I, Yuhaka, am hungry!

"What's wrong? Is there something strange about Nanachi's place?"

Nanachi shook her head and said:

"It's nothing, it's just that that's one of the paths leading to the lower levels..."

Hearing Nanachi's words, Riko looked at Nanachi with a surprised expression and said:

"Nanachi, do you mean... that child came from the lower levels?"

In response to Riko's words, Nanachi scratched her ear and said:

"Hmm...we're not entirely sure either. To be honest, climbing up from the lower levels of the Abyss, the ascent to the fifth level causes loss of all sensation, confusion, and self-harm. That's not something an ordinary person can withstand, let alone a child. And..."

Upon hearing Nanachi's words, Regu and Riko looked at the little white-haired girl lying on the carpet.

"The child is completely unharmed, it's unbelievable..."

Riko, who was standing to the side, suddenly thought of something and clapped her hands, saying:

"Could it be that this child has the same ability as Youyou to withstand increased workload?"

Nanachi looked at Riko's words with a disbelief, but she soon realized that it wasn't impossible for the child to have come up from the lower levels, since that "guy" was down there.

Just as Nanachi was pondering, Riko also noticed that the white-haired loli didn't have the flute that a cave explorer would typically carry, which puzzled Riko, who said:

"That's strange, why doesn't this child have the cave explorer's flute?"

Although Riko once suspected that this child might be like Maruluk, a child who had lived in the Abyss for a long time?

However, the child didn't have a flute on her. Although Riko wondered if the white-haired loli might be a relative of a cave explorer, she had never heard of a cave explorer taking a relative down to the Abyss. This made Riko feel very strange.

"Speaking of which..."

Regu looked at the mysterious white creature in the cage in her hand and said;

"What is this?"

Hearing Regu's question, Nanachi snapped out of her reverie and looked at the thing in Regu's hand, saying:

"We don't know either. By the way, wasn't this thing brought back by Youyou?"

As they spoke, everyone's gaze focused on Yhaka, and Yhaka, noticing their stares, replied:

"Youyou found it on this white-haired person."

Uh, white hair...?

Then everyone's attention returned to the white-haired little girl on the carpet. Riko scratched her cheek and said:

"Um... could it be this child's pet?"

Upon hearing Riko's words, everyone present wore expressions of "that seems to be the case," while Yuhaka, standing to the side, gave an "OwO?" look.

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After Riko opened the cage, the mysterious white creature wiggled its short legs and quickly landed on the white-haired loli, looking at Yuhaka and the others with a wary expression.

Uh... more accurately, be wary of Yuhaka.

Seeing the mysterious white creature so wary, Riko quickly reassured it:

"Wait, we're not bad guys!"

Hearing Riko's words, Nanachi silently thought to herself:

"Riko, aren't you being incredibly silly to talk to an animal like that..."

“Miya!”

The white, mysterious creature didn't seem to understand what Riko was saying. Instead, it looked at Riko warily, and then Yuhaka walked over from the side.

Upon seeing Yuhaka approach, the mysterious white creature standing on the white-haired loli bristled. However, Yuhaka quickly did something that left everyone present completely bewildered.

"Miya~"

Note that the sound above is not made by the mysterious white creature, but by Yuhaka.

Riko and the others were dumbfounded when they saw this, except for Mitty, who had a "???" expression on her face, as if she didn't understand what was happening.

Upon hearing Yuhaka's cry, the mysterious white creature's head popped up with small question marks, and it responded with a "Miya!"

Riko, who was standing to the side, was puzzled by the way Yuhaka and the mysterious white creature were talking to each other. After asking Yuhaka what was going on, Riko realized that Yuhaka was communicating with the mysterious white creature.

After hearing that Yuhaka could communicate with small animals, Riko showed an expression of envy and excitement, hugged Yuhaka tightly, and said:

"Youyou is so amazing! She can even talk to animals! I want that ability too!"

Yuhaka, instead of looking at Riko who was holding him, gave him a (◎一◎?) look. Couldn't Riko talk to this guy?

Yuhaka expressed his confusion about this.

Soon, after Yuhaka and the mysterious white creature communicated for a while, it was revealed that Yuhaka and the others were the ones who had escaped from the lower level.

To be honest, Nanachi was quite surprised to hear this news. She hadn't expected that this white-haired loli actually came from the lower levels!

Nanachi knew very well how dangerous the path from the fifth floor to the fourth floor was. If it weren't for her special perception ability that allowed her to avoid danger, she might have died on the way to escape.

At the same time, Yuhaka and the others also learned that the white-haired loli and her friends were being chased. Hearing this, Nanachi wondered if that guy's men had caught up with them.

At that moment, the white-haired loli lying on the carpet woke up.

Chapter 488 [A New Enemy]

"Ah! She's awake!"

After seeing the white-haired girl that Yuhaka had taken in wake up, everyone gathered around her and asked:

"Um... are you alright? Does anything hurt anywhere?"

