--A few months ago.
Several Explorers belonging to the S team of the Japanese Guild [Chariot] received a request email.
As Chariot's S team, they all qualify as "First Class Explorers", the tip of the iceberg, and are the real strong people who are selected as the ”Top 1000 World Seeker Telegraph Rankings" issued annually by the United States.
One of them, Inagaki, opened the email with the same thick expression.
No, it's just a lack of emotional expression, but few people know that fact. I had no choice but to think it was too thick.
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From: Ironica Monmont (Vice Principal Majorca Escuela)
To: Japan's Top Explorers (Inagaki Flame, Kurokawa Akichi, Kujo Mio Ying...)
Subject: Request for support in connection with the occurrence of a giant black cocoon in the Majorca Dungeon
Body:
To the world's heroes and top explorers
Nice to meet you. My name is Ironica Monthe and I work for Ursula-Lime of Majorca Escuela, a first-class explorer.
Quickly, but to the point.
A few weeks ago, my mentor, Zero Explorer Ursula-Lime, discovered an unprecedented black cocoon over 100 m in diameter on the 75th floor of Majorca Dungeon.
An independent investigation found that three years had already passed since the onset of the black cocoon factor. As you can already see, the black cocoon, which takes more than three years to hatch, is the first discovery in history.
The longest incubation period in the world is about 8 months. At that time, I was born with a zero-grade monster, "Stone Wonder Zero, the Witch of Petrification." At that time, there was a lot of damage in Croatia, and the confusion is new to my memory.
Therefore, the Republic of Majorca has officially decided to request the support of outstanding explorers from all over the world.
For more information on compensation, entitlements, duration, etc., please refer to the attached document.
If you are interested in participating, please contact one of the following:
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
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"... Spain... no, now it's the Republic of Majorca."
The flames pull nostalgic memories out of my memory and I think of the thick and cold face of Ursula-Lime who took care of me.
I often say that my mentor and brother share similar personalities. Because the flame has the same thick expression as Lily Mei. Well, it's a story of the past now.
It is not so unusual for countries around the world to ask for support in the wake of the outbreak of black cocoons.
Regarding the location of the black cocoon in the first place, there is a possibility that it will be born anywhere in the world, so requests for support from countries that lack the talent of explorers frequently come by email. Especially since the top Japanese explorers, called Dungeon Powers, received many requests every month, it was a natural sight that they were busy working every day. Furthermore, Commander Kujo is known to be a rough servant.
If you need urgent help, you will often be called directly.
But this request doesn't seem to be an end in itself.
"That's enough for Lily to ask me personally.... I'm busy, but I can't help it"
The flames have been too busy and sleepless lately, but I couldn't take on the request of my mentor, Lily Mei.
Even in a distant, exotic island country, an apprentice cannot refuse a teacher's invitation. That's even if there was a pile of work.
"... is that what you think when that disaster happens again?"
It happened only seven years ago.
A black cocoon occurred in Croatia, and the cocoon continued to grow slowly and reliably for about eight months.
Unfortunately, the primary Explorer level refrigeration capacity could not be frozen, and the country could not do anything but look at it, as it was evaporated by the exhaust heat of growth alone. As soon as the signs of hatching began to emerge, we summoned the top explorers from all over the world, who had signed a contract in advance, and headed for an instant monster slaughter.
And from the start of the assassination operation...
In just 30 minutes, the front-line explorers were wiped out without trace.
The monster was the fifth monster in the world with red purple eyes.
In the judgment of the appraiser, the official name of the witch is "Stone Wonder Zero".
The body was petrified just by approaching the main unit, and its petrification ability did not understand the healing ability of the healer at all. It means irrecoverable. It also produced a large number of stone demon golems, and began massacring children and elderly people in Croatia.
An overwhelming number of wave-like attacks that cannot be approached or looked at.
On that day, Croatia and the surrounding countries were about to be destroyed.
So the President of Croatia, and the Presidents of the neighboring countries, spoke with wisdom.
- I don't care about money. Gather the Zero Explorers, even with the country and all my personal possessions.
For this brutal monster, even after gathering a hundred First Class Explorers with the Hero Explorer Medal, they decided they were no match for it.
At that time, hiring a Zero Explorer required an enormous sum of money that would tilt the country's finances. That's why we didn't talk to them in advance.
That's how...
That day, six of them came together from all over the world.
The World Association of Explorers officially recognized only four as "Zero Class Explorers", but there were other Explorers in the world who possessed two Zero Class Natures.
For the first time in their history, they met together to crush monsters.
They said they didn't need backup, and only six of them fought fiercely in Croatia for three days and three nights, bringing the disaster to an end.
This event is also described in detail in textbooks on history and explorers and is known as the "Pula Tragedy".
At the same time, the world's six explorers were named in history as Pula's heroes.
Since then, some Zero Explorers have said this to the media themselves.
- Trust me before the tragedy happens. There is enough money to rot. Make a hard judgment before doing so.
From that day on, the price of summoning a Zero Explorer was relatively low. That said, only some Zero Explorers apply, not all.
"No, there's a chance of more chaos than that disaster...."
Flames speculate that Lime thinks that more tragedies could happen in Majorca than such a Pula tragedy.
It's been eight months. The scale of this request is different.
"Three years have passed and there are still no signs of hatching. The battle begins again in history."
I had a bad feeling.
The black cocoon is known to be proportional to the time to hatch and the strength.
Rather than being proportional, there is a slight width value, but that's roughly what it looks like.
The longer it takes to hatch, the more powerful Instant Monsters will emerge.
This is officially proven by the research results of Kenzo Wakagi, an Association certified researcher working at a Japanese university. It's an uncovered fact.
"... I'll make a new will just in case."
In this request, you need to be prepared to die, so the flames thought.
I immediately realized it was such a serious task and decided to add a new will dated for me.
As a result, many of the top explorers from Japan went to Majorca for support.
Nevertheless, the situation is still not predicted when hatching will begin.
The Republic of Majorca therefore requested each country to stay for a period of one month.
You may always stay in Majorca for the duration of the contract and then return home. However, when hatching, I want you to respond to the call immediately.
First Japan, then South Korea, America, etc. - always decided to have multiple heroes and senior explorers stationed in the country.
In order to actually do this, it will require huge sums of money that the country is inclined to do.
So it was steadily ready.
I still don't know that fact.
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--And now.
This is the 75th floor of Majorca Dungeon.
There was Ursula-Lime, a woman who watched over the black cocoons from morning to night.
Ever since she discovered the black cocoon, Lily had stopped the dungeon strategy once and watched her grow by sewing between jobs. No, should I say surveillance?
This was also responsible for her lack of visibility at school.
The 75th Hierarchy only has access to a significant number of talented people.
There is a difficult line that even the First Class Explorer can or can't reach.
"I don't know... the fetal spacing has gotten a little faster."
The dock and the capillaries tangled around the cocoon accelerated the pulsation slightly.
As she watches, Lily makes her nervous.
"Dean Reamey"
"Oh, it's not Ironica. It's unusual in places like this."
"It's time for the fifth grade hands-on exercise test to begin, so I'm here to pick you up."
"It's been such a long time. If you think about it, the old man will feel the time in no time."
Well, let's go.
Yes, it is.
Lily raised her hips slowly as she bent over like an ordinary old woman.
We then moved from the nearby transfer gate to the 55th floor, where the test site will be located.
There was no more delay for weeks until the biggest level of black cocoon hatching in history.