Ring your neck. A dry sound is heard.

Probably a solid body.

There were no soft beds on the 20th floor, so I laid a blanket on a hard floor and slept. Because of that.

Originally, there was more proper bedding when sleeping in the dungeon, but we decided to sleep with a minimum of tools so that we could withdraw whenever monsters hit.

――After that, there is no particular problem.

Examine the condition of every corner of the body.

My sleep was shallow due to my Finding Enemy, but that wasn't something to worry about.

Rather, I was awakened by the excitement of the coming decisive battle.

At the end of the hallway, look at the opponent who is standing firmly in the center of the open room.

Because of the distance from here, it can only be seen as a bean size.

However, I can understand the size of those things, such as their presence or threat level, as much as they dislike.

The next challenge is the middle boss of the 20th hierarchy.

Challenge does not necessarily mean winning.

I caught my attention, and Erin escaped through the edge of the room. After that, I scatter medium bosses and run away.

It is a battle where the victory condition is only loose if you escape.

Still, I thought this was a reckless class of challenges.

The ability of myself and the opponent is so open.

I felt like I couldn't escape using all the technology I have now.

How much better the evasion arts can be made against monsters in the 20th hierarchy, it doesn't necessarily mean that he is the middle boss.

-But.

Look at the girl next to you.

The silver hair that is usually tied is untied, and it's already ragged.

In a 20-tier living without a bath, you can only wipe your body with a towel wet with water magic.

If you take a deep breath, you will feel the smell of sweat piercing her nose from her body.

Her claws are broken in her hand. Even the skin is dry and cut.

I want to protect her shabby. I thought so.

"Erin, is one good?"

"What……"

Erin anxiously shakes her voice.

His eyes reflected my face.

"Do you remember the strategy?"

"Yeah. While the notebook is attracting the middle boss, I sneak through the edge and exit the room, and when I reach the barrier, the notebook escapes."

"Yes, so why don't you make one promise?"

"Good, but what kind of promise?"

"No matter how pinch I look, don't support me. Even if I die, don't shoot my spells."

"Do you want me to forsake you?"

Scream as if you are appealing to the proposal.

With her wrinkles in her eyebrows, Erin reveals her anger.

"That's not the case. I'm sure I'll be alive. I want to focus on dealing with the middle boss's attack. I guess I'll die if I don't care about anything else. I want you to

"It's really the only reason ..."

"Yeah, believe me"

You can't die in such a place.

Because I promised.

Going back to the city of Purif together. I'll help you find your hope. They do a lot of happy things together.

"I see. I will believe it."

Looking at my expression, she seemed to have withdrawn.

Relieved of the situation, Erin suddenly began closing her eyes.

He has his chin up and his lips sticking out.

"What ... that face ..."

Erin's cheek was so funny that he blew out.

"Well, what are you smiling at?

"What do you do?"

I felt Erin's intention, but decided to blur it.

"What are you doing ... K, you're kissing!"

"No, I know."

"If you know, don't bother asking."

Erin is angry, and she turns away.

My ears were bright red, perhaps shy of what I was saying.

"... No, kiss?"

"Why at this time?"

"It was like that ...

It was such an atmosphere. The flow to kiss completely was completed.

"And I don't yearn for kissing before the deadly battle. It's like a scene from a story."

"Surprisingly a romanticist ..."

"Every girl is a romanticist. Earlier. Do you kiss? Don't you?"

"Well, don't you?"

"Hey, eh!"

What the squeak.

How surprised you are, dude.

"I thought it was exactly that kind of atmosphere ... but maybe I was misunderstanding? Was she a painful woman?"

Erin shakes her eyes and shakes her mouth.

I can't stand laughing at that strange reaction.

"No, but Erin's reaction is too interesting.

"Don't take my innocent feeling away!"

"I'm sorry, I didn't have such a bad feeling"

She hurries to Erin, who is in tears, and lowers her head.

"That's right. If you kiss here, you're not happy and you're not going to die easily in the battle with the middle boss?

"I don't hate doing that with me ...?"

"Yeah, I want to. I want to do that with Erin. So if you get out of level 20 with two people, let's do a kiss or whatever."

"I'll forgive you ... but it's a promise. I'll kiss you when you return to the city of Purif."

"I understand."

