It was us who decided to head to the dungeon, but it was pretty early that morning that we woke up too.
It's already been a full summer, so working in the same time frame as before drains your strength on the road to the dungeon.
Even we in relatively light attire wear underwear, shirts and trousers, armor, clasps, jackets and leather armor. Pretty hot.
And the biggest problem in this is under armor. Other clothes can be thin, but there is no point in thinning them under armor intended to absorb shock.
I'm pretty good in winter as a cold suit, but it sucks in summer.
Even in modern times, thin, blade-resistant materials are not so easy when it comes to shock absorption, so there are parts that cannot be helped.
"Well, you were lucky to find the dungeon in a way."
"Right. Compared to other adventurers,"
Slightly chilly when worn thinly in the dungeon. It's just about right with my regular gear.
Great for exploring in the summer.
"If you're a Raffan, you don't have much work to do in the summer, do you?
"Because the woodcutters won't cut out too many trees.... not exactly, but I don't want to ask."
Hot is one reason, but the best thing is that it is not suitable for logging wood at times. Timber harvested in a well-growing summer is not very good qualitatively.
For this reason, the main task in summer will be the development of forest lawn mowing, etc. Long-term outlook for plain forest management, this town.
This task is not popular as a job because it is naturally dusty and the adventurer hired as an escort is also dismissed.
Well, I don't know how you feel, but if you're gonna take that area seriously, it's gonna involve credibility, right?
I'm sure an adventurer who also takes such a troublesome job seriously will also be an adventurer who can be entrusted with the job in the less requested winter.
It was the first dungeon I had visited in a long time, but the number of undead was only recovering slightly, and there was not much change.
However, unlike the undead I shot before, I didn't have a weapon, so maybe this undead is purely a dungeon created demon.
Or were we in the woods the last time we visited and came back from the outside after that?
As before, sometimes Skeleton Knight with the White Iron Sword would make good money if it came out, but unfortunately, until we got to where we killed Skeleton King last time, only ordinary skeletons and zombies came out.
"There is no particular change..."
"There is no resurrection of Skeleton King, and the aisle remains intact. Boss, I don't think it's the room or anything like that."
If it's a game, you can't get out until you're in the boss room or the boss will lipop over time, but there's not even a normal skeleton of things going on here instead of lipop, and there's no change on the road that leads down.
"But you still have a bad feeling. I can't be clear..."
"You haven't changed..."
Peek down the road leading down, and it's nuts to say ominous things.
Last time I went back from the dungeon, I had already heard from Natsuki that 'I don't know what's there, but there's a good chance there's a trap'.
So I'm well prepared for that.
Food first.
It brings in everything possible, including what it was buying, what it harvested, and what it was making, considering the possibility of 'rocks falling and blocking passages' or 'walls breaking or pitfalls preventing it from returning' as a common trap.
Specifically enough to be caged in a dungeon on a yearly basis.
Even in the event of unforeseen circumstances, it is in the spirit of 'if we are not in a hurry, we can manage'.
Next, tools.
In addition to the shovels and shovels that I have had for a long time, I bought additional items that might be useful, such as tsuruhashi and ropes.
I know you can do something magically if you dig a hole, but I've never been over cautious.
With reference to books, etc., I gathered "to be luggage" without thinking about it, so there must be a lot I can do even if something happens.
Come on, let's get out of here.
"Wait a minute. Let's camp around here once before that. It's still evening, but..."
"You were early in the morning."
Hulka and Yuki stopped Toya, who casually said she was ready for that.
It was us who came the shortest distance thanks to the map, but the distance we walked from town to the entrance to the dungeon and in the dungeon was quite long, as was the time it took.
It was hard to notice because it was in the dungeon, but if you look at the clock Hulka had, it was certainly time to take a break.
"Uh, you know what? Something kills my temper."
"We're going to a new place. I guess we should make sure it's all right."
With a little dissatisfaction, Toya sighed and began to prepare the camp, knowing that there was no mistake in what the Hulkas had said.
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The passage leading down was so narrow that it was difficult for two people to line up, and so narrow that it was less than two metres tall.
The path that slowly but surely continued deeper was longer than I had imagined, and I was to walk for more than three minutes.
And what we arrived at was a cave like nothing else, especially ever.
It's somewhat like a spacious room there, with only the way down and one more.
No response from the enemy.
I was hoping for a few more dramatic changes in the dungeons alone, but unfortunately that didn't happen.
"Is it really a dungeon or is it a suspicious lack of change?"
"But even in an environment where it's not possible to be unusually hot or unusually cold, right?
"Right. There's nothing to say about comfort spaces."
Some of the dungeons that have been found so far seem to be insane environments, such as the sudden burning space down the stairs, as Hulka said.
Others do unusually large spaces, do bright spaces for some reason, and do spaces where the natural environment outside is recreated.
According to one theory, the hierarchy in the dungeon is connected to another world?
Since this theory was introduced in the book I bought the other day, it is unclear how far it is correct, but at least it seems good that the area of the dungeon does not match the size and topography of its ground area.
That said, some space-time magic can make magic bags, so I feel like it's too far to suddenly leap from there to 'another world'.
"But was there no trap? Fine, I was nervous..."
Natsuki opens her mouth a little sorry for Toya's words, which are horrible and then subtly unintelligible.
"Excuse me, how many minutes, because it was a sensory object..."
