"Well, I'll excuse myself here," I'm really relieved today, and I apologize for the inconvenience caused to my companion. Thank you. And I'm sorry."

　In a small room with wizards and stairs on the thirteenth basement, an adventurer bows his head deeply.
　A short distance from where the rock spider fought, a man with a sword caught up and asked to work with him until he left the dungeon, where there was a staircase to the 13th basement.
　Seto, who had been snatched from a rock spider, was grumpy because he was initially a party member of that spearman. However, even for a man, he must have judged that this situation would be dangerous. Giving him a few slices of dried meat to eat when he's a little hungry in the dungeon will ease Seto's irritation, and it's not enough to welcome him, but it will still calm down his sullen attitude.

(I'm glad Seto didn't eat the spider.)

　Ray's knowledge was that insect food is not uncommon in some parts of the earth.
　I also know that people eat locusts boiled in soy sauce and honeycomb in Japan, and I've watched a program in which entertainers eat caterpillars, spiders, scorpions, and so on in a secluded region of the world.
　To be precise, spiders are not insects, but Ray is not particularly interested in the detailed classification, and they are not much different from insects in terms of handling.
　In any case, after the swordmen joined, there was no particular problem, and they went through the rocky desert, knocking down monsters that appeared occasionally, finding the stairs, and reaching the 13th basement level.
　The magicians saw him back to earth, and then Elena muttered with a sigh.

"I never thought Bandette Goblin would come out here,"
"Not at all. If you come out in an oasis on the 11th basement, why did you go up to the 11th basement because you live on the 12th basement?"
"But how is that possible, considering that this transition wizard keeps the monsters at bay, it is impossible for the Bandette Goblin to enter this little room?"

　Ray nods in spite of Elena's words.
　It was true that ordinary monsters would not be able to enter a small room with wizards, although the adventurer and some sort of magical line or a monster with a sub-magic necklace would have no problem.
　But a Bandette Goblin Mage is too much in Ray's mind.

"There were monsters that weren't normal, right?"
"... I see,"

　With that word Ray probably understood which monster he was talking about. Elena frowns slightly and nods back.
　Even for Elena, it is a bitter memory that Ray fainted the moment Desize absorbed the magical stone.

"Grull?"

　A set that rubs against such an Elena, with a purring voice.
　Unlike Ray, Elena didn't understand all Seto's words, but she understood that she was worried about herself.

"Phew, will you be worried?" Thank you."
"Roll-roll-roll-roll!"

　He must have understood that his hand, gently patting his head, was all right now. Seto sings in a happy voice, not in a concerned voice until a few seconds ago.

"Anyway, it's almost an anomaly. Perhaps he took the Bandette Goblin upstairs by some means. I don't know how to do it, but..."

　That being said, Ray had half expected the means.
　Still, I wouldn't say it because it was purely intuitive, with no evidence whatsoever.

(Summon magic…) Indeed, the Bandette Goblin Mage was not so strong a rival compared to the other abnormal species. Of course it's an anomaly in the wizard system, but it's true that it still felt fragile. But what if the reason was that they had exhausted most of their magical powers by summoning the Bandette Goblin? No, as long as they're abnormal, they don't have to worry about appearing anymore. but now.)

　look to the entrance to a small room with wizards and stairs

"Do you want to come out?"

　I nod softly to Elena's words that follow Ray's gaze.
　It was almost impossible to predict that time would be close to evening, if it were not already evening. So I don't want to capture this 13th basement, but it will never be a loss to see what kind of place it is.

"Glu".

　Seto, too, seems to have no objection and turns his eyes toward the entrance.
　Thus, the two of us agreed, and went straight out of the door."

"Oh, this desert again,"

　Disgusting words leak out of Ray's mouth.

"Is there another rocky desert below here on the 14th floor?"
"Grull?"

　Elena murmuring with a sigh, and Seth, who doesn't seem particularly concerned about the desert as if it were a desert.
　There's sand all over the place where the Reys look. a typical sandy desert that comes to mind as a desert, as seen on the 11th basement floor
　Of course, some are different from the 11th basement. The sun is definitely getting stronger and the desert itself is warmer than the 11th basement, although the dragon robes, overcoats, or heat-resistant Gryphon sets hardly notice.

"...walking through this sand again?"

　With a look of disgust on his face, Ray turns to Elena and heads to the wizards in the room, breathing out a sigh.
　Knowing what it meant, Elena also headed to the wizards with Seto, where she and Ray would enter the wizards and spread to the earth as if this were the end of the day.





　a transition device in front of a dungeon Ray, who has moved on there, notices the noise around him.
　Elena and Sett alike turn to the adventurer in the square near the entrance to the dungeon.
　The adventurers around them when they dived into the dungeon were in a commotion about the Silwa warehouse being attacked, but now there's a lot of noise in sight of two and one of them, and it's almost as if they were in a commotion.

"...what happened?"
"It's probably to do with this morning's affair,"

　In Elena's murmur, Ray, who heard the words Silwa and Levisor coming out of the adventurers' mouths, had just called out.

