Aias: from a world of kaijus to a world of fantasy and magic

Chapter 26

Back in my room, I plopped on the bed and slept through the entire day.

The next morning, I woke up early and was hungry, so I went to the tavern next door to get something to eat. Sometime later, Ned's party came in, sat at the same table I was sitting at, and ordered breakfast.

"So, Nyx, can you tell us what you did yesterday?"

Ned started the conversation, wondering what I did while dungeon diving.

Oh, right, I was too tired to tell them what I had been doing.

"I continued diving after you left since I was running low on money. Eventually, I stumbled upon the stairway to the boss room, and I wanted to try fighting the boss."

"You beat the boss, then?"

"Yep"

They weren't too surprised when I told them I beat the 10th-floor boss since they knew I could handle it myself.

However, when I mention it, I kill it a total of 10 times."

"10 times!"

They all yelled in surprise at the same time, causing everyone in the tavern to begin looking at our table, wondering about the sudden noise early in the morning.

"Umm... sorry"

Apologizing for the noise, Ned asks if I really did kill the boss a total of 10 times. I said yes and told him it was more fun than fighting the monsters on the 9th floor, with a blank face.

Everyone was astonished by my response, looking at me weirdly like I was a different person.

"Wait, do you enjoy fighting the boss?"

"Yes, I do."

I answered Mark with my usual blank expression.

"Just to confirm, do you actually like fighting the boss?"

"Again, yes, I find fighting the boss fun, and what's wrong?"

Everyone was again surprised when I repeated my answer.

"Well... We didn't expect you to be that type of person. How do I put this, we thought you were always more on the reserved side."

Mark was a bit uncomfortable answering my question.

"So you're saying you thought I'm emotionless, right? I can't believe you thought of me that way."

I said it as a joke, but for some reason, they all look guilty.

Wait, did they not think it was a joke? Well, that is disappointing; like in my past life, I'm banning myself from making jokes then. I guess nobody can tell my expressions, so they can't tell when I'm making a joke or not, like in my past life, when I made a joke about Scott, leading everyone to give him the stink eye for like a couple of months.

"That was a joke, you know."

"So you're not mad?"

Oliver asks if I'm not mad, and I tell him no, and I get that a lot, most of it comes from my past life, which I left out.

"Honestly, that's just not fair; I can't tell what you are thinking."

I shrug at Oliver, and then Ned asks about the 10th-floor boss I defeated to change the subject.

"So, could you give us any advice for fighting the 10th-floor boss sometime later today?"

"Yes, but why are you asking?"

"I think we're ready to fight the 10th-floor boss, and I want to prepare and plan for today."

"I see."