After a long lunch break, which saw the spectators calm down, Yero helped the squirrels, and the Lays decided to explore the forest again.
　There was a suggestion in front of us that instead of exploring the forest properly, there would be a river -- even a stream -- that we should go upstream anyway.
　There was no particular objection, and Marina decided to head upstream of the river because it was easy to use the magic of spirits, especially the magic of water spirits.
　If we could explore this forest in the dungeon clearly, we might have put a lot of emphasis on it... but since Rey and his team are challenging it for the first time, they don't have any specific guidelines.

"The width of the river has widened a lot. I thought we'd get to the source of the water in a minute if we were to go further upstream."

　Vihela muttered, seeing a fish figure swimming in the river.
　The river, which is large enough for fish to swim freely, is no longer large enough to be called a brook.

"I don't think it's a good idea to say tributaries... but that's just the way it was. I'm glad that the river is getting bigger because it gives me more options when it comes to fighting."
"Grunt!"

　The moment Marina says she has more options in battle, the set sounds sharp, as if it were a signal.
　As soon as we hear the cet call, we're ready to respond quickly to whatever happens.

"Marina will tell you,"
"Oh, is it my fault? But, you know, it's a good chance, and by the magic of water spirits..."

　Don't let Marina say it all and Ray takes action.
　I saw an unnatural rise in the water level of the nearby river.
　A horse appeared as if to break the surface of the water.

(Horse, water, horse... Kelpy!)

　Kelpy, a rank C monster who often lives in places like rivers, marshes, and lakes.
　Ray has heard stories and eaten food, but this is the first time he's actually seen Kelpy.
　The kelpee was speaking toward the marina, with only her face out of the water.
　It would be impossible not to be suspicious of such a Kelpy.
　In fact, as soon as Ray stepped out in front of the marina, Kelpy's mouth spouted water.
　Waterjet or water cutter?
　At any rate, Ray wields a magical death-size into the water, which is immediately directed at the marina.
　There is no doubt that Kelpy's water attack was also quite powerful.
　Suddenly... for he was ambushed in his territory, in a state of readiness.
　However, Ray, who has a death size in his hand, is unlikely to be attacked like that, and the water released from Kelpy is easily prevented by death size.
　Perhaps he didn't expect to be able to prevent his attack in such a great situation, but Kelpy paused for a moment with his face out of the water... and that would have the worst consequences for Kelpy.
　The Mirage released by Elena wound around Kelpy's neck in a whip...cut it off.

"Hehehehehehehehe!"

　Another Kelpy emerges from the surface of the river a short distance away as a large amount of blood flows from the amputated Kelpy's neck.
　Is it family, friend, or lover?
　No one in the room knows what the Kelpees are like.
　But there is no doubt that the newly emerging Kelpy remembers his anger against the Rays, and he tries to attack Elena, who killed the other Kelpy...

"Grull!"

　As soon as Seto's voice is heard, Kelpy's face, like the first Kelpy's, bounces unnaturally as if he had been beaten by something, and the water is released in the other direction.
　One of Seto's skills is the magic eye of shock.
　The power itself is not so strong, and the Kelpy that it has actually caused doesn't seem to be damaged.
　But it would be a pretty good way to take a surprise in an empty situation.

"Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

　Kelpey, who had experienced an unexpected attack and was diverted from her, looked hurriedly again at Elena... no, just as she was about to see it, she was instantly struck by Seto, who had moved to her front, and burst her head.
　one of Set's skills called power crash
　By reaching Level 5, the blow, which had taken on threatening power, could not have been more than a broken neck.
　In addition, Seto is equipped with a bracelet of strength.
　The synergistic effect of the increasing magic item and the power crash has blown Kelpy's head off.

(Should I say it's dirty fireworks?)

　That's what Ray suddenly thinks when he sees Marina pulling up Kelpy's corpse, which was being washed away into the river by the spirit of Marina.
　No one will understand me if I say such a thing, though.

"Two Kelpees? Kelpey's meat is delicious, so it was a pleasant attack."

　Relieu must have eaten Kelpy's meat, too. He smiled happily, as he said.

"I didn't know there were monsters in the river, either. No, if you think about it normally, it's okay."
"What are you going to do? Keep going up the river, maybe there are other monsters waiting in the river?"

　Vichela's question leaves Ray a little confused.
　In the first place, I don't know where the stairs leading to the third floor are.
　With that being the case, there was a good chance of being attacked by Kelpy and other monsters who were active in the water.
　But after a bit of thought, Ray realizes and decides to head upstream again.

