It's not the desert that spreads all over the view. trees and greenery that grow thickly in and around the water
　At first glance, it was a scene that seemed very unlikely to be a desert hierarchy.
　Of course there is sand. I had a vague understanding that the ground was entirely made of sand, and that what I could see was an oasis in the desert, as I had approached it directly in the upper classes.
　But...

"There's an oasis, but the whole hierarchy is an oasis? Can you say that's a desert hierarchy? I've checked it on the map, but if you look at it directly like this..."
"...I knew it as knowledge because it was drawn on the map."

　Next to the muttering Ray, Elena also gasps at the sight she saw as soon as she left the room.
　As for maps, for the time being, I have bought up to 20 floors below ground. Only Elena, who was managing it, knew of this hierarchy.
　Even Ray knew that this was an oasis hierarchy because he had seen the map in advance, but when he saw it directly, he seemed to have a lot of thoughts.

"Grull?"

　Seto asks Ray if he can get in the water.
　Having cut through rocky deserts, my body is covered with countless fine sand and I guess I want to clean it up.
　Understanding it, Ray shakes his head.
　Surely even Ray wanted to take a rest in the oasis in front of him. But there is also an appointment to hand over cyclops material to the Vihelas, and above all, there is a case of three people who have been petrified by monsters that appear to be basilisks and stored in mistrings.
　With that in mind, it was Ray's judgment that he would still not be able to relax here.

"Glu?"

　Ray opens his mouth, gently stroking Seto's head as he tilts his head with round eyes.

"I'm sorry, but bear with me today." I'll brush you when I get back to the inn."
"Rolling".

　After crying with deep regret, Seto immediately turns back, looking forward to brushing.
　As if following, Ray and Elena would also return to the chamber where the wizards were located, and move straight out of the dungeon.





"It's a little later than usual, but at this rate it's within the margin of error."

　Ray mutters, just as he looks up at the sky, where the sun is hidden, by the clouds of entering the priesthood.
　Knowing that there is no sign of the end of summer in the clear blue sky, we check the rough time.
　As I said, it's a little later than the leys always come out of the dungeon, but there's still some time left by the evening.
　It's about four o'clock in the afternoon.

"Well, the last one was running for the matter,"

　Rey nods to Elena, who says "Basilisk," and takes Elena and Seto off their overcoats to the guild, apparently distracted by the constant attention of the adventurers in front of the dungeon.
　I usually do nothing but cash in materials, but today I'm not. There was still work to hand over the materials of the Cyclops to Vihela and Bune other than the magical stones and meat, and there was, above all, a case of three stone statues, or three stone statues, of bodies believed to have been killed by Jewel Sniper.

(You'd better consult the guild on this matter.)

　Whispering inwardly, I showed my dungeon card to the gatekeeper and went out to the guild.





"Well, it's not so crowded yet,"

　He looked around the guild hall and murmured a relieved murmur from Ray'
　It's true that the guild is not always crowded at this time of day, but there are a lot of exceptions.
　In particular, now that Schaffner is missing, it is difficult to say that the incident committed by the Levisor family has completely subsided, and there have been some unusual incidents that have emerged in the dungeon.
　Given these, it's hard to say that for some reason the inside of the guild is definitely empty even before the evening, and there are a certain number of adventurers who, like Ray, don't like crowds and pull out a little earlier.

"Oh, Ray. You're back."

　And unlike them, there were some who were waiting for the Lays from the beginning.
　Elena looks slightly disgusted in the voice of Vihela, who has already taken off her overcoat and dressed in a man-loving plentiful body like a dancer.
　But since they had originally met at the guild, they couldn't ignore it, so they followed Ray as he walked towards Vihela and Beune.

"It seems that your request has been successfully completed,"
"Yes, I handed over Jewel Sniper safely, too." What about you?"
"Well, we've reached the fifteenth basement without any trouble."
"Huh?"

　Bune muttered briefly, wondering if he had any doubts about Ray's words.

"Well, many things have happened. Is it now all right to hand over the materials which I have kept?"
"Yes, please," Right now, the buying counter is empty."

　Vihela glances toward the guild buying counter.
　Certainly, there is no single adventurer in front of the buying counter, just in front of his gaze, and he bows his head slightly when he sees the guild staff look at him.
　As if to signal it, the party heads towards the buying counter.

"I'm sorry, but can I ask you to buy the materials?"
"Yes, sir, sir. Is it an item box if you have Ray?"

　Guild staff who check where the material is when Ray arrives, having already used it many times.

"Ray, please."

　Encouraged by Vihela, Ray pulls cyclops material from Mistiling.
　Bones, streaks, and skins are piled up on the floor, not just on the counter, attracting the attention of adventurers inside the guild.

"Is this... Cyclops, by any chance?"

　You ought to call it a professional. Just by looking at the right ear of the proof of subjugation part in the material released from the mystery ring and a part of the characteristic horn that is damaged, we can immediately determine what monster it is.

"Yes, I met him in the middle of the request I received. But, as you know, Bune and I were acting without a porter, so we left it to Ray."
"I think it's on the 14th basement, right? There's a report of cyclops in that floor... no, it seems like it happened once a few years ago." But even though they are said to rank high among Rank C monsters, they are safe."

