Chapter 59: Let's Gather Fluffblooms!

Original: Chapter 59: Let’s Gather Fluffblooms!

Ugh… I’m clearly running low on blood. My body feels heavy, and my reactions are getting sluggish.

“Potion, potion…”

I took a bottle of potion from my Item Space. I grabbed it with my right hand. Wait, am I holding it properly…? I can’t really tell because I don’t have much sensation.

Actually, my right hand is shaking like crazy. Whoa, oh no, oh no, oh no. I can’t put any strength into it at all.

I held the bottle with both hands. If I drop it, it’s no laughing matter.

“Gulp, gulp, gulp…”

I drank the potion in one go, as if chugging it. Or rather, I drank it with my life on the line. I’m in a situation that feels one step away from death, so there’s no way I can drink it leisurely.

Ahhh—, here it comes, here it comes, here it comes. The coldness feels so goooooood.

“Gulp, gulp, gulp…”

Since I’m drinking so vigorously, the potion is dribbling from the corner of my mouth. The cold liquid flows over my body as if caressing it—it’s beyond just feeling good.

My torn blouse is getting wet.

The potion flows, tracing the lines of my chest and stomach.

Right now, I’m feeling joy. Ah, so being alive is something this wonderful.

“Gulp, gulp, gulp… Pwah! Ah—, goes down smooth and refreshing! Feeling clear-headed! Feels so good! It’s truly the best! HP fully restored!”

With a beaming smile, I raised both hands as if doing a victory pose.

Going from one step away from death to 100% healthy feels so refreshing it’s unbearable. I’d want to experience this clear-headed feeling every day if I could.

Now then—. I returned the empty bottle to my Item Space.

“What should I do next?”

The Fluffblooms I’m supposed to gather are clustered right in front of me. Should I pick these first—?

“No, no, no, wrong, wrong, wrong. Even if my awareness is low, I’m a proper Girl in the Bloom of Youth.”

It’s unthinkable for a Girl in the Bloom of Youth to stay in a Uniform Look this slashed up. You couldn’t even call it fashionable as a compliment, and my skin is exposed way too boldly.

Especially regarding my cleavage and stomach, I think the service spirit is a bit too enthusiastic.

I can’t let anyone see me in this state, so first, I need to change clothes.

I looked around furtively. No one’s here.

“This spot should work.”

I took off my blazer and blouse without hesitation.

My large breasts were exposed.

My bra is still hanging from my shoulders, technically. But it’s cleanly cut right down the middle. So it’s not holding my breasts at all; it’s just dangling from my shoulders.

It’s completely pointless now, so I might as well take the bra off too. I slipped my fingers under the straps and took off the bra.

Now I’m topless.

“… … Whoa, I’m out here in a Flower Field with my boobs completely out.”

Somehow, it feels like it could be a picture. I think it has high artistic value.

I tried dancing a little.

When I hopped, hop, hop, my boobs wobbled, wobble, wobble, amusingly. Spinning around, round and round, made me feel happy, and I broke into a grin.

Ah, this is good. This feels really good. My mood keeps rising and rising. It’s the best~.

“Ahh~, I just want to live like this forever~. Clothes are such a hindrance to humans, aren’t they~?”

It really makes you realize how stiffly we usually dress for daily life. Especially at school and stuff—.

Hmm, I feel like my thoughts are getting dangerous. What in the world am I doing topless?

Uwaah~ but, I can’t stop. I don’t want to stop~. It feels so refreshing somehow. This sense of liberation is too blissful~.

I kinda want to take a selfie of myself now… .

Thinking maybe I should, I raised both arms high and took a deep breath.

“Ahh… feels like my heart is getting lighter. I really love this outfit~”

Maybe I’ll take a selfie first, then gather the Fluffblooms.

Just as I thought that, I regained my composure.

“Suddenly feeling embarrassed… No one benefits from my selfies anyway. Besides, I’m not a cute girl, you know? Imagining myself getting full of myself and taking a selfie made me shudder…”

At best, what I’d capture would be no different from a ghost photo. I’m a girl renowned for having a gloomy expression like a ghost, after all.

Phew… remembering that reality brought me back to my senses.

Somehow, my own outfit started feeling more and more embarrassing. Eek, my face is hot. What liberation? What selfie? Am I an idiot?

I should change quickly.

Let’s see, tracksuit, tracksuit. I took the tracksuit out of my Shark Backpack. Ah, the wet wipes came out first. Let me wipe off the blood.

“Ahh~. The dampness of the wet wipes feels so good~”

Wipe, wipe. Wipe, wipe. I wiped my cleavage, stomach, and such. I wiped my back as much as I could too, but there are probably spots I couldn’t reach. That can’t be helped, I guess. I’ll give up on those.

I took out the tracksuit and slipped my arms through the sleeves.

“Alright, change complete~♪”

It still feels breezy on my bare skin under the tracksuit, but I’ll try hard not to mind it.

Now, next is gathering Fluffblooms!

Having drunk the potion and being full of energy, I moved briskly and gathered like crazy.

Alright, I got over a hundred. I stuffed the bag Miss Marta entrusted to me full of Fluffblooms. Also, I filled my Shark Backpack until it was bulging, and I packed the empty space in my Item Space to the brim too.

“With this many, maybe Miss Marta will be happy.”

White fluff is spilling out everywhere from the bag and backpack. From the side, I might look like a weird person.

“Well, whatever. I’m a Girl in the Bloom of Youth, so it’s not strange to be carrying lots of flowers, right?”

Even someone like me might look cute, don’t you think?

“Okay, let’s head back.”

No more battles today. I don’t have the willpower to push any further. Besides, I’m getting hungry.

“Ah… Maybe I’ll eat something at the Plaza.”

It’s delicious, you know. Dungeonfolk Cuisine.

It feels a bit wasteful to eat it right before heading back since it gives a Status Up, but with how hungry I am now, I might get drawn in by the delicious smell.

“Whoops, dangerous.”

I was about to head back the way I came. I should take a different route. The Killer Hornets might still be wandering around—.

“Come to think of it, what would I do if Killer Hornets attacked me while I’m carrying this many Fluffblooms?”

It might be hard to run and escape.

I think I’ll try to head back without being spotted by Killer Hornets, of course, and by other Monsters as much as possible too.

I headed towards the Dungeon entrance. Thinking about what to eat on the way back, I walked while suppressing my presence as much as possible.