Legend

"Everybody, you're ready. Then we'll get to the bottom of this quickly. Don't you ever be alarmed."

The next day, Elaine's voice echoes in a line ready to finish her meal and finally enter the bottom tier.

The recipients of that voice had a tight and serious look at the hierarchy of purpose just down the stairs in front of them.

"The line is just like yesterday. The avant-garde is Ver, Custe. Zhongwei is me, Ray. The guards are Ara, Seto."

"You got a minute?

It was Ray who spoke so loudly to Elaine.

Custe's eyebrows were slightly applauded in a tone that could be described as inappropriate, but he silences himself without saying anything in particular.

At breakfast, Ray's rhetoric about Elaine was boring, but there was one case where Elaine herself had gained nothing thanks to her declaration that she had granted permission. If Elaine hadn't declared that, there would have been a full-scale killing between Custe and Ray by now.

"What?"

"I want to turn to the rear guard, can't that be?

"Why?

"I know Ara will be wary of ambushes, but when they do, it's because I'm more sure I can work better with Seto."

I guess you thought that word made sense. Think for a few seconds, then nod.

"There's nothing I can do about Ara's axe that he's a medium guard... right, then take the avant-garde. Ver, Ara. Me and Custe the middle guard. Take the rear guard as Ray and Seto. Any objections?

Especially seeing no one disagree, Elaine nods small and looks down the stairs to the lowest level.

"All right, now we're at the bottom. Let's go."

With that proclamation, the line went down the stairs to the lowest level.

"This is the bottom tier."

Ara, who is at the avant-garde, squeals unexpectedly to see what's going on at the bottom.

It is not so different from the glowing walls, the wide passageways, the stone floors and the hierarchies that we have seen before, which are spreading in front of Arla and the others. It's just that its presence is clearly different. The walls have elaborate sculptures, and the ceilings hang everywhere with ornaments that seem to be stone made. The floor is also made of stone, but some shiny material is laid down like marble.

"I don't know what to say, it feels like all the constituent materials are one rank higher than previous dungeons."

Custe nods at Ver's words.

"Especially laying on this floor would be such a substitute that nobles wouldn't get it that way"

"Is it so extravagant because of the altar of inheritance, or are the other dungeons separate at the bottom..."

I watched how impressed I was with what was going on around me that way, but Elaine slaps her hand and draws everyone's attention.

"Certainly somewhere different from before, but that doesn't matter now. Our goal is only the altar of inheritance. … but which way to go"

Elaine tells her as if she is in some trouble as she looks around.

The stairs came down from the 6th basement floor. At the end of that staircase, on the seventh basement floor, at the bottom floor, suddenly there were four passageways extending to the front, back, left, and right of the wall.

"Perhaps one of these is our goal, the altar of inheritance. And I think there's another boss room that leads to the dungeon nucleus. I don't know about the other two."

"Gru."

I agree with Ray's words, but Seto rings in the back of his throat as he says.

Elaine nods with an accidental smile on her mouth as she sees how it goes.

"I guess Ray's right. The existence of the two has also been confirmed by the information obtained in advance. … the question is where is the altar of its inheritance…"

"Ma, why don't we just rely on Ray's instincts as usual here?

"... Huh"

Custe snorts all the time if he doesn't care about Ver's words, but if he asks if there are any other good means, there can be no such thing.

"Right. I've looked after Ray so many times to get here. Let me count on you till the end."

"Uh, I don't mind. However, I don't think it's that easy to guess because I'm choosing with no clue in the end, whether it's intuitive or not."

"Even if I can't find it according to your instincts, that's my responsibility for making the decision. Ray, you're not to blame."

Instead of telling everyone......, Elaine tells them as if to restrain Custe, who is sending an abominable gaze against Ray, and at the same time turns her gaze to the front, back, left, and right passages in order to see if Ray can't pull back again if she is so told. And I chose...

"Left, right."

"All right. Then we'll move on to the left aisle. The line remains intact. Ver, I'll take care of the trap."

"Aiyi"

Ver nods in his usual light tone and continues straight to the left aisle.

And I started going down the aisle for 10 minutes. It leads to a room with no enemies or traps.

The door was carved with a lion sculpture, and if you are mentally weak, it was a substitute close to a kind of magic item that would give you some sense of compression just by looking at the door.

"The magic item on the door... I've never seen it before"

"Larks Border Uncle's office door was pretty good too, but after seeing this door..."

But that's just Elaine, called the Princess General, and her immediate Knights of Guardians. And it seemed like it would be sophisticated to have that degree of sentiment if we tried to make it Ray, who is out of standard as a Rank A monster seto and adventurer.

"Now, the question is what's inside....... Ver"

"Rika," he said.

Find out for once if there is a trap and decide in seconds there is nothing. Slowly open that door and peek inside...... the next moment I close the door with a cold sweat all over my face and come back under Elaine and the others.

"No, no, no, no. I know you're in that room. It's a Rank S Monster silver lion. I'm not the kind of guy you can get your hands on."

"Silver lion!?

I heard Ver's words. Custe screams unexpectedly and so on, but even for Ray, his face is stunned and tense.

Silver Lion. As Ver also said, it is a Rank S monster and there are very few sightings. The reason is that its fierceness has been raised, and most of those encountered have been killed. The silver hair from which the name was derived is said to invalidate most of the attack magic, and similarly, the blade type is said to have little effect. They say you have to give your body a strong impact directly, not a blade, to deal damage, so in case you encounter it without a hammer or an axe-like weapon, you just have to bet on the possibility and get away with it at a glance. Its roar, also known as the lion's roar, has become a very nasty skill of breaking the tympanic membrane and losing the sense of equilibrium when listened to properly because it has some kind of shock wave. It's more like a legendary existence than a normal monster.

