Death March Kara Hajimaru Isekai Kyusoukyoku Volume 11

7/25/2019 Death March Kara Hajimaru Isekai Kyusoukyoku Volume 11

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11-1. Victory Celebration Party

Satou's here. Celebrations are pleasant to have, but I prefer to refrain fromshowy things such as a parade. Arisa and the others who like attentions are

happy about it though....

"Celebrating the loormaster sub!ugation, cheers""""Cheers"""

#oday, I've lead people to have a toast several times already in the Ivy$ansion.

#he plan is for us to return to the labyrinth city after three days.It seems that there's never a case where people who've gone to sub!ugate afloormaster come back in the same day, so after considering the time to travelthere and sub!ugate the floormaster, the schedule has become like such.It has already been half a day since the victory celebration party started afterwe crushed the floormaster and teleported back to the Ivy $ansion though.

%e teleported back to the Ivy $ansion after we had finished collecting thebooty and the s&uid's body and tentacles that had relatively little damage.

I'm concerned about the situation above, but I should really straighten up thethings with my companions first.I called only Arisa to my private workshop in the Ivy $ansion.

I made up my mind, and told her the information about the reincarnatedpeople and demon lords, uni&ue skills, and god's fragments I've heard from


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(o )ife *ing+ en and the -oghead -emon )ord, I also added my opinionregarding them.

"that's about it.""I was wondering what kind of secret it was...."

Since she had fallen silent with severe face, I hugged her, put her head on mychest, and was about to pat her, but she lightly replied, "/f course I knewabout it", so my hand which was going to pat her head fro0e.

"I mean, god had e1plained about those things when I was beingreincarnated.""Can you tell me the detail2"

Since Arisa put her hands below her lips and said some halfasleep things,"I'll talk anything if you give me a sweet kiss", I made her talk with /rder+.

"3uh, you cheapskate.""/kay okay, !ust talk."

4ood grief, I don't understand how far is Arisa's action being serious.

"35n, you see. I can't talk about everything I've heard you know2 4od forbidme to speak, or rather put a restriction about it."

Arisa began to talk with that preface.

#here's not much new information.

%hen someone gets reincarnated, they ac&uire the god's fragments, onefragment gives one uni&ue skill.

I've already roughly guessed this.

#he soul of the human needs to have the aptitude in order to receive thegod's fragment.


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$ost reincarnation candidates can't even accept one fragment and get theirsouls annihilated, someone that can accept two or more fragments seems tobe a rarity.According to Arisa, it seems that she could somehow feel about, "I can still

go on", or, "It's already impossible", when she was receiving the fragments.

#he reincarnated people who have ac&uired the god's fragment won'tnecessarily become a demon lord themselves.

6ather, it seems them becoming a demon lord is something that's &uite rare.Although there are cases where a singlefragment holder became a demonlord, most are the one who has three or more fragments.

....#hat means, more than Arisa who has two fragments, isn't it moredangerous for me who have four2

#he usage number of the uni&ue skill is the limiter of soul.

7ou can e1ceed the number of uses, but the soul which e1ceeds the uni&ueskill usage limit will become unable to hold the god's fragment.And then, at the time the soul can't hold it anymore, the soul, which is the

vessel, will be either broken or annihilated, and transformed into a demonlord.

#he, "all into despair and become a demon lord" that the -oghead -emon)ord was going about probably referred to how reincarnated people who'vefallen in despair e1ceed the uni&ue skill usage limit and transform into ademon lord.

)astly, I in&uire her information about the god.

"So, what's the name of the god who reincarnated Arisa2"

"#hat you see5, the god only told me 4od so I lightly consented, I see5,

it's the god5. )ike in stories about reincarnation, there's no one who asks thename of the god right2""-id you see how the god looked like2"


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"#he god met me as a soul without a body, so I don't know. I don't knowwhether the god was a man or a woman, an old man or an infant, handsomeor uncouth, I didn't even know if the god had humanlike appearance."

She heard some unfamiliar word such as god reincarnation, but she ignored it

since she somehow understood it.In conclusion, the god's identity seems to be unknown.

I can guess god's identity to a certain e1tent, but since it's not good toarbitrarily decide upon it, I put aside the conclusion.Since the other party is a god, there's a possibility that I may have beenmisled.

8efore all that, I don't even know if it was really the god.A devil or a third party pretending to be a god is a clich9 in tales after all.

I feel chills down the spine when I heard that Arisa was going to e1ceed her

limit to fight the -oghead -emon )ord when we met him.I make her taste eight pickled plums so she reflects on it. /f course theunderlying cause was because of myself who was hiding my true level, so itmight be a good time to tell her about it soon.

I could !ust tell it to Arisa, but I decided to also tell )i0a who tends to worrylike her.Since other members don't seem to mind about my capability in battles, I'mconsidering whether to tell them about it after I see these two people'sreaction.

"#hree hundreds and eleven2""As e1pected of $aster."

':oka5n', Arisa's mouth falls like there's a sound effect, looks like she can't


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continue talking, her mouth is still open.)i0a speaks words of admiration like she's proud about it while beingsurprised, she nods marvelously.)i0a grinning like this might be &uite rare.

#he difference in these two's reaction must depend on whether they have theactual feeling about the abnormality of the news.;specially )i0a, since she has been focused in fighting higher leveledenemies with the boost and her e&uipments, she must no have the actualfeeling of needing more e1perience points as her level increases. rom herviewpoint, she must recogni0e level


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riots.

At the ;1plorer 4uild, the guildmaster shot fireballs to the sky and declared,"#he demon lord will come if you don't be &uiet" which did stop the uproarfrom getting bigger, but she got scolded by an elf girl and the secretarysan

beside her.

/n that sub!ect, $s. Sebelkea the elf is a beautiful little girl that looks calm,although I've never met her directly. %hen I heard about her heroic tale fromthe guildmaster during our drinking bout, I imagined that she wasunimaginably cute.#he guildmaster probably e1aggerated.

Since we couldn't possibly !oin the uproar, and more importantly, wewouldn't be able to en!oy the party like this, I conveyed, "#he demon lord hasbeen defeated by the hero" to $s. Sebelkea via A0esan. It took a bit of timeto reach her since it had to go through the high elf of her clan.

(evertheless, it seems to have been properly conveyed, the labyrinth city thatwas on the verge of riots has now returned to its festive mood.

Akindo the selfproclaimed, "merchant ac&uainted with Satou", presents afeast to the orphanage and the training school as a congratulatory gift for the,-emon )ord's all+./f course, the real identity of Akindo is me myself in disguise.Ah, how complicated.

>ust in case, I notified the hero about the -emon )ord's e1tinction with thetransceiver I had received from him before./f course as (anashi, not Satou.

Since the hero seemed to be in the middle of investigating a labyrinth in theweaselkin empire, the one that got in contact with me was a woman withmonotonous voice called (ono.


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Since she had immediately departed the labyrinth city Selbira to tell the heroin our place, I didn't directly meet her.She must be a kyonyuu since she's a hero's companion. I wanted to meet heronce.

"?fey, are you dringing2""I'm drinking."

#he drunken Arisa leaned herself on my collar to entwine my body.

Since #ama and $ia continue to have their furious fight on my lap, sheseemed to have given up that side and came from behind.

I've especially permitted them to drink li&uor since today is the celebrationfor the floormaster sub!ugation.

"#hat's riight5 andthen violatte this unripe body5""/kay okay, I'll gladly accept in =@ years okay."

%hile tearing Arisa, who's holding my face and going to steal my lips, offme, I vaguely answer her.

"Aren't #ama unfair2 I think she's unfair. I mean, not allowing monopolywhile monopoli0ing herself, that's baad isn't iit2 #hat's why, shouldn't youhand it over to me once in a while2 ?and it overr.""(yu52 ?ere is #ama's place. 8ecause, it's relieving52"

$ia having a long talk is rare, but #ama having it is even rarer.She said monopoly and all, but $ia often sat on my lap herself when #amawasn't present.

")i0a #his silver meat is really too strong nanodesu""#his is &uite splendid :ochi, listen to me okay2 irst spread magic power


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on your teeth. ?owever, be careful not to pour too much or your teeth willfeel pain.""Aye nanodesu $agic #eeth nanodesu"

As a !oke, I've prepared the hard part of the whale that even )ulu's kitchen

knife can't cut by cutting it with a holy sword, making it look like sashimis asdecorations, not as food, but....Apparently, it has plucked )i0a's and :ochi's heartstrings somehow.

"*unyunyu, I can't chew it nodesu.""#his chewiness is something I've never encountered before. #he tasteresembles whale but my stomach won't be able to digest it if I don't chew itproperly."

"#his meat person is too strong nanodesu"

)i0a and :ochi are probably drunk.#hey hold the sandalsi0ed piece of meat that glitters palely and bite it withall their might, but it seems they can't chew it.It's ama0ing they can even leave tooth marks on it.

