257 - - underground exchange

"Let's go!"

A cheerful call echoed over the stairs that led to the bottom of the earth.

"Okay!"

The moment he heard the short reply, Moe jumped into the black leather bunk in front of him with a mighty leap.

He dexterously curled his body into a ball and rolled forward.

The child rolled and rolled until he reached the edge of the bunk, and without making any sign of stopping, he just fell down.

It looked as if he might be seriously injured, but what was waiting for him there was a new bunk.

He landed safely on the lower bunk, and continued to roll with increasing speed.

The second bunk also passed by in a single breath.

The third bunk, which had been placed underneath the first bunk, caught Moo with even more momentum.

The child, bouncing her body, lets out a joyful shriek.

Moe rolled down on the bunks, which were lined up in a row without any space between the bunks, in succession.

At the same time, the sound of laughter grew louder and louder.

When the child finally reaches the last bunk, he easily jumps off the edge with the same momentum.

There is no bunk beneath him to support him.

Instead, a woman with purple eyes waits for him with her arms outstretched.

Moe slips into Kikiriri's arms.

Their eyes meet, and they smile in unison.

Nenemimi, who had come down the stairs alongside the child, also smiled happily at the sight of the child in her sister's arms.

"How was it, Mumu?"

"Oh, that's so fun!　Yeah, the railing is nice, but this is nice too!"

"I know. I thought you'd like it. Do you want to do it again?"

"Yes!"

Before we knew it, the three of us had become good friends.

Now Mu is not wearing the Thunderbolt of Majesty.

He had decided to leave it off for normal use, in response to Dhadang's postponement of his answer.

When I told this to the twins, they expressed their relief with a hint of dissatisfaction.

They were still wary of Thor, however, and did not want to discuss the matter of the court temple with him.

He was probably not ready to tell the truth about his temple to a third party.　

Thor exchanged information about the labyrinth with Chiru of the Suiba clan while watching the three of them playing happily.

"Hmmm, the reappearance is irregular?"

"The rule of thumb is a minimum of three days and a maximum of ten days.

The labyrinth has many tricks, but after a certain amount of time, it reverts back to its original state.

The period of time is not fixed, and it is said that there are many times when the iron bars are suddenly lowered or the guard is standing in the way.

"The bars in the rooms on the tenth floor are particularly troublesome. Do the children have to go all the way back to the sixth floor?"

"Yeah, we could just put an arrow through the chain."

"I see. That's quick.

Chiru lifted his chin just a little at Thor's impressed words.

"So, the prison trick...is it still a fall?　Lord Mudbroker."

"I've done a lot of research, but I can't get the bars in the two rooms along the way to open."

"Hmm, that's tricky."

Currently, the only way to get to the lower floor is to go through a series of prisons or have a monster open the lid of the coffin.

However, it is said that this sarcophagus closes relatively quickly, but the ghost of the chief jailer does not come out that often, which is a problem.

"That's why he's stuck in there."

"I've ruled out the prison road because of the large number of departed souls we'd have to deal with, but from what I've heard from the mud-breaker, it sounds like there's nothing we can do about it.

"Yes, but I must warn you, it's very tiring.

Thor looked deeply disgusted, and Chiru lifted the edges of his lips without speaking.

In the upper row, Sora, Yuril, and Chita of the Midoriha tribe were having an idle conversation.

"We've changed the seasoning of the food since last month. I recommend it.

"Oh, I'll have to stop by."

"Mr. Chita, your hat looks very nice on you today.

Thank you. This is my favorite.

Chita smiled happily and poked his helmet, which was made from the head of an eagle, with a tsuntsun.

It was a brave outfit, but surprisingly suited the soft atmosphere of the woman.

"We're going to have a lot of things made for you, too," she said.

"Heh~. That's nice."

"Thor's is a very cool scaled armor. Ah, I'm getting worried. I'm sure even Chita-san will get nervous.

"Maybe. Maybe at the leather shop at the end of the alley?"

"Yes, do you know?"

"They make all my hats there, too!"

"That store is nice, isn't it? The manager is friendly and kind.

Sola is probably the only one in the border town of Dadang who has such an impression of Ramow.

The three of us continued our conversation in a friendly manner.

The tenth floor staircase was filled with a peaceful atmosphere for a while, but there was not much time left.

"Shall we leave now, ladies and gentlemen?

The voice was raised by Mordamo, a waterman who was silently polishing his staff by himself on the top step.

The Tengara-renai were about to leave after their four-day search, while Thor and his group would stay overnight on the stairs and resume their search on the eleventh floor tomorrow.

"Thank you very much for all the help you gave us.

"No, no, I'm looking forward to working with you in the future, mud-breaker."

See you later, Mr. Chita.

"Take care on your way home."

"Take care of yourselves, you two!"

"All right, see you soon, Mumm."

"Don't hurt yourself, you little shit."

"Yeah, see you later, Kee-chan, Mee-chan."

Moe said goodbye happily, but his face changed color when the twins folded and lifted his bunk.

"Yo, Yongo, where are you taking Gogo?

"Where is it? I told you it needs to be repaired."

"Lili, kids are stupid, it's no wonder they don't remember."

But if you take the four and the five, Mu's drop-off time will be up to three days!

Kikiriri turns around and bends his middle finger, then suddenly extends it and smashes it against Mu's forehead.

"You're silly. Of course it's forbidden to do that when we're not here because it's dangerous.

"What!"

The child looked away from them with tears in her eyes.