Legend

"Wow... it's already evening. Maybe we should hurry up a bit."

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Set squeaked in agreement with Ray's words.

In the end, Ray, who had fallen asleep while resting on the river, was already quite turning around in the afternoon when he woke up.

What surprised me about it was that there was a very simple but live animal set up a short distance from Ray, who was asleep.

In fact, Set dug a hole in the ground and created a simple waterway so that the water of the river could flow there. If enough water accumulated in the hole to keep the fish from escaping, the nearby stone would be put into the waterway to keep the fish from escaping.

Even though the hornset caught the fish, Ray took a nap, so he couldn't treat it under the fish and put it in the misty ring.

Leave it on the ground and the fish will die.

After all, I don't want to wake Ray, who's fast asleep.

That's why Set hastened to make a living sacrifice.

With Griffon's high physical abilities, it was easy to make a fish alive before it died.

... I used a polo ball on the ground, which weakened it to the limit, and hung water on a fish.

After about an hour, when Ray woke up, there was a fine living creature there.

Ray is surprised at this and praises Set when he sees that there is a fish in the living creature.

I worked hard with Set to make it a more serious life anyway.

That's it, using Death Size's terrain manipulation skills.

As a result, the living creatures became quite authentic... naturally, it doesn't make sense to create such a living creature in the back of the mountain where no one comes.and returned to me, and eventually, the living beings were connected to the river so that the fish could return to the river while they were going a long way.

Of course, the fish that Set caught while Ray was sleeping was processed and stored in the Misty Ring.

In any case, instead of taking a lunch break, I was supposed to take a break until close to evening, and then I was in a hurry to get on the set and headed for the Trent Forest.

(That said, considering Set's speed, it looks like he's getting to Trent's Forest pretty late.When that happens, can we camp overnight somewhere and arrive in the Trent Forest tomorrow?)

The Trent Forest is like a gilm, and at night, the main gate closes and you can't get inside.

Still, if Ray and Set suddenly go to the Trent Forest in the middle of the night, it will make a bad impression.

At the very least, Ray suddenly asked when he was asleep at night, and he could only recognize an insane opponent, so he had no good feelings.

Or maybe not, if the reason you're asking is urgent.

That's why Ray doesn't want to get a bad impression from the fairy leader who makes magic items for him.

Fairy magic items are more powerful and rarer than alchemist magic items.

If Ray has a hobby of collecting magic items, I want to take care of his relationship with such a fairy.

"I'd like to rent an inn if there's a village somewhere."Let me know if anything seems to be going on, Set. "

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

In response to Ray's words, Set let out a squeak.

In the worst case, camping was fine, but it was natural for Ray to want to sleep in an inn anyway.

However, Ray has a magic tent, which is more comfortable and well-equipped than a poor place to stay.

In that sense, it was enough to say that a magic tent was better than an inn.

Set flaps his wings and flies in the air.

Ray on Set's back was blinded by the bright red scenery of the surrounding area due to the sunset... and suddenly there was a sense of discomfort.

Huh? What?

Specifically, I don't know what I felt uncomfortable about.

I don't know, but I understand that I still felt something, that there is something in this view.

Gruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

Seeing Ray blinded by the dusk-stained scenery, he must have felt something was wrong.

What happened to Set?and throat toward Ray on his back.

While stroking the back of Set's neck, Ray opened his mouth like he was in a little trouble.

"This sight... it's beautiful from the sky, but there's something wrong with it."Don't you know how uncomfortable Set feels? "

"Gruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

Having heard Ray's words, Set looks at the red-stained ground.

Ray has an overwhelmingly sharper five senses than ordinary people, but Set has an even sharper five senses than Ray.

Just like that, I checked what was happening on the ground with Ray's words... before I heard a sharp chirp.

Grrrr!

I found it! And Ray looks at you like he's following Set's gaze.

At first, I didn't know, but I could understand that only a part of it stained by the sunset was wobbly.

In the middle of summer, the heat of concrete rocks the view from afar... Is it close to a kind of mirage?Though I thought, it is not that hot anymore in early autumn.

Or maybe yesterday's Exinis had the same phenomenon with Ray's magical effects... but this place is far from Exinis.

I didn't think there was a mirage.

In other words, there's something else beyond Ray's gaze... but I didn't know what it was.

(It's possible that it's just like that... due to the sunset)

Nature sometimes produces completely unexpected... unbelievable sights, so listen carefully.

Not to mention, there is magic and magic in this world compared to Japan... or Earth.

Is it just such a place, or is it some kind of natural phenomenon?That's what I thought, but I was worried about the sight, so I asked Set to help me.

"That mirage-like place... could you go over there for a second?"I'm curious, so let's check it out. ”

If Ray was in a hurry with this, he wouldn't have been able to afford to do that.

But Ray isn't in a hurry right now.

I dared to raise it to the point that I searched the villages and towns to find a place to sleep at night... but now I don't have to force myself to search for it, and a phenomenon similar to a mirage attracted Ray's attention.

