It stopped. Maybe this room.

　I followed the bugs for a few minutes.
　In front of one room, all the bugs stopped flying.
　If this behavior is not a coincidence, then the lich is in this room.

　Dorothy is staring at the door with a nervous look on her face.

...... but it's locked tight. What do we do now?　Iris.

I'm thinking about ......, sister.

　I'm thinking about it right now, sister." With a poof, the insects that had finished their role of guiding her exploded, and Iris focused on what she was going to do.
　I'm not sure if this is a good idea or not.

　Because it is inorganic, fairies and spirits can't do anything about it.
　But it's not something that can be opened by force either.

Only ...... spirits of the dead can enter this room.

　In such a dead-end situation, it was Dorothy who moved.
　It's not like fairies or spirits, the spirits of the dead can get through even the smallest of gaps.

　Before she could hear Iris and Tise's reply, Dorothy let the spirit of death slip into the room.

"There's one. There's one non-Lich being.

"Are you all right?

He doesn't seem to have any resistance. I can do it.

Oh, it's unlocked!

　With a stroke of luck, the door is unlocked from the inside.
　A technique that removes the soul of the person in the room and possesses their body with Dorothy's spirit of death.

　This was the result of a combination of the following conditions: there was a gap that the spirit could pass through, the person inside had no resistance, and he was alone.

　From inside, a dazed-looking beastman appeared.

"Sister, what are we going to do with this beast?

"I'll leave it to you, Iris, but I'm sure you won't be offended if I kill it.

"Okay.

　After getting Tise's approval, Iris pushed a fairy that contained the "deadly poison" with various grudges.
　I'm not sure if it's a good idea, but it's a good idea.

　If Faith had been here, she would have stabbed the beastman's corpse with her knife.

　Of course, not only Faith, but everyone, including Aria, had a strong desire to retaliate.

　Whether it was the quiet Iris or the mild-mannered Tise.
　The root of the problem is the same.

"Richt!　I'm fine!

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

　It's a good idea to have a good idea of where you're going.

　After confirming that Richt was unconscious, Dorothy looked for any strange injuries on his body.

"Miss Dorothy, how are you ......?

He's unconscious, but ...... I think he's going to be okay.

Good. Then prepare to get out of here.

What?　What about the Demon Lord's support?

The job of Iris and the others is to get Mr. Richt back. That's the first thing we need to think about.

　I'm not sure if you've heard of this, but I'm sure you have.
　From now on, we'll just go back the way we came.

　We don't know what's going on with Aria and Rose, but the most important thing is to get Licht back.

　Iris and Tise were well aware of this.

I know you're worried about him, but I'm sure he'll be fine-- let's go, Dorothy.

"Yes, yes.

　Dorothy grabbed Iris's hand.
　When I grabbed her hand back, I was already running.

　For now, she could only pray for Aria and Rose's safety.