"So, they haven't noticed over there?

Exactly, Elaine asks, also with a serious look on her face, but Ver nods as she wipes the sweat that is floating massively on her forehead.

"Oh. Probably, but I think it's the first time they've recognized me as an enemy since I got inside that room."

"... by the way, what's the altar of inheritance inside?

"You didn't have anything like you were asking. However, there was a giant jewel-like in the back… I think that's probably the nucleus of the dungeon"

"I see. It makes sense that this dungeon won't be attacked. I can't believe the boss monster is with the silver lion of the rank S monster."

"What's a silver lion... you know, a guy who often comes out to gag or something?

Ver nods to Ara's question and Custe answers with a bitter smile.

"Yes, that silver lion.... Fortunately, you're sitting on the altar of inheritance. Master Elaine, what do you want to do?

"Naturally retreat. Our aim is not to attack a dungeon, so we don't have to fight a monster named Silver Lion."

Everyone nods at the words and moves from the front of the door early enough to get back to where the stairs are.

"Ray's intuition is sharp. I mean, you're too sharp. You think you have a quarter chance of attracting the boss room in the dungeon?... but if I could, I would have liked you to attract the location of the altar of inheritance"

"No, even if they say so. That's what I chose, so you can't help it."

"... stop Ver and Ray. As I said earlier, I was the one who entrusted Ray with which path to choose. I bet on the ambiguous one. That's why I'm responsible."

"No, Master Elaine. There's nothing wrong with Master Elaine. Ver's fool is just complaining."

That's what Arla says to Elaine's words like she panicked, and she glances at Ver with a sinister gaze.

"Hey, Ver. Are you complaining about Lady Elaine?

"Uh... no, I'm sorry. But I saw a Rank S monster with a silver lion, so could you consider my feelings for a moment?

"Ara, Ver, why don't we both stop? Don't show Lady Elaine too much."

Custe's arbitration will manage to close the scene and discuss which path to take next.

"It was the boss room on the left, so I think the right aisle on the other side would be nice."

"I know what Ara's trying to say, but as far as I'm concerned, I think I'd recommend the front aisle."

"... Dear Elaine, I can't decide as it is. I was wondering if Elaine should make up her mind."

"Well, then let's try right."

He turns his gaze towards Ray only for a moment with Chirali, confirming that he is stroking Seto's back before telling him so.

Even Elaine can't say for sure it's to the right. I just somehow decided that Ara's words were credible.

However, it is also true that my mind was determined when I saw Ray stroking Seto.

The peace of mind I somehow remember watching Ray. I still don't know what that is, Elaine, who has lived in battle.

"All right, let's go. Next up is the right aisle, just like I said.... You'd better expect the boss monster protecting the dungeon nucleus to be a powerful monster about the other monsters in this bottom tier than the silver lion. Never let it distract you."

Nodding at Elaine's voice, the line goes down the aisle to the right. And after walking similarly for about 10 minutes earlier, the appearance of the door comes into view again.

"... well. I wonder now. Ver, please."

"I hope you don't have a silver lion class monster."

Ver examines the door trap with a light tone and still whining with a serious look. Again, boss, make sure there are no traps, just like in the room, and gently open the door. And...

"Okay, you're right here! We've arrived at the altar of inheritance! There's no such thing as a monster inside."

Check the contents through a slightly open door and scream like that as you forcefully open that door.

"Finally here, huh?"

Elaine also peeks inside that door with some soft relief look on her usual sharp eyesight.

What was there was a room that could only be described as a beautiful ritual place. Inside the room are three magical formations made of countless embedded green crystals that seem to have been enchanted, shaping the triangle. And from that magic formation, it leads to a magic formation in the middle of the triangle, drawing intricate lines, and in that middle of the magic formation there is something like an altar for offering something.

"This is... the altar of inheritance"

A majestic room, like you wouldn't expect it to be in a dungeon. Ray squeaks unintentionally with that sentiment.

"Yes, this is the altar of inheritance. It's where we've been and, in a way, where I'll be reborn."

"... what?

Elaine shrugged next to Ray. I look back at that beautiful face without thinking of the word rebirth.

You must have figured out what Ray was thinking with that gaze. Elaine opens her mouth with a bitter smile.

"I don't know what you're worried about, but when you say you're gonna be reborn, I don't think that's probably what Ray's worried about.... Well, with Ray's help, we've reached this altar of inheritance, so it's a good idea to explain what the ritual that takes place here says."

"Dear Elaine!? The Duke of Kelp told me not to divulge the matter..."

Even though he fell in love with the altar of inheritance, like the others, he could still be heard unexpectedly from Custe, who was still listening to the conversation between the two.

But Elaine smiles bitterly and shakes her head.

"Either way, if we perform the ritual here, we can understand what the ritual of inheritance looks like to Ray. Then it wouldn't make a big difference if I taught it now."

"... okay, if that's what Elaine says..."

To Custe, who was dissatisfied, Elaine continues her conversation as she watches Ver hand the water bottle from her hip porch as she taps on its shoulder.

"Rituals performed on the altar of inheritance. It's conveniently called the ritual of inheritance, but it's a ritual of 'taking in the monster's demonic stone as your own power' if you want to describe what ritual it is."