Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka - Volume 04

by Fujino Omori

  ……By the way, Lili had discovered the other teams early on and deftly tied up the Monsters we defeated together. It indicated that these were ours, so don’t even try to steal from us.

  Although this move would not be seen as remarkable, among the Supporters, only the ones that are highly experienced would know of such an advanced technique.

  “……Or should we eat lunch here now? After all, there are a lot of people here, there is no need to worry about Monsters.”

  “If that’s the case, indeed simply giving this place up would be infuriating, so we should make good use of it. I agree.”

  Welf-san agreed with my proposal. Although I felt that his perspective was a bit petty-minded.

  Thus, we prepared to eat lunch after Lili came back.

  (Speaking of which……When we reached the 11th floor, every team clearly seemed to be stronger……)

  After I glanced over, I had this thought.

  The teams that were scattered all over the room exuded a refined atmosphere.

  The weapons and armor were also high quality goods, they exuded a sharp and sturdy atmosphere even without touching them.

  The beastman carrying the broken bow, the large tomahawk that was placed on the floor by the Amazon warrior and even an elf that was equipped with a silver staff and wizard robes……All of them were races of demi-human that walked an unusual path.

  (How many of them are people that ……?)

  Within the teams that were exploring the 11th and 12th floor, many of them had already began preparing for raiding the that were within their sight. Therefore, it would not be surprising to see teams with a few people that have levelled to Lv.2.

  ……Can I really stand at the same place of those people?

  I am already Lv.2, it should be fine to raise my chest up……but seeing the burly dwarf, my morale would always disappear halfway. Because my goal was still at a place that was still out of reach, it is still too early to act cocky at this time.

  They must have very powerful and ……

  (Huh, right, my ……)

  I remembered that I had also learned a

  . I had completely forgotten about it, only now did I remember……

  (Only that when I was fighting as usual, nothing seemed to have happened……right?)

  Although my actions became faster and more powerful, I felt that this was the effect of the and was unrelated to the effect of the Skill.

  , , .

  I could not help but recall about the things that I discussed with Kami-sama. I began to wonder about it.

  As expected, I did not understand it. After all, I should already have done movement actions and attacking actions that were based on my consciousness, but nothing had seemed to occur. In other words, it could not be triggered by just my actions.

  Perhaps there was a pre-condition like the Chant for Magic, is there some sort of catalyst?

  (After all……)

  ……How did I learn this skill ?

  Because I ?

  Because I defeated the Monster known as Minotaur?

  Or was it because from the bottom of my heart, I did not want to be disgraced in front of Aizu-san and was caused because I was not willing to continue being mediocre?

  ……At that time, I.

 

  Hero.

  I made this kind of wish.

  “……”

  Just like a civilian inside the world of myth.

  Just like them, fearlessly facing their brutal enemies.

  Just like them, selflessly sacrificing myself to save people’s lives.

  Just like that person, who had saved me.

  I sincerely wished that I could be a Hero. Even if it was just one step, I still wanted to approach her.

  A wish of wanting to be a Hero.

  “……Hey, Bell, what are you doing?”

  “!”

  The words woke me up, I raised my head and looked at Welf-san, who was frowning in front of me.

  I wanted to ask him what is it, but I found that he was staring at my right hand.

  There were white particles flashing.

  “……Eh?”

  I could not help but stare and issued out a dumbfounded voice.

  Beginning from my wrist, pure white particles that exuded a faint light were wrapping around my hand.

  The particles were smaller than snowflakes, and they gathered at my right hand at certain intervals. Just when I thought of this, new particles were produced again. It was like a video that was continuously repeating and they continued to be attracted to my right arm.

  The light particles gathered, converged, and kept repeating.

  It was as if the surroundings of my right hand was currently snowing and there were even cyclones.

  And I noticed that there was even a don,don, sharp sound echoing.

  Just like the sound when the clock hands moved a little bit.

  “……”

  “……”

  Welf and I both looked at each other.

  Both of us had a dumbfounded expression, it was predicted that neither of us would get an answer even if we asked.

  W…What is this……?

  I stared hard at my right hand that was surrounded in white light and could not wait to see a gap open up.

  Then, Welf-san noticed the puzzled me and began to open his mouth——

  “——AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!”

  A deafening roar of terror came.

  “ “!?” ”

  Both Welf-san and I quickly looked up. Noticing that it was not just the two of us, all the Adventurers in the room had a frightened expression and stared at the same location.

  In the entrance of the room, where it connected to other paths, a amber-colored scale Monster broke through the mist.

  It had a long tail, razor sharp claws, plus a mouthful of sharp teeth.

  It was approximately 150 centimeters in height, its body was four meters in length——a small dragon.

  “ ……!?”

  An unknown Adventurer spoke.

