Inside the silent dungeon.
　Only Lizardman General, whose torso had been cut in two, and Elena, who wielded a connecting sword, were there at present.
　and Elena, turning for a moment to his mortal duel, wielded his connected sword wide and threw the blood of the Lizard into the sheath.

"... You are wonderful, Mr. Elena,"

　The first person to speak was Arra.
　I believe in Elena's strength, but nevertheless there is no fighting.He breathed a sigh of relief as he knew it, but gave it a generous compliment.

"It was certainly a great sword-handling, but please consider your position a little.Mr. Elena is not just an adventurer there, but a daughter of the glorious Duke of Quelevel.If it's not an enemy general, it's a one-on-one battle against monsters."
"Hahaha, Custe, you said the same thing when the general of the Empire of Westia and our queen fought a one-on-one battle."
"Ver! I'm not remonstrating with you on my own terms."

　While Custe and Ver argue, Ray takes a clean handkerchief from Mistilling and hands it over to Elena.

"There's blood coming back."
"Yes, I'm saved,"

　With a handkerchief, he wiped the blood of General Lizardman, who had jumped on his cheek, handed it to Ray, and looked at the destroyed Lizardmen.

"Ray, I ask you to recover the body of Lizardman.As for the magical stones and materials, I will distribute them again after I leave the dungeon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"I am glad to hear that, but there are many conveniences around you, Mr.Well, I would appreciate it if you could, but I wouldn't force you to do so.It is a request for nomination from the Earl of Larkes, and we are promised an exceptional reward for success."
"Is that so?"
"Yes. And I was able to get acquainted with people like Mr. Elena."
"Phew, I'm sure it may be.The best thing I've ever done in this case is to find out a man named Ray."

　Elena smiles like a rose, as if she had been fighting a monster only a few minutes ago.
　Ray was enchanted by her smile, but Seto pulled her dragon robe back to life.

"Oh, I'm sorry.I don't have that much time to spare, so I'll put them in quickly."

　In a flustered tone, Sett and I store the bodies of Lizardman General, Lizardman, and a giant spider whose body is charred and turned into charcoal in a mistling.
　Custe frowned unconsciously as he watched the situation.It was because I could hear the conversation between Elena and Ray, my bosses.

"Well, my queen is worthy of it.It's only been a few days since we met, but we're about to drop Ray."
"Velle, you must not speak rudely to Elena,"
"Why, I don't think I said anything but the truth?"
"... Ver."

　His voice was not as low as it had been when he had been talking half-jokingly, and his gaze was as sharp as before.
　Nevertheless, Ver replied with a smile on his face.

"Well, think of it as normal.k.a. normal way.She's the most beautiful woman I've ever seen, and she's at the top of her body, but she has a refreshing temper and is proud of herself.Isn't it impossible to treat the queen well, regardless of whether it's a romantic favor or a friendship favor?"「……」
"And at least the conditions for Mr. Elena to be his partner are stronger than he is... you know, it's okay if he's his partner, right?"

　When I muttered like that.Ver felt the evil spear Custet had passed by just beside his face.

"Ver, don't speak any more.I don't want to run through you with this spear."
"... well, that's all right.If Custe says so, I'll leave the matter at that point."
"Hmm,"

　Custe, laughing at Ver's words and drawing a spear.

"Both of you, by any chance, are you divided here?"

　Arra, who had been taking care of Elena in so many ways, tells them in amazement when she sees them.

"It's not like we're in particular.A little disagreement is a fellow."
"...Really? Ver said something unnecessary again anyway."
"Huh!? Why do you insist that I'm the cause!"
"If you look at Ver's daily lifestyle, you'll understand it."
"All right, Arra.It certainly wasn't meant to be here.I'll be careful next time."

　Couste broke in, breathing out at the quarrel that had begun, and from there he returned to his usual atmosphere.
　After Ray finishes collecting the bodies, he goes through the dungeon without any particular strange air.





"Well, this is the third basement.It's very different from the two levels above."

