Tanaka Jiro, 28 years old, single
Her Suela Hendelberg　
　　　Memory Tris
Occupation Dungeon Tester (full-time)
Magical aptitude 8 (general class)
Post Warriors


Where the hell am I going?
You don't know what I'm talking about all of a sudden, but rest assured, I don't know either.
It's been a week already since we talked about the business trip.
Suela, Memoria, and the shopping mall hands taught me how to travel, and today is the day.
Well, thanks to the latter two, two of our Admiral died in the line of duty, let alone the first two.
Now I'm satisfied with the fact that it's a tuition fee for the tidbits of survival life called travel, but when I thought about what I had learned, I thought about it calmly.
Strangely enough, I found out that I have been gaining more out-of-the-box knowledge and experiences in the last few months, so much so that I wondered where my life was going.
Since my new job, the common sense of everyday life has rattled away, and now the two are built like twin buildings.
Well, whether it's a good thing or a bad thing, we'll see.
All I can say for now is.

"Supervisor, what is this?
"It's a transition camp.
No, it's a pit, and it's the kind of pit that you can't see the bottom of.

At least I can clearly say that I have not learned to travel to other worlds in this way no-rope bungee method.
A room, though I've been through several spatial transitions and have no idea of my current location.
Maybe it's not even inside the company, where me and Memoria, and the supervisor and Suela, who are both seeing off and operating the gate, are here.
The walls are clean and white, with golden patterns that look like circuits stretching in every direction.
Maybe I underestimated the importance of crossing the dimensional wall.
This scale and the density of magic power that fills it is an order of magnitude higher than anything I've ever felt before.
But contrary to this fantastic atmosphere, the appearance of the gate was rather subdued.
I was expecting to be sent out through a door like entering a dungeon or something like a magic circle, but I didn't expect the idea of a pitfall system that goes diagonally upwards, and I can't hide the twitch in my mouth.
The area around the pit is neat and tidy, and even though the magic circle is written and mysterious, the direction of the hole is down, not sideways, which suits the fantastic atmosphere.
Now, there is a hole in the middle that each person can pass through as if to say, "Let's fall in here.

It's a temporary gate, so this kind of corner-cutting is inevitable. It's what we call a cost-saving and risk-averse arrangement.
"Danger avoidance?
"From Isual's point of view, this is a secret corner of the Demon King's army, and we can't let them use the gate against us to attack us.
There have been a few gated raids in the past, so that's a countermeasure.
"I see.

I nodded in agreement with Suela's explanation of the supervisor's explanation.
A dungeon is something to be challenged, and from the point of view of the person who maintains it, it is necessary to be prepared for constant attacks.
It's certainly risky to place a stationary gate in enemy territory.
It makes sense if you ask the reason.
But

"How do I get home?

From what I've heard, this gate is a one-way only disposable.
It's no good if you can't come back from there.

"From Isual, we can reach the continent of the Demon King's army through several spaces. We'll make arrangements for you to return there.

It was a one-shot deal, but the return trip was a bit more elaborate than usual.

Have you decided what you're going to do?
Memoria, people are trying to calm their minds by escaping reality. ......
No, it's time to go, or else Master Evia will throw you in?
"OK, I'm ready to jump in. I'll jump in under my own steam, so don't let that stop you.

What's that, it's a shame, and a disappointing look on your face, you're not going to be able to glue them together like some three people.
I'm not going to retract my previous statement, because I don't know what kind of bizarre otherworldly experience I'm going to have to go through if my words are true to Memoria's words.

"Take care, I'll be waiting for your safe return.
"Oh.

I suppose a single kiss here would be a nice touch, but in front of the supervisor

"I won't be blindsided by a single kiss now, as long as it doesn't take too long.

There is no way I would do that, but I'm giving the go-ahead, dammit.
The point is, get on with it.
I'm used to the supervisor's gestures as if he could read my mind.
I haven't given up my sense of shame, and I had enough yesterday, but oh well.

I'll be back in one piece.

Dropping one of the kisses and staring into the eyes and promising to return.
If South is here, the 'flags! That's a flag, that is! And must have been fussing.
In fact, he was even trying to follow (haunt?) Isreal to the end. I was even trying to come.
We had a hard time pulling the d*mn thing off.
The guy even used some kind of enhanced magic.

Okay, me too.
"You'll go with me, though.

This natural vampire girl is ......
Thankfully, the drama-like scene made me shed my embarrassment. ......
Stand at the gate with the leather bag back on your back.

