Otoko Nara Ikkokuichijou no Aruji o Mezasa Nakya, ne?

4 Jun 7442

Will it go on for about a mile after it has been transferred? There was no such thing as straying elements on the main road so far.

Which neighborhood is the "labyrinth"?

When I was thinking about this, I finally went to the divide.

One is a wide cave that extends forward as it is. The other is a narrow cave about 2-3 m wide that folds to the right.

"Going forward, in case you think about coming across a strong enemy and retreating, I'm going to keep going wider today, but what do you think?

Ask Xenom that,

"Right. Either way, I'm limiting my time today, and I guess I won't be able to. I agree with Al. Let's keep going."

And the reply came back. If you agree with Xenom, you'll be fine. Xenom went on to

"What about the yarn? Doesn't seem necessary here..."

Yeah. Surely you don't want it here? If you think so and you try to reply,

"Just in case, I think we should get the yarn ready. Maybe we'll split up again soon."

That's what Ralpha said. Oh, my God, you're so cautious. But sometimes I have trouble being too cautious.

"Right. It's only the first time, and let's go here discreetly. If you don't want it, you can go back and collect it."

When I answered that, Xenom quickly took out the bobbin and began to see the proper stone in front of the divide.

While Xenom was tying a thread to the stone, I used my appraisal vision to peek behind the thinner right split, but I didn't see anything particularly suspicious, just found it curved to the left a few dozen meters away.

When the yarn was ready, Zulu and I took the lead again and proceeded with caution.

There were three dividing paths until the yarn was added five times.

We have chosen the widest possible cave to proceed. There was also one pitfall in the trap, but it was good to be able to notice it successfully. It's hard not to discover without noticing the subtle difference in the ground.

I can't imagine what kind of trap I would fit if I didn't proceed with a little caution. It rubs my nerves down.

For this reason, it would be somewhat easier to go home because I stuck the spear of the recovered knoll up again like the last time on the side of the pit I discovered.

further forward.

Another new divide.

Now the road is divided in three directions in a crossroads shape.

Other wide caves leading forward are somewhat narrow left and right caves.

But besides the crossroads, I discovered something different from previous branches.

There is a stone about 30 cm in diameter on the side of the branching road that rolls everywhere in the cave, but there was a thread tied to the stone.

The yarn is a cotton yarn like the one we use, and from what I've seen, it doesn't look so new.

"What do you think?

I asked nobody.

"If you normally think about it, I guess there's a party of adventurers ahead of us"

Xenom answered.

"But this yarn is pretty dirty. The question will be whether the adventurer's party is still alive."

Zulu answered as he crouched down and observed the yarn.

"Then it's settled. Let's follow the end of this thread. If it's all gone, we might be able to get gear."

I made a suggestion that Ralpha didn't think of as a former high school girl.

Well, I'm thinking the same thing, but if it's all gone, I think we're gonna run into the bodies of Puppets and Subhumans, okay?

And I'm going to be a tomb thief impersonator... is that okay? It's one of the purposes of the labyrinth.

"All right, shall we follow this thread then? If it works, Ralph might be able to get the gear, just like he said."

When I said that, we all started following old threads and going through caves that broke to the right.

The yarn continues uninterrupted.

I wonder if there's a thread or at least a pit or other trap under the thread.

When I say that, Xenom...

"No, you can't be alarmed. It is also conceivable that this yarn itself is some kind of trap. I think we should go as discreetly as ever."

And he answered.

You're absolutely right.

We tightened our minds more than ever before, pointing our nerves and moving on.

Turn some corners and rely on the yarn to advance the divide.

That's a long time.

It's been about another hour.

I wonder if it went less than 1 km.

In the meantime, we make very little noise other than our own footsteps or a little talking.

Sometimes some scream just sounds smaller.

With that said, such a large group of tunnels is dug in the basement, but I don't see any ventilators like air holes at all.

Where does the air come from? That thought shook my mind.