　It was about a ten-minute walk from the steps down to the third basement where the Lizardman had been fought, and what had just been the ordinary dungeon itself was now a huge mushroom forest.
　There are huge mushrooms growing all over the place, ranging from about two meters high to almost five meters high.

"This is... unexpected,"

　Even Couste muttered with a stunned expression, perhaps the mushroom dungeon was unexpected.
　Ver and Arla are making the same expression of surprise next to Custe.
　Ray also looks around with interesting eyes, though not three of us.

"Glu?"

　In the midst of all this, only Seto had turned his head slightly without changing his expression.
　However, the party's sightseeing attitude soon ended.
　The first person to notice the sound was Seto, who had five senses far superior to humans.

"Grull".

　Seto makes a somewhat alarming cry and pulls Ray's dragon lobe.Then Ray notices something similar to Seto.

"Something... Is this a voice, Elena?"

　When they try to warn them that there is a monster approaching Elena, they are confused by the faint sound of people talking.
　because they were the first ones to dive into this dungeon today, and I don't remember being overtaken by those who came in later.But I was soon convinced.Coming this way, or upstairs, the purpose of those who come near is to go out to earth, that is...

"Ray, what's the matter?"
"...no, apparently a party in this dungeon that spent the night is coming over here.At first I could only hear the approaching sound, so I thought it was a monster, but I could hear people's voices."
"Well, I see.It's true that the dungeon hierarchy is not that big, but the floor itself is quite large, so there's a limit to the number of people who can dive in one day.That's why we've prepared tents and other camping tools.Now, what should I do as an adventurer in this case?"
"Well, according to what I heard from Elk before, it's common for people to say hello lightly so that they don't show hostility..."

　Ray hesitates to say so.
　Any adventurer can be registered in the guild.Therefore, there are naturally a certain number of low-quality adventurers, some of whom attack other adventurers and rob them of their baggage.And now they are in the labyrinth, and even if there is any incident here, there will be no fuss without anyone to sue, and it will be judged that they have lost their lives in the labyrinth before that.When I told Elena about the situation, she nodded with a serious expression.

"All right, then let's take a look at the other person's attitude.There is no problem if they come to the party to explore the labyrinth.But if it is a bandit as Ray calls it, let them know for themselves who they are."

　Everyone nods to Elena's instructions and waits on the spot.
　and after about five minutes I heard not only Seto and Ray, but also Elena walking through this place, which should be described as a mushroom forest.There was also a rustling sound of armor.
　Then, a figure appears from the shadow of a large mushroom, which is about three meters tall.
　There are four of them.One man, all men and lightly dressed like thieves, two men with a halberd characterized by both an axe and a spear, and two men with a bastard sword, walking at the tail end, a man with a huge backpack.They are all probably in their twenties.

"Huh?"

　Soon, the bandit who was walking in the lead notices Ray and stops him with a suspicious look on his face.At the same time, the two warriors behind him also turn their vigilant eyes on the Rays and move forward to the side of the thief man.The eyes of the thief quickly move to Elena or Seto, the Gryphon.

"Ray, we are adventurers.I'll leave it to you, but if they come upon you, don't hesitate to intercept them."

　Ray nods and takes a step forward at the direction of Elena.He had a death size on his shoulder, and it was clear that he would be ready to respond immediately in case of a battle.
　The first person to speak was the thief at the other party.

"Well, here's a strange place,"
"It's not so strange to encounter a colleague in the dungeon search.-- by the way, we went straight down here in the dungeon first thing this morning -- what about you?"
"Huh? Oh, I need some material from underground monsters on a request.What's more, the monster only appears at night, so I spent the night in the dungeon since yesterday."
"Well, in the dungeon, how brave can I say?"
"Well, it's still a fairly experienced Rank C party.What about you?"

　We talked about our circumstances.The thief comes back, thinking it was his turn.
　He looked at Elena for a moment and saw her nod faintly, so he opened his mouth honestly.