Riko looked at the white-haired loli who had just opened her eyes and was looking confused. Although Riko and the others had checked the white-haired loli before and found that she had some scratches, these had been quickly healed by Yuhaka's medicine. However, they didn't know whether the white-haired loli had any internal injuries.

"here it is......"

The white-haired loli was also very puzzled by the interior decoration of Nanachi's little house. She knew very well that she had originally collapsed in what looked like a forest, but now...

The white-haired loli looked at Riko and the others standing to the side and said:

"Who are you...?"

"Miya~"

A familiar cry suddenly emanated from her chest, causing the white-haired loli to look down at the mysterious white creature on her chest and say:

"Ah! Mii-ne!"

"Miya~"

The white-haired loli picked up the creature she called Mei Yi Miao. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Mei Yi Miao was safe and sound. To be honest, when she lost consciousness, the white-haired loli was most worried about Mei Yi Miao, who was always by her side.

However, now that she saw that the little guy was alright, the white-haired loli was relieved. Then, she looked at Riko and her group. To be honest, although Riko looked relatively ordinary, the others all looked like non-human beings.

Did you save me?

Hearing the white-haired loli's words, Riko quickly replied to her:

"Um, it was Youyou who saved you. You fainted in the wild, and luckily Youyou picked you up. Otherwise, you might have been carried away by some animal."

Hearing Riko's words, the white-haired loli's lips twitched. To be honest, the white-haired loli was frightened by Riko's words, but she was indeed very lucky. The white-haired loli knew very well that there were many dangers in the Abyss, and that one careless move could cost her her life. This was not an exaggeration.

The white-haired loli nodded and said to Riko and the others:

"Thank you so much for saving me. My name is Prushka."

As he spoke, Prushka held up the mysterious white creature in his hand and said to Yuhka and the others:

"This child's name is [Minasteilim], but because it's a long name, you can call it Me-I-Nyan!"

Then Prushka looked at Yuhaka and the others and asked curiously:

"By the way, who are you? What are you doing here? If I remember correctly, I fainted at the Goblet of the Giants on the fourth level of the Abyss. How did you find me?"

Yuhka and the others answered all of Prushka's questions. Prushka looked at Regu, Nanachi, Yuhka, and the Mithril with great curiosity. After all, Prushka had never seen a combination like Yuhka and the others, which included robots, beast girls, dragon girls, and undead. It was perfectly normal for him to be curious.

Well, as for Riko... she's been temporarily ignored. After all, Riko seems like a normal person, so she doesn't hold much appeal for Prushka.

Furthermore, Prushka was very curious about what Yuhka and Nanachi looked like. As for the robot (Regu), Prushka guessed that it was made by humans, but beast-eared girls like Nanachi and Yuhka were very rare creatures.

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While Prushka was harassing Ehaka and Nanachi, Riko, who was standing nearby, looked at Prushka curiously and asked:

"Hey, Prushka, how did you get from the fifth floor to the fourth floor? You don't look like you're affected by the ascent load at all."

Regarding Riko's question, Prusuka picked up the cat on his head, Mii, and said to Riko and the others:

"It's because of this child. Smelling this child's scent can help people overcome the upward pressure of the fifth level. That's how I came across the icy sea."

Hearing Prusuka's words, Riko looked at the Meow Meow in Prusuka's hand with a surprised expression. To be honest, Riko could not imagine that such an inconspicuous little guy could have such an ability, and Riko had never heard of such a creature before.

This is absolutely a major discovery!

Then Riko suddenly thought of something and said to Prushka:

"By the way, speaking of which, Mei-nyan said you were being chased by someone. Who were those people chasing you, Prushka?"

Upon hearing Riko's words, Prushka's expression immediately turned grim. Seeing Prushka's pale face, Riko, looking flustered, waved her hand and said:

"Oh dear, I'm so sorry, I reminded you of some bad memories..."

Prushka shook his head and said to Riko:

"Um... It's okay, Rico. It's not your fault. I don't know the details of what happened. I was sleeping when a sudden tremor woke me up."

Hearing Prusik's words, Reg, who was standing to the side, looked at Prusik with a puzzled expression and asked curiously:

"earthquake?"

Prushka shook his head and said:

"I don't know, but after the tremor, the alarms in the base went off, and then I heard a lot of noise. Soon my dad's men came to find me and took me away from the base."

Upon hearing Prushka's words, Nanachi, who was standing to the side, visibly frowned. Nanachi knew very well that on the fifth floor, only that man's base was located, and that the only person in that base was that man; the rest were no different from puppets. Prushka, on the other hand, said, "Dad... could that person be that man?"

Prushka continued:

"During our escape, my father's men let me go first to buy me time... while he alone died at the hands of those bad guys..."

Hearing this, Riko didn't know what to say, since she had never encountered anything like this before. All she could do was pat Prusuka's hat in comfort.