After crossing the bridge, we continued on to the cave beyond.
　The cave is still a gradual ascent.

"Hey Marina, what kind of treasure did Captain Mithril leave behind?　What kind of treasure did that pirate leave behind?　I'm sure it's a lot of gold, silver and treasure.

　You'll be able to get a lot more than just a few.

"Tsk, tsk. Rio, it's good that you don't know what's waiting for you. If you knew what the treasure was right from the start, it wouldn't be much fun, would it?

But it would be disappointing to find something so trivial after all the effort of finding it.

That's part of the romance, don't you get it? "Oh, maybe there's a love potion in it that will make you fall in love with the person in front of you.

"What?" "......?

　Wow. ...... Wow. .......
　My students are suddenly buzzing.

"Well, does that work for everyone?

For example, if you're a very insensitive person, you can use ......!

...... Rio, Iris, calm down. You can also use it to pretend that you have been drinking. ...... In that case, we can say it's because of the medication and there's nothing we can do about it. ......

"Oh, I see!　You're so smart, Mayfa!

　Yeah, I don't know what's going on, but all three of you, including Maifa, need to calm down.
　It's just a what if.

　I chuckle and tell the kids.

Captain Mithril's hoard so far seems to have contained a lot of gold and silver treasure, plus some powerful original magical tools. It is said that it is contained in a magnificent treasure chest that looks just like a picture.

You can't say that, Brett!　...... You're not a pirate, but you know a lot. Did you used to be a pirate, by any chance?

No, I wasn't. It's just that I'm kind of interested in miscellaneous things related to heroes.

　The legendary pirate Captain Mithril is a man of many mysteries, but he is also a very famous person who is one of the most famous heroes in history.

　He was considered to be one of the strongest heroes of his time, and his fellow pirates were all as skilled as he was.

　It is said that it was Captain Mithril who created the image of pirates like Marina and the others who traveled the world's oceans in search of treasure and romance.
　Prior to that, pirates were mainly the dark heroes of the sea who attacked innocent ships and plundered them.

　As we proceeded through the cave, the path took a right-angle turn to the left, and then it became a rather steep descent.

It's a little slippery underfoot, so be careful.

「「「「「 Yes 」」」」」

　The next thing you know, Marina and Anya are joining our students in cheerful replies.
　It's becoming more and more like a field trip.

　After a while, we were walking down a long downhill road.

　Click.
　The sound of a switch being pressed came from the feet of Marina, who was leading the way.

"......?　I think I just heard a click. ......".

　The marina gently lifted her foot and found that the ground was slightly more concave than the surrounding area.
　It was obvious that she had stepped on a man-made contraption rather than natural terrain.

　And then...

　GOOOOOOOOM!

　On the path behind us, we heard a sound as if something big and heavy was falling from above.

　When we turned around, what we saw was...

　Well, it was a classic trick.

"......Oh!　...... Look, big brother, a rolling stone!

　Mayfa cackled and pointed to the end of the slope they had come down.

　A huge round rock was rolling towards us from the end of the slope.

　Rumble, rumble, rumble. ......!
　It gradually increased in speed, and eventually came tumbling down the slope at a furious pace.

　Incidentally, the diameter of that huge rock was about twice my height.

　If it were to roll down at that speed, it would have easily flattened one of my houses.

"Oh no, seriously, ......!　Brett, what are you doing?　If we don't get out of here, we'll be crushed!

Rio, Iris, and Maifa, hurry up!

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　Incidentally, Maifa shows her approval of the two .

...... Yeah, I get it. ...... brother, let's run away. ...... It's polite to run away in a hurry.

"Courtesy, you ....... That's okay. Rio, Iris, let's do this.

Come on, bro!

Yes, sir!

...... No, brother, you can't do that. ......!　...... No, brother, you can't do that! ...... It's disrespectful to Captain Mithril, who prepared such a nice thing for us. ......!

　Ignore Maifa, who is protesting hard.

　I'm not sure if you've seen this before, but I'm sure you've.

Rio, let's go... [Earth Might]!

　The glow of the magic that Iris exercised resides in Rio's body.



　In front of Rio and I, a large rock came tumbling down at a high speed...

"...Haaaaaaah!

　ZDOOOOOOOOOOOO!
　There was a roaring sound all around.

　Sand grains fall from the ceiling.

　The two of us, Rio and I, were holding on to the large rock that had fallen.
　Our feet slipped a little, but somehow we managed to kill the momentum with just one step.

　Behind us were Marina and Anya, mouths agape.

"Oh my god, ......?

I'm not sure if you can catch that or not .......

　And the one who slaps me faintly is Maifa.

"...... your brother's stupid ......!　Stupid, stupid, stupid ......!　...... A rolling stone is not like a rolling stone unless you run away from it in a hurry. ......!

　The fact that only one person is missing the point is a specification.
　You'll be able to see what Mayfa is trying to say, but unfortunately safety comes first.

"Marina, Anya, come back up a little further.

"Yes, .......

　The two brave men, who had been running down to the bottom, obeyed my instructions and came back.
　After confirming this, I signaled Rio.

"Okay, let's go, Rio.

"Come on, bro.

Let's go!

　Rio and I both lifted up the big rock and threw it down the passage.

　It landed again with a roar and rolled down the downhill path, eventually stopping with a splashing sound.

　Apparently, this downhill path leads to a watery area.

You can find a lot more information at .......

　Marina and Anya were looking at the big rock with a blank stare.
　They look very much alike, even when you look at them this way.

"You did it, bro!

"You did it, sir!

You did it, sir!" "Well done, both of you!

　Rio and Iris raise one hand, and I high-five them in turn.

　Then I patted them on the head as usual, and they patted me back as usual.
　Very cute.

"......

　On the other hand, Maifa was the only one who looked frustrated.
　As usual, I don't understand why she is so obsessed.

　Anyway, after we had conquered the rolling stone, we proceeded further into the cave.

　A little before the water where the big rock had jumped into, there was a side path on the right, and we headed that way for a while.

　Eventually...

"Brother, look at the light outside!

　At the end of the path that Rio was pointing to, something that looked like a cave exit appeared.