Now that I was moving on thinking about what I don't care (no, it's not good), I could see there was some wide space at the end of the cave. They broke the cave and lost ceilings and walls outside the floor about 30 meters away.

The yarn follows that space. I have a bad feeling about it somehow. I should be in the lead here. He took the lead as he softly quickened his legs. Instruct him to follow me in a brief gesture.

I use an appraisal to move my gaze (even though it's a little wider than the size of the cave) on everything within sight.

Turns out there's something like a stone or a wall in the back. The ceiling also seems a little higher than the cave but not so much as invisible.

Move the eyeballs carefully to sweep a small range of vision.

and artificial in the right corner blocked from view by the cave wall. I accidentally appraised it.

Sounds like a sword to me.

[Broadsword]

[Iron]

[Condition: Good]

[Processing date: 9/6/7440]

[Value: 97500]

[Endurance: 480]

[Performance: 100-150]

[Effect: None]

It looks like it was made about two years ago, and I'd say it's relatively new.

Anything else?

Look around even more carefully. There is something elongated like some kind of pattern.

[Gun]

[Oak and iron]

[Condition: Good]

[Processing date: 30/3/7441]

[Value: 45800]

[Endurance: 324]

[Performance: 50-160]

[Effect: None]

I couldn't find anything else as far as I could see from here.

We need to move forward in order to broaden our horizons.

But it is also undeniable that if we move forward, we will encounter the owner of this weapon, who will never again be able to carry it.

I would like to have that identity appraised if I could. A monster could be a powerful opponent.

Hmm.

But I can't see how something is coming at us, even though it's killing my breath and moving forward a little bit.

Isn't there already no creature in this space?

I want to talk to Xenom, but it's not a good idea to speak up.

It's possible they haven't noticed yet.

I looked back softly and nodded as I stared at Ralpha, Xenom, and Zulu's face at the rear of me.

Re-facing forward again, it's time to rub your feet and start twitching forward.

How many minutes did it take to go a few meters?

Ball sweat begins to float on my forehead in too much tension.

Every time my vision expands, I lay new appraisals.

It still looks like the fruit of the previous adventurers.

And a clear sign of a different creature from that.

Even some heavy bag sounds like dragging it down small.

The Lord of sound has not yet come into sight.

I'm angry with myself that I haven't decided if I should be appraised or immediately attacked by witchcraft when I get into my sight over this period.

If there's a body left and it's right after death, we can appraise it just like we did in life, so we should attack here.

Gently release your left hand from the foregrip of the sword and keep your powers out so that you can release the magic at any time.

Rub your feet forward a little bit. I don't think it's even 10 meters to the space that's spread out in front of me anymore.

Although the range visible from the exit of the cave, which is about 2 m wide, has become much wider, the left and right walls of the space that extends ahead are not yet visible.

Depth would probably be about 50m.

I don't know the distance to the left and right walls, so I can't even ice marinate them in the dark clouds.

You can't give away elements of soil or ice without even one glance.

I think the sound just got a little louder without a heart.

Did you get bigger enough to get closer from this one, or is the other one getting closer, or both?

Is this sound of movement emitted by monsters?

Then maybe the movement is dull.

No, no, you should usually think that if you're just blunt and you're in battle, you'll be handsome. Besides, it would be pretty large based on the sound.

Definitely not a small monster walking on two legs like Knoll or Goblin.

The exit of the cave is 5 m away. The sound is still there, but I also feel like I'm going away.

I can't make a decision.

My vision grew considerably wider.

Besides the first two, weapons and shields are rolling.

But I can't see a body or anything like it.

What does that mean?

Was it eaten?

I noticed it as I was moving forward with Jiri.

It smells slightly rotten.

The smell of the owners of the armor rolling over there.

I could see that in the corner of my considerably wider vision there was a wall to the left and right of the front wall.

It would be about 50m square.

Pretty big. Then the Lord, who was making noises, was also put in sight.