Keep your hands together so you don't get separated. If space separates us, we'll be lost in subspace.
"Please say it first.

The supervisors like to take a chance.


But he didn't panic as he held out his hand and Memoria laid her palm on it.
It's cool, and slowly wraps the hand you've already held many times.

Well then, shall we go? Then shall we go?
"Yes, of course.

Clasping hands firmly together, I wave my hand one last time toward Suela and step toward the hole.
With a soft smile and a wave of your hand back at Suela, you take one last step toward the hole.
Then gravity does the rest, and you're easily pulled into the hole.

It's thick.
"Be careful of the magic in your body, because if it leaks out, it will be absorbed all at once.
What happens if that happens?
"It's easy to jump in and out of consciousness
"You'll be fired up.

Falling into the hole (gate) was a whirlpool of light like fireflies flitting about everywhere.
The first thing I felt there was the density of magic power.
I had never felt such a density of magic power even in a dungeon.
You can feel a sensation as if the magic inside your body is being pulled out of your body, and although it won't affect your life, you can feel weakness.
Your minute-long trip through the tunnel to the other world ended with a flash of light as if you were hit in front of your eyes.

"Tsk.
We're here.
"This is where ...... is in the cave called Isreal,
"We can't move to a more obvious place. Honestly, if we move to a more convenient location, they'll be able to see us. But this is one of those unsuitable dungeon anchor points where the coordinates can be locked. We can't open the gate to move the majority of people, but it's a convenient place to move around like this in secret.
"I see.

With a thud, you fall about a meter high and your vision comes back to life with the feeling of stepping on the sand.
However, the scene is dim and the memory is only bright enough to catch the outline of the scene.
If you're in a dungeon, you've experienced the dimness at least once or twice.
Magic power flows into the crests, and gradually you begin to see at night.
And remember, she's a vampire, she's good in the dark, and she'll finish explaining things to me while I get used to them.

Are your eyes used to it?
"Yeah, I'm about to be okay.

It took me a while to get out of that brightly lit move and into the dark all at once, but I was able to move around.
The scaffolding is reasonably good enough to move.

In that case, this way.
"Copy that.

Still, the concern is appreciated.
Even though I can move, I'm not sure I'm ready.
As you move, you rely on the guidance to slowly hold my hand and walk toward the exit.
I walk silently along a decent width for about a hundred meters toward the exit, and after a while I see the exit light.

Oh.
"Welcome to Isreal,

We were greeted by a sea of trees that would be over a thousand years old on earth.
And then

"It must be full of magic.
Yes, everything has magic in it and is made out of it, that's our world.

Even in the cave, the air is filled with magic.
It was similar in density to the feeling I had in the company.

Do you like it?　First time in another world
"No, I thought it would be more surprising, but maybe that's because I've been in the dungeon every day.
Maybe it doesn't feel real yet.
"Yeah, maybe.

The only things that are different from the earth are these overgrown trees and magical powers.
It would be a different story if a magical beast appeared in this, but for now, I don't have the emotional impulse to feel that this is another world.
Maybe it's because I don't feel like I'm in another world yet.

The sky is bright, though.
Yes, after all, there is no 'night' in this world.
"Oh, that's right, the night stopped when the Lord God of Memoria and his friends left this world, didn't it?
"To be precise, the phenomenon of night disappeared when the god Luine left this world, right?

Full of blue sky.
Looking up from the bright sea of trees at the blue sky with a glimpse of clouds, I thought to myself, "I've learned this beforehand, but I still can't believe it.
There is no night.
That's impossible.
A star cycles through the process of repeating sunrise and sunset by rotating around the earth's axis.
This is a natural phenomenon for a spherical star.
How is it possible for a star to be without it?

"You don't know the details, do you?
"Yes, the facts and realities of what the Lord God Luine says only prove that there is no one who knows the realm of God.
It's just a fantasy, isn't it?
From Jiro's point of view, it seems to be true. Since very little is known about it in the literature and it's 5,000 years old, I'm sure only a few of the species living here today know about it,
It took me a while to understand it the first time I heard it.