I'll prescribe them some digestive medicine later so they won't upset their

stomach.

"$aster, an obstacle in my magic power circulation has emerged. :lease themaintenance""%ait, (anasan, you can't -on't take off your clothesss5"

)ulu who's holding a sheet intercepted the drunken (ana who was in themiddle of taking off her clothes.)ulu's action has become too fast ever since her level increased, I feel that the)ucky )ewd 6ate has fallen.

#he masters and people who've acted as a padding for party are also en!oyingthemselves with the li&uor and the dishes in the party hall.

#he drunken masters were grumbling about how they wanted to try new


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techni&ues, so I brought them to a hunting ground in the upper layer.Apparently they've been fired up from our girls' battle.

;ven while drunk, they let me see various secret techni&ues up close, andthen I brought them back to the party while they were looking pleased, but

for some reason, $ia and Arisa branded me guilty.

I guess it was bad for $s. :oltomea to be upper halfnude after all2It's &uite upsetting since there's no way I'll crave a girl of around middleschooler age.

:utting that side, the party continued until morning, we drank the night awayby stuffing ourselves with many valuable things like the -ragon Spring

li&uor and the -warf Slayer.

?aving more people in a party really is the merrier.


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11-2. Reunion (1)

Satou's here. ?aving an une1pected reunion with an old friend is a !oyousevent. ;ven if you can't remember the name of the person you're reunited

with.

"$y, that's &uite a big magic core. It looks as if it's the magic core of thefloormaster"

;ven though Arisa has half of her face covered in bandage, she presents thehuge magic core while looking proud.#he face of the guild staff who received the magic core while looking slightlysurprised fro0e. Since she has item appraisal skill, she probably understandswhat that magic core is.

She turns toward me, moving like a rusty robot.

"3mm, this is perhaps.""#hat's right %e've defeated the floormaster of the upper layer"

Arisa answers but the guild staff matches her eyes with me, staring as if shewants me to deny it.-oes she really not want to believe it2

"7es, it's the magic core of the floormaster."

After I declared so, that guild staff fell down fainting. It'll be troubling if themagic core is dropped, so I catch it together with her.I've never seen her before, wonder if it's a beginner staff2

An older guild staff behind her contacted the guild and took over to nurse thefainted staff.


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As for us, we're going to the labyrinth city with his guidance.Since it seems to be customary for the party who've defeated the floormasterto carry the magic core, I bring it along with me.

(oise spread when we e1ited the west gate.#here were some uproar when we got out of the labyrinth gate, but it's evenbigger here.

%e are e&uipped with old e&uipments which have been made to lookdamaged, and also used special makeup and bandages to make it looks likewe had a fierce battle.%e don't actually have any real in!ury, but defeating a floor master withoutany in!ury would lessen the authenticity, so we make it like such.

/y #hose %oundfree :endragon+ bunch are in!ured2

It's true ;ven the Shield :rincess's shield's been split in two

8y Shield :rincess, do they mean (ana2?owever, %oundfree+ is too e1aggerated. #hey !ust have always beenhealed before we return to the surface, there is never a case where themembers, including the three rear guards, are not in!ured.

#hey couldn't possibly challenge the loormaster right2

(o way that can be even for the :endragon bunch.

7eah, even the -epth 6ound -ance+ guys who went out in fanfare aftergathering several 6ed Iron bunch got partially destroyed when they tried tohunt the magic core to summon the floormaster, let alone the floormaster

itself.

So such a thing happened when I was running around to many places.


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%e continue to go toward the e1plorer guild while I vaguely listening to thehustle and bustle around.

#hose two armored children the 8lack Spear )i0a is carrying aren't death

right2Ah, since she's carrying them well they're probably alright2 )ook, they're

even waving hands.

:ochi and #ama who are playing dead wave their hands sociably.#here's no point in their serious in!ury makeup like this. %ell, it's fine.

"uhahaha See this well"

Arisa whom I'm giving a ride on my shoulder raises the beach ballsi0edfloormaster's magic core up high, showing it off to the surrounding.8u00, bu00, e1plorers and the townspeople are e1changing words noisily.

Arisa is dressed with bloodiedbandage that looks like an eyepatch on herface, acting like she has some serious in!ury. She's properly e&uipped theblond hair wig together with a hood.

"#his is"

Arisa stops at that interval.#he people around who are making bu00es hold their breath together,anticipating the ne1t words.

"#his is the loormaster's, #hunder S&uid's $agic Core"

%hen Arisa declared so, e1plosionlike uproar burst out.She really is someone who likes to show off.


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"4ee0, you've really gone and done it, defeating the floormaster.""7es, although it was thanks to the alliance with these people."

I reported the detail of the sub!ugation in the guildmaster's office.

;ach of the people who act as if they were the party leaders who participatedin the sub!ugation are in this room.#he other members are in my mansion under the prete1t of healing theirin!uries.

"#hen, you challenged with group of B people, and came back with =survivors huh. #here are a lot of victims, but this is the shortest record."

"#hat's because the parties' composition prioriti0ed firepower."

I was slightly surprised about the shortest record, but I made D:oker aceEskill to work hard.or the time being, let's make up some story.

(evertheless, even though I had properly added the calculated time needed totravel in the labyrinth, and there should have been time loss from when I

destroyed the doghead demon lord, we still got the shortest record huh.

Secretarysan continues the talk while lining up various documents on thedesk.

"#hen, there are five parties of = people, :endragon, Samurai 4eneral,

8lue 6ose, #win /ni, and 8lessing of 4reat Spirit that apply for$ithril :late, are there not2"

"I will politely decline.""It's unnecessary for us.""Same.""I do not intend to be affiliated with a brat who haven't even lived for @years.""3, umm..."


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#hese masters should have done another rehearsal for their performance.)ooks like the contents of the lecture from the party yesterday have all butvanished.

Since Secretarysan seems troubled with the une1pected replies, I send her a

lifeboat.

"%e will apply for it."

"7, yes, then, other parties besides :endragon will not apply, am I right2"")ongwinded.""%e'll leave Sir :endragon to manage the rest."

)ooks like the guildmaster and secretarysan have decided to pull back after

the masters said so. #he guildmaster allowed them to go out of the room.

#hey probably intend to negotiate with them later.#he guildmaster and secretarysan wished for me to negotiate for them, but Iindirectly declined.

#hey asked me regarding the masters' origin, but I deceived them by sayingthat I !ust scouted people who seemed strong outside the labyrinth city so I

didn't know the detail.

I was asked to choose one among the treasures, so I selected the ItemAppraisal+ orb.It seems to be a skill that's coveted on the same level as Item 8o1+ amongthe treasure orbs.I'm planning of letting )ulu uses it for appraising ingredients.

#he ne1t day, we are made to participate in a parade !ointly sponsored by theguildmaster and the viceroy.


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)ooks like we have to ride on three separate gaudily decorated horsedrawncarriages and parade around the town.#he masters have all gone back to 8oruenan orest yesterday, so it's !ust ourmembers now.

#he very first carriage has me, Arisa and $ia. #he second has :ochi, #ama,)i0a, and the last in line has )ulu and (ana.8esides me, the members' composition seem to have been decided in a lotterylot yesterday, but to even have a preliminary lottery draw to decide thedrawing turn is too strict. #hey must have really been looking forward to thisparade.

;veryone has dressed up, on top of that they've also e&uipped the e&uipments

taken from the loot, sprinkling smiles around./f course I've also worn a robe more formal than usual, and a goldbraidedshort mantle that Arisa's picked.

Arisacha5n, look here5

$iasama, your figure is so beautiful, it da00les my eyes

Arisa I'll treat you to some skewers later

Ah, $iasama. 7our fresh profile today is like a refreshing lily of the

valley

/h, $ia is popular. %hen I commended her, "7ou're &uite popular", shestrongly denied, "(/." I might have been unthoughtful. 4onna reflect on it.

Still, I feel sorry for Arisa who get called only by little girls and brats.I leave it alone since Arisa must also not want to be consoled for it. Arisa hasbeen sending glances to me while muttering, "Another brat huh5", but sincethere can be time when gentleness is painful, the correct answer should be toignore her.

Some prostitutelike oneesans wave at me along the way while calling,"7oung master5", so I wave back at them. It goes without saying that Arisaand $ia pinched me from both side.


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%hile being led by :endora+ children who are swinging a rod that hadflower basket on the tip, the parade train entered the venue for the unveilingof the floormaster sub!ugation.

And then, we safely finished debuting the floormaster sub!ugation whichtook two hours.

Although the first sub!ugation greeting was embarrassing, it was &uite painful

when I had to listen to celebratory messages from the nobles, the citypersonages like the $ithril and 6ed Iron e1plorers while smiling.Afterward, Arisa debuted the loot by reciting them in entertainerlike way ofspeaking, in addition to $ia's musical performance, the e1citement of thepeople doubled, making the tension on the venue increased dangerously.

