Episode 517 Early Moon Dungeon

It was past seven o'clock in the evening when we returned to the ground. I hurried to the Adventurers' Guild and stopped the branch manager, who was getting ready to leave, to report the incident.

I see, there was a sacred space on the eighteenth layer, which was guarded by a guardian demon. Does that mean?"

Yes, he was a good high-speed fighter.

I want you to tell me how you beat that demon."

I, Elmore, and Tamegoro teamed up to fight. We got into a high-speed battle and I was wounded by a special feature of the guardian demon's naginata."

Mr. Grimm must have been quite a tough opponent to have been wounded?"

When I was wounded, the magic I released hit my opponent, so I had a chance. Then Elmore and Tamegoro attacked and were able to defeat him."

　I explained in detail, focusing on how to fight the guardian demons.

Are you hurt?"

I'm fine. I'm completely healed."

That's good to know. So what was in the sanctuary?"

　I told him more about the shrine and the "rattle".

"Well, it's just like the oracle in the Thunder God dungeon. Grim-kun, who turned the 'rattle' first, got something great, didn't he?"

I got just the information I wanted. What I got is a secret."

　Under the five-year rule, you are not obligated to report what you got from a drop or treasure chest, as long as it does not affect the activities of other adventurers. However, the location of the treasure chest or trap must be reported.

　However, this does not mean that reporting is prohibited, and adventurers who want to show off may report drops or even the contents of treasure chests.

You only discovered the location of the stairway at the nineteenth layer and descended to the twentieth layer in the shortest possible distance. If you had searched a little slower, you might have found the treasure chest.

I wanted to secure the transfer room on the twentieth floor before the treasure chest. Once we found the transfer room, we could always come back to explore.

　That answer seemed to satisfy the branch manager. I reported the location of the mid-boss room and the transfer room.

So what kind of demon was the middle boss?"

King Lizardman.

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　Hearing this, the branch manager's complexion changed. It seems that King Lizardman once appeared in the United States as an innkeeper.

　It seems that about twenty adventurers were killed at that time. King Lizardman is that strong. The weapon used by King Lizardman is said to be a magical sword called "Dahinslave.

　It seems that if a person is wounded by that magic sword, it is said that magic medicine, items, or normal treatment cannot heal the wound. What about treatment using Divine Energy?

Did you fight King Lizardman?"

No, I'm not fighting.

'It's a good call. Even though he was fully healed, he had suffered a major wound. He must have bled a lot, so he must not have been in perfect physical condition. In such a situation, you shouldn't fight."

　It would take several days to a dozen days for the amount of blood that flowed out to recover.

　I asked the branch manager to order King Lizardman materials from the United States. After that, I returned to the house, took a shower, and went to bed without eating. I was still very tired.

　When I woke up the next morning, I was exhausted.

Fuaaaammmm."

　I yawned and got up to get dressed and wash my face. Then I went to the cafeteria and found Kongoji and Arisa there.

Good morning. What brings you up so early in the morning?"

　Alisa points to her watch, and I look over to see the short hand of the clock pointing to ten o'clock. I cower my shoulders and sit down in my chair.

Métis told me you were hurt, so I was worried.

　Metis seemed to have asked me to contact Alisa if I ever got hurt.

'I was hurt, but I'm fully healed now, so I wasn't worried.'

　Alisa stood behind me and hugged me from behind. She wanted to make sure I was okay. I felt a little happy.

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　A few days after they had progressed to the 20th level of the Narukami dungeon, Taichi and Shun decided to go on an expedition together. They wanted to acquire an armored car and needed to make some money to do so.

　The expedition was to the Early Moon Dungeon in Toyama. It is said that the middle boss room in the fifteenth level of this advanced dungeon has been affected by the return of the middle boss, affecting the exploration activities.

　The mid-boss is an earth dragon, one of the five great dragons. In the room where the earth dragon resides, there is a treasure chest, which is said to have contained a large amount of gold coins last time.

　Taichi and his friends took the train to Omiya and changed trains to Toyama.

I heard that Dr. Grimm has reached the twentieth level of the Narukami dungeon, do you know anything about that?"

　Shun asked Taichi.

There is a sacred area on the eighteenth layer, guarded by a guardian demon."

Heh, is he strong?"

I think they were so tough that Dr. Grimm got hurt. I don't think we can beat them now."

　Taichi talked about the shrine, "Rattles" and the nineteenth-layer ant jungle that Grim had told him about.

He said, "That's great. You're active overseas, and you're top of the line in the Narukami dungeon."

　Taichi and his team had conquered up to the tenth level of the Narukami dungeon, but they were unable to break through to the tenth level. The reason for this was the slug meadow on the tenth level. The meadow, teeming with running slugs and alligator flies, could not be broken through by living magic alone.

　With Grimm, it was possible to force his way through by using "Guided Brits," but it was still difficult with Taichi.

　So they discussed how to break through and decided to buy an armored car. At this time, Taichi's magic level for life magic was"16" and Shun's magic level was "11.

　The train arrived in Toyama and they got off at the station. From there, they took a bus to a hotel near the Hayatsuki dungeon and checked in.

　After a short rest, I went to the Adventurer's Guild. It was a small adventurers' guild, but there were many people there today. Something must have happened.

　Taichi and his group went to the reception desk and reported that they would be working in the Early Moon Dungeon for the time being. A pretty woman in her early twenties answered their questions.

Is it the early moon dungeon? That's a bit of a problem."

　Shun tilts his head to confirm.

What do you mean?"

The second level is now inn-less. Witnesses say it is Fort Spider, and we have a group of adventurers who want to take it down themselves."

"Isn't that a bit of an exaggeration, at least for a Fort Spider?"

　As Taichi said this, he was approached from behind.

You are strangers. You think so because you don't know the current situation of adventurers working in the Early Moon Dungeon.

　When Taichi and the others looked back, they saw a female adventurer in her twenties standing there. She said she was Minami Himekawa, an attack magician.

The Wave Moon dungeon is the smallest of the advanced dungeons, and it is not rich in the toughest of demons.

　Fort Spider and Earth Dragon are the biggest prey in a long time, and the adventurers are said to be on the lookout for them.

　Hearing this, Taichi wondered if few of the adventurers active in the early moon dungeon might be upwardly mobile.