My Refrigerator Turned Into A Dungeon

Chapter 417

Chapter 417Physique

"Kyaha-ha-ha! Oh? Whoa, this hot spring has some crazy buoyancy! It's just like the sea!"

Shark dove into the hot water and smoothly rolled onto her back, showing how she could float. As you'd expect from someone whose hometown is in Izu, near the ocean, swimming is a piece of cake for her. I mean, she can even scuba dive, so the "Shark" name isn't just for show.

"Ah, wait, Ruri-chan, kyaa!"

Meanwhile, Yuzuki-chan was having trouble, trying to carefully descend the slippery slope that Shark had just bounded over.

And she seems a little embarrassed about being in a school swimsuit, but it's totally OK! Or rather, from my perspective, it's actually great! It's a plus, even.

But still, Hinagata-san should probably be a bit more considerate of his granddaughter.

Well, given his generation, he probably doesn't even think about that sort of thing. But watching Yuzuki-chan, I can't help but feel a little sorry for her. Yeah, being too strict is probably something he should reconsider.

So, Yuzuki-chan, rushing to follow after Shark, slipped on the muddy slope and fell into the water. She made a huge splash. The spray hit Shark in the face, who let out a pained scream.

"Gyaaa! My eyes, my eeeyeeees~!""Eh? Ah! R-, Ruri-chan, are you okay!?"

Fufufu, that's right. For the record, Kusatsu's hot spring water is highly acidic, so it really stings if it gets in your eyes.

"What are you doing, goodness me. Here, come over here."

Saying that, Serai-san approached Shark and used her mucus to wash out her eyes.

My, how kind. She's probably making it about as viscous as eyedrops for her. And Serai-san looks very fitting in her sporty black-and-blue swimwear. She wears this under her suit normally, so it's a familiar sight to my eyes as well.

What a feast for the eyes, de gozaru.

Having a secret hot spring all to ourselves, and独占ing the superb view of young maidens playing there. This sends my happiness levels soaring like an eel, de gozaru! Fuhohohoho!

While I was amusing myself with such Maro-esque thoughts, a sturdy shadow appeared at the top of the slope. Oh ho? Making an entrance backlit? You know your stuff, Masaru, you rascal.

...

The massive kangaroo Masaru and his herd of deer descended the steep slope with ease. However, because of this, clumps of soil from the slope fell into the spring, muddying the water on the opposite side.

Even so, Shark let out an excited cry at Masaru's appearance.

"Ah, hey hey! Is that Masaru? Whoa, he's so buff, how'd he get so muscular!?"

"That's right, that's Masaru. As for why he's so muscular... let's see, probably for the same reason as Egetsu-san, so maybe you should ask Egetsu-san?" ⱤΑNȫΒĚṩ

"Ugh, you're passing it to me there..."

"Puh, fufu..."

Listening to that exchange, Yuzuki-chan was giggling.

"Hey, why is that, Jungle?"

Then, Shark, who had swum over to me with a sww~ish sound, asked me that.

"Ah. Well, that'd be the influence of your subconscious mind, I'd say."

That's right. Those who become dungeon ability users mostly develop sturdy physiques.

However, perhaps due to recent fashionable trends, a slender, slim build is more popular than a gorilla-like macho one. Well, in short, that type is more attractive. So, even when they become sturdier, most people choose to be 'lean muscle' types.

This is probably clear from the fact that not a single one of the women here is an Amazonian macho type.

As for me, back when I first started delving dungeons, I was super happy that my body was getting stronger and sturdier, and I strongly desired a thick, powerful physique. Yeah, back then, I wasn't thinking at all about using it to get popular.

So, that's probably why it manifested as a characteristic of my body.

"When you become a dungeon ability user, you can't tell someone's ability just by their looks. Even someone as slender as Serai-san can be many times stronger than a man. But if you want to be like Sandra, then I think if you purely desire a thick, sturdy body and train for it, you'll become like that."

"I see, that's true... Right now, I'm trying to eat a lot and sleep a lot. I heard you secrete more growth hormone if you sleep longer!"

"Oh, is that so? Sandra also used to eat like a horse and sleep like a log when she was a kid. If you do the same, I'm sure you can become like her."

"Yeah! I'll definitely become like Sandra-san!"

Fufufu, this side of Shark is honest and cute.

That said, with recent trends, it seems like gorilla-macho types are often quickly seen as all show. That's still the reason I get picked on sometimes. There's no doubt that the subconscious mind influences your appearance, but can't something be done about this problem too?