The most ...... important thing?

I frowned at the outrageous demand. The last time this kind of request was not made. The tall foxface that appeared had a thin smile on his face.
It seems that the illusions in this treasure house are evolving, just like the fried tofu illusion.

I can feel the heartbeat of the clinging Crus. But I was comfortable thanks to the treasure.

The most important thing ...... is, of course, the lives of Luke and the others. But they're not in this treasure house.
Perhaps reading my mind, the foxface said in a calm voice.

'Yes, of course, within the limits of what I can offer you now. And that doesn't include your own life. This is a fair trade.


I remember what happened last time. Last time, I didn't know that this was a lost inn. Of course, I didn't know the properties of the illusion.
We wandered in unintentionally, and were disturbed by the presence of the mana material that was so isolated from us, and a fox mask appeared before our eyes.


"You have entered our realm. It's been years since anyone's entered our realm, but whatever the reason, you're an uninvited guest, a stranger. But if you will bow down now and offer your apologies I will grant you forgiveness.


I was the only one who could move.
There are individual differences in the amount of mana material absorbed and stored, as well as the speed at which it leaves the body.
It is a quality of the strong, but at the same time, it shows that the influence of the Mana Material is also great. As a person with empty talents, I was only a little sickened by this ultra-high concentration of mana material. To put it another way, I'm a monkey.

It wasn't comfortable at the time, but I didn't hesitate to get down on my knees and do as the vision said. I was forgiven.
It was a moment when I realized how useful my apology skills were. And from that time on, I began to enjoy bowing a little more. (And Lucia punched me for being so embarrassed.)

The encounter with the Lost Inn had a profound effect on me. It was because of this treasure house that I developed a tolerance for fear. Well, I'm comfortable now, so tolerance is irrelevant.

I can't resist. You can't win. What do you want from me?
The apparition before you said he'd make an exception for your life.

Then the next most important thing- the emperor? You're going to take the Emperor's life?

Can't you just get down on your knees this time? My kneeling skills are nowhere near as good as they were then. I've reached the height of art. I could be a doorplate...

The fox mask comes within arm's reach. His arm raises slowly.
I take a step back. At the moment its fingertips were about to touch me, the foxface stopped moving.

Then, as if by reflex, it steps back.
His thin lips open. The voice that came out of it was very upset.




'............ Oh, ...... that? Could it be that you ............ are the brother with no sense of danger?'

'...... No, I'm not.

I do have a sense of urgency. Well, I'm comfortable now because I'm comfortable, but I'm aware that I'm in trouble. I hope you'll forgive me on my knees. .......
The foxface is in a panic for some reason. He checks his left and right sides, brings the foxface without holes close to him, and makes a gesture as if he is looking at my face closely. Crus is grabbing my back tightly.

'No, no, no, what? Why are you here? This place is empty, okay? It hasn't been ...... a hundred years since then.'

'...... Yeah, yeah, I know.'

'How did you get here? We're flying fast! It doesn't ...... make any sense.'

That's what I want to hear. As I thought last time, maybe it's not my fault, but you guys are running over us. Like a carriage hitting a stone in the road.

But I can't complain. They're transcendent. I just get down on my knees if I have to.

Apparently he remembers me. If I apologize, he might forgive me. As I squeezed his hand tightly, the fox mask held his head and gave a pathetic shaking voice.


'How the hell did you get in here? My mother told me that I would never see you again in my lifetime! My mother told me that I would never encounter it again while I was alive! I took precautions and changed the location to a place where no one would enter. ......




............What?




What?




God is omnipotent. Therefore, he is bound by his word. These are the words of Citri.
The gods in this treasure house are manifestations of mana material, but perhaps that is what gods are like. Come to think of it, whether it is a lie or not, the alien god who used to be rooted in the Level 10 Treasure Temple in the ruins of the Imperial Capital, the Star Temple, also limited his power by his own words and was defeated by Ark's ancestors.

