97 - 九十五话 再び迷宫へ

After talking with Martha, I head for Sarah and the others.

I'm going to the Adventurers' Guild with Sylphy, so you'll have to stay here for a while. When I come back we will probably go to the labyrinth, so be ready.

"Are you going too, Belle?"

Belle flew in and asked me with a cocked head. I just told her to stay at home. Are you asking me to go with you to the labyrinth?

"I'll go with you to the labyrinth. I'm going to the Adventurers' Guild now, so please stay at home."

"Belle can work too!"

...... hmm?　Work?

"Heh. Belle also wants to help Yuta. He's been away a lot lately, so he wants to be useful."

Sylphy pats Belle's head gently and tells me that I didn't understand what she meant. Belle and her friends are very helpful just by being here, but come to think of it, I haven't had any help from them lately. .......

"Cu-cu-cu-cu-cu-cu-cu-cu-cu-cu-cu-cu-cu-cu-cu-cu-cu-cu-cu-cu-cu-cu-cu-cu-cu-cu-cu-cu-cu-cu.

"Oh, my. Rain. Tulle. Tamamo wants to help Yuta. What are you going to do?

Ohh. This thing is very touching. I'm going to cry a little. But taking him to the Adventurer's Guild is bad for his education. I can't take her there.

"Thank you all. But this time you're staying at home. We'll have plenty of belles to help us in the labyrinth, please."

I pat each of them on the head with all my heart. I am so happy to have made a contract with these children.

"Belle. I will do my best." "Queue," "protect," "coo," "coo."

Bell and his friends undertook it with their right hands, right fins, and right paws held high. They're so enthusiastic that I'm worried about the demons in the labyrinth.

"Yeah. I'm counting on you. I'm off to the Adventurers' Guild now.

We leave the inn and head for the Adventurers' Guild. I've had a good morning, and today is going to be a good day. No, it's normal because I'm going to be down at the Adventurers' Guild.

**

(Sylphy. I'm going to join the Adventurers Guild, can you tell me if there is anything you want to talk about me?　(And if you hear anything about my wholesale materials, please let me know.)

"Okay."

When I entered the Adventurers' Guild, nothing happened at first, but gradually all eyes were on me and I began to feel a buzz. It seemed that I had not been forgotten.

"Everyone seems surprised that Yuta is still in the labyrinth city. It seems that they thought he had already escaped.

...... I see. Come to think of it, you've been back in the land of the dead and you haven't visited the Adventurer's Guild at all. Well, it's no use worrying about it, let's pick out a request quickly.

I look at the board where the requests are posted. Almost no adventurers are checking the board. Is it because we are out of the busy time of the day?

The interesting thing is that there are many requests for magic and almighty grasses which I wholesale to Ms. Marie. It seems that the information has spread and the Adventurers' Guild is getting a lot of requests. Gilmouth must be in trouble, I'm sorry to hear that. ...... pfft... I'm feeling even better now, let's pick a request quickly.

I'll pick a request that's not too hard since Sarah and the others will be there. Checking the board, I think we can spend one day to get medicinal herbs and rough bird meat in the meadow of layer 6. It seems to be safe to get orc meat, medicinal herbs, and edible mushrooms in the forest of the 16th layer. Especially for adventurers, gathering is a basic activity, so you have to be skilled at it. I know this from a novel.

There are also a lot of requests outside the labyrinth city but not in the labyrinth, but I'm afraid I'll be rejected for escorting, so I don't have much appetite for it.

If I wholesale the roughbirds and orc meat that I have in my magic bag, I can complete the requests quickly, but it won't train Sara and the others, so I'll just have to be steady and do my best. Sarah and the others will need experience and rank to complete the requests, since they don't have cheats like me.

The request I chose seems to be a permanent request and the guild will buy it if I bring it to them. Hmm?　Roughbirds and orcs are marked with the required parts.

I heard that the basic rule of thumb is to carry less stuff and bring back the parts that are worth money. Do I have to take them apart and bring them back?　I'll ask around.

"Ms. Eltina. Hello. I have a question, if that's all right."

"Is this ......?"

Yeah. You're still as wonderfully impassive as ever. It's a shame that the carnal vibe you had when we first met is completely gone.

"I'd like to accept your offer, but can't I bring in the roughbirds and orcs as whole?　I know the parts are specified, but is it useless to bring anything else?"

The Adventurers' Guild can dismantle them for a fee. We will buy back the parts that are useful, but it is not worth the time and effort. Also, I should warn you in advance that there will be no porters who will follow you.

