Legend

The sunlight falling into the woods is blocked by the leaves of the trees, pouring down on the rays as a soft leaking day.

Outside the dungeon is the middle of summer, but the temperatures felt on the 17th floor of this basement are spring. It is also very easy to spend in terms of temperatures, unlike those above 35°C in Exil.

"... Honestly, if this isn't in the dungeon, it's as comfortable a space as you want to live in."

"Grrrrrrrr"

Ray whines as he reaches for the fruit that is a nearby tree.

It is one of the materials that can be collected on the 17th basement floor. It is a fruit that is very tannic when eaten as is, but has the characteristic of being surprisingly sweet when heated.

And beneath Ray's feet, reaching for the tree that was fruiting, although it was good to have attacked him a few minutes before, three bodies of kamaitachi, an Itachi-like monster with sickles growing from both hands, were dying from a lightly broken neck bone in a blow to Seto's forefoot.

"Surely Ray, anyway, would be comfortable if you tried Ceto. There are many monsters to feed on."

Elaine's gaze, whining as she was convinced by Ray's words, is directed at those who can feel signs of watching themselves from afar.

Are you waiting to show a gap, or are you simply observing? Elaine felt that many trees and their leaves were blocking her vision, but she did see a number of sights being directed at herself.

That's the same with Ray, opening his mouth with a small shoulder clapping at how Elaine looks like that.

"If you can certainly cook for yourself. Still, in my case, you're only going to be able to cook skewers and soup.... Yellow, don't go too far up there."

Returning his words to Elaine, Ray hangs his words to Yellow, who is struggling badly to feather and pick fruits that are on the tree.

"Cum...... cum!

Yellow who holds that fruit about once larger than what Ray is picking, and manages to pick the fruit with a ringing voice.

However, the weight of the fruit held in it cannot be supported by smaller wings, and falls straight to the ground.

Does salvation at least feel more like gliding sky than plunging feathers strongly?

"Grrrrrrrr"

I'll take the yellow that comes down like that with a couch. Seto.

Seeing such a sight, which can even be described as smiling, Ray touches the body of a kamaitachi rolling on the ground and stores it in mystering.

"... well, whatever the monster is watching over here, suppose it's time to move on"

"Are you sure?

You don't have to take down the monster that's watching us.

Ray flaunts his shoulder small to Elaine, who asks him that way.

"I guess that would have been nice if this wasn't in the woods, but I don't know exactly where the stairs go down to the basement. If it stays this way, it could reveal a night in the dungeon."

Of course, Ray's mysteries hold several magic items that are useful for camping at night.

A magic tent that applies space magic would be typical of that. Or a running water dagger that can be magically watered out is also classified as a convenient magic item.

But just say magic tents, they can't compare to the golden wind pavilion where Ray and Elaine are staying in Exil.

... Well, it is impossible in itself to demand the same level of comfort as an inn where big merchants, nobles, or adventurers who can afford money can stay.

"Whatever. All you have to do is find a staircase that goes underground and still look for a monster if you can seem to afford it. Or maybe even if we can't afford it today, if we come to the dungeon tomorrow, we'll go up the stairs from the basement 18th floor and come back to this hierarchy again to look for monsters. Anyway, this hierarchy seems to have a lot of different kinds of monsters in the woods."

I squeal like that and turn my gaze underfoot.

There, slowly... that's what the snakes are sneaking up on the Rays like.

Elaine would also have noticed the approaching bamboo. When the jointed sword pulled out of the sheath is sharply lowered as the long sword remains, the bamboo is cut off at the next moment, returning to the back of the bush with a sprinkle of blue odor fluid scattered around it.

"Do we go after him?

"No, let's not. The fact that I've been using the X-ray means it's probably a Trento-based monster. It's hard to find it if it's simulated by a forest tree"

Alternatively, with Seto's five senses and elevated sense of smell skills, he may be able to find them, but since he had decided to find the stairs first and then look for the monsters, he began to go through the woods even though he felt a little spared.

(Torrent-based monsters can be bought out as useful wood, so I'm a little uncomfortable thinking about it.)

While recalling stories I had heard before, I decided that if it was just Trent, the intrusion would only be at some price, and proceeded towards the stairs.

Four men and women were having a conversation near Slam Street in Exil as the Rays were attacking the basement 17th floor of the dungeon.

"That... helped. Thanks."

With the spear in his hand, Esetus tells him so.

While appreciative, its cheeks are probably stained thin and red because they are bewildered by the look of a Vihella dancer.

"It's okay. You know Ray, don't you? Then it would have been just fine if it meant selling favors to him."

"... you said that earlier, do you know Ray?

"Yeah, as far as I'm concerned, I think they're the best."

Vihera tells as she moisturizes her thin, thin eyes.

At first glance, it was only the look of a woman admiring the person she was in love with all the way, and that's what Esetus decided where the facts were simple.

In other words, he couldn't abandon himself, who was also Ray's acquaintance, a thinker.

But... Nact, who was listening next to him, reacts the opposite of Esetus.

Because he knew that the fleshy beauty that existed in front of him was a combat fanatic who preferred to fight to the point of being called a madman.

Its appearance and outfit, like inviting a man if he understood it, also seemed like only bait to attract the fight himself.

And it's not hard to describe Ray as your best opponent, nor to judge him as your best combat opponent.

