Suddenly, the men came.
"Hey, Iris. Isn't that amazing? Finally, you're an adventurer."
The men approached us, clapping their hands deliberately.
"... why are you guys coming in here?"
"No, actually. We've already defeated the boss here. But I had a little errand, and I came back."
The man distorted his mouth when he went there.
"Business, Iris. It's you."
"Ha, ha?
"Hey, we just broke up weird, didn't we? I don't think that's a good idea. So why don't we just have one last party? You're going up this level with us."
"Well, aren't you stupid! Why would I do that?"
"Don't say that. I need to talk to you about something. For example, about your sister."
"............!
Iris's body jumped.
"Well, why..."
"We were partying for a while, right? Coincidence: I saw your diary. Whoa, don't get mad at me because I didn't mean to. - Oh, speaking of which, your sister's whereabouts were in the diary."
The men are having a distorted laugh.
"Oh, we'll take care of the fight. We can still make it to the adventurer exam."
The men turned to me and Charlotte.
"So why don't you guys leave first?
"... do you think I'll be honest with you?
"... 'Level 1' says Ikariya. Hey, Iris, tell them. Get out of here. I mean, do they know? Yours."
"Stop it!
That's what Iris said.
What's the matter... something's wrong with you.
"Sorry, Lute, Charlotte. Will you go first?
"Brr...."
Why... No, I guess not.
Are you threatened? About your sister.
"Why? Iris. If you don't tell me why, neither I nor Lute will be able to go."
"... that's okay. I'm fine."
What do you want? Absolutely not. Everyone knows who the hell they are.
"It's none of your business. Hurry up."
It was a cold way to put it.
"Iris, don't listen to them. Leave it to me."
I tried to say that, but Iris didn't say anything just because he looked like he had bitten a bug.
"Hey, we're running out of time! Hurry up!
Lute, Charlotte, come on, let's go.
"Mm, don't be rude! Can you go the other way? You can't do that, can you? I will definitely do something about it!
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"Hey, Iris! Hurry up or we'll split up with them! Your sister."
The world turned around.
... eh?
There's a wall right in front of you.
Lute, this is...
Looking next door, Charlotte was there.
"--You just came in, right?"
There is a "ten" on the wall. The hallway ran toward the front, and there was a staircase down by.
What is this?
I soon realized what had happened.
Spell cards!
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[Temporary] card
1. It can be activated by remembering.
Warp people in the target area to different locations on the same level.
3. After activation, the card disappears.
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Maybe Iris used that card. We're back near the entrance to this level.
"Charlotte, I'm sorry! Let's go!
"Mmm! Hurry up!"
Hearing the reply on my back, I ran the aisle at full speed.
Immediately arrived in front of the room and momentum opened the door, but Iris and the men were gone.
Have you gone upstairs yet?
Charlotte arrived late.
"Where's Iris?
Looks like he's gone.
"That's not true....."
Shit. Shit. You should've just hit them off.
"Lute, go to the upper level. Save Iris."
"... eh?
"I'm going to the exit. I don't want to disturb you, Lute."
"But... Iris... I don't know, he kept us away by his own will."
There seemed to be something I wanted to hide. Can I go after Iris?
I know Iris is threatened, but I know in my heart why I didn't hit them.
Because I didn't have the courage to step into her life.
I kept it to myself that I was a dragon man, and I ran away from the rhino river, thinking that I shouldn't step into her life...
"Well, let's just say you didn't see anything, forget all about Iris and go out with me?
Charlotte's words had weight.
"... I'm sorry. There's no way I can get out."
"Fufu, that's right. That's who Lute is, isn't it?
That's what Charlotte said and ran for the exit.
"Even if I had gone to the exit, I wouldn't have gone far. It's still in my box now. I can help Iris! So don't worry."
"Okay! I got this!
Charlotte jumped into the white, radiant door.
You're lost!
Iris is no longer someone else. There is no alternative to help.
All we need to do now is find Iris and leave the dungeon immediately to rendezvous with Charlotte. That's all.
I ran straight away. Walk through the door to the upper level.
I ran up the stairs at full speed.
Here comes the hierarchy "11". As before, the wide passages that have been blown out are spread out in all directions. I don't see Iris.
Bowaahn!
Explosive smoke broke out of my body. Expand the smoke at once to the limit of your abilities.
Where... where are you?
Iris, where are you? Answer me!
I grew smoke and searched for enemies, but there was no one.
Why would you do that?
In time, I shouldn't have gone that far yet...
Was it the exit, not the upper floors?
Immediately after I thought so, I had too many ideas in my head.
- That's right. Iris had the card.
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Summon [Rest Room] Card
1. It can be activated by remembering.
2. The activated room changes to the rest room.
3. If activated in the hallway, summon a rest room nearby.
4. After activation, the card disappears.
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I may have entered the room instead of the aisle. When I wondered why that was happening, I had the unpleasant imagination of freezing my spine.
--Explore the walls.
I made the smoke I was searching the whole aisle along the wall and widened it even further.
We have to hurry. Something may happen that is irreversible.
But don't rush.
We need to find the slightest gap in the wall with this smoke.
Concentrate.
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I found it!
From here, to the right of the aisle, the distance is about 300 meters.
I turned into a dragon man.
I flew straight to the door at low altitude, and when I got down in front of the door depicted by the magic team, I changed to human mode again.
I grabbed the door knob and put my strength into it. Looks like it's locked from the inside. Definitely here.
Iris, it's me!
I pulled the door with all my might, but it didn't scare me.
"Shit, let's open it! That's good!"
I managed to suppress my anxiety, causing the smoke to sneak into the door gap and unlocked it from the inside.
I open the door with momentum.
"Nah!
Strong despair penetrated my body.
The men are holding Iris on the floor. One of the men was riding on her horse.
I could see her blouse and skirt torn from here.
"Wait, you guys...! What did you do to Iris...?!
When I grabbed the three men with smoke and ripped them off Iris, I broke the bones of my hands and legs and threw them outside the door.
He closed the door vigorously and rushed straight to Iris.
Iris, are you okay?
As I approached, Iris woke up with one hand to keep the torn blouse from falling off.
"Lyu, Lyut? Why...?
My wrists and ankles have turned purple. Her face was swollen and there was blood flowing from her mouth.
"Oh, my God... those guys..."
I felt the bottom of my stomach boil down.
While suppressing the anger that was about to explode, I first used the magic of healing to heal Iris.
Painful facial wounds and internal bleeding of hands and feet disappeared, covering the area where the white glow had discolored.
"... a, Iris... are you okay?
"Yeah, I'm fine. I was held down on the floor and hit a little. Then Lute came in to help me... It's just torn and I haven't even touched it yet. So calm down."
"... hey, is that true!?"
"Mmm...."
"... really!?"
"Yeah."
I keep staring Iris in the eye.
--I don't think he's lying.
That's good.
I finally took a breath of relief.
I'm really glad. I was more horrified than I was when I ran into that Rhinokawa. Seriously.
"Iris, I'm sorry I followed you. But I'll help you even if you don't like me anymore. [M] That's what I decided."
Iris' cheeks were wet with tears.
Iris is soaking his eyes, but his tears don't stop.
"Ah, that... that's weird. I just put up with it."
--You must have had terrible thoughts.
Iris started crying with a loud voice.
I kept an eye on Iris until she settled down.