20-To the valley




 For the next half day and a day off, Tsutomu spent the rest of the day practicing his fly. Slowly, but finally, Tsutomu was able to move in the air, and he raised his hands to the sky as he floated above the sea. The next day, Tsutomu, Garum, and the rest of the team began to practice.

 The next day, the newborn PT team of Tsutomu, Garum, and Camille began to attack the canyon. Tsutomu, as usual, wore a white robe and trousers that emitted a pale glow, and Garum was still wearing heavy silver armor. But this time, instead of a hand shield that he could fit in one hand, he carried a shield on his back that was large enough to hide half of Garum's own body.

 And Camille wore a large, rugged, iron-colored greatsword and long-sleeved red leather armor that was as big as a joke. However, the back of that leather armor had been cut off, probably due to the wings of the dragonization, exposing the skin-colored skin. There weren't many scales on his back, Tsutomu peeked unceremoniously, but the three of them descended from the guild's magic circle to the fifty-one level.

 As soon as the three of them, who were not holding hands, descended to the fifty-one level, a large wind blew as if to welcome them. They could see a canyon surrounded by greenery, thick trees and waterfalls cascading down from high places.

 Tsutomu takes out a bottle of green potion from his magic bag, even as he looks down at the green rocky area that looks like a giant arched bridge.


''Then Camille. Search the perimeter, please.''
All right. Can you put a fry on it?
Oh, yes. Frye.


 Tsutomu, who had removed the buffer from the bottle, sat down and took his white cane and released a fly at Camille. A breeze stroked Camille's red hair and she began to float in the air.

 Tsutomu watches Camille fly away with one hand raised and then flapping her red leather armor, and then he continues to attach the funnel to the fine bottle and begins to fill it with potions.

 After quickly refilling the potion into the fine bottle, Tsutomu hooks it tightly to his own holder and then uses a small belt to hold the fine bottle firmly in place so that it doesn't fall out. I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the most of your time in this area.

 However, the old woman at the forest apothecary told him that it's harder for potions to deteriorate if you refill them in the dungeon, so he followed her advice.

 Potions are not just potions, they are magic potions filled with magic power. The potions are made from materials found in the dungeon, and are enchanted with magic and magical tools. Therefore, as soon as the bottle's lid is opened, the magic power leaks out and the bottle begins to deteriorate.

 However, the air inside the dungeon, where magical stones are created daily, contains a lot of magical power, so it is less likely to deteriorate than when you open the lid outside. Therefore, it was common knowledge among searchers to refill basic potions in the dungeon.

 After refilling the blue potions, Tsutomu finished refilling the blue potions, he moved around a bit and made sure that the fine bottle didn't feel like it was in the way. When he was done, he put a fly on himself and floated up into the air.

 The languid movement is as fast as on foot, but the center of gravity is stable and doesn't lose its balance. I'm sure you'll be able to find a lot more information on this topic. Waving the wings on her back and slowing down her momentum, Camille slowly lands on her feet.


''I've found the Black Gate. It's over there.''
'Oh, really? You're lucky.
We have an approximate location.


 Although the guild has announced that the terrain in the dungeon changes approximately every day, there are still often distinctive terrain and objects at safe points and at the location of the Black Gate. So if you know those features, you can roughly identify the location of the Black Gate.

 When the wings on Camille's back turned black and crumbled into polo and its presence disappeared, she unfastened the clasp on her hair and covered her back with her long red hair.


''Well don't give me that feverish stare.
Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to.


 Tsutomu, who had been watching Camille's back, wondering what happened to her wingless back, handed a thin bottle of green potion to Camille, who had an embarrassed look on her face as she chuckled, and announced their departure.

 Garum and Camille start moving on foot, with Tsutomu floating around to practice his fly. The march to the Black Gate continues even though Tsutomu occasionally nearly loses his balance and is supported by Garum.

 Then, after a few minutes up the mountain path, the bushes ahead sway. Then a few wolves with green fur that blended in with the background appeared from either side. These wolves were approaching the three of us, shaking the grass-like fur around their necks.


'Grass wolves (verdant wolves), right? 'Garum, conkla, please. Camille, attack the leftmost one.''


 Tsutomu instructed from the air as he put protection on Garum and Camille. Garum stepped forward and held his large shield with one hand while releasing a red fighting spirit to get their attention, and Camille swung her large sword sideways at the grass wolf (Verdant Wolf) on the far left.

 The three grass wolves formed a line and attacked Garum. Garum cut off the one that came to the front of the line with the shortsword that was attached to his waist. The shallowly slashed grass wolf was frightened but kept its distance. The next two body blows are collectively received by the large shield to protect them.


''Shield bash!''


 Activating his skills with the large shield in hand, Garum takes a step forward and pushes the large shield out of the way as if to pop it. Then, rushing up to one grass wolf that rolled on the ground with a scraping sound of armor, Garum swings the large shield down to crush the verdant wolf from above as it is. After the grass wolf's miserable scream, only a colorless magic stone remained.

 Camille's great sword passed from the side of the grass wolf, who howled in rage at the killing of his companion, and the grass wolf's bones shattered all over his body as he hit the thick tree. It turned into a magical stone with the great sword swung vertically as if to condemn it.

