No, Lyota.
Okay.

　As her friends looked on, Alice tried to enter the dungeon, but was blocked at the entrance and couldn't get in.
　Her level is 2.

　Her upper limit and current level are both 2, the second lowest level in the family's adventurer group after me.

''Well then, .......''

　I turn around and look at Elsa and Ena.

'It's our turn, isn't it?'
'I've just checked, and she and I are both level one.
Yes.

　I nodded and thanked them first with my eyes.
　The two members of the family's non-adventurer group, Elsa and Ena.

　The two brainy guys, so to speak, did what I asked, and on top of that, they checked their level as a prelude.

　The two of them headed for the entrance with me--I'm in!

　They entered and came out immediately.

'I got in normally,'
Nothing seemed out of place.
Okay.
So that means it's still a level limit, and a level 1 limit.

　Celeste, who had been watching the whole time, murmured, wrinkling her brow.

''That's what it comes down to. Are there any other level-restricted dungeons?''
'Huh?　Didn't you hear?
What?
From the cell.
...... Is the place where the gold drops also a level limit?

　Celeste nodded.
　I was surprised, and I agreed.

　I felt like I understood part of the reason why Cell was so obsessed with me.

　But that doesn't matter now.

　For now, it's this dungeon first.
　I have to do something about Erislonium.

　As if he could read my feelings, Celeste further analyzed the current situation.

''If you're talking about the level 1 limit, I don't think there's any problem if we leave it alone. There are less than five fingers of adventurers who are still at level 1 in the entire Dungeon Association's grasp.
'...... Not zero?　Besides me, of course.
Yes, there were two, or maybe three.
What are your abilities?
''Unknown, but I'm an adventurer who can enter the dungeon at level 1: ......

　Celeste and I both looked at Alice at the same time.
　She's not a level 1 but a level 2, but she's in the same lineage.

　Like I said, I'm also a level 1, but I was able to get here with a drop S.

''You'd better consider that there's a hidden depth to it.
That means I can't leave him alone. In fact, it's dangerous.
...... Right.

　Celeste nodded with a bitter face.
　As long as there are other level 1 adventurers, I can't leave them alone.

''You want to capture it now?

　Emily asked, somewhat concerned.

'Yeah, I'll be right in. ...... because I'm sure it's no coincidence that you've pinpointed your appearance in the garden of this mansion.
Okay.
Can I come in?

　Alice offered.

'Alice?'
Yeah, I'm just gonna have one more, and then it'll be one level down.
I see.

　It's something I thought about doing a long time ago.

　Every time I eat one magic fruit, I can learn one magic (or two if I handle it with my drop S).
　But after the second one, each time I eat it, the maximum level drops by one.

　Because of that limitation, the theory is usually to eat just one while you're level-canned.

　However, Alice's maximum level is 2, and it's a samonar style, leaving combat to her fellow monsters.
　Even if she eats another one, her own abilities are almost the same - but.

'Can Honehone and the others get in?
'What?　Ah.

　A huffed Alice, directing her fellow monsters.
　Skeleton's companion, Honehone, jumps off her shoulder and heads towards the entrance of the Erislonium.
　Then - they are blocked.

　Just like the humans, they were blocked by an invisible wall.

'Aha.'
I knew it.
I'm sorry I can't help you.
All right, yeah, just stand by for a moment. I'll give you a signal when I need it.
Okay!

　I'm not a fan of that, but it's a guy like me who uses Alice's magic "All Might" to summon people.
　You can summon him only once a day for 30 seconds, and he's "exactly the same strength" as me.

　It's probably level 1, but since the summoning time is 30 seconds, I decided to keep it for emergencies.

Okay, ......, I'm off then.

　He circled his gaze around to his friends in the place and slowly entered the dungeon.

　Erislonium, the first basement floor.
　Once again, as I enter, it's a place that doesn't look like a dungeon in any way.

　Down there is a small island with grass, roughly 20 square meters in area.

