`Well... now, I've eaten and I've taken some rest,'So, if you will examine the other door?"

　Ver stands up, brushing off the pie dough from his hands and clothes.
　Around there, the Reyes, who had already finished their lunch, stand up as well as Ver.

"Grull".

　Seto, who was taking care of the surrounding area, also got up from the floor where he was lying.
　Basically, Ray and Elena had a common understanding that if they had left it to Seth's senses, they would hardly be attacked by the enemy, but the smell of Seth's smell was blocked in this fifth basement, which seemed to be an undead den.So Ray and Elena were talking about it as if they were going to rest after dinner, but they seemed to be nervous.Fortunately, he was able to finish his lunch without being attacked by the enemy.

"Well, it's a door that looks like it's facing an empty one over there, and I don't think there's much hope that there's anything here."

　muttered Ver, examining the trap on the door.

"Oh? No, correction. This might happen."

　Ver's unexpected voice echoes around him.

"What's the matter?"
"Yes. It seems certain that there is something different than the one on the right that I checked first, otherwise it is strange that there is a trap in place."

　Ver answers Elena's question, examining the handle.
　His tone was as light as usual, but the process of examining the handle with some instrument was as if he were a member of Elena's force called General Hime.

"Here... here's a dummy. Here's a dummy. All right.I'm done releasing the trap! Well, you can expect a lot from this room.for when I opened the door carelessly, it was designed so that an arrow could be fired from the inside of the room.I think there's something I want to protect."
"...I hope it's not a dummy to hide a larger trap, as in the first room."

　Ver responds with a wry smile to the muttering Custe.

"I won't continue to make the same mistake.I have examined the surroundings of this room for the time being, but there is no sign of any trap being set."
"I hope so,"

　Custe, holding a magic spear in his hand, is always on guard against surprise attacks from the enemy.
　Elena nodded sideways at Custe, and Ver, opening the door, shifted himself from the front of the room just in case.
　And when the door was opened, nothing in particular happened...

"Look, I told you that the trap was successful, didn't I?"

　It is true that no arrow flew from the door opened by Ver, as he had said, or any other trap was launched.

"Then I wish I could not hide myself behind a wall like that and open it openly."
"Well, I don't think I'll be able to see through the traps perfectly, do I? If there are any traps that I don't notice,"
"Yes, yes, yes. And what's going on in the room?"

　Verle peeks into the room after being told by Aara."It's a hit,"It's kind of like a laboratory."
"... laboratory? In the basement of this dungeon?"
"Oh, it's probably the work of the guy who's been aiming at us since we got into this hierarchy.I don't know if it's rich or not, as I said before."

　Listening to their conversation, Elena nods convincingly and turns her gaze to Ray.

"Ray, search inside with Ver.There is a possibility that there is a map of this hierarchy, and if it's related to magic, you'll be the most familiar here."
"That's all right, but..."

　turn one's eyes to Ver.Upon hearing his gaze, Ver nods, knowing what Ray wants to say.

"Oh, it's strange that there is a laboratory in a dungeon.Anyone can find the door as long as it's here, so we're not the only ones diving into the dungeon.At least the adventurers I met on the third basement must have been here because they knew the undead would come out on the fifth basement, and the adventurers who found the altar of succession might have found it in the first place, considering that it was down to the seventh basement, the bottom.and now that I've found it, I can't help but look for such a blatantly suspicious place."
'That's because it's a place behind the usual dungeon space.'

　The moment Ver raised his question, everyone in the room heard it.

(... did it resonate in your head rather than in your voice, telepathy or preconceived?)

　Ray quickly takes a death-size position as soon as his voice rings in his head.Next to him, Elena also drew a connecting sword and held up her weapons to respond to any attack.The same goes for Ver, Custe and Arra.

"I can't believe that all these thieves would be excited when he was away for a while.I can't even do a drop-off experiment.'

　The voice echoes in my head, but there is no one who seems to be the master of the voice.
　Ray looked around quickly, but could not find the voice of the voice.

"... Come on out,"

　Elena's voice echoed around her, but there was no sign of anyone or anything coming out.

"Hahaha, do you think he'll go out of his way when he knows he'll be attacked if he goes out?"
"If it doesn't come out, I don't know what will happen to your lab. Is there something important?"

　Elena points the point of her connected sword toward the laboratory, but the voice echoes with a smile.

"Yes, there are some important things, but it's a matter of reflection.Do you think you'll leave something really important in the dangerous place of the dungeon, and I'll admit that what's in the lab is of some value to you, but it's mostly something that's convenient, and it's not hard to replace."
「……」

　When Elena heard the voice, she thought of something. Custe, who was watching it, opened his mouth to the empty voice.

"You may see if it is true,"They're the ones hiding in this dungeon, and they're not good enough anyway."
"Wait, Custe,"

　Elena stops Custe trying to hold a magic spear.

"Why, Elena?""I told you to wait,"
"... All right,"

　Custe, unwilling, retreating his spear. After confirming this, Elena speaks again to the voice of the missing man.

