Isekai Tensei no Boukensha

Chapter 17-5 Natural Traps

Somehow, the air gets cleaner and cleaner as we go along.

Ten days after Maria-sama returned to King's Landing, did the tea we made along the way have the effect? We were able to dive five levels with a smooth dungeon strategy. It should be noted that Jeanne and the others had returned to King's Landing in about a week, and the dies using the dungeons of Jeanne and Aura (and Menus and Leena) … The training proved satisfactory, and the wallets of Gin and Garrat increased more than before, as a result of pushing most of the monsters that appeared. Well, we reduced the increase, so it finally settled down to a little less than the half we had before we bought it.

"Well, maybe it's cleaner than the whole city of Seigen."

"There are no monsters like you, and I want to build a house here."

"Oh, good luck."

"No matter how good the air is, I don't like it. Well, remember, if you like, I'll come and see what's going on."

"The Sword of Dawn is also disbanded... perhaps you can hire me at Primera's."

"You gotta be kidding me! The analogy is that the air is so beautiful!

A little mouth of Jin was about to dissolve the "Sword of Dawn" for some reason.

"Leaving aside whether or not Jin will spend the rest of his life here, don't get creepy when he gets so clean."

Jin said something to me, but everyone but Jin felt the same way about me, and I heard a reply agreeing.

"Even if it's creepy, we have to move forward with the strategy, and I think it's better than the smell. Well, sometimes it just feels creepy, and it's better than letting go."

When Grandpa put the story together, everyone tried to reinvigorate and move on, but then unexpectedly,

"Whoever's hungry! You're just getting in the mood, but you're getting out!

I heard someone's stomach.

Gin first reacted to the sound and looked at Garrat and Menace's face like a tease....

"I'm sorry. It's me."

It was Grandpa who was angry.

"I'm sorry! I thought it was Garrat or Menus that was bothering me when this happened!

And I immediately lowered my head and apologized to Grandpa.

"So, Jin-san wants to say that Marlin-sama (...) woke up?

and so on, Lena shook in with a cold voice and expression.

"Am I old... or are you going to say," My temper and my rice are still alive... "

When Grandpa teased Jin like that, Jin sat down and apologized. Grandpa seemed to be playing completely, but Jin really apologized, so it took a little time to make him realize it was a joke.

While Grandpa was dealing with Jin, I looked around in Explore and found that there was a staircase down a long walk from here.

"Grandpa, why don't you stop playing in the gin and take a break here for once? I think you should eat and rest in this place because the air may get worse or worse in the future.

As soon as I made that suggestion, Grandpa agreed, so Jin finally got up and helped prepare for the break.

"Still, the atmosphere has changed a lot."

I don't know, maybe it's almost over.

Garrat is right. Compared to the first one, the cloud mud difference, as Menus said, may be close to the boss's room.

"But what is the boss here? It's deeper than Hydra above, so is it more powerful than that?

"But since I haven't encountered such a strong monster... I may be weak, but I need to be able to challenge it with my full physical condition anyway."

That's how I drank my tea slowly... but in the meantime, Jin was an adult.

"I thought you didn't hear about this huge, deep, complicated hole in the basement of Seigen, but the ground sank. Why is that?

"Don't say anything scary all of a sudden!

"Sure, I'm scared... but don't worry about it."

In response to Lena's sudden remarks, Menus said he didn't want to think about it, and Garrat felt that curiosity prevailed over fear. Jin... is just staring at us silently, so I'm not sure if it's close to Menus or Galat.

"Well, it's been said for a long time that the geology has been strengthened by the dungeon, and the idea that the dungeon is the same as the living creature, so the broken and fragile places have been restored naturally."

Grandpa is right, these two have been used as powerful theories in explaining the dungeon....

"Well, I don't think that explains the Warp Zone."

I had a slightly different idea.

"Hmm... then, what kind of temper is that?"

"I'm not sure, Dungeon... I can't say that everything is there, but only Seigen, is it" Dungeon in Dimension Bag "?

And Grandpa said, "What are you talking about?".

"In other words, I don't know if this dungeon that we have is a natural occurrence... but I think it's a dungeon that exists in Space Magic."

"If the dungeon you're in was in space magic, how would it connect to the Warp Zone?

"No, I don't know if it really has anything to do with it, but since the 'Dimension Bag' and 'Warp Zone' are similar, if this dungeon were a super huge 'Dimension Bag', it wouldn't be strange if a magical 'Warp Zone' like that occurred in it...."

I wasn't a little confident because it was an intuitive theory, but I could say what I thought for the time being. However,

"Because it's truly the opposite magic... no, maybe it's similar. Rather, it may not be strange to say the same magic."

Gins didn't seem to know what I was talking about, but Grandpa knew what I was talking about.

"Dimension bags are magic that expand the space inside, right? In contrast, the warp zone is shrinking the space inside."

