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"This is the last one."

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< scrolls, a dismembered cat doll goes up in smoke, and a gold coin appears in its place and flies out of the tornado.

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　It falls just in front of me, and I grab it with one hand.

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　We had just finished defeating the cat dolls that appeared after that.

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　There are glittering gold coins scattered all over the ground. The scattered condition of the coins indicated that there were quite a few of them. It took quite a while.

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　For some reason, Hippopo, Rose, and the others could not be summoned from the scroll.

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"Master Rust, what are we going to do about this?"

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　Roa asks as he picks up the gold coins at his feet.

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"I've never seen gold like this before. I don't think it can be used as currency. And it may not be of good quality as a gold coin.

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"Indeed. It is light for its size.

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　I respond to Ary's point with a nod.

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"I think you should take it with you. This place is what we call a dungeon.

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"Is that what you call a dungeon? In primordial times, there were countless...

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　I ask, searching my memory.

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"Yes. The one where the special monsters boil and the treasures lie."

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"But here, outside."

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　Roa's mysterious voice.

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"Yeah, it looks like it's outside, but if you keep going, there should be an invisible wall or you'll be taken back to where you came from. That's what I know from the literature.

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"So there is such a dungeon. So these cat dolls are dungeon monsters and disappear in a puff of smoke?

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　Ary replies on Roa's behalf.

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"So you mean these gold coins are drops. I mean, Master Haruhammer just wants it for his research, right?"

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　Master Haruhammer affirms my quip with a laugh.

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　I gather up the fallen gold coins with a quick tornado and put them away in my backpack.

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"Of course I want to use them for research, but if they are in a dungeon, there is also the possibility that I can use the drops for something."

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　Reverend Halhammer, who was watching the scene with a look of satisfaction on his face, said something like that.

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　I shrugged my shoulders lightly and proceeded to the building I had originally set as my destination.

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　That's when it happened.

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　A translucent plate suddenly appeared in front of me.

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"What is this?" "Enemy? Unno?"

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　Ary and the other three were startled. They look over to see a translucent plate floating in front of their eyes as well. Moreover, they all seem to be able to see it.

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"There is something written on it. Can Rust read it?"

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　I look back at the plate in front of me, as Reb Haruhammer tells me to do. There, in my eyes, was a double image of the words.

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"Yes. Time's up."

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　That's when I told him. My vision switches.

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　It gets dark all at once.

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　I quickly looked around with familiar eyes and saw that I was in the underground ruins, in front of the wall where I had held the key to the magical crystal stone.

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"Squeak!"

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　A thud. The top of my head suddenly feels heavy.

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"Sailuke! I'm safe! Thank God. ...... get out of the way, it's heavy in there."

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　Sailuke dives on top of me from behind and I lift him up.

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　Everyone is happy for his safety as they surround him, lifting him up with both hands under his paws.

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"Squeak, squeak, squeak!"

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　Through the bonds of the contract, Sailuke's emotions are conveyed. He seems to be trying to say that we were the ones who were worried about him.

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"It seemed to Sailuke as if we suddenly disappeared. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."

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　Sailuke's tail brushes against my leg as I try to soothe him.

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　The laughter that naturally rises from everyone is cheerful.

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　I couldn't help but laugh along with them.

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