408. Dungeon match




 Carbon basement floor.
 We all went in, and there was a transporter gate.

 I saw it, and I turned to Celeste.

"Thank you.

 I said.

 I asked Celeste to do this for me.
 We flew from the mansion to the first floor of Carbon via the transfer gate.
 I took the ground route back to the mansion without using the gate and went straight into Carbon for a demonstration with the others.

''I've secured the retreat route as you asked. What do we do now?
Yes. ......

 I look at the gate and Celeste and see the normal exit on the back.

'I thought the exit might disappear if we all went in, but it didn't.
Yeah.
But it happened twice. Since it's a recurrence, we need to find out what it is. Celeste, do you ever straddle the hierarchy when the entrance is closed?
I did, and I was on the third floor when it happened.
'Right. Well, then, let's keep the gate going and let's all explore the carbon for a while.
Yeah.
Is that all right with you?
It's all right!
That was the plan all along, wasn't it?
I get paid up front for my carrots. Rabbits are very well-behaved women.

 The friends who had followed us all nodded at me.

 With five people plus Vanadium, we decided to go around the first floor first.

 We already knew the monsters and drops on the first floor, but what we wanted to investigate now was the entrance vanishing phenomenon, so we were going to investigate this place again.

 I encountered one monster after another.
 The majority of the monsters, which will probably turn into one of my friends, turned into Emily.

It was me again.
I guess that means everyone trusts Emily.
Is that what you're saying?
Maybe. You'll have to examine the details of trust and affection, but I'm thinking that I'm going to transform into the person I'm thinking of in a positive vector.
And, I might add, probably not a faith in power.

 I nodded at Celeste's words.

'Yes, that would have to be me.
Yes!
Well, we don't have to think too hard. We can find out on our own by canvassing adventurers who have been in later and gathering a few numbers of them to see what they think of the people they come up with.
Well, it's more of a doorway. Alice?
It's still open.

 Alice, who responded immediately, and one of her fellow monsters, who is always on her shoulder, is gone.

 The skeleton Hone Honehone.
 The Hone Honehone remains at the entrance to the building, keeping an eye on it.

 The fellow monsters and Alice were given a white feather because they can use some kind of telepathy.

 We confirm that the entrance is open and continue our search.

 Monsters appear one after another, but I didn't have a chance to show up.

 Emily, Celeste and Alice.

 Most of the time, these three are the ones who beat them.
 At first I had a vague idea of what to expect, but gradually I realized that it was the three of us.

 That of the three of them isn't a solo move, it's a party move.

 Emily and Celeste were remarkable.

 One was a super-powered fighter wielding a giant hammer that was larger than her size, while the other was an attacking wizard who struck a huge blow with the awareness of keeping a distance anyway.
 Both of them are sharp types.

 Therefore, the usual way to fight is to move while eliminating such weaknesses.

 But it's different now.
 You'll be able to find a lot of people who will be able to help you.
 And now that we are a party, the other party will naturally follow us, and we will also casually follow their weaknesses.

 I've never seen the three of us move like this before, so it was refreshing.

''You've been practicing these things?''
No.
No?

 I turned to Eve, who was quietly denying it.
 She now has a rabbit made out of green apples on each hand and is looking at it with a smile.
 By the way, the drop and the creation were both made by Emily, and it's a gem that you'll be wasting your time if you don't eat it soon.

It's still awkward.
That's true.
'That's just what I usually think, I can match it because I usually think it, but it's awkward because it's the first time.
I see.
"Dungeonicity Match.
Hmm?

 I don't think I've heard that word in a long time.

'We all want to go around with the low levels. I'm going through the motions and I'm soloing a lot, but in my heart I know that.
......, so you're telling me that you've usually been thinking about party moves.

 Eve nods quietly.

 I look at the three men still fighting. Oh yeah, .......
 Yeah, that's fun too, isn't it?

 Again, I look at Eve.

'Thank you, Eve, for teaching me.
A rabbit is a very stubborn woman.
Okay.

 She's taking a step back, but she still probably sees more of everyone than I do.
 I'm suddenly grateful to Eve for that.