Legend

"The same cave on the eighth basement floor."

"No, you said Vihera was a cave up to the 10th floor underground about that, right?

As he walks through the cave, Ray speaks that way to Elaine, who shrugged.

Elaine nodded that she knew what Ray was saying, but still looked at her surroundings sighing.

"But how come it doesn't feel gloomy to be prolonging through caves like this?

"I know how you feel, but you can't help it more than being a dungeon"

Ray smiles small as he returns his voice to Elaine.

Because that's all you're allowed to do about Elaine.

(As always... etc.)

I had a lot of awkward times about Vihera, but I could say I was lucky for Ray that I was still able to interact naturally like this.

"Ray? What's wrong?

"No, it's nothing. It's closer to noon than that and I'd love to have lunch...... is there a good place to rest?

"Just give me a minute.... right, going down this aisle is a crossroads. If you take that crossroads to the right, they'll hit a small room at the end of the line. If there's no trap, I think we can have lunch there... what do we do?

"Naturally, I'm going that way. Seto."

"Grrrrrrrr"

"Cu!"

When Ray calls, Seto rattles his throat, as he knows, and the yellow stopping on its back rattles equally small.

...... but the walk stopped perfectly where the crossroads are at present.

Why did Seto stop? The reason was understood by both Ray and Elaine. Because there have been several times before that Ceto stops in the same way.

That is...

"Trap, huh?"

"I guess. I have no idea who... or what kind of monster is setting this up, but it sets the trap at such a precise time that I don't like this one"

Ray sighs and Elaine frowns uncomfortably.

But even as they do this, they decide they're just wasting their time, and the two quickly turn their gaze towards the crossroads.

First, look firmly at the ground. Naturally, but the most likely trap is on the ground. It's more natural in a way than the adventurer walks on.

"... that's it"

"Um, there's no doubt about it. It's cleverly hidden, but this way it's obvious."

Looking at something like a switch at the end of Ray's gaze, Elaine nods again as well.

"Anything else?

"It doesn't look that way."

"Then I'll avoid that switch"

"Right. I hope the trap can be lifted..."

"It's a little hard for us to get that far, not even bandits."

Thanks to our actions with Büne the day before, we are able to discover to some extent the traps that are set up in this hierarchy. But it was only possible to discover, and when it came to disarming, it was different.

No, even though I was taught tips on how to identify a trap by acting with Ning Lo Byune, it's weird in the first place that Ray and Elaine are able to do that in one day. Because even ordinary bandits need some training period to be able to discern the existence of traps.

Given that, Ray and Elaine's anomaly would be obvious.

Most of all, Seto, who has five senses more acutely than Ray and Elaine, finds a trap with something almost close to instinct.

Together, the Rays head for the right aisle, which is also their goal, so as not to press the switch slightly to the left from the center of the crossroads.

"Cucu"

"Gru!"

I guess the switch was interesting. Yellow rang small and tried to fly off the back of Ceto, but Ceto, who perceived it, rang short and stopped.

"... Yellow, it's good to be curious, but not now"

"... cu"

That's what Elaine, who is also her own husband, tells me to sigh, and unfortunately yells and rolls over Seto's back.

He's making his feathers pat, shaking his short tail around, and he's shivering somewhere.

Even as we see an exchange somewhere in that way, we take the crossroads to the right and continue for about 20 minutes to reach the small room that is stopped following the map.

I got there...

"Grrrrrrrrrrrr"

"... well, that's a dead end room in the dungeon, so can a monster just take a break"

Seto turns his sharp gaze toward the small room at the end of the line as he gets used to his throat on alert. Ray and Elaine, too, are still invisible but feel several signs from inside the small room.

"Sure. But you don't think I'm gonna miss this, do you? If there's an abnormal species, it's a delicious match for Ray."

It was just Elaine's word that she was naturally discerning about Ray, but Ray actually gives her silent consent by clapping her shoulders small without saying anything because she meant to.

"Cucu, cu?

I guess the yellow that was creeping over Seto's back also made him feel somewhat relieved in his current exchange. He was turning his gaze toward Ray and Elaine with a small chirp.

Ray, gently stroking such a yellow head, opens his mouth as he stood death-size.

"Now, what enemy do you think you have?

"Right, the room itself looks pretty big when you look at it this way. Then again, isn't it a Golem puppet-based monster?

My mouth says room, and the map depicts it that way. But all that's actually there is a dead end space with no doors or nothing, and I guess the monsters inside hear Ray and Elaine, but still there's absolutely no way something's going to pop out of it.

If it's a Mad Papet or a Stone Papet, it's a Golem monster. Therefore, if you feel signs of people, there's nothing to do. It was Ray's idea to just come in.

(So you're a wind bat, not a puppet system? tapping into the magic of flames...... no, you can't)

Think of a way to wipe out all enemies inside quickly, but dismiss them immediately. Anyway, it's the monsters in the little room, but it's not necessarily the monsters' only '.

There is no reason to hear the sounds of battle, so if the adventurer was in there, he would probably already be dead.

"... can't you just sit still? Elaine, me and Seto get inside that room first. Follow me right behind that. When something happens, we can follow it right away."

