The wife of the villains, returning to death to change her mind.

Labyrinth.

This space, sometimes called a dungeon, exists basically anywhere in the world.

However, there are various forms of its existence, and its solid origin has not yet been clarified.

Rather than saying that researchers lack effort, this would be a big deal because it is a place that is too poorly understood in the first place.

However, what they had in common was clear. For example, the appearance of monsters, the deeper they went, the stronger they grew.

Although monsters usually appear on the ground, they are only creatures with strong magical powers, so they normally live in this world.

However, the Labyrinth Monster... there was something strange about it.

I mean, it feels artificial.

For example, if you closely observe movement, there may be a certain pattern. Of course, this is only a weak labyrinth monster... It can only be confirmed by monsters appearing on the lower floors, so you can't find a clear pattern when they become powerful.

However, there were many cases where the tendency to use sorcery was close or exactly the same.

In addition, monsters outside the labyrinth are quite different in their abilities, even if they are the same kind.

Some of the same forest goblins are very militant and brutal, and if you don't bother us, even if you find people nearby, there's even a friendly solid that is indifferent, or rather, if you find lost children in the woods, send them near the village.

But the monsters in the labyrinth were different.

All monsters were invariably attacked when they saw people.

And there were no exceptions.

As if to claim that it was their raison d 'être...

Well, there are still some exceptions, but that's because of the traits of those who challenge the labyrinth rather than the monsters themselves.

In addition, there are many treasures inside the labyrinth other than monsters, such as armor and magic tools, gems and magic stones, and many other items of high value to humanity.

Some of these things can never be created by human hands, or at least seem impossible with modern technology.

If I knew that there was such a thing, it was decided that humans would do it, and since the days before, the strategy of conquering the labyrinth flourished in search of those treasures.

There are even people who specialize in this profession, and these are called Explorers and Adventurers.

They are all mighty warriors, sorcerers, earners, and no one.

In fact, it is certain that they are people who want freedom.

However, it is not as free as one might say in words, but it is also the world of people.

It was only natural that various parts of the country and the nobility should be influenced.

In the first place, it is the country and the aristocrats who hold the right to be lurking in the labyrinth, so they are not free to do so either.

If the country and the nobles close the labyrinth, they will be in a state of so-called pussy-eating, and it is doubtful that those in such a position will be said to be free.

Well, even if I didn't choose a place, I'd still be able to live freely, but it was a minority that could do it.

There are labyrinths all over the world.

The total number is said to be hundreds or thousands, and it is said that not all labyrinths have been discovered.

The Labyrinth is usually owned by the aristocrats who rule the country and territory, and a contract is signed with a group called the Explorers' Union and the Adventurers' Union, which gives the Explorers and Adventurers belonging to it the right to dive, but they are completely free with regard to what has not been discovered.

For the time being, there is an obligation to report discoveries to the country and territory nobles, but if many people discover a labyrinth that they will only find themselves, they will seek to monopolize the treasures that exist inside, such as exploring on their own.

Somehow the labyrinth that had never been submerged was a labyrinth. Even in the shallow layers, a considerable number and quality of treasures were often found. Even if an adventurer had only arms that could not be submerged deeply, it was because it was not uncommon to make enough money to be able to play and live for a lifetime.

However, there are pitfalls in aiming for it.

First, if a less skilled adventurer discovers and brings an unbelievable number or quality of items, the source is suspected.

And eventually they find out, and eventually they end up taxing and torturing you and throwing up the place.

In the mildest cases, it seems that instead of waiving such taxes, or instead of cooperating with the strategy, we will share the mountains, but this seems not to be so much.

Only someone with the skills and experience to overcome these problems can achieve success and fame as a truly free adventurer.

And anyone will soon be able to imagine that there will be a fairly small number of such people.

Unfortunately, most Explorers and Adventurers were not free.

However, being an adventurer doesn't mean that there's nothing to be gained.

"... excuse me. I'd like to register as an adventurer."

I came to a place called the Adventurer's Union.

Of course, it is a Utopian Adventurer's Union that exists in the Holy Land, the Holy City of Utopia, and is located not far from St. Ark's College.

It's open, even at night, so you don't have to worry about the time.

Well, it would be suspicious if it was late at night, but it wasn't that time yet.

The greeting at the college is over, and the lecture is ready.

That's why I came here to do what I had to do.

The reason I came to this Holy Land is because of Anna's qualitative research, her children's studies, and her lectures as a scholar, as she was told by Curaine.

However, in fact, there was no purpose beyond that.

We really can't and shouldn't tell anyone.

At least not in this country.

If it's just Istward... well, I guess I could tell Celine.

In other words, my past... is involved in the future.

This country, the Holy Land, has something very important for my youngest daughter, Lily.

It was the last wand she had.

It was a so-called labyrinth product, a powerful magic tool called the Divine Staff.

How did she get such a thing...?

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"Mother, Mother! Look at this wand!"

I wonder if it was when she was fifteen that Lily reported to me with such unusual joy in her eyes.

By that time, Lily was already known as one of the most powerful sorcerers in the world, and even in the war she was having a lot of results.

However, due to its gentle nature, it was also at a time when light was gradually being lost from its eyes.

I realized it, but I neglected to take care of it.

She already stood as an adult and lived as a court magician, and it was extremely convenient for me for her to wield that power.

I mean, I missed it for myself.

At that time, I remember thinking that Lily was a strong daughter and that she was working hard for our family.

