Legend

"This is the 6th basement floor... it's getting quite different compared to the hierarchy up there"

Ray squeaks as he looks around in a small room with stairs and magic formations.

Still in the small room, but the surroundings were clearly different from the normal dungeons that had the cobblestones upstairs.

Step into the ground where Slapenil's shoes were exposed.

Unlike up to the fifth basement floor, it was just a hierarchy of atmospheres such as in a cave. As can be seen from the feel of the ground treaded, the ground is peeled soil. There are other stones falling everywhere.

"I don't know what to say, this also has an atmosphere of dungeons..."

"Well, you can either think of it as a cave as you see it. However, there may be only caves where ore can be mined, and there are many golem-based monsters.... To be honest, a golem-based monster is a golem made of mud, a stone puppet made of stone, the same as Ray or only a little smaller."

"Mmm."

Biune pokes Vihera's arm as she points to the ceiling, and Vihera nods as she notices it.

"Right. Some wind bats use the magic of the wind. Unlike the Golem, we need to be careful..."

Vihera groans that far and turns her gaze to Ray and Seto, Elaine and the yellow that stops on her left shoulder.

"... what, I don't have to tell Ray or Elaine anyway if you're a regular adventurer. Ning Ro, I'm going to tell the monsters to be careful."

"Isn't that a little overstated? At least I've never been with a monster like Wind Bat before, regardless of the Golem monster."

"But it's a low-ranking monster. Something that would also be a princess general struggles with an opponent like that? I guess that means my eyes were cloudy, too."

To Vihera, who asks with a strong and provocative grin, Elaine also has a small grin on her mouth that she can't possibly leave again if she says so.

"Of course I'm confident. But it's a monster I've never encountered before, so it's natural to be on guard, right? Or does Vihera even rush helplessly into the first monster opponent she encounters?

Elaine herself hadn't noticed, but I guess it's a sign that we're starting to act together and allow ourselves some attention around the fact that we're starting to call ourselves Vihera properly by name.

Vihera nodded naturally to such an Elaine inquiry...

"Of course, right? You're meeting an unknown monster in a corner? The only way to gain responsiveness when fighting someone like that is to hit them directly and remember them physically."

"... right"

Combat Madness I'm superb here, and Elaine sighs like she gave up somewhere in the words of Vihera like she said.

"Mmm."

It was an impressive sight somewhere, even from Ray's eyes, for Beaune to tap Elaine's hips lightly to cheer her up.

"Anyway, the battle with the Golem... oh, you should have said that"

For a moment, I tell him so, remembering Ver's golem, who fought on the altar of inheritance in his brain.

(There was no demon stone because the golem then was a golem made of alchemy... but is there a demon stone in the golem as a monster? Well, you'll see if you actually fight around there)

"Heh, has Ray ever fought the Golem?

"No, I fought a golem created in alchemy, so think of it as something separate from the golem as a monster. So, I'd like to ask you, the golem that comes out in this dungeon, no, lower than that. Does a puppet-based monster have a demon stone?

I was a little worried and asked Ray if Papette didn't have a demonic stone, but such a vihella just snorts naturally.

"There's a magic stone. And basically for this kid, pappets are a delicious prey."

"Mmm."

Biune nods back without hesitation to the words of Vihella.

Seeing a slightly quicker nod than usual, Elaine tilts her neck smaller.

"Is it so good to be a papet? You think you can buy me a crusade proof site?

"Too bad. Of course you can buy it for a certain price, but the important thing is the material. Mad Papette's body made of mud becomes an alchemy material as it is, and Stone Papette can be sold as an architectural material slightly higher than normal because it contains some other magic. It's not all good, though. Especially when you knock it down, it becomes mud and stone, so the crusade proof area remains a demon stone. Which means you won't get the price for the crusade proof site compared to when you defeated a regular monster. But for that matter, they put a little more money on the purchase of demonic stones."

"... n"

I guess that's an unfortunate event, even for Bühne, who is looking for money. Unfortunately I agree with you looking down.

"And because of the amount, it's hard to bring back stones and mud if you're not even a porter... fortunately, we have Ray today"

Chirali, and Vihera squeaking with her gaze toward Ray. It was obvious what it was expecting.

Most of all, I'm not going to spare Ray the mysteries I have. Or maybe if they were typical aristocratic opponents like Ray hates them, they might have taken such a means.

"And I was just about to tell you that Wind Bat would normally be careful getting close. But when Seto is around, you don't have to worry about it."

"To approach?

"Yeah. Originally there were only bats and they're good at covert behavior, but they're harder to find because they use more wind magic there.... normally."

"Oh, I see. No matter how good that wind bat is at hiding, it's not enough to deceive Seto's eyes, ears, or nose."

"It will. There are several other monsters like Oak and Goblin, but you don't have to worry about that area. I'm gonna make a little money on this floor with some hope for Bühne, but do you mind?

"Mmm."

Büne nodded small at Vihella's words, turning his gaze towards Ray and Elaine.

"I don't mind. Either way, the map we have is up to the fifth basement. I'm thinking of buying a map after the 6th basement when I'm done exploring today, but if you can make it to the 7th basement by the end of the day, I can hope or fulfill it."

"Well, I have no objection to Ray's opinion."

"Gru."

"Cu!"

Ray and Elaine nod, and Seto and Yellow also muttered and agreed.

This sums up the opinions of everyone on the spot, and as soon as possible the four and two take a step towards a dungeon that is like a cave.

There are stalactites on the ceiling that are dimmer than walls but light thinner, and some places the ground is a thinner reservoir of water. I'd say scaffolding is worse compared to cobblestones up to the fifth basement floor than it is basically dirt ground.

