Arcadia’s Labyrinth

"" Kampey!!!

Kang! and strike a metal jock.

Drink up the cold ale at once. I put it on the table to tap an empty jock, and I wiped my mouth glitchy.

Ah, delicious! I shouldn't have really liked the taste of ale itself, but now I have something oddly on my chest.

Maybe our tension is turning cheap liquor into branded liquor.

Now me and Leriana were coming to the city tavern to celebrate the success of our adventure.

"Hey, and it was a big fish, Mr. Leriana"

"Really, Mr. Kane."

It's one bracelet at the end of my gaze and that of Leriana, who for some reason speaks with respect.

That bracelet, with its delicate golden workmanship, was the most valuable thing I gained from this labyrinth exploration - the item box.

An item box is a magic item that contains “storage” magic, which can create a different amount of space according to the magic of the owner, and is an item for advanced adventurers that reduces the amount of weight according to muscle strength.

Early gear “calf” items in roughly RPGs, but the only way to get them on your own in "Arcadia in the Labyrinth”.

Current technology does not allow it to be produced and auctions are valued without ceiling because they have to rely on supply for drops in the labyrinth, which is virtually impossible for players to buy. Since you can only get it by attacking the labyrinth, and it is more than a medium-sized labyrinth and has a low chance of dropping it, it was the player's decision to do a twelve labyrinth marathon at the same time as the medium-sized labyrinth will be able to attack it.

I didn't know you could get that in one shot...... it's really on.

Besides, this isn't the only bracelet I've dropped. Five magic keys were dropped on 100 gold coins, and weapons worthy of medium-sized labyrinths such as "Lars Cat Sham Seal," “Lars Cat Claw," and "Charming Kitten Costume” were dropped.

Lars Cat Sham Seal is a one-handed sword about 1m across the blade that is highly offensive and adds to the agility of the owner. Larscat Claw has similar performance, but it is a perfect weapon for Leriana, who has the ability to “attack twice” and even give her defense, which is common in fist weapons.

And the "Fascinating Kitten Costume” is a protective gear for women, as you might not imagine from the name, inspired by black cats. It's also this high-performance protective gear with cat ears and tails, and a set of armguards and stockings... blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. It just looks like a cosplay costume.

No one would think of her as an adventurer if Leriana came to this, only as a whore or something.

But then Leriana herself seemed to like this at a glance, and she was like, "Cute!," he called in unison.

Naturally I didn't need it at all, so if you liked it so much, Leriana's distribution was charming kitten costumes on Larscat Claw, I had a hundred gold coins on Larscat Sham Seal, and the item box and magic keys were party shared and I usually kept them.

One item box Very much a fortune for an adventurer, and I was surprised how much money we could make by completing just two medium-sized labyrinths that we could sometimes hit offenses at multiple parties.

Well, profits jumped because the item box came out this time, but what if I should have sold off all the drops like sham seals and claws, etc., such as 300 gold coins? 50 gold coins per person if you divide that by a party of six. If there is more than one party, is there no more than 10 pieces of gold per person?

Even those of us who attacked extremely well spent about five gold coins, including MP potions, etc., so regular parties would spend several times that, and that would mean the average income of a party where a few gold coins could attack a medium-sized labyrinth.

Still, young people who try to become adventurers because they can earn the annual living expenses of ordinary ordinary people in a short period of time.

There's a reason adventurers make so much money, and that's because this is a labyrinth city.

Something that cannot be made with modern technology, like an item box, weapons and magic props that are capable of being made themselves but do not match the cost. This city, which they can only obtain by attacking the labyrinth, brings together merchants from all over the world.

Labyrinth city weapons are always in high demand in the outside world, so merchants buy up drop items.

Adventurers sell drop items to merchants and “wash their lives” with that money. The merchants sell it in the outside world and come here again to drop the money.

The adventurers make dozens of times more money than the average person, then consume it in a few days and dive back into the labyrinth.

The inhabitants of the city and the surrounding villages built into their economies are collecting and living the money that the adventurers have dropped so that they can pay for it.

Elise's Inn and others don't make much money for it, or have a very ordinary common life, because it targets new American adventurers and depressed soggy adventurers - well, what can I say, it's a lodging house for the bottom line.

Still, I make a lot more money than lodging outside the labyrinth city or something, but the labyrinth city is overwhelmingly more taxed than the rest of the city, so I guess it's consequently settling into the public standard of living.

By the way, there are of course adventurers outside of labyrinth cities, but that level of living feels exactly like saying bottom line manual workers, which seems to be a fraction of their income compared to labyrinth city adventurers at the same level.