There's a big, bovine monster in front of the big room about 3 meters in length, trying to move to the back of the big room.

It's that giant, it can also be thought of as withstanding one or two shots of witchcraft, as it did one day at Horndbear.

Although only a short tour took place, I immediately activated the magic trick.

It's the magic of 'Audible Glamour'.

Because I thought the motion would be dull because I'm an imbecile.

I'll make a noise as far away from here as I can, and I'll finish it off.

With the activation of the magic, a loud burst noise like when the car flattened in the back right of the big room.

At the same time, the monster was found to have speeded up the forward speed.

Surprisingly fast.

Run would be faster on this one, but it's faster than I thought.

The three of them were surprised in the back because they made a loud noise, they were breathtaking, but they immediately seemed to notice a running eel behind the big room, each with a weapon and not moving.

Was the time taken for the eels to travel to the right back of the large room, around the sound just now, 6-7 seconds?

That's fine enough to open the appraisal window and get ready for sorcery while watching HP.

Is HP about 150?

Next, he released the Lightning Bolt.

The electric shock released pierces the eel.

Fly Flame Arrow immediately.

Five flaming arrows solidify and fly in the face of an immortal, mortal, and scavenged crower.

A flaming arrow seemed to pierce the green rubbery epidermis, causing the surrounding tissue to rot with burns.

I punched him in the ass, but he seems to have done a good deal of damage.

The HP in the appraisal window is -23.

He's not dead yet, but he's dying badly.

Scavenge Crowler is just repeating pimples and cramps.

Do you want to read the appraisal window before you die?

[M/4/9/7423 · Scavenge Crowler]

[Condition: Electric Shock/Burn]

[Age: 19]

[Level: 13]

[HP: -23 (151) MP: 26 (26)]

[Muscle Strength: 10]

[Jun Min: 8]

[Dexterity: 25]

[Endurance: 55]

[Special Skill: Paralysis]

Then we also look at the special skilled subwindow of paralysis.

[SPECIAL SKILLS: Paralysis (Scavenge Crowler); the tip of the eight tentacles growing from the lower palate of the Scavenge Crowler has a fine, sharp spur and is constantly wet with mucus secreted from the tentacle tip. Organisms not resistant to paralysis weighing up to 200 kg stabbed in this spur are immediately invaded by paralysis and all arbitrary exercise other than swallowing and breathing is inhibited. The effect of paralysis continues for only the same number of days as the level of scavenge clowler, but can be offset at the level of the victim. However, it lasts for at least one day. However, paralysis has no effect if the level of the victim exceeds the level of scavenged clowler by more than 10. In addition, if the weight is greater than 200 kg, there is a 10-second respite until the effect of paralysis is activated every 10 Kg of body weight. There is no other way to recover a victim who has been invaded by paralysis than to recover faster than the effect time except by taking paralysis pills (limited to magical ones) or by applying paralysis magic. It should be noted that the paralysis of the special skill of the scavenge clowler is not poisonous, but close to the magical one, so resisting it requires resistance to paralysis or the ability to resist magic]

I've only been watching him, but he looks like a jerk.

I know it would be better if I just killed him, but even if I looked around the big room, there seemed to be only one monster.

We can afford it here, and we should experiment.

I flew the Stone Arrow.

A stone arrow protrudes into the torso of a scavenged crower, making a noise.

HP went negative 34.

Hmm. Now I'll try to fly 'Ice Arrow'.

HP is minus 43.

Does this one do a lot of damage?

Will it be cleaved in "Air Cutter"?

HP went negative forty-nine.

No, damn it.

I don't feel the damage will go through if that thick looking skin is magical enough to fly gravel-based debris.

I guess it has to be Arrow based at least.

With six more points of damage, Scavenge Crowler will be completely dead.

'Flame Arrow' seemed to work best with the Arrow system.

It was about 15 damage in one bottle.

Would the fire system be more damaging?

Well, fine.

Let's just kill him.

I stabbed a stop with the magic of "Flame Arrow".

