Extra Episode — Will This Boost Morale? Swimsuits at the Beach!

Although we had gained a new dungeon by the ocean, it was too early in the spring for a swimsuit beach party. Yep. That sure was something I thought in the past.

“What’s all this about seasons? Just make the area around the beach dungeon territory and set it to summertime.” Haku was a genius. And we had plenty of DP available to follow up on that plan. Thus, a new branch dungeon known as the [Ivory Secret Spot] (named by Haku) was suddenly born next to the [Ivory Beach].

At a glance, it looked like a normal normal log house. Officially, it was merely a point for faster communication between Haku’s dungeon and ours. But in reality, it was a dungeon born entirely out of my crude desire to see Rokuko in a bikini and enjoy the summer beach whenever I wanted!

An ivory beach that was always experiencing summer. Haku’s army of beautiful women. And finally, all the hotties that worked for the [Cave of Greed]. What a beautiful sight. So beautiful it might be too much for me, the guy who usually spends all day sleeping.

“Keima! What do you think about this outfit? Cute, right?”

“Mm, yeah. Real cute.” Rokuko puffed out her chest with pride. She was wearing a white bikini that exposed a lot of skin. She’d probably end up sunburned and in a lot of pain later. Haku, who was also looking at Rokuko, wore a white one-piece bathing suit. Haku... You may be giving a dignified smile, but blood is gushing out of your nose and ruining it.

“My sweet Rokuko is too radiant for you to look at, Keima. Please crush your eyeballs immediately.”

“No thanks.” Alright, I’ll just look at the others.

“I heard that this was a swimsuit for children.”

“I’m a kid at heart, so it’s okay! And white is an adult’s color, so it’s all okaaay!” For some reason, Niku was wearing a school swimsuit (navy blue), as was Misha (white). It was hard to tell whether they were on good or bad terms. Oh, are those tail holes? Must be specially made for beastkin. Nice.

“That lab coat looks fairly nice with a swimsuit.”

“I’m curious about what’s going on under your skiiiirt. Can I loooook?” Amelia was wearing a hefty bra and a frilly skirt that left her snake tail entirely exposed, while Neruneh was wearing a black one-piece with her witch’s hat and white lab coat. I felt that they had similarly relaxed personalities.

“Chloe, is this a suitable location for the parasol and chairs?”

“Yes, Kinue. But would you pull the table up about ten centimeters closer?” Kinue wouldn’t take off her maid outfit, and the cross-dressing succubus Chloe remained in her butler suit. These two are, well, yeah. No helping this. They love their work.

“Wow, so like, now you’re living with this Pamella guy? Kinda weird name, but okay.”

“That’s right. He said that he wished to marry me, even though our lifespans are so far apart.” Ichika was wearing a two-piece green bathing suit. Pretty normal stuff, finally. In contrast, Sally the Living Armor was in her human form and wearing bikini armor. Wait, seriously? She’s a Living Armor and she’s wearing a separate suit of armor? I don’t get it.

“...I wish the sun would just burn up... and the ocean waves would stop...”

“Why couldn’t we come here later...?” And finally, Rei was wearing a black bikini, looking exhausted beneath a parasol alongside Dolce, who was wearing a white hoodie. Makes sense for a Vampire and a Wraith. They may have resistance to the sun, but they live in the darkness. Can’t blame ’em for not being too happy here.

With all that said, I was the only dude on the beach. Well, Phenny and Mr. Tent were technically guys? So correction. I was the only human dude on the beach. Everywhere I looked I saw flashes of bare feminine skin. Hmm, how do I make it out of here alive? I could just keep my eyes shut. Heeey, Kinue! Do you have a parasol and chair for me too?

“Now then, shall we enjoy the beach to our hearts’ content? We can rest in the beach house if we get tired.” Haku pointed at the nearby shack. Oh, right. Beach house. I thought it really was just a normal log house, but I see it serves a dual function here.