For that matter, it seems like it's just an overwhelmingly safer request than diving into the labyrinth, so, well, I guess we're talking about taking lives or money.

According to statistics taken by some scholars today, less than half of all adventurers who come to labyrinth cities will be able to complete the small labyrinth. It is a further tenth from there that you will be able to clear the medium-sized labyrinth. Apparently less than 0.1% of the total will be able to get into a clan that can attack a massive labyrinth.

And 30% of those who became adventurers in labyrinth cities are said to lose their lives in their first labyrinth exploration, and 80% are also said to lose their lives within three years.

As for me, who actually died brilliantly for the first time, I couldn't laugh at the airspace and nose on the desk.

... Well, I guess this is the guy called Reality Behind Gorgeous Success.

And me and Leriana were definitely on the side of the successful now.

I can see that many of the treats I've been asked to at the table have meant the success of our adventures and the envious glances of the adventurers around me have been poured out.

Their gear was like a bottom adventurer to look at the poor and eating beside them.

Still, they don't tangle with us because the difference in power between us and them is obvious enough to be seen from the gear, and to the extent they could see it, they were adventurers.

And this glance of jealousy and envy on their part was also one of the rewards given to those who attacked the labyrinth.

"Hmm, what about future plans? You want to try the labyrinth on that map right away?

It was us who used to talk funny and strange while picking dishes about our thoughts on this labyrinth expedition, but Leriana said so to the pretend.

The map is the map that shows the location of the "Time Traveler's End Point" that emerged in this labyrinth expedition. Labyrinths such as relay points and end points are not on the labyrinth group map, so they are items to teach you that.

But, um, what do we do?

Blah, blah, "The End of Time Traveler" is a very tactful labyrinth if you look at it as a labyrinth.

Whatever, the route is almost the main road. There are only five enemies out there. Of course the whole thing is highly combative for that matter, but there are countermeasures, enemies you can win at your leisure if you are even careful about them.

It's just not generally known, and it's unnatural for me to know that.

So here's what I said.

"Suddenly you're a little scared to go without preparation. In the meantime, I'm going to gather information, take action, and so on."

"Oh, well, okay."

"Oh, you're kind of quite honest. I thought you were going to rush me to tell me my hometown's life was at stake."

Leriana laughed when I said it unexpectedly. [M]

"Well, I feel like delivering the special effects as soon as possible. But if I'm in a hurry and the athletes die, I won't be able to get that special effect myself. Of course I'm sending you the information so far by letter... but it'll be too late to get the special effects for that. Then this is the shortest route."

That look on Leriana's face was grown up, and I felt her grow up running up the stairs in the last few days.

It's like a friend of a girl who had her clothes muddy until yesterday suddenly grown up one day...... it was such a woman-specific rapid spiritual growth.

"And..."

"Hmm?"

"I feel like it would all work out if I left it to Kane. That's why Atashi decided not to talk.... Is this sweet?

With that said, Leriana looks up to me.

Her crimson eyes, lit by the candle fire, were moisturized and swayed like invitations, and I accidentally only spit.

"Oh, oh... yeah, I'll take care of it. 'Cause I'm not gonna make it worse, yeah."

"I asked for it!

That's what I said and she laughed nicely. Her expression was a smile like the usual boy's, and I exhaled some ho relief at it for some reason.

Hmm, don't be confused when Leriana feels like a woman like something...

Of course Leriana is beautiful no matter how anyone sees her, her body is awesome erotic... but when I have to go out with her, her personality is completely colorless and on the contrary, she feels comfortable... as if she's hanging out with her boyfriend.

When that occasionally gives me a grown-up look, my heart is shaken by that gap for usually manly minutes.

I still have no colour at all for the way he opens his mouth like this and hits the roast chicken...

When I was alone, there was a shadow on the table. [M]

"- Excuse me during the meal. Do you have a minute?

What? I turned to you casually, thinking, I opened my eyes unexpectedly.

"K, Your Highness Chris!

I quickly stood up and drooled my head as I moved to the person who was too surprised.

Hey, why, Your Highness Chris!? You're not supposed to have any contact at this time!

He (no, she) laughed frankly elsewhere at my insides like that.

"Oh, no, be good. It was me who showed up during the meal. [M] And now I'm not here as a royal, but as a leader of the clan… I'm here as an adventurer"

"Ha ha..."

He asked me to lift my head, and I got up confused.

"Can I sit down?

"Doh, go ahead."

His Royal Highness Chris takes his seat, and so do I.

Asking about Leriana's appearance on the side, she was stiff with her eyes blackened and white at the sudden appearance of royalty. The adventurers around me are also confused on purpose.

