"Be careful, man."

"Yes."

Raftalia magically creates balls of light to illuminate the cave.

I lead the way, followed by Raftalia, Phyllo and Leesia, with coalition forces.

Installed eyeballs and demons like demons and potato worms appeared from the walls of the cave, but nothing could be fought.

The problem is this cave... it looks like you have a complex structure like a maze...

Walls are stones and dirt walls, not creatures.

"Do you know the way?

"For once, I have asked you to refrain from caving in the past."

"That helps"

If you were mapping from scratch, it would take too long.

Spread the map and check.

After all, the cave seems to have a maze of complex structures.

Later, ironically, there seems to be another entrance to the town.

Damn......

Well, I didn't know, so I can't help it. What are you gonna do with me and Philo alone in the first place?

It's an escort to seal the heart, so we have to rendezvous. It makes no sense.

The question is… where the path to where the heart is located is not shown.

I guess it was halfway there, or if the spirit turtle didn't come back, it wouldn't be able to move on or something.

Can't you rely much...

"Oh?"

I checked the map and found a slightly wider location. It sounds like a good idea to have them wait here and send out an exploratory squad.

Honestly, too many people and the opposite is difficult to get around.

If this is those guys who have the same strength as Raftaria and Filo, then there's no problem, but it would be cruel to seek the same level as the two of them.

Either way, it's a good hand to call it a break and keep the coalition on standby. Let's go with this.

When I decide to do so, I set a target for a wide area of the cave to advance the Allied forces.

Eventually what I saw was, as per the map, an open square.

Everyone has no idea what it was used for, but it's good to see that you can trust the map.

However, it is good to have arrived at the place of destination......

"There's some big demon out there."

In a wide area, the demon of the corresponding spirit tortoise gives it a wide advantage.

The total length is larger than the useless demon you are wasting.

It's the way it was arranged only to eliminate intruders in the square.

It feels like you're the boss of RPG somewhere.

Because the spirit turtle is the one. The market is set to be stronger than the miscellaneous fish.

The question is how many?

We'll be able to afford just one, but with that number, the coalition will.

"Right. What shall we do?

I would have trouble if it appeared one after the other even if I knocked it down... do I have to try it?

"All right, luckily we don't have that many, so let's finish up and see how it goes. Coalition men, stand by. Watch the rear."

"Copy that!"

"Yes."

"Huh... I'll do my best"

"Ha..."

As always, Leesia was about to say a word of caution.

Well, I stopped on the way, so let's not be cautious here.

What Leesia needs now is experience and confidence.

I could have left it at the queen's place, but I want to get some experience in action as well as LV to be strong.

On top of that, a spirit turtle can be described as a great opponent.

... I also feel a little rough.

"All right, assault!

We stormed at the demons occupying the square.

Unlike gorillas and snowmen out there...... turtle man type? It's a monster four meters long.

"Bye, ahhh!

Filo kicks the devil's armor as far as he can.

There is a crisp noise and the methyl falls, hitting the wall and stopping moving.

"Hey, hey, hey!

Raftaria flies with a flash of the demon's neck.

Don't count on me.

Leesia is covering Raftaria and the others with weak attack magic.

If you become a target yourself, protect yourself within my Meteor Shield range.

You know how to work together. That's the point.

In other words, there is no problem with the collaboration itself. After that, if you gain strength, you should grow.

The problem is the status, which is its strength.

... now concentrate on it before.

"It's a shame."

Raftalia, who flew away the blood on his sword, confirmed the annihilation of the demon.

It was certainly far weaker than expected.

The Spirit Turtle was the one. Have you been too vigilant?

No, I have the coalition behind me. I'm just too alert.

"Yeah. It's a little hard, though"

"Doesn't Filo dare kick a hard spot"

"'Cause the others are soft"

It's a waste of time.

They are having a conversation that has no other love.

That's a conversation that feels like genius and brilliance.

"You two are very strong."

"Leesia."

"Huh - I'll make it a goal!

Hmm... do I have to appreciate that I'm just trying not to tell you?

That's a complete habit. Here it is.

"Any reinforcements so far?"

"Right."

There was an infinite possibility of springing from the spot I defeated, but apparently it's not that kind of trap.

"Wow......"

Coalition men leak potpourri to us.

Let me tell you something, I think you're weak...

What's the average LV?

Now if it's 60LV or something, you can cry.

"Lord Shield Brave."

A shadow appeared. Or were you there?

Looks like the knife in your hand was used to fight to see where the demon's blood came from.

"What's up?

"As per the operation, do your research based here."

"Oh... or was it following"

"In this operation, you've asked for a Coalition escort. I have received orders from the Queen to follow the orders of the brave lord of the shield."

"Right."

Coalition escorts in the shadows... they're supposed to be a unit to fight for once.

Was the Spirit Tortoise Demon that strong?

Well... the Coalition should think of it as something like a special unit to seal the Spirit Turtle.

Let's calculate we've assigned more abilities to you than we do to combat.

"All right! Allied gentlemen, I'm going to search for the heart of the Spirit Turtle based here. You all attach great importance to protecting this place. We'll start exploring."

"Ri, roger!

The coalition relieves tension and rests on each vigilance in the squares in the cave.

He seemed very tired from extreme tension and a series of fights, and he felt exhausted.

I didn't mean to fight like that...

Is that the effect of the shield?

Or is there something wrong with Raftalia or Filo?

Either way, if you re-seal the spirit turtle, you're going to have to think about it a lot.

"Shadow...... If you finally know, what is the average LV of the coalition?

"The average Troop of Heart Sealed Spirit Turtles is 65."

... That's worse than I expected.

What? Does growth correction open up so much difference!?

Not that Leesia's status is low, but that much without correction?

No, that's just not going to happen.

Leesia's weak, so I fired her for a reason.

... because Leesia is also somewhat of a fighter thanks to Phyllo Kigurumi.

Do you want me to ask my father to increase the production of Filo Kigurumi? There are only two more ingredients, though.

Mass production type Phyllo Kigurumi......

I wonder if I could do it if I removed Phyllo's hair.

Filo turns his feathers upside down like a wave and makes them chirp.

"What's wrong with you?

"I felt something strange!

Even though I didn't put it in my mouth, I was noticed.

... He's a good guy. It seems impossible to mumble.

"Shadows are stronger than they are."

I can tell because we fought only a little together on Carmilla Island.

Some troops should be able to use that level of shadow conveniently.

"Once you're in a specialized unit that also looks at assassinations and battles, you know LV and martial arts."

"Then escort half the Shadow Squad and turn the other half to explore."

"All right, then. That said, the shadow is quite worn out in this case, so I hope you don't expect that much."

"I know."

The shadow you put on the brave man is unknown... he's probably in a situation where he can't move, or he's dead at his worst.

I can count on more than the coalition, even for that matter.

Either way, we've got a plan.

There is still a long way to go. We'll find the heart and give the coalition a break until then.

"Leesia, you wait here with the Allies, fight when the demons come out"

"Wow, I get it!

"Raftalia and Filo are exploring with me. Filo, use your nose. I'm counting on you."

"Yes! Good luck!

Copy that, sir.

Leesia left it to us to move forward in a cave that had multiple branches.