Thank you. All right, let's move on.

...... That's not very responsive to the fact that you've beaten the boss.

'I've never seen Fea's skills before, but there's something unassuming about them.

Mr. Kurt!　That's a no-no!　We're going to be acquiring more stylish and flashy skills!

　Using gestures, Fea expressed the skills she had in mind.
　I wasn't entirely sure what skill I was going to acquire, but I watched as she tried her best to communicate.

This is not the time for this!　If we don't hurry, we'll never catch up!

　I came to my senses.

Fast. I cast a transport spell to get you out of here, just in case.

Thank you, Kurt. From the next level, there will be D-ranked demons. It would be best if we could avoid the battle, but that's not going to happen. When we come into contact with them, we'll have to kill each and every one of them before we can move on.

　You need to move through the dungeon safely and quickly.
　Even with a D-rank, you'll be hurt if you underestimate them.

''I think it's a good idea.''

I understand!

　I think they'll understand.

All right, let's move on.


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'Whoa!　Ki, that's disgusting!　What is that thing?!

　In front of me are three iron worms, D-ranked demons.
　The silvery glowing caterpillars were crawling on the ground at high speed.
　They're about 50 centimeters tall and about a meter long.

We'll take them down one at a time.

Okay, okay.... fire.

　Kurt let loose a ball of fire a little smaller than an iron worm.
　The iron worm erupted into a black burn.
　That's good firepower.
　I'll follow Kurt's lead and kill the iron worm with fire magic.

What?　Mr. Revell!　Why are you using magic to beat him?　It's not fair!

"You don't want to. It's gross. You wouldn't want to cut with a sword if you could, right?　And besides, Fear is a gun, so knock it off. It's the same as shooting magic.

No, no!　I don't want to face that creepy demon!　It's hard to point a gun at them!

　I can't tell you how much I hate it.
　But once she gets her hands on the gun, Feer instantly becomes calm.
　It's a bit better than it seems.

All right, just grab the gun.

The one time I couldn't even hold a gun in my hand...

　Bang, bang.
　Instantly, the bullet was released.
　Btu, btu, btu, splashing green bodily fluids and a desperate iron worm .
　Wow ...... creepy .......

'Mr. Revell, let's get ahead of ourselves.

　Fear was unfazed by the sight.

'Fear must be fine,'

　Kurt says.

'Yes, I was more than okay with it,'

　He's being too calm, isn't he .
　I mean, shouldn't we just let Fear have a gun all the time in the dungeon?

...... Fea, why don't you act like you have a handgun for a while?

'......?　That's odd, Mr. Revell. I don't mind.

　What are you talking about?　Feer tilts his head in that way.

　But just as I had planned, I was able to advance through the hierarchy smoothly thanks to Feer taking down the demons quite calmly.