Until now, I've had a vague understanding of the difference between monsters and divine beasts.

　Never in my wildest dreams did I think it would become clear in this way.

''Hey, wait a minute. Couldn't you have told me that story earlier?

　Garnett, who was next to me, asks a frank question.

　The same question had occurred to me, but it's because it's Garnett that I can ask it so squarely.

''I'm sorry. I had judged that there was little need to dare to tell you. Because--the divine beast medallion was supposed to be completely destroyed.
...... that is, when the ancient magical civilization was destroyed?
''Yes. Alfazul and his comrades used their deadly strength to defeat all the beasts they saw and destroy or divide the medallion. Otherwise, life that escaped to the dungeon would have been destroyed by the divine beasts.

　Flaxinus's stagnant response caused Garnett to draw his mouth into a wordless knot.

　Because he recognized that it was a thing that could no longer exist in this world, the priority of providing information was much lower, and he hadn't found an opportunity to teach it until now - a form of explanation for why.

　The total amount of information about ancient magical civilizations and medallions must be so vast that it probably wouldn't be finished after so many years if it was told to them straight away.

　That's why Fraxinus also continued to prioritize the information and provide it to us, and the details of the divine beasts that should have already been destroyed were probably an afterthought.

''No ...... wait a minute. The Demon King Gandalf said that the guy on the fourth level was a 'divine beast'. There's a survivor out there, you know.
''That should only be the wreckage. The divine beast, Dracone Pylos. A fiery red dragon. The fragments of that medallion are part of the system that maintains the dungeon ...... and that's all there should be.
'Then why did Gandalf talk like that: ......
''I do not know. Was it just an unkind phrase, or have things changed since I left the third level: ......'

　Garnett was again speechless and threw me a sideways glance.

　Apparently there's no point in pursuing Fraxinus in this matter.

　If what I was told is correct, then Fraxinus doesn't know the truth either, and even if he's hiding something, he's not someone who would honestly confess to me if I questioned him.

　The question is rather, why didn't Gandalf tell him this information--

''-- It's easy to suspect that Demon King Gandalf had malicious intentions, but you don't have to think of it that way to explain it. We'll have to check the truth later, though.

　I opened my mouth to swap places with Garnett.

'For example, as you said, it may just be a metaphorical way of saying that there are remnants of the medallion. And since the information is irrelevant to the joint front against Agart Ram, there's no obligation to guarantee its accuracy.

　The kingdom and the demon king's army joined forces against a common enemy, but they didn't build a relationship to the point where they shared everything unconditionally.

　It's only an agreement to lend each other the information and resources needed to fight Agat Ram, and it's only natural to keep things unrelated to the fight against them a secret.

　This is also true on the human side, and there is so much information that is kept secret because it is not relevant to the joint front that it makes no sense to count it.

It's just that we can't deny the possibility that although they are in the wreckage of a medallion, they have spent a long time regenerating their bodies ....... And at least it seems to have been able to give birth to a subordinate dragon.
Even if they did, they'd still say it's no reason for us to tell the truth.
That can't be helped. As long as Agat Ram doesn't have anything to do with the fourth level, there's really no reason for him to reveal information about that level without hiding it.

　I don't stand on the shoulders of the Demon King Gandalf, but the detailed information about whether it's a divine beast or the remnants of a medallion that exists deep in the fourth level is not a subject that I can complain about not being given the correct information.

　Unless, of course, it would have a major impact on the fight against Agart Ram.

'Um, Dracone Pylos, was it? Actually, there's something I'm more curious about than that divine beast, if I may ask you a question?
"Yes, sir. Please listen.
''Then be my guest. According to the Demon King Gandalf - the humans on earth today are the survivors of an ancient magical civilization that used the 'Leveslasil', which is very similar to humans, to increase their population in order to stop the decline in population.

　Of all the information he had gleaned from Gandalf, this was the one that had the strongest impact on him, I believe.

　They were all truths that couldn't be spread lightly, but this one was special among them.

''By the way, demonic beasts are unable to communicate with humans. Was Lieveslasil also unable to communicate with humans back then?''
...... Humans didn't just use the original Lieveslasil, they modified it to become more human, and used its products to restore the population. The humans did not use Lieveslasil as it was originally intended, but rather modified it to become more human, and then used the product to restore the population.
Speaking of which, ...... Gandalf said the same thing.
''In other words, that's what it means. I didn't get involved in that research, so I don't know the details, but it seems that the original Lieveslasil was just a demonic beast in the form of a human.''

　I don't know why, but I thought I could hear something like sadness in Flaxinus' voice as he said this.

　I can't imagine why, and I don't know what it was pity for.

　But I had a gut feeling that I shouldn't continue to ask rude questions, so I decided to pull out for today for now.

Thank you for ....... If you need anything else, please let me know at any time. I'll help you as much as I can.