Seiju no Kuni no Kinju Tsukai

Episode 26: Life in the Ruins

Kick the demons that have attacked you and go further down the hierarchy.

Although I realize that demons are becoming stronger in proportion to the number of hierarchies, so far there is no sense that the ruins are holding back the offense.

On the other hand, there's even a feeling of being pushed to the back.

As much as that, the offense went smoothly.

But don't be alarmed.

In the eighteenth hierarchy, the example difficulty three demons appeared at the same time.

The lower body of the horse and the man-shaped upper body, the sheep-shaped horned head, and the thick arms with all the muscles just ripped off - Geela Hose.

Plenty of fat giant bodies, eyes stitched with eyelids - Deltrol.

A fly-shaped demon with a fly head and black body hair on white skin - Buerzezio.

Three against three.

The moment three and three encountered, one shadow leapt out.

It was Mr. Currier.

A totally three-demon unintentional shape.

Reverse trajectory.

Livergate's blade doubles the Deltrol giant in the middle.

None of the three demons had been able to fully react.

The other two finally noticed that Mr. Currier had moved when Deltrol sprayed blue blood without even screaming.

Mr. Currier does not miss the gap between the two remaining frightened.

She twists her hips and rolls out a slash.

Diagonal rotation cut with subtle high and low differences.

It was Geelahose and Buelzegio, who had finally just entered the offensive position, but their necks were slashed off and rolled to the floor before they moved out.

Sounds good, Livergate returns to his sheath.

"You still seem powerless in this hierarchy of demons to name us difficulties"

The three demons, called the difficulty, also break through without difficulty.

Cecily, who just said it was time to get used to this sight, confirms the time.

"Well, it's time to change the date...... what do you want to do?

Mr. Currier comes up with the idea.

"Right...... we are up to the next nineteenth tier and shall we rest there today? And after tomorrow's departure, let's say we defeat the twenty tier guardian species."

After we got down to the 19th floor, we chose a small room near the stairs as our place to stay today.

When you unload the backpack, Mr. Cecily starts fishing for the contents.

"Shall I and Currier prepare dinner? When Crohiko is ready for her bedding, can you, uh... or can you check the room?

"Oh, I get it"

By the way, only sleeping bags are brought by each one of them on his back.

After I spread my sleeping bag, I received the sleeping bag for both of us and spread it side by side.

Mr. Cecily noticed something.

"Isn't Crohiko in the middle?

"Oh, I'm good on the edge."

"Hmm? Did you intentionally put Currier next to you?

I put Mr. Currier's sleeping bag in the middle, but I wasn't particularly conscious.

"Isn't it unfair that Crohiko isn't in the middle? Besides, we'd better get the sleeping bags closer to each other."

"I can't sleep because I'm twitching!

I leave the small room with Cecily, who is not nervous enough.

Even if it's a small room, it's about ten tatami.

Now, even in the dungeon, the toilet problem is inseparable.

Toilet rooms are present in each hierarchy in the Holy Ruins.

Some grains and plants grow in the ruins.

One theory tells us that human excreta is used as fertilizer?

If human excrement is incorporated into the "ecosystem" circulation called the Sacred Ruins, the theory that the Sacred Ruins grasp the behavior caused by the physiological phenomenon of a person and generate a suitable room for it must also be snorted out.

If that theory is correct, I can also understand what it means for the Holy Site side to generate a room near a room where humans dare to stay.

Find the elongated door near the aisle that exited the small room.

I'll open the door.

"Oh."

Toilet room, as expected.

The size is to a greater extent than a tatami.

The ceiling is not as high.

To show you how to use it, I removed a set of demon-paying tools from the pocket of my exploratory clothes.

It is supplied with a hardened gray powder, and when adding it for use, use it according to the procedure of burning incense.

They say incense has the effect of paying demons.

However, the effect cannot be desired unless it is sufficient to fill a room as small as this.

It doesn't work if it's about the size of the small room you stayed in earlier.

On rare occasions, the walls of the Holy Ruins have characteristic gray areas.

It seems that the powder obtained by scraping there is the raw material for the incense paid for by the demons.

It also seems to be said that one of the reasons demons can't move stairs and that there is a concentration of safety zones in rooms near the stairs is because they contain a lot of this gray special stone.

Well, this incense is, in short, a convenient item for adding peace of mind without fear of demons attacking it in the Holy Ruins.

I checked the bathroom location. I decided to go back to the little room.

