As I was rummaging through the item box, Nell, who was sitting next to me with a tense expression on her face from the strain of getting into the ghost ships, calls out to me.

"?　Onii-san, what are you doing--what, Onii-san!

　When she looked at the several mithril knives I had taken out, she had a surprised look on her face because she knew that this was a device to activate va-firepowered magic, I grinned at her and said, "Well, look at that.

Well, we'll see. --Carotta!　Stop the boat there!

Mu ......?

　Carotta, who had boarded another boat, looks dubious for a moment, but gives instructions to her allies to bring the boat to a halt.

　After confirming that the last other boat also stopped in the same way, I poured magic power into several mithril knives, activated the magic circuit and threw them at the boat in rapid succession.

　All of the thrown knives thrust into the side of the ghost ships, all of which are beautifully thrust into the side of the ghost ships, instantly generating a wild dance of sound and light that almost destroys your senses.

　A reddish-black light fills the area, the blast strikes the surface of the water, and the heat wave comes to us from a distance.

What?

"Nuh-oh!"?

　A few short screams of surprise and fear can be heard.

　The blast that engulfed the ghost ships shook the surface of the sea, and the waves that were generated shook our boat.

　--The one I used this time is a mithril knife in which the magic circuit "Bakunintooroki" is embedded, which I learned at the magic granting skill level 10.

　Once the magic power is poured in and activated, when it pierces something, a vicious explosion of temperature is generated simultaneously, dissolving everything without leaving a single speck of dust, and making it disappear.
　Everything around you just burns up in the aftermath, causing more and more damage.

　Well, in a word, it's a bomb in the shape of a knife. In a previous life, it would be regulated by treaty.

　It's also a good idea to make sure that you have the right kind of equipment for the job.

　With this blow, I was able to see a significant reduction in hostile reactions in the areas seen on the map and in my search skills.

　In fact, a visual check of the ghost ships shows that they are still half hidden by the blast, but there are large holes and pillars of fire rising up from everywhere, making it look like a catastrophe.

　I've gotten much better at throwing things.
　If it was me before, I probably would have been able to throw ten and stab two.

I'm sorry about that. I regret that I was spotted by the mask, not by the man, but by the ......?

　It looked as if it was going to burn up and become seaweed. ...... It seems that some kind of dungeon feature was used.

　The boards around the hole began to wriggle and seal up the hole, and after a few minutes, they returned to their original appearance as if nothing had happened.

　Although there is still a fire, as far as I can see, there is no longer any significant damage ...... No, but I can tell you that because I'm running a dungeon myself, the way it was repaired now is definitely by using extra DP.

　And even if it looks like it's back to normal, the monsters in the hole are dead, so unless you redeploy a new team, it should be a blank space.

　It would not be completely pointless.

　Hmmm ...... What to do.

　Should I continue throwing knives until my MP is empty, or should I think about the efficiency of the attack and take a steady approach?

　In the former case, it's a matter of endurance.
　Either the enemy's DP will be empty first or my MP will be empty first. When my MP is empty, I'll pull out and wait for it to recover.

　...... Well, but I'm here to attack the dungeon this time.

　I'd like to see with my own eyes what kind of dungeons are being built by other demon kings, so do you want to go straight for the future?

　While I was pondering this, Carlotta, who was parked nearby, came over to me and said, " Mask, if you're going to do that, could you let me know in advance of the meeting?

...... Mask, if you're going to do something like that, could you let us know during the pre-meeting?

　Yes, I'm sorry. That's a very good argument.

　Yeah, because I just thought of something: ....... 　

I don't know. The masked lady is really good at this!

　You'll be able to get a lot more information on this.

　By the way, the mask is still on since this morning when I dropped by the adventurers' guild.
　Again, this time it was requested by Carlotta.

...... and the mask. Can you still throw that one?

I can throw. But it's likely to have the same result. I'm sure they're cutting down on it too, but considering the magic, it might be more efficient to attack steadily.