"Okay. I'll protect your back."

I nodded so that I could make up my mind... and yet I had a small grin on my mouth because I felt I was still trusted?

He felt extra happy about that just because he had an incident with Vihera the day before.

Without realizing Elaine's maiden heart like that, Ray stood death-size and gently stroked Seto's head... running straight out into the room with Seto.

I guess I sensed danger. Fly off Seto's back to make sure that the yellow doesn't get in the way of one and one, and watch Elaine follow Ray in silence.

"Cu"

Unfortunately because my body is small, I can't help my favorite husband or friend.

As soon as I enter the small room, I hear a tinnitus in Ray's ear, Keane.

(WHAT!?

Ray was wary that it was an enemy attack for a moment, but that tinnitus also disappears after less than a second.

I was concerned about that tinnitus, but there was no further damage, so now I look around in the empty space rather than just a small room behind me...

It's dark in there, and the walls and stalactites aren't glowing like outside.

But still, in the dark, I reflexively felt and took something approaching me, turning the death size into a sideburn.

"Kick-ass!?

At that moment, with such a screaming voice, the feeling of slashing and tearing something apart by a death-sized blade. And after a second I heard something fall to the ground.

(The feeling of slashing was pretty light. When it comes to that, it's not a puppet system. And given that slashed position...)

Moment after moment, the appearance of a bat that fought several times behind Ray's brain passes.

"It's Wind Bat! They're coming at us in the dark!

I feel something approaching me again screaming, waving a death size. Similar light feel earlier.

Without having to be sure of it, Ray gives instructions to Seto.

"Seto, it's the king's intimidation! Firebrace right after that!

Instruct Seto as he wields the death size. I explored the signs around me as I fought, and it was a quick instruction because we only felt signs of monsters, wind bats, other than ourselves, and because we understood our abilities but were late.

"Grrrrrrrrrrrr!"

Following such Ray's instructions, Seto opens the couch without hesitation and rings high. Wind Bat, who was attacking the Rays at the same time, all of it stops moving.

Don't miss that momentary gap, Seto opens the closed couché wide again after using the king's intimidation.

Boom!

At the next moment, a flaming brace is thrown out of Seto's couch and burns down a dozen wind bats that were likely to crash to the ground due to the king's intimidation by moving their necks as they were.

Wind bats touching the firebraces burn out instantly and even bones and demonic stones turn into ashes and fall to the ground.

(Damn, was it too powerful)

Ray tongues inside to the sight seen by the lights illuminated by the firebraces.

That said, I yell at Seto just because I can't help what I've already done.

"Seto! Reduce the power of the firebraces a little more!

"Grrrrrrrrrrrr"

Seto squeals into Ray's voice, and the flaming power emanating from that couch decreases. The power to burn and kill wind bats, but not to the ashes. Seto shakes his head as he spits out his firebrace, and several wind bats fall to the ground close to a round roast.

While watching how it goes, Ray and Elaine also launch an attack to avoid getting in the way of Seto, who is also carrying out a widespread attack.

Make it Ray. Make it Elaine, she has the means to attack a wide range of attacks such as magic and skills. Why are you waving your weapon without it simply because there is not enough room for two and one person to carry out a widespread attack.

"Ahhhhhhh!

A jointed sword wielded with Elaine's voice scratches multiple wind bats just as she is fortunate to strike a complex orbit in the air while being whipped by flushed magic.

Many are slashed wings and crashed to the ground, or cut into winds, such as up and down the torso, left and right, punctuating the ground with blood, meat, and guts.

"Flying slaughter!

Near Elaine like that, Ray uses a flying slash, which is also a flying slash, and this one also cuts by collecting multiple wind bats.

As far as they were concerned, they did not intend to carry out a widespread attack, but from the side, it was definitely a number of methods of attack that appeared to be carrying out a widespread attack.

Furthermore...

"Wind hands!

Wind tentacles stretched by a death-sized stone poke tangle the wind bat and pull it close together, wielding the blade and turning the torso into two straight pieces.

How many minutes would such a battle have lasted - more than 5 minutes but less than 10? In such a short time, the innumerable wind bats nestled in the room, all of which had been held to their breath.

"... Phew. You've got it figured out."

"I did manage... but didn't I overdo it a bit?

"Really?

To Elaine's words, Ray looking around.

If you look at the ground with your already accustomed eyes to the dark, there are certainly countless wind bats exposing their bodies there.

Wind bats, which were roasted round, especially due to Seto's firebraces, even had a fragrant scent.

"Grrrrrrrr"

The smell must have stimulated my appetite. Seto rubs his face against Ray making sure he gets permission as he throats.

"Uh, okay, okay. But leave it to your torso to eat. Because eyeballs are a material for once."

"Gru."

"Cu!"

I guess he was coming in because he decided the fight was over. Yellow also sounds happily at Ray's words as he flies through the air.

As it was, Ray and Elaine started collecting materials, demon stones, and crusade proof sites before lunch, sidelined two of them that hung for a little early lunch with Seto.

Somehow, the firebrace makes it round, so it didn't necessarily attract other monsters because of the smell.