When I followed her into the doorway, it was a familiar, empty space, one that was before I reached the spirits.

　However, perhaps because Sakura had already entered first, a monster had already appeared in the space.

　A single goblin wearing an ostentatious mage's robe and holding a staff in the shape of a demon's head.

''Uncle!　Do you want me to take this down?
Yeah, I've beaten them all, and I've met the genie.
Okay, now-- here we go!

　Sakura opened her sketchbook and activated Genesis.

　A metallic right arm, a clenched fist right arm, flew out of the sketchbook and flew towards the goblin.

　It hit the goblin and was flicked off.

''What the hell was that?''
'Rocket Punch. The Far North of Romanticism.
'Oh, um. Okay.
What?　Maybe your uncle is a string-puller?　Because I don't recognize a string ant as a rocket punch.
No, no, no. Oh well.

　I pulled out my gun too, and as usual, I fired a normal round first.
　A habitual normal bullet, the first shot to see what happens.

　The bullets will be flicked off, just like a rocket punch.

"No?
I guess it's just a matter of power because the way he played it was so normal.
"Then...

　This time I switched to my +10 gun and aimed with my growth bullets.
　The single shot maximum power bullet, the goblin, hit it, but it was also flicked off normally.

'Maybe it's from a hard .......'
Try using ...... golden right foot or something.
Okay.

　Sakura complied, instantly flipping through the pages of her sketchbook and summoning her golden right paw.

　Embodied near the goblin, the golden right foot kicks the goblin away.

　The goblin hit the wall and crumpled down.
　It tries to get up quickly, but wobbles though.

'The damage is done.'
There it is. That's funny, 'cause this one's supposed to be the weakest.
...... I don't know if there's anything to shoot or throw in the golden series.
Yes, a golden ball, or Kin for short.
Don't abbreviate it, just shoot it.
Yes, sir.

　Three summonses, this time a golden left arm came out of the sketchbook and swung and threw a golden ball.

　The golden ball flew straight through - or so I thought - but it blurred on the way and drew a messy trajectory.

''What's that?''
"Non-turning chute.
It's an arm, it's a knuckleball!

　While I was rushing in, the golden ball hit the goblin and then was flung off.

''I see, maybe it's still disabled from long range.
Is that so?
Yeah, that golden right leg must have done more damage than this one. This one hurts about as much as being kicked in the bare guts, but that one did about as much damage as smashing my little finger into the corner of a chest of drawers.
I don't know the difference!
Well, let's just get in close and take him down.
Yeah.

　I put my gun away and roll up my arms to get closer.

　Then the goblin chanted something and created a magic circle at my feet - and it popped.

'Uncle!'

　A quick Sakura's voice stopped me.
　The bouncing magicians gathered at our feet and made a red circle.

　It's a narrow circle that only allows for one person to stand upright and immobile.

''Isn't that bad?''
Try .......

　One deep breath.
　After assuming the various possibilities to deal with whatever happens, I stepped out of the red circle.

　Instantly, my whole body went up in flames.

''Uncle!''
I'll be fine.

　He moved his body violently, blowing out the flames.
　I was burned and damaged here and there.
　He pulled out his gun and fired a series of recovery rounds at himself.

'I'm not allowed to leave ...... this ...... oh, it's gone.'
He's gone.
Let's do it now while we still can. I don't think it's going to take long.
Well, I guess-- mm.

　I try to attack and take the initiative.
　Then he used his magic again, and this time a blue circle appeared at my feet.

'...... Get out of there, Sakura!
Yeah, yeah!

　Hearing my screams, Sakura ran away from the circle just as I did.
　When she got out of the circle, nothing happened, but the blue circle chased after her.

'I see, so this means we can't stop.
Maybe so.

　We ran away from the blue circle, while the goblins chanted some more, increasing the blue circle.

　Me and Sakura desperately ran away from the circles.
　The multiple circles successfully limited and guided our actions.
　Combined with the ineffectiveness of long-range attacks, you can't get very close to the goblins and can't afford to fight back.

　Do you want to use accelerated ammunition and go at it with a damage readiness?　-- and that's when I thought.

'No, not that way!'

　I shouted at Sakura as hard as I could.

'Ah,'

　Sakura huffed.
　Chased by the blue circle, Sakura stepped into the waiting red circle by herself, as if she was trapped in a cul-de-sac.

　Sakura entered the red and was unable to move.
　Blue caught up with her and surrounded Sakura.

　A red circle that must not be left, a blue circle that must be left.

　It's a dichotomy between going and hell and going back.

　She didn't even give me a moment to hesitate.

　Immediately after, I (...) went up in flames.

"Uncle!
I'm fine.

　He sucked in a breath and shot a recovery round at himself.
　More flames came once more, then the red and blue circles disappeared in turn.

　Sakura ran up to me.

'Uncle, are you alright?'
Yeah, I'll be fine.
Why is your uncle ......?
That's twice now.
What?
Maybe for Sakura and maybe for me. Both came to me.
Why--oh.

　Sakura understood a little later than I did when I took a direct hit.

Level ...... 1
Maybe so.

　A characteristic of this dungeon, an attack aimed at the weak.
　It seems that the damage here is also carried by the weak.

Well, that's the easy part. I'll hold them off while you take out the weakest one.
...... there are better ones than that.
Is it better?
Shit.

　With a mischievous wink, Sakura summoned something from her sketchbook.

　It was a ...... monster that was summoned.
　A very familiar monster.

'That's not good!'
Why?　If you think of slime in Japanese, it's in this form, right?
Maybe so, but it's bad!

　I'll get into it further.
　Sakura summoned a slime.
　It's a slime, but it was ...... a cute little slime with a water-drop-like silhouette.

''More importantly, it's ...... un!

　A red circle formed at her feet, Sakura. She didn't hesitate to step out of the circle, and the slime evaporated in flames.

'Great success.'
'You're level 1 and ...... weak.'
The weakest...

　Sakura happily chuckles as if it were the truth.

　Then I summon the slime again.

　This time I step out of the red circle, and again the slime is blown up - re-summoned.

　A slime that's level 1 like me and much weaker than me.

　Sakura summoned it, and with it, Sakura and I slowly fleshed out the goblin - and took it down with a single punch.

　And this time - a door is opened.