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And this is an aside.

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Frightened by the magical sword of Burgess the Magical Swordsman, Noppoi fled to the depths of the labyrinth...

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Naturally, he was in tremendous trouble.

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You guys still don't seem to be protecting Poi.　You guys are still like Poi's bodyguards!

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He left his master behind and hurriedly ran away.

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In the end, their attack was unsuccessful.

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This time, he returned to the hall to take Liora for his own, but as expected, Liora and the others had already retreated.

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You have conspired against us!　What are you, a holy knight (paladin)!　Those crooks!

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Nopoi was extremely upset.

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When he kicked the wall while stomping his clogs, a trap was triggered and a labyrinthine monster appeared.

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"Oopsy-daisy!　Protect Noppoi!"

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Noppoi cries out, cowering on the spot.

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Yes...he himself was incredibly weak.

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He had no skills, no magic, no technique, no physical strength... and not even the guts to stay on his feet at the bottom of the labyrinth.

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And he didn't even have the guts.

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The only thing he can rely on is mana.

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"Lord Noppoy!　I'm coming!

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Master Noppoy!　Come this way quickly!

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Master Noppoi!　We will protect you.

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And the trustworthy guards...

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And the trusty guards successfully defeated the magical beasts of the labyrinth.

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"Well done!　It seems you have done well, my guards!"

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And the six guards and eight hired adventurers stare at Noppoi in silence.

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'....... Good. Special reward. I'll give each of you 5,000 mana for defeating the monster just now!"

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On the spot, he pulls out a sealing stone from his pocket.

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Nopoi distributes mana to the guards.

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Thank you very much. Thank you, Master Noppoi!"

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They were connected by a solid bond (mana).

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But Noppoi was impatient.

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But Noppoi was impatient, because he had very little mana left.

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He had brought 10 million mana.

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He bought food and support items without regard for mana.

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I was already stretched pretty thin because I had to give special bonuses to my guards whenever I had to.

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It was especially bad after entering the labyrinth.

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Every time a labyrinthine monster appeared. Each time they appeared, my men asked for special bonuses.

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At first it was 20,000 mana per person.

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After a while, it was reduced to 10,000 mana. Now we have reduced it to 5,000 mana.

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Even so, it was already too much.

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I had less than one million mana on hand.

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I tried to be cool and bribe the guys around Liora with 100,000 mana each, but...

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In fact, this is what I had on hand.

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And with the current defeat, he had also paid the guards 5,000 x 14 = 70,000 mana.

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In fact, Noppoi could no longer afford to bribe Albus and the others.

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It was about to get really bad.

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Poi seems to be craving some moo moo meat. "Poi wants to eat moo moo meat," he said.　If no one has it, we'll just go back down to the ground..."

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"Master Noppoy, over here!"

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One of the adventurers pulled out a hot moo moo meat skewer from the warehouse and offered it to Noppoi.

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It was actually Albus'.

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It was actually Albus's. "Umm...mmm. Seems like."

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When I went to accept it...

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"It will be 5,000 mana.

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What?"

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No, I bought this moo moo meat for my own personal consumption. I can't give it to you for free, no matter how much you employ me. Or do you have any more mana?

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It looks like there is!　Don't take me for a lowly adventurer!

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With that, he paid the adventurer 5,000 mana.

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Too much mana, too much noppoi.

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He was squeezed for all he was worth.

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Fearfully, he declared, "It looks like I've run out of mana.

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I thought I would finally be able to return to the surface.

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This time, with the signing of an IOU.

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I had to sign an IOU to replace it.

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"Dear Noppoi!　We have defeated the demon of the labyrinth!

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"Well done, it seems!"

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Master Noppoy!　The medicine to restore your strength is 10,000 mana!

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"Ummm...hmmm. I'll buy it.

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"Dear Noppoi!　It's moo moo meat!　The lump is bigger than before, so it costs 6,000 mana.

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I'm feeling a little full right now.

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Master Noppoy!

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I'll buy it!

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They were no longer interested in conquering the labyrinth.

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They no longer wanted to conquer the labyrinth, because there was no end to the walking.