It wouldn't have been a mistake, but if you really wanted to do it for your daughter and your family, you shouldn't have given up everything and just pulled all of us back into Duke Farrens' realm and got involved in central politics.

Well, that's more of a story now.

Lily is happy to report it to me.

I remember listening to her with a smile, apparently the depression was relieved.

"Oh my, you look so happy." Did something good happen? Are the battles going well? "

"... that's not true. In the first place, the battle is always our advantage. Rather, please look at us."

"This is... a magic wand, right?" I can feel a lot of power... where is this stuff? "

I found it while exploring the Labyrinth of the Holy Nation!

"Holy country!? But when you find something like this in that country... isn't it something that will be eaten up by the government of the Holy Country?"

Yes, labyrinth production is usually treated as if it belonged to an undercover explorer/adventurer.

However, the most useful things are the divine tools and sacred tools that the state takes as they are.

Of course, in that case, you will be paid well, but many people want to use it on their own.

But all this is irrelevant.

If you say no, it will become the rules of the Adventurer's Union, the laws of the country, and if you break it, you will become a criminal.

Although we weren't particularly afraid to do so unless we found out at the time, we knew just how many intelligence organizations the Holy Nation had.

It's usually impossible to dive into a labyrinth and bring back the contents of the labyrinth without anyone knowing.

That was the reason for the dialogue.

But Lily smiled,

"Normally, that's right... but this is what I found in the undiscovered labyrinth." The Holy Nation hasn't noticed! ”

I see, I thought.

Then we won't be able to sense how many intelligence organizations the Holy Nation has.

It doesn't matter if you're constantly on the lookout for Lilly, but this girl has mastered a high level of hidden magic that I can't see at all this time of year.

Rather than technology, I know that it is a work of strength that is tired of that ridiculous amount of magic power, but the most difficult thing in the world is simple output.

No matter how much skill I used, I couldn't resist too much power.

However, if she is going to dive into the proper labyrinth, she must do so correctly.

If you put it in without doing so, you'll be caught in a boulder.

It is normal for a regular labyrinth to use advanced management techniques that were built on the foundations of the old era, and even if the magic power is as large as Lily's, it is difficult to hide.

Anyway, if it was an undiscovered labyrinth where such problems could be avoided, it was certainly possible to do what Lily said.

I asked, astonished.

"There is such a place in the Holy Nation...!?" It's not impossible, but it's everywhere. "

Lily explained the location to me in detail.

According to him, he has already broken through to the deepest depths, which has destroyed the center of the labyrinth called the Labyrinth Core, so there is no trace of it anymore.

If you do that, it's useless to try to investigate later, and it's possible that you'll bury me where you've got something to say.

By acting in full compliance with the teaching I taught that no evil should be left behind, I was able to confirm that my parenting was right.

"Lily, you've done well...!" Now you may have become the most powerful sorcerer in the country. "

"I hope so..."

"I'm sure you will. Now we can add even more value to our existence in this country... Lilly, let's keep working together." For my home. "

"... yes, Mother"

Thinking about it, her expression was cloudy when she got there.

The emotion of joy that you conveyed to me at the beginning, as if it had been cut off.

I think I've already noticed that at this time.

But I dared to ignore it.

I'm sure it was my imagination.

Everything will be fine as it is.

It's stupid.

"Even though I said that Lily would kill me..."

Its incomparable power is directed at the magic wand.

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"... yes, it's an adventurer registration... oh, someone like you?" This is unusual.... "

That's what the Adventurer's Association receptionist asked me when I was vaguely thinking about it.

I return to my consciousness and respond.

Really? Even if she's a sorcerer, I think she's still there.

Reception... the female staff of the Adventurers' Union nodded,

"Yes, that's true, but since most young female magicians leave the academy, they will register via the academy shortly after they leave the academy." It's unusual to come directly to the Adventurer's Union to register. ”

"Oh... that's right."

It seemed like he had a bit of an unusual behavior.

In Istvor, it was possible, but things seemed to be different in the Holy Land of Ledert.

However, I did not have the option of not registering here.

I must dive into the labyrinth in this country.

That labyrinth is the undiscovered labyrinth that Lily dived into.

I have heard from her in detail about the place.

And if she hadn't dived, she'd still be there, and no one would have found her.

That's why I dive first... to get the wand.

If it doesn't fall into Lily's hands, she'll be weaker than she once was.

Even so, the difference in strength between me and Lily was not that small, but it was definitely better than doing nothing.

Thinking about it may not be the best thing to do, but we can do something about it in a different way.

You won't let her serve as a court sorcerer in the first place, or you won't let her go to war.

Both are possible with the help of the Duke of Farrens.

In addition, it is based on the fact that she wielded her own power in the previous war because the world could not bear the turmoil.

I tried to save the world.

If you think about it... I don't know if you can do it, but I was thinking about making sure there was no war in the first place.

As for this, even if it is a great story, even if it is a duke's house in a country, it may be said that it is water in the burnt stone when trying to do it.

"But..."

You can't say it's impossible.

In the first place, I have moved with the intention of making a big difference in my life.

This includes changing the behavior of Lily, a hero who can make a big difference in the world.

If so, I think it is the movement of the world itself, and I wonder if I can change it somehow.

So I was going to try a lot of things while I was in this country.

That's why I registered as an adventurer.

Of course, since it was a trampling of an undiscovered labyrinth, I didn't even think about trampling it by myself without registering it.

But I can't possibly be as powerful as Lilly at the time.

I have enough help to get the result she did.

If you register as an Adventurer, you can get that assistance.

In other words, it was aided by high-ranking adventurers.