Labyrinth City is a city that spreads in circles to surround the labyrinth. With all that said, you don't have to tell me that the heart of this city is a labyrinth.

Let's talk a little bit about this labyrinth.

It is said that the labyrinth cuts the top of the cone and has the same structure as it was buried underground. The reason for this is because, as I've told you before, the further down you go, the wider the hierarchy becomes.

Currently, the highest level of reach of the labyrinth is 90 levels. Needless to say, it is a great record set up a long time ago by King Yingjie. What a huge record this hasn't been broken in hundreds of years.

Yes, King Yingjie is still not beyond that wall.

That has to do with one particular rule that exists within the labyrinth. In this labyrinth, every 10 layers is arranged a demon called the Boss Monster, the Hierarchist.

And the demon, without exception, is strong without having to compare to other demons.

Every time we discover a hierarchical lord, adventurers draw so many lines from the rest that they are said to have stepped foot. The Hierarchist, this ninth body, is no exception to that, and has been forced to stagnate for hundreds of years since the eighth body was crusaded.

Now, those nasty boss monsters, there's one good thing to do when you knock them down. It's not about fame, or materials, or anything like that, but about the specifications of the labyrinth.

In fact, the Boss Monster hierarchy has become a determined and pioneering place. Furthermore, there are only two entrances and exits there, and few demons come and go. Even if there were, they would be knocked down immediately.

In other words, after defeating the Hierarchist, it becomes a de facto breaking point for adventurers. In exploring dozens of layers and vast basements, it is very difficult to find a place where you can rest in peace.

Well, a lot of adventurers get together there, so there seems to be trouble occasionally, but it's far better than being attacked by a demon without a herd to sleep.

For this reason, it is common for an attack to proceed with a 10-layer separation. When it comes to us first infiltrating the labyrinth, the first guideline is to go down to 10 levels...

"All the time... this is out of order"

Quickly, I stopped walking on unexpected events. The location is just down the stairs leading from the entrance to the first level. My buddies looked suspicious and tilted their necks at me for stopping right after I entered like that.

"Did you forget something, Ridge? If I had to, I'd look inside my storage space..."

"Damn, I don't have a choice. He's still a lot of things to forget. I'll look for you, too, so tell me what you forgot."

"No, why am I being a kid with so many things to forget?... but I won't deny it."

As for the knit and Haruki, I have a priori who forgot too sorry, so I can't say strongly, but I think Mr. Gold is better when it comes to forgetting.

'Cause today, you tried to leave your sword in the inn, didn't you, that guy?

That's just great. Where were you going? Wherever you're going, I want you to take your sword here...

"So what's wrong with that? Hey, did you break your stomach? If so, there is magic that relieves the pain..."

"No, it's not. Not at all, no."

With a serious face, she worried about diarrhea, and I denied it with respect.

Soon afterwards, I explained my reasons so that no more weird mistakes could fly.

"The first thing I said was this wall."

"Wall...?

Concon and I slapped the wall with our hands, and everyone leaned on my neck again.

"Isn't that even a normal wall? It just looks like a rock wall to me."

It's a rock.

"That's a rock."

"Um, it's definitely a rock wall"

"Rock, you don't have to call rock. I'll know that when I see it."

Damn...... what the hell, this weird sense of union.

You're not, I'd say.

"Take a look at this wall using magic sensing. Let's go?"

I hit the wall with a visible thickness of a magic mass so I could understand. The magic that hit the wall then gradually lost its intensity and eventually disappeared completely.

And Anna told me after the demonstration.

"─ So?

"So, no! You saw it, now!

"Huh!? I saw it, but I don't know, so you asked!

"Even so, 'So?' You don't!

I'm usually angry right now... what the heck, rebellion period, this guy.

"Well, well, both of you...... don't fight in a place like this. There are other adventurers out there."

"Ray and Sea God, too, but you still don't know if you're close or not"

And, where he was about to develop into a rhetoric, Charstena looked kind of smiling while the knit went in between.

I don't know, it's just me and Anna on this long-awaited labyrinth expedition.

Even Charstena, there's got to be something to think about... adults.

I thought I'd calm down a little bit.

There was such a change of heart, and when I grew up, I ignored Anna, the kid who was Yi, and so on, and kept explaining.