"I'm going to make it quick because I don't feel comfortable staying too long... actually, I've got a few things I need to ask you guys"

"Ha ha... what is it?

"Yeah, I asked one of our guys... I hear you guys headed to The Starting Point of the Deceitful Demon Cat today"

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"……………………………………………………………"

I stared sharply at His Highness Chris, calmed at once by an unexpected flow of conversation.

His Royal Highness Chris smiled small at me like that.

"Oh, no, don't be so vigilant. I tell you, I... hence the Labyrinth Saints have no hostility whatsoever towards you. It's really simple information gathering."

"Really..."

I certainly didn't see any hostility in the face of His Highness Chris like that, and I lifted my guard for once. Most importantly, if I were to be royal, I would be able to control my emotions and not put them on the table, so I couldn't read them from the beginning when I was born a commoner like myself.

"By the way, that bracelet...... is it an item box? Maybe you got that on this labyrinth expedition or something?

I answered His Highness Chris, who glanced at the item box that was nestled in my arm for the purpose, without concealing it.

"Yeah, by chance"

"Is that a drop from the boss? Hello, just the two of us?

"Yes."

"That's amazing! No, it's really amazing! Few of our crew can break through the Twelve Labyrinths in such small numbers."

"Duh, hi... it's an honor"

I leaned down in the light of the admiration of letting go of my beloved royal family. She's a clean royalty, though she knows she's a vigilant person she doesn't want to be involved with due to her tactical knowledge.

As a people, my heart was exalted with the honor of receiving praise from royalty.

"By the way, I'm the boss of it, has anything changed?

"Say?

I guess I got to the point, I asked His Highness Chris, who had a slightly sharper vibe.

"No, have you ever had an unprecedented pattern of attacks, or simply felt strong,... or seen strange people?

............... Hmm, this is. Could that still be the case?

"No... in the first place we were exploring the twelve labyrinths - not exactly the twelve. I was just wondering if it was different."

"I see."

"But you didn't have the information you were collecting beforehand, or you found a strange person."

"Hmm..."

Hearing my words, Prince Chris softened the atmosphere slightly.

To her, I went on like this in a meaningful way to punch in the beak.

"It's just..."

"Just?"

"... no, it's nothing"

When I purposefully clouded my words, she ate them. [M]

"I don't care about any trivial things, if you don't mind me asking?

All right, all right, good. This is quite intriguing. This flow would impress her deeply with that information.

"Yeah, no, with what the boss left out when he scattered"

"Meaningful? No, wait. Is that what the boss said?

To my words, she sharpened her eyes like an eagle.

Normally, the boss doesn't speak human language. Of course some human-shaped monsters speak the language, but that's one of the traps or a form of attack.

At least the bosses of the Twelve Labyrinths don't leave anything to say when they attack. That's common sense.

"Yes. Sure... mindless, I could have been at the festival in a little while... or something?

"Festival......"

I chuckled inside to His Highness Chris as he put his hand on his chin and thought deeply.

It's about a wise girlfriend, you'll be able to feel a state of emergency enough with all these keywords.

If, as my concern is... even if this was a "Labyrinth City Raid Event” that couldn't possibly happen... this should give me some preparation.

"Yeah, thanks. That was an interesting story. I can't thank you enough, but I'll take care of the accounting here."

"Thank you"

"Then excuse me during dinner"

That said, His Highness Chris left the tavern early enough.

"Uh... I'm nervous!

I lost sight of her, and Leriana said so by untying her stiffness.

Speaking of which, you didn't say a word. Apparently, he was in a mild panic at the sudden appearance of the royal family.

"Suddenly the prince arrives, and Kane was able to talk normally."

"I was nervous, too, but it's more disrespectful not to answer questions, isn't it?

"Even so, it's awesome. That was cool!

Even as I grinned bitterly at Leriana sending a glitter of respect to my eyes, I organized this series of streams in my brain.

Twelve labyrinths where the anomaly occurred. Demon Cat Left Behind Meaningful Words...... And I came all the way here to gather information from one adventurer, Prince Chris......

Give me this far and I will no longer be sure. This is the Labyrinth City Raid Event flag.

(Unpleasant......)

“Labyrinth City Raid Event” is a type of event that combines the power of a group rather than an individual.

No matter how far out of my power is, the bosses of each of the twelve labyrinths can deal with it, and it's impossible to protect the city from the countless monsters overflowing from the labyrinth.

The general flow of this event is that the protagonist as a brave man notices the anomaly and solves it with Chris, the heroine, the man dressed prince.

There are too many missing elements for me to solve this event. Primarily status?

(... I think I'm packing something already. It's packed, isn't it, this?

While I was still excited about the royal visit, I held my head slightly.