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'... oh dear. The other side sped up the attack at once'

The next day.

I stayed overnight at the Imperial Inn and embarked on a labyrinth exploration in the morning.

The structure on the eleventh basement floor was little different from Alistair's labyrinth, a place where the meadows were spread everywhere.

Originally it was a place to grow crops, so the ground of dirt was spread at your feet, and the wind blowing through was pleasant.

But you can't stay immersed forever.

The transfer magic team connected to the twelfth basement is somewhere in this meadow, and we need to find it. They're on the eleventh basement floor of something with several pairs of adventurers nearby. Most of them are exploring to get the material they only get here, and they need to look for a transfer magic formation on their own because they're not going to the lower level.

I was relaxed because of this comfortable atmosphere, but the problem arose when an hour had passed since I started exploring.

"What do you mean?

The problem came from Illis, who was watching the Rio's in Alistair's labyrinth.

If you simply switched from walking exploration to running exploration, it doesn't seem like there's a problem with just getting out of a hurry into such behavior.

'That's not even the simple story. As much time as Mr. Mars and I started exploring this one, at first it was a relaxing exploration, and we could afford it because we were exploring the opposite direction of having a metamagic formation.'

Is the neighborhood like ours?

In Cave Field, the structure was such that if you go along the walls of what was a maze, you can reach the lower levels. I never lost track of where I was headed because of it.

In that regard, Meadow Field has no signposts to go on just because the meadow is spreading everywhere.

That's why I sometimes explore different directions.

'This is a bad idea. From the speed of progress over there. Obviously, we're moving on after figuring out where the transfer team is.' Cause there's nothing at all lost '

"No stray?

"Like this"

A map showing the current state of the eleventh basement floor is displayed from Ira, who was on surveillance with Iris.

There are a number of small green dots.

This green dot is an adventurer who has nothing to do with us by collecting materials on the eleventh floor of the basement.

Apart from that, there are six red dots.

The red dots represent the Rio's, but since there's one more from yesterday's five, I guess one who was missing joined.

Oh, it's really bad.

"These guys don't care if we know where the transfer team is, they're going straight."

It is going the shortest distance, even though it was in the opposite direction to where the transfer formation is located.

Obviously, if you don't know where the transfer team is, you can't possibly choose the shortest distance or something.

'What do you mean? Shouldn't you have gotten the tactical information?

"That's a little different."

Isla's question was answered by a previously silent labyrinth nucleus (dungeon core).

"What do you mean? The rules said," I don't collect tactical information beforehand. "

'That's right, but the "prior" period has already passed. It's not "before the attack," it's "under attack."

If you ask me, yes.

It's no problem to treat it as being under attack at the start.

'Probably, but the person who went missing yesterday has already gotten tactical information by asking guilds and adventurers? There must be a definite map out there on the eleventh basement, so you're more likely to be getting a map because you're not lost in the run. "

"How can this be the right time..."

"I guess Melissa already noticed that, right?

Turn to Melissa for the words of the labyrinth nucleus.

"Yes, it's easy. We're attacking over there, too. Our image is being watched. As a result, now is the perfect time to embark on an attack at once."

"Perfect timing?

"That's right. We did an hour or so of exploration. As a result, it seems to be going about half way. It should take as much time to move on or back."

"You know what?"

If we find out we're getting the map, we move to get the map the same way.

Then I can't take advantage of the time I've got.

So I let him stay alert and embarked on the offensive just in the middle of nowhere.

"What do you want to do?

"... let's move on. The fact that it moved here does not change that this is the midpoint. I remember the entrance location, so it may not be that much trouble to go back, but it's a hassle to do another exploration of the basement eleventh floor. Then once we get to the twelfth basement, we'll go back to the ground with a metastatic crystal."

Get a map there.

There is a difference between searching in a state where there are maps of things that will be delayed from Rio and searching in a state where there is no need to search.

It hasn't even become a competition in the first place.

"Okay. Let's hurry."

Run all the way through the meadow in front of you.

I don't know how long I can run to get there.

That's why I had to ask you something.

"You've been aware of the rule's blind spot since the beginning."

"Yes, I am."

The labyrinth nucleus was a clear affirmation of what you noticed.

"Why didn't you tell me?"

The relaxing exploration was interrupted because of it.

'Cause there's no reason for me to be so helpful in the first place. This was a problem that you guys would have to solve alone. I didn't realize you were blind. You're worse. "

Yes. The role of the labyrinth nucleus is to support the labyrinth lord by imparting knowledge and managing the labyrinth lord with respect to the labyrinth.

Never support my work as an adventurer.

This time, it has nothing to do with the management and operation of the labyrinth of what the other party is the labyrinth owner.

It's a competition I personally took on.

"In your case, it seemed like you were aware that only one person was missing yesterday, so if they acted, they wouldn't have explained everything."

Except it's the labyrinth nucleus that's enjoying looking at us.

I can't thank you honestly.

"Besides, you're not the only one who's bad."

"Huh?"

"It's Melissa's role to keep an eye on things that the Lord didn't realize."

"... sorry"

'Besides, even Illis has the most experience as an adventurer, so he's got to have one of these. That's why you should have noticed first, but I didn't realize there was a blind spot. You know why, right?

'... yeah. I had missed hearing the contents of the rules while I was thinking about the war that had taken place earlier in the spring. I couldn't afford to even think about blind spots because I only asked later'

We were both depressed.

I can't help it because I've always shown motivation to help me in that way, but I've been in a bad mood.

'Well, that's true about blind spots... were you thinking about rewards as well?

"... no, now they've noticed"

That's all the words were reciprocity, Rio.

It must also be reciprocal as regards the promised remuneration.

'I didn't say it clearly, but they're going to demand something if they win. What the hell are they demanding?

That's the scariest part.

Even though he is a Labyrinth Master, he challenges his opponent to battle until he takes risks and demands something from his victory.

Of course, due to the terms of the reward, 'something I can prepare in my labyrinth' will be demanded, but on the contrary, I can't prepare it in Rio, but I'm likely to be demanded something I can prepare.

What will they demand?

"Now thanks to the" fruit of the Divine Tree "I have no problem with magic, but I have trouble being asked for something that is close to ruin. So the easiest way to avoid ruin... '

"We just have to win......!

'That's the thing. You work hard thinking this is a study, too.'

Communication with the labyrinth nucleus is interrupted.

Not only does it make us reflect on the blind spots of the rules, but it also makes use of them in the future by causing us a lot of pain.

I appreciate it, but I don't want this to be such a busy situation.