Legend

Having heard from Grimm that we should use the heart of a silver lion, the Rays move on to the next action as soon as Grimm's figure disappears from the pair of orbs.

Consult to regain Vihera's consciousness as soon as possible.

"First, you'll be fine in my carriage until that dungeon. Ray knows the magic item carriage, so I don't think there's a problem with us and Elk together."

"Well, considering Elaine's carriage, it might be somewhat narrow for everyone to ride, but it's not impossible."

Going to the dungeon are the five Ray, Elaine, Marina, Ara and Vihera, two Seto and Yellow. And if possible, three Elk, Minn, and Rhodos. Eight and two in total.

In time Seto will travel outside, so he will not have to be in number, and Ara will be your man on the table.

Then there are seven of them in the carriage... or if the Yellows do not act with Seto, they will be one with the seven.

"But Vihera and Rodos are unconscious, so we need to put them to sleep and carry them, right? Wouldn't that be a little narrow?

Marina shrugs worryingly, having experience riding Elaine's carriage back to her own hometown.

It was Elaine's carriage, in the condition of a slightly larger room, but it was nevertheless obvious that it felt rather narrow if the seven of them rode.

... Still, it's not that it's narrow enough to be able to move, but it was the high performance of Elaine's carriage that gave her some leeway.

"As for food..."

"No problem over there"

Ray responds immediately to Marina's words.

Ray, who has mysteries, stores tons of food in it.

On the contrary, I also possess a magic tent that is inferior to Elaine's carriage but that I can carry, and I can say that I am already ready in the sense of diving into the dungeon.

"It's just that magic tents are tough when seven people go to bed, so we need some regular tents."

"I guess so. For once, there's Elaine's carriage, but you should be able to afford it when something happens."

If you just need to rest normally, just sit down.

But if we were to camp, the magic tent wouldn't be enough places.

It was such a marina that I nodded at Ray's words, but I immediately lean my neck and open my mouth.

"But as soon as we get into the dungeon, Master Grimm will give us a lift to the bottom, won't he? Then all you'll need is a tent to go and go home. Don't you have to worry about that?

"Hmm, right. If there's nothing wrong with Ray, as far as I'm concerned, I don't mind?

"I... right. Maybe, I don't think so. So, I think the hardest part is carrying the two sleeping people, but what about you?

It takes little effort to carry the unconscious Vihella and Rodos to say that Grimm will drive you to the bottom if you get inside the dungeon.

However, little hanging means a little hanging.

The unconscious human body is unexpectedly heavy.

It's very helpful that you don't have to go down the dungeon to the bottom while carrying it, but it's still true that you need to carry a lot of things together.

"If possible, it would be best to leave the two of us at the inn and challenge the silver lions just us and the elks..."

I guess the last word Grimm said affects Marina's cloudiness of words.

This means that removing the heart from the silver lion will diminish its effectiveness over time.

If we're going to be safe, just let the two of us sleep in the inn as the marina said, try the dungeon on our own, and have the heart of a silver lion.

But if putting aside time becomes ineffective, it would be unacceptable for the Elks to leave the two of them in the lodging room to make Rodos even more likely to regain consciousness than there is a major premise of prioritizing Vihela.

(Besides, you said Grimm would do it to resuscitate the silver lion's heart.... No way, Grimm will come inside the general inn)

Of course there will be a lot of cover-ups around there, but if... in case anyone else sees Grimm in any case, there will definitely be a fuss.

Even more there are Ray with his deep red alias, Elaine with his princess general alias, the only city in the kingdom of Mireana on the periphery, Guildmaster's Marina in Guild, and Elk and Minn with the Axe of Rank A Party Thunder God.

... even more likely to be outside the inn, but also the figure of Seto and Yellow.

The only thing that doesn't stand out in the line is the aristocratic Ara, which proves how conspicuous a bunch of people this face is.

Seeing such faces with Grimm... with beings you could call Rich Road, the commotion should have called for ripples in many ways.

Poor would also adversely affect the relations between the current aristocrats and neutrals, which could spill over into the struggle for power within the Kingdom of Mireana and eventually even into civil unrest.

No, if you think about Vihera, there's even a chance that the Bestian Empire will intervene.

In the sense of taking out the heart of the silver lion around there and making it ready for use, there was no doubt that Vihera and Rodos were still the best to take inside the dungeon.

"Then you'll also need to hire someone to protect those two bodies while we fight the Silver Lion."

It was Elaine who knew there were no monsters in the lowest level of the dungeon, but she could still understand the various dangers of keeping the two unconscious people thrown out intact.

When we dived into the dungeon, there were no monsters at the bottom.

But that hasn't always changed, and there may be something unexpected about it.

"When that happens, where do you hire people to take care of you two? Given the size of carriages and magic tents, it'd be easier to hire them over there if you could."

"But we don't know if we can hire someone to meet our demands over there, do we? Well, then why don't we just hire someone who's well-thought-out enough over here?

"Long and short."

Rays, marinas, and elks are very well known in this guild. That's not so hard if you want to hire someone you can trust.

