World Strongest Rearguard – Labyrinth Country and Dungeon Seekers

Labyrinth Country is a fortified city surrounded by very long walls.

I don't know how it ended up enclosing countless entrances to the labyrinth, but anyway, there are walls at the ends of East, West and North, and it is assumed that you cannot go outside through them.

It's separated clockwise from the north into eight districts, and we're in District Eight. There are several elementary labyrinths with one star here, and I went for the entrance to the labyrinth, said to be the closest of them all, the 'field of dawn'.

Mr. Louisa drew a map of the mercenary good offices on his license, so he stops on his way to the labyrinth. It was located adjacent to institutions such as demon demolishers, slave markets, and a red-haired woman with an eyelid greeted me as I tried to get inside.

"Are you a beginner (Nobis)? Looks like the reincarnators have quite a few bones to get here alone this semester."

"Is it that noisy around here?

"No, not so much. Occasionally, reincarnated people who see demon demolition shops and so on are frightened and no longer heading to the labyrinth."

The woman with the eyelids says bitterly. It feels like a tough Amazonas, wearing a perfect piece of leather armor, but you can see the area that touches your abs and you can see it is moderately tight.

"Mm... you see how good this muscle is? Sounds pretty promising. The last thing a Seeker can count on is muscle. You should remember."

"Ha... I'm not avant-garde, but you do need to work out your body. I'm blunt at my desk."

"Well, for sure, in how we work out now, an attack on a small animal-based monster that comes out in the shallow layers of the primary labyrinth would even be a threat. I'll tell you one thing, avoid taking a blow until the level goes up to about three. If you don't, you'll die in a single blow."

The word dying comes out lightly and makes me feel like a zombie. Turning the license page, the level was also displayed on the page where the profession was written, with red and blue bars underneath. Further down, ten small black circles are displayed side by side. Red is strength, blue is magic, black circles are probably EXP.

"What, you didn't get an explanation in the guild? Who's in charge?

"Oh, no, I forgot to ask... I'm in charge of Mr. Louisa"

"Well, well. Louisa is a veteran for five years in charge, so you can count on her. Many of them are not available to freshly appointed officers."

"This copper ticket was given to Louisa. I mean, it's a special measure, and I can't be sweet again and again."

When I showed her the ticket, the woman gave me the board she had. The board is like a binder, with a few pieces of paper written with some string lined up.

"I'm a late name, but I'm Leila, deputy director at this mercenary good offices. The Alliance is good at buying up mercenary tickets, so they know each other."

"So you knew about Mr. Louisa."

"Um, yeah. She was also formerly a Seeker, who retired and became a supporter of the Seeker. The suburbs here, too, can say so in a way... well, that would be nice. Well, what kind of mercenary do you need?

"I'm a Lizardman, and I want an avant-garde. You're on this list too."

Mr. Leila looks a little sorry. Could it be that I'm no longer employed and I don't have any left?

"Unfortunately, I'm paying for an individual Lizardman right now. If it's a woman's individual, it stays, but the gear you can have is different, and it's hard to say it's totally avant-garde."

"Are you a warrior?

"You're in the position of 'Rogue'. The avant-garde, not the rear guard, the middle guard, to be exact. I can handle some armor, but I'm inferior to a warrior who specializes. The dexterity of the hand is inferior to the sheaf, but you can use a bow, and in that sense, it's an all-purpose job. Although this position is rare in Lizardman, junior explorers are less popular because it is more stable to bring together specially skilled people."

So you're saying it's still there? That, if the number of tickets were limited, would pick a man Lizardman warrior who is clearly going to be a force of war first.

"Can the Lizardman of that Rogue use a shield?

"Um, it's equipped with a leather buckler. Performance is not so high, but a layer of 'field of dawn' ahead would work well enough. But you should be aware that the blow changes your physical ability and how much you can withstand with the performance of your shield."

In view of that Lizardman's abilities, get him hit with less risk and try 'Supporting Defense 1'. Then there would be no time to waste waiting in order.

"There are other sub-tribes that can be hired, but when the level leaves a lot, they don't break away, but they don't listen to the instructions. In that sense, this young Lizardman could be good. level three, so you'll hear exactly what you have to say"

"Thank you. Then let me hire this Lizard Man."