"This wall... trace, but it sucks the magic out of me. Perhaps this ground and the ceiling."

What just looks like a wall of rock is an illusion of the eye? If you touch it, it feels like there's a twitch in the goth. If you tap it lightly, it sounds a little higher than a regular rock.

And most importantly, I tried a little magic out of the palm of my hand, slightly, but it sucked into its walls and disappeared somewhere.

It's as if the Imperial Magic Ore is embedded.

"Sucking Demon Mine...?

Whimpering the unheard word, Charstena touched the wall again in the same way to make sure she felt it.

"Hmmm... that's not the feel of a sucker mine, this"

"Aren't you mixed up?

I expressed my opinion when I hit that it was the absorbent mine she called that was the source of the magic ore that the Empire had developed from its past heritage.

"What do you think? Either... Yikes."

Charstena punched the rock wall with the sound of a baggy that didn't look like such a cute hanging voice.

... This is different. I don't know what to say, but I didn't see it.

And thinking about that...

"Look, guys"

Charstena looks back lightly and has drawn attention to the wall that collapsed earlier.

"Wow, what is this? I feel..."

It was Anna who peeked in and distorted her expression.

He felt a physiological aversion to the fact that something drooped like blood from the wall and it solidified and was repaired to its original form. Sure, this is like being shown natural healing at high speeds, which is really disgusting. It's as if the wall is alive.

But there was this guy who shook us up elsewhere, one person grateful.

'That's Lady Krakberg. You've completed a complete self-repair mechanism.'

Really proud if you look at the text. But Sheetera looked lonely somewhere, looking at the wall that was being repaired all by herself.

"... when you say complete, is it like a shape memory alloy?

"No, it's not such an evil thing created by ordinary people."

Sometimes this automata has a terrible mouth.

I just think that genius is incorporating extras again.

"Perhaps Master Krakberg has unraveled how Genesis works,"

Whoa... I didn't think the story would fly from shape memory to something like how Genesis works.

"How does that work, in short, what is it?

'It means as it is. Shall we even call it the law of creating the world? We were told that it was possible to create all things.'

"─ Wait. So, Krakberg has been recreating the power of the Genesis God? Whatever it is..."

Charstena, who first discovered the self-repair of this wall, didn't even seem to know how it worked. But to Sheetera's speculation that it was too much, she said it couldn't be.

Me, too, just like that.

"The performance of the demon he made is probably flying, but this is a little too much. Are you sure you can do that?

'Master Krakberg can do it. In fact, when I left that person's side, the foundational theory had already been constructed. Above all, this supernatural structure will not be feasible in existing ones that apply magic'

In other words, at least limitless proximity to the creation of the heavens and the earth was being done with the self-restoration that was happening now in front of us.

Dude... was he willing to create one in the world too?

"... I can't believe it... it's beyond the dimension that people can put their hands on..."

Oh, I really am.

Even the Sea God cared about the exercise of his power, but the genius spared no effort in repairing the wall.

"I don't know... you're in a different dimension from us. It's not a wrist, but I'm starting to feel like the labyrinth is suddenly scary, too."

"... there's no need to be frightened. Seems like he was a stranger if you ask him, but I feel some faith in the deed. I don't think anyone with nothing can create such an underground labyrinth. He tried to live for something just like us."

... for something?

If you ask me, I don't know what Krakbaer wanted to do.

I just thought I was acting as I could think of it, but I don't think Krakberg would prefer to call himself a genius for such simple stupid thinking.

Maybe I still tend to have a flippant impression of Crackbail because I don't know anything about it.

"Hey, I have a question... what did Krakbael invent all kinds of inventions for?

'Isn't that... a hobby? Lady Krakberg always enjoyed her research.'

Ha, just a hobby? I don't know what to say, but I feel it's similar to the principle of the adventurer's behavior, and I like it.

But that's Seatella's view. On this occasion, there was another person, someone who knew him.

"Yeah, I don't think so."

That being said, it was Charstena who quietly denied Seaterra's view. She went on further.

"Maybe he would answer this? Because I'm a genius."

Oh, this is the answer I hate. You seem to be looking at yourself in the past and you feel uncomfortable. So there were thorns in my words that followed.