After all the programs from before have finished, the buffet party on thevenue begins.

Farious dishes and li&uor have been prepared on the stalls on this venue, andthey're all free to take.It seems the cost is burdened by the ;1plorer 4uildor rather the *inghimself. I didn't particularly mind paying for it myself, but since it was acustom, I decided to rely on the kindness.

"8ut hey, is it really alright2""%hat is2"

Arisa talked to me while looking awkward when we were walking to thewaiting room of the venue.

"I mean, you've always said that you don't want to stand out right.""I don't mind. I didn't want to stand out because I was afraid that somestrange guy would have an eye on our girls before they could protect


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themselves."

6ight now, they should be able to do something against even an army, as longas there is no poison or powerful trap involved.I've built enough personal connections too, so if there's someone influential

that's hostile to us, I will naturally hear about them, and I can !ust make useof the enemy of my enemy to &uickly eliminate them.

In my case, demon lord flags seemed like it'd be raised if I were to eliminatepeople who set their eyes on me, so I didn't want to stand out. It would behard to en!oy the trip if we were being chased by the people around us.or the same reason, I don't intend to reveal the fact that hero (anashi is Imyself to anyone besides my companions.

I don't want to become like the hero ?ayato who's too busy with officialbusinesses he doesn't have time to play.

"?owever, won't we get pushed with some weird positions from Shiga*ingdom2""It's probably alright. $ost positions besides the guildmaster's minister, andthe general are filled with nobles. ;ven if they come to invite us, it's probablyfor a position such as a knight captain or intelligence right2 If something like

that happens, I'll pull my connections to refuse them so it's fine."

6ather, the possibility of me becoming a chef in royal palace looks wayhigher.

I carry the presented loot from before to a safe underground while beingaccompanied by some guild staff.It's the !ob of the guild staff and the royal knight to bring them to the royalcapital from here on. I've put a marker on the Item Appraisal orb !ust in case.

";veryone, thanks for your hard work. I'm going to greet some bigshots on


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the buffet party now, how about everyone2 7ou can get back and rest on themansion if you're tired okay2""(o we won't I'm going to have a live stage with $ia and the others""(n.""#ama is a fascinating dancer52"

":ochi is also going to dance spin, spin nodesu"

#he four youth troupe live performance huh.

"#hat sounds fun. I'll go see it later.""(n, promise.""7ou have to absolutely come okay2""I'll work hard5"

"%e'll make the best stage"

#hese energetic four seem fine, but how about other members2

"$aster I will go to the orphanage to collect Shiro and Crow.""I cannot rest in the mansion. 8ecause I have the mission of con&uering allthe meat on the stalls"

#hese two are unchanging.

"$aster, I have been asked to perform on the labyrinth monstrousfishdismantling show, is it alright if I go2""/f course it's alright. ?owever, use the normal kitchen knife from themansion okay.""7es"

Still, the labyrinth monstrous fish only appear in the middle layer, I wonderwho hunted it2#here shouldn't be enough time between our return to the present, so it mightbe a leftover item from the viceroy's re&uest.

I walk back to the ground floor of the guild while hearing everyone's plan.


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#here, we reunited with a nostalgic person.


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11-3. Reunion (2)

Satou's here. #he word shuraba is originally about a pathetic scene whichinvolves complication of mad love. ortunately, that kind of shuraba has

never entered my life, but the kind of shuraba that happens in the cleanup ofa crashing pro!ect is an everyday occurrence for me. I wonder which one isbetter...

I had already noticed it from my radar beforehand, but I kept it a secret tomake it a surprise for other members.

/y, look at that.

(, no way.

/h...4od....

I understand their feeling, but the last guy is e1aggerating.

?ow beautiful....

/h $y beautiful goddess ?ave you forgotten

I saw that the 4reat Shield 4ell was removed in the middle of his talk beyondthe stirred crowd.

"Satouu"

She flew in the sky from beyond the crowd and appeared before us.#he lobby of the e1plorer guild has high ceiling so she didn't hit it, but I'mnot sure what to think of flying while she's in a dress.

;ven while thinking such thing, my line of sight was robbed by two shakingmiracles.


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"I've come"

%hile looking shy in red face, she declares so with folded arms so arrogantly.I wonder why is this person mistaken in this kind of thing.

"*arina52""(ow, let the match begin nanodesu"

Ah, wait.

:ochi !umps out energetically like there's a 'gyun' sound effect, and #ama also!umps triangularly using the ceiling to assault )ady *arina.

:ochi indiscreetly breaks through the barrier created by the magic creature6aka, and blows through the wall behind together with )ady *arina.I was able to stop #ama barely in time, but both :ochi and )ady *arina areon the other side of the wall.

"/ppaisan is sinking. (amu5"":ochi great."

Arisa and $ia are being cruel for no reason.

"*arinadono should be alright. She often played with :ochi and #ama in$uno Castle after all.""#hey certainly also played happily in the duchy capital, but she doesn't looktoo well...""She would have been dead if she were a common lifeform, so I assert."

)i0a doesn't seem to be worried, but )ulu peek through the wall worryingly./f course, !ust as (ana had surmised, if )ady *arina took a serious blowfrom the current :ochi, she would have died instantly regardless of 6aka'sprotection.

It only ended in her fainting since :ochi was going easy by not using


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lickering $ovement, and I followed up by immediately using $agic?and+.She usually could control her strength, but it seems she was really happyabout reuniting with *arina. 7et, I still have to scold her in this regard.

%hile I'm nursing )ady *arina, both )i0a and me scold :ochi together.#he punishment is three days without meat.

"*arinasama5, where are you52"

I heard someone searching for )ady *arina beyond the crowd, and there was;rina, the combat maid of $uno ;arldom, when I looked there.

";rina, she's here.""Ah Chevaliersama"

#here is a figure of female soldier behind her I've seen for the first time. I

feel like I've seen her somewhere before, but I can't remember. #here wasn'tsomeone like her among the baron's maids and the territorial army'ssoldiers

I remember now.

It was the girl who was ran over by the carriage rode by #oruma at $unocity.Still, I didn't think she would work under 8aron $uno after what she hadbeen through.

#he other party shouldn't know about me, so I greet her, "(ice to meet you."

"-id :ina not come here2""7es, :ina has been promoted, so it's only me and newbiechan this time.


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#aruna looked like she was wanting to go too, but she had been selected toguard the e1change students from the duchy capital."

)ady *arina seemed to have recovered when we were catching up, sheopened her eyes.

"?ow are you feeling2""Sa, Satou, I'm, fine, desuwa."

;ven though I've especially looked after her on my lap, lady *arinaawkwardly gets up and takes some distance away from me.:ochi apologi0es, "I'm sorry, nanodesu" while looking de!ected.

#hen, a new intruder appeared.

"Chevaliersama Congratulations for your achieve...ment2""#hank you, $erian."

$erian, the daughter of 8aronet -yukeli, appeared and congratulated mefrom the crowd, but it was changed into a &uestion halfway through.?er eyes shifted to )ady *arina, or rather she focused on her breasts.

After $erian, :rincess $itia and her e1clusive maidsan came together. She'salso together with a bodyguardsan with scary face of course.

"Satoudono Congratulation for your e1ploit no!a""I am honored, your highness $itia."

:rincess $itia talked to me innocently like usual.)ady *arina muttered, "7our highness2", beside me.;rina is whispering, "It's a formidable rival", to the newbie's ear, but the trueformidable one e1ists at the world tree.


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)ady *arina pulled my sleeve from behind like some shy girl, and whispered,"Introduce me."#his is &uite rare for this haughty girl. I've always intended to do !ust thatfrom the beginning of course.

"7our highness, she is the daughter of my master, *arina $unosama.""/h #o raise Satoudono as their retainer, your parent must be a very nobleminded statesman 7ou are also truly beautiful no!a ....:erchance, are younot the fiancee of Satoudono2""(, no""#hat is not so, your highness."

Since )ady *arina clogged her words, I told :rincess $itia that she was notmy fiancee in her stead.)ady *arina seems discontent about me talking ahead of her, she sends somereproachful glance toward me.:lease don't look at me with such eyes. It is contrary to the fact, so I cannote1actly affirm it right2

"*arinasama, she is :rincess $itia of (orooku *ingdomthe western leader

of the kingdoms union.""Satou, don't tell me, you"

I can guess what she wants to say, but please be relieved since I won't make amove to the lolifaced princess $itia.#herefore, I corrected it, "#hat imagination is a misunderstanding", close toher ear.

?owever, the peanut gallery are being noisy since a while ago.

(ot only he has the Shield :rincess, and >enna, he also hid such a beauty2

-amnit, he wouldn't make (o!a princess his mistress right2 6ight2

7ou, she's still at that age....

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them. (o, it would have been out for him if he were heard huh.(ow then, leaving that aside, the favorite is arriving soon.

#he real ;1plorer 4uild is packed after all.