Erin stares at her face while turning her face red.

If the last sight of my life is this moment, I'm going to die happy.

Well, I'm looking forward to kissing Erin, so I can never die.

"I'll go."

Release the entangled finger and waved lightly.

"Please come"

Look at Erin who responds with a smile, and let's live alive. I decided so.

The middle boss is shown in the center of the field of view.

A silver shining armor warrior that is many times larger than my body.

Red and black smoke is flowing from the joints of the armor.

The face has a demon face.

He cannot read facial expressions. All I could see was my eyes glowing red.

What I get is a Naginata.

The radiance of the blade is more sophisticated than the silver light of the armor, reminiscent of a tremendous sharpness.

It is likely that the contact area will be cut off just by cutting off the cutting edge.

Oh, I guess I can't beat this guy.

The closer you get, the more you feel the difference in ability.

Right now, Armor Warrior is not aware of the effect of casting Stealth, but if I step into the room as it is, it will be found immediately.

I can still turn back now.

With that in mind, I took a step into the room. Under the armor warrior.

Immediately, a sense of intimidation blows like a storm.

I feel scared by the raging waves.

She scolds herself and releases Secret.

And shout instantly.

"Win you!"

Put all the killing in the armor warrior.

The sudden plight of being skipped from the 17th level to the 20th level.

The constant fear of death that monsters can attack at any time.

Erin's mental fragility and the past that brought it.

And the last challenge, the middle boss.

Turn all the unreasonable anger into anger and shoot it at the enemy in front of you.

Don't aim at Erin. Look only at me.

I'll do it well, so come on.

Stab the armor warrior with the whole body, all-out "Kidashi".

The enemy in front seemed to respond to my feelings.

Gaze match with armor warrior. Attention turned completely to me.

Immediately confirming that the target has been successfully obtained by Searching for Enemy, we will go one step further.

One step too big for my body.

――It's “Shrinked Land”.

When you jump into the armor warrior's pocket in a short breath, your body accelerates suddenly.

――Tsu

Hurry and release Shrinked Land.

In order to stop the accelerated speed, jump directly beside the foot used for stepping.

The body is thrown out diagonally forward.

Immediately after, a silver arc is drawn at the point where it would have jumped.

It is a flash of Naginata.

The line did not stop, and approached me as if to suck.

"Withdrawal Oh!”

Jump back to keep distance again and again while shouting.

Burning arts blow.

However, the armor warriors pursue unavoidably, and a deadly attack over and over again in front of you

Go on.

This is impossible. die.

Distance that can be reduced step by step. The wall behind is approaching.

Embracing the poor situation, he shifts to avoiding streamlines.

The impact where the head is pulled. The balance of the body is brought.

Some hair fluttered in the air.

This is just a hazy ...!

I feel cold with the power of the armor warrior's attack and the fear of death approaching.

It seems like the perceived temperature has dropped dozens of degrees. It's like the surface of the skin has frozen.

The chills and fear keep the trembling sound of my teeth from ringing.

All right. It is this condition. It's OK.

Raise your mouth to show your teeth to the enemy in front of you.

Behind the armor warrior, Erin was running on the other side of the room.

Apparently, the first stage of moving the middle boss away from the entrance and letting Erin rush into the room had been completed.

Did not notice that he was absorbed in dealing with the attack.

Don't worry. The strategy is working.

When I understand the fact, I feel that my body is getting a little lighter.

But that doesn't mean that physical abilities have improved. It's just a psychological problem. While Kleid, keep evading continuous fire with Streamline Avoidance (Stream).

Don't take Erin's attention.

However, it had its limits.

It is a suspicious situation that it has been avoided.

It's just that he moves his body as he wishes and accidentally misses the attack.

I can no longer see the trajectory of the attack.

So, rely only on the senses.

He was clenched in something close to intuition, honed through numerous meetings with Jin.

I don't know how long such a reckless seam will last.

But I can't stop.

The room for thinking behind was already lost.

Now, even a second, long and long life.

Jump, bow, approach, warp.

I want oxygen. I want to be a blink.

The body demands. Appealing.

Ignore that.

Another second. Wait one second. I only need one second.

I don't know how many times I've asked. Hit the body with a petition that is almost unreasonable.

Already the body has left its control.

I'm so hateful that even this guy seems to be my enemy.