"... Genius seems to be made of a 1 percent flash and 99 percent effort. I guess Krakberg was lucky enough."

"That's... I wonder. Because Krakberg was the type of person who didn't think of effort as effort. But I didn't hate the way Krakbael thought."

... Well, I don't hate it either. But in some cases, I might hate it as much as I wouldn't allow it.

I haven't properly untied what he left behind.

But no matter what happens to Charstena, I guess she won't hate Crackbail. Maybe I don't know. You two should have built something. That, you can tell by the look on her nostalgic face.

Charstena asked Seatella one thing so that she could share that nostalgic memory.

"Did you know that Krakberg's cliche isn't actually disgusting?

"Yes, of course."

"Huh? You got that self-admiration?

Though few, the two of us shared shocking facts with me knowing Krakberg, and such an idiot, I accidentally cracked into it.

"I guess' ordinary people 'is more of a cliche than self-portrayal praise"

"It's a complete dislike."

On the contrary, what else is there?

"Actually, that's the difference. Krakberg said that his head was for ordinary people, and he developed new and convenient technologies for people one after another. So I guess the real meaning of his cliché wasn't disgusting, it was kind of like pushing himself."

"Did he do that?

Eye to eye scales is exactly this.

... I didn't know Krakberg's behavior was for people... it seems more like a good guy than an adventurer.

"... then maybe this labyrinth is also hiding a good will to be Krakberg"

I don't know what it is, but with just a little bit more appreciation for Krakbaer, I see this wall of magic sucking off again.

"But no matter what Krakberg's thoughts are, you only feel bad about this. Look."

When I drew as much attention as Charstena did earlier, I stretched a larger magic mass from my palm to the side and ejected it. And as it was, the demon bullet crashed into the wall and was swallowed. From the collision until completely swallowed, approximately 5 seconds.

"After all, the rate of absorption of magic seems to depend on the area touched. This is pretty nasty. Magic is also in danger of being obstructed. If it's as narrow as it is now, it's even worse."

It is not completely unavailable. But when you touch walls, floors, and ceilings, you risk being sucked out of magic, release system skills, and, worst of all, flesh.

"If you're doing this with your usual senses, it might suit your painful eyes"

"But what exactly? It's okay if it's inhibited to such an extent that it doesn't activate in the worst case scenario."

Indeed, skills are diverse and quite small and consume magic. Although its usage has not been fine-tuned one by one, the possibility that it cannot even be activated, as Luxeria put it, is well thought of in the minor magic consumption that will soon be absorbed.

"... you'll only have to either use extra magic from the source or manipulate it elaborately. But I don't know what I'm not trying to do."

I decided to tell him the first thing I came up with and reschedule for today.

"Let's just hang around here for a little while."

I really wanted to go up to about 10 layers, but in a situation where I don't even know how much of an obstacle to combat I should not have high hopes.

For today, you'll just have to try and see how much you can use.

So, one by one, we started our first labyrinth attack, knowing our skills and magic.

A reduction in the performance of the various skills that were unexpected but within the assumptions. It was us who decided not to rush into practice one at a time, but it was difficult to reduce the performance of the space skills that were particularly influential.

"Oh, no... I knew it. A little distraction immediately renders it inoperable"

"Not this way either. Even if you're conscious, you're at your limit in a straight line. Well, with me and my knit, the results were visible at a time when Ridge couldn't..."

"Right... I feel the same way. It's not that dark, and it doesn't seem to make sense."

To the extent that you don't get lost, roll around near the entrance for about half an hour.

I have tried to use a space that round-nakes the geography of the labyrinth because the talent of space-based skills is higher than the crowd, and the more effective it is, as described above.

Thanks to the mysterious light source embedded in the wall, which is bright despite being underground, Spring Trees' performance decline, which can only be seen in a straight line that does not hit the sight, is more serious than mine.

When I say conscious, I finally know the end of the corner. From the second corner, it can be a tricky move to discover anything but the end of the line when you are careful not to touch the wall.

In short, it cannot be used as an exploratory skill. No matter how magical it is in such a mixed hierarchy, it is not enough. The absorption area is too large.

"How's the guard?

With that said, I pointed the water at Recovery and Charstena, the Goddess in Charge of Trouble, Lycood, the Attack Magic Officer, and then the Support Personnel's Knit.