"Ray, Elena," And Seto, too. Judging from how it looks, have you just returned from dungeon?"

　The man, with a sword sheath hanging from his waist, was Pleiades, who helped Ray and his men when they were attacked by the sandworm a few days ago.
　Unlike when we met at the dungeon, I can't see other party members.

"It was just the right time to get to the thirteenth basement. "And what is this fuss about?"

　At Ray's question, a stern-faced Pleiades opens his mouth.

"There was a collision between the Silwa and Levysors this morning."
"...what?"

　It was Ray who leaked the word.
　You know, before you go to the dungeon, you stop by the Silwa family and meet Bosque. They said they would clean it up at once, but it was probably unexpected that….
　Contrary to Ray's, Elena nods softly and urges him to move on.

"And what is the result?"
"The Silwa family, the militant family, and the Levisor family, the lowest of the three families. You don't have to tell me the result, do you? It was near the Levisor family that I bumped directly into, but Mr. Bosk led the way in the fight against the Silva family, and just got into the Levisor family."

　It wasn't hard to imagine what the result was. I mean...

"The defeat of the Levisors?"
"Yes, but Schaffner, the head of the Levisor family, is missing."

　The bosque is marked with a san, but Schaffner is called off. That was proof of what Pleiades thought of each.
　No, it's not just Pleiades. Given the information Ray and Elena have heard since they came to Egzil, most probably have similar impressions of Bosk and Schaffner.The only exception would be those close to Schaffner, but that's only because it's in their own interest.

"And what is the result? Has it been confirmed that the raid on the warehouse was the work of the Levisors?"
"There was no clear evidence of that. But something ridiculous came up instead."
"What's wrong with you?"

　Ray asks again, but I have half an idea what the outrageous things Pleiades has said.
　I had already guessed it the day before, so it's only natural. That is to say...

"It's evidence of illegal experimentation with a magic stone. It was apparently experimented with at a secret laboratory near the slum. It is said that abnormal species were also created by the experiment."
"...I see,"

　It was only because he was able to predict it that he was able to convince himself strangely.

"Is that all this fuss?"

　Sparkling around, looking at adventurers talking to people nearby rather than friends.
　Next to Ray, Elena opens her mouth with a slightly melancholy look on her face.

"But then... it has become a nuisance."
"Is it troublesome?"

　Elena nods small and opens her mouth to Ray, who asks back.

"I don't know what he thought of creating an abnormal entity, but now that his evil deeds have been exposed, Schaffner has no end to it. There is a possibility that it will be torn and burst outbursts."
"Well, now that I'm cornered, I'm betting on the last turnaround... Pleiades, what is going on with the Levisor family today, whether the present head is Schaffner or he is on the run? Then, worst of all, someone should have to rule over the Levisor family."
"As for that matter, the Silwa family is now in charge of the behalf of them. But in the future, Mr. Bosk seems to have declared that he would let Schaffner's son succeed to the position of head of the family."
"... son? Was he there?"

　When he was invited to the Levisor family, Ray's words were leaked because he had only met Schaffner, but Elena nods back, saying it was only natural.

"I don't think it's a formal aristocrat... but it's still one of the three families that rule the labyrinth city. Of course, there will be someone who should hand over the family estate to you know.
"And yet, when I was gathering information about Schaffner, I didn't hear anything at all?"
"It's pretty much predictable. For better or worse, he must have been hiding behind Schaffner's bad government. Is it not?"

　Elena glances at him and Pleiades nods hurriedly, nervous as she knows how beautiful it is.

"Oh, oh, I'm sure it's pretty shady, but I've never been talked about because I'm a man with no presence. In fact, I didn't know about it until I heard about it."
"Then wouldn't this mess itself last that long?" though it would be a minimum requirement to find Schaffner, who has disappeared, as soon as possible."
"If the Levysors were doing experiments to collect the magical stones and produce the abnormal species, what about the Maaschells, who are also collecting the magical stones? I think they might be doing experiments to produce the abnormal species."

　Ray's question was answered by Elena, not Pleiades.

"Perhaps it's a warning... about the Levisor family." Even the Silwa family could not attack the Maaschel family without any evidence, just by collecting magical stones."
"But isn't that a possibility that there will still be some abnormal species?"
"No way! If the Marcher family were really experimenting with the creation of an abnormal species, it would be circumstantial evidence for the Silwa family to attack the Marcher family the moment the emergence of the abnormal species is confirmed again in this state of attack. I don't think you'd behave so carelessly. if indeed the Maaschel family were experimenting with the creation of an abnormal species."

　Not only Ray and Pleiades, but also adventurers who listened and listened to Elena's predictions burst into relief.

(However, there is a possibility that abnormal species produced in the Levisor family's experiments still exist.)

　Basically, he is an adventurer with a lot of blood, but he never wanted his precious friends, family, and lovers to get involved in the conflict between the houses that ruled Egzil.
　Elena herself did not like the current uproar growing, and she seemed to have taken the liberty of calming the people around her by saying so.