7ou're right Ionasan. It might've been better if we went to the ;ast 4uild as

advised by the knight.

I still can't see her behind the crowd.

6uu, give me one of those meat skewers too.

/u, awright. #rade with that red skewer.

$ou I was wondering where you two were, so you're buying and eating

I mean, every stall is free. Can't do without eating them.

#here seems to be some kind of festival, but it's &uite lavish for them to

have everything free.

3n, they say this Chevalier :endragon sub!ugated a very strong monstereven though he's a noble.

#hey're noisy like always.I saw her suncolored hair beyond the crowd. 8lond color that's brighter than(ana's and *arina's.

$ou %e have to register as e1plorers, and greet the staffs

/ur eyes met.

"Sa, Satousan"

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%hile apologi0ing to people whom she's almost bumped, her ga0e neverseparates from me.

"Satousan.""7es."

She couldn't stop her momentum, I gently caught her who !umped into myarms.She's lightly dressed in leather armor, but her softness is in good health.

"Satousan."

I wait for her who repeats my name.

She looks up from my chest, tears are gathering on the edge of her eyes.

"I've come."

#he word is probably filled with many emotions.She spins her words with shaking voice.

"%elcome to the )abyrinth City, enasan."

?earing my words, although slightly looking an1ious, enasan smiles like aflower in full bloom.

I'll patch things up with )ady *arina who complains about the different intreatment later. :ochi and #ama clap )ady *arina's legs, like 'pon', from bothside, but there should be no illwill in that.

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11-4. Reunion (3)

Satou's here. %hen you meet old friends in a class reunion, I wonder why dothings that happened such a long time ago can be so vividly recalled2 I

usually can't remember them at all, it's strange.

"%hen did you arrive at the )abyrinth City2""7es, it was late at night yesterday."

I knew about it of course, but I refrained from accidentally going to the Corpswhere enasan was since it would have made me look like a stalker.#hese girls were staying inside their base during the parade so I shouldn'tknow that they were here.

";1cuuse me. /kay, okay, separate now5""(n, shameless."

Arisa and $ia push themselves between enasan and me who wereinadvertently talking while hugging, pulling us apart.enasan who noticed that we were hugging parted away while swinging herhand, saying "wa wa wa."

"I, I'm sorry, I was....""(o no, I'm happy that you're e1alted with our reunion."

enasan une1pectedly has a passionate side huh. She also hugged me,tacklelike, when I escaped Seryuu city labyrinth back then.

"7ou two seem to be &uite close don't you2 %ould you introduce her to me2"

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us curiously.?uh2 )ulu should be ac&uainted with her though2

"She is someone whom I'm very indebted with during my stay in Seryuu city,one of the magic soldiers of the territorial army, hailing from Chevalier

$arientail house, enasan."

I've heard her house name once before, but it's the first time I've said it.I've always only called her enasan after all.

#he way I introduced her seemed bad, enasan's e1pression got slightlyclouded.$aybe I should have said that she's my friend2

8ehind us, the peanut gallery started to bu00 about Seryuu city's rumors, like,"#he city was safe even though an upperclass demon attacked it", or,"#hey're ruthless army whose soldiers even fight wyverns."It must be &uite popular to have many people know about it even though it's aterritory located on the opposite side of the kingdom from here.

"enasama. Although you might have forgotten, I am )i0a whose life was

saved by you in Seryuu city. /wing to that, I am now serve under $aster, andhave been able to accomplish great feats. I can never thank you enough.""#hank you5""#hank you, nanodesu."

)i0a puts her weapon on the ground, kneels, and respectfully bow to enasan.It seems that :ochi and #ama also remember that their life have been savedby enasan, they convey their thanks while looking meek.

/y, 8lack Spear )i0a let go of her spear

6ather, she saved those three's life huh, !ust how incredible is she.

So the rumor saying the soldier of Seryuu city treats wyverns like they're

small fries is really true after all.


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#hat girl looks plain, but don't you think she's une1pectedly cute2

#he peanut gallery are fussy.Should we move to the guild's business room where only 6ed Iron holdersand nobles can use2

"$y ability might be lacking, but please order me if you need me foranything. If $aster permits, I will rush over immediately.""/h no, your words of gratitude are already enough."

enasan is at a loss from )i0a's sincere words.;ven though dragons are still impossible for the current )i0a, she can easilysolo something like a wyvern.

"?ey, introduce her to me."

)ady *arina who was unusually sociable today demanded me so.Someone intruded when I was opening my mouth to introduce enasan to)ady *arina.

"Ah Arisachan, why are you still here"

"Arisa, and $ia, &uickly go to the stage. I've asked the intro guys to stretchtheir part, but they can't keep doing it forever."

>enna and Iruna of 8eautiful %ings+ who are in charge of the stage havecome to call Arisa and the others.Come to think of it, Arisa and $ia said that they were going on stage.

"3waah, I forgot."

"(n.""?urry5""/h no nanodesu *arina, let's go together nodesu I want you to look at thegallant figures of :ochi and her friends closely nodesu

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business with me, but I can !ust listen to her tonight.She probably came here thoughtlessly without arranging for the lodging.

"7ou too $aster, please don't keep flirting, come look at the stage""7eah, I'm going of course."

I replied positively to Arisa who asked to make sure of it, and sent her out bywaving hands.:rincess $itia also said, "I certainly have to listen to $iadono'sperformance", and then she pulled $erian who seemed to still havesomething to say toward the stage.

"$aster, I declare myself to go collect Shiro and Crow."

"#hey're probably tired of waiting, you should get them &uick."

(ana e1cused herself and left to the orphanage.I think )ulu said that she would go back to get the kitchen knife.

")ulu, when you're going back to fetch the kitchen knife, tell the girls whoare housesitting to prepare the detached room. *arinasama and hercompanions probably going to stay there."

"7, yes."

#he preparation for their lodging should be alright with this.

"Sa, Satousan, umm. She was.... 3m""8oy, been awhile5 %ere there your mistresses or fiancees among the beautyarmy !ust now2""#here aren't. Incidentally, there is no lover either."

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It was groundless, so I denied it immediately.

Arisa and the others are important to me, but if I have to say, they're morelike relatives or family to me.)ady *arina feels like an annoying !unior, or a daughter of my superior. It

feels like those demonic breasts would snatch my soul, but I don't intend toyield !ust yet.$ore than anything, A0esan wasn't present in the group earlier.

6ight at then, the rough voice an adult man who can't read the mood cut in.

"8lack Spear )i0a I am *erun the *night of %hite Spear I challenge youto a match"

"$aster. $ay I2""4o for it. -on't kill him okay.""7es.""?ahhaa (ow's the only time you can afford to talk big"

Since bloodshed is forbidden inside the guild, )i0a and him went to thetemporary arena space in front of the )abyrinth Army fortress.#his arena space has been built because there are usually a lot of people who

start having brawls during the height of a festival, and buildings couldcollapse if they fought carelessly with their high strength.

"3m, Satousan, is it alright for you not to follow them2""/h it's alright. )i0a can defeat him without sustaining any in!ury."

#here's the level difference too, it's probably going to end up a onesidegame.

If I were to go see it, )i0a would be in high spirit and her opponent might getin!ured.


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After the four of them have finished registering as e1plorers, we go out of theguild together.enasan and her colleagues are going to meet with her fellow territorialsoldiers in front of the west gate to assault the labyrinth in one hour.

It hasn't even been a day since they arrive in the labyrinth city yet they'realready going to enter the labyrinth, &uite aggressive.Although I guess we're not one to talk about challenging the labyrinth in thesame day of the arrival.

"?ave you purchased the provision2""7es, we've been told to prepare only our own e&uipments since theengineers will be the ones responsible for the provision."

I see, the engineers have it rough since it seems there are =B people in all.

"enacchi5, we're going to the stalls to recharge our spirits.""ena, remember to get some grub besides the love affair.""6uusan, you don't need to speak unnecessary things. enasan, !ust becareful not to be late for the meeting okay."

#he three enasan's colleagues slipped into the crowd after saying such nosythings.

"$ou ;veryone is like that""Shall we go, enasan.""7, yes."

I take enasan's hand so she won't get lost, and go toward the stage whereArisa and co. are performing.

Since now is immediately after the parade, some unfamiliar e1plorers andtownspeople called me 7oung $aster+.

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saying, ":lease visit our establishment at least once."As e1pected of employees of high class establishments. #ruly tactfulinteractions.)et's give them generous tip when I go visiting them with :endora+ guys.

#he venue has seats not only for nobles, but also for us as the leading actorstoday, but only )ady *arina and her companions, and (ana who are withShiro and Crow on both her sides are there.I was going toward there too, but since Arisa's stage had begin, I decided toview them from the general audience's seats.

"#he music is wonderful isn't it. I wonder if the light orb behind that girl

produces the sound2""7es, it seems to be a fairykin magic called Instrument :layer. ?owever,the music is wonderful because the skillful players.""7es....#hat's right, I can understand. It's &uite wonderful sounds."

