"This is terrible..."

Even though it's only 300 kilometers, it's usually quite a distance to walk, so I'm riding a swim from above to the scene.

I arrived with so little, but looking over the entire drop point from the top, the place that was the plain had changed.

It's like a crater, and it's decided about ten meters in the deepest place.

"Speaking of which, what did you do to investigate"

"Oh, that 's--"

Sui descends and lands.

We jump, and Suey gets her original size.

"Thanks. Always bad."

Once again, I look through the big hole with my gaze from land.

"Something flew in from the sky and there was an earthquake —— until then, even the authorities grasp it. Conversely, it's a state where you don't know anything else. You can report on" Status of meteorite landing site, "" Status of demons around "and" Has anything else changed? "There's very little I can tell..."

"Maybe we should take home some dirt or something just in case."

"You can take that home too... either flying stuff... you'd better find some meteorite shards"

It's unclear how much science and technology in this world makes sense.

"Ah, that black stone, isn't it? Me, I'll get it!

That's what Alelia says, jumps into the hole.

"No, I still don't know what's out there, so be careful --"

And that's when I said it.

"Geez!"

A scream came up from Aleria.

A demon suddenly appeared in the crater.

A demon that looked like a skeleton, never seen before.

It's about a meter long and lacks impact.

Why is the demon...?

I can't afford to think of it as something like that.

I instantly remove the Devil's Sword from the item slot and head to help Alelia.

But ——

"You'd be surprised if you suddenly came out!

Wave your sword like Aleria happened, flashing on your skeleton.

The skeleton's body fell apart.

Well —— at some point, you didn't need my help at all.

Now Aleria's behavior must have been something to watch out for, but it could have been a manifestation of confidence that she could do something about it herself.

For some time to come, it's going to be important to keep a close eye on making you feel confident and not taking care of yourself at the same time.

It's not always best to get into help right away.

"You're a demon I've never seen before. We must have come to the Karlon Plains a few times..."

"Obviously, you don't seem like a demon around here. Stat, you're not a good demon around here."

Just a chill earlier. Only level, but I see it.

Level 30.

Too high considering the level of demons around here is 5-10.

From the name, however, it did not appear that the Demons were involved.

Does that mean that there was some change due to the meteorite?

"Shall we just dig a little underground? I wanted to maintain the status quo as much as possible, but if there's a demon danger, it's not the story."

Ask Aleria to stay away from the center of the crater, and I will wave my sword in a sideburn.

The slaughter causes a blast and grabs the dirt.

Then something artificial appeared.

"Door...... is it?

"It's broken... but that shock didn't tear you apart a lot. There's a little gap, so maybe there's a demon behind this."

But there is something inexplicable.

Somehow, this door is very modern. There's nothing like a keyhole, but as far as the broken parts are concerned, it's a structurally locked mechanism. It doesn't even seem to be electronically locked, so I guess it's a magic or something to lock it in.

I've never seen a building like this.

"If there are other demons, there's a bit of a problem. Aleria was able to defeat him crisply, but he's tough on normal adventurers... If there's anything else in this mess, there's nothing else to destroy."

"Means we're going to investigate this as well."

"It's exciting to be like a secret base!

I don't mind we're both norinoli, but depending on the number of demons, we're pregnant with enough danger that the King's Capital will perish.

'Cause the Demons were just pinching for a massive summons of miscellaneous fish that were nearby. What happens when individual, strong demons attack the King's Capital in unison? That's the story.

"Pay close attention. I don't know what lies ahead."

I take care of both of them and open the broken door.

Two demons popped up. It's the same skeleton demon as before.

I gently waved my sword and processed the two together.

"It's dark in there..."

I used a "cave light source" that I bought from the grocery store and stored in the item slot just in case, to illuminate the vicinity.

This is an item for cave exploration, as the name suggests.

An out-of-use item that illuminates the vicinity with enough light to unobstruct the fight for an hour or so once used.

It doesn't need to be held by hand, it floats and tracks the user.

By the way, it was originally an item that had to be held by hand, but the synthesis in "Alchemy" elevated me to a convenient item on my own. Not for sale.

The end of the door was like a room, somewhat of a sense of life. It doesn't feel as secure as home but it feels close to the office of the company.

The decaying document was affixed to the wall, so I checked and it was a letter I had never even seen.

"Something's a strange vibe."

"You have a lot of items you've never even seen...... Is this really a kingdom?"

Sophisticated, future-inspired furnishings line up, possess a high level of locking technology, and letters never seen are used. Overall from these tips ——

"Ancient ruins... maybe it is"

"Could ancient be too high a civilization level for that?

"How long ago was it?

From the two of us, I got a scratch right in.

There's a little bit of a basis for that, so I'll talk about it.

"Ancient civilization is not necessarily inferior to what it is today. It is not without the possibility that the civilisation that has developed has collapsed under some circumstances. Well, if it wasn't on the record long ago, it would be thousands of years or more."

"But then I wonder why old people used to dig and live underground like this."

"No, I don't think it was in the basement from the beginning. You know what a formation is? When left alone, dirt and sand and various things accumulate, and the ground gradually grows higher. It's not surprising that the height of the ground has changed after thousands of years. Maybe if we dig around here, the city will come out."

"It's a little difficult, but if you do say so, it's probably an ancient ruin..."

"Yuki is amazing to even know that!

"Well, it's no big deal... let's find out the whole way. There's got to be some clue here rather than thinking about it."

I'm pretty sure it's an ancient ruin.

But why are so advanced ancient civilizations in decline, and mankind still survives despite --

It feels like there's even more to worry about.