“By the way, I placed a Silky in charge of the beach house. While I was at it, I made her into a Named Monster called Post, and she is the Dungeon Boss of this [Ivory Secret Spot].”

“You sure have DP to spare...”

“Now then, Keima. I will grant you the right to do one of these three things: have a nice nap at the beach, rub and lick Post’s feet, or play with Rokuko and the others. Choose.” Wha?! What’s with these options? It’s not like Haku to throw me a bone like this. There’s probably a trap thrown in here. I know Haku never does anything nice without there being a trap hidden somewhere.

“...I’m more or less this group’s supervisor, so option three.”

“Tch, I wanted to wander off with Rokuko on our own, but if you insist...” Oh man, I knew it was a trap. Her suggestions were really just trying to lure me away from Rokuko. But that said, I didn’t want Haku to get revenge on me for interfering here, so I’ll just smooth things over.

“Well, I’m gonna be lying down over by that parasol, so you can go play with Rokuko however you want.”

“Oh my, truly? Then do that I shall. Rokukoooo, let’s swim together! If you don’t know how to swim, I can teach you. Let’s go!” The moment I said that, Haku ran off toward Rokuko, her large boobs bouncing as she did. She was running super fast considering it was the beach. Her slender, athletic legs were the perfect fit for her beautiful feet that practically glided over the sand. Truly, the feet of a goddess.

“Bwuh?! Um, o-okay...! What about Keima?”

“It seems that he’ll be observing everyone’s feet from over there.” C’mon, seriously?

“Ah, that sounds like Keima.” Why are you buying that, Rokuko?

Anyway. After that.

“Let’s race to see who can swim to that cliff faster, dog! If you lose, stop copying my fashion and strip off that bathing suit!”

“...Fine. If I win, you’ll strip off yours.”

“Do you think that a pup that can only dog paddle could possibly beat my front crawl? Hmmm?”

“Say that after removing the inefficient melons on your chest.”

Misha and Niku raced to a cliff about five kilometers away. Niku lost, stripped, and for some reason, Misha ended up stripping as well.

“There’s so many water materiaaals... Aaah, I want to bring it all home to experiment wiiith...”

“Heeey, Neruneeeh, you’re about to leave the dungeon territory, girl. It’s really cold out there. Let’s just fish instead, fish! Let’s steal food right out the water! We can even go diving for more!”

Neruneh and Ichika went fishing for food, but nearly got lost.

“Is this the volleyball game that Keima suggested? It seems to take a lot of energy.”

“Ultimate move, Cobra Block! What’re you gonna do about it, Sally?!”

“Wha, Amelia, is that even fair? You can block anything if you stand on your tail!”

“Ahahaha, this is my ultimate strategy born from exploiting a loophole in the ru— Ow! Hey, don’t aim for my boobs! My swimsuit will come off!”

Some of them played team volleyball.

“Everyone, the barbecue’s reaaady.”

“Oooh, a Minotaur barbecue cooked with the flames of a Phoenix! My stomach’s going crazy!”

“Is there any Phoenix meat, meow?”

“Phenny’s not for eating! Oh, this sliced jelly stuff tastes pretty good.”

“Ah, Rokuko. That is the sliced tentacle of a Tentacle Slime. It boosts vitality.”

Phenny, Kinue, and Chloe started a combo barbecue.

“Haku. I... I think playing with sand is the real appeal of a beach.”

“D-Don’t worry! You’ll learn to swim in no time! I’ll save you even if you start to drown! Actually, Dungeon Cores don’t need air, so it’s not even possible for you to drown.”

Apparently, Haku was trying to cheer Rokuko up after failing to teach her to swim.

What’d I do? Basically just slept and ate some barbecue. Got something to say? Alright, alright, look. Sure, there were lots of bare feet, but they were covered in sand or blocked by water. The best I got was the bottom of Rei and Dolce’s feet as they laid beneath their parasol.

