211 - - 二百九話 迷宮探索

Yesterday, Gina and her team got everything they need for their labyrinthine search, and now that Mel and Meral have decided to join us, we are all ready to go. It will definitely be a fulfilling labyrinthine search.

Good morning, Mel and Meral.

"Good morning, Master."

"Good morning, Yuta!　I'm looking forward to it!"

In the morning, when I went to pick up Mel and Meral, they were waiting in front of the workshop. Mel is normal, but Meraru's tension seems to be much higher.

"Meral, it's good that you're motivated, but don't do everything by yourself.

"Hmm?　Really?　Yes, you're right!　I know!"

He says he knows what he's talking about, but there's a worrisome tension in his voice. I'll keep an eye on ...... Mel.

"Mel. Meral seems a little overzealous, so keep a tight rein on her."

"Master Meral looked very happy last night. But I'm sure she'll understand if you talk to her properly.

Mel says confidently. Mel, who is supposed to be so timid, must be communicating well if she is so assured.

"I'm glad you're okay. I'm glad you're okay. I'm going to leave now, okay?

"Yes, I'm fine."

"Oh, the labyrinth!"

We hear everything is fine, so we head for the labyrinth. Kikka is quickly holding hands with Mel. From behind, they look like classmates.

**

"Okay, Dolly. Take care of Gina and the kids, okay?"

"Yes, I will take good care of you, don't worry.

Dolly smiles calmly and undertakes. It makes me feel safe, doesn't it? For a moment I thought about bringing in Dine because of Meraru's high tension, but Mel seemed confident and I decided not to. I don't want to talk about love with her, since she seems to have developed a bit of a bad feeling about it when we met before.

"Gina, Sara, Marco, Kikka, Mel. I'm sure you'll be safe with Dory, but still be very careful and take it easy. Also, I have a magic bag with a mobile base and food at ............."

"Yuta, Yuta. I know you're worried, but it's been a long time. Gina and the others are confused, and people are paying attention to us.

......As I look around at Sylphy's advice, I see that the other adventurers are indeed watching us. Gina and the others are a bit pensive, and I think I may have talked too much.

"...... Well, well, good luck to you all."

Everyone responded firmly to my final, shushed words and entered the labyrinth. I failed. I should have known better than to give them a warning, but I didn't want to be a teacher.　I think it would have been better to end it with something as simple as that.

Well, next time I'll send him off with some dignity, and we'll go into the labyrinth.

**

"Wow, so this is what it's like in the labyrinth. I've heard stories about it, but it's so strange."

"This was your first time in the labyrinth, wasn't it, Gina-san?"

Yes, even if you live in a labyrinth city, you don't have a chance to go in if you can't fight. You've been in the labyrinth a lot, haven't you, Mel?"

"Yes, but I'm not a specialist.

Mel says with a slight chuckle. Of course, you're a blacksmith by profession. I'm the daughter of a diner, and Sarah and the others are children of the slums. ...... I wonder why you've become a necromancer and are hiding in the labyrinth. You never know what life has in store for you.

"Gina sister, let's get going. I'll send Fuchu and Mame out to scout as we had decided.

"Hmm?　Yes, I know. Marco and Uri will be in the front, and I and Sheba will be in the tail to watch the rear. Mel-san was in the middle of the group, following Meral and the others. As Master said, let's be on our toes and be careful.

"Yes!" Uri will be all right.""Mame-chan will find the demon!" Yes, I'll take care of the follow-up."

With everyone's replies, we formed a formation and proceeded through the labyrinth. But I'm the least experienced of them all. I don't think it's right for me to be in charge, but I guess it's just my age.

Master gives me instructions and Sara and the others support me. It's shameful to depend on a child, and I have to do my best to be a good leader.

Good luck everyone!

...... Master flew past us. I felt some tension. ...... Master is a strange man, isn't he? I was surprised when I saw the base in the land of the dead and witnessed its power. He probably has the power to do almost anything he wants, so why is he always taking care of us?

Adventurers who come to our cafeteria, they find a treasure and turn the tables!　All the customers are looking for beautiful women and a good time. It's a bit strange. The spirit's presence returned. It must be Fuku-chan, because it went back to Sara.

Sarah and Kikka seem to be able to tell them apart, but I can't tell the difference between FUKU-chan and Mame-chan's spirits. When I saw the picture, I thought it was no wonder if they looked so much alike, but it seems that the two who have a contract with each other can distinguish them perfectly. I can recognize Shiba's sign more easily than other spirits, so I guess that's what it means. It is overwhelming and very easy to recognize a big spirit like Dolly who is coming with us.

Goblins are coming!

"Uri and Fuchu, you fight them off."

After a while, the goblins appear as they said, but Uri kills them instantly. I thought the same thing when I rushed into the nest of the undead, but I really can't deal with low-level demons. I can't take them. The presence of Sheba is running all around me.