　A guild official, who has been searching for memories for a few seconds, looks at Vihela and Bune, and, in fact, Ray and Elena.
　Surely Vichela never thought he had defeated the Cyclops alone.

"Hey, Cyclops,"
"Oh, I suppose you ought to call me a wild beast. At least I don't want to fight the Cyclops even if I have a party."
"Bune is from the Fraut family, isn't he? He's a thief." So the only three who actually fought are the rest. No, crimson is with a glyphon, so it's one out of three. ...what? If I had a Gryphon of Rank A Monster, wouldn't it be as good as Cyclops?"
"If you think so, come and beat the Cyclops by tame the Gryphon.

　Listening to voices coming from behind, Ray finally pulls a giant hammer 3 meters long from the mistling.
　The other adventurers who see it leak more noise, but without seeming to care about it, Vihela turns her eyes to the guild staff.

"What do you think of the material?"
"...this is a very fine hammer, isn't it? To be honest, there's no demand for it to be put up for sale at this is."
"That's why I didn't take it to an arms dealer and came here to sell it as a material. It cannot be used as a weapon by itself, but it seems to be made of high purity iron, and isn't it so bad?"Hammers are so heavy that the guild floor makes a sharp noise because of the large numbers of adventurers.
　If they could use it, that would be the only one with the same strength as Cyclops.
　But if you think of it as a weapon, it was true that it was made of fairly high purity iron, as Vihela said.

(Who made it? I don't think Cyclops has advanced blacksmithing skills...)

　While Ray is thinking like that in his mind, the settlement of the material is over, and several guild officials appear to carry the material back.
　The material itself was carried into the background without much trouble, but the hammer Cyclops used was finally lifted by about 10 people and carried into the background.

"Well, thank you very much. "By the way, what is the matter with the cyclops' magic stone, if I may say that the Levisor family has solved the great shortage of magic stone, but it is not yet complete, and I would like to purchase it here, if possible."

　To a guild official who asks, placing gold and silver coins on the counter, Vihela picks up the silver coin herself and turns to Ray, handing it over to Bune.

"I'm sorry, but as for the magical stones, go to Ray." If you want, you have to negotiate for yourself."
"You know that Ray doesn't sell any magical stones that he hasn't got more than three."

　With a sigh, but still a ray of hope, the guild staff looked at Ray... silently shook their heads and let out a sigh.

"I've been told by my superiors to buy as many magical stones as possible." ...well, that's all right. Ray and his colleagues sell all the magic stones except for the two."

　He muttered deliberately and glanced at the adventurers in the guild.
　There must have been many things that came to mind. There were a few adventurers who glanced gently away.

"I know that there is a shortage of magic stones, and it would be a great help if you could dive into the dungeon and bring me more magic stones." "And what do you want me to do, Mr. Ray, and others, to buy the materials?"
"Oh, yes, of course it is, but... discover a little thing in the dungeon." I'd like to discuss what to do about it."

　A guild official nods at Ray's words with a quizzical look on his face.
　It's not uncommon for strange things to happen inside a dungeon, so there are quite a few people like Ray who bring things that they can't judge for themselves.

"All right. Could you take it out for now?"
"Is this okay? It's pretty big."
"Yes, I don't mind," Isn't it as big as that hammer?"

　In the minds of guild officials, the figures of their colleagues carrying the hammer I mentioned before pass by.
　You'll probably have muscle pain tomorrow. Ray nods to the words I asked thinking like that.

"That's it, indeed. I'll give it to you, then?"

　While nodding in the final confirmation, he took out three stone statues in the mistling.
　The fox beast woman, the elf, and the man.

"...what?"

　Guild staff members exclaim in a trance, perhaps unexpected that a stone statue would appear.
　It was the same with other adventurers who had been waiting around to see what would come next to cyclops material.

"Oh? This is a stone statue... No, it's not."
"Yes,"

　Viehla's words make Bune nod short.
　For a mere stone statue, the expression of terror on his face is too close to true, and his clothes, armor, and arms are elaborately carved.

"Hold on, hold on," Is this by any chance...

　muttered the guild-keeper, who had quickly recovered himself, and came out of the counter and approached the stone statue in fear, and looked at his face as if to confirm something... muttered in spite of himself.

"Of course. I think these three are the three empty bells who were missing and were judged dead? Where in the world are they, Mr. Leh and Mr. Rey.

　The guild's words still make Ray look satisfied with the half-expected results.
　I don't know if the other person is a basilisk, as I judged it, but I think someone with the power to petrify the object attacked me anyway.

"Elena on the 14th basement."

　Deciding that it would be difficult to explain in words, he turned to Elena next door.
　That alone would have made sense of what Ray meant. take a map out of a magic pouch and place it on the counter

"When I took a roundabout course in a place where there were many forked roads... I found it around here."

　At the location on the map, the guild staff nods softly and looks at Ray and Elena.

"Was it fourteenth basement. It was unexpected that they were in this hierarchy. Would you mind waiting a moment? They've been asked to search for me by my fellow partymates at the same party. I should like to say that I have accomplished your request."

　The guild staff's words give Ray a subtle sense of foreboding.





　The guild quietly took over the corpse, which lay beside Jewel Sniper, without any particular disturbance like a stone statue.