After breaking up with the air team at the armor store, Aerial and his colleagues were in a corner of the esophagus in Hakodate's morning market, where seafood was scarce.

It was once a famous esophagus where live squid was eaten on the spot.

However, since squid fishing is currently not available, live squid sashimi can no longer be eaten.

The new flagship product is the dungeon sashimi bowl, a food whose name can't be imagined even if you look at the name, and on the contrary, can stir a sense of crisis.

I'm worried about what kind of rice bowl it is, but it's probably because the dungeon lord changed to a rare variety.

Kagemitsu and others make “Matsumazuke” a ate while eating potato shochu “Kitari”.

This is the launch of fulfilling the request. I usually do a little bit more, but this time the aerial is hardly active.

Kagemitsu has determined that a launch of this magnitude is sufficient this time.

"But the air is bad ..."

When the potato shochu warmed my body and my tongue improved, Kagemitsu muttered silently.

"That's true. Are you just adventurers this year?"

The ears are probably quite hardened because of the reconnaissance in the dungeon.

Kagemitsu's was pretty small, but Yoshi heard it perfectly.

"Yes."

"Is it the first time that we defeated the Hakodate Dungeon Lord two years after their formation?-Because it's August ..."

What is the speed difference between aerial and air?

You may have noticed the astounding figures. Yoshi swallowed the words that followed.

The air reached the same position as Aerial, which has been on the top of Hokkaido for a while, six times faster.

Of course, that was in comparison to the Aerial records of the time, which defeated the Lord of Hakodate Dungeon.

At present, aerial exploring the 27th floor of "Chikaho" is still on the record side.

But how significant is that record?

The power of the air and the fire lotus is no longer comparable to Aerial.

Everybody here is admitting that it is on par.

It is only a matter of time before the air and others overtake the aerial.

-Of course, if you can adventure without any problems before that.

Adventurers who want to go deep into the dungeon are more difficult to continue their adventure.

"I've always thought about it ..."

A cup of shochu was drunk all at once, and Kagemitsu cut out his chest.

With this event, the extraordinary strength and growth rate of the masked team became a common recognition among Aerial members.

As far as Kagemitsu sees, none of the members of the aerial have any idea of the future of the masked team.

Then timing is here, Kagemitsu asked the members about the future prospects that told the air.

Alternative to Hokkaido top team.

It seemed that the members took a breath, but immediately remembered the strength of the air and were convinced of the story of Kagemitsu.

There was no objection.

The air alone went to defeat the rare species of the dungeon lord, and defeated it while protecting all of the SDF's overwhelming power differences.

It was a business that seemed like magic.

Even if you play Kagemitsu who leads the Hokkaido top team, you have to evaluate it as a junk.

Thinking that he would only walk further behind, the lotus destroyed the old school building's wall for several meters as soon as he waved his cane.

A cane that doesn't feel a big threat, and that you casually wave!

(That girl, couldn't she just use thunder magic ...?)

The astonishment of Kagemitsu who knew she was a wizard was greater than the others who knew nothing.

Long-distance jobs can launch powerful attacks even in close combat!

It usually attacks from a long distance, and even if it gets into your pocket, a powerful wand attack is waiting.

No other adventurer is so effective in combat.

(Of course, the balancer is incomparable with the specialized type ...)

It is no mistake to say that the lotus is unique.

At least Kagemitsu didn't know of any other person who was as applicable as her.

Masked teams are not just air.

Everyone was as talented as the air!

There was no one who could argue with the air and the power of the Lotus.

Alternative to Hokkaido top team.

There was no objection to this, but each member said, "So what are the people who have worked hard so far? ] Was stunned.

It can't be helped.

This is because the mask team had caught up at such a furious speed at a furious speed, even though they had been making efforts to spit out blood.

Aerial took two years to achieve what Air could do in four months.

The highest tier has not yet lost, but it is easy to predict that it will catch up soon.

What were they doing?

What has been the effort so far?

Was it the same as stopping for the air, even if we were running desperately?

The more you think about it, the worse it gets.

I felt completely denied my efforts so far.

The aerial celebrations have never been more delicate.

Since everyone drinks straight without breaking with water, the potatoes and shochu that they purchased with only one potato disappeared quickly.