Certainly, with that kind of power, it's hard to get a succession of shots or ......, but it's also certain that you've now reduced the number of enemies by a significant amount. Is it too much of a luxury to ask for more?

　No, I can do it in succession.
　You can recover your MP from the advanced mana potion pretty quickly.

　Anyway, this time I'm going to say "Burn your heart!　Burning! Shall we abort the mission and take it the right way?

　There's a new adventure waiting for me!


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"Whoa, look out.

　I'm going to take my foot off the plank that I stepped on.

　--You can find a number of different types of people in the marketplace, and you can also find a number of different types of people in the marketplace, and you can also find a number of different types of people in the marketplace, and you can also find a number of different types of people in the marketplace.

　This huge ghost ship seems to be the flagship of the group of ghost ships and is the fastest way to get to the enemy demon king.

Hm, it's just as bad as the report says. Be careful of your footing. --Let's go.

　After Carlotta's command, we go inside the ship.

　Inside, as well as the outside, the inside of the ship is very dilapidated, and wooden mugs, plates, and crumbling shelves can be seen here and there, as if they are remnants of a time when the ship was not a ghost ship.
　When I put my hand on the back of a wooden chair, I didn't put much effort into it, but it just snapped off.

　Also, just like my dungeon, the space seems to be expanding, and an unnaturally wide space is spread out inside.
　Looking at the appearance of the ghost ships, I thought they looked quite large, but this looks like they might be several times larger than what I had in mind.

　The light is coming in from the tattered walls of the ghost ship, but it is dim due to the lack of any other light, and the holy knights are using magic to make the lights appear and secure their vision.

"Grifa-dono, is this what the demons looked like before?

No, it's a lot less than last time. I wish it had been this easy for you: ......



　With a blow that appears to be even careless, Carotta asks while dismembering the skeleton, and so says Griffa .

　It's not so much the attack of the demons as they say.

　I'm sure the first "explosive roar" has shaved off a lot of them.
　As is the case with dungeons, a few skeletons and zombies also attacked, but they were much less numerous than we had heard.

　And since this group of men can't take on such ordinary wandering monsters that aren't even available in sufficient numbers, they're as good as nothing.

　Incidentally, Nell also seems to be fine for now.
　It seems that as long as they don't unexpectedly appear out of the darkness and say "Hey there", you may be nervous, but that's about it.

　And so, while you're off to a good start with your dungeon attack

It's a ...... treasure chest?

　I saw a treasure chest hidden in the corner of a warehouse-like room cluttered with barrels and crates.

　I'm sure you'll find two skeletons dressed in armor guarding the storage room, with a status one level above the others, but frankly they weren't strong at all, so I took them apart with my main weapon of the day, the roaring annihilation.

　I like the war club.
　It's a great match for this dungeon.

Watch out! Fifty percent of the treasure chest is a trap to distract the intruder, to frame the intruder. Either it's loaded or it's not, okay? And we didn't have a room like this the last time we were through here.

　And, seeing me being drawn to the treasure chest, Reyes the adventurer, who is alerting me.

　...... Well, it's not a game, that's for sure.

　It's a good thing that you're not going to be able to get a good idea of what you're looking for.

　By the way, since the castle is almost exclusively a playground for the girls, they don't put things there that they don't want broken.

Okay, I'll be careful. But I'll take care of it. I got a good one for this kind of situation.

　You could have missed it, but it's my first treasure chest!
　Even if it's a trap, I'll still have to open it.

　I'll be able to check with Carlotta and she gives me permission to do this, so I'll start observing the treasure chest.

　The search skill doesn't respond, so it's clear that this is not a mimic-like monster.

　Checking with your magic eye, you can see ...... Ah, it looks like something is being set up. You can see that magic power is concentrated at certain points inside.
　The lock is also one that is built inside the chest itself. If you want to open the lid, you'll have to deal with this thing too.

