'Thank you ...... so much!　How can I thank you?
Thank you.

　The father and son, Alan and his son, Rick, thanked me for saving them.

'More importantly, how's the drunk village doing?
I don't know.

　Once I escaped to the exit of the dungeon, I asked him for information on the current situation, but I was met with a frown.

'Don't you get it?'
'At first we were all in the dungeon, but the dungeon changed shape a few times, and each time we got separated from everyone else, house by house.
What do you mean, "housekeeping"?
'We were sent to different parts of the dungeon, and the third time around, the house next to us was gone.
You're at May's?

　Rick nodded to Alan.

'I was trying to figure out what to do, but I was just about to fly at the end when I heard lights and people outside, so I left the house and tried to run away from the dungeon, but there was a monster there, and I managed to get away, but I got hit, and I ran out of power at the entrance.'
I see.

　Looking at the entrance to the dungeon, there are no less than ten houses that have been swallowed up here.
　I thought they were all in the same place together, but from what I'm hearing now, it seems that every time a human enters and changes the structure of the dungeon, the houses that were gathered together are being blown apart.

　Maybe the situation isn't as good as I thought.

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　I escorted Alan and Rick out of the dungeon.
　That little demon-like monster appeared three times on the way, but I killed all of them in the blink of an eye and continued onward.

　It was my first dungeon and the structure was changing so fast that I almost got lost for a bit, but I was able to get them out safely.

''Mr. Alan!　Rick!
Are you guys okay?
You're lucky to be alive.

　The villagers come over to them, forming a circle and congratulating them on their return.
　Meanwhile, Alice and Eve come to me.

"Good job, Lyota.
I'm coming in because people are still left behind inside.
Listen, I just saved another person.
Have you escaped?
'No, when Lyota went in, the structure of the dungeon changed again, and that's why that person showed up at the entrance.
Well, you're saying that the whole place he was in was sent near the entrance. Closer to the entrance than Rick.
I got lucky.

　Eve gave her impressions in a matter-of-fact manner.
　It's certainly lucky that I entered the dungeon, and it's only lucky that the people who needed rescuing were sent near the entrance to the dungeon.

"I'm going in again, how many people are left?
Yeah, well, Rick just came out. Thirteen more to go.
"That's a lot ...... I wish you were in one place, but ...... that's not possible.

　Thinking back to the situation of the villagers we've been able to rescue so far, you'd better believe they're scattered in the dungeon.

'The rabbit is going too.'
Well, please. The monsters aren't very strong, Eve can afford it.
"Hm.
What about me?
That's a tough one for Alice. You'll have to wait outside.
...... Okay. I will.

　Leaving Alice there, I entered the dungeon again with Eve.

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　We kicked off the monsters and made our way through the dungeon.
　I went in first, and Eve came in second.
　It's only a step away, but I was the first one in, and as soon as Eve entered, I was thrown into the dungeon.

　Rogue dungeons, which change their structure every time someone enters, are still tricky.

　I hurried onward, trying to think of an efficient way to attack or rescue the rogue dungeon.

　Since the structure keeps changing, I figured I'd have to hit them all together, so I put my right hand against the dungeon wall and proceeded to the right.
　As I recall, this way I should be able to zap through it at some point - I should be able to step through it.

　And so I continue on, defeating monsters as I go.

''--san.''

　I heard a human voice in the distance.
　I ran out the moment I heard the voices, I turned two corners and saw a girl sitting on the ground crying loudly.
　The child, who is about elementary school age, is holding her knees and crying her eyes out.

'I'm hungry ...... I'm cold ......'
Hey you!
"--Hey!　Oh, Uncle who?
Uncle--

　I was stuck for words for a moment. It's a little hard to be called an uncle when you're not prepared for it.
　I quickly switched my upset mind and ran up to the girl.

'Are you okay?　Are you hurt in any way?
Yeah, I'm fine.
Oh, yeah. What's your name?
"Mel,
Mel. Okay, Mel, I'm coming out now.
But there are a lot of scary demons out there. Move and you'll find them.
Can you find me if I move?
'Yes!　It's like he can't see me if I sit still.
That's right!

　I didn't notice that.
　No, there was no way to notice it.
　When you encounter a monster in a dungeon, you prepare for battle by reflex, even if you don't go so far as to attack first.
　Staying put isn't an option anymore, so I wouldn't even notice if my opponent had that Daruma's fallen trait.

That's why I stayed put.
Okay. Well done, my friend. Let's go outside.
But the devil: "But the devil: ......
I'll be fine.

　I made the girl stand up and walked away, protecting her.
　I continued on, using my right hand as a wall, and on the way there was a monster, and it went after the weaker one, Mel, but I killed both of them instantly.

　After about 20 minutes of walking, we finally reached the exit.

　Once outside, the villagers gathered around Mel, just as Alan and his son did.
　A young woman hugged Mel. The young woman who hugged her and shed tears was her mother. The exhausted young mother cried and was happy for her daughter's safety.

　With that in mind, she called out to Alice.

