The second level of the dungeon "Ark of the Elements", the neutral city of Athropolis - the battle against the swarm of automatons, set in that town where various types of demonic tribes live huddled together, has safely come to an end.

　We survived the battle without a single person missing, and we're enjoying our first time on earth for a long time.

　It's not that I'm not an expert, but I've been thinking about it for a while now, and it's time to focus on my main job as the owner of the ...... weapons store.

　--but first.
　The only thing I need to do is to fulfill my important role of reporting to the kingdom on the series of events surrounding Athropolis.

''Good morning, Commander. I'm sorry to bother you so early in the morning.
'My pleasure. It's just that it had to be this late, and it's on me.

　In the living room of my home and office, there is one woman whose face I don't usually see here.

　Hild, a knight sent by the Rainbow Scales Order, had come to discuss with me about a report.

　Hild always wears his hood deep to hide his characteristic elven ears, but he doesn't hesitate to take it off to reveal his true face in front of me, who has known his true identity since we first met.

...... By any chance, are you sleep deprived or something?
Ha-ha, you know what I mean?

　Hild laughed and faked his recent ill-health.

　Maybe it was because of his hood that the other knights didn't notice him, but it was obvious from his true face that he wasn't getting enough sleep.

The information provided by the administrator of the neutral city of Athropolis, Fraccinus-dono of ...... the tree man (dryad), is exciting to me ...... no, the rainbow rainbow knights! They were all things.
"The secrets of ancient magical civilizations and dungeons. Well, I know exactly what you mean. It's the same for us adventurers.

　As we were having such a conversation across the living room table, Garnett brought me a cup of herbal tea for two.

　I tried to thank her, but I couldn't help but stumble over the words.

　It's a different kind of tea than the one I often drink ...... with its overly rich color and nasal irritating smell.

It's a drowsy herb, they say. It's the one Erica concocted for me, so I think it's safe and very effective.
Go to ...... and taste it?
I don't know.

　In contrast to me, who hesitates with my cup, Hild dips his mouth into the cup unperturbed, savoring the aroma in his mouth as if he were enjoying it.

　Could it possibly not taste bad?
　That's why I take a sip as well.

''Gofu......!

　I winced at the inexplicable taste.

　Good medicine, what a mouthful.
　It certainly tasted like it was going to blow away your sleepiness, but it was more than a little damaging to take a direct hit without being prepared for it.

　However, Hild didn't even pretend to drink the bad tasting medicine, and he drank the contents of the cup down, no different than tasting a mere herbal tea.

　Is this a matter of Hild's personal taste, or is it the taste of the entire race of elves?

　I'd be lying if I said I didn't care, but that's not what I'm here for today.

...... So, the report is finished, right?
'Yes, of course. I didn't have time to transcribe and make copies, though, so I was only able to prepare some of them.

　I accept the large envelope that Hild presented to me.

　The weight of the envelope, which was much heavier than I had imagined, rested firmly in my hand.
　It seems that a rather large piece of work has been completed.

　It is often said that a report is not good as long as it is physically thick, rather it is preferable to have the main points summarized, but it is hard to believe that Hild does not know that.

　Probably, if he filled out every necessary description, this is what happened naturally.

''First of all, please send that sealed envelope to the Royal Palace, and if you can share the information with the Rainbow rainbow scale knights and the Adventurer's Guild at the Royal Palace...''
''Well, ...... the content of the information is the content. It's not something I can decide to handle on my own, so it's best to leave it to the palace to decide.

　Even if I think back to the information disclosed by Administrator Fraxinus, only what I was able to understand in detail, it has more than enough destructive power to rewrite the world's common sense.

　The reason for the destruction of the ancient magical civilization - the disaster created by a man named Loki and spread around the world.

　The medallion, an artifact that gives birth to powerful monsters, both magical and divine, whose bodies are made up of magical power.

　The secret behind the birth of the dungeon - a vast underground space that replicates the environment above ground, which was created based on the judgment that the destruction of civilization due to the ferocity of multiple divine beasts was inevitable.

　The man who gave me the power of the Right Eye of Wisdom and is revered as a god in certain regions ...... Alphasul was deeply involved in both.

　I'm not going to be able to say that I'm not going to be able to do anything about it.

　I'm sure you'll be pleased to know that I'm not the only one.

　He attempted to avert a decisive catastrophe by spreading his methods throughout the world.

　The closest dungeon to Green Hollow Town, the Ark of the Elements - which is divided into parts above ground as the Sundial Forest, the Millennium Corridor of the Abyss, and the Demon King's Castle Realm - is the same as the other dungeons. This is a dungeon created by Alfazl himself.

　It is said that Flaxinus the Dryad, Gandalf the Dark Elf, and Ivaldi the Dwarf were in charge of this dungeon.

Totally, I still can't believe it. If I hadn't heard it firsthand, I'd probably just dismiss it as some kind of imaginary dream.
'To me, it's like, 'That hypothesis was right! It's amazing.

　Hild runs a hand over his mouth and chuckles.

'But if you're just saying it's dreamy, so am I. I don't mean the dreams I have when I sleep, though; I mean the dreaming that I hope to fulfill someday is right in front of me.
'I see. To you, it means you've grabbed the dream you wanted to achieve by leaving your hometown.
'I've only just got my tail between my legs, though. My research is still in its infancy.

　Hild is from the Northern Tree Sea Federation, which does not belong to this Westland Kingdom, but the High Elves, the elders of the elves living there, kept the details of the ancient magical civilization a secret from the younger elves.

　It is this woman, Hild, who rebelled against them and fled to the kingdom in search of free research.

　It's a good thing that you're able to have a good time with your friends and family.