It's not right after all.

　Alexei Gubeluk was troubled by a strong feeling of discomfort as he continued through the underground ruins.



　In the above-ground part of the palace, a Flame Mummy suddenly appeared, which he had not specified.

　The difficult enemy that should have been waiting for them in the middle level of the basement.



　Even after descending to the basement, we encounter unexpected demons.

　They had obtained control of the ruins and had placed enough demons in their path to avoid the Dean's suspicion. They are functioning, but others are frequently blocking our way.



（I still have control. (Control is still with me, though it doesn't seem to have been taken away from me: ......)



　The fact that I am not in complete control is evident from the fact that I cannot control the behavior of the demons that appear unexpectedly.



　Has there been a glitch 《bug》 in the control function of the ruins itself?

　Is Shiva interfering in some way?



　The former is an old ruin, and earlier Mercumenes had recklessly kept all the demons in the lowest level. It was quite possible that this had a negative effect.



　The latter is also a very strong possibility.

　How he controls the ruins while keeping his own control is unknown, but that man cannot be measured by common sense.



　There was one more concern, though this one was much less likely.



（Gieselotte's interference?)



　The very consciousness of Luciphila, the main body of the demon god, may feel that he is an irregularity and may not like him.



(But will he act in favor of Charlotte and others who seem to be on Shiva's side as a result, even if he doesn't help them?)



　I don't feel any intention to get rid of myself. A demon of this caliber would not even be wounded.



Alexei, what are you doing?



　A big man shouted.

　A monster that looks like a lengthened caterpillar looms before him. Its round mouth was opened, and countless fangs gleamed.



　A rock eater. Though not as large as the larger, higher species, the solution spewed from its mouth is extremely dangerous.



　It thrusts one hand forward and deploys a defensive magic circle.

　Its sticky circular mouth sticks to the magic circle and shoots a black bullet into it.

　His head is blown off and his flesh and blood splatters.



"We're in the middle of a battle! What if you, the leader, are distracted?



I'm sorry. I was thinking."



　After clearing out the hordes of demons, the only female member of the group comes up to me.



"It's so strange. The rate of appearance of the demons is one thing... but you yourself..."



"...... if you have any complaints about me, feel free to vent them."



I'm not complaining. Alexei, do you ...... have a dark side?　You don't learn to control magic remotely just yesterday."



　The other members of the group were also suspicious and looked at me with suspicion.



　It is natural to be suspicious after such a spectacular performance. Alexei could not use dark magic, and even the Princess Flash had not mastered remote control of magic when she was a student.



"I can't go into details because of family secrets, but all of this is due to the effects of special magic tools. I had planned to keep them hidden until graduation, but I decided that I couldn't be so generous with them at this critical moment."



"Oh!　I see...the secret treasure of the Gouberg family. If they kept it a secret, it's no wonder we don't know about it. And yet, they are being presented to us at this juncture. I've got to hand it to you!



　The simple number <<4> smiles pleasantly.

　However, the number <<12> and the other members are somewhat unconvinced.



"Well, we're going to fall behind if we keep on struggling here. Let's hurry ahead."



But I don't think we'll find what we're looking for if we just keep going in the dark.



No, I can make some guesses there.



　The members of the group were in an uproar.



"This underground labyrinth is called , and it was artificially created. If that is the case, we can guess what the designers had in mind and predict where the rooms will be located.



　Since we know the structure in advance, we continue with plausible explanations.



"If we can guess the approximate structure, now we can figure out where to hide it. Put yourself in the dean's shoes.



　Again, Alexei had already figured this out.

　It took a lot of work to outwit the dean, but he knew where the desired was.



"There will be many opinions. But we have to decide which one and we have limited time to discuss it. Can you leave this to me?"



　The people are silent, perhaps unable to make up their minds, and the man who is getting impatient shouts.



I don't care!　You are the leader, Alexei. I trust you."



　The others followed his lead and shook their heads.





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　It's too bad, because I was about to get into some trouble. It seems that the Numbers are united in their efforts to move on.



　But you know what? I have a feeling that Alexei knows where the treasure is.

　I'll ask the neighbor...



"Dean, are you worried that he knows where the crystal of Mija is?"



"Well, I don't know.　I just always want to be fair to both teams."



　Hmmm, this.




　I wonder if they are aware that we had studied the structure of the ruins in advance and trained on the simulator.

　If that's the case, we can't deny the possibility that they overlooked Alexei's cheating.

　You are a woman who never tolerates cheating.



　Are you in a pinch, Charles and his friends?　I turned my eyes to the screen showing you.





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　What's going on with the tea time?



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　The , as we call it, can hold anything.



　Char and his friends are enjoying their tea and rice cakes in a friendly atmosphere, and Raius is also enjoying himself in Char's relaxed atmosphere.

　The unity of the group surpasses that of the Numbers.



　But, are they okay?　Aren't you licking your lips too much?



　Char has no need to worry.

　No one had expected that my sister's rapid progress would start from here...





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　Yeah, are you sure you're okay?