$ia who's doing the orchestra alone is certainly ama0ing, but I can't makelight of Arisa who's accompanying her by singing the anime theme song.%hile listening to the song, I get myself healed by watching :ochi and #ama

who are dancing on the stage by matching to the song. Some shrill voiceshang on the venue as the two are flying in the sky in pi1ie outfit.%hen I listen closely, it seems :ochi and #ama are also singing whiledancing.I guess the singing coming from the venue are of the orphanage children2

Arisa who's singing with all her soul doesn't notice me, but it seems :ochiand #ama do, they wave their hands while rotating in the sky.

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After Arisa and co. stage is over, I en!oy the festival together with enasanby snacking some meat skewers, and potato chips made from ?opping :otatoaround the stalls. It reminds me of the time when we were going around thestalls in Seryuu city.

6ight, since I was introduced to the Seryuu city specialty products by enasan back then, let's introduce her to the specialty products here this time.So I thought, I went to the shopkeeper who was e1hibiting dried fruits, but

"I'm sorry, the date palm is sold out. #he load coming from the western partof the continent has been scarce for the last half month."

unfortunately, it's out of stock.

#he shopkeepersan indiscreetly !oked, "#he demon lord might have beenrevived beyond the desert", but I couldn't laugh since it sounded probable.

%e watch )ulu's )abyrinth $onstrous ish -ismantling Show, and en!oy thefreshlymade fried fish.Since the fish was a bit grotes&uelooking, enasan was hesitating to eat it,but she resolved herself and put it in her mouth after she saw me eating it.

"-elicious"

enasan opens her eyes wide from the shock.

"....Ama0ing, the taste is so delicate even though it looked like that. It lookslike a cro&uette from the outside, but it's soft and crunchy inside your mouth,it's really tasty. $oreover, it matches so strangely well with this white sauce."

After she's finished chewing it, a faltering impression comes from enasan.#he fried fish that she was holding disappeared into her stomach in a blink ofan eye.

";ven though she's that young, she's ama0ing."")ulu is the greatest chef in the labyrinth city after all."


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I leave behind my praise, "It was delicious", to )ulu and turn over the placeto other guests.?aving staggering &ueue is only natural for food this delicious.

I encourage the little girl maids who are helping )ulu and then escort enasan to the west gate.3nfortunately, we're running out of time.

"enacchi, it'd been alright if you were a little bit late.""I can't do that since I'm the s&uad leader.""Are you seeing her off boy2""7es, and this is a present."

rom my bag, I take out a small bag containing several intermediate healingpotions and magic recovery potions, and also some allpurpose antidotesmade from dragon white stone. #he magic potions have ordinary effect sincethey were compounded by other people.enasan was declining since they were e1pensive items, but it didn'tcontinue since Ionasan beside her accepted it.

"?ave all members gathered2 #hese people are the e1plorers who are goingto guide us this time, ?elionadono, the daughter of 8aron *etel, and 4inadono, the daughter of Chevalier -aryl, both from $oonlight+."

#he young knight who appeared to be the captain of enasan and hercolleagues introduced miss 4ina and miss ?eriona who are ac&uainted withme.According to A6 indication, miss ?eliona and Captainshi seem to be related.

$iss 4ina noticed me after she was done greeting enasan and hercolleagues.

"Ch, Chevaliersama :lease continue the favo""Calm down, 4ina. #hat's the line for wedding. Chevalier :endragon Iendeavored to catch up to you who was a 6ed Iron holder, but I wouldn't


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have dreamed that you would defeat the floormaster and ac&uire the $ithril:late Allow me to selfishly make you my aim from now on too""It is an honor."

I wonder since when did we became rivals2

If I'm not mistaken, I've only ever talked to $s. ?eliona once.

"Chevalier2 :endragon2"

enasan looks dumbfounded at me with wide eyes without light. ?er speechwas broken for some reason.?uh2 ?aven't I said it2Come to think of it, the townspeople up until we came here all called me

7oung $aster+.

8ut, is it really something to be that shocked about2According to Consul (ina, many people got elevated to the lowest rankedhonorary knight in any territory every year.

"-id I not say it2 Actually, I have been given the rank of honorary knightfrom 8aron $uno, so I am called Chevalier :endragon now."

";h, then, then the leading actor of this festival was you boy2""#o be e1act, one of the leading actors. #here were a lot of people whochallenged the floormaster."

#o be more correct, the leading actress are our girls only, I'm !ust a bonus.Captainshi who can't read the mood shouts "#hen, let us depart" out loud,and the people of Seryuu ;arldom Army begin moving toward the labyrinthgate.

"I will guide you to visit recommended shops when you've gone back fromthe labyrinth. %ould you be willing to hear the full story when that happen2""7, yes. Surely, okay2"

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outsider tagged along with her on a military e1ercise to the labyrinth, so Irefrained myself.

#he guides are the two people from $oonlight, so they shouldn't go thatdeep.

)et's confirm her safety with Clairvoyance+ magic once in a while.

I've forgotten to ask their scheduled return, but they probably won't go forseveral days for their first attempt, I guess I'll reserve some restaurants andbring her there everyday until I depart to the 6oyal Capital in five days.-uring the days she can't go out, I can !ust let ac&uaintances who haveworked hard like $s. $iteruna to go instead.

%hat awaited me when I came back to the venue was the complaints of )ady*arina who was in the noble seat and got e1posed to the curious eyes of theonlookers.;ven though )ady *arina is a beauty, she's not used to people's ga0esstrangely enough.


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11-5. Karina's Weapons

Satou's here. I like meat, not as much as the beastkin girls do though. /rrather, besides vegetarians, there should be not a lot of people who aren't fond

of meat#his doesn't have anything to do with the above, but there was an illustrationof a heroine's silhouette with only the word 'meat' written on it in a lightnovel I read long ago .$eat are nice, aren't they.

"uh, I feel so refreshed."":lease wait *arinasama, I haven't tied the girdle.""*arinasama, don't move until after I dry your hairr5"

)ady *arina and her companions who had refreshed themselves on thebathroom in the main building after the long !ourney entered the room.She does wear the same bathrobe that we usually use after bathing, but Ididn't think that she would enter the living room !ust wearing that.

)ady *arina is wearing the kneelength robe so the area around her waist iscovered, but the breast area is dangerous.I feel like getting sucked into the deep valley.

Ah, the devil is whispering to my ears. I'm in the same mental state of Adamwho was being tempted to reach his hand toward the ruit of *nowledge+ by

the snake

"4uilty. GGGG -arkness"

#he !oyous image was cut by $ia's spirit magic.

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Absolutely

"%hat2 $agic2""Shameless.""#hat's right, you can't entice him with those cheat weapons."

"*arinasama, the stimulus from those clothes is a bit too much, so I'm sorry,but please change into this one piece."

8ewildered )ady *arina was getting complaints from $ia and Arisa, andthen )ulu followed up.

I cannot see them since they are on the other side of the darkness curtainmade by $ia's magic.

/f course I could have seen it if I !ust used Clairvoyance+ magic, but thatwould be like peeping, so I restrained myself.

$ia canceled her magic, and then )ady *arina who had her breast area

firmly guarded came back to the room.

It seems these girls didn't bring any change of clothes for their !ourney, theyhad only prepared the dress )ady *arina was wearing earlier for her.I feel sorry if they have to change back to dirty clothes after taking a bath, sowe've lent them )ulu's and (ana's clothes for today.

It seems to be a bit too tight, I wont' say where though. #he clothes arescreaming.

":lease bear with those clothes today, I'll call a tailor to make new clothes foryou first thing tomorrow morning.""I still have the dress I've got from before, so I don't need a new onedesuwa."


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)ady *arina curtly refuses my suggestion.

I don't know if it's because she has !ust got out of the bath or because of thebathrobe appearance from before, she's blushing in slightly cherry blossomcolor, it's a bit se1y.

"%e have been invited by the viceroy's $adam to a tea party, you can'tpossibly attend with the same dress right2""I will be absent. I'd like you to convey my refusal desuwa."

#hat can't be accepted, so after some backandforth arguments, she agrees tohave new armors and weapons to challenge the labyrinth.

And also one other thing.

"%e will be departing to the 6oyal Capital for the *ingdom Conference infive days. A letter !ointly signed by Consul (ina and 8aron $uno hasarrived, instructing me to take *arinasama along.""(o desuwa""#he matter has been decided.""(./."

)ady *arina is throwing a tantrum like a child.

"*arina, selfish52""7our right will be scolded if you don't do your duty properly nodesu"

#here come supports from :ochi and #ama, but the content of the persuasionis subtly strange.

"7ou can go back to the labyrinth city again once the *ingdom Conference isover right.""8ut, won't they tell me to go back to the barondom then2"

I personally think that's fine, but returning home five days after arriving froma long !ourney seems bitter.


