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While having a tea party, I talk to the boy.

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"Yuri is still young, how old is he?"

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"I'm 13."

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"You're so young."

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But I will be 14 soon.

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　Yuri was smaller than a normal 13-year-old boy, with a baby face and, to all intents and purposes, the appearance of a 12-year-old.

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"But how can you be an adventurer at such a young age?"

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My parents died early in life. I was staying at my aunt's house, but she was not well off.

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"So you became an adventurer to make a quick buck."

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"Yes, that's right."

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　Yuri did not seem to have a sense of sadness.

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I want to become a great adventurer and be on my own as soon as possible. I want to become a strong man who can protect not only myself but also my family.

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"That's a noble intention. It will be achieved in the near future."

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"Really?"

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　A boy with a twinkle in his eye.

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"Even if it's true, your strength is boundless."

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"I'm glad to hear a strong sorcerer like you say so!"

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　The boy is excited, but Jeanne makes fun of him.

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"But I'm stronger than you.

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　He rolls up the sleeves of his dress to show his arms.

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　They were as thin as the boy's.

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"Well, aside from heroes like Jeanne, Yuri will make a fine adventurer. If you become a warrior, ask for the demon king Ashtaroth.

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"The Demon King ......?"

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　The boy's face clouds over a little.

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"It is true that many people do not like the Demon King, but there are many different races in the castle of Ashtaroth. There is not a single slave in the castle of Ashtaroth.

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"There are no slaves!　Are you sure?"

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Yes, it's true.

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"I can't believe it. I can't believe there is such a benevolent king. ......"

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"Well, come here and you'll see. It should be an easy life. You can volunteer as a soldier there, start a business, or continue as an adventurer. We will soon have an adventurer's guild like the ones in the human cities.

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"Wow, you're like a human king."

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　I can't say that I was human in my previous life, but I recommend it anyway.

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　The boy smiles frankly and says, "I understand," but he also says, "Just.

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I want to master this dungeon and train a little more. I will go to Asito's place after I become a little stronger. Besides, I have a contract with the party I'm in now.

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"You are a very disciplined boy. I can't believe you'd be so loyal to a shitty party like that."

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　Jeanne sips her tea and makes a good argument.　

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　The boy seems to agree with her, but she defends them with a wry smile.

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"You know, you have some good qualities in spite of your appearance."

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"Such as?"

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　Jeanne asks.

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"...... um, like the part where they pay you well."

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"Are they taking anything out of your pocket?"

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"What?　How do you know?"

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I just had a feeling.

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　Apparently, the leader of the party was somehow deducting the boy's salary from his paycheck,

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　Because he's slow,

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　Because I didn't catch a fish,

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　Because I dropped a piece of ore,

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　He has never received his full salary.

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　The boy thought he was lucky that he was not delayed, but this is too bad for his work environment.

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　I wanted to say something to the boy's boss, but he stopped me.

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He said, "No, it's okay. This is my problem.

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　He was desperately defending his employer, but that was the end of the story.

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　Well, if the boy is like that, it can't be helped.

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　Just as I sipped my tea, I heard an explosion in the distance.

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　No, it was not far away, but rather from the basement, right below.

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　I wonder what happened.

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　Everyone around us looks at each other, but I know exactly what's going on.

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　The video feed from the messenger who had been following Yuri's party comes up.

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　There they are, having found a shortcut to the fifth level ahead of the others.

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　They arrived at the fifth level, where they encountered the guardian monsters of that level.

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　The guardian monster of the fifth level, the shallow area, was a creature called a river horse.

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　It was a kelpie.

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　A half-fish, half-horse creature that lives in the river.

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　It is a powerful magical beast, but it should not be that strong.

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　However, the Kelpie in this dungeon was different.

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　First of all, they are different in size.

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　A kelpie is normally about the size of a horse, but this one was the size of a hippopotamus.

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　Not only that, but it also seemed to have powerful magic power, and it was simultaneously casting a number of "water ball" spells.

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　Yuri's bosses were being played around with the water balls.

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　Yuri sees the image and shouts out the name of his employer.

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"Mr. Jace!

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　I'm not sure I want to go back there.

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　He quickly put his pack on his back and started to run to help them.

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　On the way, Yuri looked at me once and bowed his head.

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　Yuri ran like a hare and headed for the shortcut to the fifth level, which was a few hundred meters away.

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　At that speed, he would be able to join his companions in a few minutes.

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　However, there was no way that Yuri's party would be able to defeat the Kelpies once they joined up with the others.

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　Yuri and his party might be killed.

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　I look at Eve, Jeanne, and Hanzo.

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　They immediately nodded and fell into step with me.

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　We too headed for the fifth level and decided to save them.

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