It was a biped with huge crescent-shaped horns. It had a well-developed lower body, supporting a huge body that seemed to be about 5 meltors high. And its tail was extraordinarily thick and long.

Godora.

A wingless dragon--a type of terrestrial dragon.

--But, what is that ......? I thought this guy appeared after the 20th level. .......

I wondered, and then I heard a loud voice behind me.

Oh my God!

When I turned around, I saw a small human being.
He had mushroom-like hair and a brown cloak to protect him from the sand.
He was a Hopper, a dwarf. They are rarely seen in public.

What are you doing here?
'La, la, la!
'Whoa!

Boom!

While I was distracted by the dwarf, Godhra reaped his tail. Holding Prine, he jumps backward in a hurry to avoid it.

'Wicked!
No, no, no!

He apologizes to Prine in mid-air and lands on the ground.
The sand in the air makes my mouth water.

'Let's take down that monster first ......, hey!
'Mr. Hopper!

Hopper must have ducked and ducked under the cleaved tail, for he reared up at the spot where he had just been, and his eyes met Godhra's.
The monster bared its fangs.

Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Hopper screamed.

'Hey, hey, what the hell are you doing?
'We have to help them!

Godhra got to his feet. He's going to try to stomp Hopper. There,

'Dereaaa!

I jump in close and raise my spirit.
With the momentum of my rush, I step forward with my right foot and swing my fist straight at him. Godzilla's hard sole collided with Tigger's basket.

--Boom!

I was the one who won.
Godhra was hit by my fist and fell on his back.
With a "thud," a cloud of dust flew into the air.

Hopper is looking at the fallen Godhra with a hunched back.

Aaaaahhhh!
'You, get out of here!
'What the heck? Yes! No, no! No, sir!
Just go!
'I, I, I was sent by the chief!
Chief?

The fallen Godhra has regained its posture and is trying to stand up.

'If there are any adventurers here who are being attacked by giant monsters, ask the spirits to gather them together so that a provisional party can be formed!
'Provisional party ......? You mean raid battles!
That's what the humans say!
'So - this guy is a raid boss. It's just me and Prine right now.

Godhra stood up. He howls.

--Squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak!

'Well, I guess we'll both have to do it! Mr. Hopper, I don't mind starting, do you?
'Ha, just the two of you! Yes, that's fine, but!

Hopper takes out a scroll from his pocket in a panic. He unravels it. The opened scroll disappears in a flash of light, and the "tentative party list" is drawn in glowing letters in front of my eyes.

No, this is in the way!
'Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa sorry!

I grabbed the list and moved it to the right. It is quite convenient. But in the meantime, the enemy got a head start on me.

Godhra swings its tail.

I suck in a breath,

'Haaaaaaah!

I caught the huge tail.
Hopper shouts behind me.

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Hearing his shout, I ran up the tail in three steps,

'--[Martial arts]!

He presses his palms against the enemy's back.

He unleashes.

Gong Qi Palm!

Boom!

--Oh, my God!

The monster's demons roar through the desert.
Godzilla's entire body ripples under my chi attack.
After taking a step or two, foaming at the mouth, he collapses.
He turned into a mist. Victory!

That's great, Ra-kyuu!
Oops. Ha-ha-ha! We did it!''

He held Prine who jumped at him and smiled.
He opened the treasure chest that appeared in front of him. Inside was money.

The money is credited to the guild card according to the monsters defeated when returning to the guild, but not if it was in the treasure chest.
The amount of money is written on a piece of paper called a "check" by whoever called it. You can get it on the spot.



This is not a bad reward. Prine and I were smiling as we watched our guild cards being automatically credited.

Hopper was looking at us with a blank stare.

'You're a strong adventurer, aren't you ......'.

I shouldn't have done that. First of all, a hello. I showed my hand.

I'm Rana Prata. Nice to meet you.
'I'm Prine Lamode! Hello, Mr. Hopper!
'Ha, ha, hello'.

Hopper shakes hands with the two of us, who are still embracing each other.

'Oh, I'm Hopper, my name is Mashr. I don't know how to thank you ...... for your help.
It's good, it's good, it's good. Monsieur, right?
Oh, yes, it's my pleasure. According to the custom of the Hopper tribe and by extension the order of the dungeon, I will accompany you on this floor. This is to apply for a temporary party.
'Oh, I see.'

