After we finished eating, we called for followers from the outside. Then, about a hundred people migrate at once and become lively all at once.

The number of personnel participating in monster extermination at each level is to be increased by one hundred each time a transfer team is connected to each of the five floors. Eventually, a thousand people will enter the labyrinth by the time they reach the 51st floor. From there, adventurers below the SS rank will be on their own as it is dangerous to dive.

The first group came from high-ranking adventurers, including Mizha and Zeke. The Red Twin Pavilion Alliance Master sisters noticed us first and rushed in. Shelley was a rear-guard type and Lotte was an avant-garde type of equipment, but both were unified in red colors.

"... good work, Dick."

"Thank you for defeating Dragon Kimira, I saved your sister from danger. It's a good thing that there are people who can depend on you."

"No, I was just helping. Everyone did just fine."

"... that's how I humbly raise my sister's reputation."

"That's right... that's all I need to know about onee-sama. You're not aware of Mr. Dick as a man, are you?

Shelley laughed at her panicked sister and looked beyond the dim cave.

"The rest of us will explore the cave and destroy the monster on the floor commensurate with our abilities. I heard that's the policy."

I see. We'll go first and defeat the mighty monster. "

"... thank you. The truth is, my sister and I want to brush our arms a little bit about Dick. But it is possible that a monster similar to Dragon Kimira is on the halfway floor. Then I might pull my leg."

Shelley was serious, so she seemed reluctant to let us go before she was safe. But, as she is right, the labyrinth today can encounter powerful monsters, even at shallow levels. I don't think that the two levels are the nests of Dragon Kimira, but I can't say that they never are.

"If there is a monster variant, not just a dragon kimira, it is better not to irritate even the appearance. I'm sure we won't miss it, but let me know if you have any trouble. I don't know if I can use it in the Labyrinth, but I'll give you a magic tool for communication."

"... piercing?

A magic tool that allows you to talk even if you are far away. It's already distributed to members of my Alliance, but magic is blocked in the Labyrinth, so it's not always available. But if you're on the same floor, there's a good chance you'll get through.

Receiving pierced earrings with clear magic stones, Shelley grabbed them carefully and put them on her chest.

"... thank you. Take care of it."

"Oh, hold on tight."

"Onee-sama... Dick, that's what you do without realizing. I won't be alarmed."

"Hmm? Oh, should I keep Lotte? They're both guild masters, so sometimes they lead separate parties."

Give Lotte pierced earrings, and she looks at her sister. Shelley smiles and Lotte blushes.

"But... even though onee-sama is the most important thing to me..."

"Yeah, I know. Thank you always, Lotte."

I don't think that the bond of sisters is a good thing. Looking at Shelley stroking Lotte's head and smiling, another person came from the other side. Mr. Leonid has silver hair.

"Oh, it's Dick. I wanted to say hello before you left. But you're as good as ever."

"Good work, Mr. Leonid. Sorry for the inconvenience."

"What do you mean it's okay? Old soldiers are getting more and more prosperous, and I'm getting motivated by this huge work."

The oldest guild master, this man, now in captivity at the White Goat Pavilion, was asked to assume the role of head of the adventurers on behalf of all guild masters.

"The first group has been selected with the idea of consolidating the base for the time being. I can't even defend myself if my magic team peels out like this."

"It would be helpful if you could do so. The Transformation Magic Team is connected not only to the ground but also to the Magic Team laid on the premises of the White Goat Pavilion, so please let the Alliance members who are managing the Transfer at home know where to go when you transfer."

"Oh, that's handy. In the meantime, should I escort the manager so that young people don't fly indiscriminately when connected to the deep?"

This led to base consolidation, with high-ranking fighters, including Shelley and the others, clearing more monsters.

"Good luck, Dick. We should be fighting monsters even further, right?

"With this many people, it won't take much time. Is this how it starts?"

Zeke has a slightly insufficient face, but if he maintains a deep magic formation, the monster against him will also be stronger. For the time being, I want you to endure it by getting used to your shoulders.

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The ruins labyrinth was the size of the labyrinth I've seen so far. The ceiling is also high, and if there are hundreds of layers of this size, it will take months to reach the deepest point if you explore it on foot normally.

However, with Cody, we can use the power of the Light Sword to grasp the terrain as long as the light reaches. We could always explore the shortest route down to the next level and discover powerful monsters even if they were far away, so we didn't get lost after going down to the second level - the second level was wide and the scaffolding was very poor.