"One ... no, I'd like to ask you two questions.Can you answer me?"
"Well, that's right.Well, even though he was a thief, he was the first visitor in a long time.It would be nice to play.儂If I can answer the question, I will answer it."

　Listening to the words, Ray looked around him, and only then did he realize that Seto had not shown any movement.Seto, who is supposed to be very curious.
　When I saw Seto, he was shivering like an isolated fawn in front of a carnivore.

(...what?)

　Indeed, Seto was born... or rather only a few months, rather than a year, after he was born by magic.Still born the Gryphon of the Rank A Monster and equipped with numerous skills and powerful magic items, Seto has the power to compete head-on with the Raijin's axe-like Rank A party.Nevertheless, Ray could not help but be dumbfounded at the sight of Seto being frightened.

(Then the Lord of this voice is, at least, stronger than Sett, though he ought to avoid being hostile...)

　When I turn my eyes to Elena, who is also the leader of the party, my eyes and eyes intertwine with each other.In just that moment, Ray understands that Elena also wants to avoid fighting with the voice Lord.for Elena's gaze was also directed at the trembling Sett for a moment.
　and Elena must have understood that Ray was aware of Seto.Make a small nod and open the mouth.

"One, we were caught in an infinite loop of traps and then persistently followed by undead monsters.Are you sure it was you who directed it?"
'Well, I can say so, and I can say otherwise.who had ordered the exclusion of those who had entered the country illegally.That's why.'
"So you don't mean to be hostile to us yourself?"
"Well, what shall I do?I don't think it would make sense to say that the monk doesn't oppose the monk, so I think the right answer would be to choose the one against him from the beginning.'
"...I beg your pardon.However, if you prefer to be hostile, we do not want to be hostile to you.Our aim is to reach an altar of succession that is at the bottom, not to capture this dungeon."
'Oh, the altar of succession is a familiar name.Do you know what it means?'
"Of course, that's why I went all the way into the dungeon."

　Ray looks around while listening to the conversation between Elena and her voice.
　Custe is searching with keen eyes for the voice's owner, and Arra is just waiting for Elena's conversation to end.and after she turned to the frightened Seto, she looked to Elena as well as to see how powerful the voice was, and waited for the conversation to come to an end.

"Well, then surely I don't feel the need to oppose him. But what do you believe in him, who is taking such measures as to make his voice resonate in his head without showing up?"
"I understand that you have a decent ego in your conversations.I don't feel any hostility towards us as long as we talk about will."
"'Young man... what if he were only dissipating his hostility?'
"I'm just saying that I didn't have a good eye for people at that time."

　when Elena replied so.The voice I heard in my head burst into laughter.

'Laughing, hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaAll right, I promise you I won't be hostile here in return.And the second thing you want to ask is now?'
"No, I hear that the monsters in the dungeon are basically brainwashed into the nucleus of the dungeon, but you don't seem to be hostile to us, and that's how we talk....are you by any chance not a summoned monster?"
"Well, that's true.This dungeon has just the right conditions for studying 儂.I'm making and using this dungeon as a space behind the scenes.
"...is that so?"I don't understand what you are like now, but it's helpful that you're not hostile to this country."
'No, no, she's such a strong-willed girl."It's been a long time since I talked to someone, and I really enjoyed it."Well, I don't mean to thank you, but I'll send you down here."Elena reacts with a twitch, and she may not have been willing to explore the uncharted Dungeon, and the undead, who knows nothing about it.

(if what the Lord of this voice says is true, it is from the infinite loop that we wandered into the space behind this.)

　The room in the infinite loop was not far away from the fifth basement, so if you were to be thrown out of it, you would have to explore this floor from almost the beginning.

"That will help me, but may I send you home safely, if it is too late?"
"I think I asked two questions, but well, that's all right.If I had to answer that, there would be no particular problem.It would be almost impossible for others to come in if they played a little bit of the entrance to the space where they came back.and if anyone came here, as I have said, the tools here are not necessarily necessary.The stairs leading down from that point were built in front of the laboratory, and if you use them, the sixth basement will be soon."

　The voice still echoes in my head.and Ray and Elena suddenly realized that there was a staircase close to the laboratory door that had not existed until a few minutes ago.

"This is..."
'I told you, sir, that's the stairs leading to the sixth basement.Oh, you don't have to worry about where it's going to be.for it is spatially connected to the exit of the normal sixth basement.You should normally go down the stairs of this hierarchy.'
"...thank you very much, I'll tell you.and we'll have to leave now."
"There is nothing to worry about.It's the first time in a long time that I've had a good time.Good-bye, then.'
"Wait a minute! I'd like you to tell me your name, if you don't mind.I am Elena Kerebel of the Duke of Kerebel in the Kingdom of Mileana."
"I'm sorry, but I've already answered what you want to hear.I'll call myself if I have a chance to see you again.'
"...I see, I'm afraid I can't help it.Here we go, boys."

　When Ala, Ver, and Custe follow Elena's instructions and Rey tries to follow her out of the laboratory... the voice reverberates in my head again, and at the same time the movement of the rest of us stops.

'Oops, I almost forgot.There was something you wanted to ask the person with the Gryphon.'