The Leo Golem, guardian of the Labyrinth, is an earth golem shaped like a lion, and is set as a mid-boss in EnHaza.
Its strength is such that, while it’s easy prey for fully maxed-out heroines, if challenged while the heroines’ growth is still halfway, it’s strong enough to easily wipe out the party.
Unlike normal events, where the boss’s stats are adjusted to match the player’s level and the heroines’ abilities, unfortunately, “Titles” targets intermediate to advanced players who have heroines that are maxed out to a certain extent, and accordingly, the bosses and mobs are fixed.
Well, the fact that I was able to defeat the Vampire Bats normally on the way here means that my stats are definitely above intermediate level.
“H, Halu…”
Oops, Caz is making a pathetic noise.
Seriously, don’t be so scared of Demon Beasts of this level.
“Calm down. Right now, Caz, you have the power of the original Caspary thanks to my Mana, and besides, that enemy is so weak it doesn’t even come close to Henwen.”
“R, really…?”
“That’s right. So, you and I can definitely defeat it.”
Saying that, I deliberately put on a smile.
If my partner is feeling uneasy, it’s my job to cheer her up.
We’re going to get stronger together, as one person and one beast.
“T, that’s right! I’m the Calamity Beast Caspary! I’ll take down a guy like that!”
“That’s the spirit!”
Caz swings her front paws around, encouraging herself.
That sight is endearing, but it seems the Leo Golem has noticed us.
“Ghr…?”
“We have to go further ahead. Sorry, but we’re going to overcome you.”
“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!”
Taking my words as a signal to start the battle, the Leo Golem roared and charged.
Since it’s made of earth, the tremors are incredible.
“Caz! It’s coming!”
“Yeah!”
Holding up my Shield, we brace to meet the Leo Golem head-on.
“Gu…!”
Although we collided head-on, I stood my ground and stopped the charge.
Yeah. Compared to Henwen’s front paws, it’s nothing much.
“You can do it, Caz! While I’m blocking it!”
“Leave it to me! 【Snatch】!”
“GRUUUUWOOOOOOOO!?”
Completely blocking all the attacks from the Leo Golem’s front paw claws, Caz slashes the now wide-open torso with 【Snatch】.
But.
“Tch! It can recover!”
As its name ‘Golem’ suggests, the Leo Golem is immediately repaired. In EnHaza, damage normally accumulates, but it seems that’s not the case here.
In that case… it must be there!
“Caz! Can you see the letters around that guy’s neck?”
“Hk! Yeah! It says ’emeth’!”
“Then, use your prized claws to scrape off the first letter, ‘e’!”
“Got it! 【Snatch】!”
I shove my Shield into the mouth of the Leo Golem, which came to bite, and in that gap, Caz precisely gouges out the letter ‘e’.
Then.
“Go… a… a… “
With a weak voice, the Leo Golem crumbles into sand.
From within the sand, a Mana Potion, a Dark Attribute magic stone, and three gold coins appear as drops.
“We did it! Partner!”
“Yeah!”
Caz, who has returned to her kitten form, and I bump fists.
As expected, being the same attribute, my compatibility with the Jet-Black Shield Caspary is the best.
“Hey, hey! What Hal wants is ahead, right?”
“Hmm… in a broad sense, yes, but it’s still far off. We’ve only defeated one Leo Golem.”
That’s right… in this Labyrinth, except for the last floor, one Leo Golem is placed on each floor.
Since there are ten floors in the Labyrinth, we have to defeat eight more.
Of course, after that too.
“That’s the situation. Sorry for getting your hopes up.”
“I, it’s not like that! With Hal, those enemies are a piece of cake!”
Caz, who was obviously disappointed to learn that there was still a long way to go, waved her front paws around and said that, putting on a brave face, when I scratched my head and apologized.
My fiancée is the cutest in the world, but Caz is also an adorable Demon Beast in her own way.
It seems I’m blessed with cuteness.
“Well then, now that we’ve got the spoils of war.”
“We’re going ahead, right?”
“No, let’s turn back here for now.”
“Eh!?”
This “Title” quest has a Scenario for each floor, and clearing one floor leads to the next Scenario… floor.
Considering that, I’m sure this place too…
“As I thought.”
As expected, at the back of the room where the Leo Golem was, there was a staircase leading down to the next floor and a magic circle.
Presumably, if we stand on this magic circle, we can return to the entrance of the Labyrinth.
So.
“Whoa! Whoa! We’re back in an instant!”
“That’s right.”
The moment we stood on the magic circle, we were teleported to the entrance of the Labyrinth.
I think it activated because we used the magic circle on the floor. At our feet, there was a magic circle that wasn’t there when we first came here.
Anyway, none of that matters right now.
Because.
“Prince Harold, Caz-san. What were you doing here?”
“”Hiii””
Monica, with her arms crossed and standing like a guardian deity, was waiting at the entrance of the Labyrinth, staring at us with eyes that had lost their highlights.
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