A fox-faced man with a sense of danger led the way to the far end. There were many fox masks staring at us here and there in the corridor, but they didn't attack us because of the guide.

As usual, the inn was decorated like a real inn. Wooden floors and magnificent wooden pillars. The interior, mainly vermillion and white, reminded me of a shrine in the eastern capital. Perhaps he was from the other side.
A fox-faced man, who seemed to be one of the most prominent figures in this treasure hall, said to me in a friendly manner.

'I've told you many times, he's very interested in humans. I don't get many visitors. The only one who's come twice is the one with no sense of urgency. He's the reason my sister loves fried tofu. I stopped asking for an apology.

The fried girl behind me was unresponsive, as if I was taking her in. But apparently the wound had already healed.




'We are fair and just. If you don't ask for death, you don't get it. We don't attack by surprise. The newbie you killed didn't know his way around. He didn't understand human language, did he?

I'm starting to lose my grasp of human language.
I mean, was he dead? Isn't this the first time I've killed an apparition?
I feel a bit guilty about this, but ...... I hope you can tolerate it, since it was a kind of self-destruction.

It's a good idea to take a look at the website and see if you can find anything you like. It seems that the structure of the inn has ...... changed since the last time I was here.
He looks like he's about to die.

The foxface with a sense of danger said in disgust.

'This is normal. Crisis, what's wrong with your head?

'I'm ...... ready for this.'

Comfortable as it may be, the treasure does not inhibit thought. I was prepared to get down on my knees at any time.
Also, please stop calling me Mr. Crisis. But I can't get into it because I'm in a weak position.

'Cruse, wait outside. I'll go talk to him.'

Powerful illusions are made of extremely strong mana-materials. I felt like I was going to die just by coming to the door, but if I actually faced him, he might not be able to handle it.
I was the only one who was comfortable. I think everyone should equip themselves with the "Perfect Vacation". Valuable stuff.

Krus looks up at me breathlessly. He looks like he's about to throw up, and there are tears in the corners of his eyes.

'Don't worry, I'm just going to talk to him. We'll figure it out.

At this point, I've given up. All I have to do is what I can do, because I can disappear with a breath of air.
If you don't have a sense of crisis, it's because they took it away from you. I just want to lie around in this place. I've made up my mind. If I make it back alive, I'm definitely laying low.

The fox-faced man opens the door. I took a deep breath and made my way to the strange god.









At that moment, Chrysus was sure of his own death. What he could feel from the door was a mana material so powerful that he had to be sure of it.
It was too different from the treasure halls he had conquered so far. It seems like a lie that we were in despair the moment the first illusion appeared.

They say that the treasure hall above level 8 is a magical place.
Indeed, the enemy is a god. The world itself. The rules themselves.

My body refused to move. My instincts had given up on life. I can't take a step without vomiting if I'm not careful.

I understood. The vessel called Chrys-Argen was filled with mana-material.
Your capacity for mana material will increase as you grow. This was a new situation for Chrysus, who had been growing slowly and steadily.
With time, he should be able to grow and expand his vessel, but even if he did, it would soon be full in this place.

But in the midst of all this, Yowaningen hadn't changed his color one bit.
Yowaningans are weak. Once you get used to them, you can detect their hidden mana materials. At the very least, the Mana Material possessed by the Yowaningen should have been less than that of Krus.

And yet, here he was, Kryss cowering, and Yowaningen moving through the door without a care in the world.

It was impossible for him to imagine how many vessels would be able to do this.
But surely this is what level 8 is all about.

Even if he was a level 8, it was unlikely that he would make it out alive. I couldn't even imagine what kind of monster lurked behind this door.
But for some reason, Krus had a strange certainty.

Yowaningen will come back.


The tall fox mask that remained in front of the door laughed quietly and said to him, as he crouched down and struggled to move even a finger.




'Don't worry. Your brother, who has no sense of danger, is obeying the rules to a disgusting degree. Ordinary spirit man, you should be more worried about yourself.''