I checked the status of the appraisal window was dead and breathed.

Before telling Zulu to get the demon stone, I told everyone to move forward with caution.

In the meantime, I tried to open a subwindow of the appraisal.

[Scavenge Crowler; a type of Crowler tribe. Around 3m long. Life expectancy is about 50 years. Egg raw. Always has a rotten odor and travels on multiple legs. The prey is paralysed with eight tentacles at the bottom of the palate, which are later wrapped in cocoons and preserved. Chewing off prey by a large pair of jaws growing from both sides of the palate. There are countless fine teeth inside the palate that grow like yarn saw, which prey on this tooth to shrug off its chewed prey. Sound is sensed by the ear gates lined to the left and right of the torso, capturing visible light with two eyeballs that pop out of the head like the tentacles of a Namekuji. I have no sense of smell. Every few years she has an estrus and mates with the opposite sex to lay about 10 eggs. For six months before the egg hatches, parents spend time beside the egg, protecting the egg from external enemies. Organisms that prefer rot but live also attack aggressively to secure future food. After paralysing the prey, it is cocooned and aged by threads erupting from the tail, and then fed]

I felt uncomfortable reading the appraisal window of the Scavenge Crowler race.

Yeah, it's not in the text in the window.

Anyway, now I just have to leave it alone about the discomfort.

Let's just collect the artifacts and say goodbye to a place like this when we pick up the Demon Stone.

I miss the sun asexually.

A little early, but we should probably turn back today.

Instructing Zulu to take the demon stone, we began collecting the weapons scattered throughout the large room.

There are four iron swords and three spears.

Two round shields about 40 cm in diameter made of wood and iron.

And seven knife-like things.

Apparently, all organic matter other than metal and wooden parts had been digested up in Anjaro's belly. Not one of the leather gloves is left.

The weapon is not particularly rusty nor floating, and is likely to be sold even as it is.

Is it because this large room is dry?

But it's not a good idea to fight Scavenge Crowler properly.

Without magic, I can even think fully of the possibility that they would have eaten paralysis instead of struggle.

Well, the experience cost me stupid.

It was a little over seven thousand.

About three thousand and eight hundred for a group of knolls I killed in the morning, and one hundred and eighty for two goblins?

It's huge that I earned about 11,000 experience points. Enough to say hokuhoku.

If you're at this rate, don't level up if you can earn as much experience again.

Zulu has recovered the Demon Stone.

It's about three centimeters in diameter.

It was worth about 5,000 gray colors.

That's a big deal.

Even though it was worth nearly 100,000 horn bears.

Apart from Scavenge Crowler, we've got a lot of weapons, so we've already declared a cut here today.

The way home was not particularly problematic and we were able to return to the crystal of metastasis.

I checked the spell just in case, but nothing seemed to have changed from "Da Li-O-F".

Secondly, I was interested in what would happen if someone was left behind at the time of the transfer, but I reconsidered that there would be nothing I could do to change the spell at best, making sure everyone was holding the crystal stick and transferring.

The time is still about a little around noon.

We were heading out to the blacksmith to redeem the weapons we got.

The sword could be disposed of at around 500,000 Z. per bottle.

The spear just said 200-250,000 Z.

The shield was 300,000 Z.

Three million, two hundred and sixty thousand z. at the latest.

That's a lot of money.

I paid Xenom and Ralpha a bonus of 100,000 Zs, and when I finally gave Zulu's share of the inn, I decided to break it up until dinner.

After we broke up with Zenom and Ralpha, Zulu and I headed to dinner.

I was only a little excited because I was able to make a lot of money. I also put optional skewered pork on my lunch meal.

Zulu was grateful, but I blocked his words like that.

"Hey, Zulu. That's okay. Sure, I bought you as a combat slave. So I'm sure I'm your husband. But I bought it because I thought I really needed you. So eat as grand as you can with rice. I'm not going to buy a slave's meal from the beginning unless I can see it right."

