After completing their shadow puppets, the four decided to go home. Alisa and the others put their shadow puppets in the shadows and headed for their respective homes. Chika returned to her parents' house and went to the dojo to do her daily routine.

　In the dojo, elementary and junior high school students were swinging wooden swords. Since this is a swordsmanship dojo for aspiring adventurers, they wielded heavy wooden swords rather than bamboo swords.

　Chika began to swing with them. After the dojo students who had started earlier finished, an elementary school student named Mifuyu, whom Chika sometimes coaches, approached.

Chika-sensei, did you go to the dungeon today?"

　The children also call Chika a teacher.

No, I went to Dr. Grimm's today and made a shadow puppet."

　Mifuyu's eyes lit up.

Shadow Puppets!　I want to see them. Let me see them, Chika-sensei."

　Mifuyu raised her voice so loud that the other dojo students gathered around. In fact, her brother Kenichi, who was teaching her, also came up to her.

Chika, is it true that you got a shadow puppet?"

Yes, a cat-shaped shadow puppet.

I hear shadow puppets are expensive, what happened to the money?"

I didn't buy it, but I made it myself. I went with Alisa and the others to get the materials, so the only money I had to pay was the license fee."

I see that Chika's master of life magic is a leading shadow puppeteer. Let me see it."

　Chika ordered Taiga to come out of the shadow. Taiga then popped out of Chika's shadow and appeared on the ground, jumping up and down.

"Wow, this isn't a tiger cub,...... it's a cat with a face."

I made a cat-shaped shadow puppet with a tiger pattern. Isn't it cute?

Chika-sensei, can I touch you?"

　Mifuyu asks permission. Chika nods and slowly reaches out and pats Taiga. A smile appears on Mifuyu's face.

It's fluffy. It feels good."

　Kenichi also reaches out and touches Taiga, looking unconvinced.

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What's wrong with your face?"

'This is made of clay, isn't it? Why is it so fluffy?"

　Chika chuckled.

The material is shadow clay, but it's made by magic, so it can be fluffed up with whatever image you have in mind when you finish it."

　Hearing the word magic, Kenichi nodded. Because magic is something that still cannot be explained.

　Taiga became popular with the children, and Chika's family accepted his presence and gave him permission to be free in their home.

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　The following Friday, Arisa and the other four dived into the Suigetsu dungeon. Using "Wing" and "Float Box," they reached the 20th level in the shortest time and headed for the mid-boss room there.

　There were prior guests in that middle boss room. It was a team of four, one of whom was a familiar face.

"Black Moon Senpai ...... perhaps you are here to hunt for Firedrake?"

　Amane asks a question.

No," he said. This time we're hunting dark cats. Shadow Clay is at a premium, so I'm here to hunt."

'Is that so? So the cavalry attackers don't target Firedrake?"

　Kurotsuki frowned.

They have plans for that, but they said I'm not ready yet.

　It seems that Kurotsuki is classified as a young man in the cavalry attack squadron. It is no wonder, since he has been a professional adventurer for less than two years.

　Black Moon seems to be in the process of learning by working with a seasoned adventurer.

What are you guys hunting?　You're not hunting a firedrake, are you?"

　Amane shook his head.

We are Iron Golem.

　Alisa and her team prepared to set up camp and brought out the shadow puppets from the shadows. The shadow puppets are still in training, so they cannot move quickly, but they can walk normally.

　Black Moon and the others looked at the shadow puppets with surprised faces. Black Moon approached again,

What's up with those shadow puppets?"

　Alisa chuckles.

We are Mr. Grimm's students, so we can make it ourselves."

But I'm told the shadow puppets are black, are they painted something?"

In France, they invented a way to make shadow puppets white in color."

　Kurotsuki looks envious.

　After the meal, Alisa and the others talked with the adventurers of the cavalry attack squad. It was a worthwhile evening, as we heard interesting and informative stories.

　The next day, leaving the middle boss room on the 20th layer, Chika activates the "Float Box". Alisa and her team often use the "Float Box" to move around. This is to reduce the drain on their magical power.

　Rather than four people using "wings," it is better to take turns using "float boxes" to reduce the consumption of magic power.

　Up to the twenty-fifth layer, we used "Float Box" and in the sea area of the twenty-sixth layer, we used "Wing" to fly. The twenty-seventh layer is an undead area, so we passed through it on foot.

　After passing through the 30th layer and descending to the 32nd layer, Alisa and her friends saw a wilderness landscape littered with rocks and pebbles.

So, "The bleak place ...... is where the Iron Golem, the Devil Scorpion, and the Ripper Bird are."

　Chika looked around and said.

Then let's look for the Iron Golem."

　At the sound of Arisa's voice, the four of us began to advance. But they were on foot. There are ripper birds in this area, and if they fly in the air, they may get entangled and attacked.

　Not wanting to waste their magical power on the Ripper Bird, Alisa and her friends proceeded on foot, and after about 30 minutes, they encountered the Devil Scorpion and killed it instantly with "Crash Ball.

　About twenty minutes further on, there was a place surrounded on three sides by rocky mountains. In the rocky hillside was what looked like a cave. According to the Adventurers' Guild, this was the location of the iron golem herd.

It's strange. I can't see the Iron Golem, but I wonder if it's in that cave."

　Amane tilts his head.

I think we'll find out when we attack the cave."

　Chika asked for everyone's agreement. The three nodded in agreement.

　Four people activate "Thunder Arrow" and shoot discharge cone arrows into the cave. A roar like a lightning strike is heard, and a metallic sound is heard from inside the cave.

　Iron golems came out of the cave in droves. The number of them was more than what Alisa and the others had expected, exceeding 30. The power of more than 30 iron golems, each about two and a half meters in length, was quite impressive.

It's an attack. If it gets dangerous, we'll evacuate with the D-particle wing, so plan on it."

　At Arisa's signal, the attack began. Three of them, except Yukari, activated "Crash Ball" in succession and started scattering D-particle vibration balls, and Yukari released "Death Shot".