  This Monster that walked with four legs was of the dragon-race that was at the top of the countless Monster races. Although it had not yet given birth to its wings, in one glance, you could see that hard scales wrapped along its powerful body. It had a potential far exceeding the Orcs. Also, its blood-red eyes were wriggling back and forth.

  .

  A rare Monster that appeared on the 11th and 12th floor.

  In these vast floors, the total amount would not exceed 5. Being able to run into them is beyond rare, it could even be considered as lucky. That is, if you do not consider the report that it had once eliminated a party of low Adventurers.

  That which did not exist in the Upper Floors, , this small dragon was the true Floor Boss.

  “————!!”

  With a loud roar, the Infant Dragon moved. It used its tail to sweep away the closest elf Adventurer and sent him flying. That Adventurer instantly hit the walls heavily and his eyes widened. His neck was broken like a puppet who had his strings cut. Cries burst out from the surrounding.

  Although it was not as strong as the Minotaur, it was still a powerful Monster, it would not be surprising if it was ranked as a Lv.2. Only now did everybody disregard each other’s unfamiliar identity and forge a temporary alliance. Seeing the people ignore the shackles of the teams, they began to chant numerous Magics, Amazon warriors and Dwarves also carried their large swords and axes, and rushed forward.

  “Follower Lili, escape quickly!?”

  In the middle of the confusion, Welf-san shouted out in panic.

  Because I was stunned by the appearance of the dragon, only now did I see that the small dragon was heading to the dista
nt Lili, who was recovering Magic Stones in the room.

  Watching the small dragon approach, Lili was so scared that she could not move. My consciousness had not recovered yet, but my body had already rushed over.

  I fiercely stuck out my right hand that was still shining and with a volume that could tear my throat, I roared out:

  “ !!”

  The next instant, all the voices were gone.

  “————“

  Pure white flashes.

  Following the giant monster’s roars, a pure white light exploded out from the horizon.

  Exploding from my right hand that was inside the white light, lightning flames, flew out.

  Only that the scale was too unusual. The white light wrapped along the scarlet flames and with a destructive atmosphere, it headed towards the Infant Dragon.

  The next moment, the small dragon was directly hit and sent flying towards a distant Dungeon wall.

  A huge explosion.

  “……Ga”

  The amber-colored scales were peeling off.

  The Infant dragon that was swallowed by the lightning flames cried out as it fell down. Although dragon skin has resistance to fire, it was completely burned away. Its enormous body had smoke rising from it and sparks were flying everywhere.

  In the depths of the room, you could see the terrible situation of the wall that was cracked apart by the dragon’s claws. Facing the large-scale ’s impact, the Dungeon wall seemed to be pulverized as if it was reduced into fragments after it was struck by lightning.

  Gara, Gara, after it was frozen for a second, the wall finally collapsed.

  “………”

  The room was shrouded in silence.

  The Adventurers all stopped their actions and focused their attention onto me. This included Lili and Welf-san.

  Shock, trembling……And there was also hostility. There was a variety of feelings, but I did not make any response and only stared awkwardly at my retracted right hand.

  I looked at my palms in shock, the white particles had disappeared. It was peaceful. As if nothing had happened at all.

  × × ×

  “……Fu”

  I let my head come out from inside of my shirt and as if I was trying to release all my fatigue, I exhaled out greatly.

  Kacha, I opened the door after changing into my clothes and walked out of the bathroom.

  Kami-sama had already changed her clothes and was lying down on the purple colored sofa.

  “Bell-kun, if you are tired, then you should rest, right? I will make tonight’s dinner.”

  “No, it’s fine. I will help!”

  “Ohho, is it? Then let’s do it together.”

  Because she has to work while I had spent a lot of time exploring the dungeon, both of us had come home late and started to prepare for dinner. The time right now was already in the evening.

  Due to her wish, the chores would be shared between the two of us. I originally thought how could I bother Kami-sama with such things? However, she rebutted with a single sentence “Bell-kun, don’t be so polite with me”.

  However, I still felt stricken by fear.

  “……Ah, Bell-kun? There is something I wanted to talk to you about.”

  “What is it?”

  Inside the small kitchen space, I was washing the vegetables at the sink while Kami-sama was cutting the meat as she talked.

  I stopped my hands and looked at Kami-sama, who was standing on a chair due to height issues.

  “Have you seen Freya……Ah, no, a silver-haired Goddess before?”

  “A silver-haired Goddess-sama, huh? No, I don’t think I’ve seen……”

  I replied after thinking for a moment.

  After coming here, aside from Hestia-sama, the amount of conversation I had with Goddess-samas’ could be counted on one hand. If the Goddess had such an eye-catching silver hair, then it should have left a deep impression on me.

  “Ah, that’s true, indeed……”

  Kami-sama lifted her head and stared at the ceiling. What was this about?

  Speaking of which, after the God’s Meeting was over, she always had a preoccupied expression. When I asked her what the problem was, I would always get a wry smile as she shook her head and said “Not a big deal”.