"... this way, again, it's a lot different than up to the fifth basement floor"

"Hmm. I guess it's different from hierarchy to hierarchy, like the dungeons we used to dive in"

"Hmm, you're half right."

That's what Vihera, who was listening to Elaine, tells her and continues to explain.

"To be precise, it's a normal dungeon up to the fifth basement floor, cave-style as here from the sixth basement to the tenth basement floor. From the eleventh basement floor, desert winds change roughly five floors at a time.... but after the 16th basement, not every 5th floor seems to change, even the 1st floor or the 2nd floor... that might still be a little early for Ray and Elaine and the others"

Elaine frowned slightly uncomfortably at the words, but there was no way to open her mouth beyond the fact that she or Ray were actually still unfamiliar with the dungeon.

Proceeding in conversation that way for about 30 minutes. Eventually, Büne, who is walking in the lead, gently reaches out and stops walking together.

What you hear at the same time is a dirty sound to hear: gucha, gucha,.

(The sound of this hand in the dungeon... don't remind me of the zombies I encountered in the dungeon of the altar of inheritance)

While I thought so on the inside, Ray's sense of smell didn't smell as rotten as I'd smelled before.

I turn my gaze to Elaine walking next to me on the side with Chirali, but I guess she associated herself with the same thing with Ray there, with a slightly frowned figure of Elaine.

I guess Elaine felt that gaze, too. Turn your gaze toward Ray.

We heard a little cough called 'Cohon' as each other's gaze crossed and two people who were thinking the same thing were smiling bitterly.

Looking at you, Vihera opens her mouth with a glimpse of someone staring at her.

"It would be nice for the two of us to flirt, but if we could, could you do it after the fight is over?"

"No, nothing. Me and Ray..."

"Look, it's fine. It's definitely Mad Papette who's approaching us for now, considering the footsteps.... Right, Ray wants to fight?

"Me?

"Yeah. I'm one of them from footsteps, and you should have some combat experience.... Beaune, you don't mind, do you?

"Mmm."

Beaune snorts at the words of Vihera.

As a person, Mad Papette is not the person who can make that much money, but she is also not the one who should fight until she is forced to. Rather than that, you thought it would be more convenient to have Ray or Elaine with combat experience who had not yet fought Mad Papette, given what lay ahead.

From beyond the darkness of the aisle, the sound of gucha, gucha, which is heard gradually. Eventually the shadow made of that mud became visible in Ray's sight...

"Is that the Mad Papette? That's exactly what you call a doll."

Considering its size, it is about 150cm tall. I guess you can say he's a person for once, but he's only a huge mess of people, just like Ray said. It has hands and feet, a torso and a head. Something like how a kid made a doll out of mud play and made it huge as it was.

With regard to the head, there is no such thing as eyes, nose or mouth, which is close to the top. But I guess the surrounding situation confirms how, even in that state. Seeing the rays at the end of the aisle, they make noises of gucha, gucha, and walk at a speed slightly faster than earlier.

Each time, mud spills from your body, spilling it onto the ground of the cave.

Ray frowns small when he sees a Mad Papette walking around defiling his surroundings.

(For now, you should stop melee fights using Death Size. then, is it magic)

Mumble inside, cast a spell while concentrating your magic.

"Fire, burn your enemies according to my will"

While Ray is available, for a short chant, the magnitude of the magic and the power is high. While casting the spell, a fireball of about 30 cm was formed on the stone poke...

"Fireball."

The magic activated with the words, releasing the fireball that had been created in the stone poke...

"Ah."

Just before hitting Mad Papette, Vihella speaks out unexpectedly.

But already late, the fireball released hits the Mad Papette, and the next moment it wraps around a 150cm mud doll in flames, dries it instantly and burns it out. Mud collapsed to the ground after a few seconds...... no, Bühne squeaks unfortunately when he sees the remnants of Mad Papette whose moisture has completely evaporated and changed to burnt soil due to Ray's fireball.

"... n"

The only thing that leaked out of Büne's mouth was that one word, but it made those who heard what seemed so thoughtless.

"Oh, I didn't think you'd make it this far. I thought I was gonna knock you down with that big sickle... well, maybe this is an experience too"

"... about what?

A pile of burnt dirt that remains on the ground. Ray leaning his neck toward Vihera's words as he sees it.

"You said the mud forming Mad Papette's body was useful as an alchemy material, right?

"Oh. You did hear that."

"Conversely, it can't be used as an alchemy material unless it's mud. Sounds like the part of the water that's muddy."

Picri. Hear Vihera's words and move her brow unintentionally. At the end of that line of sight is only the soil whose moisture evaporates and burns due to the magic of Ray and is half-glassed. And if Vihella's words are correct, it means that this soil, which has lost moisture and is no longer mud, is useless as an alchemy material.

"Bad"

Ray bows his head, realizing that it was just a failure to use the magic of flames.

But Bühne and Vihera shake their heads left and right just because they can't help it.

"This is also an experience. Sure, Ray's magical powers are high, and it's no problem in the sense of eliminating the enemy. But remember, some enemies won't be able to take the material because of it."

"Mmm."

Biune nods at the words of Vihera.

"Grrrrrrrr"

"Cu!"

Seto cheers up, rubbing his face against Ray as he just throats, and the yellow similarly stops on Ray's shoulder and slaps him with his pet and forefoot as he rings.

Unexpectedly soothes in such a way.

"I can't say anything more than I didn't know either, but don't worry too much"

Elaine also gave me words of encouragement, and together we only got Mad Papette's Demon Stone and started going through the cavernous dungeons again.