Gradually your senses open up.

　When I'm walking in the city for the first time, I open the map and compare it with the real world.
　The map is in my mind, and it's very clear.

I see... I even know the structure of the dungeon itself.
Yeah, you know what I mean!

　Alice nodded somewhat happily.

'There's a big map and you can see where you are on it.
You know what I mean.
I know where the monsters are, and I know how to avoid them.
I don't recognize the monster at all.
Is it?

　Alice tilts her head slightly this time.

'But maybe I was like that when I met Lyota.

　Alice squinted her eyes as if she was nostalgic for the long ago.

I see... so this is where your abilities start to grow?
I was.
Okay.
......?

　The hand I'm holding with mine gets a little stronger.
　Vanadium looks up at me curiously and pats my head.

'It's the vanadium.'
......?
Thank you, I mean.

　Vanadium still nodded her head curiously, but then she smiled.

　She had no way of knowing, but she helped me tremendously.
　If I hadn't remembered my daily life with Vanadium, there's a chance I wouldn't have been able to come back here, let alone have the ability to do so.
　And for that, I can only thank her.

'Now, let's get back to the others.
Yes.

　Alice and Vanadium, along with two others, went back to their friends.
　They met up with their friends waiting at the closed entrance, prying open the entrance with an ironclad bullet and stepping outside.

'Hey, by the look on your face, it looks like you've had a good harvest.

　And the three Neptunes who were waiting outside.
　The man, who was always smiling and smiling, smiled even more.

'Yeah, maybe no doubt, but I think I know what caused the entrance to close.
Great, as always. So why do you keep closing it?

　I politely explained to Neptune the conditions that had been discovered.

"You'll have to backtrack further on the way home, won't you? That's a tough one for an indecisive guy.
You tell me that?

　Lil's shove flew in from behind him.
　He was still relentless in his rushing.

'I'm not an indecisive person. It's just that I like you guys.
"...... hmm.

　Lil turned away, but her face was red.
　Hmmm, that's a hell of a high level of flirting, isn't it?

'We're pulling out for now,'
Really?
Yeah, as long as the entrance doesn't disappear, we'll let everyone else do the rest.
I think it's great that you can stand down there.
Now, if things change again, call me.
Yes.

　Leaving this place to Neptune, we entered the dungeon and took the transporter gate back to the mansion.

　All of us returned to the mansion, in front of the transporter room.

''Thank you for your help,''

　Emily labored over us with a warm smile.
　Even though she was one of the members of the team that went out, Emily worked us with a compassionate smile.

'Good job Emily, and good job everyone else.
I didn't do much.
Yeah, yeah, and it was fun.
Bolybolyboly ...... ballyhoo!

I'm going to prepare a meal, and everyone else can rest until then.
Oh, no. Let's go out and eat.

　I rolled up my arms and stopped Emily as she was about to head to the kitchen.
　The fact that I was the first to be labored over when I got home made me want to labor over Emily, too.

'Are you sure?'
Yeah.

　Emily is sure to quickly and painlessly cook a lavish and delicious meal for everyone.
　That's Emily.

　But just because she can do it painlessly doesn't mean she can't express her gratitude.

　I looked straight at Emily and insisted that we go outside.

'I'm with you.'
It's nice to be outside once in a while.

　Whether they knew what was on our chest or not, Alice and Celeste gave me cover.
　Eve was the only one who said "the store with carrots," which she always did, but she was ...... on board with the story, so maybe she was paying attention to that.

'...... yes,'

　I showed a little hesitation, but Emily smiled and nodded at me.

　This is how we ended up eating out.

　My friends went back to their rooms once.
　Emily said she was going to go get ready for an outing, not a battle, as she left her hammer behind.

　I walked out the front door, hand in hand with Vanadium, and waited for everyone to come in.

　Outside the vanadium dungeon, in the garden of the old mansion.
　When I got out there, I was puzzled by the change (...)

"It's ......,

　Something that flows into the head rapidly.
　The senses are so strongly stimulated that it gives me a headache of sorts.

　No, I don't have a headache.
　It just feels like it might hurt (、、、、、、、、).

　As I was puzzled by the sensation, it slowly, slowly subsided.

　Then - something new unfolded.

'Is this ...... cyclo city?'

　It was almost as if he could feel the structure of the dungeon, and the streets of Cyclo, in much the same way that he could feel the structure of the dungeon.