Sevens

Chapter xii prologue

Sleepless nights began to last.

It is the season when the sea is close to Baym's heat and humidity is disgusting.

That's the season, but now we were moving down the dim aisle. Behind my diagonal was Nowem, magically lighting the wand.

Both the ceiling and the floor are rattled rocks. The walls were moss and damp. It is also a fairly wide category as a passage of the labyrinth, with eight metres to the ceiling. The width is twenty meters. You won't be bothered by narrowness at the festival of battle.

Around us is blue or blue, Valkyrie in armor escorting me and Nowem with three bodies. It just didn't make much sense to provide an escort.

Two weeks away from Baim.

Currently, I - Lyell Walt - was sent to crusade the Labyrinth that emerged.

The raid of the great army of demons already feels like a long time ago.

"... Clara, stay put and wait. Miranda asks you to return to the ground. Aria's the first to eliminate the demons."

I give instructions as I walk, but the distance between me and them - the party members was pretty far away.

He was giving instructions to three people, Aria, Miranda and Clara, who led the Valkyrie series, as they interacted in Skills - Connections.

I looked sideways at the Valkyrie series walking opposite Nowem.

(Mass production machine completed by Damian and Grandpa Latata...... not bad)

It simplified the Valkyrie, completed ahead of time, and there was no difference in performance, even if there were differences in appearance and style. He has a visor-like face cover and I don't know what look he has, but the Valkyrie series is basically faceless.

The wing-like binder on my back is fitted with fuel that produces demon stones and turns them into liquids, and my magic consumption is greatly reduced and helpful.

Dark hair is basic, but each had ingenious hair. Bob-cut, wavy long. Three knitting. They also have personality in mass production machines.

As I walked down the decadent labyrinth aisle, I was sorting out the information that poured into my head.

This labyrinth, which appeared in the cave, was only available until the third basement floor. But it is its vastness that is troublesome.

The boss seemed to be the only one at the bottom, and there was also a bias in the appearance of demons. There is no particular struggle, but Baym had three requests for a labyrinth crusade. Few adventurer parties you can turn.

Mr. Alette and the others were headed to another labyrinth, and the South Branch had decided to send a mercenary regiment.

Neither does the East Branch want to turn the Labyrinth Crusade to other guilds if it is supposed to. Because if you turn it around, you'll lose the important appeal material in the East Branch. Adventurers stop coming together.

Walking in a slightly hingy cave, I met the Mirandas pulling up.

"I can hear you all the time, but when I see you, it feels different again."

Four of Valkyrie's mass-produced moulds were positioned around him, and Shannon, with his luggage, was sweating as he shook his knees.

The whole Valkyrie thing lit up its surroundings with a lantern in its hand.

He wears a hat and carries a big backpack. He was wearing thick clothes and gloves, not his usual skirt.

"Looks like things went well over there, too. Shannon, it's easy to go home without demons."

Then, Shannon looks up, but you're tired or you didn't let me curse as usual.

"... I want to take a bath"

Miranda dropped her fist bone on Shannon, who cried.

"Shannon, come on. Look, it's almost the first basement floor. If we go that far, we'll take a break and go outside."

Shannon was put alive by Miranda, but all he had to do was walk out with Tobotobo. The Mirandas are going back the way we came. I sighed.

Shannon's gonna be okay.

It was Nowem who replied. I'm laughing at Couscous, and I've been watching Shannon, and I'm sure he's happy to grow.

"It was hard before because you didn't have the strength. Slightly, you'll gain strength. Still, this labyrinth is huge."

Underground second floor.

I had Aria and Miranda preceded me in eliminating the demons. Clara has the demons eliminated on the first basement floor.

Miranda and I will be taking turns putting Eva and May in.

"In his second labyrinth crusade, he's already commander of the whole thing. But we're the only ones sent. Damn, what's so small?"

As for the labyrinth, it's the third basement floor. Just wide enough and the boss is one piece of shit.

Demons are also just biased, not that they have strong demons. Indeed, the treatment of small size is not surprising in the classification of guilds.

But I find it a little disgusting.

(It's also a matter of determining the amount of Demon Stone you earn from the Labyrinth Crusade. You want to go the shortest distance and beat the boss to an end)

Alliance side. Instructions had been given from the headquarters to secure a certain amount of Demon Stone, not the East Branch.

I asked Mr. Alette, but she hasn't had many such instructions before. If rare materials are available, they've asked me to secure them as much as possible.

The third generation says to me funny.

'You looked good and hated me, Lyell. Almost there. "

- I know, but it's hard to be harassed by Netineti.