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"I'll support you when that happens.""7ou absolutely will desuwayo"

I will support you.

I can't ascertain that you will absolutely go back to the )abyrinth Citythough.

"$eatsan, why are you meat nanodesu2"

:ochi is being melancholic while staring hard at the meat on a picture book.%as she really that shocked with the meatless dinner earlier.

;ven though I, )ulu, and even $ia accompanied :ochi by eating meatlessvegetableonly dinner.#ama's share wasn't without meat, but there were only half of the usual&uantity, so she looked a bit painful.

":ochi, tomorrow""-o you mean #he meat ban is lifted tomorrow nanodesu2"

:ochi hyperreacted to my words and said such things, but she really has tointrospect herself this time, so I won't be lenient.

"there's no meat, but I'll make the curry that :ochi loves.""-e!ected5 nanodesu."

:ochi who had a shortlived elation helplessly crumbles on the cushion.?er favorite curry didn't help to recover her huh.

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"(o52""(o.""#ama's feeling is already &uite enough nanodesu. :ochi the criminal has toreceive her punishment nanodesu."

:ochi looks like she's acting somehow, looking at how she keeps glancing atme, it must be suggested by Arisa, so I ignore it.

After putting everyone to sleep, I move to the Ivy $ansion's undergroundworkshop in order to make e&uipments for )ady *arina and her companions.I wanted to investigate the lower layer of the labyrinth tonight, but Ipostponed it to tomorrow night since some une1pected !obs came up.

)eriril in her sleepwear met me and then started to prepare the work bench,but since she was being unsteady and looking sleepy, I returned her to herbedroom.

/h right, let's check enasan's condition in the labyrinth before I startworking.

8y relying on enasan's marker, I peek at her situation in the labyrinth usingClairvoyance+ magic.Apparently, they're still in the 8eetle Area since the dinner time.I was worried whether they would go to the neighboring $antis Area, but ifthey're in 8eetle Area, they should be fine since the only dangerous monstersare the )abyrinth 8eetle, and the Short ?orn 8eetle that are around level B@s.#he overflowing )abyrinth Crickets from the 4ushing ?ole would bedangerous for normal e1plorers, but since there are two people who can usearea attack magic among them, they shouldn't be in any danger. 6ather, it'stasty e1p.


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I begin to work on the e&uipments after feeling relieved.

irst, for )ady *arina, swords are no good.She couldn't control the blade part well that she was banned to use them bySir otor in $uno Castle after she broke several swords.

8lunt weapons are probably better for her.

I thought of *nuckle 4uards and #horn 4auntlets, but since there are manyenemies that are dangerous to fight in close combat in the labyrinth, I oughtto make a long weapon.I also thought of lails, $aces, and #onfas, but since she has superhumanstrength from 6aka, she'd probably better off with a ?ammer or something

along the line.

:ure $ithril ?ammer is fast to swing, and has good power to match, but Ican't imagine )ady *arina managing magic power well, so I'll make it from$ithril and Iron alloy.

I'll make one with a small hammer on its tip, and then change it into biggerhammer as her level increases.

I &uickly make a casted hammer and then etch it with 8aron $uno seal.

I lightly swing it to check the balance.I made it by referencing the great hammer I had used at the -warf?ometown, so it has come out well in !ust one try. Samples are importantreally.

?er armor should be good enough with the ?ard (ewt leather armor, !ust likeArisa and the others' armor in public. I create the helmet and armor bymatching her si0e which Arisa's measured.>ust in case, I make it so the breast area can be ad!usted in three si0es. Sincethe si0e that Arisa's measured is different from what I've observed by one ortwo cup.

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*nuckle 4uards for close combat after all.I guess some normal premade onehanded swords and round shields aregood enough for ;rina and the other.

"Ah, the fukufuku smell makes me feel like I'm in heaven nodesu. ""ukufuku5"

:ochi and #ama look so happy as they put their nose toward the yakiniku'ssmell coming from the stalls, I think they're mistaking fukuiku Dsweet

smellingE with it though.;ven though they've !ust eaten curry for lunch, it's probably, "#here's anotherstomach for meat."

"$aster, reporting my arrival.""$ornin', masta.""4ood morning, masta."

(ana who've come carrying Shiro and Crow put them down to the ground.#hese two call me master, looks like they've been influenced by (ana.

"#he pronunciation is different. It's $astar.""#hat so2 $astar2""Is it $astar2 #he pronunciation sounds different than (anasama'sthough..."

Shiro acts its age, but Crow speaks like an adult despite its =st year primarygrader age.H#)( #heir gender is unknown according to the author.J

":ochi, #ama. )et's go /ur battles are waiting desuwa"

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the labyrinth with an e1pression full of fighting spirit.

"Satou )et me fight you once I get back okay2 I'll let you check my bodywhich will have rapidly grown in the labyrinth"

)ady *arina who's laughing fearlessly speaks something slightly erotic.#he peanut gallery that only heard the halfend is bu00ing.

It didn't seem to be a remark with innuendo as )ady *arina pulled :ochi and#ama with her hands toward the west gate triumphantly.

(ow then, I had specially came to see them off since I had other business.I've come to heed the guildmaster's summon, but that granny probably only

wants to boast about some rare li&uor she's gotten hold of, so I can't becareless.

"7oung master."

I heard someone calling me in low voice from the alley ne1t to the guild hall.A suspiciously swaying slender hand invites from the shadow, and I move mylegs toward the alley.


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11-. !"en

Satou's here. %hen I hear the word 'stray child', I remember departmentstores and amusement parks. #he time when a tearyeyed lost child holding

his trousers asked me, "$other, where2", feels nostalgic.Since my appearance was suspicious due to an allnighter, I immediatelypushed the child to a sales clerk nearby though.

As I go toward the alley where the voice is, a se1y prostitutelike womanwith emphasi0ed cleavage is waiting for me there.

"7oung master, it has been a long time."

She touches my neck and then leans herself to me co&uettishly, making uslook like we're having a lovers' talk.

"$ou, please be a bit more embarrassed.""orget about that, do you have any new information2 Say it &uickly."

I urge the woman who's playing her inde1 finger on my chest like she'ssulking to press ahead.

#he woman is an intelligence agent of the $ar&uis house.-ue to the matter with In&uisitor Filas back then, the $archioness instructedthem to tell me about various info.

#he information are mainly about nobles who bear illwill toward me,e1plorers with bad attitude, and the movement of criminal guilds.or some reason she doesn't inform me with letters, but by directly telling mewhile acting as a prostitute or an e1plorer instead.

"$ou, I've put some effort to look like a prostitute and all, at least gently rubmy hair or butt please."


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"If you don't have any business, I'll go okay2"

I know that she has some, but we'll be like this forever if I follow her pace, sothis kind of attitude and tone are needed.In short, she's of Arisa's kind, someone who likes young boys.

"I'll do it seriously irst, about the matter with the iend -rug"

In the end, my fear about coup d'etat in the 6oyal Capital didn't happen, andthe one that got regarded and disposed as the mastermind was the subordinategeneral of $ar&uis *elten, instead of the mar&uis himself as Sir Sokel hadtold me.

"the li0ard no doubt cut its tail to save himself, but since the the uncle of SirSokel, the one who gave the testimony, was in -uke /yugock's faction...."

or that reason, -uke 8ishtal who hated -uke /yugock the most, came toprotect $ar&uis *elten.

%ho was -uke 8ishtal again2

I check #oruma $emo after a long while since I couldn't remember it.According to it, he's a family member of the )abyrinth Army's general, and alord of a big territory north of $ar&uis ;luett territory that's north of the)abyrinth City itself.

In the end, it seems the head of the army that were found managing the fienddrug warehouse was to become the criminal and got disposed of.It was the one I found when I went to the 6oyal Capital back then huh.%ho'd have thought that the warehouse of the regular army wouldunashamedly store illegal items...

"#here's more about the fiend drug matter, the sei0ed drug were taken by the6oyal 6esearch Institute, but some part of it flowed to the outsideah, pleasekeep this a secret from other people.""Ah, of course."


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Some of those fiend drug were taken to the oreign #rade City, and weresmuggled away on several ships. #he ships' nationality was unknown, but itseems they were heading toward the western part of the continent.

"umu, by the way, isn't the later part of the story unnecessary2"

I do have something to do with the iend -rug matter, but it was mainly as*uro, so I think there's no need for Satou to know the particulars.

"(o, that's a side issue.""And the main issue2"

"7es, do you remember an organi0ation called %ings of )iberty2"

"7eah, they were fanatics who not only kidnapped Serasama, but alsoplanned to resurrect the demon lord right2"

I was being vague, but %ings of )iberty+ were the bunch who resurrectedthe 4olden %ild 8oar *ing.Although, it's unclear whether it was really their intention or they weretricked by the greater demons that acted as their e1ecutives.