“Come on, Keimaaa! We came all this way to the beach, don’t just sleep! Play with me!” Eventually, though, my peaceful sleep was interrupted by Rokuko, Niku, and Haku. Uh... Niku, what’s with that seashell bikini? Rest in peace, school swimsuit. Haku looked pretty satisfied, so I could guess she and Rokuko had spent a lot of time together.

“Ehhhh... Alright. What do you wanna do?”

“Let’s make a sand castle!”

“Lame, we just made a whole dungeon in the sand. Let’s swim instead.”

“Th-The ocean’s not for swimming. The water’s full of salt, the waves hit your face, and something kept grabbing my legs.” Oh yeah, ghost-type monsters were cheaper around this part of the beach... Are there ghosts here?

“Okay, how about a boat? It could go pretty fast with a monster shark pulling it. Sounds fun, right? I remember seeing an inflatable raft in the Catalog... There it is. 500 DP, sure.” I bought an inflatable raft from the Catalog. It had no engine and was the kind you used oars to move. Aaand then I bought an air pump, summoned a Clay Golem with {Create Golem}, and had it fill the raft with air.

“Wow, that’s cool. It’s a boat that swells up when you put air in it.”

“Yeah. Too bad it’s kinda hard and time-consuming to fill it with air.” But we had a Golem with infinite energy helping us, so the boat was ready in no time.

“Okay, let’s head out to the ocean.”

“Yaaay! Okay, Keima, let’s go! This beach is ours! Niku, bring the boat.”

“Understood.”

Okay, now I just need to have the shark under our control pull the boat and I can sleep on the waves as much as I want. Huh? You thought this was buildup to a Kraken popping up and initiating some friendly tentacle rape? Too bad. Haku would take care of any monsters that popped up, so yeah, we were fine.

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Night fell without much happening after that.

Sure, Haku got seasick on the boat and fell on top of me, burying my face in her massive chest. Sure, Rokuko slipped and fell with her crotch landing on my face. Sure, Niku’s seashell bikini vanished in the wind and was never seen again. But really, that’s all small stuff... Nothing much happened. Nothing at all.

Like, did a Kraken appear, and when Haku hit it with a {Fireball}, did the blast pop a hole in the boat? Did the Kraken get mad and try to tentacle rape me of all people for some reason? No. Nothing happened.

If you asked whether or not we replaced the inflatable raft with a normal wood boat that then got replaced with another boat Haku summoned, well, I don’t know what I’d tell you.

“It seems that Kraken was female, then,” said Haku as she cooked Kraken meat. What in the world is she talking about, I wonder...?

“Hyaaaaahaaah! It’s finally niiiiight!”

“We are now invincible, the strongest, the rulers of the laaaand!” Rei and Dolce blasted the air with enthusiastic spells and illusion magic. Boom, pow, baaam.

“A day at the beach is best ended with fireworks indeed. A Hero summoned in the past once said so.”

“Ahhh, I guess the fireworks of this world are just magic.” Haku went off to join the fireworks battle. She really went all out to show off to Rokuko. By the way, I could buy fireworks with DP, but... I guess I shouldn’t? I’ll try and keep my gunpowder usage to places where Haku can’t see.

“Hey, Keima.”

“Hm? What’s up, Rokuko?”

“We played a lot and had tons of fun today. Let’s come to the beach with everyone again someday!”

“...Yeah, sounds good. And I mean, we can come whenever we want now that we have the [Ivory Beach].”

“Well, you know, I also wouldn’t mind coming with just, j-just you,” said Rokuko as she clung to my arm. We were both in our bathing suits, so there was a lot of skin contact going on... Oh fuck, Haku’s looking this way.

“.........”

“.........♪”

And so, our first day at the beach came to a close beneath a sparkly sky of magic fireworks, with Rokuko grinning happily and me sweating in utter terror.

As an aside, Rokuko ended up with killer sunburn since she hadn’t put on any sunscreen, but she cured it in a snap with {Healing}. Magic sure is something else.