"...what?"

　I can't understand what the man in front of me said. No, I don't want to understand. With that in mind, Deerlogo asked Sasanas again, but his words were heartless.

"The storehouse of spirits east of the city. And I confirmed that the core of the dungeon... is not exactly the core yet, but at least in the near future, it will become the core of the dungeon. Considering the circumstances, it is most certainly the nucleus that caused the fever."
「……」

　The words that came out of Sasanas' mouth again made me dumbfounded.
　Meanwhile, Sayce, who had been silent for a long time since entering the room, opens his mouth.

"Sazanas, have you ever been in a dungeon?"
"No,"
"Why, then, did you decide that it was the nucleus of the dungeon in the East vault?"
"It's Ray. He said he'd gone down to the bottom of the dungeon near the city of Gilm. I think I saw it then."
"…I see. Well, it's impossible, considering the magic and the Gryphon'said he.
"Yes, I don't know as to magic, but he is such a man as to carry a Gryphon." I came here in such a hurry to report to you, believing that you would believe me. -- what shall I do?"

　Deerlogo, who has returned to his senses, opens his mouth in a flustered.

"What are you going to do? What are you going to do? That's what you've decided to do! It's the cause of the epidemic. It's going to destroy it right away!"
"I thought so too, but if Ray had the core of the dungeon in the city, he might be able to develop the city of Barr as a labyrinthine city, so he had to be careless about it. I was told to get confirmation from Mr. Deerlogo, the person in charge of this town."
"Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, yeah,"

　Sace nods in spite of Sazanas' words. When we are told that we can develop into a labyrinth, we can't deny the possibility.
　However, Deerlogo opens his mouth to cut off such confusion.

"Don't be silly. Certainly, if the dungeon's core doesn't have the effect of spreading disease around it, you could consider the possibility of developing into a labyrinth city. But we managed to cope with it because it was a fairly famous disease called the Mystery Fever, but if the core of the dungeon spreads the disease around again, we can't always cope with it, and that's what we're trying to do to make it a labyrinth city by putting the inhabitants of Barr at risk."
"...but the existence of the nucleus of a dungeon is not something that can be concealed, especially if something like a kite actually goes to the East vault. Then it won't be long before your boss, the aristocrat, hears this story. ...if that happens, they may be held accountable for disposing of the core of the dungeon that benefits them. The lord of the manor is already a wizard with a certain skill, and it is impossible to deceive him."
"I don't care. The reason I took charge of acting lord of this town is because I want to protect it. It's not for the interests of the nobility or anything."

　Sayce who comes out of the mouth of Deerlogo and looks dumbfounded when she is surprised by the way she says too much. Next to it, similarly, Sazanas have stopped moving in surprise.

"What's the matter, Sazanus?" Didn't you take my orders? Tell Ray to destroy the core of the dungeon at once. Hurry up, if it's really at the heart of the dungeon, you won't know what's going to happen next, even if the devil's fever subsides."
"...huh, wow, I see." I'll tell Ray that right away.

　I'm coming. I suppose it was supposed to continue. But the words are interrupted the next moment by someone who jumps into the room.
　Yes, not in the office, but in this room next to it. Also, Deerlogo, the acting lord of this city, and Seith, the guildmaster. and in this room where Sazanas, who is moving under orders from the two men, is confined.

"What!"

　Sasanas goes forward, screaming, reaching for the handle of the dagger on his waist. The move was swift, as he was expected to be the captain of the security force. If it had been the kind of assassin who jumped in, there was no doubt that he could have dealt with it.
　But it was one of the guards in front of the lord's residence who rushed into the room.

"Oh, my God! Purple fog is coming from the east side of the city! It's spreading!"

　It may have been fortunate that it was not the assassin who rushed into the room. But the report from the mouth was undoubtedly unfortunate.

"East of the city!"

　Deer logo screams at the words of the guard. There's no use in that's no use in it. When it comes to the mysterious phenomenon that emerged from that direction, I was almost certain that the nucleus of the dungeon I just heard about was involved.

"Oh, you're late. So what kind of damage has been caused?"

　With his hand off the handle of the sword, Sazanas hastily asks, but the guard jumps into the room and shakes his head.

"No, I'm afraid we don't know about it yet. But I have sent some people to see if it will be known soon."
"... Is that so, Mr. Deerlogo?" I'd like to try to get in touch with Ray in some way now. There is no doubt that the cause of the purple fog has something to do with the above. And there should be Ray near there. If things go well, the damage will be minimal."

　Dear logo that immediately nods after listening to Sazanas' words.
　I personally didn't want him to behave so recklessly, but I still decided that that was the only way to protect this city.

"Please tell him to destroy his nuclear program as soon as possible if he gets in touch with Ray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"No problem," but I'll let you drink Mr. Deerlogo's when the matter is settled without anyhowever,
"Oh, yes," When this matter is settled, I'll keep it for you and celebrate your victory."
"When I heard that, I felt like I had to come back safely. ...well!"