'How many more?'
Twelve.
'Eve either hasn't been found or hasn't come out. d*mn ...... this is taking too long.
It hurts that it's all falling apart.
I wish we could use a sea of people. Clint said it would be better to use a small number of elite players because of the dungeon changes, but it would have been better to use a large number of players because they are scattered throughout the dungeon.
Do you want the whole village to join us?
The monsters here are strong in their own right.
How strong is it?

　I saw Honehone and Pulle on Alice's shoulder.

'About five times as strong as either Hone Honehone or Pullle.
That's good. ......
'Honestly, if you go in, you'll be in secondary distress. You shouldn't do it: ...... Yeah, if all the villagers were adventurers, we'd be able to catapult ourselves right in.

　A scene flashed through my mind.
　The villagers in distress could be sent near the entrance if someone else got in, just as Rick and then the villagers had escaped.

'If we had a large number of adventurers who could defend themselves, we could have thrown them in one by one and reversed the dungeon fluctuation.
That would be fast!
You can't ask for something that isn't there. I'm coming back in.
Wait, Lyota, I'm going in. Lyota, it would take too long for you to go in there by yourself.
"But,
'Don't worry, there's a hone-hone-hone-hone-hone-pull with me. I can at least protect myself.
...... Okay. Then I'll tell you one thing. Apparently, these monsters can't see you if you stay put. When the time comes, stay put.
All right. Can I have a boner or a pull?

　Two bodies were crunching and twitching on Alice's shoulder.
　They usually do that all the time and it's a charming movement, but that's not good right now.
　But both bodies stopped moving according to Alice's words, if you can stop it, the problem is--.

''--What?''
What's up, Lyota?
'...... Alice, what happens when you come back from your transformation, Honehonen and Puller?　Or when you get knocked down.
What's going to happen?
Where are you?
They'll come back to me.

　Alice said, and made the honehone bigger.

　Even though it was large, it was a deformed and charming skeleton.
　It crinkled and walked ten steps away, then swooped away and returned to Alice's shoulder.

'You did that before, didn't you?　When Honehone fought the pulls.
Yes. ...... Hey, Alice.
What?
Will the hone-hones come in and change the ...... dungeon?
Eh .................. oh!

　After a slight delay, I think Alice caught sight of it.

　We ran to the entrance of the dungeon, and the villagers gathered around to see what happened.
　The villagers gathered around to see what was happening.

"Alice.
Yeah. Please, hone-hone-hone-hone-hone-hone-hone-hone-hone-hone-hone-hone-hone-hone-hone-hone-hone-hone-hone-hone-hone-hone-ho.

　Hone Hone turned into a skeleton once again. The villagers weren't frightened even when monsters appeared, probably because of the deformed appearance.

　Hone Honehone entered the dungeon - and disappeared.

''You're with me!
'Yes!　Lyota and Eve, and with Alan when he came in.
Can you put it back?
Hold on a second--Welcome home, honne-ho!

　The hone hone came back on Alice's shoulder.

'Go on, Pru.'

　This time the slime went into the dungeon, disappeared, and changed the structure of the dungeon.
　And then it comes back.

'I can do it!　Can you do this all the time, Alice!
'Yes!　Both of you, please!

　Alice sent her fellow monsters into the dungeon one after another.

　Changing the structure of the dungeon once every ten seconds.
　When it reached the tenth time.

''It's Mr. Clough's house!''
We're being attacked by a monster and it's on fire!
I need help!

　I saw a house on fire at the entrance. That's not all, those demonic monsters are setting fire to and destroying buildings.
　Seeing this, though, the villagers start running at once.

Don't go in there!　Yeah, go ahead and do it!

　He quickly shot at the villagers, whose voices could not reach him, with a restraining round.
　A rope of light bound the villagers.

''What is this?!''
Let go!

　The villagers with blood on their heads were left alone, and now they could load the tracking rounds.
　It was hard to aim from outside the dungeon, and sometimes they would go into the shadows, so this was the only way to use it.

　I fired 12 rounds of tracking rounds in a row, and the bullets darted into the dungeon in an irregular trajectory, knocking the little devil off.

'Is anyone in there?'

　I call out from outside the dungeon, and when I do, a middle-aged woman comes out of the building that is on fire.
　Her face is covered in soot and she's coughing, but she seems to be able to walk on her own.

　The woman called Crow managed to leave the dungeon, although she was wobbly.

''Another one in about three minutes ...... and we're going at this pace.
Yeah!

　Alice changed the dungeon by sending her friends' monsters one after another.
　The structure changes seemed to be random and I don't know the regularity, but I counted them.

　After about ten or twenty times, the villagers who had been swallowed by the entrance were sent over, and I took down the monsters I was with from the outside, shot the injured ones with recovery rounds, and threw ropes into the ones that still couldn't move.

　It was only when they finally understood what I was doing that they regained their composure and let me take care of everything.

　It took about an hour before the last person was rescued.
　The villagers surrounded me and Alice, cheering and shouting their thanks.

　By the way.

"I hate low-level haters.

　Without any explanation, I was smacked on the head with a chop as hard as I could by Eve, who had been hit with a structural change over 100 times in the dungeon.