I glance at Prine.
When our eyes meet, she smiles at me. Cute. Not really. Prine doesn't seem to object to Mashr's going with us.

'Okay. Let's go together.
Let's go!
'Thank you very much for your cooperation.

After greeting each other, we set out on foot, relying on our mapped map.
We are lucky that it is not too hot, even though it is in the desert.
After about ten steps, I called out to Hopper, who had arrived with us.

'So, Mashr. I have a question.
'Yes, whatever you want.
Why is the list still intact after Godhra's defeat?

When I asked him, he looked at me strangely,

'Ah! Yes, it was! I hadn't explained yet! Actually, it's not finished ( ) yet!
''Not finished?''
'Yes! To begin with, the giant monsters around here are attracted to the gold that adventurers bring out and attack them!

Me and Prine look at each other.

''I didn't bring it.

'What? Don't lie to me! I know what I'm talking about! That lady over there has the 'gold'!
'I really didn't bring it. Hey, Prine.
'I didn't bring it. I left it with you.

'That's funny. ....... I'm a hopper and my nose can smell it too. ......'
'Even your nose can't tell?'

Mashr. nodded.

'Well, I'm already sniffing. I can smell the magic of the gold. ......

He turns to Prine and sniffs.

'Don't do that.
'Oh, I was rude to the lady. I'm sorry.
'Ugh, do you smell that? ......'
'Of gold. But you have to have it. That's not right. This is crazy.

Prine and I look at each other again and know that we have both come to the same conclusion.

'No, I kind of get it now.
'Yes ...... somehow ......'

Mashr tilts his head at me and Prine, who looks at us with reluctance.

''And what do you mean by that?
'What you're smelling is Prine's "magic". Not gold. Maybe.
''Huh?''
He's just that way. He attracts whoever he wants. It's called witchcraft.
'Ugh, sorry. ......'
'You don't have to apologize.
'But oh ......'
'I'm attracted to you too. I'm rather happy.'
'Eh, heh, heh. Are you happy, Mr. Laaa?
'Isn't it obvious? I have such a lovely lover.'
'Heh heh heh. I can't believe you're cute. But my girlfriend is real, isn't she?
Hey.
Hey.
'I don't know what to do when they start flirting naturally in front of me in the middle of a conversation. ......'

Hopper looks up at us with a look of incomprehension on his face. Sorry.

I'm sorry...' Anyway, that's what I meant. We don't have any 'gold.


Hmmm. But that huge monster Godra attacked Ms. Prine. That means--''

Something moved under my feet. It's in the sand. Hit detection,

'Grab me, Prine!
'Nyaaaaan!

--Bogoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

With a rumbling sound, the sand rises in a straight line.
No, it was not sand, but a monster.

It was a sand worm, a desert monster a little bigger than an earthworm.
Sand and drool dripping from the tip of its mouth, aiming at me and Prine - or more precisely, at Prine. You've got to be kidding me. They're all after my girlfriend!

I evade them by jumping to the side, and with Prine in my arms, I get into a fighting stance...what?

'Mashrou? You're alive?
'Vuh! Here, here!

Sandworm feet. A dwarf is found flailing around at the bottom.

'I hope he's alive!
'Will you please help me?
'Survive for five seconds! I'll take care of it in the meantime!
'I don't know if I'm cold or cool!
'The only time I'm cool is when I save Prine!
'Oh my god, Ra-kun, I love ...... you so much here.'
'You can kiss me.'
'Oh, God! Hugs.
'Suck.'
'Five seconds, five seconds, five seconds, five seconds, five seconds! Five seconds too long, please!

Tasukete! I rushed toward the sandworms with Prine in my arms, hearing the voice of Mr. Hopper, whom I had just met, yelling, "I've just met a sandworm! But...,

'What the hell?

As I approached the sandworm, it dove to the ground.

I've heard this before from Dr. Diego. They're going to ambush us from underfoot.

Many adventurers have fallen prey to its thrusting attacks.

In the desert where the footing is poor, a sandworm is a fearsome opponent that can attack from the ground at will. Even if you know about them, it is not enough to avoid them.

Nevertheless, knowledge is useful.

Prine, explosion magic! A small one!

Prine nodded and chanted in a small voice.

'Socksplode'.

Cute.

