217 - - Chapter 215 Expert Testimony

We returned to the volcano at the 49th layer and half-jokingly asked Bell and the others to search in the magma, and indeed we found a treasure chest. However, the place where we found it was the territory of firebirds, and the battle with countless firebirds began again.

"Ugh, it's so hard to collect materials. ......"

"Leave it alone?"

"It would be a waste to throw away materials that can be ...... sold, and Bell and his friends seem to enjoy it."

"Well, we'll just have to do our best to collect them. I don't mind if I collect them, but I'm sure Belle and her friends will be disappointed."

I know, right? I don't know what the fun is, but Bell and his friends are addicted to collecting and bringing me dead firebirds. It's very cute to see them collecting materials as much as they can carry, and then trying their best to bring them to us, but it takes time because of the sheer number of them.

But it also takes time because there are so many of them, and it is hard to distribute them. Before that, I still have some leftover materials in my magic bag from the last time I destroyed a flock of firebirds. Considering the time it takes to dismantle Marie and the others, and the possibility of the value of the materials plummeting, we can't just casually release them all, we have to be patient and wholesale a few at a time.

"Thank you for your hard work, everyone. Thanks to you, we have gathered a lot of materials.

"Good job, queue, job, coo-coo, coo-coo, of course, ......."

I stroke the belles who look at me with sparkling eyes, praising them and soothing their fatigue from the simple work.

"All right, then, let's go pull up the treasure chest. Tulu, can you push the chest up to the ground?

"Yes, I can."

"Then please do."

Tulu nodded his head and walked into the magma. It seems that the treasure chest is manipulated by entering the magma. I guess there is no problem since they don't take any damage, but everyone seems to be going into the magma without any hesitation.

From the outside, the atmosphere is that of a little girl, a boy, and an animal playing in the water, so you almost forget that the magma is hot. But if Sylphy didn't take care of the temperature, it would be so hot that we would be rolling around.

As I keep my eyes on the center of the magma pond where the treasure chest is supposed to be, the magma in the center rises up and a pillar of rock with the golden treasure chest on it rises up to the top of the magma.

"Belle, can you bring that treasure chest?"

"I can do it!"

Bell responds by raising her right hand in high spirits. It's good to be cheerful. I nodded my head, and Belle jumped onto Rain and flew to the treasure box. ......I wonder if it is necessary for her to step over Lane in this situation, but I guess it doesn't matter, since they are always together and someone in the world says that being good friends is a beautiful thing.

"Thank you Belle, Rain, Tulu."

I thank Belle, Rain and Tulu for coming back with the treasure chest. It is gold in color, but it was in such an obscure place. We can only hope what's inside.

"Sylphy, check the traps, please."

I ask, and Sylphy waves her right hand in a huff.

"There's a trap. If you open the chest, a poisonous mist will be released. Also, the chest is very hot.

A treasure chest in a magma pond in the firebird's territory has a trap attached to it. How badly do you want it taken? And, surely the treasure chest will get hot if there is metal in the magma.

"Can Sylphy handle it?"

"No problem. I'll be the one to open the chest, okay?"

I nodded my head, and Sylphy put her hand on the treasure box. When the lid is opened, the poisonous mist spews out with great force, but it does not spread because it is surrounded by the wind.

"Yuta, what are you going to do with this poison?"

I got poison from ...... treasure chest or poison dragon's venom from the sea treasure chest, but I don't need it because it's still sleeping in my bag and I don't plan to use it. If I store it every time, my magic bag will be overflowing with poison.

It's dangerous, so get rid of it.

"Okay, I'll just dump it in the magma."

The poison flew into the magma pond like a litter. I wonder if ...... is safe for environmental destruction?　Well, we're in a labyrinth. I was going to catch some magma fish if they were there, but I'm not going to do that in this layer.

You're safe now.

"Thank you, Sylphy."

I thank her and peek into the treasure chest that Sylphy opened for me with bells on my head and shoulders. Inside is a treasure chest with a ...... What am I supposed to think of this?　When I took it out, I saw a circlet with black jewels and a robe-like dress with a bold slit?　and a cane.

It looks like a set of colorful antagonists from an anime or something, but it is a gold treasure chest, so it must be a magical tool. Both the staff and the robe are shiny black, so they must be good.

At any rate, since there is a magic wand in the box, we should have hit the jackpot this time. The only question is, what attributes does it have?

"Sylphy, this is a magical tool, right?"

"Yes, I think so. Yes, I'm sure.

"I look forward to having Nomos confirm this. Shall we check inside the remaining forty-six to forty-eight layers of magma and call Nomos?

"Hmm, if the attributes match, we'll be one step closer to sanctuary."

"Yes, it looks dark in color, so I'm a little bit excited. Belle and the others, please search for magma for three more layers.

"Yessir, cu-cu-cu-cu, yessir, cu-cu-cu-cu, yessir, yessir, ......"

Bell and the others agree with a salute, and we go on with our search for the remaining three layers. It would be nice if we could find at least one more stick.

**

I'm finally done!

I was feeling really tired, and Bell and the others followed my voice, but they didn't seem to be feeling at all. The belles seemed to have had a lot of fun fighting and picking up a lot of materials, and they looked satisfied with their work.