By contrast, the Rays are not as well known as Gilm in places with dungeons.

Of course that's only a comparison to Gilm.

Ray and Elaine's visibility in the Kingdom of Mireana is very high, and naturally the Guildmaster's name is known in the dungeons near the Guild.

(Most likely, it's true that a lot of people stop by to take advantage of it if it's well-known)

In that sense, as a marina, I was honest about wanting to gather people in a guild that could still be called my own home ground... but it was also true that even traveling as a single carriage had a large number of people.

"You have no choice. If I go over there, I'll show my face to the guild and ask them to look for me there..."

Near the dungeon, something like a village already existed when the Rays had previously gone.

And there's a dungeon, so I can't even say branch of the guild... but there's also stuff like an outpost.

The guild staff working there are those seconded by the guilds.

That's why if the guild master marina shows her face directly, she can also do some imposing.

"... now, can Marina come to the dungeon with us? That's what I do as an Alliance Master."

"Oh, I'm glad you're worried, but I've been working as an Alliance Master for quite some time now, haven't I? Then, naturally, you can do that... and you can think of it as just fine."

"Just fine?

Ray tilting his neck without knowing what Marina is talking about.

Elaine was similarly pointing her gaze at the marina that prompted her to answer.

"No, it's nothing. Hey, over here."

I kept questioning the state of the marina telling me to mislead something, but still keep talking about it as there are more things to decide now than that.

"Elk is... you know what I'm doing now? I heard you went somewhere after crusading a bunch of oaks during the Ambris commotion."

Elk is busy moving around to treat Rhodes. I'm often in the Guild if I'm normal, but I'm often not in the Guild right now.

If you're not in the Guild, you'll need to contact Elk first, then head to the dungeon.

If that happens, it can be too autumn and winter if you do poorly.

Getting out of the city in the winter is not impossible but very dangerous.

Given that neighborhood, it was Ray's hope to arrive in the dungeon in the fall, if possible, and regain the consciousness of the two before it was full-fledged winter.

(But in Rhodes' case, besides not regaining consciousness, there must have been quite a few injuries... is everything okay around there?

Considering that it's been quite a while since Rhodes lost consciousness, maybe the kind of injury has already healed.

Even though I think of it that way, I turn my gaze to the marina and ask her where Elk is, fortunately...... this may not be appropriate in this case, but I grin and nod.

"It's okay. Because both Elk and Ming are back in the Guild."

"... very convenient."

Elk and Ming are conveniently in the Guild when Elk has errands.

To Ray, who leaned somewhat to the neck about it, Marina smiles and opens her mouth.

"Think about it. In the first place, this is the border. You'll get a lot of material that you can't get in a normal place. I mean..."

If you say so much, Ray also understands why Elk is in the Guild.

"I see. Is it possible to regain Rodos consciousness with some new material"

That's what happened.

In fact, it is not so uncommon that something like never before conceived is produced from new materials found on the periphery.

Thinking of Rhodos, it wasn't a strange story that Elk was in the Guild.

"You will. So I think I can get in touch with Elk right away.... How about that one? Can we just get ready to leave the guild right away?

To Marina's gaze, Ray nods.

"Oh. Most of the stuff is in mystering. If there's anything missing, I'll get it at the store soon."

"... ok. Well, I'll try to get in touch with Elk right away, so tomorrow or... even if that's not possible, will you be ready to leave soon?

Ray and Elaine nod at Marina's words telling them to confirm.

As Ray said most of the time, there's nothing more to prepare for, but I can leave the guild right now if I want to.

Either way, it would still be more important to contact Elk.

We need to talk about how we might be able to regain the consciousness of Rhodos in particular, but we need to convince him that Rhodos' consciousness cannot be regained, depending on the state of the heart of the silver lion.

Also, we won't be able to do it on our own, so we'll need to talk about Grimm.

(Whether Elk can accept the existence of Grimm... that area is going to be a problem. Normally, it would be difficult, but I don't know now)

It's been quite a while since Rhodos lost consciousness.

Even a known adventurer with a name like Elk didn't take all that time to get a clue about anything.

Or even if I got a clue, I guess it was something that wasn't very, but couldn't be fulfilled.

Like, for example, Ray and the others were asked by Grimm.

But that's why there's a good chance Elk will get on this story.

"Let's hurry anyway. If possible, I'll be in touch with Elk by the end of the day, so Ray and Elaine are going to do the same."

Two people nod at the marina's words, and when they see it, the marina leaves the room.

Only a little bit faster than usual but I guess the only thing that walks faster is that I'm in such a hurry.

Dropping off such a marina, Ray and Elaine, left in the room, silence from either side.

Shin, the silence fills the room, and eventually they both turn their gaze to Vihera on the bed at the same time without saying anything.

There is no way that Vihera will wake up, even after all this noise.

That may have been natural given the current situation, but there was still something I missed.

"Elaine... I will definitely help Vihella"

"Naturally."

Elaine nodded at Ray's words and left the room to talk to Arla to get ready for tomorrow.