Chief!　It's an emergency!　There's been an accidental collapse in the Demon King's Castle Realm!

　As soon as Nagi said that, the air between us became tense.

'Where is the collapse site!　What's the damage?
'These are the underground ruins that Neumann's party is exploring!　The damage is currently unknown, and some people may be buried alive under the rubble: ......!

　The brevity of the exchange conveyed the gravity of the situation in a disgusting way.

　Florence squeezed her lips into a tight knot and placed her hand on her daughter Lisa's shoulder and spoke to her as if to remind her.

'I'm sorry. Mom, I have to go. I'm not going to be able to keep my promise again. ......
Okay, don't worry about me.
...... I'm so sorry, Lisa.

　Lisa's reaction was blatantly thrown back and even a certain resignation.

　She's not convinced that a mother should put her job responsibilities before her own, but she understands that she shouldn't be selfish ...... that kind of vibe.

　Some may have some feelings about putting a child of only about ten years old in this situation, but this is not the time to worry about it.

'We're going too. Erica and Leila will stay here.
'No, let me accompany you. It's just a taste, but I can use my healing skills, so I think I can be of some help.
'Leila?　...... All right, if that's okay with you.

　Considering the scale of the accident, it shouldn't be too much of a stretch to have more manpower.

　And just before running towards the 'Demon King's Castle Realm', I turn back to Erica, who was going to stay behind with Lisa, and throw a small bag full of silver coins to her.

''Wow!　Heavy!
"Take care of Lisa!　Let them eat cake at Sylvia's!
"What? Wait, you mean the whole wallet? ......!　How much of this stuff is in here?　...... ah, gone: ......

　With Erika's confused voice behind us, we rushed to the scene of the accident in the Demon King's Castle Realm.










　The scene of the accident was shortly after leaving the Demon King's Castle Realm's Hollow Bottom Fortress.

　It was a steep slope that slightly deviated from the regular route of the slope leading to the foot of the rocky mountain.
　There was a large hole in the flat area at the bottom of it.

　Carefully approaching the edge of the hole, we could look down into it and see the dome-shaped ruins spreading inside the rocky mountain.

'The ceiling of the underground ruins must have collapsed: ...... and on a fairly large scale.

　A pile of rubble was piling up in the middle of the ruins, and many injured people were receiving first aid around the site.

　At the same time, they were digging up the rubble, and at this moment another injured person was being rescued.

We need to get down there now. Can you guys land?
What?

　Hearing Florence say that as if it was obvious, Layla reacted with dismay.

　'Sorry, but I don't have time to explain in kind.

''I'm relying on Garnett to help me, so I'll be fine. Sakura and Nagi can do it on their own. Florence, take care of Leila.
Oh, I'm on it.
All right. Let's hurry up.
What?　Heeeeeeeeeee!

　Florence held Leila and jumped down to the large hole without any hesitation.

　Me and Garnett followed suit, Sakura used [Shrinkage] and Nagi moved to the floor of the ruins in an instant with her signature high-speed movement.

　With Leila holding an upward screaming Leila, Florence calmly activated her skills, decelerated rapidly in the air and landed softly like a feather.

　And I executed a forced landing, leaving Garnett to do the same, letting the magic power of [Restoration] circulate around our own bodies while falling with half of my body on Garnett.

　The impact of the fall, which was as good as a crash, was offset by Garnet's instantly enhanced physical strength and the forcefulness of the 【Restoration】 skill to recover from the damaged side.

　It's a method that I wouldn't want to do if it wasn't an emergency, but right now it's a true emergency.
　There was not a single reason to hesitate in executing it.

''Sh, Branch Chief!

　The adventurers around us all look at us in surprise at our forced arrival.

''Quickly, though, give us a status report!　Sakura and Nagi are on a rescue mission!　Miss Leila, help with the benefits!

　Florence immediately flew in with the right instructions and began to take over the headship of the rescue from the adventurers on the scene.

'And Luke can go to .......'
I'm on it. If you don't use it in a situation like this, when will you use it?