As I had expected, there was one gold treasure chest sunk in the magma ponds in the 48th to 46th layers. And there is a nest of firebirds by all those magma ponds. ...... I think I have enough firebirds in my magic bag for a lifetime. I don't know what a lifetime supply of firebirds means, but I'm sure I'll never be short of them.

I got the magma fish, the pepper, and the gold treasure chest, so I guess I got my money's worth. Unfortunately, the only magic wand I got was from a treasure chest in the 49th level. .......

I also got another fruit of the spirit tree. It seems that the fruit of the tree of spirits is quite rare, since it can be found in the treasure chest in the magma. I don't know if they are in the treasure chests in the labyrinth.　　

"All we have to do now is to fly back... Let's ask Nomos to evaluate the magical tools..."

This place, which can only be reached by crossing the magma river and passing through the poison gas zone in the Firebird's territory, is almost entirely deserted by adventurers, as it is not profitable for the trouble involved. Let's set up a mobile base and have them appraise the property at their leisure.

It might be better to have them appraise it after returning to the labyrinth city, but it seems that they will be busy with other things after returning, so it would be better to check it out here. Sylphy and the others nodded their heads, so I sent out the mobile base and summoned Nomos.

"What do you want?"

"Yes, I wanted Nomos to take a look at the grimoire I got in the labyrinth. Is that all right with you?"

"Yes, no problem. Let's see it, hmm?"

Before I could show them my magical tools, Belle and the others began to crowd around Nomos and greet him. The belles greeted Deanne sweetly and Dolly in a polite manner, but they reported to Nomos as if they were telling their uncle about their hard work. It is amusing to see Nomos respond with a puzzled "mmm, mmm..." look.

I knew that human children are not good at it, but it doesn't mean that spirit children are also good at it. The way Belle and the others look at people (spirits) is not to be underestimated.

"Anyway, here's what we got..."

Now that Bell and the others have settled down, they place the magical tools they have acquired in front of Nomos.

"Well, this shield is a magical tool that deploys a barrier when you put magic power into it. It is an excellent tool that can protect you even with little magic power and can increase the strength of the barrier if you increase the amount of magic power you put into it.

It's a good one. I wonder if it would be a total waste if I use it, since Bell's wind wall can break down.　Well, we have ...... natural armor, and I think it would be safer to raise the defenses of Gina and the others.

I was thinking of giving it to Marco when he starts learning to use a sword or something, but I think I should give it to him first. I think some of them might be able to break through the wall that Uri makes.

"This is the next one. ......"

I give him a set of tableware from the golden treasure chest. I thought it was just a treasure, but Sylphy says it is a magical tool.

"This is a magical tool to detect poison. When poisoned food or drink is served on these dishes, they change color and are immediately recognizable.

You mean like silverware?

"Silver tableware has such an effect, but there are many poisons that do not react with silver. Well, it would be next to impossible to poison someone by circumventing the function of this dish."

"I see. ......"

When you said "magical tableware", I was imagining a magical tool that would serve food and drink when you put magic power into it. It seems that they are no match for the tools of the 21st century Type-0 robots. Poisoning or ......, I'm sure there are a lot of places that would be interested in it, so how can we say that it is completely unnecessary?

......Vita is there and the fruit of the spirit tree, so I don't think it makes much sense, but should we keep it just in case?　It would be a good idea to use it as an exchange item for a magic wand, since royalty and aristocrats would be drooling over it. Especially kings would be very afraid of poisoning.

"And finally, this!　It's a magic wand, and I'm really excited about its attributes."

He shows Nomos a s*xy evil wizard's three-piece set.

"Hmmm, this is a piece of equipment made from the material of the dark dragon. The wand is a staff of darkness and will be able to support the sanctuary.

Is it a dark dragon? ...... like a fire dragon?　At any rate, it looks strong. But thank goodness we now have a staff that can be used for sanctuary. Especially the dark attribute is nice. Light and darkness seem to be very rare.

"The effect seems to be that the wand can cast an anomaly on the enemy, mostly mental. The robes and circlets have a high defense, but they will almost completely nullify dark magic from the enemy.

The dark system seems to be able to defend against curses and the like. Should I wear it?　...... No, no, I'm afraid of curses, but I wouldn't wear women's clothes even in a different world. Who would want me in a dress with a slit and a circlet?

"Speaking of which, I haven't taken any precautions against curses or anything like that.

"Yuta will be no problem, no great spirit would allow a contractor to be cursed."

I don't know, but Sylphy and the others seem to be able to prevent it. That would make it less useful to me. I'll give the robe and the circlet to Gina for size. Yes, it would greatly increase her defense, and I don't want to see Gina in a s*xy evil mage look. I'm just worried about Gina's safety.

Is that it?

"Yes, thank you. Thank you.

"This much is fine. By the way, have you stocked up on booze yet?

"Yes, we have enough for everyone."

"Well, that's fine then. Then I'm going back. Yeah, ifs been complaining that he's not busy, so call him up at least once.

...... I forgot to mention that. I should let them fight in the labyrinth at least once. We don't want him to get bored and start fighting.

"I'm going back to the labyrinth city this time, but I'm planning to dive into the labyrinth again, so please tell them I'll summon them then."

"Yes, I'll let them know. This will quiet things down a bit."

Nomos returned, looking a bit relieved. It seems that they are at the distillery together, so they must have had a hard time. Well, it's time for us to head back to the Labyrinth City.