When I heard from Branch Chief Kondo that a wise man was coming to the blockade dungeon, I knew I had a formidable rival. The only thing that A-level adventurers would be looking for in the tree dungeon, where the blockade would be lifted, would be the fruit of their talents.

　And since there is only one fruit of talent, it would certainly be a competition. I was thinking that I would have an advantage because I have magic of flight, but a wise man might have a secret magic for movement.

I'm a wise man, aren't I? After all, you're after the fruit of your talents, aren't you?"

He said, "Probably, yes. But it could also be that they're after the drops you get when you kill a tree dragon."

　The drop seems to be a grimoire or a grimoire technical book. The book is a book that contains knowledge and techniques related to magic, such as "How to Make Shadow Puppets," which I own.

　A valuable book like "How to Make Shadow Puppets" is certainly worth targeting. This time, I am planning to go for it aggressively. However, since this is my first time, unless I am very lucky, I will not be the first one to enter the fifth level of the Sea of Trees dungeon.

　After hearing from the branch manager about the wise men of India, I returned to the mansion.

Welcome back."

　Butlers Kongoji and Toshizo greeted me. I changed into my loungewear and relaxed in the dining room.

The tree dragons are not the only troublesome demons in this dungeon."

　I know what kind of demons live in the area because I have read the materials given to me by the Adventurers' Guild. However, I cannot tell how dangerous they are just from their names.

A three-tiered hippogriff?"

　Among the materials, there was a report from adventurers who had challenged the blockade at the time it was lifted last year. Among them was a report that the hippogriffs on the third level were tough.

'No, it's a subspecies of dragonet in the fourth layer. I think it's definitely coming back to life.'

　Last year, a magic-armor wizard ranked 32nd in Class A defeated the Dragonute subspecies, but he seemed to have a very tricky time.

　The dragonut we defeated in the dedication room was formidable, but the dragonut subspecies in the Sea of Trees dungeon seems to be a spear user with unusually good intuition.

　It is said to be so formidable that even A-level adventurers can be beaten back.

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How is a subspecies any different from a dragonut?"

The body surface was covered with reddish silver scales that did not seem to work even with legendary magic weapons."

　It means that a magic-armor wizard would need a mythic-grade magical weapon to defeat a dragonut. How should a living wizard fight it?

　He is a dragonut, so he would have speed and power. Being a spear master means they should avoid close combat. But when it comes to fighting, the place is not always wide open.

　It is said that there is a dwelling of a subspecies of dragonut by the stairs, so they said that they cannot proceed unless they defeat the subspecies of dragonut.

I wonder how strong they are. I wonder how strong it is. I should have it trained at Master Mitsuhashi's place.

　I realized that I might be in close combat with a strong opponent and decided to regain my instincts for close combat. Since Master Mitsuhashi has mastered stick fighting, it would be a good idea to fight stick fighting with a mock sword as a countermeasure against spears.

　I used the time until the tree dungeon was unblocked to prepare as much as I could.

　The day before the seal was lifted, he stayed at a hotel in a town near the Sea of Trees dungeon, checked out early in the morning, and headed for the Sea of Trees dungeon.

　In front of the Jukai dungeon, there was no dungeon house, but a log house was built. This log house seems to have replaced the dungeon house.

　As 10:00 a.m. approaches, the door covering the entrance to the dungeon is opened. Around them are about 20 A-level adventurers and adventurers' guild officials.

　The staff checked the names on the adventurers' adventurer cards to see if they were on the list of the top hundred ranked adventurers.

　I was ranked 83rd for defeating the evil gods. I get checked by the officials too.

You are Mr. Sakaki Grimm. Eighty-third in the ranking, and wonderful at such a young age."

　Hearing this, Montaner's face contorted. Montaner was still in the nineties, which meant I had passed him.

　Besides Montaner, Samwell and Takase were also participating. Nagase and Fudo, both Japanese A-levels, did not participate because they were not in the top 100. All of the adventurers looked like they had a certain look about them.

　I looked for an Indian sage, a tall Indian-looking figure among the Class A adventurers. He seemed to be a forty-something attack wizard with a big nose and beard.

　As a wise man, Bhagwan has attracted the attention of other adventurers.

"Wise sir, are you after the fruit of your talent?"

　Samwell spoke to Bhagwan.

No, I'm after the magical technology books I might be able to get from the tree dragons."

　It seems that this wise man's life's work is the collection and study of magical technical books. Bhagwan looks around at the adventurers with sharp eyes. Bhagwan looks around at all the adventurers around him with a sharp gaze, as if he will not tolerate anyone who gets in his way.

　It was 10:00 a.m. and we were entering the dungeon. We wore gas masks just in case, because the guild official had explained that there might be a small amount of toxic gas left.

　One layer was a forest area in its entirety. It was like a jungle with dense vegetation, some of which emitted toxic gases. The adventurers entered the forest in pieces.

'There may be some toxic gas left in the skies over this area, right?

　They say that toxic gas is lighter than air. So, they say there is a risk of toxic gas remaining in the air above.

Unfortunately, "Wing" and "Boomerang Wing" are not available.

　I had no choice but to go into the woods too. Metis brings Elmore out of the shadows.

Wouldn't that violate the rules?"

The rule was made because it would be dangerous if you were not as good as a class A adventurer in the top 100. Shadow Puppets would be an exception.

　As we were walking through the forest, we encountered a wood golem. The golem was about three meters tall and powerful, but not fast enough to be scary.

　Seeing the wood golem approaching, he activates the "Lightning Shot" of the quintuple activation, and the D-particle discharge pile takes flight and hits the wood golem in the chest, opening the stopper and striking it with its kinetic energy.

　With a bang, a crack ran through the wood golem's chest, and a large electric current flowed through it. With that blow, the wood golem collapsed and disappeared. After it disappeared, the Green Magic Stone remained.

Keep it up. It looks like we'll be able to move forward without any problems.

　After retrieving the magic stone, we started to go deeper, then defeated three wood golems and a swarm of killer plants to reach the stairs and descend to the second level.