"Honestly, sometimes I think you're the one who belongs to this era." Back at their temporary lodgings, Jiu Ming spoke to Yakumo Yukari with a rather conflicted expression. The idea of preparing liquid nitrogen had not come from Jiu Ming. After he had found himself helpless against the tentacle monster and decisively chosen to withdraw, Yakumo Yukari had suggested it.
The reason they had dealt with one tentacle monster last time was because they had had that stuff to assist them. Since the cold air Jiu Ming could release was limited in power, they would boost it through external means.
It had to be said, it was remarkably effective.
"Well, setting aside the fact that the monster's been held back, on the other hand, it seems rather unwilling to leave this place."
"Because it can't bear to part with it." Jiu Ming nodded. If the tentacle monster truly insisted on leaving, it probably would not have been difficult. The main issue was that it did not want to leave—the abundant High-Energy Crystal mines in the underground world were the reason.
"Also, Little Shopkeeper, look at this." Smiling, Yakumo Yukari pulled a stack of documents recording something from a Gap. Jiu Ming took them and looked them over. What they recorded was nothing else but the results of research conducted on the tentacle monster's smaller individuals.
"Slimes... Perhaps there'll be a Hero class someday, too?" After saying that, Jiu Ming put down the documents and raised a brow. "We'll need lots of Demon Kings... Ahem, you stole these!"
"How could I? I merely saw these things lying around, so I casually copied a set."
Yakumo Yukari declared that she would never blush over something like this. It was not her first time, anyway!
"You think I'd believe that!?" Jiu Ming raised