"I guess I'm not saying this in particular. A little less magical."

"I'm similar, but my skill doesn't seem to allow me to use some of the installed magic."

"I could use my unique skills, too, so there's no big problem. It just feels like one other thing right now."

Lycood seems to have been cut a little bit of a hand tag, but all three seem basically fine. Relieved.

Next, I waved to Zhongwei Group, which has Gilk in charge of Fun, Sheetera in charge of Dangerous Goods and Haku in charge of Dragons.

"I can't fight properly in the first place. Throw the Demon Stone. That's it, so there won't be any particular problem."

"On the contrary, I can recover magic from the labyrinth, so I think I can do more than usual."

"Spare me!"

Hmm, there seems to be a guy with a problem in another sense and a magic cheat, but there doesn't seem to be any particular problem.

So, last but not least, the most dangerous avant-garde...

"I'm more or less okay with the self-enhancement system. It hardly seems to interfere. Others are bumpy. No problem."

"I don't know!

"Me too. Well, I'm not sure the difference. You shouldn't."

"I, I couldn't do magic! I don't know anything else!

"... only with workouts"

... Hey.

What do you mean, you don't know three out of five?

"You guys must have made sure of that, huh? Is that supposed to be normal?

"I guess so ~"

"Well, mostly."

"I haven't tried it!

... this nasty dog.

"Were you listening to people?

"Eh, but my skills, the only thing my senior taught me... nothing I don't have to do. I was wondering if my senior would do it..."

"You asshole dog! I guess it makes sense if I can use it myself! Do it now!

"Hi-ha, hi-ha...!

Lislit yelled at me. He gave me a freaking frightened look on my sword screen, and then, with a little mesmerization, I started trying my skills.

"Oh... you don't have to be so angry..."

I sighed inside when I saw the wrist lit to do what I was told to do with a sob at such a condition.

Totally... when this guy does, he doesn't know anything.

That would really kill you.

While I learned such great anxiety, I turned my face to Luxeria, the other one who said it the most to incite anxiety.

"Luxeria...... Could it have been no good?

"... train"

"No, I'm not... I want you to answer me if I could or could not use it..."

I had such a strong feeling that there was only one Luxeria...... and I had to listen with care, I pursued it even further.

"……… I couldn't use my freshly remembered skills"

Luxeria leaked, like eating and tying her teeth.

"Other than that?

"There's no problem. But... that's very unforgivable from now on. Workout."

"Right."

Good for the first time. Not all of them seem to be unavailable. However, as far as Luxeria's regrettable face is concerned, it seems that quite useful skills have become unusable.

I hope I can use it in my workouts...... I want you to do your best.

"Oh, it's over, seniors"

While I was talking to Luxeria, I think I've finished trying out the wristlit as well. Are you a little freaked out because you're still pulling the one from earlier?

"So, how was it?

"That's... Um... I'm sorry! I didn't know!

I don't know why I apologized, but for now, he didn't have any problems with the lislite either. Should this be a relief?

"Well, let's cut it off for today here to make plans for the future"

"What..."

Everyone was just getting confirmation, and when I said the end of my exploration, I looked up with the eyes of a kitten with a lislite dumped next door.

"What is it, Lislit?

"Oh, no, that... anything... nothing"

…… If it's nothing, let's go. "

"... Yes"

... what the hell is this guy.

It doesn't seem like he's pissed off and mesmerized forever. Usually you get on with it right away.

... Has it been a little too tight?

No, but be nice, and if you die, you have no ex or kid. Someone has to tell him.

So, as tough as it gets, I'll be fine.

Proper material. Haters here deserve me as a master.

And with that in mind, we went back the way we came, and after lunch we went back to the inn. And with a sigh of relief, it happened when we discussed our plans for the future.

"Huh? Why do I have to do such a hassle? You just have to move on."

Anna rebelled against me when I changed my initial plans to move to where I could go, switched to a strategy that prioritized safety, and talked about slowly moving one level at a time as I made the map.

I shake my head again and deal with it calmly.

"You don't understand, you. Once more, it's our own power to make maps... well, it's just my hobby, but it's too dangerous to move on to pom-poms, even though something unexpected happened on one level. It's not like the outside world."