The second floor, like the other, is an exposed cave with rocky skin. But what is even more different is whether the influence of the water spirits is strong or whether the humidity is abnormally high, and the rock walls and ground are mossy. Apply the magic of "Stable Walking (Balance Walk)" to prevent slipping, and coat everyone's shoes.

"The shallow monsters have mutated over the years. Giant Bat's eyes are completely degraded, they're not very cute."

A Giant Bat that occasionally raids from the air and sucks blood, but is automatically destroyed by Cody's sword sperm. At that size, the labyrinth was usually about the size of a child's arms, but it was still said to be huge, and the individual in the labyrinth was as big as an adult. It's nothing to keep, so Miralka magically disassembles the faction and Yuma cleanses her soul.

"Bats with fruit as their staple food are sometimes valued as ingredients. Well, I don't need it now."

"If you run out of food, I'd like you to cook as delicious as possible, but can you?

Cody is worried about me. Verlaine answered in my place.

"It is possible, but if we can activate the six-storey magic formation, we can return to the ground at once, so we won't need it. Just for the record, I can connect to the transfer magic team at the silver water bottle pavilion, so if I even get to the magic team, I can go home in an instant, have a warm meal and sleep in a fluffy bed."

When Verlaine puts her index finger up and says nicely, everyone's eyes shine. After all, women like to take a bath and would like to avoid spending the night in the labyrinth.

"My clothes are sticking because I'm tight, and I'm in trouble. Ugh, there's another puddle over there... hi! There are also large frogs. That purple frog is poisonous. You can do it without touching it....."

"Ah, I've got a good idea. You can take it down and purify it, but what if there was a place where water would flood as we went along, and I would turn it into holy water?"

"Then the monsters who drank holy water will lose their warfare. Dee, that might be good. Poison Frog is a poisonous mist when it is defeated, but drinking holy water makes it harmless."

Defeating all the monsters that stand in the way makes you feel rough, so if you can avoid a fight, you should. Eileen will be fine, but fighting with the poisonous fog of death seems troublesome.

Well then, let's purify the frogs with holy water. Yuma, can I ask you something?

"Yes, I think this is fine. Eh?"

Champagne and Yuma are puddling in the water, so I put my finger in the pond. That alone, the starched water was purified all at once, centering on where Yuma touched it, and the color of the frogs in the water changed - in an instant it was no longer toxic.

When the gecko gecko and frog rang, they jumped away without attacking the Yuma by the water.

"... an incredible purification ability, as usual. The waterways seem to be connected, and all the other ponds will become holy water."

"Ah... why is purifying the dirty land so pleasant? Thank you, goddess."

"Sometimes I wonder if Yuma is the goddess herself... in fact, she's probably the most important contributor to labyrinth exploration."

That would be Yuma's cursed land, but it would be a labyrinth abandoned for a thousand years, but it could be cleansed one by one. And she will not be endangered in battle. When you're at a party, enemies can't help but target Yuma. Dead spirits gather to seek salvation, but she purifies it before she approaches it, so there is no gap.

"Walking around Yuma makes me feel better."

I see. From now on, I will carry Yuma as the talisman god. "

"Di, Dick, I'm glad you brought it, but I'm embarrassed..."

Her only weakness will be her lack of health, as usual. It's a weight that worries me about whether I'm eating it or not, but above all, it's growing healthy. Even if such misgivings arose, I felt that my heart would be purified if I carried Yuma.

"Dee-kun, don't shake too much. Even if I do it deliberately, I can tell."

"Eh... I won't do that. Watch your step, Master."

"Mmm... my clothes are getting wet too. Not if you're doing that, but if you go into three layers, you want to dry it."

"If your clothes stay wet, you'll lose your temperature, so that's better."

I said nothing at that time, but I didn't realize that everyone's air had changed subtly until I passed through the two floors.

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The previous drawings did not depict the two floors as water fields. After so many years, the water spirits gathered together and became such an environment.

And the three floors were also not as shown in the drawings, but a lush forest. There were still traces of Dragon Kimira passing through, and the trees were burned down, paving the way, and it seemed unlikely that they would continue through the lush trees - but...

"--Giggle!"

"Don't call me! I did it!"

When I entered the forest, it turned into a nest of subhuman monsters called bugbears. He's not that big, but he's armed with trees, stones, and bones, and he's attacking in groups.

