Back in Shibupaper City, I got my shadow puppet out of the shadows and went to the workroom with Elmore.

'Was St. Palmiro convinced?'

What's up with you all of a sudden?"

'I wondered if that man had really given up.

Come to think of it, the look you gave me when I told you I didn't make soma didn't look like you were convinced."

'Maybe they will still continue to investigate.'

Only I and Alisa and the others know that I created the elixir soma. We need to teach them the 'steel heart technique' as a precaution."

That would be wise."

　The next day, I invited Alisa and the others to the Green Pavilion.

What's wrong with you, calling me out of the blue?"

　Alisa asked. I go to the workroom with the four of them and tell them what happened yesterday.

'Really?　They say St. Palmiro is a real saint."

　Amane looks shocked. Yukari looks at me.

The question is, "Is St. Palmiro a fake saint, or did he have deeper circumstances that forced him to use skills like mental attacks?"

　Yukari apparently had great respect for St. Palmiro, who was curing diseases that could not be cured by modern medicine.

I think it's an act of hostility just to launch a psychological attack against another person, regardless of the circumstances."

　Chika cut her off with a bang. Alisa agrees.

You're right. If you have a situation, you should explain it and get the information.

　I looked around at the four of them.

So I want the four of you to learn the 'steel heart technique.

　The four immediately agreed. But Chika has a gloomy look on her face.

What's up?"

I figured I couldn't hide it from them if it was my family or a doctor at the hospital. ......

'That can't be helped,' he said. But your parents don't know that we made the elixir soma. Wouldn't it make more sense if we told them that we got it after we defeated the evil god Chitkaa?"

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　Chika tilted her head. Alisa saw this and laughed.

I'm sure you're not lying. If I just said that, you'd think it was a drop from the evil god Chitkaa."

Oh, I see what you mean."

　Amane looks as if she remembers something.

I think you should teach Mr. Nezu, who lives with us, the 'steel heart technique.

　When I heard Amane's suggestion, I thought, 'Yes, that's right. So I taught Nezu, along with Arisa and the others, the "Steel Heart Technique," but Nezu was the only one who couldn't learn it.

　Nezu's magic control skills had not reached a level that would allow him to master the "Steel Heart Technique. However, Alisa and the other four were able to learn it without any problem. Perhaps the "Steel Heart Technique" can only be mastered by those with C-class abilities or above.

　The day after that, I heard that St. Palmiro had returned to the Vatican. As a saint, he must be busy with something.

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　As Kondo, the branch manager of the Adventurers' Guild, was processing paperwork, one of the staff members came in looking flustered.

Oh, my God.

What's the rush?"

"I found a lodgerless in the tenth level of the Water Moon dungeon."

　Hearing this, the branch manager becomes reluctant.

So what kind of a demon is this "inn-less" thing?"

It's a bronze mammoth. It's a super-heavyweight monster."

I wonder if any of the D-level adventurers will be able to beat him.

　The Adventurers' Guild's policy is to gather as many adventurers of D level or lower as possible to defeat innocuous cases that occur in intermediate-level dungeons.

　However, if the demon is too strong for a D-class adventurer to handle, he or she may ask a C- or B-class adventurer. Before the advent of the advanced Narukami dungeon, the number of C- and B-class adventurers was small, but now there are enough to go around, so there is no need to worry about who to ask. The number of people to ask for help is very small,

Come to think of it, I think there were some people after Firedrake."

'Ah, Mr. Grimm's disciples. Oh, well, maybe they can take him down."

　Firedrake is a higher grade demon than the bronze mammoth. If that is what they are after, they can defeat the Bronze Mammoth, the official said.

　The branch manager called five people, Taichi, Tesshin, Karina, Ami, and Shun.

What's wrong with you, calling me out?"

　Taichi asked the branch manager.

A lodgerless has appeared in the tenth layer of the Suigetsu dungeon. I called him out to see if you guys could defeat him."

　The branch manager explains the bronze mammoth.

The only way to defeat this guy is to break his core, which is located deep between his eyebrows. And since it is a highly defensive demon, half-baked magic won't work."

　After the explanation, the branch manager asked if he could beat him.

I'm sure we can beat them with that many people. Why did you gather all of Dr. Grimm's disciples?"

　Tesshin asked.

Before, we used to gather adventurers of random merit, but it didn't seem to work well together," he said. So we decided to gather a team, or a group of adventurers who knew each other."

I see, when it comes to taking down something as big as the Bronze Mammoth, the JetBlitz, Crashball, Blowup Glaive, Burst Shotgun, and Crashball II are all effective."

　Since Taichi 　is magic level 14, Ami is 13, Karina is 10, Shun is 10, and Tesshin is 10, Taichi is the only one who can use the "Burst Shotgun" and "Crash Ball II".

　Tesshin thought that if he could just hit a large number of "crash balls," he would be able to finish them off. TAICHI and his team discussed the matter and decided to take on the task of defeating the bronze mammoths.

　Rewards are paid according to guild rules. The amount of money itself is not much, but those who have the ability to beat the guild will be rewarded for their achievements, and no one will refuse.

　Karina approached Taichi and spoke to him.

"Can you beat the Bronze Mammoth?"

If you can hit it in the head with the 'Crash Ball II,' I think you can beat it. But to hit it, you may need to activate magic nearby.

Then it's important that we take the bait and attract the attention of the bronze mammoth."

　The five of them had a meeting and headed for the tenth layer of the Suigetsu dungeon. They were accompanied by Branch Manager Kondo. After descending to the tenth level in one fell swoop, Taichi and the others sought out the Bronze Mammoth and surrounded it with everyone they could find.

　Magic-armor wizards Tesshin and Karina apply reinforcement magic to themselves and step forward. Leaping forward with quick movements, the two activate "Crash Ball" in succession and release a D-particle vibration ball at the bronze mammoth's torso.