　With a smile on her face, Sazanas quickly left the room.





　Time is back, and the East Custody after Sazanas has left. There now Ray and Sett were looking at the core of the dungeon, wary of missing any abnormalities.That's probably why Seto noticed. It's starting to emit subtle magic from the core of the dungeon right in front of you.

"Grunt!"

　Ray, who has no ability to sense magic, also braces himself when he hears Sett's alert voice.
　I don't know exactly what happened. But I knew instinctively that something bad was going on.
　Then, the next moment, it emerges as a visible anomaly to Ray.

"Purple... fog?"

　Yes, the nucleus of the dungeon in front of me started to pulsate as if it were breathing, and at the same time, a purple mist was blown out of the nucleus.
　a blatant abnormality
　When Ray decides so, he tries to destroy the nucleus of the dungeon and raises his death size. But the next moment.

"Ugh!"

　He leaped back from where he had been for a moment with an instant of astonishment.

"Ringling!"

　a blow from Seto's forefoot with a shout The blow blows away the 'something' that just hit Ray.
　It's akin to opaque slime. But the difference is that the slime itself creates a purple fog from its body. And the core of the dungeon produces and releases the slime around it.

"No way, this... is it going to dungeonize the surrounding area!?"

　The slime in the dungeon cleans the corpse regardless of whether it is a monster or adventurer. It is also done by dissolving it and absorbing it. In other words, slime is an absolute necessity for dungeon. And as long as the core of a dungeon has the ability to make a dungeon, it is not impossible to make slime.

"d*mn it, I don't have time to wait for Sasanas. At any rate, the inhabitants of Barr's city will suffer a great deal of damage. then!"

　If this had happened under normal circumstances, the damage might not have been so severe. But there are a lot of people in Barr's city today who are laid up with a fever. Many have not yet been given medication, or, like Ray's hotel managers, many have been unable to get up because of the exhaustion of their physical strength.
　There is a great deal of material for drugs, but the pharmacists and alchemists who produce them are limited in number. Then it's only natural that the drugs produced should basically be given priority to those with severe symptoms.

"Cut, there's no end to it! Set, please give me the way to the core of the dungeon! This is the repository for spirits. Except Firebrace!"

　Ray asks Seto to cut off the slime that is produced by slashing it to death.
　Slime that has been slashed away quickly disappears, creating a purple fog around it.

(d*mn it, fortunately, this fog is ineffective for me, but it's likely to be related to some kind of disease, too, considering the magic fever. I managed to get the core of the dungeon...)

"Gurgling!"

　a set of ready‐to‐use skills for Ray's words The moment after the cry, two water polo, about 30 cm long, appeared in front of the set.

"Oh, my God!"

　a water polo that is released under Ray's The two water poloes released at high speed bounce and shatter the slime around them as soon as they touch it. At the same time, if you sew through the gap, another water polo will fly and gather the newborn slime from the core of the dungeon and disappear.

"All right. Oh my gosh!"

　Rey kicks the ground to reach her goal without missing a momentary gap where slime disappears from the core of the dungeon and the path leading to it.
　Using the speed raised by Slapnil's shoes and Ray's own explosive leg strength, the time is truly instantaneously shortened.

"Break it!"

　a death‐size blow with the utmost magic The blade shakes down like a flash and cuts the dungeon's core in half without a moment's resistance.
　And the next moment, the nucleus of the dungeon disappears like smoke...

【Death size has mastered the skill of topographical manipulation Lv.1】

　At the same time, the announcement, which can be said to have been familiar to Ray, comes to Ray's mind.

"...what?"
"Glu?"

　I'm sure Sett heard the same announcement as Ray. cast a puzzled glance at Ray

(Magical art should grow by absorbing monsters' magical stones. Why is that the core of the dungeon?)

　Ray thought about it on the spot for a few seconds, but soon realized that he had no time to examine his skills or to think about why he was able to acquire them through the core of the dungeon.
　Surely the nucleus of the dungeon that was spewing out slime will be destroyed and will not grow any further. But the problem is the existence of the slime that has appeared so far and, above all, the purple mist that spits out as if it were breathing, or leaves behind as if it were a death knell when it disappears under Ray or Sett's attack. It doesn't seem to have any particular adverse effects on Ray himself or Seto, but it's impossible to leave the fog as it seems to be dangerous.

"Do you want to tell the guard about this first?"
"Glu".

　While I was thinking about it, the purple fog, the remnants of the slime, filled the vault, leaking out through a small gap in the building.
　Regardless of what they do, Ray and Sett ran with Ray to the storage door, deciding that it was best to ask for help from someone who knew the city well.
　But what they saw out of the cellar was two guards who were supposed to be defending the cellar lying on the ground.