Irene doesn't count the number of opponents and plays all the stones and blowing arrows that fly with the steel plates on the back of her fingerless glove, reducing her enemies as she watches. Cody was also shooting through enemies from different sides, one after the other, with a light sword.

But the numbers aren't unusual - if you're territorializing the whole forest, there might be nearly a thousand of them. I don't feel like leaving it behind when I think about what happens next, because it's not a rest, it's just a food for the first time in a long time.

Ah, it's better to leave that to the two avant-garde monsters. Even so, all the hairy, cute monsters... I wonder if there's anything more I can do. "

"It's unusual for monsters to be cuter. Except for the Fire Dragon kid."

"Hmm... I don't suppose you were interacting with two children of firefly dragons, such as' It's like our baby '. Run through it, Miralka."

"Nh... I didn't do that. I don't know what this guy thinks, but I was purely in love with the juvenile."

"We're all done. I didn't need to help."

As Master said, the bug bears around were destroyed and what they dropped scattered. Its ability to collect gems and minerals makes it bright. If you take it back later and evaluate it, there may be something you can use.

"After all, the only exception is the rise of Dragon Kimira, and the other monsters are not strong. There's no such thing as a strong bug bear."

"The problem is 50 layers. The reason Dragon Kimira had to move is not just the lack of food, it's also possible that a powerful monster has risen to 50 layers."

"It's possible... I thought I could get to the next magic team soon, but even the weaker enemies would stop me. I can't help but ignore it too much."

Cody wasn't sweaty, but she was still worried about the comfort of an undershirt with two layers of water and didn't even have an expression.

"Now, as I said earlier, do you want to dry your clothes around here? If your husband keeps an eye on you, there won't be any problems with the security around you."

"Eh... Ro, don't you have a plan to go all the way to the sixth floor?

It's not like I'm taking that much time, is it?

Cody says he's already undressed. The weakness of the Demon King Crusaders was moisture. It was a bit embarrassing to the public, but it was a very real problem.

"... I don't think it's definitely here. Sure, I'm not in the mood to keep going."

"Mr. Dick, can I have a moment? The truth is, we have to go to the hundred storeys as soon as possible, but when your clothes get wet, you can't help it."

"Fuck off, let's switch the mood and go to the next magic team with pleasure."

Miralka, Yuma, and Eileen also synchronize. In that case, I have to obey the majority vote, with or without a word.

"If that's the case, let's start a fire. Because by using the Spirit of Fire and the Spirit of Wind well, we can create a clean source of heat. The Spirit of Fire and the Spirit of Wind. Turn my magic into flames and create a sphere of fire that shakes in the breeze." Floating Flame Ball (Flame Sphere) "

Verlaine has contracts with many spirits other than light. The Dark Spirit Magic is particularly powerful like Dark Elves, but other Spirit Magic was also mastered at a high level.

"I'll see you later, Dee. I'll call you when we're done."

"Oh, I see. Then I'll be watching over there."

Companions who begin to remove their gear around the fireball. I prefer party trust to dreams, even though I think it might be a sight full of men's dreams. The choice will certainly be evaluated later - so it won't turn around.

"Hah, it's finally refreshing. My hair's wet, too. What do we do?

"Shall I dry it at the same time? Verlaine, could you lend me a towel?"

"Very well. I'm good at drying it, so I'll leave it to you."

"Gentlemen, I know you're older than me, but... no, it's not that small.

"Dee, you may be modest, but you don't have to worry."

"... that'll sting me too, so I want you to talk so much about it."

"Eh, Cody is louder than Yuma-chan... ah, louder? Does that sound like Dick?"

"He's Park Jin-ren, so don't worry about it. I wish I had the courage to take a look."

"'If you do that, you'll be destroyed.'" When you love your mistress at all, it's not against the rules. "

"Fufu... that's exactly what Dick was going to say. That guy, he's a jerk."

"Ah, that's not true. I'd like to see Dick push a little harder, too."

"Really? I really like Dick's pure soul right now. ♪"

"What does that purity mean... ah, yeah, it's nothing. There are some things you shouldn't ask. I can't talk about people."

(Why are you so worried... and Cody can't talk about people... no, I'm serious about what you're saying.)

After that, the conversation between the women continued in the name of drying clothes, and I was going to continue to be very conflicted.