Therefore, Nact's instinct tells him that he should break up with the dangerous woman in front of him a little sooner, and vice versa, decides that reason would be a very powerful force of war if he had Vihela on his side here, or that even Ray and Elaine might be able to draw to his side.

"Heh heh heh heh heh heh heh... but there's a beauty on Ray's side who looks awesome that Elaine, right?

"Oh? Am I less attractive than Elaine?

Essethus rushes to shake his head to the side with a glossy grin on Vihera.

"No, that's not true. As much...... not! This is not what I'm doing!

Either from the relief that cut through the crisis of his life, or Essethus, who was inadvertently in conversation with Vihera, yells back at me.

Yes, I know the captured party members are still alive. But there is no clear answer if you ask me how long it will be safe. Then we have to get Teevia out of here a little faster.

"Uh, to Mr. Vihella... you..."

Chirali, and Essethus, who gazes at Bühne a little further away.

"Oh, that kid's a beaune. Bühne Flaut"

"Heh, Beaune. That was helpful earlier. Thanks. I'm late introducing myself, but I'm Esetus. That's Nact."

"Mmm."

She briefly introduces herself, and Ethetus twists her neck as she notices something after Büne answers.

"... hmm? Flaut? Like I heard somewhere..."

"Huh.... that kid is from the Flaut family. See, it used to be one of four houses to rule Exil."

To the words of Nakt, who tells him as if he were frightened, Essethus stops moving, turns his neck and turns his gaze toward Bühne, like giggly, and opens his mouth painfully.

"F, Fraut family!? Oh, no, that... can we get help from the Flaut family right now?

"Well, I don't know"

"Oh? Am I also unhappy that Beaune helped me?

It was two people I was talking to whispering to, but it totally sounded like Vihera, who had a sharper five senses than a regular person.

Esetus and Nact were silent for a few seconds about how to answer as they were, but eventually Esetus opens his mouth ready.

"You know what? As a matter of fact, we're being sheltered by the Silva family."

"... n"

The Silva family. The moment the word comes out, Bühne's brow is slightly flattered.

Basically, Bühne, who never puts his emotions on the table, opens his mouth with a small nod at that clearly expressed expression.

"What are you going to do, Beaune? I saved Ray's life because I know him, but he's tied up with the Silva family, right?

……

To that inquiry, Büne turns his gaze still towards Esetus and Nakt for a few seconds, then eventually turns his gaze back to Vihera and whines a word.

"Mmm."

Try the others, it's just a whine. But that was enough if you tried to make it quite a longtime vihella with Büne.

"They don't mind. To Ray... No, you thank Elaine."

"Huh? Huh? Huh?"

I couldn't grasp the flow of the story, Essethus, but Nakt will soon understand.

"It means these two will work together to find Teevia.... but okay? Even I know that the Frauto family has no better relationship with the other three than the Silva and Frauto families…"

"Heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh"

An inviting flush, Vihera, but if you're a normal man, you're sure to fall in love with him. Nakt, who felt somewhat of its essence even when he was pointed at you, never cares about it, and on top of that, he turns his gaze to Esetus.

"What do we do? I'm sure these two will help us enough."

"It's..."

If it had been the original Esetus, he would have nodded without one or two. In fact, we understand that we are being hunted down by then.

If you waste your time here, it's less likely that Teevia will survive just that much. But still, the reason I couldn't hesitate to snort was in Büne, who was also a 10-year-old girl.

I was wondering if I could involve such a child at my convenience.

You've learned such Esetus' grip, Nact shakes his head small and opens his mouth.

"That beaune is certainly a kid enough to hesitate to get you involved. But I'm pretty sure he's a pretty good fighter when it comes to combat as a Flaut figure.... less sure than mine right now."

Nact is also confident in his arms as a well-known party bandit named Blade of Sound. But if they were to ask me if I could imitate the long sword that I had earlier tried to be swung down against me by just throwing a needle off track, I would unwittingly twist my neck.

I'm not saying I can't. But with a long sword that distracted the orbit, the answer was no, if you asked me if I could avoid even scratching my sheltered opponent.

"... and there's also a connection as a Flaut family, even if I say it's fallen now. Given the information we need to save Tevia, we'd better ask her to help us."

"Mmm."

I frowned slightly around the point of falling and mouthing, but the only person who can understand that is Vihella, who has some relationship with Büne.

Even for Esetus, I didn't feel comfortable relying on a child like Büne, but I still couldn't imitate rejecting it if they told me it was to help Teevia.

Closed his eyes and concluded at the end of the grid was to bow his head toward Büne.

I'm sorry. I need your help.

"Mmm."

Beaune nods all the time when there is no problem.

I also wonder why Nact sticks his neck in such trouble from himself so lightly, watching how it goes.

Of course, one of the big reasons we know Ray. But that's why I had some doubts about sticking my neck so far.

"Well, shall we join Ray first? Whatever you do, you'll need Ray's help."

Nact, who returned to me with that word out of Vihella's mouth, hurriedly opens his mouth.

"The Rays said they wanted to focus on the dungeon. That's what he said at the Silva house."

"... well, I'll talk to Ray about that after I see him. Maybe why Bühne thought it was okay to cooperate with the Silva family... right? We have a little place to stop before then, so let's hurry."

Everyone laughed in love, and that's what Vihera told them.