Kushira lost her temper and sighed.

It was a fake expression saying I don't know anymore.

"Well, I don't care about anything.Sengo-chan, take care of Winter Ki-chan.Even though you can see Hiroki, he's a delicate kid. "

"Ha-ha. Well, I think Winter Ki will be fine.Because, contrary to appearance, I can control myself properly. "

While saying that, Sengoku left the room after winter joy.

Kushira said to Tenji in the lab where they became two.

"Can I ask you again? Are you sure you don't want to regret it?"

"Yes"

"Okay, no. Listen to me carefully, I'll only say it once."

Kushira sipped coffee to moisturize her mouth and exhaled relieved.

And he slowly opened his mouth so that he could not see his determination with his own eyes so as not to look too much at the eyes of Tenji.

"--Kill yourself to use the 'price'.If you are filled with strong regrets at that time, the 'price' will be activated. "

Ji, kill yourself?

"Yes. Most of the time, monsters hunt me down and they don't want me to kill them. They often bite their tongues thinking they're going to die for themselves.And then you stick a weapon in your heart. "

"I see, you're going to kill yourself..."

When I thought about it, Tenji realized how I was.

On that dying day, Tenji acted similarly.Faced the monster with his bare hands, his eyes were ripped off and he was dying.Somehow, they acted in a similar way to the 'price'.

I stopped thinking that it might not have much to do with remembering it.

"Tenji should never do it.I have something different than any other Explorer. "

"What do you mean?"

"I don't want to imagine, but after the price, something related to my nature happens.In my case, my future was cursed.In Tenji's case, it's a hell of a thing to do... maybe something terrible is going to happen. "

"... I see, that's true.I think so, too. Hell is a mess. "

Tenge was laughing as if nothing had happened.

Seeing such a boy's smile, he was somehow anxious.

After that, Tenji's conversation with Kushira continued.

While we were talking, the night came quickly, and today it was dissolved.

Before Tenji left the lab, Kushira said, "I will send you detailed materials at a later date," so I later received detailed materials from the house.

So Tenji left the lab and went home.

Several things came to light in this discussion.

First of all, even if Tenji's vocation is statistically higher, it is certainly higher than the zero-grade vocation.

Until now, she had only managed to recognize it, but her analytical skills and abundant data proved it.

And one more thing...

Although this is not yet a confirmation stage, it means that Hell related grades such as Kid, Snow Demon, Fire Demon, and Fire Demon Sword are not displayed by Earth grade.

This was also analyzed from Kushira's accumulated data and received the word that it would be almost certain.

To be more precise, Kushira said:

─ I don't know... the grades I know are almost constant.It's normal for a first-class class to see numbers go up and down between here and this width, but that doesn't apply to a level related to hell.I don't know what to say... it's hard.This... resonates with your thoughts?... I'm starting to wonder what I'm talking about.Whoa! In short, you don't know!To be honest, I may not be able to analyze it. "

This was Kushira's view.

Tenji, who had never thought much about 'resonating with his thoughts', could not hide his surprise in the analysis results.

However, in addition to thinking that the snowman who happened to be there was "left", he quickly affirmed the fact.Should I say that I was showing a positive reaction rather than affirming it?

Finally, about the power of "cost".

This was not an ability that was articulated like a skill, it was an ability that triggered a breakthrough when a person died.

The power that must not be used comes at the cost of making people disappear.

"I don't think I should ever use it.That's what I feel closer to dying than dying.... what are you talking about, me? "

The darkness deepened, and Tenji groaned in the way of the moon's glowing night.

Today, I feel like I've gone deeper into the dark part called the Explorer.

It was a day that allowed the Explorer to more clearly understand that he had not only dreams, but also dangerous aspects.

It's a little shaky.

I wonder if the Explorer is really the right creature.

"It's useless to think alone, I know.For now, let's try our best to reach the 75th level, which was our goal for the moment!Good luck, me!! "

The thoughts that were about to enter the bottomless swamp were wiped out by Tenge.

No, I was aware of it.

After I woke up to the vocation of [Summon Prison Beast], I couldn't go back anymore.

I knew there was no way forward.