When I first heard about this story from Suela and the others, I remembered the world on a giant turtle shell as my first source of prior knowledge.
I wondered if the geocentric theory had been rejected and the celestial theory was the mainstream here, but with no convenient satellites here, it's still not a problem that can be proven either way.
There is a faction of people who want to get in touch with the study of the earth to find out that too, but that will be after they return to Isreal.
You will be able to find out what is going on in this world by simply saying that it's magic or God.
The majority of the demon king's army that you learned with is living in the other world continent, hollowing out the islands to form a world like a snow globe, as long as you hear that such a phenomenon is natural.
In fact, I learned first that such a thing should be accepted like learning a new formula, or else you'll never be able to let go of your headache or stomach pills.

"Huh, so where are we?



And there is no need to discuss and answer the mystery of how this world came to be here.
Action comes from learning, take a deep breath to clear your mind, you would normally smoke a cigarette here, but the number of cigarettes you have in your limited luggage is limited.
It's a non-replenishable item, you must smoke it carefully.
The plan is to find out your current location from the mountains and rivers, and then head to the city where your destination is located.

It's on schedule: ......, but it's still a long way to go.
We're aiming for a location far enough out of the way to avoid detection.

I'm a member of the demon king's army, and of course Memoria is a vampire, and I belong to the demon king's army, even though I'm human.
This is enemy territory, and as intruders from another world, we are, shall we say, uninvited guests.
We need to be very careful about our actions.

Over here.
"Oh.

And even if you are away, it's better to leave the place immediately.
There is no chance, you had better act fast to eliminate the danger.
I'll follow Memoria as she pulls out a map and checks the direction.

"The city we're going to is a major trading town, right?
Sakal, a trading post without any national affiliation, a city with many different species.

You are not silent as you walk, and the topic of conversation naturally turns to the next city.
Sakar, the city of trade, is a place that everyone wants to own, but it is an independent place that has formed its own culture that does not belong to any country.
The security is also maintained by the powers of the city, not the state.
It is profitable enough to maintain its culture even though it is surrounded on all sides by three major powers plus the union.
Because of its foundation, each country wants to intervene, but if you run off, the other countries will beat you up.
I was more than surprised when I heard the fact that when people like us are able to enter the city, we don't know what's going on behind the scenes.

It's a familiar city in novels with a theocracy in the north, an empire in the west, a kingdom in the east, and a coalition of small nations in the south. Certainly, this is a good base to meet the purpose of this trip.
I think two countries would be a good place to go, given the time frame. We'll gather information and then move on, maybe even less.
"Safety first, that's a prerequisite.

We continued walking through the tree line, clearing the trees from time to time to make a clear path and making plans for the future.
It's a bit of a difficult hike.
If this goes on as planned, it will last about five days, and of course, there is no hotel or building to stay in such a sea of trees, so you will have to camp out.
A business trip to the woods is a novelty.

Did you hear that?
"Yes.

Apparently, the picnic mood is over.
The distant sound of a tree falling and a bird taking flight can be heard in the distance.
Two hours into your walk, your pacing comes to a halt and you look around to pay attention to your surroundings instead.

Don't come around.
"It seems to follow the scent
"A Hexenbiest?
"Yes.

The sound of something huge moving is coming from the path we've been on.
We're familiar with these monsters in games and novels.
We're in a dungeon, so you won't have to worry about it and you'll know what to do next right away.

Let's go!
Well, that would be clever.

Maybe if anyone here has ever read an interworld transfer novel, "Huh? And the question will come up.
Most people will fight or run away after they meet you.
In the former case, the first fight would be the event that would awaken your abilities or get you into the city to help and take you there.
The latter would be similar.
But not in my case.
One of the common sense of working people.
Don't take extra risks or do extra work.
Taking the time to fight here, taking the time to consider the advantages and disadvantages of slaying a hexenbiest, of course it comes down to an escape strategy.
Don't laugh at the shamefulness.
Fighting is a time-consuming and physically exhausting process.
Even if the advantages of materials such as monster skins and the strengthening of the magical crests are still an advantage, your goal right now is to reach the city.
Spending extra time and extra energy will interfere with your future plans.
Sometimes pulling back is part of the job.
To conclude, your current course of action is not to fight and defeat the hexenbiest, but to run away to conserve your energy and gain more distance.

Now, please.
"Copy that.

When you come here, you will be holding a memoria that has severely restricted your abilities, and you will be running with magical strengthened bodies.
The first job I did after arriving in the other world (Isual) was to escape from a magical beast.


Tanaka Jiro, 28 years old, unmarried
Her Suela Hendelberg　
　　　Memory Tris
Occupation Dungeon Tester (full-time)
Magical aptitude 8 (general class)
Post Warriors


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