　There are several islands of that size, with a babbling stream running between them.
　The islands are connected to each other by simple bridges, creating a sort of maze.

　In a way, it's a dungeon, if you can call it that.

'It's idyllic: ......'

　It's a place that feels so different from the dungeons I've been in that I couldn't help but mutter that.
　If you don't think about moving on, this is a place where you can spread out a blue sheet and have a picnic.

　However, that's not an option.

　We find an island in the distance with stairs leading downward, and plan a route to the island and bridge to get there.

'Hmm?'

　Suddenly, something fluffy drifted in.

　Balloons - or maybe soap bubbles?
　Floating around like that, fluffy, softball-sized fluff?　It appeared to be like.

　I watched it for a while.
　The cotton wool was just flying fluffy and I didn't feel any hostility or anything like that.

　I wondered if it was not a monster, but something like dungeon snow - I reached out my hand and touched it.

　Do-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o!

　The moment I touched it, there was a tremendous explosion.

　My eyes went blank and my ears keened from the explosion.
　My skin tingles.

'A bomb?!'

　I blinked my eyes repeatedly as I tried desperately to restore my blank vision, trying to grasp the situation.

　Then my vision returns, but - surprise.

　The cotton wool - the same size, but bright red fluff was surrounding me before I knew it, and it was coming in an even straighter line.

'Poof!'

　He reflexively crosses his arms and takes a defensive stance.

　Do-oh-oh!
　There was another explosion.

'Ouch!

　The second explosion seemed to do more damage than before.

　This is a guy you shouldn't take.
　I kicked the ground and tried to dodge from a distance--

'I'm heavy!'

　I noticed something wrong right away, my body wasn't moving as it should.
　And then he took another hit!

　I rolled on the ground and this time I got some distance.

　I knew one thing about the experience.
　The power, the speed, and the damage.
　Every time I ate it, my ability went up and the damage went up.

　So that means--

A debuff?

　I take the portable now board out of my luggage that I carry with me at all times for dungeon-catching and use it.

---1/2---
Level: 1/1
HP B (-3)
MP B (-3)
Force B (-3)
Strength B (-3)
Intelligence B (-3)
Spirit B (-3)
Speed B (-3)
Instrument B (-3)
Luck B (-3)
--------- ...

---2/2---
Plant S (-3)
Animal S (-3)
Minerals S (-3)
Magic S(-3)
Characteristic S (-3)
--------- ...

　In an instant, I checked my abilities and dodged the red fluff that was coming at me further.

　Two things I understood.

　That with that one explosion, all of my abilities go down by one.
　And although my combat ability goes down, just like magic and potions, my drop ability doesn't go down at all.

''--then!

　I ducked and drew my gun and loaded it with infinite recovery rounds.
　I cast a magic - Quicksilver.

　I still use it on my friends in my daily routine.
　A magic that has become a routine at the level of washing my face and brushing my teeth, and I no longer dare to think about it.

　It consumes all of your magic power at one time, but instead raises any of your combat abilities by one rank.

　Fire it in rapid succession, alternating with infinite recovery bullets.
　I did it about twenty times, which would be enough in my experience, and confirmed it on the portable now board.

---1/2---
Level: 1/1
HP A (-2)
MP A (-2)
Force A (-2)
Strength A (-2)
Intelligence A (-2)
Spirit A (-2)
Speed A (-2)
Dexterous A (-2)
Luck A (-2)
--------- ...

---2/2---
Plant S (-3)
Animal S (-3)
Minerals S (-3)
Magic S(-3)
Characteristic S (-3)
--------- ...

Yes!

　I went from B to A.
　Quicksilver is a magic that originally existed in this world, so I can't get back to S, but I can get back to A as much as I want.

　I'll eat it again and use Infinite Recovery Bullet and Quicksilver.
　I knew that both my physical and mental strength could withstand one shot with A, and that I could handle it with Quicksilver and recovery bullets.