"We want to go underground, too.Oh, I'm Ray, a Rank D adventurer.That's my client's party of nobles."
"... well, nobleman,"

　muttered and nodded the thief.From this sign, Ray could feel that his guard was diminishing a little.They must have been wary of the Lays as thieves, too.

"We don't seem to have any problems with each other,"
"Oh, I'm curious about that Gryphon and that incredible beauty..."
"Hey Zack, if you don't have any problems, I'll go up quickly.I want to sleep without warning."
"All right,"

　A thief called Zack answers to the Harbard warrior and pats Ray on the shoulder with a light smile.

"We're going back to earth, but be careful because there are a lot of annoying monsters down here.Especially for the undead in the fifth tier, it's troublesome if you can't use magic."
"No problem, I'm a wizard, as you'll find out if you look at me."

　When I told them that, they would rush in from the party right in front of them.

'Wait a minute,'

　Ray laughs bitterly at the harmonious thrust as if he had timed it.

"You can't usually believe a wizard with such a huge weapon."
"Well, indeed, the movement of foot is more of a warrior's than a wizard's."

　Ray shrugs lightly after being told that by the two warriors.

"Well, that's certainly not a mistake.To be exact, it's a place where you can use magic and magic."
"... I see, then I think you'll understand."

　The thief nods, and then a man with a huge backpack opens his mouth.

"If we don't have any problems with each other, isn't it about time for me to go back to the ground, eat my stomach, and sleep soundly in the inn?"
"Huh? Oh, yes.Then, let's go around here.As I said, there are undead people wandering in the fifth basement."
"Yes, thank you for your advice.Is that information something that we usually monopolize?"
"Why, don't you mind?We met at the dungeon because we got information that you were a wizard.Well, then, we're going to leave now.I pray that you will finish your search safely."

　The thief said so, breaking up with Ray and Elena on the spot and moving in different directions.
　Ray and Elena go to the place with stairs to the fourth basement, and the men go to the place with stairs to the second basement.





"...what did you think?"

　muttered the warrior man with Harbard, far enough away from them.
　It goes without saying what I'm hearing about.about the strange party that had been talking to him.

"For the time being, the blonde of the women was a very good woman.That's what I've seen for more than 20 years since I was born, or spent the night with a high-class prostitute, but I've never seen such a woman in my life.I mean, it's the first time I've ever had such a good woman that I've been too shy."

　The man with the sword's lines make his friends smile bitterly.for it was a well-known fact that this man was extremely fond of women and went to the brothel every night.That's enough to make you think that most of the money you earn as a Rank C party — and of course, after the pay distribution — is spent on prostitutes.

"I've never seen a real Gryphon before,"It was the Gryphon that left a strong impression on the robber.It is a Rank A monster and is so powerful that it is also called a flying death god.who, being a thief, was good at measuring the strength of others, and yet the Gryphon he had seen was beyond his imagination.It's safe to say that existence itself is different.

"Woman and Gryphon, but what bothered me was the absence of Porter,"

　muttered a man with a huge backpack.
　Porter. Simply put, it's a generic term for a person who carries materials, magical stones, or treasures that have been obtained by diving into a dungeon.It's only natural if you think about it, but as you dive into the dungeon, you'll naturally be slow when warriors and wizards hold the materials and magical stones you get.And slow-moving warriors and wizards find it difficult to cope with monsters.The one who solves this problem is the porter who specializes in transporting cargo.

"... now that you mention it, there was only that idiot with a big sickle, two female warriors, a spearman, and a bowman."

　muttered a man with a sword, recalling,

"I can't say for sure that there's no one to dive into the dungeon without a porter, but it's quite unusual."

　Well, we all struggled, but the men went up without finding an answer.
　Don't expect the person you were talking to to to to have an item box.
　The men then encounter several lizard and goblin monsters, but successfully knock them down and return to the ground.and by the time he had submitted the materials he had requested and received the reward, and had a good night's sleep in the inn, he had completely lost his mind.