"Hmm, I didn't realize it until I was told, but maybe the theory of tempura is closest to the right answer."

I was going to explain it to the jinn, but Grandpa was convinced by himself before they reacted.

"Um... I don't understand the meaning at all..."

Even Lina, who had the most magical knowledge of the Sword of Dawn, was in a state of drowsiness, so she looked at us with the eyes that Grandpa and I were using exotic words.

"Eh ~... in the case of a dimension bag, if the outside of the bag is" 1 ", the inside of the bag is" 2 ", and the space inside the bag is" 3 ", right? Think of the Dimension Bag as spreading" 3 "with special magic on" 1 "and" 2 ". Can we get this far?

"Yes, I can manage....."

I was going to explain it to myself, but the explanation (though not completely) only learnt about Lena, and the jinn still don't seem to understand.

"In contrast, the warp zone takes the entrance as" 1 "and the exit... well, the destination as" 2 ". And I think it was the warp zone that magically reduced the distance to" 3. "

After explaining, Lena said, "I see..." and began to think whispering something. However,

"Temper... I'm sorry, but I still don't understand what you're saying to me."

Me, too.

"Me too....."

It doesn't seem to have been passed on to the Menus. Nevertheless, Jin finally said that he spoke, but it was quiet again with only three characters. To be honest, such a quiet gin makes me go crazy.

I'm going to put Jin aside for now, and I'm wondering how I can explain it in an easy-to-understand way.

"I mean, let's say that Mr. Tenma entered through the entrance to the carriage and exited through the farthest window. So you're going to need a couple of times more steps than you expected from the carriage, right? That's the magic principle of expanding space... the dimension bag. Conversely, if you have a magical carriage that shrinks the space, you can enter the entrance and exit the farthest window in fewer steps than you thought. This is the principle of the warp zone."

"I see, the difference between expanding or shrinking the same place."

"I don't know if it's wide or narrow from the outside!

"If you say so, you certainly look alike!

It seems that Lena's explanation clearly understands Menus, but Garrat and Jin seem a little different. Well, the majority understood what I was saying... and at the same time, I feel like I've proven to be a bad teacher.

"Amy was really good..."

"Don't worry, temper. I understood the explanation."

Grandpa comforted me, but somehow I felt like I was "bad" after "I was that".

"Just to keep track of whether Tenma's teaching is bad... I mean, what Tenma wants to say is that the dungeon of Seigen is like a dimension bag, so the city won't sink because it's not that big compared to the inside, right?

"Well, that's the place. In addition, as the theory goes, the geology may have been strengthened or repaired."

"I see... if Tenma is right, then there will be an explanation that the city of Seigen will not sink"

The three of us, Grandpa and Leena, were thrilled.

"Hey, Lena, tempa. Should we move on?

Garrat was reluctant to say that. That's why suggesting Grandpa's name to the Wise Man is still expensive.

"Speaking of which, it's been a long time since I took a break. I'm sorry."

When Grandpa apologized, not only Galat, but Menus and Jin were in a hurry, but actually we were worse, so I told him not to worry about it, and then I cleared the table and so on.

"Hmm? Does it smell kind of sweet?

As soon as he started moving on, Garrat said that he saw a staircase going down a little bit later.

"I don't feel anything?

"Neither do I."

"Me too. Wasn't that Mr. Garrat's mistake?

"I can't feel it either... how's the temper?

"Wait a minute... slightly, but, as Galrat said, it smells sweet"

"If that's what Garrat, the beast, and his keen temper say."

The sweet smell appeared to come from the stairs ahead, and when I went to the front of the stairs, I felt the smell more clearly. Well, still, Grandpa had a "slightly sweet smell".

"From this side."

Even so, the monster didn't show up anymore.

As we descend to the lower level, we first follow the smell, and Galat leads the way. But in the meantime, I didn't feel the signs of Jin's monsters at all. After all, I explored the surroundings in "Exploration" and "Appraisal", but there appeared to be few monsters in this hierarchy itself, and almost no monster reactions appeared within the range of "Exploration".

(Besides, I have a bad feeling that the smell originates from the lower level)

In the direction Galrat is heading, there is a staircase that leads down, and Galrat is headed there on almost the shortest path. When I got here, Grandpa could clearly smell the sweet smell, but on the other hand, the smell was too strong for me and Garrat, so I felt a little sick. As I persevered, there was a smell from the staircase leading to the lower level.

When I went down to the lower level, the smell became stronger and the grandpa could clearly feel it. And strangely, as the smell grows stronger, so does the number of monsters. It was as if this smell was keeping the monster away.

"I'm sorry, just give me a break...."

Galrat, who had been leading the way until then, finally couldn't stand the smell and asked for a break.

"You smell so bad? The sweet smell is getting stronger, but I don't think it's that strong. Well, maybe the smell is getting in the way and getting tired."

Jin thought Garrat was using more nerves than usual because of the smell and started looking for a place to rest while looking strange.

