--Abel the Thunderer.

　The Hero of the Earth (Wolf) told him that indeed.
　I was curious that he wasn't called the Hero of Light, but Savior Abel is a double (double) heroic skill holder with the 'Hero of Light' skill and the 'Hero of Thunder' skill.
　So there should be no doubt about it.

''........Let's free the others from the cage too. Momo, let's go.
Yes, Miss Makoto.
Thank you. You can tell me who you are later.
　We headed to the rest of the cages, whispering and talking.

　The one tied up in the next cage was a woman with long hair.
　This person would be Julietta, the 'wooden hero'.
　I cut the chains that bound her with a dagger.

　And the cage behind it.
　The one inside was a thin young man of about the same age, with thin lines.
　I couldn't see him clearly in the dark, but he had shining blond hair and a well-shaped face.
　He was downcast, and I couldn't see his expression.

　Is he.........the savior Abel?
　A legendary figure who has been heard about in various places in the Water Temple.
　Finally, I was able to meet the legendary hero.
　Secretly moved by that fact, I cut the cage and chains with the Goddess's dagger, just like the earthly hero (Wolf).

''That dagger.......what the hell is it made of?''
　The brave man of the soil (Wolf) is staring at my dagger with interest.

''Oh, thank you ... what about you?''
..........
　The brave man of the tree (Julietta) thanked me.
　The brave man of lightning (Abel) remained downcast.

'I'm Makoto and this is Momo. I came to help you guys. Let's leave here for now.''
Yeah, let's go. Julietta, Abel.
Yes, Wolff.
Yes.
　It seems that of the three of us, the brave man of the soil (Wolf) is the leader.
　We left the square through the fog to avoid being seen by the gargoyles on guard.
　When we went through the back streets of the city for a while and came to the vicinity of the city walls.


　--Gun! Gun! Gun! Gun!


　The sound of loud metal tapping and "The brave man has escaped! Find it! I heard a loud voice say.
　Shit, you got me.

Let's run!
　At Wolff's call, we ran to the ramparts at once.
　The castle wall is about three meters high.
　Me and Momo can't use flight magic, so I was thinking about how to get over it.

''Nun!''
　With a wild voice, Mr. Wolff smashed the wall with his fist.
　A huge hole is created in the wall.
　Quintessential, brave man.
　

''Da, are you okay?''
Thank you....
　How is it that everyone can jump over a moat that's about two meters long so easily...?
　I didn't expect him to be so physical.　

"Let's get out of here before the demons find us!
Yes, Wolff!　Anyway, this deep fog helps. It's rare around here, but...
This fog was created by Makoto-sama!
'What?　Really?　It's amazing, such a wide area.
'Yes, sir!　Mako-sama is awesome!
　The Tree Brave (Julietta) and Momo are having a fun conversation.
　Aren't they getting along fast?

Don't talk too much.
..........
　The brave man of the soil (Wolf) smiles and the brave Abel remains silent.
　He's looking down all the time with a dark expression.
　It's not what I imagined.

　Then we continued running for a while.
　The brave man of the earth (Wolf), the brave man of the wood (Julietta), and the brave Abel were covered with scars all over their bodies, and although they were barefoot, they were surprisingly fast to run.
　We kept running through the dark forest.
　We managed to escape.



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Oh, thank God you're here. Thank God you're here!
Ahhhh.... this time I didn't think it was possible.
　We are camping in a cave built by a brave man of the soil (Wolf) with magic.

　Near the campfire, wild rabbits and wild birds are roasting on a spit.
　This is what Julietta, the brave man of the tree, had killed.
　It smelled like roasting meat.
　.........gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

''Huh!''
　The peaches turned red.

'Oh, sweetheart. You must be hungry. Eat up, you're a lifesaver.
Momo-chan, eat up!
'No!　It was all done by Makoto-sama....
Eat your peaches.
　I wasn't too hungry, so I urged Momo to eat.

　Momo took a bite of the meat that was stuck on the wooden skewer.
　I watched it with a smile... and pretended to observe the three brave men using the viewpoint switch in "RPG Player".　

