I was banished from the brave party, but I'm glad you nestled out of me. I can't help him if he asks for it in the future, but I'm sure you guys will be fine. So, Grand Virgin, I'm in trouble for you to come after me?

12. - gossip. By then, the brave Vivians were ② ~

"Shit, it's dark and I can't see ahead at all. What's going on, Prala?"

"Hey, hey, don't be mad, brave man, you're working so hard!

"Ariake would have easily brightened up the cave area! Why can you only brighten a radius of about 10M!

I yell.

We were in a dungeon in the Curse Cave right now.

It was the first dungeon offense to kick out the intruders who say Ariake. It was a shoulder habit, so to speak, and was easy to attack and natural.

But our air was heavy.

"Oh, my God, why are you shutting up?"

I don't even try to hide my grump. Prala shut up. Damn, what the hell!

"However, it will only brighten up the cave."

It's that simple. Huh!

But I heard a sigh of "ha".

She was the Virgin Alicia, who had never said anything before and was watching us from behind.

"There's no other way you can do that than Mr. Ariake, is there?

"... what?

The pale words made me unwittingly flashy.

"Stupid... just light up the whole cave..."

"Dungeons are not like outside. You can say this is the body of another organism. Filled with the magic of the dungeon itself. There are certain limits to the magic we can use, which is foreign.” Light ”is the most important of them all. Because, with all the theories, perhaps the dungeons themselves are trying to take away our horizons."

That's what I said, then I went on.

"Didn't Mr. Ariake also say that? Didn't you hear? What did you teach him?

... With that said, I also feel like I was saying that, but honestly, I didn't remember it very well.

"Damn! That doesn't help!

I was as bad as I thought.

That has never happened before, so the air that other members constrict, including Prala, came through.

Damn, useless people...

Shit. Shit, calm down. I'm a brave man. He's the chosen man. With Ariake gone and just a little bit of a difference in self, I can get used to this right away.

Right, right. Ha, no, what were you in a hurry for? But the light source is just a little narrower than usual.

"No, I'm sorry, guys. It's all right now. I'm sorry Prala yelled at you, too. Let's move on."

I said it as brightly as I could.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah! That's Vivian."

"Our brave men are just fine. Looks like we've already rebuilt our strategy.

"Ugh, yeah. Hey, I'm surprised. too."

All right, you're always right. Everyone obeys my leadership without saying anything.

But...

"Is it going to be okay? We are not used to a battle blocked from sight. Until now, Mr. Ariake has taken care of that greatest challenge... This time, shouldn't we rethink our turnaround strategy just in case?

The Virgin spoke.

"What?"

Turn back? Turn back. ⁉

If there's such a thing as turning back in a dungeon at Adventurer Rank C level, it's not like I know what people down there will say when I get back. He will also be disappointed by the king.

"Well, that's too cautious of a theory. And if you're too careful, you're in danger."

I objected aggressively. But when I said it, I started to feel that way. Yes, yes, showing your back to your enemies can lead to death.

And I went on.

"I'm chosen and I'm a man. There's no way I'm gonna struggle with this much dungeon."

That must have convinced the Virgin, she'll shut up. Apparently, you've been persuaded.

Okay, and I'm gonna try to move on with my heels back.

"... you said that giving it back was also part of the strategy..."

"Hmm?"

I think the Virgin whined about something and I see the Virgin again.

But the Virgin kept her mouth shut, as if nothing had happened. And without any blurring of its gaze, it was staring into the darkness ten meters away.

the darkness from which the light source made by Prala cannot be reached.

From there, as if to be wary of someone popping up right now.

(I thought I heard something. Is it because of you? And don't this Virgin worry too much. We can easily detect the signs. "As long as you're calm," he said, "it's impossible to be surprised.")

With that in mind, it was only this time that I began to move forward.

"Hey, Delia. Aren't we going around the same place?

"Huh!? Do you think so?

"No way, you lost your way ⁉"

"Uh, no, the"

Delia looked in a hurry at my words.

"Why are you lost when you have a map! I know it's a dungeon that's been here many times, but this is it! Plus, it's still 25 tiers. You're not even half here. ⁉"

It's usually a hierarchy to the point of passing in an instant.

"So, but we don't know where we are when it's so dark!

"Huh? Just read the map. What are you saying the big deal... And even that Ariake was able to show you at first sight."

I'm scared.

Then the Virgin opened her mouth.

"That guy is just unusual. Even though the map wasn't complete, I used to navigate while modifying it each time."

"But now that map would be perfect to fix!

"The map is, isn't it? But without the lights, the sights you see are different. It's basically the same as you're closing your eyes. So it's only natural to get lost. So you have to be careful twice as often as you go."

That's what she said, then pointed back.

"What?

"Earlier, I discovered a wall wound I had previously seen. Sure, if you turned there, there would have been a staircase leading down the hierarchy."

"Just say it! All right, let's go, you guys."

It makes a lot of noise about the Virgin. However, the tone of the Virgin, like defending Ariake, was more or less eclamptic.

I try to get there early as if to deceive it.

But...

"That's the wound Mr. Ariake kept on me."

"What?"

I don't know what they said, I raise my voice funny.

"This is the wound Mr. Ariake put on for when he said he had to. You don't always get to see maps in dungeons. Especially during combat or some kind of emergency. So you make your own landmarks. Mr. Ariake would have lectured on this, too, wouldn't he?

"Hmm. I don't know when to use it like that, but that's a tough thing to do"

"Right. But it's working now."

"That would be such a coincidence!

I scream unexpectedly and step forward.

"⁉ Stop!

"Huh, shut up! Instruct me no more..."

Don't do it!

The second half of that word never came out of my mouth.

"As long as you stay calm," you wouldn't have noticed the signs.

But now, in a dungeon with only some other sight, he was lost and his concentration had reached its limit.

That's why I took a blow from the monster.