"I'm not talking stupid. The first layer is nothing but miscellaneous fish. If it's enough to deal with someone who's not even that stepping stone, it's better to keep moving on and do it with the stronger guys. I don't have time to waste."

Let's admit making maps is romantic. But that's just one guiding principle.

The labyrinth is large. Just dominating one hierarchy takes a lot of time. In that sense, lets say slowing down the attack speed in the upper layers, which are full of low-level demons, is a lower measure.

But we don't know much about the labyrinth yet. Even today.

In a deeper hierarchy, in a life-threatening setting, if you notice that, what the hell are you going to do?

Mapping is one guiding principle in gaining knowledge and experience of a place called the Labyrinth. I mean, it's a safety margin.

In a world where the concept of level alone does not determine all of strength, the real significance of creating the goal of completing the map and then going to the next level is there.

"... okay? The type who dies as soon as he comes to the labyrinth, the one who can't even give up his strength and comes down to the lower level. So it may be a hassle, but building strength and mapping the structure of the labyrinth is the most efficient and less risky way to think about it."

"If you don't take the risk, you won't be able to dominate the labyrinth or avenge it! I'm here to be strong! There's no time to step on top! No!?"

"No!"

For the first time, I've bared my voice in a yelling voice like Anna's.

And calm down, keep your voice down, I say.

"... say it again. It's too risky to fly the upper level and dive to the middle level or below, even though today alone we already know it's different. You know you don't have to tell me that when you die, you don't have an ex or a kid.

"So...!

"Listen to me."

Once again, I took control of Anna as she yelled at me.

"I know what it's like to be in a hurry. Even I don't think it's okay as it is now. But if I make enough choices to give up my life for when I don't know, I'll give this vengeance to someone."

Because it only creates deeper grief and leads to new revenge.

"Priority should be given to the lives of those of you who live now rather than to revenge. Didn't I?"

This vengeance must not be as sad as Iris'.

No one will die, but take vengeance.

Such a convenient vengeance is what I swore to my father.

You can't just give up on this.

"─ Still! I don't like it from the top!

But Anna wasn't convinced.

They don't really care if it's from the top.

I don't even know how that feels. If you're serious, so am I. Using spatial skills, the beginning was meant to break fast.

But the labyrinth was a place where it couldn't be. We found that there are a number of other skills and magic that cannot be used, including Luxeria.

And I received a warning from Krakberg not to think of it as the same as I did outside - as good intentions.

So, as a party leader, I couldn't agree with Anna.

"... no. This is a decision to make as a leader. This is all I'll never give in."

Yes, Anna swung her fist furiously when she showed her attitude that I would not give in resolutely.

"Just kidding..."

"No, Anna!

But there Charles stuck it in Anna's arm and stopped it.

"Calm down, Anna? Ray's worried about everybody."

"But, Charles, I told your brother...

"Anna, please, calm down. Calm down. Ray didn't say he was gonna stop revenge, did he?

Anna rocks her eyes when she sees Charstena grabbed by her arm. Then, to calm down, or once exhaled deeply, Anna looked up.

"... I'm out of here."

Yeah, yeah, that's good. I won't give up once I decide. Adults... Ha!?

"Hey, wait, Anna! What are you talking about suddenly falling out!?

I seriously doubted my ears.

"What... is that what you always say? Do as you please. So I'll do whatever I want."

I've said something similar! That's not for excuses when we get along!

I'm trying to pull Anna off the hook because she hasn't had a calm 'fuck'. I had no idea this was going to happen.

"And let's just sit down. Calm down, let's sit down."

"I haven't seen you in a while, so I don't like it."

Angry, patient, me!

"Well, don't say that... you know, what about your promise to kill the Demon King together? Calm down one more time..."

"Uh, you don't have to worry about it. It's all about you anyway, so it's only a matter of time before you chase me, right? Until then, let's go separately. We're not breaking up."

"Ha? What, ha!?

"So we're not fighting and breaking up. I know what you're worried about, so I'm telling you to do something else."

Uh... okay. This is his idea.

I mean, Anna's talking about splitting the party. That too, in such a way that I wear firepowder, where each was in strength, in an attempt to advance the offense.

