Dungeons for the Devil, Dungeons for the Core (Book Version Title: A Different World Dungeon Made with the Devil)

The lack of time allowed me to enter into a detailed meeting from the day after Sir Partridge's request.

Even though there were many things to decide beforehand about which direction to paint, at which angle to paint, whether to paint the whole shape or enlarge part, whether it was necessary to emphasize the shadow or whether to make it an original painting with the idea of dressing, the Sir seemed to have also closed his mouth.

At the end of those meetings about each and every point, Crowe immediately went into the bottom drawing. Draw two or three rough sketches for each and have them decide on the final structure. After that, I can finally get into the book drawing. Even if it was troublesome, Crowe had no intention of being clueless in the process.

When he began to draw the first point, either because of his interest as a painter, or because Sir Partridge had been watching the work for a while, but was concerned about getting in the way of the painting, he eventually left the room quietly. Crowe doesn't even realize it, and he's going to work on it. The first one was almost finished after dark already. At some point in the room there was a light. Crowe was so focused that he didn't even notice that someone had come in and dotted the light.

"Please take a look, the first one has been painted."

"... have you been able to draw yet?

"It's not complete yet, but I thought I'd get a general impression."

Crowe says so and offers the first original.

"... brilliant. That's all I can say."

"If there's nothing different about you, I'll work on the other drawings first. 'Cause I need a little time to cool my head by the final addition."

"Painting is your domain. I don't care if you do what you want."

With Sir Partridge's advice, we ended up having dinner seats with Sir. I enjoyed eating with Sir Partridge, who was deeply interested in archaeology, and was able to hear several interesting stories.

Crowe thanked him for dinner and left the mansion behind.

After that, I proceeded to draw at a rate of two or three pieces a day, and in about two weeks I was able to finish fifteen points and somehow even the final addition. I handed over the finished original painting and received a gratuity - one gold coin per original painting. It is the same amount as at Lupa's. Crowe wonders if this is a reasonable price, but it's actually considerably higher than the average painting. Because Crowe's technique of drawing scientific finesse was so highly appreciated.

Crowe was able to get some interesting information at the dinner of the day - it became a rule to have dinner seats with Sir.

"You think the kingdom will soon move to redetect the Shard ruins?

"Re-exploitation doesn't mean digging the same place, it seems like digging a wide area. We're gonna figure out where to dig before we dig it."

"Will you be joining us?

"No, this time we're here to talk. Well, I wonder if the neighboring aristocrats will ever squeeze out."

"The soldiers of the National Army will be investigated, but will the archaeologists of this country not be involved?

"Not at this stage. Probably to save expenses. When you hire a scholar, you're going to say something big. If you're a soldier, you can move cheap."

That didn't seem to be the only reason for Crowe, but keep quiet without saying anything extra.

"Crowe, are you leaving this town soon? Have you decided where you're going?

"No, especially. I could go back to Elgin territory before I got here, but it's a corner, so I was wondering if I could take a look around a little bit."

"Hmm. Let me know when the day of departure is set. I'd like to drop you off."