'Makoto-san, is this ice magic?　Is it an enemy attack?
　The temperature inside the frozen labyrinth (dungeon) dropped with a jolt.

　Naturally, Momo and the brave Abel woke up.
　The brave Abel seemed to be cold and shivering a bit.
　The Great Sage (Momo) is a vampire, so he doesn't shiver, as if he doesn't mind the cold.
　But there is something strange about it.

''........Master, who is that woman?''
　Momo pointed at the great spirit of water (Dea) that was hugging me.

　......................Huh?

Momo, do you see the Great Spirit of Water (Dea)?
What?　When did you sneak a girl in here?　Oh, you're a beautiful person!
　No, no, no, no.
　I'm a little scared of peaches.

'Wait, wait, wait, wait, Great Spirit of Water (Dea). What's going on here?
"My king, I have been incarnated on earth through being 'named' by you. I will serve by your side until you die.
What?
　What is the Incarnation?
　Let's see, a great spirit that was previously invisible without training in magical proficiency can now be seen by anyone?
　What effect does that have on the naming process...?

'Miss Makoto, who the hell is she?　It seems to hold a terrifying amount of magic (mana), but...
　I stared at the great water spirit (Dea) next to me before answering the brave Abel's question.

'I'm not listening to you, Dea,'
Teheresis.
　This guy knew and kept it to himself!
　d*mn, she looks like Noah.

Master.
Makoto-san?
'Well, peach, Miss Abel. She's.....
　I explained about the Great Spirit of Water (Dea), impatient inside.


'She's the Great Spirit of Water (Undine)...?'
Master said you can see after you give him a name...?
"Oh, my king my darling...
　The brave Abel and Momo are staring at the Great Spirit of Water (Dea), but the man in question is at his own pace.
　Or rather, they are too attached to each other.

''Hey, don't be goofy to your master!　You're new here!
What?　I've been there for you the whole time, haven't I?　You're the one who recently took up an apprenticeship, aren't you?
Master, he's so cocky!
'My king, this little guy is so cocky!
　Hey, hey, I'm getting into a tussle right now.

"No fighting in the party.
Mmmm.
Hmm.
　Momo and Dea pouted and turned away from each other.

　I feel like I'm in more trouble.
　And the Great Spirit of Water (Dea) can also speak the language of the human race?
　That's crafty.
　However, there is something else that worries me.

"Does Dea stay in plain sight?
''No, I usually keep my appearance hidden in the spirit world. I'm afraid that the abominable Heavenly Gods might find out about it.
The gods of the heavens?
Do you think he'll be able to spot me?
　Momo and Abel gave me a strange look.
　Geez!　This topic is not good.
　I hurriedly covered the mouth of the Great Spirit of Water (Dea).

''XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX! (Don't talk about my belief in the Titan God Race (Noah-sama). Abel is a brave man of the Holy God Tribe!
'XXXXXXXXXX!　(My King!)
　I warned him in spirit language.
　'Oh no.
　If they find out that I'm a 'former apostle' of an evil god, I don't know what Abel the Brave will say to me.
　After all, 'Current Apostle (Cain)' is the avenger of Abel's teacher.......

''I'm going to hide myself~''
　The Great Spirit of Water (Dea) has disappeared.
　A selfish guy.
　I'm tired.........

I'm going to take some time off. Then we can resume our search.
Well okay, I'll keep an eye out.
Thank you, peach.
It's pretty fast-paced, isn't it, Makoto?
　I heard the brave Abel's dumbfounded voice, but I ignored it and lay back down.
　My body was heavy.
　As soon as I laid down, sleepiness hit me.
　I didn't dream.



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　We woke up and walked through the depths of the great labyrinth.

　The floor and walls of the huge cave were lit by colorful magical stones.
　It was a beautiful labyrinth.
　Although the labyrinth looks inorganic at first glance, there are places where springs and trees grow like an oasis.
　There, birds and small animals could be seen.
　But..........

''It's quiet, Master.''
Yes, are we really in the depths of the Great Labyrinth?
　Momo and the brave Abel have a strange look on their faces.

　The reason for this is because no demons have shown themselves since a while ago.
　It's a good idea to be able to have a good time with them.
　This is commonly known as the "Dragon's Lair".
　There's no danger of being attacked by a dragon at any time.

"Hmmm, it looks like you're afraid of my magical power (mana).
　The Great Spirit of Water (Deere) is floating in the air.
　Its body is overflowing with uncontrollable magical power (mana).
　The mana is like a bomb on the verge of exploding.
　It's extremely conspicuous.

"Deea, can't you reduce the magic (mana) further?
Oh, my king. It's still minimal, isn't it?
Seriously....
　To me, it seems like the amount of magic power that seems to be right before the king-class magic goes into effect, but it seems to be normal for her.