Set must have been interested in the mirage-like view of Ray's words.

Heading your way, flapping your wings and descending.

Of course, given Set's travel speed, we'll be there in no time.

The place where we got off is... just before the place with the mirage-like view.

As expected, Set could not imitate the current situation of bursting into a mirage...

If such an imitation had been made, it would have been because there was anxiety about what would have happened there.

Ray also gets off his back when he understands Set's concerns.

You may well wonder what this mirage is, or what lies ahead of it.

"Well, I don't know what's going on from here.Or maybe it's nothing, but it's obviously a mirage like this... or a phantom?There is such a thing, so you can think that there is definitely something going on.I don't think it was the fairies.

I was about to go to the place where the fairy lived in the forest of Trent, and there was a phantom thought to be a fairy's prank.

Ray isn't the only one who thinks it's a little too convenient.

Of course, there's a good chance that this isn't a fairy prank... no, that's more than likely.

I don't know what lies ahead unless I actually try to move around.

Or rather, it wasn't a fairy prank, and I couldn't deny the possibility of some kind of monster.

This isn't the border, so it's unlikely that there will be that many powerful monsters.

Still, considering that it was a contingency, there was no option of not being vigilant.

Whatever happens, Ray pulls the Death Size and Twilight spears out of the Misty Ring.

Ray and Set took a step to a place where the view was distorted like a mirage.

Then... there was a scenery that was nothing in particular.

For a moment, could it be that I made a mistake?

That's what Ray thought, but Set looks at a spot beside Ray like that.

What the hell did Ray see when he noticed Set's gaze?And I look at you... but I see something impossible ahead of that line of sight.

No, it's not impossible.

I've seen it in other cities before.

"... the nucleus of the dungeon?"

Yes, beyond Ray's gaze was the core of the dungeon.

However, even in the nucleus of the dungeon I've seen before, it seems quite weak.

If it was the core of the peeling dungeon, it was also present in the bar that I went to for the demonic fever, but now the core of the dungeon beyond Ray's gaze was using a mirage to hide my figure, but that's all I was doing.

(The possibility is that it is still in the state before it became a full-fledged dungeon.... in a way, should I say that I was lucky?)

The place where Rey and Set are now is far off the street.

Normally, I wouldn't move around in such a place, but it's not hard to get around outside the streets if you go to Setrei, where there's a flying Set.

... that's why I get lost.

In any case, it is fate in a sense that there is a nucleus of a dungeon in such a place off the street that Ray was able to find it before it became a full-fledged dungeon.

Ray grabs the Death Size and approaches the core of the dungeon.

The core of the dungeon glows like a flash as if it were holding Ray back.

However, I couldn't have managed to light up Ray.....

I'm sorry.

Wield a death size with a word.

[Death size is "Terrain Operation Lv. I learned the skills of Six.]

Announcements echoing in my brain.

As before, destroying the Dungeon's core with a Death Size raised the level of terrain manipulation.

(Now the terrain operation is level six.Which means I destroyed six of the Dungeon's nuclei.Thinking about it, I'm actually quite clear of dungeons, aren't I?... well, all the dungeon nuclei I cleared were destroyed in a death size.Ah, no, it wasn't the Dungeon Core that got to level five, it was the Queen of Dragonious.Still, it's true that you're destroying five dungeons and five nuclei.

Thinking like that, Set rubbed his body against Ray as he snorted his throat.

The announcement message echoing in Ray's head naturally sounded like a set connected by magic power.

On the other hand, when Set absorbed the magic stone and mastered the skill, an announcement message would flow in Ray's mind as well.

"Thank you, Set. For now... this is a place where no one is, and it's just fine."Let's try terrain manipulation. "

Not just terrain manipulation, any skill can be as powerful as five at once.

In the case of terrain operation, it was possible to raise and lower the ground within a radius of 70 cm at the center of Level 4 by 150 cm, but when it reached Level 5, it was possible to raise and lower the ground within a radius of 1 km at the center of Level 5 by 5 m.

That said, it was only natural that I wanted to try out how effective terrain manipulation was now at Level Six.

"Alright, let's go, Set."...... I think it might be okay, but please be careful in case something happens. "

Grrrrrrrrrr!

Leaving Ray to his word, Set throated.

After confirming Set's appearance, Ray thrust a death-sized stone into the ground.....

Terrain manipulation!

The moment I screamed, the ground moved a lot.

"Whoa!"

Since it moved more than expected, even though I created this scene myself, such an upset voice leaked from Ray's mouth.

But... naturally.

Because it was possible to raise and lower the ground with a radius of 2 km by about 10 meters.

Even though the effect itself was exactly twice what it was at Level Five, Ray needed a little more time to realize it.

And if you notice, does the effect double every time the terrain operation level rises from now on?Or should I be happy, surprised, or troubled... I was lost like that.