Tamegoro returned limping.

'Are you hurt?　Go back to the shadows."

　When Tamegoro was returned to the shadows to cure, he brought Taabo and Geronta out of the shadows to pick up and collect what he and Hakuro thought were dropped items.

　The items scattered in the middle boss room were too numerous to be drops.

This isn't a drop."

　Among the fallen items were foodstuffs and towels. It seems that Palmiro's storage-type magic equipment was broken by the "Crash Ball II" attack, and the contents overflowed from the storage space.

I know that this belongs to Palmiro. But why would it show up now, instead of right after the storage-type magical equipment broke?"

It may be because of the time delay feature."

　Is it possible that the storage space for the magic equipment has a different flow of time, so the timing of its emergence was delayed?　I don't know. Well, it doesn't matter.

　Taabo picked up a bag and brought it to me. When I opened it, I found Palmiro's underwear. I tried to smash them on the floor, but Taabo looked at me. I tried to smash them on the floor, but Taabo was staring at me.

'Thanks for the ....... Bring me something else."

　I drew a circle on the floor and placed a bag of underwear there. The shadow puppets brought one thing after another that they picked up, most of which were not worth taking home. I place them in the circle.

　Geronta came to me with a spear. When I examined it with my multi-appraisal goggles, it was labeled "Spear of St. George: Ascalon". This magical weapon spear is of mythological class and was apparently used to slay dragons.

　The power of the Ascalon is that when it stabs a target, it takes away the heat and freezes the target. The power is said to radiate forward and freeze an area of about three meters.

　Next, Hakuro brought a hammer. It looked just like Tamegoro's thunder hammer "Mjolnir". When I examined it, I found that it was labeled "Moj Hammer. Thor, the god of thunder, had two sons, Magni and Mauji, so it must be the brother weapon of Ami's Magni hammer.

Legendary. I'll rent this one out to a batallion."

　In addition to weapons, gems and magic stones were gathered. Then, Taabo brought a magic stone. When the silver magic stone was appraised, it was labeled as "the magic stone of Palmiro, the demigod of half-wickedness.

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I don't know if he was on the verge of becoming an evil god. God is such a high-minded thing. ......"

　Finally, Haklo brought two elongated magic potion bottles. When I examined them with my multi-appraisal goggles, they were labeled "Amrita (false).

　What does that mean? Was the Amrita that Palmiro drank a fake?　It couldn't be. Palmiro's appearance was not unusual.

　Could it be fake and look like that?　I have no choice but to take it home and examine its contents.

　After returning the shadow puppets to the shadows, we left the Middle Boss Room. Palmiro was supposed to have come with a team, but there was no one outside the Middle Boss Room. His friends who should have come with him seemed to have returned to the ground.

　I started back toward the ground. I continued upward, searching for the stairs, and joined Clarice and the others at the twenty-fifth level. Elmore approached quietly and entered the shadows.

I'm glad you're okay. I was worried when you suddenly disappeared."

I was in a hurry, too.

　Clarice and Carlotta look relieved.

I'm sorry for your concern. As I believe Elmore explained, I was sent to the mid-boss room on the 30th level."

I'm listening." Was that a trap?"

'Something like that. I'll tell you more about it when we get back on the ground."

　Carlotta was also there, so we decided to talk about Palmiro's case when we returned to the ground. Clarice, guessing that there must be a reason for this, silently complied.

　Two days later, we returned to the ground and checked into a hotel. While I was resting in my room, Clarice came to my room.

Now, tell me what happened."

　I nodded at Clarice's request.

I think that was Palmiro's third test to become a god."

　When I explained, with some speculation, Clarice understood.

So that's how Palmiro and Dr. Grimm ended up fighting.

Yes."

If Dr. Grimm is here, he must have won, but can you tell us how the battle went?

When I first saw Palmiro, he looked so different that I didn't recognize him."

　I told him how the battle went and that I had topped him off with a photon blade at the end. However, I did not tell him about the trump card, the divine might.

Palmyro, it seems, was on the verge of becoming an evil god.

Why do you think that?"

　I took out Palmiro's magic stone and showed it to him.

Palmiro left the magic stone."

　Clarice was surprised to hear this. It was impossible for a human being to leave behind a magic stone. If this were true, it would mean that humans had become demons.

　I lent Clarice my multi-appraisal goggles and let her check them out.

'A demigod?　Seems the road to Amrita and God is more dangerous than I imagined."

Yeah, I think so, too.

　Clarice looks as if she has an idea.

It seems that the three ordeals are hidden dungeon traps.

What do you mean?"

I thought that if a candidate for God who had gone through the two trials did not evolve as the dungeon contemplated, then the candidate would be made to fight an opponent whom he could not defeat."

"You mean to terminate a failed candidate?"

Yes, I don't think the dungeon has any human feelings, so I figured I'd get rid of what I don't need.

　So it's the candidate's fault for not being able to do it. Dungeons play with people.

toying with (e.g. one's emotions)

What is a human being to a dungeon?　What is a human being to a dungeon?

The question is what to report to the Adventurers' Guild.

What would happen if I reported the truth?"

The Adventurers' Guild will be satisfied, since they have the magic stone of Palmiro. But the Vatican might make a fuss. It might be better not to report it.

　Clarice said that she was caught in a transporter trap and sent to the 30th layer, so she should have turned around. I thought that might be a good idea. We made a brief report to the local adventurers' guild.

　It is not a new dungeon like the Narukami dungeon and there is no five year rule. It is not obligatory to report. However, we should investigate Palmiro's friends. I decided to hire someone to investigate.

　I paid Carlotta enough gratuities and returned to Japan.

　Later, news that Palmiro was missing caused a public uproar, but it subsided when rumors spread that he had dived into a dungeon and was killed by a demon.

　I heard that the Vatican has started a sainthood investigation to make Palmiro an official saint. I am sure he will not be recognized as a saint.