"As long as you don't know where the stairs are, it won't change no matter how you go. Besides, I understand that river monsters are troublesome, but we can deal with them that well."
"...I don't deny that,"

　Vichela's slight dissatisfaction may be largely due to her inability to fight with monsters in the river.
　Of course, it's not impossible to fight if you push yourself too hard, but it's quite a burden for Vihela to go into the water and fight.
　Not very much, but you won't be able to demonstrate your ability as usual.
　Moreover, Vihela is good at fighting with her lightness, so it is not a proper battle if it is difficult to move in the water.
　For such a Vihela, it's no wonder that she wants to explore the forest where she can move and fight freely.

"Well, if you go back up the river, not all the monsters that come out are in the river. There are a lot of monsters working by the river, and there are a lot of monsters in the water, so why don't you look forward to that?"

　Some monsters don't have to drink water, which Ray doesn't understand, but most of them are still alive, so water is a must.
　Going upstream along the river, it's not difficult to encounter monsters who come to drink water.
　Naturally, when you're drinking water, both animals and monsters are often caught off guard and often run away as threats approach you.

(I guess what Vichela expects is an angry monster to attack her when she is prevented from drinking water.)

　That's what Ray thinks when he sees Vihela nodding to his words.
　In fact, Vichela seemed satisfied with Ray's words, so Ray's prediction was quite correct.

"Anybody else who disagrees? I won't ask you anything later."

　Confirming Vihela's acceptance, he asks others, but no one seems to object.
　Elena has the magic of wind at mid-range and long-range attacks, and at worst, she can fight against her opponents in the river with slapnil shoes.
　Marina is so good at wind and water spirit magic that she would love to go along the river.
　Bune is originally not the type to fight on the front line, but mainly to provide long-range support, so it is somewhat difficult to fight when the opponent is in the river, but it still has effective means of attack.
　Rellieu is... a Rank A adventurer nicknamed "The Wind" and has a skill similar to Ray's "The Wind Cut," so there is no problem.
　Seto and Yero can fly, so there's no problem there. ... Yero won't take part in the battle.

(Actually, Slapnil's shoes are needed by Vihela, not by me or Elena.)

　I don't think so, but the instep combined with Vihela's shoes is also a magic item that has the ability to create a magical blade from the heel, and it has great significance for Vihela's fighting style.
　For Vihela, who is mainly a fighter, the blade of the heel of his instep is a valuable offensive force... though the demon's palm is far more violent than the blade.
　Also, Slapnil's shoes are a magic item that you'll definitely want, even if you're not an adventurer...
　It's definitely a rare item, if not as much as an item box.
　You can't get it ready right away if you want it.

(If I could give the instep the effect of Slapnil's shoes, that would be the best.)

　Ray looks upstream along the river and expects slapnil to come out.
　Slapnil, who looks like an eight-legged horse, is a very rare monster, partly because he can run through the sky.
　But I have a faint... really faint hope that there might be a slapnil in this forest.But the reason I had that hope was because I encountered a horse monster called Kelpey in the river, and I wonder if there was also a horse monster called Slapnil.
　Still, as long as the possibility is not empty, it's OK as long as you're expecting it.

"Then let's get started."

　With Ray's words, the party goes up the river again.
　I saw some deer on the way that were not monsters, but they didn't imitate hunting.
　Deer meat isn't bad either, but if you think about it as a pure meat taste, monster meat with magical powers tastes better.
　The laymen didn't have to go out of their way to hunt deer here.

"Squeak..."

　For some reason, I regretted that only the yellow on Seto's head could not hunt deer.

"Deer? There are many other wild animals in this forest, like wild boar, fox, raccoon dog, and so on."
"As far as this forest is concerned, there is no mistake in Ray's words, but... how come the dungeon that has just been built is so large? As far as this forest is concerned, it's not so big, but it doesn't seem to have just been built."

　At Elena's words, Ray... no, the others look around him.
　In fact, this forest is definitely larger than the cliff where the dungeon existed.
　Is that staircase connected to some other space... or is the cliff wider?
　Ray didn't know why, but he still understood that this dungeon wasn't just made.

"Perhaps it's the right thing to say that the dungeon grew up without anyone finding it, and for some reason it happened to be connected to that cliff."
"Of course, there are still many mysteries about dungeons, so maybe they were this size from the beginning."
"...at least it wasn't this big when I challenged a dungeon that had just been built near Gilm."
"Oh, Gamelion's,"

　Ray's words must have immediately reminded her of those days. Marina smiles amusingly.
　For some reason, Gamerion had gathered in the dungeon, and that year, Gamerion was unable to fill the adventurer's pocket.
　Gamerion at the time was still in Ray's mistrings, entertaining the Ray's tongues.
　Relieu also lived in Gillum, and he seemed to have many memories of Gamelion, so he went up the river talking.