On the morning of the next day, we were holding a strategy meeting for our departure in a room near the grand capitol building.

Once again, I'd like to share with you what I know about the Fenrir Wolf we're expecting to encounter. They are large magical beasts that are also known as land dragons. They can't fly, but they run across the land as if they were flying.

　Like some school lecturer or something, I'll be explaining the knowledge of demonic beasts in front of a group of people who have sat down in chairs.

　It's not a bad idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for, but it's not the case for the rest of us, so that's why I had to take on this role.

The only thing I can think of is that there's a lot of variation in body size, just like dragons, but it's not at all uncommon for someone's nose to be at the height of my head. What about the individuals Ezell encountered?
'Well, that was about it, I think. I don't remember exactly what happened, though, because I jumped out of the darkness so suddenly. The sword flashed, and I quickly counterattacked with my skills, and then, well, I managed to get rid of it somehow.

　Ezell, who had engaged Fenrir Wolf just recently, looked up at the ceiling with a face that seemed to recall a painful memory.

　As expected of a brave man, the title of a brave man is not a masterpiece in such a situation where they encountered and were able to return safely.

I'm not sure I've ever seen such a thing. I'm sure some of the members of this team think so,......, and honestly, Dustin alone is enough to make the change. But only if the opponent is alone.
'The administrator said it was a 'Fenrir Wolf den'. Is it still likely to be a herd?
At least that's where we're supposed to be headed.

　I nodded back at Sakura's statement and affirmed it.

'Almost every instance of encounter I've heard of has been a literal lone wolf. Some people think that's why 'Fenrir Wolves don't pack': ......
It's possible that they only survived because it was just one, but if they ran into a herd, they may not have even been able to bring back the information.
'Exactly. Ezell was lucky in that sense, and it was a good decision to get rid of him and take off right away.

　The testimonies of the survivors do not always tell the whole story.
　Behind the handful of survivors, there are often numerous victims hiding in the background.

　If they had remained there after chasing off the Fenrir Wolf, obsessing about recovering their lost swords, the main force might have come and gotten into trouble.

''...... Oh, um, .......''

　Unusually, Noir raises his hand in a reserved manner and asks permission to speak.

'Such ...... demons, there were, et al ...... food, no matter how much ...... food there was, it was not enough...' ...like ......
'Good point. In fact, that area is considered an unsolved mystery in the adventurer's industry.

　I was going to skip the explanation since it's not relevant to the extent of fighting, but since you noticed it all the way through, I can't avoid answering it.

''The fact that the amount of prey expected from their size and the number of prey inhabiting the area are out of balance is something that can be said of all large demons, including dragons, but Fenrirwolf seems to have a particularly strong tendency to do so.
"You can't just ...... diet, you have to ...... something else to keep your ...... body in shape. ......?
'Maybe. To be honest, there's a lot we don't know about demon biology.

　Even the ordinary wild animals that live on the ground have yet to have a complete picture of their lives.

　This is even more so when it comes to the magical beasts that live in dungeons.
　This is because it is very difficult to visit and investigate the site.

It's a good thing that you're able to get a good idea of what's going on in the world. I wouldn't have enough time to talk about everything.

　Passing over the gazes of several people who seemed to want to continue chit-chat, I switch the agenda to an explanation of the place we are going to head to.

　Just like Fenrir Wolf's information, this is something that has already been communicated, but it's an important process to reconfirm with all the best intentions.

"Just to be sure, please check the location on the map. The target is the same type of tower we came down from, a hollow tower that reaches the ceiling of the underground space.

　As this is a direct request from the administrator, Fraxinus, the arrangements for carrying out the role have been well prepared.

　The location is clear and the map is already prepared.
　There was no need to wander around looking for a problem, and a route that was both safe and quick to follow had been selected.

　For Fraxinus, the loss of underground luminescence was a matter of life and death, and he would have been making preparations to solve it independently of our arrival.

　Perhaps the reason why we were entrusted with the task of carrying it out is simply because we came at just the right time.

I'm sure that this tower is not connected to the 'Demon King's Castle Realm'. It's a dead end space located in between two levels, and the reason for this is that something here has gone awry.
''If this place has become a den of Fenrir Wolves, is it still due to unintentional destruction by an invading demon?

　Lionel formulated a precise hypothesis and repeated the question further in-depth.

''By the way, Administrator Fraxinus said that you were going to send a force from this town as well. Has the Commander not yet been told anything about that?''
'Yeah, ...... I said I'd be able to convince him in time for today's meeting: ......
Excuse me.

　Just as the topic of conversation was about to turn to the matter of the additional personnel from Asropolis, Populus, an older, younger tree man (dryad) who was an errand boy for the administrator, Fraxinus, entered the room.

'It seems you were just telling me a good story. I've brought someone to join you in this pseudo-sunlight restoration mission.
Finally. You've waited long enough.
''I'm sorry. It took me quite a while to convince you, but you are definitely the best at what you do.

　In contrast to Populus, who acted in a very natural manner, I was completely speechless and my eyes were wide open.

　Populus himself was no longer in my field of vision.
　On the contrary, my mind was not trying to understand the meaning of the words being uttered.

　He may have physically kept it within the scope of his vision, but he had no room to let its presence into his consciousness at all.

'You, no way,'

　Her pointed ears, her dark-colored, glamorous skin, her tall, slender body.
　I remembered the shape of the dark elf woman, whose torso was covered with metal armor, so strongly that I didn't like it.

''-- It's a causal thing, Luke of the White Wolf Forest.
"The Four Demon Generals of the Demon King's Army: ...... The Ice Norzuri--!