A small burst of magic explodes in the direction I indicated. Immediately after that, the ground moves again. The sandworms attack.

--BOOMBOOMBOOMBOOMBOOM!

Soaring above the sandy earth, the figure of the god of death.

It is the very grim reaper of the desert that attacks adventurers who have crossed the pyramid.

Well, it's not an enemy of Prine and I, though.

Sandworms that have sprung out from our location in a direction ( ) that looks as if it were the day after tomorrow.
I was wondering why my prey was not there. I was looking around the area with a series of

Icicle Lance!

An extremely large ice spear shot by Prine pierced the sandworm. The Sandworm freezes itself with a yibiki yibiki.
Then, I, who had approached the Sandworm with my body covered in chi (chi) using my Rikumatite, shot a right straight with all my might at the monster's head.

Oori-yaaaaaaah!

--Bakki-iiiin!

What was a sandworm shattering into pieces. The glittering ice was beautiful, so beautiful. Eventually, it returned to the mist and the monster perished.

I landed on my feet and gave Prine a big gut-punch.

Victory!
Yay!

Prine, who had been far away, comes waving to me, waving 'yay'. So cute.

Another treasure chest appears. Inside was an Amulet of Sand. It is a simple necklace made of strands of thread, but the list says that it protects against sandstorms. I can use Prine's cloak as a substitute, so I can sell it later.

Mashr comes over to me, his shoulders heaving with breath. I smile at him.

'You're alive. Good, good, good.
'Thanks to ....... Well, what was the last one? It looked like the sandworms lost their target Mr. Prine . ......'
'My teacher once told me that sandworms use sound and smell to locate their prey. And the sandworms that were caught by the scent of Prine's magic thought it was Prine because of the 'sound' and 'smell' from the explosion magic that Prine released.
I see!

Prine comes over to me, hugs me and smiles at Hopper.

She smiles at Hopper as she comes over and hugs me.
'No, no, no, you're more awesome than me.
'Eh, Ra-kun is more awesome.
'No, no, no, Prine's better.
'Eh, Ra-kun's is better.
'...... can you show this again? How long can you keep showing it?

Mashall blurted out with a disappointed look on his face. I'm sorry.
I regain my composure and ask him.

'We were in the middle of a conversation. I think you know by now that we don't have the gold, but--'
'Prine attracts enemies like gold. Is that what you mean?


'Sorry ......'
'You don't owe me an apology.
But...
I'm attracted to you.
'I'm afraid you're going to start flirting with me again, so I'm going to move on! If that's the case, I'm glad I didn't bring the gold. Even in this situation, I wonder what would have happened if I had brought it.
'Was it the right decision in the end? So, Mashr. This list of lights, it's not closed yet, does that mean it's still going on?
Yes, it is. Ah, I can finally get down to business. There are other people being chased by huge monsters in this area. Of course, if you're a normal adventurer, you won't be continuously targeted by raid bosses if you let go of your "gold". ......''
'You mean there are adventurers who won't give it up?
It seems so. So, if you meet such people on the way, you can cooperate with them.
'Cooperation hey ......'

Certainly raid battles are more rewarding. Experience, items, and money.
Besides, Prine and I can beat the bosses on this floor with ease.
If we join up with other adventurers for a raid battle, we will be rewarded handsomely for making the greatest contribution to the battle.
However, there is a concern.

Prine murmured timidly.

'Well, maybe we'll get too much of the other adventurers' rewards, too ......?
''Right. I don't want to cause resentment. I don't even want to be noticed.
'I don't want to get in the way of the rest of you guys too much, and, you know, I don't want to be in the way of ......'.
'Well, if they ask, I'll come in.
''Yes, that's right!

Seeing me and Prine nodding, Machelle nodded vaguely.

'You two are, how should I put it, "strong men"... ......

I don't know what you're talking about.

'But I don't see any other adventurers...'

Right after I said that,

''''Tasukeeeeeeeeeeee''''

A group of four men appeared from across the sand, screaming wildly, crying and running away frantically.

All of them were muscular.

All were martial artists.

And they all had Mohawks.

When they saw me, they smiled as if they had found a watering hole in the desert and shouted in unison


'''' Anikit of Lerna! ''''


It was the Four Brothers Rodriguez.

What am I going to do?

I want to ignore them so bad.