Walking through the vast labyrinth corridor, we are also conducting a labyrinth crusade in conjunction with Valkyrie's mass-produced test operation.

On the ground, Damien was waiting for Grandpa Latata, and Mr. Adele and Mr. Maxim also participated.

However, Monica left a message at the mansion.

Nowem smiled at me.

"Because that's all they think they can do. If you can't say what you can't do, your guild won't be stupid enough to storm the labyrinth."

"... I really hope so"

Last time, Mr. Fidel wielded it like it was good, and he paid for the cannon as well as the twelve. The guild executives seem to have accepted to get Mr. Fidel's back shield.

Instead of having you defend your failures in defense, I swallowed Mr. Fidel's demands.

The two gates that were produced flowed from Vera to me.

We were talking, but when I cut it up on the way up, I pull my hips out. Nowem was illuminating his surroundings and couldn't move, so he stepped back and made the lights stronger.

The Valkyrie series took the weapon out of the binder on his back. It is a gun.

It was prepared by Grandpa Latata and seems to be improved.

The Valkyries.

"Confirm the enemy. Eliminate."

"Likewise"

"Essential."

When the gun erupted, three demonic reactions went out at the end of the dark passage. Still, survival is on its way.

As the Valkyries quickly entered their next shooting, only the third body lowered its gun.

The demons, who were across the dark passage, fell without showing themselves.

When I do katana, I take my head off.

"... I do have good performance"

Nowem also laughs bitterly. When you came beside me, you were agreeing with me.

"Because bullets are more expensive than the whole demon thing in this labyrinth.... It's a deficit."

Performance is good, but I really had a cost problem. This is a test, so I'm also letting one of my weapons, a gun, use it, but I'm pretty sure it's a weapon I don't really want you to use financially.

The Valkyries take the tools to rip off demonic stones and materials.

"It's time for the calf."

"I'll clean it up."

"I'm good at dismantling. Either way, we'll dismantle the pre-produced gold-eating bugs and Poncottsmonica one day."

A third body makes a scary statement, but I'm through. I understand it's like these guys are communicating.

"I don't want to take too long. When we head to the third basement, will you deliver the supplies to Eva or May? Did you achieve the norm?

Upon receiving confirmation in the connection, the Valkyrie series on the ground replied. Looks like you have Mr. Adele's support.

'... Adele says that as things stand, we have achieved 60%. I'm just disturbed to hear how much ammunition you consume'

Finally, Mr. Adele's voice was heard in the Valkyrie series.

"Ahhh!! Expenses! Why! Why would you use such a weapon! There's a deficit! Profit from this labyrinth crusade!! '

Mr. Adele seems to be in trouble, too.

"All right, let's put restrictions on the use of guns. Mr. Adele is pathetic no more."

Then a fourth generation of shuddered voices came from within the treasure balls.

"Lyell, do you understand that it's also your problem, too? Don't make a good profit. The exams are important, but think the money issue is as important as that. '

It was a fourth generation advice that seemed tough on making money.

- The office of the informant Launo.

There, he was closing the window and darkening the room with curtains. It's just slightly bright because Innis, Launo's assistant, uses skills - information.

It is a skill that anticipates the future from information obtained by Innis.

Launo had his hands in his trouser pocket and looked down at Innis.

"What do you say, Innis?

Innis was closing his eyes and opened his teasing mouth after a while. Innis was allowed to read as much information as possible that Rauno had gathered.

I'm really going to need a lot of information to anticipate and center the future. If there is any information, it can be misinterpreted. Because some of them have false information.

However, if there is a lot of information, there is something that can be seen with more judgment material.

"... Beim is recovering from the devastation of a great army of demons"

When the great army of demons pushed over, they scattered gold to create large quantities of weapons. But Lyell defeated most of the demons at Fort Redant, and the actual damage was negligible because of the size of the enemy.

Monetary, and resource losses were worse than human damage.

"You've often recovered so far in a few months. Is that Baym?"

In Rauno's light mouth, Innis shows no reaction. But I started talking about the rest of my predictions.

"There is a strange movement in the Cartoughs. It could develop into a massive disturbance. And."

"And?"

"There is growing dissatisfaction with Mr. Lyell at Alliance headquarters, and among the merchants. Determine that pressure is mainly exerted from outside the parties involved."

Rauno laughed bitterly.

"Well, you'll hate it if you stir up the head of the Trace family and even the executives of the South Branch. I don't even think you know that."

"... the Trace family is a setting for static observation. No other merchants or guilds have shown interest in moving. The owner of the current Trace family would normally have provided support. Seems likely to have incited it deliberately"

Rauno couldn't figure it out there. It is from rumors and personal stories that Lyell brings the daughter of the Trace family to light.

