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Arious-san headed into the cave, and various kinds of monsters appeared from the cave.

I went into various caves, but I had never seen so many different kinds of monsters in one cave.

There are various kinds of monsters, right?

You see monsters in caves in the woods, right?

Your father looks at me strangely.

There are, but there's never been so many species in one cave.

There were also monsters in the cave in the forest.

But there were many types and three types.

Or were you just unaware?

Oh, I see. Until now, the caves containing Ivy were all caves deep in the forest.

In a cave deep in the forest, would the variety of monsters decrease?

"There are only a limited number of monsters that can survive in the forest in the first place." Among them, the monsters that preferred the cave were even more narrowed down. That's why there are only two or three kinds of monsters living in the cave deep in the forest. "

Oh, that's what it is.

Convinced by his father's explanation, he nodded and noticed that many monsters were approaching from the front.

Since the signs overlap, it is difficult to grasp the number.

But if I just concentrate a little... 14?

No, 15 of them!

"They're attacking us all at once." Ivy, be careful. "

"All right."

Take a small, deep breath into Ms. Arielus's voice.

I searched for signs again and checked the number of monsters.

... definitely 15.

Before that, there were seven monsters, so there were twice as many monsters coming at once.

"Calm down."

Yeah.

Take a deep breath in your father's voice.

Today's father prioritizes watching, so he can only help when it's really dangerous.

Therefore, if you can't properly defeat the monsters with the thunderbolt, it will be a burden for Arias and the others.

In order not to do that, I had to get rid of the monsters I had been entrusted with.

"Calm down."

While telling myself, I grabbed the thunderbolt in my hand.

I've only used it once, so I need to capture the monster before throwing it.

Here it comes!

Arielus-san's voice echoed in the cave, and the monster pushed over at once.

Arias and Leah were getting used to the way they fought in the cave.

I wonder if there are still too many of them. Three of them came at me and Mr. Tanras in excess of two.

Right, are you okay?

Yes.

I don't know if I'll be all right, but I'll do my best!

"After getting a little closer..."

It's my first time, so I'm a little worried if it will hit me.

So I decided to throw the thunderbolt after the monster was somewhat close.

It's dangerous, but I want to take it out.

"Okay."

I threw a thunderbolt at the nearby monster.

Gang

Dosa.

Hit it!

The thunderbolt glowed black for a moment when it hit the area around the monster's chest.

When the light disappeared, the screams of monsters and the sound of falling to the ground reached my ears.

I was relieved, but there were still monsters.

I immediately took out a new thunderbolt from my pocket and checked for signs of the monster.

There were two monsters left.

Unlike other monsters, these two monsters have big bodies and strong powers.

Arielus and Tannus are fighting each other, but I know they're struggling a bit.

Their breath is rising, so they may be tired and moving a little worse.

I wish I could just stop moving a little bit.

The size of the monster was medium, but it was bigger.

I don't think the thunderbolt will take us down, but I think we can stop it a little bit.

Grab a thunderbolt and approach the monster with Ms. Tanras, who was fighting.

Approaching somewhat, he threw the thunderbolt he had at the monster.

If you have a large body, you can easily bump it.

"Gwah"

The monster that hit the thunderbolt stopped its movement while shaking its arm and shook its body.

At that moment, Ms. Tanras did not miss it, and once approached the monster, she poked her sword into her chest.

"Gawaw"

After seeing the monster that fell next to Mr. Tan, I looked at Mr. Arious.

It looks like he's got Lilia to help him.

I'm tired ~. Even in a beginner's cave, there's a monster with this level.

Arielus-san exhales as he sits on the ground.

Lilia sat on the rock next to her with a tired expression on her face.

The level of the monster you just defeated doesn't match this cave at all.

Huh?

When I looked at your father, I was looking at the list of caves Mr. Mikke gave me.

"Father?"

"The list I got from Micke also mentioned the monsters that came out... but it didn't say anything about the monsters I just defeated." In other words, I don't think I've ever been in this cave before. "

Is it abnormal?

"No, sometimes there are strong monsters that didn't come out until then, or monsters with powers that don't fit into the cave." So, I won't say anything abnormal. I don't care if it bothers you. "

That's right.

Are you all right?

Huh?

I saw a round stone on the toe.

The stone looks a little glowing, unlike the others.

"This... ah, it's a magic stone"

When I grabbed the stone and looked, I noticed it was a magic stone.

However, it was much more muddy than the magic stones I'd always seen, so the level would be lower.

That said, it was the first drop because it fell to the place where the monster was defeated for the first time.

This may be a bit of a pleasure.

"There's one over here too." Ah, so is this. "

Lilia checked the surroundings and picked up the falling magic stone to show her.

In her hand, there were seven magic stones of about the same level.

I also picked up another one, so I was able to get nine magic stones when I put them all together.

When we get out of the cave, we'll sell the victory to the vigilantes and have something good to eat.

Sell it?

I looked at my father and saw him holding a magic stone in his hand.

“I don't think it's enough money to buy anything from the stalls.”

I was glad I dropped the magic stone for the first time, as Arious-san said, but at any rate, the magic stone level was probably 10 or 9.

If you give it to the vigilante outside, you'll get a gift certificate that you can use at the stall.

Gift Certificate?

"It's a system to help low-ranking adventurers." One voucher per item, no matter what you drop "

Is that all we can get for you?

Sure is.

As Tanras said, "I'm a low-ranking adventurer, but Ariras isn't a low-ranking adventurer."

"It won't be a problem. The Adventurer's Guild card clearly shows you as a lower level adventurer."

Well, that's what I was told.

"If I don't get what I get, it's a loss!"

Ms. Arielas laughed bitterly at Leah's words.

That's right, too.

Apparently, it was decided to get a gift certificate.

"Ivy, you're defeated."

"Yeah, I'm glad it's my first time."

I was able to get rid of the monsters, and I was able to help Tanras.

It may be a great day today.

Well, let's go first.

Mr. Arielas stands up and pays off the dust in his clothes.

No, this is the deepest place.

Huh?

I look around at your father's words.

Sure, the place I'm in is a little open.

And as far as I could see, the road seemed to be the only place I'd walked.

"Oh, I really want to see this place the deepest." Look! "

Lilia turns the lights toward the cave wall.

"Wow, good work."

I never thought I'd engrave a letter on the cave wall.

"With this, it's easy to see the end of the cave." That's a beginner's cave. "

Nodding to your father's words, he touches the letters on the wall.

Looks like it's been dug up pretty well.

It must have been tough digging.

Well, if this is the deepest place, then let's go back.

In my father's voice, I walked out of the cave towards the exit.

"There's a high chance that monsters will come out on the way home, so don't be distracted"

That's right.

Until I left the cave, I was told to stay calm.

All right, let's get to the end.