"Fine. I'll bring him in, so wait here."

There are other people in the good offices who are coming to hire mercenaries, but they were handled by other personnel. Is it luck in a way that the Deputy Director was able to respond just momentarily?

After a short wait, Mr. Leila and I came out of the building at the good offices - someone who looked something different than the Lizardman I had imagined.

(... lizard cosplay?

When it comes to Lizardman, he's a lizard man with a direct translation, so it would normally seem imaginary that something that has been people-shaped based on lizards.

But what Mr. Leila brought in was a 'person', no matter how you look at it - it just looked like a human woman was wearing a lizard (lizard) head mask and equipped with lizard leather.

"You'd still be surprised at first. A subhuman is a changing human being defeated by demons in a labyrinth. It is also assumed that resuscitation of the dead is basically not possible in labyrinth countries. If we solve this subhumanization, we can go back to what we were..."

"... but are you treating me as a Lizardman?

"It is not forbidden to use the" Slave Mark "against the Subhuman. I wish I could communicate my will with them, but basically I can only move on the orders of others. If it's a battle, you fight on your instincts."

(... I didn't envisage this development. He says he's not human, but that's a legal story, no matter what he looks like...)

"Equipment such as a snake-head mask cannot be removed unless the person tries to remove it. There are people in there who judge by their appearance and think about things that are not good, but they defend themselves, even though they use slave marks. Even so, every once in a while, those who are turned back to the subordinates they hire will get out. I've been asked to write a pledge so that I don't do that."

Sure, I don't know under the snake-head mask, but lizard leather gear has a tight body line coming out, and for some reason there's a big cut in between my chest and my lower abdomen. The hand and foot gear aren't completely covering my skin either, and I have to say it's fantastic if I stare at it - when I look at the emotionless eyes of the snake-head mask, it also shreds my weird temper.

I sign the pledge and promise not to harm the subhuman. Then the license screen switched at will and the 'Party' page opened.

◆ Current Party ◆

1: Alicht * ◆ $□ Level 1

2: Teresian Rogue Level 3 Mercenary

(I can't read my profession as usual... I guess this says' rear guard 'in a few words. And this Lizardman's name, it's usually a woman's name... and I wonder if Theresia is from European descent)

"Mr. Leila, does switching the numbers for this party change the line, too?

"No, just checking the party members on that page. There will be an item called queues on the other pages, where the position of the members will be determined individually. If you're a mercenary, that should keep you in line. You need training to be a human being."

(I see... oh, they're all in the front row. Fix this thoroughly......)

◆ Battle queues ◆

1: Alicht rear guard

2: Teresian avant-garde - middle guard

We did not specify a single avant-garde post to avoid going too far before the end of the day. First, I want you to stand in front of me and see up close where Supporting Defense 1 works.

Lizardman - rather than lizard-equipped Theresia, is it okay that this has made me one of them? He looks at me more silently - but his eyes don't know where he's looking.

"Uh... my name is Alicht. Greetings, Theresia."

…………

When I offered him my right hand, Teresia had offered his hand rather late. When I shook my hand, I shook it back, and I'm pretty powerful - I'm going to depend on this.

"Incidentally, mercenaries are automatically moving to mercenary good offices when they find themselves in danger. Some searchers are bothered to do so, but as karma rises, it's like avoiding such behavior."

"Yes, I understand. We will return Theresia safely once we have explored it."

"Um, you're quite a pleasant young man. Earlier, there was a woman who headed to the labyrinth by herself, but did you know her? If you find him in the labyrinth, call him if you can, because in any position, he's dangerous at level one."

(Is that possibly Chief Fifty Storms...? You said you were going to another party, so you're not. Well, we're each other when we're in trouble, and I'd like to help if I see someone in danger)

Above all, you should first know how powerful your party is.

When I walk out, Theresia follows me from behind a little bit. Only the human mouth is visible from the mask, and I've always been emotionally pulled together, but she's the only companion to me right now. We both managed to go our way to the first dungeon while trying to get home intact.