Dancing Circles on the Horizon of Events

"Become..."

"What is this..."

Down under the cave, a mountain of demonic corpses whose appearance has been revealed by lanterns and light magic gleams.

The brave and wise man who saw it accidentally doubted his eyes.

There it was, in the Adventurers Guild, all the bodies of demons with a Crusade Recommended Rank of A or higher.

It's not just an opponent who can fight for one or two, it's an assortment of creatures that deal with 10 people or nearly 100 people if they're bad at it.

But you might have knocked it down by yourself, so you wouldn't have to be surprised.

As for that, not only the brave men, but Null seemed to think the same thing.

"Swordsman... is that a monster?!

"No, I don't think so, do I? Sure, he's always about to get killed by energy, but he's not a modified human (cyborg), and the contents of normal human (...) aren't (...)?... maybe."

and always slaughtered by energy (?) Waltz speaks so confidently, remembering the swordsman who is about to be.

It should be noted that Waltz can appreciate a swordsman who is about to be killed by energy but doesn't dislike her.

"Victor...... You were growing up sometime."

"No, no, brave man? I don't think you've changed anything in such a long time, Swordsman.

Waltz said so and then turned his gaze in the direction where the blood dripped onto the ground continued, asking about this against the null who was next to him.

"Hey, Null. Does this lead to any exits?

Null then shakes his head with a rugged look on his face.

"I'm sorry, Master Waltz. Neither do I. I don't know everything about this cave, so I can't tell. It's just... it seems like the wind is flowing, so isn't that likely?

"Yes...... If the swordsman were to move on, I think this wind would blow ahead...... what do you think of the hunter?

"Right...... Due to his character, I don't see him walking around in a cave without land exploration without darkness. First of all, priority should be given to getting out. Anyway, as long as we can get outside, we can use the radio to call for help, no matter where it is."

"Right...... I guess the energy will fly by surprise then..."

"I guess..."

If you find out about this, the waltzes smile bitterly as you imagine about the energy that isn't actually going through but will probably fly in a different phase of blood.

Even then, relying on the dripping blood, and the carcasses of demons, and the wind that flowed, they proceeded to the end of the cave, where the swordsman would have walked.

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"... hey, brave man? Could it be that a swordsman is a monster?

"Dear Waltz... Earlier, that possibility was denied, wasn't it?

"No? I don't think it's human work on boulders to build this kind of dragon or a pile of demonic corpses that I don't really understand. You're over 100 lightly already, aren't you?

The further you go through the cave, the narrower it gradually gets.

And in relative terms, Waltz was frowning as he turned his gaze towards the end of that passage, where the density of demonic carcasses grew.

In that context, where her expression was not excellent, two reasons existed.

One is that, unexpectedly, swordsmen may be strong.

Maybe stronger than the brave......

All that or it could be comparable to a hunter with unparalleled strength in a fight against demons......

Waltz seemed to appreciate that as he witnessed the tragic sight that spread there.

In itself, it was never a negative factor.

Then why was she wearing a non-floating look?

The problem lay with the second reason.

"So many demon opponents...... Swordsman stamina, are you okay?

In other words, he was worried that he was not exhausted after a series of A-S ranked demons.

Under this circumstance, what it means is death.

If this had been done by the hunter, it would be time for her to be out of breath.

"Seeing where the number of demons that show up never decreases... this could be awkward"

"If you weren't exhausted by this, you really would be..."

While nodding to the words of the brave, Waltz calls the swordsman a monster, retracting his earlier remarks.

To her like that, the brave man seemed to have a bitter smile...

He had some doubts, and when he returned to his true face, he questioned Null, who was walking right in front of him.

"... Dear Null. I have one question..."

Then Null, who was walking around vigilantly, replies only slightly late.

"... what brave man?

"Why are there so many strong demons in this cave?

"I told you earlier. Originally, there were many strong demons in this cave, and it was because of the strong demons in the upper level that drove them under the cliff."

"But wasn't that about 100 years ago?

"... what the hell are you trying to say?

With that mouth, Null turns his sharp eyes to the brave.

Such a brave man, whose heart seemed to freeze just to see, but without being able to wolf, continued to pale his words.

"I don't know how long the demons will last, but it's hard to believe that these demons have survived for as long as 100 years. Besides, there are only strong demons here and there are no weak demons...... Do you wonder what the demons eat and live in such an environment?

"I guess we're even eating together. Naturally."

"If so, there's nothing wrong with it...... I'm concerned that there's nothing bone-like but the demons Victor defeated. Normally, if you're eating together, it's hard to think that it's hard to eat and even eat bones that are bad for digestion..."

Brave man who narrows his eyes and thinks as he speaks so.

This is all the demons, so if you're eating together, it wasn't strange to have a small number of bones scattered around.

But there are only the remains of demons because they think they were murdered by swordsmen...

That, on the contrary, seemed to have increased the concern of the brave.

And he speaks at the heart of his concern.

"Does it mean that bait is supplied by someone...... etc?

Null then immediately shook his head and denied it.

"At least there is no such thing as our country spending a budget on food for the demons. Originally Boreas was a country whose economy was made up of 'labyrinths'. If it's" The Labyrinth, "you don't have to bother thinking about the cost of the bait because the demons will grow on their own even if you leave them alone."

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"Can't you believe my story?

".................. no. If Master Null says so, I guess Boreas has nothing to do with it. But this number of powerful demons doesn't make me feel unusual. I can't judge because I don't have much information at the moment, but maybe I'll have some tips ahead of me..."

"Hmm. I don't know what the brave man's thinking, but he probably won't do anything."

That's what I say, dissatisfied, but caught a little mouth and walked in front of the brave null.

By contrast, the brave say nothing more...

Along with the wise man who was next door, he walked at the rear of the line, wary of the rear.