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The entrance to the labyrinth was completely blocked by bedrock, making it impossible to proceed.

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Maybe this means that the fifth basement level has already collapsed and is buried, right?

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After that realization, everyone's purpose changed.

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Everyone's purpose changed.

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Stick it out until the very last minute.

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Squeeze as much as we can out of Noppoi.

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Send him back to his residence in the royal capital, alive or dead.

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And with this IOU. And with this IOU, we would extract more money from Noppoi's father, Chippoy, a real big merchant.

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Now that was the goal.

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→→→→→

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But...

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To Noppoy as well.

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In fact, he had a great ambition and purpose.

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It was a rumor that he heard in the royal capital.

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"The Tenth Princess, Lady Liora, desires the 'Sun of the West'."

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The western sun.

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It had disappeared on the western continent. She was talking about her younger sister, Fina, who was irreplaceable to Liora.

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She is like the irreplaceable sun to me.

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Noppoi interpreted this as the "inexhaustible sun (Omega Sun) of the Western Continent.

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And...

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I hear that the Tenth Princess, Lady Liora, has no intention of marrying until she has it."

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Such gossip was also heard.

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As a candidate for the princess who would become the wife of a brave man and accompany him on his decisive journey. The sixth queen presented Fina and Liora before the hero.

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Once the heroes chose Liora, who was an excellent support magician, but the kind-hearted Feena chose to take Liora's place.

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She took possession of the "blessing of the light spirit (Latius)," a natural skill she had not revealed even to her mother, as a gift, and rubbed elbows with the hero, and that night they had relations and exchanged marriage vows.

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Even a brave man could never conquer the bottomless dungeon of the demon world.

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It was thought to be impossible for even a brave man to conquer the unfathomable dungeons of the magical world, so it was tantamount to going to die.

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That is why.

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When the disappearance of the dungeon was confirmed and the news came that all the brave party had conquered it safely, Liora burst into tears.

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Liora shed tears and rejoiced in her sister's safety.

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However, that Feena is now missing.

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So, until Feena returns safely...

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Liora had no intention of being the only one to have a peaceful marriage.

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In other words... that's what those words meant.

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But Noppoi.

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"In other words, it sounds like she intends to take as her husband the man who obtained the Omega Sun at the Earth Ruins in the Western Continent!

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I interpreted.

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And with the entire savings in hand.

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With the members of his father's convoy, which he had bought with his money.

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He set out for the western continent in high spirits.

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A beautiful married woman with the same name as the tenth princess of his heart.

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When a beautiful married woman offered to join my party, I felt as if God had guaranteed the success of our journey.

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However, the woman was not at all what Noppoi had in mind.

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From that point on, I felt like I was starting to get the stink-eye.

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And that Liora.

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Finally, she said she was leaving Noppoi's party in the middle of the labyrinth.

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I was so angry, my blood was boiling in my head, but...

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You know the result.

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In the end, it didn't matter.

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And...

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The end of Noppoi's journey was...

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"Ugh..., I'm going to die ......, I'm so screwed..."

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I'll be fine!　It's all right, Master Noppoi!　A mere graze from the club will not kill you.

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But it seems to hurt like hell. The place where it grazed you is swollen and it looks as if it's hinging.

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I'm fine!　Kanetsuru-sama!　We will do everything we can to get you to the royal residence.

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"Ugh...no good. The Omega Sun, Poi must have it.

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An artifact is an artifact because it cannot be obtained in the first place. It is said that they draw their power from a world different from this world using ancient super technology. Therefore, it is not something that can be obtained by any means."

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"S-so...so...is it...like...?"

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"What?　You didn't know?

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"....... I'm leaving now. It looks like ......."

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After that, the promissory notes continued to increase.

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By the time Noppoi arrived back in the capital, the guards, who were in high spirits, were holding promissory notes as large as the entire wealth of the Poi family.

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What will happen to Noppoi?

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And Chippoy!

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What is the fate of the Poi family, a wealthy merchant family, being devoured by Dora's son!

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That was just an aside.

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It was just an unimportant digression.

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I'm really sorry.

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I'm really sorry.

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