Chapter 171

The Witch’s home has a door that we haven’t opened before .

It’s a door that the landlord herself told us not to open .

I had just come towards that door with Erika beside me .

[Can I come in?]

[Well, I suppose you have earned enough trust from this mistress . ]

[Or so she says, Pigimaru . ]

[Pinyyuuu . ]

Pigimaru is also together with us .

[Come, let’s go in . ]

Beyond the door was a hole leading downwards .

It seems that there’s still a place even further underground .

Taking the ladder installed nearby, we began heading downwards .

When she finally reaches the bottom, Erika nonchalantly steps on the ground .

I also got off the ladder too .

What we found on the end of the ladder is——

[This place should be the Witch’s Laboratory huh……]

I guess you could call this something like Erika’s workplace .

This place is about the size of a school’s Science Laboratory .

Equipment that looks like they were used for experiments are lined up on desks and shelves .

I could also see that standard mysterious liquid that had those bubbles frothing out of its conical flask .

……The room temperature in this place is higher than normal .

It’s not that unbearable, but it does make people sweat a bit .

I could also see some doors leading to other rooms .

Then, Erika pointed to a door on the right hand side of the room .

[This way . ]

Erika opens up that door .

When I entered the room, I came upon shelves that were lined up in a row .

It looks like these were handmade shelves .

Each step in those shelves were lined up with vials .

The vialed parts that were supposed to belong to monsters were sorted out together .

It kind of reminds me of that so-called formalinization……

[It looks like you went to a lot of trouble to preserve them . ]

[It’s a little too hot in this room though . ]

[Normally though, I had an image that you would lower down the room’s temperature though . ]

[The things inside this room must be kept within temperature . Fuuuuu…… It’s really hot in here . ]

Erika wiped her jaws .

The clothing she’s wearing looks like it would be quite refreshing, but her tanned skin is dripping in sweat .

I see .

Perhaps, the reason why she’s wearing outfits like that was because she’s working in a hot room like this .

[Puyuriii~……]

Pigimaru also looks like he’s getting a little sluggish from the heat .

It looks like he turned into a lifeless mochi .

[Hold on a second~……]

Standing on her tiptoes, Erika checked the shelves one after another .

It appears that she doesn’t remember everything about where things go and where she kept certain stuff .

[The fact that you’ve gone to such great lengths to preserve them… That means that they’re quite valuable, aren’t they?]

[Of course, they are . ]

[Then, what’s your conditions for supplying me with this?]

[Nothing really? I don’t really have any conditions for this . ]

[……You’re just going to give me without any sort of conditions?]

[You can just say it’s my thanks for the whiskey . ]

[………………… . . ]

So it’s thanks to that huh .

It seems to have done more for me than I ever expected .

……But well, she may have been willing to give it to us unconditionally from the start .

Erika stopped in front of one of the shelves .

Then, she started looking around nearby .

It seems like she’s searching for something .

Then…

[Fuuuuu……]

Sighing, Erika crossed her arms .

She’s intensely staring at the top of the shelf .

In the end…

[Touka . ]

[Hmm?]

[Lend me your shoulders . ]

She requested to ride on my shoulders, and I’m someone who complies with her demands .

[Is this alright?]

[Thank you . ]

The thing she was probably looking for earlier was a ladder .

[……………… . . ]

She’s lighter than I thought she would be .

[I’m sorry if I’m sweaty, but you’re also sweaty anyway . I’m enduring it myself, so you should also endure it . ]

[……It’s fine, I’m already used to enduring . ]

Erika placed her hands on the edge of the shelf and peered at the stuff above it .

[Well, it’s not good if you’re always enduring things…… You should just always be prepared for the right moment—– oh, found it . ]

It appears that she found what we’re looking for .

Dropping down on my knees, Erika gets down from my shoulder .

In her hand was a vial the size of a human’s head .

[Yes, I think this is it . ]

I check the contents of the vial that Erika passed towards me .

[Yeah…… This really is what I’m looking for . ]

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[Why don’t you just make it here? I can lend you my equipment, you know? Erika is also interested in that Enhancer . ]

With that comment from Erika, I decided to move on to creating the Enhancer .

This place certainly is quite filled with various equipment……

I went back to my room once more to get some of my materials .

[Now then, I guess I’ll start . ]

Erika also helped out in making it this time, so I quickly finished making the Enhancer before I knew it .

Then, Erika pointed to one of the doors with her thumb .

[If you’re going to administer the Enhancer to Pigimaru, how about we use that room instead? It’s a little hot in here .

According to Erika, it’s a spacious room built with sturdy walls .

It seems that it’s mostly used to test the effects of powerful magic tools .

Well, there’s no reason for me to say no .

I stepped into the room .

[………………… . ]

How refreshing .

It feels similar to that feeling I get when I walk into an air conditioned store on a hot summer day……

[Now then, let’s do this . ……Are you ready, Pigimaru?]

[Pinyuu~! Pigii! Pigiii! Piggiiiii!]

Pigimaru is extending and retracting his protrusion alternating from left to right .

It kind of looks like he’s doing Seikendzuki……

It may be that Pigimaru is also spirited in his own way .

(T/N: Seikendzuki is something mostly seen in karate . They’re just mostly really fast and strong straight punches . What Pigimaru is doing is that karate practice where they alternately make straight punches with their left and right fists . )

This time too, I used the Monsters Enhancer according to the instructions .

The effect of this experiment towards a slime……

According to the “Encyclopedia on the Forbidden Arts” I’ve brought with me along with the materials—–

[Pigii……? Pii…… Pipii?]

Pigimaru began to faintly glow .

While he’s glowing, he also appears to be increasing in size .

[Pigigii……!? Piiggyyyyyiiiiiiiii————-!]

Bang!

Erika looked at “that thing” that had swelled up and reached the ceiling .

[You’ve developed something really outrageous, Great Sage……]

Yes, Pigimaru—–

—started to turn gigantic .

The ceiling in this room is quite high .

And yet, his size has already reached close towards the ceiling……

You could say that he had turned considerably gigantic .

[Pigimaru . ]

[Pii!]

Even as it grew larger, he still had his adorable purr .

[Can you try turning back into your original size?]

[Pimuuu?……Piii! Pimumumu…… Pyuuuu~……]

Just like a deflating balloon, he shrank back his size in no time .

In the end, he returned back to his original size as if nothing had happened .

That’s right… To put it simply, the effect of the Enhancer this time is “Gigantification” .

However—– That may just be a simple way to put it .

[Fuuuuunnn……]

Erika looks impressed .

[The idea of making it gigantic by increasing its density……]

[Personally, I think we’ve been able to raise the level of our capabilities by quite a bit with this enhancement . The effect of this enhancement, by itself, may look really like the epitome of simpleness but…]

However, because of its simplicity, it can be used in a variety of ways .

Erika looks like she’s trying to see through me .

[The way to use this ability…… It seems that you’ve already assembled it inside your head, huh?]

Bending down, I put my hand in front of Pigimaru .

[Pii?]

[Whether it works the way I want it to, I’d see it after I verify it in the future……]

There are still some things that I need to verify .

Not all data is recorded in the “Encyclopedia on the Forbidden Arts” .

What things could be done, and what are things that couldn’t be done…

To what extent could I use this skill…

I would need to make sure of these things first .

But well, for now—–

[Without a doubt, this would definitely broaden our ways to fight . ]

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