Chapter 127: Acclimation
After returning to the Dungeon Terminal and trading in their loot for Tower Points, Vahn set out a large meal for Roxanne, Riko, and Fran to celebrate the trio's first successive Dungeon conquest at an elongated, party-sized table.
"The three of you have grown much these past ten days," remarked Vahn, sporting a proud expression as he stated, "It will take considerably more effort to become truly powerful, but with this, you can now tackle F-Rank Dungeons with confidence."
"It's all thanks to your care and guidance..." asserted Roxanne, modeling a narrow-eyed, affection-tinged smile as she remarked, "Just the food you provided was a tremendous boon. I was concerned about the volume, but I miraculously shed nearly a full kilogram."
"Consider yourself lucky..." remarked Riko, pinching her stomach through the fabric of her form-fitting Delver attire as she sighed, "I might need to start dieting..."
Shaking his head, Vahn asserted, "Girls your and Fran's age should have a bit of fat around their bellies. Your bodies need the additional nutrients to grow and develop properly, so don't even think about dieting. You should be aiming for between thirty and thirty-seven kilograms with your current height and build."
"Will that help our boobs grow...?" questioned Riko, raising her hands to her chest.
"It will," confirmed Vahn, having largely gotten used to Riko's somewhat out-of-pocket, moderately precocious questions. Even the setting of her world had some dubious elements, so he concluded it was just a quirk of her being faithful to the source material that inspired her.
"Then please give two more portions...!" exclaimed Riko, extending her right hand as if Vahn was supposed to place the food directly atop her palm.
"Alright, but don't push yourself too much, or you risk indigestion," said Vahn, placing more food on the table before shifting his attention to the group approaching them. He had contacted Himmel's Party the previous day to ask them to meet up, so the blue-haired Hero arrived with Tanya, Ruijerd, Yoruichi, Nami, a serious-looking man with black hair that spiked messily in all directions, Iwatani Naofumi, an adorable girl with waist-length bluish-purple hair, large brown eyes, and a blue and yellow dress, Wendy Marvell, and two young boys with spiky white and ash-white hair, the first with silver eyes and the latter sporting a dark facemask and a distinctive headband with a leaf carved on the front, Killua Zoldyck and a young Hatake Kakashi.
"Good afternoon, Vahn," greeted Himmel, wearing his usual friendly smile.
"I hope you prepared enough for everyone," appended Nami, crossing her arms under her very voluminous breasts with a playful, challenging smile. She had ceased actively flirting with him ever since he informed her of the intricacies of his relationships. Instead, she acted increasingly boldly, as if she were challenging him to flirt with her.