If only the damage of the labyrinth runaway had been done to the next town.
　That was a situation that he didn't want to think about.
　Unlike the labyrinth city, the neighboring city didn't have enough forces to deal with the labyrinth runaway.
　I've heard that the neighboring cities have walls and knightly orders, but I don't think that's enough to protect the neighboring cities from the labyrinth runaway.
　...... More than a day, that's the kind of level we're talking about.

　Because we can be sure of that, we couldn't hide our agitation at Lila-san's words.
　If Laila's words are correct, a hellscape will have spread to the next town by now.

　But even though I understood the damage, it wasn't because I was disappointed that I wasn't worried about the neighboring town.

''...... I find it hard to imagine the damage going to the next town, Lila. It's hard for me to believe that the extent of those adventurers could reach the next town.

　Zeke asks Lila.
　You're not going to be able to get a good deal more than you think.

　The Great Sword of the God of War is indeed an excellent adventurer, regardless of his character.
　There is no denying that the hundreds of adventurers led by the Great Sword of the God of War are a powerful force.

　Even after admitting that, it seemed impossible for them to reach the next town in this situation.
　Remembering Rich, who tried to unleash a tactical grade magic, I strengthen that thought.
　Zeke, who was there, had the same thought.

''The ogre I fought had the ability to rival super-difficult class demonic beasts. No matter how many of them we have, I don't think we'll succeed in escaping to the next town with a sloppy plan.

　In response to Zeke who tells her that seriously, Lila looks thoughtful for a little while.
　However, the anxious look on Lyra's face never disappeared.

''Indeed, I've only fought the Labyrinth Runaway Demon Beasts against hobgoblins. So maybe it's a misguided opinion. Still, just think about this.

　After making that preamble, Lyra-san opens her mouth with a serious face.

'...... If the Great Sword of the God of War was supposed to bait hundreds of adventurers, I'm not sure I could say that.

Decoy!

Even adventurers in a labyrinth city would not be able to do that, as expected: ......

　Zeke and Aamir raise their voices, as if to say they can't believe it.
　That would be a natural reaction.
　Unlike our side, the escaped adventurers are the allies of the Great Sword of the God of War.
　No matter how many adventurers in the labyrinth city, it is not normal for them to abandon hundreds of allies as pawns.

　...... But I knew that the Great Sword of the God of War would not be surprised to think about it.

　In contrast to Zeke and his friends, the heat is receding from my face.
　In the eyes of the people around me, I must have a very blue face.
　Even though I understood that, I couldn't mend my expression.

　As soon as I escaped from the labyrinth city, the War God's great sword couldn't back down.
　If the Great Sword of the God of War made that choice, it would never be strange if he chose to use hundreds of people as bait to save himself.
　And if the hundreds of adventurers distracted the demonic beasts and had time to overrun them, the Great Sword of the War God would be able to reach the neighborhood of the neighboring city.

　...... In that case, it wasn't strange that after the demonic beasts killed the Great Sword of the War God, the demonic beasts would rush to the nearby neighboring town.

　I even came up with that and opened my mouth with a bitter look on my face.

''...... I think it's just as Lyra-san fears. If it's the Great Sword of the God of War, you could use your position as a leader and use your allies as bait without a care in the world.

Nah!

......!

　Narcena, who doesn't seem to hide her anger, agrees with my words.

''I agree with you that your brother is right. No matter how many times you were stunned by me, if they're the ones who don't hesitate to cut off their friends, they can at least bait .......

...... If you ask me, that warrior and his fellow healers.

　At Narsena's words, Sieg-san muttered with a strong face.
　Sieg-san might have had an idea about the personality of the Great Sword of the War God by listening to me too.
　Only Aamir seemed to be unable to hide his shock, but right now he didn't have time to politely tell the story of the War God's Great Sword's outrageousness.
　Anyway, right now, it was a matter of checking the situation in the neighboring city first.

　It was at that moment that Master opened his mouth with an awkward expression.

''I'm sorry to be ...... hot, but there's no way the adventurers will ever reach the next town.

　That master's words were a story that should have pleased him.
　Nevertheless, what came to Master's face was a regret that didn't match the current situation where he was supposed to be talking about something that should be rejoicing.

''First of all, I'll tell you, the story I'm about to tell you is definitely not to be put out there. I was originally going to tell you guys, but if it spreads, you won't be able to control the people, let alone the adventurers.

　We nodded silently at the sound of our serious master's voice.
　Only then do I notice that Ronald's unchanging expression looks a little tense.
　That is the best proof that the words that Master is about to tell us are an extraordinary situation.

''The city walls, which are the only entrance to the neighboring city of Nerburg from the labyrinth city, have been sealed off by a barrier. To put it simply, the labyrinth city has been isolated.

............ Huh?

　However, even with that assumption, I still couldn't hide my turmoil.

　The labyrinth city was isolated, which implied that there would be no relief sent from the country in the event of a labyrinth runaway.
　In other words, we have to overcome the labyrinth runaway with our current strength, which has greatly reduced the number of adventurers.
　That was a rather painful situation for the current labyrinth city.
　Laila, who had a grim face, asked her mentor.

