Suddenly, I had realized my dream.



　I had reached the end of my patience a while ago, and after much research and study, I have finally completed this black liquid. It is something that every Japanese longs for.



　It's soy sauce.

　I even made a soy sauce pitcher with the right boundaries. And miso, too.



　Then, grate the daikon-like ingredients of this world, add soy sauce and vinegar, and squeeze a little citrus fruit to add a hint of sweetness, and voila, oroshi ponzu is complete.



　After successfully completing the first day of our research project, we were having a yakiniku party in a room of Professor Tia's research building.



"It's refreshing and delicious!



"Yes, it's a new taste, but it's a good one. But what is the logic behind the heating of this iron plate?　It doesn't sound like you're using fire magic. ......"



　As usual, Iris is a stickler for details. You're going to peel.



"You guys, don't just eat meat, get some vegetables too. It's important to have a good nutritional balance.



　Mr. Porcos is with us for some reason. You're not helping, are you?

　Professor Tia is not here, by the way. By now... he's back.



　The door opens with a bang.



It's not fair that you start first!



"Welcome back. How was your report to the dean?



"You didn't want to lie to me because you didn't want me to find out that it was you. I'm not going to tell you."



　I'm completely bent out of shape.

　But if Professor Tia came back unscathed, we can consider it a success.
　Of course, all evidence has been erased. There's no trace of the big-ass monster's corpse.



Do you have enough meat for me?



Over here.



　I pulled out a block of meat from under my chair (in a mysterious space-time disguised as a chair).

　It's a prime piece of beef from my father's territory. The marbling of the meat is quite good, as it is based on the method of raising Wagyu beef.



　Riza cuts the meat and roasts it. She is basically a herbivore and eats almost no meat. Incidentally, sweet snacks are becoming her staple food.



"Hahahaha, mmm!　This is pretty good. Delicious!"



　I think I'm in a better mood now.



"So, how was it?"



"Hmm?　Well, it worked out. He did look a little skeptical, though. I told him that someone was involved with the ruins, and he agreed to investigate the matter.



"Oh, you said that?"



"You have to mix the truth in moderation if you want people to believe your lies. Well, it's weak because it's based on inference. In that sense, the survey cannot be too lax. We may have to do something like that.



　Research, huh?

　I wasn't just gobbling up roasted meat either. I want to finish my search quickly so I can live the ideal life of an academy hermit.



　Professor Tia's map of the ruins is only halfway through. I don't know where the deepest part is, or even how far I have to go to get there.　

　What is required of me is to find one of the Seven Sacred Armor which is said to be in the ruins, not to reach the deepest part of the ruins.



　I am searching all over the place with several monitoring board wards, hoping to find a sword, a spear, or an armor as soon as possible.



　Well, it's a big place, so it's hard to find them. ......



"Hmm?　What is it, Riza, you can't eat meat with your eyes blocked?"



　I look at him, and Riza comes up behind Mr. Porcos and covers his eyes with her hands.

　It's too much trouble to explain to him about communication magic.



　Then, she created a plate-like field in the void and projected the inside of the ruins.



"Professor Tia, what is this?"



"Mogu ...... gokun. What is it, you may ask? Who would have thought it would be a little girl (・・・・・・)?"



　Yes. A little girl wandering around deep in the ruins. Seven or eight years old by the looks of her.

　Brown skin, shoulder-length white hair. Her red eyes were vacant. Her underwear, which looks like a tank top in this world, is for adults, I guess. They were up to my knees.



　It looks like something I've seen somewhere...hmmm..........



"Why is there a young child in such a place?"



"............ lost?"



　Of course not.

　said Charu with a serious look at the girl.



"Could it be the root of all evil doing bad things in the ruins?



　Her eyes are shaking. I don't want it to be so, or something like that.



"Let's just find out."



　As I thought about it, a kind of sight mark appeared over the girl on the screen. From there, a line extends and connects to a square frame. Inside the frame were letters.



"Hmm, magic level [3]/[6]..."



　Professor Tia raises her eyebrows and continues.



"There is only one attribute. It is [chaos], which is rare for people. Moreover, the auxiliary attributes are all positive effects, and seven ...... is very distorted.



"But in terms of magic level, you're just a regular guy there, aren't you?"






"Yeah, I guess so. I don't think she's capable of doing anything bad in the ruins. So, maybe she was kidnapped by the root of all evil and was about to be used in some kind of ritual when she escaped?



"What do you mean by some kind of ritual?"



　I asked a simple question,



"To put it bluntly, ."



　The answer was rather dark and hard.



"Oh, you fell down."



　The girl ran out of strength and slumped down.



"Oh my God!　We have to get him out of there as soon as possible!"



"Who?"



　Iris-chan, she looks at me like <>.

　Well, I'm going.



　I get up off my backside and head for the ruins from my room in the research building by <>.







　And I brought him back.



　When she woke up, she was so scared to see us that she was shaking and trembling.

　I told her not to be afraid, but she didn't bite me and curled up on her knees.



"Can you tell me your name?"



　Charu called out to him gently,



"............ Mel-- ,............"



　It seemed as if there was a name to follow, but I couldn't quite make it out. Let's just call her < for now.

　I guess she must have had a scary experience, so I'll ask her what happened after she calms down.



　Her stomach growled cutely, and we served her yakiniku...