Potato shochu, which should be sweet, was very bitter today.

After the celebration, Van was walking alone in Hakodate.

Even though it is night, the wind flowing from the sea is warm and sweats even if it is silent.

I wanted to cool my head a little, but it wasn't clean at all.

"... Damn it!"

Van has worked so far. Effort to die.

No doubt Van was more desperate than any of the aerial.

Nevertheless, Van, the only team in the team, has not yet gained the ability to open eyes.

In addition, Lizardman has just killed him by cotten bread.

Because.

That's why-.

It is useless as it is. Encouraging to do more, Van was at the helm of unprecedented discipline.

If the situation were the same, the next time I would be able to help Aerial on my own.

But now, that opportunity was about to be shattered.

Aside from whether or not it could actually be crushed, Van felt the chance to be crushed.

Even if you work hard and lose your chance to take advantage of it ...

What Van wanted to regain was pride.

To regain it, the title of the Hokkaido top team was indispensable.

Nevertheless, Kagemitsu is trying to give up his title by himself.

Why, why, why ...

"......... No, no way."

Van shook his head and looked up at the sky.

I intend to negate that it shouldn't be, but the ideas that come to my mind are getting stronger.

(Maybe Kagemitsu is trying to take the opportunity to return my stigma?)

The question became a clear word and formed in the brain.

that moment.

-Zuru.

Directly, catastrophically,

Van heard something distorted.

Black feelings come out of the van and the fluffy.

The more you try to stop it, the more it gets entangled in Van's heart and erodes through his body.

Originally, when those feelings sprouted, they had to escape, not stop.

Instead of looking back, I had to escape like a rabbit.

But Van has faced up.

I believed in my thoughts on the aerial.

From somewhere, I heard a "piyo" sound.

That sounded like a van scratching the blackboard with his nails.

"Piyopiyo! 』

(... unpleasant)

Who is making this sound?

I have to stop right now

Stop it and crush it ...

Van reaches for his bunch of great swords and proceeds towards the source.

There was a shop at the point where you could hear it faintly.

It is a tool shop that sells village vanguard tools for adventurers.

Van slowly approaches the tool shop, as if he had found a monster in a dungeon.

For a while, the unpleasant sound disappeared.

No sound is heard after 10 or 20 seconds.

"... what are you doing?"

Van releases his hand from the great sword, as if he had returned.

I wondered why I was so frustrated when I heard that sound.

Are you tired? Van shook his head.

At that time,

-Zulu.

「――Tsu!」

A girl holding a small paper bag in her chest came out of the tool shop with a big smile.

The moment I saw that figure.

Van's hold of reason was loosened.

It is emotion that loosened the hoop.

Intense jealousy swirling around Van's chest that he couldn't even understand.

Instantly hitting his sword's hand, Van squeezes the bundle as hard as he can.

The girl took the item out of the paper bag and pushed it.

that moment,

"Piyoc"

An unpleasant sound resounded in the girl's hands.

-Zulu.

-Suzuzu.

Intense jealousy swirling in the chest runs around the whole body at a stretch.

Numbness and numbness, vanishes the senses.

Van moves and thinks of the head that has begun to become cloudy.

"The girl who just became an adventurer in April was certainly strong. That's why I can't lose. ''

With that thought,

"I am the only aerial with no eye opening ability, but I want members to recognize their power."

Vans arrives at one answer as their thoughts mix.

"If you defeat that strong girl, you will recognize my power."

An error in theory that would not be possible with a normal van.

But a decent part of his thinking was already dysfunctional.

(That's right. Just kill this guy!)

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

Van, who had already been unable to distinguish between reason and theory, and quibble and emotional theory, gave a prepared answer-.

(Kills him. Kills him)

Without stopping, not thinking, not questioning,

He worshiped, believed, and accepted as if it were "truth."

(Colos, su, sous, sous sous sous sous !!)

Van's head was filled with red and black malice.

Thoughts disappear.

The reason disappears.

The remaining emotions were eaten and changed into new desires.

"Ughaa ----"

Raising his roar, Van pulled out his great sword.

moment.

-Zubuu.

"--Ah?"

Van's brain was shaken violently without any warning.

Van collapsed on the ground and lost consciousness.