''What do you mean by ......?''

'As I said. The barriers are being deployed to reinforce the walls. Just after we left. It's unlikely that anyone from the labyrinth city will be able to break through those walls, nor will anyone from the next city come to the labyrinth city.

......!

　Lila shushed at her master's words.
　Still, Master's words did not stop.

''It's also a barrier that nullifies magic and sorcery in the vicinity, a super-high-performance one made of magic that even I don't know about. Even if it were to be attacked by a mutated super-high-performance demonic beast, it wouldn't matter.

　...... playing the attacks of mutated, super-difficult demonic beasts, everyone except Ronaldo-san is crestfallen at that word.

　Magical barriers are inherently quite fragile.
　After all, a barrier that drains magical power over time is quite inefficient.
　It is impossible to maintain strength while maintaining a barrier at all times.
　If that was the case, ordinary city walls would be stronger, and it was against this background that the neighboring city was protected by primitive walls.

　Hence, a barrier to receive even the attacks of super-difficult demonic beasts would be nothing more than an anomaly.
　If that was the joke of a master, how much better it would have been.

''Ronald's use of the escaped adventurer as a decoy must have been calculated with that barrier in mind.

　But it was clear from the Master's words that this was not possible.
　Mr. Ronaldo was claiming his blunder as an excuse, but the Master ignored him and continued his words.

'...... I tried to buy you some time to deploy the barriers, even if only for a little while, but I couldn't.'

　Regret flashed across Master's face as he told him that.
　The expression on his face implied that Master was desperately trying to delay the deployment of the barrier.
　Understanding that, I couldn't hide my doubts.
　As a top-notch adventurer, Master and Ronald-san have a certain amount of authority as well as fame.
　To be honest, I couldn't help but feel that it was unnatural for him to ignore that and forcefully proceed with the matter.

''Compared to the Labyrinth City, isn't Master's name resonating in the next town?''

''No, I don't think that's possible. The authority of a super-adventurer is guaranteed by the guild, and there's no way that the authority of Lalma-san and the others can't be applied only to Nelburg: .......

''Narsena is right, where the guild is located, the authority of the adventurers is guaranteed. It's inherently inconceivable that the authority of a super-adventurer wouldn't be valid in the neighboring city of Nelburg, where the guild is located.

Yeah?

　I put my hand to my chin and ponder on Narsena and Sieg-san's supplement.
　Unlike me, who has hardly ever left the Labyrinth City, these are the words of two people who know the authority of the guild.
　It's hard to believe that they are wrong.
　If so, there is one possibility that remains.

'...... masters, people with more authority than the very best adventurers, had the barrier built.

　The authority of the very top adventurers is quite strong.
　With that in mind, was it Mist, the head of the Labyrinth City Guild branch, who had the barrier built?
　No, Mist's authority is only limited to the labyrinth city.
　Even though it was a neighboring city, it was unlikely that the Mist's authority would exceed the masters'.
　In other words, someone who would exceed even the Mist would have erected a barrier.

　It was then that the master opened his mouth.

''Perhaps the person who erected the barrier was someone in the heart of this country. If it wasn't someone like that, that barrier wouldn't have been built.''

Can't build a barrier?

　To Narcena, who parroted those words back to him, the master tells him with a pained expression.

''I've never seen a barrier that powerful, either. If there's one thing I can say about it, it's that it's a barrier that requires a hundred wizards to build it. It would take a month to build this barrier.

　With a look on his face that doesn't even try to hide the abomination, the Master spits out that.
　It's a master.
　It's no small matter that he must have a deep-seated grudge against his own demands.
　The same is true for me, I don't have good feelings about the fact that I was isolated without permission.
　However, if my master's words are true, we can't do anything about the barriers.
　I mutter bitterly to myself at this reality.

I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this. And if you have a month to do that and a month to do it, then you're certainly right master is right: ...... A month?

　That's when I noticed the strange feeling that exists at .......

　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the most out of your time with us.

"Brother?

...... Narsena, do you know why there's a barrier in the next town?

'What?　It's to protect the neighborhood from a labyrinthine runaway: ......!

　In the middle of his words, Narsena's words are cut off.
　That reaction makes me realize that Narsena has come to the same conclusion as me.
　Yes, it's impossible to prepare for the labyrinth runaway when it would normally take a month of preparation.

　If you don't know about it a month in advance, you can't be sure of that.

"...... Don't tell me that someone in King's Landing predicted the Maze Runaway?

　Laila, who had been listening to our conversation, opened her mouth to say so with a shaky voice.
　We weren't the ones who answered that.

''No, there's no way a person from the royal city away from the labyrinth runaway could predict it. If they were able to predict it, it would be only those within the labyrinth city.

　Master tells us so matter-of-factly.
　His demeanor showed no signs of agitation over our assumptions, which proved that he had already reached the point where we had imagined the story.
　No, Master must have come up with something more than that.
　Understanding this, Master opens his mouth in the room where silence prevails.

''And that royal city's stooge is none other than the head of the Labyrinth City Branch, an elf with a lost technology, Mist.

　At that moment, the excessive hostility that my master has towards Mist, and everything he has said and done so far, connected with me. ......