You're telling me what I've heard. Without a magic bag, it would be inefficient to carry a whole bunch of orcs and roughbirds. But I have a magic bag, so I can bring the whole thing and still be fine even without a porter. I also have a question: ...... I learned about herbs in the beginner's class, but not mushrooms.

I don't need a porter, so I'm fine. And what kind of mushrooms are edible?

There is a reference room over there, so you can check it out for yourself. And are the children safe?　No matter how much they want to be with you, they will never be allowed to prey on children."　

I didn't know there was such a thing as a reference room. I wish you would have told me first if you had such a handy thing. I was suddenly tangled up with you...and I wasn't even thinking about the necromancer...

I don't mean to prey on you and my children are fine. Well, I don't know what they will do if I bring them to the Adventurers' Guild, so I don't plan to bring them unless there is something special."

Doubt rose to the surface in Ertina's emotionless eyes. I knew it was coming, but her lack of trust was not so great. She probably suspects that I treat the children badly. I had a problem with Guillmas, but other than that, I didn't cause any problems.

I leave the counter and head to the reference room to find out more about the mushrooms and leave the Adventurers' Guild. I'd like to check out some other stuff, but the others are waiting for me. I'll come back at night.　

"It seems that they are trying hard to gather information about the person who has broken through the 50th level, but they don't seem to be thinking about Yuta at all. Carl is still talking bad about Yuta."

You have no idea. You should at least have some information. At this rate, you'll have to perform the subtle and embarrassing act of leaking the information yourself. That would be very sad.

Now all that's left is Carl talking shit about me. ...... Carl?　...... Yeah, he's the guy who got involved with the Adventurers Guild. I forgave him with all my money, but he's a terrible person to talk bad about me.

Well, I don't care if he didn't talk bad about me, because I think his reputation would have been terrible even if he didn't. I'll give him a break if I get a chance to say something sarcastic about him. We made a lot of money thanks to Carl.

（I see. Thank you. How was Gilmas?)

"He was not in the Adventurers' Guild because he seemed to be out."

（Well, maybe next time.)

If I ask him to look for me, he will find me right away, but if I go that far, I might become dependent on Sylphy. It's hard to draw a line between relying on him and not relying on him.

**

"Okay, everyone, we're going into the labyrinth now, so keep your eyes peeled. In the cave, Sara and the others will basically be the ones to go through while defeating the enemies. Uri, Fuku, and Mame will help you find the stairs to go down. Belle and the others will guard Sara and the others.

While Belle and the others responded cheerfully, Sarah asked me a question anxiously.

"Master. There are some demons that are new to us, and if we get lost, will it be ...... okay?"

"Oh, don't worry. Even if you get lost, Sylphy knows the way around, and even if it's your first time, you and your friends will be able to defeat it without any problem. Don't worry. Keep in good communication with them as you go. Belle and the others will protect you if you get into danger, but be sure to take care of yourself.

After confirming that all three nodded their heads firmly, we entered the labyrinth. I am sad that the gatekeeper who stopped me last time has stopped me again. Maybe it was because I had my children with me, but he was more insistent than the last time I tried to enter the labyrinth solo.

I explained to him that I would not take any chances and that the children could fight, and he let me in. Well, it's natural for a beginner to be stopped if he tries to dive into the labyrinth with children. But please don't make us tired before entering the labyrinth. After entering the labyrinth a few times, they won't be able to stop us anymore, so we just have to be patient until then.

Good luck!

I called out to Sarah and the others. The children nodded and after some discussion formed up. Marco was in the lead, Kikka in the middle, and Sarah in the tail.

"Uri! Uri... I need you to take care of the demons. You can kill it if you can. We'll keep going until the path splits, so Sarah and Kikka, you put up a wind wall around us and help us guard the perimeter."

The children proceed cautiously ahead, asking each spirit for a favor under Marco's direction. After a while, they came to a fork in the road.

As I watched nervously to see what they would do, it seemed that they had put Uri at their side to defend themselves. It seems that they are going to send FUKU-chan and Mame-chan ahead to scout the area.

Stairs! Dead end. He asked them to turn back if they found a treasure chest. I doubt if there are any treasure chests left in the first layer, but I think it's a good idea.

Since the floating spirits do not have the ability to scout all the layers at once, they seem to proceed carefully, taking time to scout carefully.

..................After a while, Huku came back.

"Fuku-chan! If you find a stairway, go to the right. If you find a dead end, go left. If it's a treasure chest, don't move.

Huk-chan moved to Sarah's right.

"You found the stairs. Kikka, summon Mame."

"Yes."

Kikka summons Mame back to her. Fuchu leads the way, and they all proceed cautiously. This is a well-thought-out and safe plan. At this rate, Sara and the others seem to be making good progress in their search for the labyrinth.