But do you know that? I'll ask you to be an enemy or whatever.

You live and die with me. If I die, you will die too.

So be silent and kill me.

Whip to your body.

I feel that important functions of the body are being reduced every second.

I don't even know if Streamline Avoidance has been completed. I can't imagine anything.

Still, move your feet and upper body to scrape off something still.

My arm seems to be broken. My legs break off. The spine seems to creak and break.

Still, he moved relentlessly.

Why am I doing this?

For what? why?

Even the purpose has become suspicious.

He must have avoided the attack for something. I can't remember that.

Feeling that the means became the purpose.

But that doesn't matter now.

Push the questions that arise out of consciousness.

A barrage followed by a barrage. Avoid all that.

Everything else is trivial.

Dive desperately for the raging dance of the attacking Naginata. Keep fleeing.

He had lost his sense of limbs and had finally understood.

The countdown of my life is approaching every moment.

The armor warrior's attack will catch me soon.

How many seconds later? It may be one second later.

One minute later? I don't have it. I can't have that much.

Ten seconds or twenty seconds, not so far in the future.

-At that moment, I die.

So, keep moving your body, without stopping Streamline, which is already broken.

I don't know why that's why.

The logical path had already been lost from my head.

All thoughts continue to avoid the opponent's attack. No more than that.

--Suddenly, you could hear something like an explosion from the lost hearing.

Awakens the consciousness drowned in the sound.

A signal that you must have been waiting for.

It was news that Erin had reached the barrier.

And despair coming.

From here, can I get over this guy ...?

He looks up at the armor warrior in front of his pessimistic pessimism.

Am I destined to die in a few seconds? How do you get out of this situation?

With no answer, I jumped forward.

If you wait anyway, you will die.

Then, at this moment before using up a little bit of remaining energy, you have to shake off.

A step that has nothing to do even if it's a trick or a speculation.

Choosing an action that could take the reckless itself was a natural reward.

The silver blade is swung down.

――Oh, I sure died.

All sights in view are slow motion.

At last, I was able to understand the movement of the naginata that I couldn't keep track of.

This blow would definitely hit my neck.

Is that so? The last thing I remembered was the scene I was walking.

――Chang's house where I was born and raised.

――In the woods, walking hand in hand with Meiya.

――At the time of parting with Meiya.

――Meeting Jin.

-A lively Purif town.

-Party house of "Arrives".

-One level of spectacle that dives into the dungeon for the first time.

――In a dark prison.

-That day when I went to an arms store and did something like a date with Erin.

-The radiance of Rosria and the Holy Sword.

-The vastness of the sea you saw for the first time.

――Handing with Jin, repeated many times.

――The moment when Neme takes a bath.

-And the days with Erin spent at 20 levels.

Precious memories that can never be forgotten.

From among them, extract a scene with something close to instinct.

It wasn't a happy or sad event.

But for some reason, I didn't feel right to imagine this scene.

――It's a hand-to-hand with Jin.

It was his appearance approaching in a shadow.

I saw it hundreds of times up close and tasted it with my body.

So I feel like I can do it.

That's what Jin was expecting of me.

Though uncertain and unpleasant guesses.

I remember clearly, I moved my body to follow the sight.

―― Fake, Shadow

The view turns black.

Wrong. Your eyes are not just following your movements.

We already know where the attack is coming.

All I had to do was move my body. Bend your upper body to avoid lightly.

He took a step forward to run beside the armor warrior.

Ah. the wind is strong. The body is likely to be pressed back.

I can't hear any sound. A quiet world.

dark. The view is all black.

Still, I understand.

I have now passed the armor warrior.

And even now. Leave a distance.

A distance that cannot be reached with a pair of armor warriors.

Even if you can't catch up with your sight or hearing, Search Enemies will tell you what the enemy is doing.

[Mapping] will tell you the exit of the room.

So there's nothing wrong.

Next, the armor warrior slashes.

I lean down to the limit, run down to the ground.

Instead of slowing down, use your hands and feet to accelerate further.

The art that Jin had previously shown in the dungeon was Sinkwalk.

After confirming that he had avoided slashing, he increased his speed with Fake / Shadow.

Armor warrior. You just missed the last opportunity to kill me.

――This game is my win.

And he went through the room without looking back.