'Earthen Hero' Wolf.
　He was tall and well-built, and the scars on his entire body were probably a testament to his history of battle.
　When I first saw him, he had a stern expression the whole time, but now he was laughing vigorously and eating the burnt meat.
''I need a drink!'' When he said that, I was reminded of Lucas-san, the skilled adventurer of the city of water (McAllen).　
　Lucas-san, I wonder how you are doing.....

Julieta-san, the "Hero of the Wood".
　She has long chestnut-colored hair and long(-) ears(-).
　Julieta-san was an elf.
　And she's an amazingly beautiful elf.
　Her clothes were tattered, and her skin was visible in all the right places, but she didn't seem to care much about it.
　Momo seems to like her and is constantly taking care of her.
　Momo seems happy to be able to talk to the older, more beautiful sister.

　And then--

Abel, the "Hero of Thunder".
　He has crystal-clear blonde hair and blue eyes like sapphires, and he has a beautiful figure that could be mistaken for a woman, but his muscles and chest identify him as a man.
　He was so beautiful that he could be mistaken for a woman, but I recognized him as a man from his muscles and chest.
　He hasn't opened his mouth at all since a moment ago, and is watching the fire in a daze.

'Hey Abel why don't you at least say thank you to Makoto-dono and Momo-dono?
'Yes, he's here to help us, right?
"..............
　The brave Abel still didn't speak.

'I'm sorry, Makoto-dono. Abel lost someone close to him in the last battle...
I'm usually a much brighter girl, you know?
　I shook my head at the apologetic sound of Mr. Wolff and Julietta's voice, and I shook my head.

''I don't mind. It was the Sun Goddess (Altena) who ordained me to help the brave.
That's it. That's it!　Hey, who is Makoto-kun?　A brave man?　But it's a priestess who can hear the goddess' voice, right?　But he's a boy, so what does that mean?
Well, it's a long story.
　The wooden hero (Julietta), this time she's interested in me and is coming on to me.
　Wow, it smells kind of good........
　Julietta's character reminds me of Marie-san, the receptionist for the Adventurer's Guild in the City of Water (McAllen).
　Oops, yeah.
　Chit-chat is good, but I have to ask a lot of questions.

Where do you plan to go now?
　Me and my peaches are rootless.
　I'd go with them if I could.

'Yeah, we're going back to the base. If you'd like to come with us, Makoto-dono?　I'd like to discuss a lot of things with you there going forward.
　Oh, you have a base.
　Good.

Me and Momo have no place to go, so we'll join you. Where's your base?
Well, do you know what the Great Labyrinth is?
　It was the brave man of the tree (Julietta) who told me.
　I mean, what?

The Great Labyrinth is a dungeon, isn't it?
The only thing I can think of is that I'm going to be able to get a good deal more money out of him. The only way to find out is to go into the dungeon and hide there.... We have no choice but to hide in the dungeon...
　Huh, so that's how you're hiding.
　I didn't know it was safer in a dungeon with demons....

''Where the hell did Mako-dono come from?　I heard that Momo-dono was from a farm, but not Makoto-dono, right?　With that kind of strength, it's hard to believe that he was kidnapped by a demon. But I don't understand how he's not familiar with the geography of this area.
　The brave man of the soil (Wolf) asked curiously.

'I've come from a faraway land...'
　I can't say I've been here since a thousand years, so I fooled around vaguely.

''Alright, that's enough chatter. We'll take a nap and rush to our base at once...''
　Mr. Wolff's words were cut off in mid-sentence.


　With a thud, my feet shook.
　'They're shooting magic at me!


There he is! Are you a brave man? I don't know. Just kill him! 'If the Demon Lord finds out that you let us escape, he will kill us!
　I heard those voices, and the sound of footsteps and many others.
　Are they behind us?

You found them!　Come on, Abel!　Julietta!
Oh, my God, this sucks!
Mako-sama!
　The brave man of earth (Wolf) tapped the brave Abel on the shoulder, and the brave man of wood (Julietta) said, "Key!　He scratched his head.
　I tugged on the peach's hand, which had a blue face.
　........I should have taken at least one bite of the meat.

''Uh-oh!''
　The brave man of the soil (Wolf) punched the gargoyle that had been stuck in the cave.
　We followed as he ran out of the cave.

