrassment and his words stuttered a little.

“B-So yes... , Yes want how else ... I know how you behave, but .. have been up to dreaming it I think ..”

Mai who saw Jell's embarrassed reaction, immediately voiced in a small tone as she sat directly facing Jell.

“You... want to do it? …”

“Well let's end here.”

Unexpected answer from Jell. Jell coldly did not return Mai's feelings, and immediately stood up and stopped the conversation until there.

Mai who felt very embarrassed and shocked by Jell's attitude.

“What a reaction you had, you made me say that and you rejected it.

I really didn't think it out. You force a girl to unlock her secret, and when she prepares herself, you reject her outright.

Aren't you even interested? Am I not so attractive? Answer me Jell!”

Jell looked at him and his face showed no difference, and for a moment he went towards Mai who was sitting in anger.

Jell bent down in front of him and adjusted their gaze, glued both of their foreheads together, and Jell smiled.

Mai who saw him could not react and was stunned with a blushing face due to Jell's smile that pierced through her heart.

“You know, when I heard that the person in your dream was me, it made me so happy. And that doesn't mean I'm not interested in you, I love someone, and that person is the woman that's in front of me.”

“Hyaak-!”

Jell said with a smile and sometimes threw her gaze indirectly looking into Mai's eyes, and Mai who listened to her words, made her chest seem unable to stop beating.

Mai instantly burst out with happiness and instinctively made a funny voice, and her head smoky.

She wouldn't know if Jell would say that, and the fact that Jell loved her was too weird. Jell likes him and he likes Jell too. However, Jell's words really gave a crushing attack.

With a slightly awkward condition, Jell's face suddenly became funny and grinned.

“But bo’ong.”

“Eh?”

Jell stood up and laughed out loud. Mai who was surprised by his words, tilted her head and “?” appearing in his head, he did not understand Jell's words earlier.

Jell who suddenly stood up and laughed made her fall even more in confusion.

“Hahaha!... Did you see your face? What kind of reaction is that. You think I'd say that?”

Hearing Jell's laughing words, Mai fell silent and a black aura came out from her. Jell turned out to be just mocking her and did not mean to say such a thing, and Mai did not accept such humiliation she stood up.

While preparing a fist, Mai exuded a terrifying aura as if ready to kill someone.

He quickly immediately threw the crushing blow he had prepared. His fist aimed to strike towards Jell, more precisely he was aiming for the stomach.

To increase Mai's anger she shouted, a cry that could be felt the feeling she was feeling at the moment.

(I hate you, I don't trust you anymore, accept this stupid cunt!)

“STUPID!”

“Hup..”.

A deadly blow crashed towards the dangerous part, Jell's abdomen was currently in deep trouble. The punch with the speed that the buff skill helped glide at an incredible speed.

For ordinary people, the blow would be right towards the target. But what Mai is trying to attack is Jell. People he has known for 10 years, people with a first rank in BOA, and also people he loves.

And what happened. Jell was able to take the blow just before it hit her stomach.

Jell only caught his fist and not even using the help of buff skills from his Class, he received the punch with just his pure strength.

And received perfectly the impact felt Jell after catching the deadly blow Mai.

“Heh..”.

Mai saw the path of his punch being held, his fist caught before hitting the target. He was confused and silent.

His hand was still held by Jell, Jell did not seem to try to let go of the fist and neither did Mai who was sepetinya want to take it back.

And in that awkward atmosphere. Jell who could not say anything, she looked at the ceiling with an awkward feeling that killed her.

Usually this kind of situation is easy to eliminate, but according to Jell opening a conversation with Mai who is in this condition is a bad choice.

Jell who was unable to speak finally made up her mind to force her to speak, she wanted to apologize to Mai whom she had laughed at. She felt her joking exaggerated and it was instead hurting Mai's heart.

Just as he wanted to raise his voice, another voice stopped him. Mai voicing.

“Tadi... Are you serious?..”

Mai raised a voice and Jell was surprised by it. A small and difficult voice to hear, he asked Jell the seriousness of his words earlier.

Jell who was listening to his words became silent for a moment and began to approach him. Just like before, Jell equated their views but this time their foreheads did not meet.

Jell put on a serious face and looked at him. Mai who received her gaze did not return her gaze and immediately threw her gaze.

“Hmpf!”

Jell who accepted her behavior just kept trying to straighten their gazes. She with both hands held both of Mai's cheeks and she focused Mai's gaze on him.

Mai who immediately said her hatred immediately threw her gaze forcefully even though Jell's hand was pressing down on her. But Jell reversed his view and said his next words.

“I'm serious.”

“I hate you.”

“I seriously love you.”

“Eh-!”

Mai who got the word immediately made a funny voice, as well as earlier, she blushed on her face. But this time he won't be tempted a second time. He glared at Jell with an angry look.

Mai's face this time is really so sweet, like a cute character who is angry with his loved ones, and Jell can be nosebleed for him.

“I won't be fooled again, you tricked me. The beast! That bastard! I hate you! Don't talk to me! Don't stare! I hate you stupid!”

Mai screams and her curse is given to Jell, she gets angry and yells as she can. And at the end of his words he fell silent and what happened next left Jell dumbfounded.

Mai crying. She cried as her face was held by Jell and looked at him. Tears and a little snot on his face, he whined and was angry at Jell. As strong as Mai is, she's still a woman.

And in her grief Mai did not get there, she still said words of mockery again to Jell.

He rebelled and removed Jell's hand from his face. And while crying and staring down.

“I hate you .. I hate you .. go you're stupid ... Huee!”

(TN: Hue just take the sound of crying.)

Jell looked at him and held onto his shoulder, Jell made him rise from his falling position and he stared at Mai for such a time.

And to calm her down Jell put on a serious face this time, a face that did not give a lie stared intently at Mai. The crying Mai also reacted and looked at him as well.

“I'll say this one more time. Ilove you. Is that not enough?”

“Hisk, Really?”

“Hm. (nodding)”

“Really?”

“Iya~”

“Really?”

“Iyaa!~”

“Really?”

Mai's answer was only repeated, and with her patience thinning, Jell smiled wryly as it seemed Mai was playing tricks on her or did not believe her words.

Since words cannot prove reality, Jell boldly proves it by deeds.

She held both of Mai's cheeks back, and directly pointed them in front of her face.

Staring at her was sharp and the gaze did not show any lies in it at all, looking straight into Mai's eyes and Mai was also looking back at her. Mai's face had tears at the end of her eyes.

“I'm serious.”

Saying that with a sharp gaze, Jell in a serious tone sounded. Mai who heard it instantly smiled and wiped her tears.

“Hm!”

Happy face is on Mai's face, she feels relieved because Jell is serious about her.

***