This guy is ...... certainly awesome. ......

　Overwhelmed by the vast basement, I looked around at my surroundings.

　A large number of engineers and researchers were gathered in the basement, examining and discussing the walls and floors.

　The force protecting them was a large party of adventurers.

　The Knights are said to be in a standoff with the demons downstream in the valley, so they must not have been able to get to places like this, far from the front lines.

　The leader of this adventurer party is--.

'Oh!　That's Luke!　What are you doing here?
"Travis. You look like you're in the middle of carrying out your ...... request.
I've been asked to search the ruins and protect the scholars. Not a single demon has ever appeared in the ruins, so it's a kind of good luck charm, just in case.

　Then Travis shifted his eyes to Garnett, who was next to me.

'I've seen that face before. Are you Luke's apprentice?
An employee. The only one in our arms shop. We'd love to hire more people, but we're short-staffed on the flip side of a booming economy. ......
'Hahaha!　That's not a problem for an adventurer!　We're even having trouble getting people to sign up here!　How do you envy me!
Give me all of it, don't say little. Let's have a solo party from today.

　We have an unassuming conversation with each other because we are old friends.

　I've only known the people of Green Hollow for a short time, and I'm not in a position to throw random jokes at each other like this.

　He also has a relatively shattering exchange with Garnett, but there's still a lot of distance between them compared to his old relationship with Travis.

　Maybe that's why I couldn't help but talk to Travis for no reason.

'Oops. I have to say hello to the monk here as well. I'm Travis from Black Sword Mountain. Or have you already heard about me from Luke?
'It's Garnett. I understand you've known my boss since you were just starting out.

　When Garnett saw the hand that Travis held out for her to shake, she smiled like a bad boy who had come up with a prank.

　As soon as they shook hands, Garnett put his right hand to work.

''Sora!''
Oh!

　It was a grip that would have made my bones scream if it were me, but Travis put his strength back in with a joyful expression on his face.

　The grip game suddenly began.

　A few other adventurers also gathered and cheered both sides.

''Hahaha!　Luke!　Quite a promising boy!　I don't mean to mock your work, but it's honestly a shame you have to keep it as an arms dealer!

　The less you know, the happier you are.
　I looked away casually to avoid being noticed, holding back the laughter that was building up.

　What would happen if Travis, who is not good with women, found out the truth?
　I can't stop laughing just by imagining his reaction at that moment.

'...... Um, Mr. Luke. It's time to get down to business: ......
'Oops, sorry. What do I have to [repair]?

　The technician guy spoke to me in a reserved manner, so I changed my mind about the quicksand and returned my attention to my original business.

　The fact that he took the trouble to call me means that he wants to have something [restored].

　I understand best that there's no other role for it.

''This way.''

　The place I was taken to was in front of a magic control panel near a wall that was entirely a door.

　It's a device that controls the opening and closing of dungeon traps and trap doors, a device that comes with artificial dungeons.

　The lid is open and the contents are visible, but at a glance you can tell it's broken.

As you can see, it's severely damaged, and the 【Restoration】 skills possessed by the survey team members are out of our control. When it comes to manual repairs, it's impossible to know when it will be finished. ......
I see. ...... Do you have anything that could be used as restoration material?
Yes. You can use this one.

　I hold the sachet I received over the broken magic control board and activate the 【Restoration】 skill with my magic power.

　This is one of the reasons why I, who have no other advantages other than 【Restoration】, have not been completely abandoned by the other adventuring parties so far.

　The dungeon contraptions aren't absolutely unbreakable either.

　There are cases where you need to repair a trick in order to advance deeper into the dungeon, and in those cases, you were called upon to give priority.

　However, it's only been a few years since my skill level has improved that much, and the frequency was only once every few months, so I was far from a steady income.

'...... Okay. That should fix it. Check it out.
'Thank you!　So let's get right to it: ......

　The engineer man gleefully operates the magic control panel.

　The vibrations of the mechanism's movement and the presence of magic flowing through the walls and floor.

　Whenever you move an unknown contraption in a dungeon, you feel anxious and curious at the same time.

'Ah.'
What?

　I thought I heard a voice that I didn't want to hear right now.

　As expected, the vibrations suddenly intensified, causing the entire vast basement to shake violently.

''What the hell did you do!
Well, the magic control panel just started working on its own!

　I was ready for a collapse and even burial alive, but the actual phenomenon that occurred was like a different one.

　In the depths of the basement, a huge door that had been slithering instead of a wall opened with a dull sound.

　What was on the other side of the door--

Golem ...... and what a size ......

　There were more than a dozen of them just visible from here.

　Golems several times taller than humans were regularly aligned in the space that was hidden by the door.

　Moreover, the mutation didn't end there.

　More than a dozen golems were activated one after another and began to walk while raising their arms.

''Bo, runaway!

　As the engineers panicked and tried to run away, the golem swung its mighty arm down and crushed the floor, as if trying to crush them.

　Naturally, we, who were repairing the control panel near the door, were no exception, and one of the golems aimed at us and raised a fist in the air.

'' (d*mn it ......!)　(The [decomposition] will either be crushed before you do ...... or ......!

　In the next moment, a small figure jumped at the golem from right beside it and kicked its arms away as it was about to strike.

''You're safe? The white wolf!
Garnett!

　As soon as he landed, he kicked the floor again and hit the golem's legs with a spinning kick with a sideways rotation.

　The golem was hit by Garnett's barrage of blows and fell down in a heap from his back.

　Still, Garnett's onslaught did not stop.

　As soon as he thought he had jumped on the fallen golem on his back, he swung his tight legs high and slammed a stomping kick at the face of the slumping rock.

'Hey!　Where is the golem's weakness?!
'There's a magic word etched somewhere in his face!　Scrape off that first letter!
Scrape?　This is it!　Yeah, it's a pain in the ass!

　Garnet struck a tightly clenched fist at the magic letters carved into his mouth, as humans would say.

　A blow that shattered not just the first letter, but the entire word, finally silenced the golem completely.

　An inhuman physical ability and a physical strength that doesn't mind hitting a rock with his bare hands - both are the realm of the skills Garnet possesses.

　If he hadn't been knocked down by a surprise attack before his skills were activated like in the past, he would have been able to go head-to-head with large dragons.

''Yay ......!
"Don't be alarmed.　They still want to sweep it up!

　Garnett wasn't the only one who sprang into action after the activation of a large number of golems.

　The adventurer party led by Travis was also quick to respond.

'Teams 2 and 3, escort the engineers out!　The first team stays with me!　Finally, it's time for us to come out and riot with all our might!

　Travis, equipped with metal gauntlets, took the lead and charged at the group of golems.

　Travis's iron fist intercepted the rock fist that was swung down to crush the small target.

''Oraa!''

　A crash, a roar, and an impact.

　The golem's massive body was pushed back halfway around and fell from the back of its head.

　If it was a simple power, it was clearly a blow above Garnett.
　This was the man called Travis.

　There's nothing extraordinary about his ability to quickly rise to A-ranked adventurer with just his arm and manly spirit.

It's a good idea to have a good group of people to beat. Your arms will be ringing.
That's not bad, man!
'I'm not an old man!　Absolutely!　I'm the same age as Luke!
Wow, really?

　Throwing words at each other as if they were not in danger, the two physical (physical) monsters embarked on a battle to eradicate the golem.