"And what are you looking for at your request?"

　Leaving the place where the blood stinks and other monsters are likely to gather, Ray asks Vihela as she walks along a maze of roads.
　When asked the question, Vihela turns to Bune, who is stroking her set, without changing her expression, and opens her mouth when she sees a small nod.

"Juel Sniper is a monster. He's a very rare monster. I've seen him in this dungeon a few times in the past, but only a few adventurers have killed him. And there was a report a few days ago that the Jewel Sniper had been found on this fourteenth basement, and at the request of a merchant who knew it."
"Juel Sniper...?"

　After hearing from Pleiades or from the information he researched, Ray turns his head to the name of the monster he never knew.
　But Elena immediately remembers the existence of a monster similar to that, and at the same time comes to the same thought.

"Well, ant hell,"
"... Ant hell? What's wrong with that bug?"

　As Elena said, Vihela approached Ray as if provoking.
　No, it's not as if it's provoking, but as if it's actually provoking.
　The battle against the Cyclops ended with incomplete combustion, and there was no doubt that they would like to provoke Elena to fight.
　...but the main reason is that it's just plain teasing.
　Noticing such a quiet conversation, Ray nods to Vihela walking next to him.

"It's not a bug, it's monsters. Do you know that there is an area on the thirteenth basement where there are countless cacti and cactus?"
"Yes. ... Did you pass there? You're making such a big deal of noise again."
"I don't know that's the case," Anyway, after I passed the cactus, I was attacked by a monster that looked like a giant ant hell."

　There was an incident where they found a cactus that was producing an abnormal species, or a cactus that failed to become an abnormal species, but it could not have been said carelessly, so it was misleading.

"Is that monster ants hell?"
"I think there are other official names just for convenience." Anyway, it was a monster that didn't exist at all in the information I had been researching before. like Jewel Sniper, as Vihela said."

　Vihela with envious eyes at Ray's words.
　For Vihela, who likes fighting, I think that unknown monsters and monsters that rarely appear are honest about wanting to fight if possible.
　Knowing this, Elena opens her mouth to Vihela, who bothers to lean on Ray's side.

"I'm afraid I've knocked down the ant-hell, and it'll be hard to fight now."
"...huh,"

　Vihela's expression of understanding Elena's intentions twitches, but Ray, who still doesn't seem to notice them, continues to talk in a straightforward fashion.

"And is that Jewel Sniper the merchant's commission to collect the monster's magical stones or something?"
"...no, it's not." It's the body of a monster. I also asked them to capture me alive if possible."
"Captured alive? Again, bothersome... Can you take the monsters home with you even if you catch them alive?"

　Although Ray asked because of his height and the fact that he only had an ant hell bigger than Seto in his mind, Vihela nods with an unexpected expression and a smile around her mouth.

Jewel Sniper is an insect-shaped monster only about 10cm long. That's why it's hard to find, but once you catch it, it's not difficult to take it home."
"A worm of about 10 cm in size? It's very small, isn't it?" What'said he.
"The physical ability itself isn't that high, and if you can get direct contact, you should be able to catch an adventurer of rank D easily. It's hard to get it to that state."

　Or perhaps Vichela's words triggered some fate.
　What do you mean? Ray tried to ask me back, but I jumped out of the room as if I were being moved by something I felt at that moment.
　Then a hole about 10 cm thick suddenly opens up in the rock close to where Ray was walking a momentarily.

"Oh!? Bune!"
"Yes!"

　The voice of Ray, who rolled a few times over the ground and regained his position.
　a voice of impatience for Vihela and a voice of force for Bune
　As you walk around behind a nearby rock listening to the sound, several similar holes are drilled toward the ground as if following you.

"d*mn, what the hell happened!? Are you safe, Set, Elena?"
"Oh, no problem,"
"Gruly!"

　Several people hide behind a rock large enough to hide themselves, and finally a breath of relief, Ray, speaking out, looks around and sees a figure right next to him.
　As soon as he saw Ray roll to the ground, he immediately took his consciousness into battle and hid himself behind a hidden rock, drawing a connecting sword.

"I wish you'd be worried about us if you could,"

　To call out like that is Vihela, who jumped into the shade of a rock with Bune.
　However, despite being attacked by someone, Vihela is not particularly excited for battle, and she is quite calm.
　You must have noticed the meaning of the gaze from Ray and Elena. Vihela opens her mouth, shrugging her shoulders.

"I know what you're worried about, but it's no use looking forward to the battle when there's no enemy nearby, is it?"
"...is there no enemy near you? Is this how you are attacked? Isn't it not so difficult to approach an enemy who is using magic or archery.
"Phew, indeed it is, as Ray says, but unfortunately this enemy is different." -- you know?"
"Yes,"

　Hiding behind a rock, Vihela asks Bune next to her.
　a brief nod to the question

"I'm not sure," What is the basis for that judgment?"
"It's easy. We're certainly being attacked from a long distance. in this way."