He grabs it with his hand to cover the area around his right eye and immediately activates the skill to [disintegrate] the right eye socket.

　A mass of blue flame-like magic power that arises in the eye socket - a thing that is tentatively called the 'Right Eye of Wisdom'.

　A pile of rubble. A large number of wounded people.
　In order to find out what should be the highest priority [repair] among them.

''First of all, two ...... no, three ......!　Garnett!　Let's dig it up first!

　When I looked at the pile of rubble through my 'right eye', which I activated for the first time since the end of the Demon King's War, I saw that some adventurers were buried underneath it.

　It wasn't that the rescuers themselves were transparent.
　I could visually sense a magical presence, or something like that.

　Anyway, we [disassembled] the rubble and worked with Garnett and the other adventurers to rescue the needed rescuers, and immediately gave them the minimum amount of [repair] before rushing to the next task.

　After rescuing the adventurers buried alive, the next step is to treat the injured.

　First of all, I'll use my "right eye" to determine which object should be healed first, and then I'll start repairing it, starting with the one that would be dangerous if left unattended.

　Even if it looks fine at first glance, it doesn't necessarily mean that the damage inside the body is small.

　Where and in what form should I use the 【Restoration】 to get a better result... While searching for clues with my right eye, I continue to take the best move for myself.

　And so, around the time I almost used up my own magic power, the scene finally settled down.

''Phew......, are you done?
It's all right. We can leave this to the professionals. They don't have any magic left, do they?　And .......

　Garnett looked into my face from the right side and gave me a glaring look from close range.

You shouldn't use that 'right eye' for too long, should you?
Yeah, I guess so. I don't know what it is, so we have to be as careful as possible with it.

　I hold my right hand in front of my eyes and activate 【Restoration】, restoring the eyeball that had been converted into a mass of magic power.

''Should we let everyone else pull up too? Aside from Sakura and Nagi, Leila isn't a knight or an adventurer, you know.
Mm-hmm. ...... Well, that's true.
'Leila!　Let's go back to earth--

　Just as he was about to turn around and call out to Layla, the edge of a large hole in the ceiling of the underground ruins collapsed, causing thick pieces of stone to fall.

　Right underneath, Leila continued to treat the injured with single-mindedness.

''----!''

　I can't even make a sound in time.

　By the time Leila noticed something was wrong, there was nothing more she could do--

What--?
Nuh-uh!

　The falling board stopped in front of Leila's eyes and was flung in the direction of no one.

　The only person who catches it and plays it is a powerful arm.

　I knew the man well, with a smile like a well-worn wolf dog (wolfdog) on his huge, well-trained body.

"Travis!
'I'm sorry, Luke!　I'm a little late!　Is there anything left to help you?!

　A-ranked adventurer, Travis of Black Sword Mountain.

　That man, my classmate and old friend, didn't even consider it a job to have popped a thick piece of stone with one arm, and he was going to join in to help respond to the accident in a very natural way.

　He didn't even try to emphasize the fact that he had saved someone's life in a special way.

　He only perceived it as a matter of course, and he didn't have an ounce of idea to ask for thanks.
　That's really typical of Travis' behavior.

'Sorry, thank you.'
So who do I ask for in the field?
Florence runs this place. I'm pretty sure it's over there: .......
All right!　We've got to make up for all those tardies!

　Travis rolled up his arms forcefully and walked towards Florence with ease.

'...... Can't help it, I'll thank you later. Leila, are you okay?

　I checked to see if he was injured or not, but for some reason there was no reply.

　Leila was looking at Travis with a strangely smitten face, stunned.

　When I looked at Garnett, wondering what was going on, I saw that she had a strange expression on her face.

　It's ...... that kind of vibe, trying to somehow suppress the smile that comes naturally to me.

"Garnett, Leila. It's time to get back to the ground. We've been keeping Erica and Lisa waiting for a while now.
Oh, oh!
Yes!

　When I called out to them again, they both regained their normal condition and began to prepare to leave in a hurry.