From the 31st floor, Naga, a snake demon with a lower body, came out.
　Naga's drop was a well-made knife.

　The boss on the 35th floor is a big snake basilisk and I killed it instantly, being careful because I was told that its poisonous attack was terrible.
　The drop was a very large magical stone.

　On the 36th floor, there was a cockatrice and a harpy.
　They're both bird-like monsters that can fly, so it's hard to advance efficiently.
　It was a really troublesome floor: ....

　Then we arrived at the boss's room on the 40th floor.
'The highest recorded Damien gave up after defeating this boss and advancing a bit .

Finally, we're here: .....

'So . . from this point forward, with Damien's withdrawal, we have no information at all.

Yeah. But why didn't my uncle go on?

Maybe there's a lot of difficulty ahead.

'There's definitely something about the level of difficulty an uncle level gives up, isn't there?

So don't get caught up in any situation.

Okay!
　They say it's most dangerous when you're used to it.
　Let's pull ourselves together and go for it!

All right, let's go find the boss.

Yes, sir.


　Once inside.
　And there was a big bird.

　I got a quick appraisal.
＜Rockbird Lv. 48.
　Strength: 5000
　Magic Power: 3000
　Power: 2880
　Speed: 3300
　Luck: 3
　Attributes: wind
　skill
　Wind Magic Lv. 7

　That's pretty strong and has a high level of wind magic: ......
　I wonder if you can kill this one in the blink of an eye though?

　And then the battle began .

　The Rock Bird suddenly flew up and shot a great number of wind magic from high above!

　Grandpa dodged the spell with his sword, slicing and dodging
　I flew a slash at the approaching magic as I evaded it.

　After that, the rock bird would only use its magic, not try to get close.
　Because of this, we were too busy avoiding it to attack it: .....

　So I thought of a way to send a magic-enhanced slash through the air.
　It's a good idea to use it so that the attacker can reach the target without losing to wind magic.

　So I used all the magic I had available to send a wind-magic-impregnated slash through the air.
　Then, just as I expected, it cut the rock bird's magic and cut it in half.

"I managed to defeat it~
　It would have been a close call this time if I couldn't add magic to the slash: .....
　I'm glad I was able to do it!

You're a tough nut to crack this time, aren't you?

That wind spell from above is not fair.

'Yes, it would have been a close call if Leo hadn't beaten me.

You're a tough nut to crack this time.

Look, I know it's a little early today, but I'm going to take the day off for tomorrow.

Yeah, okay.
　We'll set up the tent and go inside.

　By the way, the rock bird drop was a fine feather .



　SIDE: Damien.
　I'm on my way in the evening now because His Majesty the Emperor has ordered me to go to the Princess.

　Everything is so dark for the Princess recently that no matter who tried to consult with her, she wouldn't tell me what's wrong, and when I asked who could consult with her, she gave me her name: .....
　When the emperor heard about it, he asked me to consult with him .

　If the princess would consult me, I think it would be about Leo-kun's involvement...did they have a fight?

　While I was thinking about it, I arrived at the princess's room.

　Knock knock.
Is the princess here? It's Damien.
　After a while, the princess came out .

　The princess-sama's face is so dark that it's understandable for everyone to be worried ....
''Why do you have such a dark face? Did something happen with Leo-kun, by any chance?

Um...

Why don't we just sit in the room and talk about it?

''Yeah...''
　So the Princess let me into the room.

So what's going on with you, Leo?

Leo hasn't been telegraphing to me.
　Telekinesis: ..... As I recall, Leo-kun built this thing so that he can talk to it from a distance: ....
　If Leo-kun doesn't respond to telepathic communication .....

That's not like you, Leo-kun. .... By the way, how long are you not coming?

I've been reminding him for a week and he hasn't responded.

'What happened if it was that long?'

I don't know, maybe she doesn't like me...

You mustn't be so negative.



Because...

"Because you didn't have a fight with him, did you?

Yeah...

Then I'll go check on Leo, and I'll tell the princess to make a mental note of him.

Um... Please...

''Surprisingly, you might just be sleeping through the hard training of the brave and the mage?

I know... I'm sure it is.
　That's what the princess said to herself, and it's getting pretty dangerous mentally .
　This is pretty bad: .....
　So I have to get to Leo-kun's place right away.

　A little later, I arrived at my dad's house.

　And I went in.
Hey, there's Damien.
　Your mother welcomed me.

Mom, do you know where Leo is?

Leo would be in the dungeon with his grandfather now.
　Then the telepathic communication shouldn't reach you: ....
　The inside of the dungeon is completely cut off from the outside world.

So why did your father go to the dungeon with Leo-kun?

I've decided to train in the dungeon since I don't have anything else to teach Leo anymore.

Is Leo-kun that strong now?
　How dare you say that you have nothing to teach me anymore?

Yeah, I made it through that old man's Spartan training without running away.

"The thing? I got out of there in the middle of the game.
　I can't tell you how many times I've run away from ......

'Plus, she's growing up so fast, she's already finished the special training she was going to do until just before school.

That's going to be exciting for Leo's future: .....
　It's already great though.

Yeah.

Which dungeon did you guys go to, by the way?

He said he was going to an underground dungeon.

It's not good...

What's wrong with it?

"Oh, do you think they'll go deeper?

Maybe I'll move on. He said he'd crush it on his way out.

That's a problem.
　It's really bad: .....

'What's so dangerous at the back of that dungeon?

That's a sharp change in difficulty from the 41st floor.

Is that hard for you, old man?

Dad in his prime might be able to go: ...... I don't think Dad could do it now with Leo-kun in tow.

'Well, your grandfather looks like that and he's solid, so he'll come back if he thinks he can't make it along the way.

Yeah, I know, right, Dad?
　If you ask me, my dad was solid in that area: ......


　Then I returned to the castle and went to the princess and explained the situation.

　But it was still dark.
Since Leo-kun is training so hard right now, why don't you train harder too, Princess?

What's the point of training?

It's easy to do. I'll teach you magic, and when Leo-kun comes back, we'll surprise him by showing him how to use magic!

That's good. Or I'll chastise you for worrying me with magic!
　The princess's face lit up as she said that.

''Then you can withstand my rigorous training, can't you?

Yeah!

　I've been teaching the princess magic every day since then.

　The princess has been practicing hard, but she's doing her best.
　When Leo comes back, she wants to use her magic to subdue him.
　That's why the princess has grown up so fast.

　I'm really looking forward to Leo's return: ......