　Tell him so, and throw the fist-sized stone near him.
　As soon as we get out of the shadow of a rock, something runs through the sky again and hits the stone, breaking it.

"Do you know where they're attacking you? If you're as strong as Ray or Sett, you can sense the signs, of course.
"...no, I didn't know.
"Glu".

　Seto whistles as if to agree with Ray's words.
　But Vihela opens her mouth without a sign of blame.

"I suppose so," ...it's not really the Ray's fault. This attack is being carried out by our target, Jewel Sniper. You have jewels embedded in your back that cover most of your body, from which you use magic to attack. that's how it goes."

　Beyond Vihela's gaze is a stone that shattered a few seconds ago.

"But the power itself is not that much of a problem. No, if you get it right, it's as powerful as you can see, but it's not impossible to avoid it as Ray did. Whether you catch Jewel Sniper or knock him down, the biggest problem is his range. It's going to attack me from far away than a bow. And given the size of Jewel Sniper, it must be hard to find.""...huh..."

　Bune nods approvingly to Jewel Sniper's explanation.

"Far away from archery and magic. That's certainly troubling."
"Oh, especially this terrain is more advantageous to them."

　Adventurers walking on the ground have no choice but to walk down a maze of rocky passages. But Jewel Sniper can target it from a range farther than a bow or magic.
　Yes, ordinary adventurers have no means of counterattack as long as they are targeted from afar. That's why the name was named Jewel Sniper, which means sniper along with the jewels embedded in his body.
　But... it's just for ordinary adventurers and adventurers who have no choice but to go on earth.
　Quickly gather your thoughts in your head and toss a few stones around you from behind the rocks.
　Each time a magical shock wave destroys a stone, he predicts the direction of the destruction from the direction of the destruction...and smiles at Ray's mouth when he thinks he can.

"Vihela, Bune, deal. I'll catch this monster called Jewel Sniper and hand it over to you. Instead, I want you to exchange it for the cyclops magic stone I just got. What do you think?"

　Despite asking so, Ray's honest feelings were that he didn't care at all if the deal ended in failure. If so, all you have to do is get Jewel Sniper's magic stone instead of Cyclops' magic stone.
　Since the magic art is likely to be able to acquire the distinctive abilities of monsters possessing the magical stones as skills, if you use Jewel Sniper's magical stones, you will definitely be able to acquire or strengthen your shooting skills.
　Still, he offered a deal because the Cyclops magic stone was more attractive to Ray. Unlike Jewel Sniper, who specializes in attacks from long distances, Cyclops is characterized by its power.

(If Death Size absorbs Power Slash, if Sett absorbs Power Slash...what is it? Since you don't have direct attack skills, poison nails or new skills? Anyway, there is a high possibility that Set will be able to acquire physical attack skills, let alone power slashes. ...I don't want to think it's impossible to master skills. Honestly, considering it's a Rank C monster, I don't think it's

　While they think this way, Bune and Vichela consult each other and eventually turn to Ray to see if they come to a conclusion.

"What shall I do?"
"Please,"

　a brief exchange
　But that was enough.
　In the first place, Vihela and Bune are on the 14th basement to target Jewel Sniper. If you kick Ray's deal here, it's almost impossible to get it, especially if you're a monster. Then the request will fail, no reward will be obtained, and 30% of the reward will have to be paid as a penalty.
　It was far from acceptable, especially for Bune, who needed a lot of money. Then it was only natural that such a conclusion should be reached, as it was decided that it would be better to give up the magical stones of the Cyclops that had been accidentally knocked down, and for Vihela, money would be fine if she could live her daily life.

"All right, Seto. You know what I mean?"
"Ringling!"

　a sharp set at Ray's call
　Hearing this, Ray immediately pulls the death size out of the mistling and immediately straddles Sett's bent back to activate his skills.

"Magic Shield".

　With the words, skill is activated, and a shield of light appears right next to Ray.

"What? What's that? Was Ray able to use such magic.
"Oh, it's a shield which, only once, can prevent the enemy from attacking."

　When Vichela sees the Magic Shield for the first time, she sends a signal by patting Seto on the neck while straddling him.

"Roll-roll-roll-roll!"

　With the signal, it cries high and rises as if it were flying up in the air, flapping its wings in a few steps out of the shadow of a rock.

"Why didn't you use it then? If you had used it, you would probably have beaten me in that battle." Do you mean you were making yourself easy?"

　Viehera mutters as she looks at one person and one person's back as they move rapidly away.
　Elena is about to say something to such a Vihela, but soon shakes her head.
　The battle under the moon was watched through Yero.
　No, to be exact, it's more correct to say that you later re-experienced what you saw by Yero.
　That's why Elena knows Ray isn't doing anything with his bare hands in that battle.
　Whether it's the magic shield Ray used now or the killing he uses a lot, they're death-size skills obtained through the magic.
　But given the importance of information on the art of the beast, it was impossible to tell Vihela about it.

(I hope it won't be strange later.)

　It was Elena muttering in her heart a bad feeling that had sprang up in her heart.