Maybe she's excited that she wants to fight too. She looks like a cute little dog in the picture, but she seems to like fighting and gets excited when it comes to battles.

"Shiva, you have your turn, so please calm down."

At the sound of my voice, Sheba, who had been running around in circles, suddenly stops right in front of me. Hmmm, now that I've seen the picture, it's easier to imagine what Sheba looks like and what she's doing. She is probably wagging her tail and asking, "Are you ready yet?　Still?　I think he's saying, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I envy the master who can see and touch them clearly.

We collect the goblin's magic stone and continue on. According to Sara and the others, except for the trolls, there is no problem to get to the marshland, so we continue on, watching out for traps and surprise attacks. The marshland should be tough even for a mid-level adventurer, though.

**

"Yuta, over there, behind those rocks, there's a labyrinth wing and Muscle Star camped out."

While I was wondering how Gina and the others were doing, Sylphy told me. I said I'd say hello to Guilmouth, so I'll just show up.

"I'll just say hello, can you come down so I don't startle them?　Uh, Sylphy. What layer are we on?"

"Fifty-eight layers."

The fifty-eighth layer. ...... It's already quite late, so they must be camped out. As I slowly waved my hand so as not to startle them, Alec, who was on guard, noticed me as I was going down.

Yuta-san, it's been a while.

"It's been a while. I heard from Guilmouth that you were hiding in the labyrinth, so I thought I would just say hello and see how you are doing.

It's a bit strange to say hello to fellow adventurers in the labyrinth, but I'll say hello to make my point. It would be interesting if Guilmouth hears that we really said hello to each other.

"Haha, I'm having a hard time. The monsters are weak and easy to defeat, but it's troublesome that we can't make a sound. Once you get their attention, it's hard to get rid of them.

Alec laughs bitterly. Well, I'm a rank-A adventurer, so goblins and orcs are small fry. But there are so many of them, I'd get tired of being swarmed. Muscle and the others, perhaps noticing our conversation, come out to greet us.

Muscle, you look a bit tired, are you okay?

Wings of the Labyrinth is not so energetic, but Muscle and the others are obviously tired. Maybe they did some muscle training during the encampment?

"The mountains are not for us. It's too stressful."

Mr. Muscle looks discouraged. I don't think he was doing strength training.

"Stress?"

"Yes!　When we fight, it's loud. We can't smash demons with hammers, and I'm tired of breaking necks with my bare hands!"

The other Muscle Star members nodded in agreement with Muscle's words. Well, I see your point. If big, muscular men wield blunt weapons, it's going to attract demons from elsewhere, isn't it? The wing of the labyrinth is smiling because it's listening to the complaints of Mr. Muscle and the others. Both of them seem to be having a hard time.

"I understand that you're stressed out, but if you lash out just because you don't like it, that's going to cause trouble, isn't it?"

"That's right. If we were to crush the orcs, goblins and ogres would break in, and the fight would go on and on and on, so we can't just go on and on!

I thought Mr. Muscle was supposed to be more polite, but he is talking like a soldier. It seems that he doesn't like this group very much. Oh, stop it, don't pose like a bodybuilder. Belles will copy you. .......

Too late. The belles, who have been observing the encampment with great interest, smell something interesting and are already copying it.

............ This is not so bad, I wonder.

"Noooo", "cue", "......", "coo", "mmm!" ......"

The humanoid Belle, Tulu, and Flare look well posed. They are trying very hard, but Belle and Flair look cute with their hands pulled out, as if their muscles are not swollen at all.

Tulu is posing silently and looks very happy. Like Nomos, Dwarves seem to be muscular, so maybe they like this kind of pose.

Rain and Tamamo are trying to pose, but it seems to be difficult. Their skeletal structures are different from each other. Moon is not even sure if he is posing or not. I can't tell if Moon is even posing or not, but I guess he is mimicking the pose, since his "pull-pull" has changed to "pop-pop".

"What's wrong?"

Mr. Muscle talks to me as I stare into nothingness. I was in the middle of a conversation.

"No, it's nothing. I'm sure it's a tough job, but good luck. Well, I'll leave you to it.

"What?　Already?　It's quite late, so why don't we camp here if you want?　I would be happy to hear Yuta's story."

Alec-san tries to keep me back impatiently. Somehow I get the feeling that this is a sacrifice to Muscle and the others' complaints, so I decide to retreat and hurry on ahead.

"No, I'd like to reach the 70th layer by the end of the day if possible, if you'll excuse me.

He makes a request to Sylphy with his eyes as he says this. The wind envelops me and my body floats away. That's Sylphy. It's no exaggeration to say that we are inseparable.

"Will you reach the 70th level by the end of the day?

Yes, that's what I was thinking, so if you'll excuse me.

They wave and fly away from the encampment. He still wants to say something, but I don't want to deal with the musclemen's complaints.