270 - - New Formation, Croshima Squadron

"I'll give up at least five years for achieving the first floor."

"Wow, this pastry has a really crispy crust!　Tall girl."

"Hey, you little shit, why are you carrying around a bug cage?"

Would you like some more tea?　Gentlemen."

"Mwah!　Isn't To-chan's snack bigger than Moo's?"

Thor, who was watching the members of the tea party talking amongst themselves, scratched the bottom of his chin and muttered a few words.

"...... are too disjointed."

He then turned his attention to the only Soukei man who remained silent.

Moldamo, who had been quietly tipping his cup, gave a small nod in response to Thor's gaze.

But that was the only response.

It seems that he does not want to offer any help.

"You will pay for the search, of course. In exchange, I'll give you a percentage of the profit from the sale of the materials.

"Huh?　If you look closely, all you see is skin: ....... But it's delicious!　I wonder how they make this."

"Oh, a beetle. I used to catch them when I was a kid.

"Mr. Thor, the Adventurer's Bureau contacted us. The goods you requested will be delivered tomorrow.

"Moo friendly, I'll give you a little snack. I'm just about to eat."

While Thor was having a hard time getting into the conversation among the charming women, the eyes of all four of them suddenly turned in unison.

"Are you listening to me?　You."

"Thor, I heard this is sold at a store in the inner city. Won't you come with me to buy some next time?"

What's wrong?　Mr. Toll.

Yes. Tor-chan, please come in.

Thor looked at each of them, exhaled heavily, and said something in return.

"All right, let's take care of one thing at a time. Let's start with the kikiriri.

"What, suddenly?"

"About the reward, if it takes five years to conquer the first floor, that's twenty-five years on five levels. Are you trying to turn me back into a baby?

"You're silly. You can't ask for everything at once. Of course not. I'm talking about when you're older.

"That's a long way off. I don't know if I'll be alive by then.

"Yes, that's why we don't want you to die, and we'll be careful not to let you die."

I'd appreciate that."

It was already decided that we would cooperate with the Purple-Eyed Twins and Moldamo, although this story was proceeding as a matter of course.

The reason for this is the blue skulls they own.

Thor has not wasted any time in the days before the Chitas purified the dragon of rotting corpses and departed.

They have passed through a series of troublesome prisons, defeated the monsters that are the keys to the four-colored pillars, and opened the iron grating to the fifteenth layer to check.

The only result was the disappointing fact that there was no new labyrinth master, and no such thing as a miasma hole was to be found.

If Yuril's guess is correct, the labyrinth will remain in this state for the next few months or years.

In other words, Thor and his team's search has come to a dead end.

With nothing left to do, they were approached by Kikiriri and the other three, who hold the key to the next level.

It is said that they had retrieved a piece of the wall at the back of the building after Zoldamarg had vanished.

The girls had suggested a joint search with Thor and the others.

It was a proposal that we had to accept since the means to obtain the blue skull had been cut off.

At first, the twins were planning to impose various conditions from their overwhelmingly advantageous position, but that changed drastically when they witnessed a certain act of Thor.

When they saw the Suiba siblings rejuvenated as if they were different people in front of their eyes, they softened their high-handed attitude at once.

After several discussions, they settled down to the atmosphere of today's tea party.

By the way, only works up to the point when the relationship with the monster is born, so it is impossible to rewind to the time of the baby.

However, since it is more convenient to let them think that they are rejuvenated, I purposely concealed this fact from them.

"We will take care of the expenses and the meals. But don't complain about the taste. Is that all right with you?

"Yes, wait a minute. I'll do my best.

"Taste?" I'm sure it tastes like crusty goldenrod nuts. Well, I can't complain if it's better than milky gruel.

"Well, I don't know. We also agreed to share the money from the sale of the materials. But if there's something you want, you don't sell it off, and we'll give you the money for it, right?"

That's fine.

"Okay, those are the terms. Well then, you'll have to show us the way.

It was not only the key to the blue skull that made Thor agree to cooperate with the Kikiriri.

They had the advantage that they had already been to the next level.

Frankly speaking, as a person who had experienced the pain of the prison in the underworld, Thor was more than grateful for the information they provided.

"And as I said before, we don't want to be strong. Of course, we'll leave the nasty monsters to you."

I thought you didn't want me to die."

You don't have the balls to go down like that."

From the new depths, the number of monsters appearing at once is increasing, and a fierce battle seems to be in the offing.

For this reason, it is relatively better to dive in with a larger number of people and divide up the group to deal with them.

"Does Moldamo have anything to add?"

"No, I don't think so."

The quiet waterman's one condition for cooperation with Thor and the others was to accompany them in their fight against the true master of the labyrinth.

He did not intend to participate in the battle, but only to observe, a rather unusual offer.

"Next, Mr. Yuril, thank you for your offer. It's finally done."

It seems that the long-awaited new equipment is finally arriving.

"Well, let's all go pick it up tomorrow, shall we? After that, we can go out to buy some snacks.

"Really!　Are you sure, Thor?"

"Yeah, I'd like to try some of that."

Moo had taken the liberty of replacing it on Thor's plate, leaving nothing but a few flaky pieces of flaky skin.

The child, who had been carefully licking his own plate, looked up at Thor with round eyes.

"Tor, why didn't you eat it, it's so delicious!

"Yeah, I wonder why."

When Thor grabbed the tip of the child's nose and shook it from side to side, Moe let out a giggle of amusement.

"Okay, I'll go first," Thor said. We may not know each other well yet, but as long as we are going to accompany each other to a dangerous place, we should all be of one mind..."

"Wait a minute."

"Yeah. What's up?"

Thor was about to close with some nice words, when suddenly he was interrupted by Nenemimi, who was silently fiddling with her insect cage.

The twin sister's cheeks flushed a little when everyone's attention was focused on her, but she continued her words as if forcing herself to spit them out.

"Name. I haven't decided on one yet."

"Name?"

"New party. We'll have to change the name."

"Oh, that's it. Can't we just stay with the scavengers?

"No. It's so lame it's driving me crazy."

"Not so much?"

Thor looked around at the faces of the group for an opinion, and a voice came out of every mouth.

"How about the Thunderlight Alliance?"

"I'm not sure any of us are in our element."

"How about Thor's family?"

"I don't remember us even being a family."

How about the Freeze Teaching Corps?

I don't get it.

Moo ha moo moo tai!

"I feel like an idiot, so I'm going to dismiss it."

Immediately, as before, the table returned to a state of chaos.

Thor again looks to Mordamo for help, but is casually turned away.

Just when it seems as if no decision will ever be reached, Nenemimi, the initiator of the discussion, suddenly lifts the striped cat to a child beside her and asks, "What do you want to do with the striped cat?

Hey, you little shit. What's his name?

It's a stripe. That's Black!"

"Oh, you look a lot like them, don't you?"

As Sola pointed out, the twins and the two cats not only look alike, with their black hair and purple tints, but also somehow resemble each other.

When the sisters were told that they looked just like the cats, they looked at each other and smiled happily for some reason.

"Lili, what do you think?"

"Yes, it's easy to understand. I like it."

In the end, that's what happened.