　At first, the brave Abel and the Great Sage Master (Momo) were wary of the depths of the Great Labyrinth, but now they have a distracted look on their faces.
　Perhaps the Great Spirit of Water (Dea) was right.　
　Wary of her magic power (mana), not even the dragon appears.　

　It was a very different situation from what I expected.
　But it's not bad.
　Peace is a good thing.
　Now we just need to confirm our strength.

Hey, Deea. If we're at a minimum, what would be the maximum amount of magic (mana) we can gather?　I think I can handle 'Holy Grade' magic without any problems, but could I possibly gather enough magic power (mana) to be able to handle 'God Grade' magic?
''I'm sorry, my king. I don't know what the "holy class" and "divine class" are. I believe it's a measure set by the human race...
Okay.
　I see.
　It's true that for the great water spirits, it doesn't matter what grade of magic the human race decides to use.

''But how far can they gather magic power?　I can answer the question, "What is the magic of water? I would like to say all the water magic in the world, but that would be too much for my current king to handle. The current king would be able to summon the other great spirits of water, my sisters, who are all over the world. They, too, will listen to My King.
'Sisters...?　Isn't there more than one Great Spirit of Water?
'There are others.
　A certain war is about the 'Divine World War (Titanomachia)'........
　It's a mythical story.
　However, I didn't know there was more than one Great Spirit.

''I get it. That means the sisters of Dea can help you if you're in trouble, right?
That's right, my king.
　There are several great water spirits who can lend their strength.
　This is reassuring.

　Hmmm, said the Great Spirit of Water (Dea), proudly puffing out his chest.
　The gesture also felt similar to Noah-sama's.
　I wonder if Noah-sama is doing well?

　That's when my sleeve snapped back.
　It's a peach.

'Master, there's a gaze that's observing us.
Where are you, peach?
　I hurriedly turned my head in that direction.
　I did think I saw something for a moment with my 'clairvoyant' skill.

''Oh, it hid with my eyes, didn't it? It's probably a dragon.''
I had no idea...
Me too, Mr. Abel.
　The physical abilities of the Great Sage-sama (Momo), who has turned into a vampire, are tremendous.
　If I train my magic with this, it's going to overtake my fighting power in the blink of an eye.

"Thanks, Momo.
Heh....
　When I stroked my head, the Great Sage Master (peach) happily attached himself to me.
　This guy is so cute.....
　It's hard to believe that he's the same person as the Great Sage-sama from a thousand years later.
　He looks exactly the same, so he's definitely the same person.

''Don't worry, my king. No matter what kind of demons you're dealing with, they'll be fine with me.
　Dea interrupted the conversation.

'That kind of carelessness can be fatal, you know, Master.
　Momo grabs my hand with a jerk.

"You certainly must not be careless, my king. Let's 'sync up' with me.
　Deane also grabbed my hand.
　Um, I don't want my hands to be full....

'Yes, both of you be alert around.
　I let go of the two of them and used my 'Searching' skill.
　Naturally, there are no demons in the vicinity.

　We didn't let our guard down and proceeded with our search.
　However, in the end, no monster appeared to stand in front of us.

　Half a day after our search.
　We arrived at the deepest part of the depths.

"This is...
"The deepest levels of the Labyrinth...
　In front of me was an entrance that looked like a giant gate.
　The gate was half-open, and there was a huge stair-like path that led further down the deep level.

　I thought it might be warded, but there was no sign of that.
　If they want to come, they should come........


　This is where the legendary 'Holy Dragon' is.
　I swallowed a gulp of spit and slowly descended step by step.

　It was a long downhill slope, like a long, long staircase.
　The steep slope gradually became gentle.
　And plants were growing out of the inorganic rocky ground.

　Even though it was inside the labyrinth, it was filled with bright sunlight.
　However, one could tell that the light was generated by magic, not the sun.
　The ground was covered in dense greenery, but none of the plants had ever been seen on the ground.

　The deepest layer was a huge, dome-like space.
　And all of the giant bodies that appeared to be sporadic were of the dragon species - probably ancient dragons (Ancient Dragons).
　They didn't even come close to me, but I felt that they were watching me.......

　It's a bit scary.
　It doesn't seem to be attacking us out of nowhere, but it doesn't seem to be friendly either.
　We walked slowly.

　At the center of the deepest layer, there was a spring.
The water containing a large amount of magical power (mana) that seems to have flowed from the "star vein" glistened.
　Surrounding the spring, pure white flowers were in full bloom.
　Only that place was filled with a brighter light than the others.
　I realized that that place was the center of the deepest layer.


　-- A huge white dragon was lying by the side of the spring.