 I'm sure you'll be able to find out what's going on in the world. Thinking that the grass wolf might still be lurking somewhere, Tsutomu had Garum strike the skill Wally Arhowl. The tone released as the shield was struck against his own armor shook the enemy's instincts and attracted hostility.

 Garum took a swipe at the grass wolf that jumped at him from the grass, perhaps caught by the sound, with his shortsword. The grass wolf attacked from behind that Garum, and Camille blocked it with her greatsword, and she finished it off when she was frightened by Tsutomu's air slash.

 After checking to make sure there were no more to follow, Tsutomu fired an air slash at the last grass wolf, making it flinch and letting Camille take care of it. After Tsutomu and Camille checked to make sure there were no monsters around, they collected the colorless little demon stone and headed onward.

 From then on, they encountered grass wolves (Verdant Wolves), red bears (Red Grizzlies), and earth boars (Uriboa), but they defeated them without danger and headed to the 52nd level.

 The 52nd level is also a ravine full of greenery with no particular change in scenery. However, this time it seems to have shifted into the forest of the ravine and the surroundings were surrounded by dense trees.

 Leaving Camille to search for the enemy, Tsutomu held his ear, which felt a little dull and painful after replenishing the blue potion. Tsutomu spoke to Garum, who was similarly holding his dog ears from above.


''Doesn't your ear hurt?''
'Yes. It's like he's pushing me from inside my ear.

This one doesn't hurt so much.
Heh.


 Garum utters this as he plucks the human's ear on the side of his head. Beastmen's hearing is not as good as the human's, and the beast's ears are better able to hear. Of course, some species have better hearing than human ears, while others do not.

 Tsutomu thought that perhaps this pain was due to the altitude, and regretted that he had neglected to take care of it. Leaning his head too far back on his knowledge from his gaming days, Tsutomu had overlooked something simple.


(I wonder if my ears would be okay if I was suddenly sent to a high place...)


 Tsutomu, who had a vague idea of why his ears hurt at higher altitudes, thought so, and waited for Camille's return, even as he cheated the pain by breathing through his mouth. In fact, the explorers were suddenly transferred to a place of lower air pressure and their eardrums expanded. The sudden change in air pressure could damage their eardrums, or worse, rupture and cause them to lose their hearing.

 As Tsutomu plucked his nose and sniffed his nose to let the air out of his ears, Camille came back with her wings gone. Camille shook her head, as if she hadn't found the black gate, and advised Tsutomu to head for the waterfall first.


'Doesn't Camille have an earache?'
Oh, you guys are new to this. Heck, this pain is going to last forever, so you better get used to it.
Yes......... Don't you have any countermeasures?
'I don't know. I know it's an unfamiliar pain at first, but it won't hurt that much, patience, patience.


 Camille went ahead without saying a word, and Garum followed, rubbing his black dog ears. I'm not sure if there's anything to prevent this pain, but Tsutomu followed with his fly.

 Tsutomu climbed up the mountainside, feeling uncomfortable with his ear, which was getting more and more painful. I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this.


'Two spear-horned deer (speadia) are ahead of you.
Can you go around it?
We'd better take him down faster. Let's go.


 Tsutomu put protection on Camille and Garum, who were heading towards him with the big sword on their shoulders, while holding one of their aching ears.


(Itai)


 It's a good thing that you have a good idea of what you're doing. You will be able to get a good deal more information about the company.

 Garum has received the spear-horn's quick thrusts with the large shield. The stab with the antlers that won't break even if the iron shield is thrust from the front, if eaten properly, even Garum's VIT would be deeply wounded.

 And the spear-horn deer's thrust is also powerful. Garum may have felt that it's not good to receive it from the front, but he is trying to catch it from an angle.

 In the meantime, Camille smashed the second antler and the spear-horn deer fell to its knees on the ground. As soon as the two antlers were broken, the spear-horn deer let out a high-pitched squeal as if the will to fight was also broken, and the spear-horn deer sat down on the ground.

 Camille decapitated the head of the proffered shape. Removing her gaze from the spear antler deer that had changed into a medium demon stone, Camille went to Garum's backup.

 Garum was a first time monster, so he stood around carefully so that there was no chance of an emergency. He never attacked and focused on defense, but the spear antler deer didn't seem to be running out of energy.

 The spear-horn deer, which is struggling to break through Garum's shield, was struck on the head by Camille with a large sword from the side, and after caving in its skull, it turned into a colorless medium magic stone along with particles.

 The three of them immediately start walking to aim for the vicinity of the waterfall while collecting the magic stone. Currently, they are able to get around without any injuries, but this is because the monsters that have been around so far have the same shape and form in the grasslands and forests.

 From the fifty-third level, orcs, which are the upper echelon of goblins, appear. These humanoid monsters are large, bipedal, adult-sized monsters. Their skin color depends on their basic environment, and most of them have the same green skin as goblins here.

 They have weapons and a certain level of intelligence. Furthermore, depending on the individual, individuals who can use something like magic can also appear. I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this in the future.