　But I don't have the kind of technology to disarm the trap.

　So what should I do?

　--It's time to use the Demon King's secret tool that I had prepared for this dungeon.

"Wow, ...... Onii-san, what is that?　There's something evil about that.

Ho, I've never seen a grimoire before.

　The one I took out of the item box was a hand.

　It has five long, slender fingers that are sharp and pointed like a knife, and the palm part is made up of a bone-like form.
　The entire surface is covered with patterns to facilitate the flow of magic power, and these patterns extend to the tips of the fingers.

　This is the "Evil Hand". It is a golem from the same series as the Evil Eye and Evil Ear that you've used many times before.

　What it can do is disarm traps and unlock locks, making it ideal for dungeon capture.
　The way it works is that you apply the magic from your fingertips to the target to check its structure, for example, if it's a trap, how it works, or if it's a key, what's inside the keyhole, and then use your five fingers to solve it.

　The time it takes to complete the solution varies depending on the object, but as far as I've experimented, there's nothing this guy couldn't solve so far.
　The lock from my previous life that I replaced with a DP was opened in a flash.

　I would have liked to see such a useful item sooner, but the golem appeared in the DP catalog a while ago after the Spirit King arrived and received his power to raise the dungeon's rating by one level, so there's no way around it.

　It must be a pretty rare golem .

Do it.

　With a snap of the Evil Hand, which is already filled with magic, the knife fingers are dexterously adjusted to land on the treasure chest.
　The remaining three fingers begin to check the status of the chest while supporting the body with only the thumb and pinky parts.

　After a little while, it wanders around the chest, wriggling like a living creature - before long, there is a clinking sound from inside the chest.

Okay, it's open!

"Oh, ......

　The guys behind me, who have been watching, let out an admiring cry.

　I excitedly open the lid of the chest and see a movie called "The Goat Ship".



　--There's a movie called "The Goat Ship".



　It's an old horror movie, but there is one scene in the movie that traumatized me.

　It was the scene where I was eating a canned meal and it was actually .......

　After seeing that, I felt nauseated and didn't feel like eating for a while. ...... Now, why do I remember that?

............ huh?

　--What jumped into my field of vision was a treasure chest full of maggots.

　The moment I opened it, a number of them, which were attached to the back of the lid, began to climb up my palm, running through my fingers.

The moment I opened the lid, a number of them began to climb up my palm.

　I took my hand off the lid of the box with a scream, buzzed my arm and frantically waved the maggots away, and then rolled over and clutched at Nell, who happened to be there in great haste and fear.

　It's a good thing that you can't get it off with .......　Got it all?

"Whoa, hey ......, well, that was definitely creepy. ...... See, it's all good now.

　She pats my head as if to comfort me, and while holding me on my knees around her waist, I say with a quiver of my lips, "Okay, okay.

"Nell ...... Oh, I don't think I'm going to make it. I might die.

A scare from a maggot won't kill anyone, so don't worry, man.

　I'm not going to be the only one who can do that, but I'm not going to be the only one who can do that.

I'm not going to be able to get rid of it," she said, "but I was scared to death. Really. My whole body was zoned out, and it was like, oh my god, it was zoned out.



　My vocabulary is getting pretty f*cked up, but I can't.
　That was really impossible. I may have gotten the biggest goosebumps this century.

　I was quite excited about my first treasure chest, but I didn't expect ...... to set up a trap that would cause me mental anguish, because I'd just have to check the contents.
　And there was nothing in it but maggots!

　My demon king, I will never forgive you!

...... That girl, for all her talk, ended up screaming before she did: ......

Don't tell ....... There is no doubt that that man is the strongest among us. Stronger.

　It's a good idea to have a good time with them," says Grifa and Carotta, looking at me with a dumbfounded look, still attached to Nell.
　It's a good idea to have a good time with them.

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