Sure, my concern is thin with Anna and the others who don't really share S-status. In contrast, I feel that Gilks who come to this world and claim themselves as shallow spring trees, knitwear, skimming habits and out-of-war can be taken to the middle and lower levels as they are.

The problem is that there are too many differences in strength within the party. So it also meant that I wanted to do something about it, and I suggested from the top that Anna wanted to move on.

Maybe until then, I want to move on, because there's a rush in Anna. Anna is trying to keep her promise to me at Anna. But...

"Still, I disagree. I don't know what's in the labyrinth."

"It's okay, I'll get the shal."

"What!? Am I going too? So, but I'm on Ray's side..."

Now Anna grabbed me in the arm the other way, and Charstena, who was forced into it, was violently upset when she came and went between me and Anna.

But if it did come with Charstena, it wouldn't happen in case, unless there was more to it. But it's still not in Anna, and she tells me the knowledge inside me is dangerous.

"Are you really going first?

"Yeah, 'cause it's your chance to chase me."

That's what I said. In Anna's eyes, there was no more stray that night.

"Did you get the answer yet?

"Well... I only found one excuse. I don't like to regret it now. Regardless of my intentions, there's a guy who wants to challenge me. It's a loss if you don't do it. So, you're gonna be strong enough to push your back. It's not gonna be a trap."

"... right"

She'll only know what Anna thinks, what she's prepared for and what she's broken up over this short period of time.

But no matter what happens, it doesn't stop. As I am, Anna has thrown away her reason to stop again.

Then no one can stop her anymore.

I sighed deeply and dropped my shoulder.

"... Shall, I'm sorry, can I ask for it?

"Yeah, that's good... don't be impotent, okay?

"It's Anna who's trying to be impotent. That's why I need you more than I do. If Charles were here, I'd feel safe."

Besides the warrior bias, the presence or absence of healing magic would be so great a difference as to go downstairs. In case.

"─ subject to conditions"

But I also have something called a compromise. Thinking about the future, I slammed the terms for everyone.

"Be sure to adhere to the guild's standards. And I'm sure there are other people who say they're going to follow Anna anyway, but I'm sorry for any further combinations. So I won't let it go any further unless everyone meets the standards"

The guild's standard is the recommended offensive rank divided into 10 layers. As you can see from the mole test, C-rank up to 10 layers. Beyond that, the rank rises one by one for every 10 layers and the S-rank at 50. Before that, it is advisable to form an inmate party, not an individual.

In other words, it's up to 20 layers to allow Anna and the rest of the class B to take their own chances, at best.

"You think I'm gonna listen?

"I don't think so, I told everyone. From a common sense judgment that you wouldn't have a special attack on your own either. And the material of demons of higher ranks can be seen at their feet."

That's a precaution for the Alliance. To avoid the unscrupulous behaviour of adventurers, buying in the market is up to one upper class. I mean, if it's Anna, it's up to A grade. I can get to class S.

"Grade A also mixes from around the 20 layers. Exactly the right rank. You're not complaining about this, are you?

"Hmmm...... well if you say any more, it's going to be a real fight, and you just need to increase your rank, give me your rank"

That's what I'm talking about.

On my compromise, Anna agreed, at each individual's discretion, to split between me and Anna.

As a result, this is what happened to the combination.

OPERATION: Let's be careful with the group.

Me, Lislit, Lycood, Gilk, Seaterra, Knitting.

Operation: Gungan This is the kind of group.

Anna, Charles, Gordo, Haq, (Luxeria, Haruki).

In a group like Gangan, there are two people in the Cuckoo who are supposed to work separately for a while because the Adventurer Rank is C-Rank.

Luxeria has only a short period of activity and has nothing to doubt about her strength. As long as we raise the rank, I think we can merge.

But Haruki is a little different. Powerfully, Haruki, who would be one step inferior to Anna and the others, entered Anna's side at her will, not because she was overconfident in her own strength. It's for luggage.

I guess I predicted that the coat would come into my side from the beginning. Haruki took the role herself and entered Anna's side, saying that she would need to carry her luggage.

He seemed so kind at that time, and I remember the face of a spring tree that didn't seem like a back. Inside. Why, he's belly black, too. It's just Cecil's black.

He seems to be helping at first sight and is willing to shackle himself as Anna and the others.

But to be honest, thank you. Haruki is here, so I have one less concern.