Transition to Another World, Landmines Included

Day three of exploring the tunnel.

Exploration was going well without any particular problems, but unfortunately Shariah's spirits were beginning to get distracted.

It was the three of them who were initially nervous and stiff with a little noise, but they had never encountered monsters before, so it would be difficult to maintain the tension.

If it were a dungeon, I would never have met an enemy for so long, but this is a tunnel.It's basically a place without enemies.

I understand how it feels, but I'm pretty sure there's a monster somewhere, so this state is a little bad.

Should I be careful, or should I leave it to Sharia as the leader?

When she thought about it, Mary raised her hands and stopped them all.

I wondered if Mary had noticed, but for a while, she said something else.

It's not on the map.

"Is this a horizontal hole? Is it just a missing entry?"

Mary pointed to a round hole less than one meter in diameter.

It's as clean as a circle digging in a shielded machine, and it goes straight as far as you can see in the lantern lights.

"I don't think that's possible.In the first place, I don't think it's a hole that people have dug. "

"It's a little small and the shape is too beautiful.What is this? "

For example, if it is a discharge channel, there may be holes of this shape, but if it is considered a tunnel, it is too narrow, and there is no need to clean it up to this point.

Approximately predictable, but...

"What do you think Mary is?"

"Probably after Rock Worm went through."

"Oh, did you study properly? Alright, alright."

As I stroked her head as she said so, Mary smiled and chested with joy.

"I'm getting the environment ready.I have thoroughly reviewed the monsters that may be in the mine! "

There are many volumes of monster dictionaries that contain information about monsters, and it is difficult to buy or carry without a well-earned adventurer.

And if you don't move from your base town, the Adventurer Alliance has information about the monsters around it, so you don't have to buy them.

"Mmm, I'm also reading the Monster's Dictionary!That's why I knew! "

"Well, well. So what if it's another monster?"

"The size of this hole is probably not enough.The Acid Worm may come to the rocky mountains, but the walls are different. "

The crouched Meatier traced it with her fingers like a longitudinally engraved muscle.

It is finely carved across the entire circumference of the hole.

If the Acid Worm were to be, it would be a more rough, untouched hole.

"I remember very well.Meetings, too. "

If Meatier also strokes her, she exhales from her nose and stretches her chest even more than Mary.

"Hmm. I've read the Monster's Encyclopedia over and over again!"

As soon as they told me to do so, it was a proof that I remember it properly.

After all, Meetings are pretty good.

I remembered because I was rereading it before I left, but otherwise the Acid Worm wouldn't have come out.

"There are other monsters digging holes like this, but based on the trail Meetya pointed out, I'm sure it'll be confirmed by the Rock Worm."

"Heh... that's a high-ranking adventurer, knowledgeable too... eh?So this incident is caused by that rock worm!? It has nothing to do with Goblin at all! "

Sharia shouted as if she had clapped, but I shook my head and denied the words.

"I wonder.Isn't this hole going on out there?I can feel the air flow. "

"Goblins are big enough to get through."

"On the contrary, the odds of orcs and augers getting in are much lower."

"By the way, Rock Worm is more dangerous than Goblin, right?"

Although there are individual differences, the length of the rock worm is 10 to 20 times the diameter.

Given the size of this hole, it is considered sufficient to exceed 10 meters.

The first part of the giant worm is almost entirely mouth-to-mouth, lined with sturdy teeth that sharpen rocks.

If you get bit by something like that, if it's not as sturdy as it is, it'll be easy to get picked up.

"I think I can endure the clasps that Mary and I are wearing, but it's Sharia's armor...."

"Our leather is cheap!? It's softer than rocks!"

So, is that what we can do?

"What if I join the fight?"

"Without Nao?"

"I don't think I can do it with a straight shot.I think if we get things right, we'll figure it out..... "

This is simply a space issue.

When fighting in this corridor, only one person can confront the enemy.

Not only Sharia and Argna, but Mary is probably tough to beat alone in this place where she can barely move.

In the meantime, the other members will be out of hand, and even if they work hard to throw stones, they will have little meaning against the Rock Worm.

Even a bow would be somewhat effective, but it is quite doubtful whether it can be used.

Well, what do we do ~?

"Um, uh... pull it out?"

"Well, if you pull it out well and use it in combination with a trap or something, there might be a wanchan.--There's a problem with how to fish. "

The Rock Worm is a monster, but its predators are rocks.

It is difficult to feed and guide something because it does not aggressively attack humans.

In the first place, if rocks are bait, it will be difficult to feed them because there are a lot of them around.

"Nao-san, can you put 'light' in this hole?"

"Hoi, hoi"

There will be no magic ban in this situation.

I cast the magic of "Light" and let it penetrate the hole.

The light that drifted on the horizon was brighter than the lantern, illuminating the inside of the hole far away, but still could not see the end of the hole.

"It's so deep... How long is it?"

"This hole is tilting a little upwards."

"Even if it's on the ground, we don't know how far we're going with this map."

"Just so you know, it's dangerous to go in.I don't know if I can handle it if I work hard.... "

Mary stares at me like she's lost.

"Don't you have to take that risk?"

Our request is to investigate the tunnel and crush the monsters there.

You can walk through all the tunnels on the map and take care of the monsters there. The request is complete.

Strictly speaking, even if you leave this hole unattended on the map, you can argue that you have fulfilled your request.

"If it's Sharia's rank, it's probably the right thing to do..."

"Is that what this is about?"

"That's the thing. It's better to report correctly than to force a job that is not commensurate with your ability.If you die forcibly, you can't send someone who can handle it. "

It is unclear whether previous adventurers have found this, but if there was a first report of Rock Worm, could we have prevented a second party from being wiped out?

Naturally, we need to hire an adventurer who can handle the Rock Worm, so the commission will have gone up, but it should be because it's a dangerous reward.

"Well, I'm here this time.I put up the commission, and I'm going to go. "

"Eh!? Nao alone? Are you okay?"

So, should someone follow me ~

"No, you can do it alone. You can't fight in a bent state, right?"

The hole is less than one meter in diameter.

I'm not saying I'm crawling on all fours, but it's a size that's difficult to move if you don't bend your hips.

It was before such problems as swinging a weapon or not being able to swing.

The least influential is Meetya, who originally had a small, large knife as her main weapon, but it's too harsh to let her go into this hole alone.

I'm sure it'll be sad.

- Specifically, I tolerated it.

When Haruka and the others find out.

Meatier herself is likely to run away if she's in danger, but I don't think it's worth taking that risk.

"However, the size of this hole makes it tough to be attacked from behind.Sharia, keep this entrance secure. "

"Well, let me handle it! I think we can handle it..."

"If the strong monster doesn't come, it's fine."

"I can't shake my big sword... but I'll do my best ~"

"I'm a little anxious... Did I ask you to?"

Young among them, but trustworthy of more than three others.

I gazed at Mary and Meatier, saw them nodding forcefully, and carefully stepped into the hole.