In the evening, the party was held in the living room upstairs.

　Various dishes were laid out on the table. It's as lavish as a hotel buffet, all prepared by Emily.
　The Ryota family surrounds it with me and Elsa.
　The only outsider, Elsa, is puzzled as her drink is poured into the cup she is holding.

"Is it okay for me too?
'It's more fun when there are more people. We used to have a banquet in the dungeon a long time ago. My mom loved to party and always had a reason for it: 'It's a party! And I did.
You're a feisty mother.
'I've been holed up all year in dungeons where my favourite wine drops.
I can already imagine what kind of person Emily's mother is.
You're like Eve!

　Alice said and gave Eve a hug.
　Eve, who had been nibbling on the carrots like a small animal, looked annoyed, but she accepted Alice's hug as she hugged her and casually took more carrots with her.

　The "Celebrate Emily's 100 Million Yen Player" party was getting very exciting as the guest of honor, Emily, was floundering.

'Lyota-san, look at this!

　Celeste called for me, and when I turned around to see what was going on, I saw her holding out her plate hands to me.
　In the palm of my hand I see Alice's friends, Hone Hone and Purupuru. There are also two other stuffed animals that look exactly like Hone Hone and Purupuru.
　They are deformed the same way as the two, and are made of cloth.
　The two were so curious about the stuffed animals that they crunched and patted them down.

'I can't get away from it, it's in the palm of my hand!
Good for you, Celeste. I mean, what's wrong with that stuffed animal?
I made it.
Did you make it?　Celeste?　...... That's great, it's a great job of being in a crane game, and it's not unlike being in a crane game.
Cute. ......

　Celeste's eyes were heart-marked and she was looking at the honking and pulling.
　A few days ago, she'd tried to get close to him and he'd run away from her, which was amazing progress when you think about it.
　I'm glad my unrequited love is coming to fruition.

'But wow, I knew you liked stuffed animals, but it's something you can make that quickly. And they're so cute too.
'Mr. Celeste is amazing!　Mr. Yoda's sock--
Wah-wah-wah!

　For some reason Celeste suddenly raised her voice and interrupted Emily's words.
　I heard my name on something, what's going on?

Ah, .......

　Celeste, who raised her voice, was soon to be disappointed.
　The honking and purring that came from the palm of her hand made her run away in response to the taut voice.
　I jumped off the palm of my hand and clattered across the table, and in an instant I was under Alice's clothes.

'Oh, ......'

　Celeste is disappointed, her hands outstretched towards the two bodies are full of sorrow.
　It's going to be another unrequited love for a while.

　And so the banquet went on.
　Great food, great atmosphere, good times passed.

　As I sat down by the wall to catch my breath, Elsa came over to my side.

''Thanks for your help.''
You too. Thanks for coming by. You've been a pain in the ass with all that stuff.
No, it's my job. But it's great.
Great?
'Lyota's family. Everyone is so congenial, even though they're all amazing people. Especially Eve, it's amazing to see Killing Rabbit in a normal circle of people.
It was Emily. Did you notice when you walked into this living room?　Magical, warm and bright, she's the reason we're doing this.
...... I think Emily is a normal person.
A normal person?

　I turn my head and look at Elsa, wondering what she means.

'Not saints or gods, just ordinary people. Normal people can't make a house bright and warm like this for someone they don't like.''
I see.
'I think this house is a mirror. A mirror that reflects the person who made Miss Emily do it.

　And then Elsa looked back at me.
　The person who made Emily do it is ...... me?

That's why I think Mr. Lyota is great.
I don't know.
'I'm very happy to work with such a Lyota-san. I'm a temp, but I look forward to working with you.
Yeah, nice to meet you.

　A stiff handshake with Elsa.
　The lively and fun party continued until midnight.

　　　　　Stars

　The next day, I was on my way to Nihonium for my daily routine when Clint called me in.
　After finishing my routine, I thought ...... but was told it was urgent, so I interrupted my routine and came to the Dungeon Society.

　I knocked and walked into the president's office and saw Clint taking a potion.
　There was a pile of white powder on the paper that wrapped the potion and he poured it into his mouth and swallowed it without any water.

　It's an emergency, so maybe it's a stomach pill or something.　I don't know how you can drink without water, though.

　I called out to him with that thought in mind.

'Are you okay?'
'Yeah, I'm fine. I feel a little better now that it's done.
Energy isn't a bad medicine, is it?
Don't worry, it's just white sugar.
I thought you were on drugs!
This is what makes you feel better.
It's about more than energy!

　I'm sure he will have diabetes one day.

　I sat down on the couch with Clint, thinking I had to talk to him anyway.

'Actually, the dungeon was born.
Yeah.

　Here we go again.
　Since I arrived in this world, there has been a Nifongnium, a Selenium, and two dungeons.
　It's not that frequent, but it's not that rare either.
　I'm not sure if that's the case or not.

　But Clint's expression was serious.
　His expression was serious enough to empty a small box on the table, pick up a sugar cube for a drink and throw it straight into his mouth.

'It was a village that had never had a dungeon before, which is fine in itself, but the dungeon that was born swallowed up half of the village.
It engulfed the village.
'Sometimes it happens, a dungeon forms right underneath a village or town and swallows up the village and takes it in rather than .......
That sounds like a lot of work .......

　It's hard to imagine the actual scene, but it does convey a sense of seriousness.

The villagers were swallowed up because of the suddenness of the event, so they sent out rescuers here and there, but the tricky part is that this is a rogue dungeon.
A rogue dungeon?
'I'm talking about dungeons where the structure inside the dungeon changes every time someone enters. That makes it more difficult to rescue them.
'You can play endlessly: ......'

　Clint stares at me as I mutter.

I'm going to have to send my best men out on a mission. Please, I need you to head to the new dungeon and rescue the people of this village. You're my only hope!

　Clint leaned forward with his hands on the table, ready to get down on his knees at any moment.

'Okay,'
'Really?　Thank you!　Thank you so much!

　More desperate than ever, I take the map from Clint, who thanks me over and over again, and leave the Dungeon Society building.
　A new dungeon that swallowed the village, or ...... a new dungeon that's been created, I'd better get going soon.