I headed for the fourth layer with Ishibashi and the others.

Have you seen Aqua Dragon?"

　Ishibashi asked me a question. I nodded and explained about the aqua dragon. This information is to be reported to the Adventurers' Guild, so I don't want to give it away.

I'd love to, but dragons in the ocean are hard to beat."

　The explosive attack magic that Ishibashi is good at is said to explode there when it lands on the surface of the sea. To defeat Aqua Dragon, he needs a magic that can dive into the sea, penetrate Aqua Dragon's scales, and explode.

　We descended to the desert area on the fourth level, and the discussion turned to how to cross the desert. The vehicle that Ishibashi and his group usually use is a four-seater electric baby carriage, but it was said that the battery was running low.

Then let's fly with the magic of life."

　Ishibashi looks a little surprised.

"The magic of 'wings' is that they're basically a one-person vehicle, right?"

Instead of 'wings,' I use a recently acquired magic called 'float boxes.

　I activated the "Float Box". Ishibashi and the others were surprised when a box-shaped D-particle float box was formed in mid-air.

If word gets out that this kind of magic exists, I'm sure we'll see more adventurers learning the magic of life.

　So saying, Ishibashi and the others got on board. I get on too and start flying.

You fly at a low altitude."

　I was flying at an altitude of about three meters, so Ishibashi mentioned such a thing.

With this magic, you can't fly very high. But at this altitude, even if you fall, you won't die.

I know that's true, but does ...... ever go down?"

There are wyverns here in the desert. If you encounter one, you will have to jump down and fight it.

　Ishibashi nodded with a reluctant look on his face.

　Perhaps because of such talk, we encountered a wyvern. Ishibashi and the others jumped off with their weapons, and I disengaged the magic of the "float box" and landed in the desert. We decided that it would be dangerous to fight on a D-particle float box, which has a slow flight speed.

　The wyvern begins to swoop down on Ishibashi and the others. Ishibashi and another attack wizard launch a "Drake Attack". A magic cannonball, like an anti-aircraft shell with a proximity fuse, rises toward the wyvern and explodes near the wyvern.

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　The wyvern, damaged by the explosion, fell while chopping and slammed its large body into the desert. Two magic-armored wizards rushed to the wyvern at high speed and slashed its neck.

　The attack topped off the attack and the wyvern disappeared. It was clear that the movements of Ishibashi and his team had been honed over a long period of time. The angle at which they launched the magic cannonball and the tome move when the wyvern fell were both excellent in terms of coordination and power.

　Ishibashi picked up the remaining magic stone in the desert.

Well done."

　When I raised my voice, Ishibashi threw a magic stone toward me. I reflexively catch it.

He thanked me for alerting him to the danger and bringing him in.

I reported the danger because the branch manager asked me to do so." It's my track record, so you didn't have to be concerned about it."

'No, because he was a Grimm, he was able to respond so quickly. If it had been anyone else, we would have been out at sea."

　It was true. If it had been anything else, I might not have arrived at the third layer yet. I understood and accepted Ishibashi's feelings.

　We were near the stairs going down to the fifth level, so we walked straight to the stairs and moved to the fifth level. We went up to the mountain where the middle boss room is located and headed to the transfer room.

　Goto was waiting in front of that transfer room.

Now you and Mr. Ishibashi are Grimms.

　Goto opened the door to the transfer room with the transfer gate key.

Mr. Ishibashi, please go ahead of me. I'll talk to Goto-san for a while and then come back."

I'll see you later. I'll see you later."

　Ishibashi and his team entered the transfer room.

　I stand beside Goto and talk to him.

I've seen aqua dragons on the third level."

'Heh, what kind of dragon was it?'

　Goto had never seen an aqua dragon before either. When I began to explain, he nodded and listened.

This dragon is going to be a tough one to kill."

Are you going after Goto-san, too?"

Of course. Because I want to be an A-class too. I'm sure all the ...... B-class guys are going for it."

　For B-level adventurers, aqua dragons are prey. If the dragon's appearance had been on the ground, there would have been an uproar, but many adventurers in advanced dungeons are happy to have found some tasty prey.

Speaking of which, Saijo-san is missing.

He left after checking the transporter gate. He must have started preparing to take down the Aqua Dragon."

"Since I made them appear, does that mean I'm going to take care of them myself?"

'I suppose that's part of it, but I think he wants to beat them and become a Class B adventurer. Given his decision to retreat and the fact that he reported it to the guild so quickly, he must be an adventurer who can make calm decisions, but I don't like the fact that he seems so calculating."

But everyone wants to be a B or an A student, so I don't think Saijo-san is the only one who is particularly calculating.

Well, yes, but why did ...... Grimm take on this request?"

I was afraid that some people might die if they passed through the third layer of the sea without knowing about the Aqua Dragon. But one of the reasons I accepted the request from the guild was that the points I would receive as an achievement were high, even though it wouldn't be worth a lot of money."

That's pretty calculating," he said. But Grim's first thought would be the lives of fellow adventurers. I think that's where he differs from Saijo."

　Goto was to stay here until tomorrow evening to take the adventurers to the first layer. I left Goto and moved to the first layer.

　When I went to the Adventurers' Guild, I found the adventurers in an uproar over the subject of the Aqua Dragon. I reported to the branch manager that I had put up a warning board and that I had encountered Aqua Dragon.

Thank you. You did a great job."

　The grateful branch manager looks at me.

Grim, I see you're also after the Aqua Dragon, too?"

It's your chance to become a Class A adventurer."

But it will be difficult to defeat an aqua dragon that lives in the sea. Living wizards may be able to attack it while flying, but I think you'll need to be inventive to finish it off.

　I admitted that too.

Do you know what other adventurers did when they defeated the Aqua Dragon?"

　To my question, the branch manager thought for a moment,

I heard that attack wizards have special magic to defeat demons in the sea, so they have to learn it before they can defeat them. I heard that magic-armor wizards fight by preparing magic weapons that are powerful even underwater."

　Hearing that it is powerful underwater reminds me of Saijo's magic weapon Durandal. I wondered what kind of effect it would have. I wanted to know.