“Wake up.”
A slash flew out.
—That’s the only way to describe it. A wind with a sharpness that is different from just a gust of wind flew towards the rock worm.
“Shaaaa!”
When Safi swayed and escaped with the backpack, the rock worm pursued her. And like that, the dwarf and the monster stared at each other, their mouths opened in the same way.
“Kikiki!”
“Nooooooo!”
One has bright red eyes and the other has teary eyes.
The body of the monster stretched out from the ground. That’s when a wind blade passed through the middle. The rock worm then stood still. Safi, with teary eyes, has also stopped screaming.
“……Eh?”
Safi blinked her dark eyes.
The body of the rock worm shifted up and down. The severed top half falls to the ground, turned into ashes and disappeared.
There was silence.
This is the power of Sylph―the awakened spirit, I guess.
“J-just now….…”
In my head, Uru’s voice echoed.
『Haha! That was amazing! 』
(Eh……?)
『I’ve never seen a spirit get this motivated. 』
His unreserved praise continued. I stared blankly at the blade that had unleashed the slash.
『The spirit may have wanted to support you. It may also be because of the wind magic runes carved by the dwarf, but still, that wouldn’t have happened if the spirit hadn’t been motivated. 』
I looked down at the blue crystal short sword and the glow that resided within it.
Wan!
I think I heard the proud voice of the spirit sylph.
Felix-san also crossed his arms.
“……It looked like intermediate level magic or higher.”
The gold coin trembles again.
It was Loki. He seems to have withdrawn from his usual antics and is genuinely impressed.
『The spirit must have read Rion’s thoughts. It reproduced them, and a complex effect like magic appeared. 』
“M-magic…? Me?”
I’m sure I was told before that I had no talent for it. I have a decent amount of magical power, but I can only do things like start a fire with magic.
『Magic is imagination, the power of thoughts to form a picture. 』
Loki continues, 『The spirit made up for what you lacked. Probably the power part—the aggression. Still, the sylph must have really liked you. 』
With the magical powers that I thought I couldn’t obtain, I was able to save my comrade from danger. I felt relieved.
“Thank you.”
As I looked and spoke to the short sword, the crystal on it glittered with pride.
“Thank you too, Safi.”
If it was thanks to my stronger weapon, then I should also be grateful to the dwarf blacksmith.
Safi popped out of the backpack and smiled proudly.
“……Hmmm, welcome! But don’t forget the other kid.”
Of course. I checked my left hand. The crystal on my gauntlet was red. Safi had put a certain spirit into it. During our journey, we passed many carriages carrying ore from Alvis. Safi reacted to one of them, saying, “This one carries a fine spirit stone!”
It seems to be “Fire Spirit”, but …….
Mia-san dangled her chainaxe.
“It’s good that you defeated it, but isn’t this a bit of a warning?”
Scratching her red hair, Mia looks around.
I also used the <Protection of the Hunting God> to search the area. There was no sign of enemy approaching.
There was a risk that Safi’s screams would attract monsters. But since we are still at the first level of the combat layer, it didn’t seem like there were that many monsters to begin with.
“Mm, certainly.”
I picked up the magic stone that has fallen. It is the size of a fist and is even larger than those from skeletons or orcs. I think it’s dangerous that a monster that should have been found into the deeper level has appeared and it can even drop something like this.
I called out to everyone.
“I think it would be better to tell the guild that manages the dungeon.”
If a large monster appears beyond the upper levels, it will be a major problem. Adventurers who specialize in shallow levels could find themselves in unexpected danger. Just like me in the Eastern Dungeon.
Felix-san glanced at the two supporters.
“Given the purpose of the investigation, I would like to keep our identity a secret, but… I guess that’s not going to be the case this time.”
The female supporter nodded her head and walked back to the top floor. She will inform the Adventurer’s Guild about the anomaly in the dungeon.
Like Kalmar, there may be others who are looking for me. That’s why I think it’s best to leave the contact to the Warriors as much as possible. The procedures for entering the Alvis Dungeon were also being handled in secret by the warriors. Well, apparently, they have people who cooperate with the adventurer’s guilds around the country.
“…Maybe the ‘titan’s ashes’ have been scattered more than we thought.”
As I spoke, I lowered the hood of his fire-resistant cloak.
The Rock Worm’s flame bullets were highly powerful. It’s better to protect my head even if I sacrifice a little bit of vision. In addition, when fighting strong monsters, it will inevitably catch attention, and in the combat layer, there is a limit to how much you can blend in with the crowd.
I think a fireproof cloak and hood would naturally hide my identity.
『I think you have until tomorrow to get used to the dungeon……..』
This time, it was Solana who spoke from the gold coin.
『Maybe we should hurry. 』
(Yeah….…)
If there are a lot of ashes scattered in this dungeon—that means the enemy’s evil plans are progressing, or this is an important place.
“Hey, come over here.”
Mia-san beckoned to us.
A stocky humanoid figure was lying, leaning against the wall. It was about three meters in size.
“This is….…”
“A golem, right?”
Mia-san put her hands on her hips and pursed her lips.
“It hasn’t turned to ash. It’s not one that emerged from the dungeon, but one where a golem core was brought in, like in the Western Dungeon, isn’t it?”
“Excuse me.”
Felix-san went close to it and crouched on the ground.
“Hmm…. I see, I see…… I guess it’s an experiment.”
His coronet is sparkling.
“I’ve started to understand a bit about the slave trader in Alvis.”
Mia-san and I looked at each other.
Poking at the faded golem core with the tip of his wand, Felix-san explains.
“There is probably someone here who is controlling the golems. They should have been entrusted with some kind of task by the slave trader—perhaps mining ‘titans ashes’ or something similar. I can sense that level of ability from this golem. However—”
Felix-san paused and held up his finger.
“That guy also seems to be doing his own evil tricks.”
“……How do you know?”
Looking at Mia-san, Felix-san shook his head in dismay.
“The adventurer we faced in Kalmar was clearly of a lower ‘status’. The transport was supposed to be secret, but he let his guard down, and, blinded by a little money, he turned to pickpocketing —if slave traders are involved, they would never use such an adventurer.”
If so, then….
Felix-san continued,
“Perhaps the golem transport we discovered in Kalmar is a kind of side job that the golem user here do on their own—you can think of it like that.”
“S-side job……?”
My face twitched. What a dangerous job.
Felix-san shrugged.
“Slave traders must have some kind of network of contacts in different places, with those who do evil and those who supply them with power and slaves—so their interests are aligned.”
Gideon might have been targeted in this way as well.
If the Eastern Dungeon in the Royal Capital remained as it was, slaves would be sent in and…..
I shuddered.
I wonder what is going on at the bottom of this Alvis Dungeon.
“……I’m going to get stronger faster.”
I need to level up as quickly as possible and go to the unexplored areas of this dungeon.
Eventually, the warrior who had been on the surface returned.
The Adventurer’s Guild’s answer is simple. “We’ll be dealing with it” —which meant that the lord of Alvis wasn’t doing anything about it.
This became more and more similar to the Eastern Dungeon in the Royal Capital.
“Grrrr……”
As I continued to train, I eventually heard a growl in the distance.
I used the <Protection of the Hunting God>, “Wild Heart “.
The magic detection that I had become accustomed to had caught a huge four-legged monster running towards us.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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