"Some of the guys who smuggled the iend -rug were members of the)ight of )iberty."")ight2 %asn't it 'wings'2""7es, %ings of )iberty+ are the e1tremist group driven out of the )ight of)iberty+."

According to her, it seems )ight of )iberty+ has a head&uarter in :arion?oly )and located on the west of the continent. #o have demon lord believers

e1isting in the country of the god who summons heroes to e1terminate demonlords, what a strange story.

As a sidenote, it seems that there's a similar organi0ation in the royal capital

called %ind of )iberty.It seems that there's actually a faction of )ight of )iberty+ too here, butthey're moderate, or rather, they seem to be !ust a smalltime group which


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collect forbidden books, and perform immoral ceremonies as they like.#hey didn't even have anything to do with the iend -rug matter from beforeat all.

"And2"

"7es, the remnants of %ings of )iberty might possibly get their hands on

the fiend drug through )ight of )iberty, so..."

So she wants to tell me that some %ings of )iberty+ guys who have grudgesmight use the fiend drug and attack us huh.I'd have liked if she made it briefer.

She told me that the political situations on the western part of the continentwere unstable as the last irrelevant information.Currently, it's only at the degree of trade closure and smallscale skirmishes,but it seems at the level where war could break out anytime.

%ars between nations should have been difficult to happen during the -emon)ord Season, so why is this happening. I wonder if demons and demon lordsare instigating it behind the scene after all2

Apparently, that's the reason why the date palm has stopped being distributedhere.As e1pected, stopping wars in order to ensure date palm distribution here is'that', but I wonder if Shiga *ingdom and Saga ;mpire can stop war bypressures2

I'll try to consult it with the hero who's searching for a demon lord in the%easel ;mpire's )abyrinth once he's returned to the surface.

Come to think of it, one of the oracles said that a demon lord would appear in:arion ?oly )and too huh. ?ero ?ayato should have investigated it before hewent to the %easel ;mpire though....


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Arguments between some men and women are resounding from the 4uild'sentrance.

")ike I said 4elca isn't the kind of child who would disappear in the middle

of a battle""%e've reported it to the guild, so we should know immediately if she merelyescaped right2""%hy aren't you going to search for her."";ven Sosona understands that it's impossible to go into that area without amagician right2""I can use earth magic""%ithout a fire magician, the best we can do is becoming fodders for the

monsters. 4ive it up."

#he )eprechaun girl is flaring up to the leaderlike warrior, but the leadertreats her curtly.I thought I had seen them from somewhere, they were the guys who werefighting against monsters in the duchy capital during the yellowskinneddemon assault.

I'm not eager enough to deliberately search for her, but since we havesomewhat of a connection, I'll at least search for her name when I enter thelabyrinth.8y the way, it seems she's not in the labyrinth city.

I passed through the &uarreling party, and went to the guildmaster's room.

")ook at this Satou #his lusterenough to make you drool as you imaginethe taste right2"

#he guildmaster flaunts some transparent high&uality li&uor contained in a


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bottle.So it's really about this after all....

#hat bottle should be from the famous li&uor brewery in the 6oyal Capital,the Shiga Sake. >udging from its cost, it's not a li&uor that the guildmaster,

whose alcohol bill keeps piling, can afford.It's most likely a bribe from some merchant.

"Is it good2""8ut of course Although it's not comparable to your -ragon Spring )i&uor,one of this famous sake is enough to sink some 8aronclass fortune."

#he guildmaster is flaunting the sake bottle bullishly, "?ey hey, ya want it2",

but I'm not that desperate to drink it, so I'm not particularly interested.$oreover, I don't think it's only as cheap as sinking baronclass fortunethough.I'm not a child who will speak that out loud though, so I accompany her with,"I'd have loved to taste it."

"Alright #hen it's a ban&uet tonight I'll leave it to Chevalier for the li&uorsnacks"

#he guildmaster gleefully smiled as she pushed me the work to prepare thedishes for the feast.So that really was her aim. ?owever, I want to check the labyrinth tonight.If the doghead demon lord came from the lower layeror maybe evenbelowthere may be other


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played around with amateur women you know2

"8y the way, have you called me today !ust for the drinking bout2""Ah.... /f course, it's not the main sub!ect."

I'd like to ask the reason why she was hesitating, but it'd have made our talklonger, so I put it aside.

"-o you know that weapons made from monster material in the labyrinth cityhave sudden price !umps2""7es, I've heard about it from a familiar weapon store."

I've heard it as *uro though, but there's no problem with that.

Someone from :endora+ said that there were a lot of re&uests for huntingmonster material, so the competitions were fierce.

Apparently, merchants outside the city are buying all the magic weapons attwice the market price.>udging from the intelligence's story earlier, it's probably flowing to thewestern part of the continent.

"It'd be alright if they gather the material the honest way, but some fools havetried to steal it from inns and houses of e1plorers."

?owever, I think there aren't a lot of e1plorers who leave magic weapons inthe inn.#here's probably some guy who make them sleep with drug and then steal theweapons.

"#hey're aiming for 6ed Ironclass guys or someone who lives in a bigmansion like you, so be careful okay."

#his seems flaglike, but I never leave magic weapons in the mansion.$aybe I should put some dummies2I should better put some informationgathering Scarecrows !ust in case.


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I confirmed the schedule for the feast with the guildmaster, thanked her forthe information and then left the room.

%hen I left the guild hall, I met a group of metalarmored people withwounds all over their body.It's probably a party mainly consisting of nobles and knights. (ormale1plorers don't use these Chain $ails and :late $ails since the priceperformance ratio is bad.

"8oy"

/h, it's )ilio.#hat means, this group are people from Seryuu City Selected )abyrinthCorps huh.I didn't notice it since enasan's marker wasn't present.

?uh2

)ilio continues her words as if affirming my unease.

"enacchi has gone missing in the labyrinth"


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11-#. $%e W%ereabouts o& ena

Satou's here. #here's this saying 'a bolt out of the blue', you don't know whensomething happen in life. #hat's why, spend the day en!oyably without

regretthat's what my grandfather in the countryside always told me.

enasan is missing2I &uickly open the map, and pick not the search bar, but the marker list.

?er current position isthe lower layer of the )abyrinth2%hy is she in such place.

"enacchi might've been kidnapped by a monster 8oy, you have a lot ofinfluences right2 I beg you please search for enacchi"

)ilio grabbed my arms and begged.#ear lines overflow on her cheeks.

or the time being, enasan isn't hurt. -oesn't seem like she's in abnormalstate either.#hat said, we don't know if it will keep like this, I have to act &uick.

"I understand. I'll go look for her."":lease wait."

$iss Iona beside her catches my shoulder.?er armors are also broken, her shoulders are bare.

"%hat is it2"

I want to &uickly rescue her.


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"%here are you going without knowing the place she's gone missing at andthe situation.""#hat's..."

-amn, I was too impatient. %as it a bit unnatural.

An e1cuse. -eception skill, show me your serious mode.

"I'm going to gather people. I know someone who's good with searchingmagic, so I'm thinking of asking his help. I'll listen to the situation later, soplease go ahead to the temple branch to heal yourselves.""7es, I understand. Since enasan had serious in!ury before she waskidnapped by the thick fog, please get someone who can heal her too."

Serious in!ury2

)ooking at the map, she's been completely recovered though.$oreover, *idnapped by the thick fog+, was there such a monster2

/ops, let's postpone &uestions for later.

I took $iss Iona's re&uest and left the guild.

I go back to the mansion with cab carriage, and move to the )abyrinth AreaKK with 6eturn+ magic from the basement. I'm glad that I've put a carvedseal board there when we were sub!ugating the floormaster.I go down to the middle layer from there, and look for the shortest path to theentrance of the lower layer.>ust in case, I've changed into *uro when I arrived in the )abyrinth.

I contact Arisa with #elephone+ magic while I'm moving.

"Arisa, sorry but could you please suspend the foodsampling, and make the


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preparation to enter the labyrinth2"

/kay.

An immediate answer without even asking the reason, as e1pected of Arisa.She's too handsome.

I tell Arisa about the -isappearance of ena+, and get her to organi0e adummy search party.I'm sorry for )ulu who's doing a special training for the -uchy CapitalCooking #ournament, but I'll be borrowing the three advisors, )i0a, Arisa,and $ia for a bit.

%hile relying on the ?iding skill, I make my way through the labyrinth's

passages near the ceiling using Sky -rive in order not to let the e1plorerswho are hunting in the middle layer notice me.Some winds may be left in my wake, but please overlook that much.

I drilled a hole through a gigantic slime that blocked the way, smashed somecarnivorous plant monsters that had grown closely together to become aforest, and repeatedly mowed down steel string nests in the $assacre Spider'sarea before I came out of the middle layer.

I had also e1terminated some large monsters who blocked the way, but it's!ust trivial things.

I stop at a mysterious metal door on the path that continues to the lower layer.Apparently it's a sealed door with 6iddle.

