Mira walked down the hall, with Sophie and Allie following behind her. She diligently checked for traps and disarmed the ones she came across. They made slow progress through labyrinth-like corridors, but every step forward carried them closer to the end.
"Huh? What's that?"
Mira stopped and narrowed her eyes down the hall. A small portion of the wall had caved in. A small hole in the rubble led deeper into the wall and twisted away.
"Oh, I know this," Allie said. She skipped up to the gap in the wall and looked back at the others. "This is a broken stairway. I think we could ascend to the previous floor if we wanted."
Mira blinked in surprise. "A way out..."
She stepped up to the broken stairs and gazed deeper into the winding hole. It was narrow, but they might be able to squeeze through. There was one issue, however...
"Do we really want to leave the others behind?" Sophie asked.
The question hung in the air for a few seconds before Mira shook her head. "No, we can't leave just yet."
"It's also, like, suuuuper far up to the surface. This is floor 999, you know?"
A chill ran down Mira's back at those words. At this depth, it could take several weeks to escape the traditional method. However, there was also another option.
"If we can steal the dungeon core, we could teleport ourselves out in an instant."
Sophie nodded, and Allie's expression brightened.
"That would be sooo fun. We could all become dungeon masters and make our own floors."
"No." Mira shot the idea down immediately. "We have to hand the core into the guild. Also, it's said a contract with a dungeon core will erode the souls of humans. We wouldn't live for very long if we did that."
Allie clicked her tongue, but relented. "Fiiiiine. If it's to spend more time with you, Mimi, I'll give up my dreams."
"You only came up with that dream just now," Mira sighed and shook her head. However, she felt a wave of amour push through their shared senses.
Through her and Allie's cursed rings, Mira felt everything Allie did. As Allie gazed at her with wide eyes, Mira felt a strange warmth fill Allie's chest, along with a stirring in Allie's loins. A wave of arousal flooded through their shared perception and Mira stiffened up.
"Uhm..." Took a deep breath, taking a moment to get ahold of herself. She pushed Allie's arousal to the back of her mind and cleared her throat. "Ahem. Let's uh... Let's keep moving."
She continued down the hall and kept her mind busy by looking for traps. Allie and Sophie followed after her, but they didn't make it too far before they ran across another distraction.
"Ooh! What's that?" Allie pointed down the hall.
A small wooden shop stood up against the wall. The item stand had various things laid out on the table, and two skimpily clad Succubi stood behind the counter. One had pink hair and the other had blue hair.
"Kiki, Cici, Hi!"
Allie ran up to them and Mira reached out to stop her, but gave up. "There could be traps, you know?"
"Don't worry. If it's Allie, she can handle it," Sophie said from next to her.
"I think that confidence is a little misplaced..."
Mira hurried after Allie and checked for traps along the way. Fortunately, there were none, and they all made it to the item stand safely.
"Long time no see, Allie, Mimi." Kiki greeted them.
"I see we have a new friend with you today." Cici flashed a smile in Sophie's direction.
The two Succubi were Docile-type, meaning they wouldn't attack and were relatively weak. One solid punch could return them to smoke. However, most adventurers didn't bother killing such harmless demons.
"It's been too long!" Allie smiled and ran around the counter. She gave each of them a hug and a deep kiss on the lips. When she finally stepped back, she beamed up at them and blushed.
Mira's own cheeks burned as she felt Allie's lewd kisses on her lips. Allie's arousal spiked as well, but it wasn't as bad as when she had breathed in the aphrodisiac mist. Mira gently pushed the sensations from her mind and addressed the two Succubi.
"What are you two doing here? I thought your usual haunt was that gaudy room with all the pink."
"Well, we also run a small item shop." Cici gestured over the items on the table.
"Would you like to buy anything?"
Mira looked over the items, but shook her head. "We don't exactly have money..."
The items included some half decent equipment and magic items, but she doubted they would part with them for free.
"You don't have to worry about that, silly."
"We're Succubi, you may pay with your orgasms." Kiki bit her lip and looked Mira up and down.
Mira's blush deepened and she averted her eyes, gazing over the table. "Fine then, how much for those boots?"
"These come as a set. Strength Enhancing Boots and Gloves. They double the user's power and speed."
Those were quite rare effects. They easily outclassed any equipment Mira had used before. "How much did you say they were?"
Kiki smiled and leaned forward. "Why don't you buy them and find out?"
Mira swallowed and averted her gaze, looking back down at the items.
"H-How much is it for that dress?" Sophie pointed at a piece of red silk cloth folded up on the table. Her own clothes had been lost along the way, so it made sense for her to gravitate towards a replacement robe.
"This is a one of a kind, Red Silk Virgin Killer Dress. It's said to double the wearer's charisma and confidence."