  Although I was quite curious about it, I should still concentrate on preparing our meal. After a moment later, Kami-sama and I placed the food onto the table.

  “Eh~ If that’s the case, then that blacksmith is quite a good child.”

  “Yes. He is extremely approachable, and gives off a reliable vibe. However, his relationship with Lili is the worst, it is a little bit hard to explain it.”

  “Hahaha.”

  During supper time, Kami-sama and I ate dinner as we talked and laughed.

  The food had recently become better. No, it should be that the simple food from before had gradually been reduced.

  Right now in front of the two of us, aside from the bread, there was a huge bowl of meat salad, potato croquettes were also piling up like a mountain……

  Passing through this road that was kinda long, yet short……We finally escaped slightly from poverty.

  “Ah, his character is decent and he is also a boy, so there are no issues. I agree. Bell-kun, do not let that person escape.”

  “I know, Welf-san is also a blacksmith, and I heard that in a three-man party, it is a lot safer. If it is possible, I would like to continue just like this……”

  “That’s right. No matter what, you have to keep him, if it is just you and that Supporter-kun alone, then it is still too dangerous.”

  Looking at Kami-sama, who revealed a refreshing Goddess-styled smile, I also nodded cheerfully.

  Even her twintails seemed to be shaking with excitement. It seems like she was really concerned about us.

  However, I was already getting used to this manner so I began talking to her about the thing that occurred today.

  First, it was the matter regarding Welf-san. I had already mentioned that I signed a direct contract with him yesterday and I added that I would get a direct impression off of him today.

  “Being able to form a party with Hephaestus’s child……Ah ah, it is only because you are my that you would have such a fate.”

  Kami-sama giggled.

  Hestia-sama and Hephaestus-sama seemed to have known each other since their time in Heaven. It could be said that they were close friends. However, after coming to Orario, through their many experiences and also becoming a Main God of a , they could not casually contact each other.

  Towards this unavoidable fate, Kami-sama also felt that it was quite interesting and shrugged.

  “……About that, Kami-sama? About Welf-san’s surname, do you know anything about it?”

  I took advantage of the idle moment and decisively asked Kami-sama about the problem I was always thinking about.

  What Lili had mentioned, the matter that was related with and .

  Although I felt a bit sorry that I had to inquire about Welf-san behind the scenes, I still could not suppress my curiosity.

  “ is it……? About this matter, I also know one or two things……But it should only be about the same as Bell-kun.”

  “Is that so……”

  Listening to Kami-sama speak, she had not come down from Heaven for a long period of time, so she was not clear about the Lower World’s matters……Therefore, it was normal for her to have a similar level of knowledge compared to me.

  In the end, the matter about Welf-san was still half-solved.

  “……Although I am not too clear about , about that blacksmith-kun, Welf-kun, I can still advise a bit about his personal evaluation.”

  “Eh!?”

  “Hmmm, Bell-kun. Did you forget where I am working?”

  Ah! Once she said that, I immediately understood.

  Welf-san is affiliated with aestus’s Familia> and Kami-sama is currently working at one of their shops. If she was working there, then it might be possible to hear the evaluation of other members.

  “How’s this, Bell-kun!”. Looking at Kami-sama triumphantly lifting her overly huge chest, I could not help but swallow and blush as I forcibly smiled. I urged her to continue speaking.

  According to what she said, after I had mentioned Welf-san’s name yesterday, she had immediately gone to gather information.

  “As a blacksmith, his skills seems to be pretty good. Although he is only starting, Hephaestus would often mention him. In this aspect, there are definitely no issues.”

  “H…Hephaestus-sama would often mention about Welf-san?”

  “Yes. Although this was only mentioned when she was drunk after we drank, it seems like she said that this child has talent, but he is unfortunate.”

  The Main God of a widely renowned blacksmith faction would look favorably upon his talents……Could it be that Welf-san has top potential within the ?

  “Hephaestus pays attention to him, not only is his evaluation high, but she thinks that he has a lot to shine……However, she also mentioned that this child’s perceptional aspect was a bit unfortunate.”

  “……”

  With a strong sense, the name, Rabbit Armor, flashed through my mind.

  By the way, the name of his light armor that he gave me had inherited the names of its ancestor, its name is MKIII (Third Generation).

  “Then, within the , everybody’s evaluation is completely different than Hephaestus and gave him an evaluation that isn’t great.”

  “Eh? Why?”

  Kami-sama changed the topic and I could not help but ask. She then nodded her head.

  “In conclusion, it seems that he is able to create .”

  “……!”

  “It is not a fake, but a genuine . It was said that if it was created, it would already exceed the Magic Swords within the Familia……creations of a high ranked blacksmith. However, this talent matches the name .

  ——Magic Sword, Blacksmith.

  The words that I have heard earlier seemed to finally have some sense of reality and it lingered inside my mind.

  “But……wait, if it is a Magic Sword, then you must first learn the development ability