The Cave King will live a Paradise Life -Becoming the strongest with the mining skill?-

"Okay, who can dig the most today, that's a battle"

Down to the deepest part of the cave, I said Taran and Hoole in front.

"Yeah. You can't lose!

When Hoole answered that, Taran also responded by gripping Pickel vigorously.

The day after the Earth Dragon merchant Lloydon arrived, we were in a cave.

The border between the road and cave through which Lloydon came is decorated with stone for clarity.

So to speak, it's like a gate to the outside world, so they keep an eye on Barris for once to say.

And yesterday, the dragon eggs purchased from Lloydon are placed in a stone maker beneath a world tree.

Inside it lays a killer bird duvet, something like a fireplace that keeps it very warm.

This is a facility for hatching dragons.

One Fire Dragon thing, thirty Wyburn's.

It would be comforting if that's all the dragons would join us on the island. So I want to hatch them at all costs.

When I'm about to be born, if I can handle it, I'm supposed to have Riena present as my parent, if not.

Well, speaking of Lloydon, I don't think anyone on this island has a problem with their parents.

And I... still mining today.

If I hadn't dug then, I wouldn't have met Lloydon. On this island, the more you dig, the more something should happen...

I had no idea you were going to meet a dragon merchant in the basement.

But today, we're not just mining.

We'll have a little competition with Hoole and Taran.

Side by side, digging from there in the same direction.

And keep digging till noon to compete for who can dig deepest.

Today, Lil and Mel are going to play on top of the world tree.

So I think I can be serious today, too.

Hoole screams cheerfully when she makes sure that me and Taran, and the retriever slime, are in position.

"Hey, then...... start!

Instantly I wave down the pickel.

At the same time, there is the sound of rocks being crushed from both neighbors and the sound of pickels being struck.

If you're at all alarmed, you lose...... I waved the pickel indifferently.

But now I can dig a lot too...

Of course, I thought I could dig quite a bit when I first dug.

Because my amateur wave made it easy for the rock to break like glass.

But now I can dig many times the capacity of my body.

Speaking of which, my [Cave King] rank was 3... is it time to be 4? Or isn't mining the only way up?

With that in mind, would you have dug five minutes?

All of a sudden, Pickel was bounced against a solid wall.

"What? No way, is it another place like a room?

A room with an altar previously dug in or where the wine was kept.

Just like them, there were obviously walls built by someone.

When I stopped swinging the pickel and a little bit, the sound stopped coming from both neighbors.

And the left and right rock walls collapsed properly.

From there Hoole and Taran showed up and saw the wall in front of me.

"After all, there's also a heel-like place. If so, Taran's too?

Taran shook his torso vertically as he questioned Hoole.

"If so, do you mean that's all there is to it... Ciel. Can you ask Slime to reward Barris?

Ciel jumps to the retriever's slime.

As Slime responded, he headed to the ground.

Hoole says.

"Also, is there something like the previous golem inside?

"I don't know... looks like there's no magic response"

I closed my eyes and concentrated my consciousness across the wall.

But there's no magic response there.

"It doesn't look like they're gonna come in all of a sudden and do something."

"So, you want to come in?

"Oh. But let's be careful. I'm putting up a shield, so will Hoole bust out?

"Okay!

Hoole nodded, swinging the pickel down the wall as much as she wanted.

But you can't break it once, so go on, slap the wall twice and three times.

"How about this!

Hoole's powerful voice echoed, while the wall broke down properly.

but even if it does, it looks like the glass really broke......

I accidentally closed my eyes to the light that leaked out of the hole.

When I open my fearful eyes slowly...

"Uh... what, here?

Blue meadows were spreading before us.

Underneath this cave stands colorful flowers and rectangular crystals.

Outside? No, that's not true...... I repeat, this is the basement of a cave. We're supposed to be under the sea right now.

But not so far away, I could see a glass wall. If you look closely, the ceiling is also stretched out like glass.

From beyond the glass there was a leak of sun-like light, which also seemed like a greenhouse set up on the ground.

"Beautiful..."

Hoole shrugged so as she looked up.

"Oh...... it's like being outside"

But where do you say we are?

What was surprising was that Ciel didn't look like Taran was surprised by anything anyway.

"Taran. You know this place?

Taran quietly shakes his head vertically.

Always a moving, emotionally expressive Taran, but very quiet here.

And it was like standing quietly on the spot, not saying this was a special place.

But Hoole asked well.

"Dear Heels. Is that transparent, crystal?

"Maybe... but it's way too neat for nature"

There are some differences in size, uniform shape, and constant spacing.

It was obviously the sort of place created by someone.

And before the crystal, beautiful flowers are served like they were just picked.

Hoole tells me.

"Do you want to dig?

"No... maybe that one"

This harsh atmosphere... the different styles, that would be a kind of grave.

"Is this a cemetery? Taran, right?

Taran nods cocklessly.

"Right."

Now it's confirmed.

There were creatures living in the basement mourning the death of their companions.

This is only a guess, but that winery and altar are also likely made by their species sleeping here.

Not very much, but the tomb won't be rough enough... let me take a look around. Yeah?

Suddenly, part of the wall opened and closed like a drawer.

And there...

"Golem?!

As we have seen before, there are men dressed in immense armor.