Break the corner.

And I noticed the door to the room was open.

"Hmm?"

The smell is starting to remind me of my appetite......

Peek into the room.

I was simmering the soup in a pan.

"You can also use ingredients that don't get sunny on the first day, so I made it a nutritional priority dish -"

Save the preserved ingredients later and use them from ingredients that are not sunny.

Bringing ingredients for shallow days is to add variations to your diet.

Even though it's hard to get hungry, you don't lose your appetite per se.

Soon the hunger will strike.

Naturally, I get tired and stressed of all the same stuff.

A meal is a plain meal.

Meat and vegetables were simmered in the pan.

The soup is loess.

It would be the colour of the seasoning.

Rather than curry...... would it smell close to miso?

Either way, the stopping belly worm started to move.

It seems that the scent that tickles the nasal cavity, albeit hard to starve, is another thing.

"Look, crohiko's share"

Mr. Currier gives me soup in the wooden jar.

Bread and column water were added there and dinner was served today.

Sip the soup.

"- Yum, delicious"

Miso-like moderate sweetness.

The flavors of meat and vegetables are added there.

The meat is soft, pully and juicy.

Vegetables, moist teeth.

This is delicious again when you eat bread on soup......

I feel the temperature is a little lower than the ground because it is underground in the Holy Ruins.

So I appreciate these bodily warming dishes.

At the end of the meal, Mr. Currier removed some vials about the size of his thumb from his luggage.

When she took out the contents and measured the amount with a small spoon, she threw the powder with its leaf end into the pan.

And carefully stir the soup.

"What's this?

"It's a blend of chopped or crushed herbs. They're all good for your health. Some help me digest."

This kind of part is Mr. Currier's specialty.

After tightening it with Mr. Currier's conditioned herbaceous soup, he conducted a planned review of the Holy Site attack, which went ahead earlier than planned.

Even so, it is a review in a good sense because it is going smoother than planned.

At the end of the review we made a slight colloquial decision and decided to fall asleep.

However, one of them is still awake a little more as a watchman.

It's a way to take turns and get some sleep.

At first, Mr. Cecily became the watchman.

I put it in my sleeping bag.

…………

I tried to go straight to bed, but the light emission on the pale wall was troublesome.

It is convenient when attacking without a light source.

…………

Well, in short, I can't sleep.

I guess some of them weren't very tired today.

But...... when I really started the Holy Site attack this way, I also felt that the way the school was rated was in a way that encouraged the Holy Site attack.

As in the case of Operation Fort Seyram, if you are a Knights member, you may go to a destination that will take several days to fight.

In doing so, I find the experience of diving into holy ruins while weaving battles and doing things close to the camp useful.

If it's a destination that takes a few days, there should be days to camp along the way.

Combat acts are not the only part of the Holy Monument attack.

Travel or meals.

Accommodation to be carried out in the ruins.

I guess these are also important elements for the Saint Tree Cadets.

So does building a plan.

We set our own period and course of attack, and we also think about distributing the budget.

In fact, Mr. Cecily's presence, who built such a plan with tequila, was enormous.

It is also possible that I alone had a plain neck in the presence of luggage attacking me.

At that time, the presence of the other two men who would fight me lightly was comforting.

I mean, I couldn't have done such a smooth attack on my own.

"Crohiko... are you still awake or something?

Keep your voice down, Mr. Cecily's been talking to me.

"Yeah. I don't know, I can't sleep"

"Hehe, actually, me too"

View the ceiling.

I usually watch my own ceiling before I go to bed.

Stone ceilings in my eyes.

For some reason now, I feel intensely that I am in the Holy Ruins.

"Let me thank Krohiko"

Turn to Mr. Cecily.

"Thank you, sir?

"I'm happy right now."

The way Mr. Cecily spoke was like, dreamy.

"This is how we attacked together today... and I figured I wanted to dive into the sacred ruins with the two of us this way. So I wanted to thank you for what you've done with me."

"What are you talking about, Mr. Cecily?"

"Huh?"

"Thank you, it's me."

That's right.

I should be thanking you.

"Thanks to Mr. Cecily's participation in the offensive squad, we're able to attack at this rate. And, uh... I wanted to work with Cecily, too. So thank you."

"Krohiko......"

"Good night."

I got a little embarrassed. I lay down my body and turned my back towards Mr. Cecily.

Cecily replied calmly, yes.

"Good night, Crohiko"