I immediately knew the way to open the door with 6iddle+ skill, but since itseemed that it'd take time to do, I forcefully severed the door using the holy

sword Caliburn, opening the way.

$oment time is precious right now.

I wonder how long the spiral staircase beyond the door continuesunderground.#he radar finally notified that I had entered an unknown area.


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I use the All $ap ;1ploration+ after a long while absent, and check thelower layer.

#he lower layer of the labyrinth is apparently slightly different than the upper

and the middle layer.If I liken it to plants, imagine there are eight gigantic bumpshaped rhi0omes,connected to several hundreds meshshaped small rhi0omes.#hese rhi0ome parts are what you call 'Area' in the upper and middle layer.#he smaller parts are only as small as =< average area, but any one of theeight larger parts is big enough to put the whole Selbira city inside it.

And enasan is in the biggest one among those.

I immediately knew the one who kidnapped enasan after searching themap, but it's someone I can't be careless with.

A Fampirein addition, a #rue Ancestor.

%hats more, it has a skill called Concentration+. It smells like a uni&ue skillalthough I don't have any proof.$oreover, the level is K=. )ooking at its skill composition, it's more of a$agic Swordsman than a $agician.#he name displayed on the map is Fan ?elsing+I can't help but feel that thename is somewhat wrong for a Fampire.It's plainly the name of a reincarnated person.I was thinking that it might be a descendant of a reincarnated person, but itsdetailed information is ounder of Count ?elsing ?ouse+, so it probablymade the house name itself. #here was probably no one who retorted It's notthe 'Fan' part2+.


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#here is a big castle which occupies almost all of the large area where enasan is.Inside the castle, there are seven Fampire )ords, countless :oltergeists, and= human women.Strangely enough, there is no normal vampire.

Inside the room where enasan is located, there are si1 other women whohave been seemingly kidnapped, there's also the woman whom I've heard tohave disappeared in the ;1plorer 4uild, 4elca.#he ten people outside this room have the title of $aids of :erpetual (ightCastle+, so they're probably people who are working in the castle.

I can break through the front gate !ust fine, but it'll be troubling if they make

enasan a hostage, so I've decided to invade it stealthily.

I use earth magic to make a path on the labyrinth wall from the small areadirectly under the large area.I had used the same magic to escape the underground labyrinth in the -uchyCapital back then, but this labyrinth strongly resisted me making the path,thus the work consumed large amount of magic power.

I wanted to come out on the basement of the castle where enasan was, butsince there were massive &uantity of water which seemed to be anunderground lake, between us, I avoid it.I can store the water in my storage, but the structure above would collapse ifthe water suddenly disappear, the Fampires would notice it, so I decideagainst it.

(evertheless, the pathmaking is complete in =@ minutes, and I've safelyinvaded the large area where enasan is being held.

I slip out of the hole and hide myself in the nearby bush.I put my head out of it and calmly check the surrounding.

Scenes that fit the word '3nderworld' more than '4eo ront' spread before myeyes.


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I refle1ively confirmed my map, but I am still in the labyrinth.

Skeleton armers are working on a large vineyard, $arionettelike )iving-olls are harvesting the crops and carry it with awkward movements.

#here's an underground lake beyond the field, and a white castle on top of itstands out against the moonlight.7es, even though this is underground, there's a moon in the sky illuminatingthis vast space. #hat moon is most likely a magic or a magic tool.

A twisting bridge has been built connecting the shore to the castle.$y $agic :erception skill tells me that there's some kind of barrier on thelake.

I fill the hole I've used to invade with earth magic, and recharge the usedmagic power from some magic sword !ust in case.

I want to invade stealthily, but the people in the castle would surely find me ifI put my feet on the bridge.I can also see 4argoyleslike shadows on the lake, and it seems there aremonsters underwater too.

(ow then, how should I invade this I wonder.I can of course discuss with the lord of the castle directly to get her returned,but enasan's safety is my ma1imum priority.#hey did heal enasan who was seriously in!ured, but although they'reprobably not evil, they're still vampires after all is said and done. #here's ahigh possibility that they've captured enasan and the others to make themwork in the field or make them into vampire's brides.

or the time being, I'm going to check the place where enasan is withClairvoyance+ magic.

?uh2

It's failed to work, it seems space magic is being restricted here.


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%onder if it's because of the lake barrier2

Since it seems my $ap and 6adar aren't inhibited, I make enasan's markerto be active and her location to appear on the A6 reading.#he function is originally used to navigate to (:Cs for &uests and the like,

but it seems it's possible to use it like this.#o be frank, it's too convenient.

enasan's marker on the A6 reading seems to be moving, wonder if it's !ustmy imagination.-on't tell me, she's trying to escape herself2

%hen I check the map, it seems only enasan and $iss 4elca that are trying

to escape themselves./n the map, a luminous point appears at the place where they are headingIt's the #rue Ancestor.It's probably going to apprehend them.

#here's no time.

I predict the place where the girls will move, and decide to charge straight

ahead there.

I take out the -ivine Sword from the storage, and run past the lake with lash-rive in a straight line.I tear through the barrier along the way with the -ivine Sword, penetratingthrough the opened way.

After leaving the barrier, I put the -ivine Sword back into the storage.I stand still !ust before the castle wall, and then create wall with Air Curtain+magic behind me to scatter the s&uall produced from the lash -rive.

I place my hands on the castle wall, and use earth magic to create hole in onego toward the passage where enasan and the other girl are.Alright, I can see enasan's face.


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Since enasan has stopped moving while facing toward her destinationshe's probably s&uaring off against the #rue AncestorI appear before enasan with lash -rive, and then I put both girls on my shoulders before theycan raise their surprised voices, and use the 6eturn+ magic.

>ust before the teleport, the surprised enasan hardened her body on myshoulder.

I was worried whether the teleport would be inhibited like with theClairvoyance+ earlier, but maybe because I had broken the barrier with the-ivine Sword, I teleported away without problem.

It was slightly at the limit, but $ission Complete.

J#itle 6escuer+ Ac&uiredJ#itle ugitive+ Ac&uired


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11-. $%e W%ereabouts o& ena (2)

Satou's here. In movies, when you've feel relieved after the panic, the ne1tpanic always waits for you. It still surprises you even though you knew about

it beforehand isn't it.

After teleporting to the first area of the labyrinth's upper layer, I put downenasan and $iss 4elca on my shoulders to the ground.

?owever, the states of the two look strangethey're stiff hard, unable tomove.

I'm sorry to $iss 4elca but I make her wait in the air with $agic ?and+magic and check the detail of enasan's condition.

According to A6, she seems to be in 6estraintD?oldE+ state.Checking on the log, the #rue Ancestor attacked them, and me, with ?old4eiss+ status attack right before we teleported away.

Luite incredible considering the time I made the hole and teleporting were inonly several seconds.(o, I guess I !umped right to the place where enasan and 4elca were goingto get hit with the attack huh.I shivered thinking what'd have happened if I didn't have the resistanceagainst it.

Since I didn't get any resistance skill, one of the skills I already had probablyworked.or now, I'll try to see if 8reak $agic+ could release the abnormal status.

I should talk before that though.

"Calm down. I am here to save you."


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enasan and $iss 4elca calmed down for a bit.It seems they haven't talked since awhile ago not because they were beingcautious, but because of the ?old+ condition.?old+ magic should only make it difficult for you to talk, not disallowing

you to talk at all, looks like the effect is a bit different with the vampire'suni&ue skill.

"%e've escaped from the vampire's castle. I will release you two from theabnormal status. 6ela1 and wait."

I tell the two so and use 8reak $agic+.I felt slight resistance, but I could cancel it without any problem.

"I have to ask !ust in case, are you the one called 4elca2""7es, it's me.""I see, I've come to save you by the re&uest of a girl called Sosona. #here isno problem of me saving the girl over there as well right2"

I make it to look like I saved enasan incidentally together with $iss 4elca.I'm sorry for Sosona, but I'll use her as an e1cuse in place of the reward for

saving her friend.

I urged the two to hurry with the escape after coolly replied their thanks.I'd feel bad for )ilio and the others who are worrying her if we're too slow.

6ight, I'll give enasan and her companion the weapons for selfdefense.#here are only demigoblins on the way to the e1it from here, but I'll use thisgood chance to give enasan a magic weapon and a high performance wand.

"#his is the first area of the labyrinth's upper layer. I'll escort you two untilthe big hall before the e1it. 3se these to protect yourself.""It's a simple but beautiful dagger.... Is this possibly made of mithril2""It is not of pure mithril. It's !ust mithril alloy, so do not mind it."

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word as she asked me.%hile answering her suitably, I pass a short sword to enasan.#his one is also a mass produced casted magic sword being sold by;chigoya.

"It's ama0ingly sharp.... I can feel stronger power than the magic swordCaptain -erio had.""3se this sword belt. 7ou cannot put your sword with that clothes."

I take out a stylish sword belt that was made to be sold

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