Yet I don't see why you're pissing off our Lord.

"Did you make the money you needed?"

"... I decide not. We may have made significant policy changes along the way."

Rauno was watching carefully what Lyell would do. That's not because I'm your client.

Because Lyell doesn't predict Innis all the time.

Innis decided that he would win both during the great army of demons and while causing great damage.

But you can say the result is a great victory.

"Even though you're young, you can't live long enough to get your guild and merchants on your hands. Where are you going with Beim being kicked out? Zayn or the Virgin in Rolphis or Her Royal Highness's son-in-law?

Innis replied to Launo's joke.

"We see Baym deportation as if he wanted it. Also, it seems unlikely that my son-in-law"

Rauno couldn't help but find out what Innis was up to when it came to Lyell.

"Well, how does it work next, my client?"

When Innis opened his eyes, he was about to collapse to the floor to see if his skills were overused. Running over and supporting his body, Rauno put Innis to sleep on the couch...

- Adventurer Guild Headquarters.

There, from the last Redant Fortress defense, there was talk about the changing situation in neighbouring countries.

It is good that the neighbouring countries have perished, but instead a large country called Bansaim was to be adjacent.

The fleeing neighboring royalties had fled to Bansaim but did not appear to want territorial recovery. No, I guess I'm not in the situation I can hope for.

He had missed the labyrinth rampage and had done great damage to other countries. If the country were to be rebuilt with the support of Bansaim, Baim would not shut up either. However, it was also Baym's opinion that he wanted to squeeze it to an extent that it would not crush him, as he also wanted the country between him and Bansaim.

It's just not what we think it is.

"What is it from Bansaim's messenger?

Bansaim's response was discussed at a meeting that brought together executives from each branch.

"There is no particular demand. Now that I'm a neighbor, I've said that I want to have a place to discuss border drawings as well as tariffs."

Designated to start negotiations, but it was the merchants' domain, not the guild.

Tanya, who keeps an eye on the meeting, participates in the meeting as an escort for her boss, East Branch executive.

"The guild is as responsive as ever?

When someone from the executive spoke, the chairman, who was partitioning the meeting, nodded.

"Perhaps a request will come for help in the crusade of demons. But Bansaim is a big country. I don't know if I'd ask you to do this because I'm willing."

The executives were laughing.

They look sweetly at the will of the aristocracy and seem to think that they will cry among them.

Southern branch executives express themselves.

"When it comes to Bansaim, there has been a lot of civil unrest in recent years. Would you like to be less aggressive in sending mercenaries?

The chancellor, who heard it, was nodding.

"The mercenary regiment is very popular with Zayn and Baym these days. It is also true that there are fewer places to earn money. Here's a suggestion for merchants."

South Branch executives were laughing when they heard it. No, he seemed a little relieved.

Tanya's boss says.

"I haven't made any money lately. I've been forced to sidestep my request for a labyrinth crusade before, but I'm in a lot of a hurry."

Tanya is pale to her boss.

"Isn't it dangerous? Given the temper of the mercenary regiment, what happens if we send them to a country of terrible civil unrest..."

The same Baym Adventurer Guild, but its policy is different. And the East Branch didn't like the rambling way the South Branch did.

When eastern branch adventurers are dispatched, many of the reasons for being alert are often caused by the abusive southern branch adventurers - mercenary regiments.

He was still thinking about rambling up disgruntled mercenaries in Bansaim.

"Because that's what they do. We're not all good people, but we're the same."

And the meeting moved on to a topic.

That was triggered again by the statements of the executives of the South Branch.

"With that said, the adventurer in the East Branch - Lyell Walt - was a nobleman flowing from Bansaim."

Tanya's boss nodded with a smile.

"What's that?

"What, it is famous that the daughter of the Walt family married the Bansaim royal family. Seems flashy and violent, but the opponent is the queen of the great kingdom. Shouldn't we show some sincerity here, too?

Tanya's boss tells an executive in the South Branch who is about to make an unfavorable move against Lyell.

"Even if they say it's sincere...... they did kick me out, but then there's no interference from Bansaim either. Isn't that a good idea?

The executives of the southern branch persevere in eating down.

"That's why. If we are later known, we will create distrust here."

The chancellor had listened to both of them. And make a decision.

"... the discussion has not even begun. Let's act as we see how it goes. Besides, he's at the service of the guild. It's the guild that takes care of profit-producing beings."

This meant weighing Lyell and Ceres and cutting them off whenever Lyell's profits were inferior to Ceres'.

(... Lyell, what did you say to the South Branch executives?)

Tanya was worried about Lyell.