"If you don't, you don't have to. We don't need civil engineering anymore."
Honestly, a passage that was longer than I expected.
I don't want to be framed for digging this up.
I'm a little concerned about the natsuki trap sensing accuracy, but I'd rather say it wasn't there and helped me out about this.
"Ma, right? Shall we move on then? Yuki, I know it's troublesome, but mapping again, please."
"Rikai. It's a lot easier thanks to my skills, so don't worry about it."
Make sure Yuki took out the mapping tools, and we tried to get out of the room, then...
Zdodddddddddddddd!!!
What sounded from behind was a dull, heavy sound.
"Become!?"
If you look back in a hurry, the dirt and dust are flooding out of the aisle we came down and we're already dancing in the room.
"Time difference..."
"Was there after all..."
Glad I hit it, hard to say, what a subtle look Natsuki gives me.
Toya passes beside such a nutcase and peeks into the aisle as she pays off the dirt and dust, but immediately looks back at this one, sighs and shakes her head.
"No. It's completely buried."
I'll make sure the noise subsides too, but the situation was clear without a peek.
Because the crumbling dust is just around the corner.
Ask Halka to fly the 'light' into the aisle, but it fills completely to the ceiling about a dozen meters away, and I don't see any gaps.
We've been down the aisle for a few hundred meters, but it would be too convenient to think that the collapse is a small part of it.
"It's a trap that blocks the aisle. It's within our expectations..."
Yuki sighs again as she looks up the aisle, having trouble with a collapse that seems unexpectedly widespread.
"I don't want to bother you, do you want to dig it up?
"No... can't we go further than that?
Thought a little about Toya's suggestion, and when I shook my head, Toya gave him a slightly unexpected look.
"Is that good?
"There's plenty of food. Water can also be served in the Water Creation Creation Water. Maybe there are other exits. With that in mind, isn't it a bit of a waste of time?
"You have that. If you're in a normal cave, you're worried about the air, but if you think of it as a dungeon, the possibility of asphyxiation seems to be eliminated."
Well, if it's a cave, did you have air problems?
There's no problem with the dungeon... no problem, is there? Probably.
In case there is, let's have it dealt with in the wind magic "Air Purification" Purifying Air "- to Hulka. I'm not practicing, so I can't use this magic.
And, unfortunately, I can't take a bath, but I can tolerate it with 'purification' there, and I have a toilet.
This means that as long as we can withstand an environment called a dungeon, there is no immediate danger to our lives.
"Even after a few months of exploration, there's plenty of food left, and until then, we'll have Nao do his best."
Me?
"If you specialize for a year, day or night, you'll be able to metastasize or something, right?
"Something came up that was unscrupulous!?"
Naturally, space-time magic has the magic of 'transference teleportation'.
This magic itself is classified as level 6, and remembering itself is not that difficult, but now there is a limitation that you are the only one who can transfer.
In order to get the party members together and transfer, you have to remember another "Area Transfer" above.
From me already raising [space-time magic] to level 5, if I did train for months, it would be possible to remember itself. Fortunately in the midst of misfortune, or should I say, just enough time on camp watch.
However, the magic of the metastatic system is harder to move far than it is to be able to use.
Even if we can use the metastasis Teleportation, we can only do enough in the beginning to fly within our sight.
If it is other magic such as fire magic, it can be utilized quite a bit at any level of magic when it becomes available, but space-time magic is completely different, and most objects are almost useless just because they can be used. It's a long way from there.
They just say 'rare' or 'difficult' and in one sense draw a line with other magic.
"Realm Transfer" Area Teleportation "at least to the hierarchy above this,?... endeavor"
"Are you all right? If we can't dig up this aisle, Nao's magic will be our lifeline... how can it be easier to use?
"For once, there is a" metastasis point "..."
That's a kind of magic prop, an item that makes it a little easier to do the transfer there by installing my magical transfer point.
However, alchemy is necessary in order to make it, and it is obvious but needs to be set aside in advance.
"I mean, pointless in the present situation,"
"I didn't install it."
The Transfer "Teleportation" itself, it was still in the practice phase and had not reached a very practical level, so I did not consider the transfer point.
Now that I think about it, maybe I should have gotten Hulka to work with me and set it up at home.
... No, it's still pointless to be too far away at home.
"You'll be fine, Nao."
"Yes. I'm sure Nao-kun can do it"
"Gumball, Nao! I'm here for you!
Natsuki believes me with a gentle smile to the plain Halka.
And Yuki thumbs up and laughs nicely.
I'm glad you trust me...
"Expectations are heavy! - One, Yuki will be on this side!
"Ha ha, it's not like we're going to rival Nao the elf with our space-time qualities, is it?
'What are you talking about?' My expression draws attention to Yuki, who turns to me.
You're right if you only look at the status aspect, but Yuki is a good guide, and Yuki has the same qualities. And most importantly, it's a little spiritually tight for me to train alone.
The situation is now locked in the dungeon. Even though I can afford it, limited food. The pressure is on one of my shoulders to see if I can get out of there.
For a little while, maybe you could hang out with me?
No, it must be good.
Instead, you should.
With that feeling in my eyes, I smile as I pull my grip.
"Training, you're going out with me, right?
"- Yes."
Good.
Looks like my sincerity made sense.
- Yuki's gaze must have been on her fist, not my eyes with feelings.