"Guys, there's a way to get some rest, so come here for a minute."

As soon as I decided to take a break, I used Explore to find the right place around me and pretended to search the neighborhood.

"Honestly, I thought that smell was strong too."

I knew it was tough! Jin was wondering, but if we were smell-sensitive, it would be torture!

After killing the bugs as usual, magically extruding the sweet smell that was inside and making it almost completely odorless, Garrat often agreed.

"If it's just sweet, I've had some experience making sweets, but that smells different from what I said. If you're going to keep going, I think it's better to do something about it than know the cause of the smell."

So I took out a few smaller pieces of cloth and a few larger pieces.

"It won't be a complete countermeasure, but I think it would be better to put this cloth in the hole of your nose and put some of these big cloths on top of each other and put on a mask. And from here on out, I or my grandfather will take the lead, spreading the smell with the wind magic. I want the jinn to solidify behind it and move. Also, if you feel anything unusual about your health, report it immediately, and we will continue to act with retreat in mind."

"Oops!

Hmm.

Galat and Jin finally got back on track, and Grandpa took the little cloth I gave him and rounded it up without hesitation and stuffed it into his nose. Each said, "This is going to be a lot easier! They said," I can't breathe, but I'll get used to it. "They said," I used to do the same thing when I went to crush the goblin nest. "

"Hey, temper... do I have to do this now?

"I don't want to do it during the break if possible...."

"I don't think you need to. Since this space was completely shut off by magic after I swapped the air, I almost didn't smell that sweet."

Ah...

As I said, Menas and Lena, who were not willing to ride the nose plug, realized that the three men had done a courageous job.

Well then, let's start the offensive again.

After an hour of rest, we put on a nose plug and a mask, and then we went outside, filled with sweet smells. Thanks to the nose plug and wind magic, I don't care about the sweet smell, but since this smell can be harmful to the body if it enters through the mouth, we need to work more closely together than ever before. Incidentally, my grandpas put the nasal plugs in with brave feet and washed them with water before reusing them.

Immediately after the resumption, I went down to the lower level and walked for about an hour, and I was able to get down to the next level as fast as I could ever say. However,

"I can't find the warp zone..."

"I was watching my surroundings, but I didn't see what they were doing."

We were unable to find a warp zone that could be considered a lifeline in the Dungeon offensive. I thought I'd overlooked it, but he said he couldn't find Garrat, who picked up my murmur.

"I'm going to have to go back quite a bit, but do you want to turn back here once?

"But it's only been an hour or so since we started again... if we go a little further and there's no place to shut off the air like before, why don't we just turn back?

My opinion and that of Jin were split, so after taking the majority vote, I was divided by the same number of people as Grandpa and Lena, Jin, Galat and Menas. So I threw three coins on the ground and decided which one to use because of the volume of the back. As a result,

Grandpa, there's a path down there.

I've decided to move on. The next tier was able to get off the coin throw in about an hour, but no warp zones were found during that time.

"We're getting off at a much faster pace... maybe the last level is close."

Even near the lowest level where Hydra was, he was able to move at an even faster pace, so Grandpa thought this dungeon might be the same. And maybe Grandpa's guess wasn't wrong. Because,

"Be careful, temper... it's starting to feel like Hydra."

I can't say for sure what it is, but the creepy atmosphere began to float as we progressed. In response to the creepy atmosphere, Jins who cleared the Seigen dungeon were alert, saying, "It feels the same before they found Hydra." Sometimes, furrows float in the air. It may be a coincidence, but I feel that the magic accuracy is slightly dropping from the area where it started drifting.

As for the smell, it may only be caused by the change in atmospheric pressure, but somehow the sweet smell seems to be thickening and drifting, and it seems to emphasize the creepiness.

"Hey, there's a ramp over there!

Garrat found his way down before he tried to suggest we turn back again. Down that ramp,

"I don't think so..."

"It's not like this is the end of the dungeon, so it's like you're just going the wrong way."

It was a dead end.

"It feels like bad air is accumulating, so let's go back up."

"That's right. Because of what Lena said, her eyes became itchy, and her throat started to itch....."

The jinn tried to get back upstairs.

Looks like this wall fell down or something.

"Hmm. Looks like the air's leaking from somewhere."

The leakage of air means there is space on the other side.

"All right, let's check it out!

That said, Jin lightly knocked down the wall. Following that, Garrat and Menus also began to look into the walls. Grandpa and Leena used the magic of the wind to block the sweet smell while keeping watch around, and I was watching the ceiling and walls from breaking.

Looks like this place is fragile.

Well then, let's make our way around it.

After a while, I found the brittle part of the wall, so I spread the hole with earth magic. But the moment I punched a hole in the wall, something unexpected happened. It was something you could see if you thought about it, but you were all distracted by the space on the other side of the wall and lacking imagination.

"Hello... everybody, run!

The moment I punched a hole in the wall, there was tremendous momentum.