And I solemnly presented the rug as requested.

I had no choice. My heart was beating nervously.
As I turned my head down, a tall, fox-faced man holding the rolled-up carpet in one hand said to me.

'Sure, I got it. If you learn from this, don't come wandering in here again.

'It's not my ...... will. You ran us over. ......'

The foxface cowered in disbelief at my heartfelt words.

'It's the same thing.

What's fair to them isn't fair to us. No matter how much they say it, these are just the rules of the treasure house. It's not a rule that applies to us, it's a rule that they operate by.
For example, if I had the strength, I could have managed to force my way through them and get out safely without having to give up anything valuable. But this was unavoidable.

There was no goodbye. My vision switched without warning, and my fox-faced brother disappeared.
As if it had all been an illusion, I saw the corridor of the airship where I used to be, a familiar place.

Outside the window, the sky is blue and cloudless. I had passed through the treasure house.

I confirmed it and breathed heavily. We had survived a disaster with few survivors and minimal damage. The rug was a noble sacrifice.
The carpet was a noble sacrifice. Where the [lost inn] will go from now on ...... is unknown, but if it continues to fly in the sky, we will never encounter it again. I can't help but pray that it will never happen again.


As I looked at the window from a distance, Krus suddenly grabbed my (probably sorrowful) back.
The blush had returned to my face. Apparently, there is no more nausea left in him. Perhaps the vessel has grown.

'Oh, hey! Yoaningen, what are you thinking?

I'm sorry for what I did to Krus. But at that moment, I was sure that the most important thing to me was Krus.
I can't believe that it was a carpet that I hadn't thought of. .................. That fox face's mind reading is highly accurate.

'Well, well, calm down. I'm sure it's just their way of trying to split us up!

I'm sure they're trying to break up the group.

It's not like that. ...... But I'm sorry about this time.
I'm sorry about all the things I've done to Crus. I'll do whatever I can to help. But I put on a serious face and said to him.

'But, Krus, this is no time to fight. Now is the time to check on the Emperor. I can trust the word of a foxface, but isn't that what a good hunter is supposed to do?'

'............, you better watch out or I'll punch you, sir.'





When they were swallowed by the Treasure Temple, the structure was overwritten by the Treasure Temple, but when they were freed, everything returned to normal. That must have been fair to them.
Following their memories, they headed for the hall where they had gathered just before they were swallowed.
There were people lying everywhere in the hallway. Knights, civil servants, servants, mages. Probably not those struck by the illusion, but those struck by the Therum.

Crus, who had rushed to one of them, took his pulse, checked his pupils, heard his heartbeat, and said in dismay.

'He's alive,......, he's still alive. I don't understand, sir.'

Thelma's skills were undoubtedly top-notch. It's a good idea to take a look at the website to see if there is anything you can do to help.
After checking the condition of the others, Crus muttered.

'So ...... the power of the Mana Material .............'

I see. ...... makes sense.
Absorbed mana material can make a person's body stronger. It gives magic to those who seek it, strength to those who seek it, stamina to those who seek it, and protection to those who seek it. If it were a dying man, it would be his life force that would be strengthened.
Normally, mana materials change a person's body at a slow rate, but the mana materials in the Lost Inn were very dense. Anything could have happened.

Even ordinary people can be enhanced, but what's wrong with me that I can't be enhanced? .......

Or it's possible that the foxface did something. They said they'd get all my friends back safely. If someone enters the treasure house while alive and is dead when they return, they will not be safe. Well, there's no way to know the truth of it now, and either way, it's a blessing in disguise.

Full-scale treatment will come after everyone is confirmed to be safe. At any rate, we knew that we were not in danger of dying, so we headed for the hall.
Nothing had changed in the hall since we had left.

''You're back. ...... From the looks of things outside, it looks like it's been resolved.''

That's what the emperor said first when he saw me. I'm sure you're not the only one who's had a bad day.
Franz seems to have no time to stare at me now. He raised himself up and stood unsteadily with a ghostly expression.



I quickly checked the room and breathed a sigh of relief when I found the rampaging carpet hiding behind the Emperor.


Thank God, ......, no one is missing. It's a good thing that I'm not the only one who has a problem with this.

It's a good thing that I'm not the only one. What were you going to do if you failed?

No, he only said carpet. .......
Thank goodness ...... I'm so glad I bought a carpet for my girlfriend.









But human beings are really unintelligible. I especially don't understand that person who has no sense of danger.
The number two of the Inn of the Lost. The fox mask, who is in charge of the whole group on behalf of the great mother fox, threw away the blue carpet he was holding in his hand. One of his men quickly picks it up and carries it to the warehouse.

The most important thing is different for each person. Some people value things, some people value life. And some people value memories. But when you had so many friends, when you had the powerful mother fox's tail, and when the answer was carpet, it was incomprehensible.

People who come into the Inn of the Lost are rare. Since no one had visited the Lost Inn since the last time that human had visited, this was the first time they had collected something so important.
However, the "important things" that I could read from the spirit man next to me were perfectly normal things that even the fox face could understand, so the sensibility of that human without a sense of danger must have been strange.



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'This is already a desert!

'...... That's right! We had a bed, right? You could tuck the sheets into your hands and feet and glide around like a flying squirrel. ......'

'Yo, yo, ningen, are you serious?

'...... You should at least try your best to endure a fall.'

'Don't be like a level 8!

My good ideas are being rejected at every turn. If it were a member of the Ghosts of Sorrows, they'd accept it.
I stood up and looked out the window, the ground was already clearly visible. It was the desert. Franz was right. It was a desert. I don't know how many more minutes we have before we crash.

'...... desert sand looks soft...'

'Oh, hey! Don't tell me there's nothing we can do?

'...... You're all relying on me too much. You should think a little for yourself. That's why I told you that you might fall. ......'

I've been desperately trying to use magic to turn my airship into a bird for a while now. .......
You can't blame them for relying on you since you're level 8, but you have to protect your own life. .......

In the meantime, I'll save the Emperor and the Princess with a carpet. No, wait. Since the Emperor can use the warding finger, I think it's better to give the Emperor the warding finger and put Franz on the carpet. I'm sure Crus can handle it, he's a good bull.
As for the other members of the team, ...... they should jump at the time of landing. The top of the airship is a balloon, so I'm sorry to say that I have no basis for this, but depending on where you jump, you might be able to survive. Impossible?

I feel a lot of pressure. It seems that everyone is waiting for me to come up with a good idea. From now on, I think we should limit the passengers of the airship to those who can survive the fall.

And then I opened my eyes.


There's a ghost in a bed sheet flying outside the window. People in tattered sheets flying on big kites that looked like a joke. It was a ridiculous sight.

Apparently, I didn't get caught in the treasure house. I gave a hard-boiled smile and snapped my fingers.




'Oh well, I'll take care of it.






I sent a desperate thought to myself as I looked at the ghosts in the sheets.






Lucia! Use magic to make the airship float! Lucia, you can do it! An airship is like a big balloon! I'm begging you, do something to make it fly! Lucia!