I can't explain it very well.

"Thank you, sir. But I was the second son of a civilian, and I wasn't taken as an official squire. Well, sword training has never been indispensable since I was a kid. But when I was captured in the last fight, my brother paid the ransom so I could go home, but I gave up from the start.

That's what I thought was making money just because there was life. Oh, I'm not resenting your brother. I just gave up because I thought this was my destiny too. I'm sure as a warrior, I thought I'd be forced to fight the same villagers that Dabus told me about. "

What, you talking to me?

"But I was sold to slave traders in the battlefield, and I came all the way around to Balduk. I was also going to ram him fully if he was going to be driven out to war. I was going to make it a glorious end at best. But Balduk won't go either. There is also a labyrinth in the Kingdom of Dabus. I say the labyrinth of Benkerish. Did you know?

"No, I'm sorry. I don't know."

"Really, well, it's a foreign labyrinth, and it's impossible not to know. But the adventurer warrior challenging Benkerish's labyrinth is famous for his high mortality rate. I heard that it is often used as a shield to demons and, according to the case, as a token. That's why I thought even Balduk would be with you. I must have thought I'd end up being eaten by demons instead of buying them in Balduk's basement."

……

"But I was lucky your husband bought me. We have a fine sword for you, and we can even have armor for you. That's all, or if you always thought you were going to be the most dangerous lead, you'd be taking a good turn. I'm surprised you held me back and took the lead just before that Imobi demon. Your husband himself gets the most dangerous lead to head to a big, scary hall that doesn't know what's waiting for him. I was so surprised that I left my mouth open."

I don't know because I haven't looked back.

"And that powerful series of magic quickly slaughtered the demons. Master, let me know. Why did they buy me? I think your husband has the strength to let even one of you into the labyrinth. That doesn't surprise me."

"... my magic is not infinite, as Zulu has worried me several times. There are limits to what you can do alone."

"But I also feel like your husband could handle dozens of knights on his own..."

"Yeah, maybe we can do that if circumstances permit. I guess you can't help it if it's a small place with a few people in order, or a big, big, hard place in the labyrinth. But I can't deal with a lot of people in a place like today's big room or outside. Besides, as I said earlier, the magic will run out someday, and there's no way even a sword can shake forever. You have to eat, and you won't have a whole day if you don't go to sleep."

As I said, the ability to carry on the battle will be manageable if you fill it with dirt, even outdoors, for a hundred or so people.

"... Sure, that's what your husband said. I have just said that I will deal with dozens of knights, etc., but I have moved in a much different direction than what I would like to say...... No, I think I've learned a little bit about what I wanted to say in my current reply."

Perhaps Zulu wanted to say that I should be able to take on a monster without struggle if I were precisely careful about the labyrinth, at least even the surprise attack.

I wonder what I am, having deliberately returned another answer in the form of Zulu's own analogy story.

But you're my slave, and I can't tell you that I bought you because I wanted a shield.

No, maybe I can tell you. Don't you like it?

But I want you to answer as honestly as you can now the look of serious inquiry that Zulu gives you for the first time.

"Zulu, are you worried that you might pack? If so, throw that idea away now. Sure, you can't even beat a woman Ralpha if you fight from the front so far. But what do you say it is? You're gonna stay unbeatable forever?

Besides, if you can't win with a sword directly, you just have to do something else, right? Are you the power you've been for the rest of your life? Then it would mean that you let me, your husband, waste your money. Well, if that's the case, it's just that I don't have eyes for people. "

Zulu was staring at the dishes lined up at the table and listening to me, but he looked me in the eye firmly and answered.

"Just kidding. I'll prove it was a cheap purchase."

"Yeah, I have to. Tomorrow morning I will also enter the labyrinth. Have a good day and rest."

I finally laughed at him and said as he carried the pork skewer to his mouth.

Then after dinner, we all said it was a gathering at the diner where we just had breakfast and gave him Zulu's backpack, and I left the store.