Tellurian Basement Level 2.
　He came down with Margaret.

'Lat, socha, play, builder.
「「「「 haha 」」」」

　When Margaret called out in a whisper, the four knights appeared out of nowhere, as usual.

　Their appearance seemed even more abrupt due to their diminished abilities.

''I'll be working with Lyota-sama on the dungeon attack for a while, no matter what, don't mess with them.
「「「「 yes 」」」」

　After a short, hesitant reply, the four of them disappeared without a sound.

'Well then, let's go.'
Yeah, let's go this way.

　Tellurium is the dungeon I'm most used to going through.
　It's a dungeon where you can see its structure even with your eyes closed and you can't get lost.
　I led the way and started walking.

　I walked for a bit, and soon I encountered a monster.
　A sleeping slime, a monster with sleepy eyes, from the second floor of the tellurium.

''I'm going to go.''
What?

　A completely unexpected action.
　As soon as she encountered the Sleeping Slime, Margaret dragged her great sword and bravely jumped into the Sleeping Slime.

　It's fine, though.
　It's a good thing, but on the way, she tripped and fell face first into the ground with a pitter-patter sound.

　....... .......
　.............
　...................

　I'm not sure if it's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're talking about, but I'm sure it's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're talking about, and I'm sure it's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're talking about.

'Itatataku: ......'

　The silence was broken by Toto Margaret herself.
　She got up and rubbed her reddened nose with tears in her eyes.
　She was in a natural "sitting girl" pose and was rubbing her nose with it.

　Despite the situation, it felt irresistibly cute.

　The sleeping slime also started to move, and I hit Margaret, who rushed into it, with her body.

　I pulled out my gun - but I couldn't pull the trigger.
　It was a normal bullet that was loaded.
　It was something that could take down a sleeping slime with a single shot, but its ability was reduced and its hit rate was also reduced drastically.
　And when viewed on a flat surface, Margaret and the sleeping slime are half overlapping.

　I might hit it.
　For a moment it crossed my mind and I couldn't pull the trigger.

'Hiya!　...... Yeah!

　Margaret sat up in a girl's seat and put up her big sword to prevent the sleeping slime from hitting her body.
　The momentum threw her off balance again, and this time she fell on her ass.

　But the sleeping slime that was flipped off was far away from her.

''Still!''

　I aimed at the sleeping slime and pulled the trigger in rapid succession.
　The two pistols fired a full series of regular bullets.

　Over ten bullets shot through the sleeping slime and dropped the usual Lyota carrot.

''Feng...... are you alright?''

　I rushed over to Margaret and grabbed her hand to wake her up.

"Uh-huh.
What's going on?

　Margaret looks kind of happy.

'It worked out well, didn't it?'
Did it work?
Yes, sir. I'm the swordsman and Lyota is the gun. I'm the vanguard and Lyota-sama is the rear guard. I'm glad it's working so well.
Yeah, .......

　I see what you mean.
　I can certainly say that ...... worked out well, though.
　What can I say, I'm a little uncomfortable with Margaret as a vanguard.

　Even with the fact that she fell down earlier, yes, she's not very good at being a vanguard.

　...... Well, now she and I are exactly the same in terms of status.
　It's perfectly natural for the different weapons to dictate the formation.

　So I put my gun away.
　Then I pulled out a bamboo spear from the Grand Eater's pocket.

''What's that?''
'I don't know if this is the first time Margaret has seen it. It's the first weapon I ever used.
Well, did Master Lyota give it to you?
Yeah.

　I nodded and looked at the bamboo spear.
　I had it repaired after I broke it before.
　I didn't use it because I got the gun from Hagremonos soon after that, but it was the first weapon Emily gave me, the first weapon I'd always saved for dear life.
　I carried it around with me all the time, especially after I got the Grand Eater's pocket, though I never used it.

　A good luck charm of some sort, sort of.

'Here, let's fight in the vanguard together.
Together?
Together.
"...... pop

　Margaret's cheeks flushed, something that made her happy.

'Yes, let's work together,'
Yeah.

　We walked out of the dungeon again, shoulder to shoulder.

　I was the first to jump out of the way when I encountered the sleeping slime.

　The abilities are the same, and the weapons are the same for close quarters.
　Then the rest is a matter of appearance.

　If you ask me who should rush in first and do something about it, me or Margaret, it's definitely me.

　I'll go in, and if I can take it down, I'll take it down, and if I can't take it down, I'll induce a breath of sleep in the direction of the day after tomorrow, and Margaret, who comes a breath later, will take it down.

　It's a nice combination for a hastily made man.
　Margaret seemed to think that too, and our eyes met and she smiled happily again.

　And so they continued to fight together.

　Drop S and Drop A.
　The pace of defeating them is a gaggle slower than before, but the quality of the drops remains the same.

　Most importantly, it's ...... a little fun.

　It's fun to fight together, and I never get tired of seeing Margaret's badass cuteness that sometimes slips away.

　This is what it's all about - I'm thinking.

It's not a good idea.

　When I pierced the sleeping slime with my bamboo spear, to my surprise, not a carrot, but a gate appeared.

''This must be ......,''
Do you want to come in to ......?
Yes!

　I walked through the gate with Margaret, who nodded vigorously.

　The view had changed dramatically.
　A view of the type I'd seen before, that room.

'Welcome.'

　I turned around at the calm voice and saw a small - like a sitting child, a cute little grandmotherly person there.

'Terl, Ms.?'

　The other side smiled and smiled again, calmly.