"Wow, we're surrounded.
　Just like the wooden hero (Julietta) said, there are nearly a hundred demons and demons at a quick glance.
　In front of me, I saw a huge dog demon.
　Are these guys hounds?
　Were they traced by scent?

Stay with me, peach.
Yes, Miss Makoto!
　I pulled out of Momo's hand and held the dagger up to protect it.
　I've barely slept since the day before yesterday, and I could feel my concentration slipping a bit.

　
'Brave man, get him! If you can't, kill him! Woo-hoo-hoo!
　Demons attacked one after another.
　They're all pretty strong.

"Water Demon Water Dragon.
　I chased away the demons that rushed at me with my water magic method.
　The output is a little weak, probably because I've been borrowing magic power from water spirits every day.

　But I'm more worried about the brave men and women than me.
　I'm wearing the same clothes as when I was captured, so I'm wearing cloth clothes and bare hands.

　The brave man of clay (Wolf) is fighting with about ten demons with his bare hands.
　The wooden hero, Julietta, fights back by making an impromptu whip out of the plants in the area with wooden magic.
　Her movements were not stagnant, and I could feel her skillfulness.

　........The one I'm worried about is the brave man of lightning (Abel).
　He is wobbling, and although he is surpassing the onslaught of demons, he has no sense of supremacy.
　I'm not sure if I'm okay...?

　Fortunately, the brave man of the earth and the brave man of the wood were strong.
　Almost, the two of them defeated the demons together.
　Why did they get caught, these people?
　I followed the two of them with the water magic method in between.

(Good, we'll be able to get through this somehow...)
　Just when I was about to take a breath of fresh air.

Abel!
　I heard Julietta's scream.
　When I looked, I saw that she had slipped and Abel, the brave one, was on his butt.
　A skeletal knight on a flying dragon was charging from above, spear at the ready.

　Well, this is bad!
　I panicked and called the water spirits!
　Genie!　Help me!
　Just one water spirit appears.

"Makoto-sama!
　While I was distracted by Abel, a huge beast passed right next to me.
Momo!
　The next thing you know, Momo was caught in the claws of a griffon.
　The gryphon rose gingerly.

''Huh?''
　For a moment, I couldn't get my head around the situation.

　The brave Abel, who is about to be skewered in a few seconds, and the girl (Momo) who is being taken away.



　-- If Abel the Brave dies, the world will end.



　The voice of the Sun Goddess (Altena) echoed in my head.
　There was no time to think about it.

''Water magic, dragon claws.''
　I used the magical power of the water spirit clothed in my dagger as a blade and released it into the flying(⋅)dragon(⋅) and the(⋅)bone(⋅) bone(⋅) cavalry(⋅) warrior(⋅).
　The demon falls apart.
　When I turned around in a hurry, the gryphon that kidnapped Momo was in a small shadow far up in the sky.


''Brave men!　If you want to spare this guy's life, come to the Demon King's Castle!
Makoto-sama!
I managed to pick up that voice with my 'listening ear' skill.　

　After that, with the efforts of the brave man of earth (Wolf) and the brave man of wood (Julietta), they were able to repel the demons.
　Brave Abel remained silent with a gloomy look on his face as usual.
　The demons were repelled, but no one had a cheerful face.

''What do we do now?　Julietta.
You know what I mean!　We have to help Momo!
　To Wolf's question, Julietta-san answered immediately.
　Apparently, they are planning to head to the Demon King's Castle.
　These people................are brave to the bone, aren't they?
　But if they return to the Demon King's Castle here, there's no point in rescuing them.

"The brave men of the soil (Wolf), please go to your base.
'What?　What about you, peach?
What are you talking about?　Makoto-dono!
　At my words, the three brave men made startled faces.
　........Abel's expression distorted a little.

''Even if we return to the Demon King's Castle without decent weapons and armor, we're just going to get killed.
".........................
　All three of us were in tattered cloth clothes and bare hands.
　There was no rebuttal to my words.

I'm going to join you. There's a stronghold in the upper level of the Great Labyrinth (Labyrinthus), right?
What?　Makoto-kun, what are you going to do now that we're back at the base?
　Julietta rolled her eyes.
　That's what it's all about.


I'm heading to the Demon King's Castle to help Momo.