Although major clans often compete with each other in the frontline groups for hierarchy updates, it was rare for them to explore together. So the joint exploration of the Infinite Circle and the Golden Examining was a hot topic among the labyrinth maniacs, and the newspaper reporters quickly ate it up and wrote an article about it.


''........Hmmm.''


　Lorena, the Silver Beast, twitched her white rabbit ears when she finished reading the article where it was written that Eunice was being hand-taught by Tsutomu as a healer no-no. I'm not complaining that Tsutomu is teaching Eunice to be a healer. But the scene of Eunice throwing the magic stone at him was also included in the article with a perfect photo, so Lorena looked uncomfortable.

　By the way, Aldoret Crow's first army healer, Stephanie, saw the article and broke the commanding stick-like staff she was holding. Afterwards, she dived into the dungeon while mumbling something, and the PT members were concerned about her.

　Since such an article had been circulating, Lorena gleefully tried to get Tsutomu to teach her something, as she had joined up with the Infinite Circle, which Silver Beast was also leveling at the 68th level, and Lorena happily tried to get him to teach her something. But Tsutomu laughed and waved his hand in annoyance.


''No, I don't have anything to teach you, Lorena,''
What?　Why?!
In the first place, your strategy is more advanced than ours. And you've surpassed me, haven't you?
'Ugghhhh!　I don't remember saying that!
'You'll remember it from the way you reacted. Besides, Lorena, you have a unique way of getting around, so I can't teach you how to do it myself.
Wow!


　Tsutomu looks at Misir with an irritated look on his face as Lorena, who is a year older than Tsutomu, mimics his crying. It's a very good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.


'That one. Maybe he's just jealous of Eunice. Forgive me.
'What is it about that one that makes you jealous........ He's the weakest healer I've taught so far.
It's all about the environment. And youth.
Shut up!　I don't want my old man to tell me that!


　Misir's shoulders slumped at Lorena's words as she stopped mimicking crying. Misir, who is already over thirty, is still single. It's time to settle down, but there's no talk of floating around yet. Tsutomu cheerfully calls out to Misil, who is looking downcast, as if he cares for her.


''Speaking of which, do you think you'll be able to break through the Mount Golem?
'Oh, sort of. With a few more tries and some luck, I think we'll win.
'Oh, great. Keep up the good work.
The Chamber of Commerce seems to have gotten wind of it recently... The pressure is overwhelming.
'Right. Well, but it's better than Aldoret Crow.
Yeah. Yeah, I'd rather be pressured by a pretty girl. Only stinky guys come to me.


　They nodded at each other with a hint of realization. It's a good thing that you're able to get a good idea of what you're looking for. Not as much as the Chamber of Commerce in this world, as it were, but he knew how it felt to some extent.

　After that, I also went on a joint search once with the Silver Beast to see what each other's movements were. However, Tsutomu had seen the Silver Beast's movements many times on the monitor, so he didn't feel anything in particular.

　All of the Silver Beasts were not that high in level, and even if you looked at the individuals, the only name known was Misil, who had been given an adventurer with an unusual job and was high level.

　However, with their overwhelming coordination skills that surpassed even the major clans, they were now capable of defeating even mounted golems, and the crowd already remembered all the other PT members except Misil. It's a good thing that you're able to have a great deal of fun with it. This is a very interesting PT, even in the eyes of Tsutomu.


It's a good idea to be able to have a good time with them. Good luck with the attack on the 70th level.
Yeah. You too.


　The Infinite Circle continued to level even after parting with the Silver Beast. He then reached the sixty-nineth level, defeating new monsters while also mining for funding.


''Mr. Tutom, Mr. Tutom!''
Hmm?


　Suddenly, a happy voice came from Daryl and Tsutomu turned around to see him a little further away, wagging his tail excitedly as he held up his crane beak, or pickaxe.


'It's gold!　Money!　I have money!
'Huh!　Seriously?!
'Oh!　That's awesome!
Oh, hey.


　There was something golden floating on the wall where Daryl was gobbling and digging. When Amira saw it, her red eyes sparkled and she went over to Daryl, and Hannah immediately flew over to help him with the digging. And when Tsutomu noticed and tried to stop her, something golden began to shine.

　It was a golden bomb, a rare monster in the volcano hierarchy. These monsters, which are often buried in the walls and floor, will self-destruct if a certain amount of energy is lost.

　Daryl's drawn Golden Bombs were shocked by Amira's violent mining operations and prepared to self-destruct. When Daryl, Amira and Hanna looked at the glowing Golden Bomb curiously.

　The Golden Bomb self-destructed. The three who were nearby were also hit by the explosion. Amira and Hannah were killed instantly. Daryl was blown wide open and seriously injured, although he quickly blocked it with his arm.

　Tsutomu and Diniel, who were a little farther away, were also blown away lightly, but they were only able to roll around on the ground and survive. However, the pebbles that flew from the impact left each of them slightly bruised.


I'm not going to be able to get it right. High Heels.


　Tsutomu quickly healed his own injuries, his face contorted in pain, and then quickly healed Diniel, who immediately took a passive position and held his bow at the end of the explosion. Daryl, whose heavy armor was later found scorched, was also quickly healed with a high heel.

　However, Golden Bombs are lucky to find them, as they give you more experience if you defeat them. Tsutomu tapped Daryl on the shoulder to reassure the sluggish Daryl and then revived Hannah and Amira with a raise.


(Um, where's the equipment?)


　While Tsutomu drank the blue potion to regain his mental strength, Hannah, who was dressed in what looked like a national costume, was revived first. The knuckles on his other limbs and the potions he carried were blown far away by the explosion, some of which were lost in the lava.

　Amira, who was then dressed in flaxen clothes instead of red leather armor and resurrected with only a steel great sword on her back, got up with a governor.


''Ah!　What the hell?　What happened!
I think it exploded.
What is this?
That's what it looks like.


　Tsutomu said the appropriate things and took out a spare of their equipment from his own magic bag. Hannah received her knuckles and potion bottles, while Amira took off her flaxen clothes without a hint of shame. Dressed only in her black underwear, Amira puts on the innerwear and red leather armor that Tsutomu gave her.

　Daryl blushed at Amira's boldness, but switched gears to the spare heavy armor that Tsutomu had given him. Tsutomu had thought about how to stand in case two or more PT members died during the battle, but this was the first time he had actually died, so it took him a bit of time to prepare his equipment.


(I'll have to get them out more smoothly.)


　Even if you revive your allies, it's meaningless if they die again without being equipped. It is also up to the healer's skill how to recover until the PT is stable after being revived. Tsutomu retrieved Hanna and Amira's equipment that was scattered about, which had little damage, and continued leveling while thinking about the recovery after revival.


　--▽▽▽--


　Three weeks have passed since I continued the leveling process. As per Tsutomu's leveling plan, everyone's level had risen steadily, and they were able to surpass the average PT level of sixty-five. This was the level that would allow us to challenge the Mounted Golem for the time being.

　During the past three weeks, Silver Beast had broken through the Mounted Golem and had now conquered the seventy-two levels while being tormented by the rough waves of merchants. But since it was thought to be only a matter of time before Silver Beast would be able to capture the seventy levels, the crowd's attention was now focused on where the third clan that could break through the seventy levels would be able to do so.

　The clan that was currently said to be the closest to capture was the Golden Exam. Thanks to the fact that they have become accustomed to fighting, they have been able to fight with the Mounted Golem the most. Just like with the Silver Beast, the atmosphere that you can capture eventually if you give it time, the Golden Exam is the highest.

　The second highest is the Red Demons. Alma, who hadn't been seen since the mudslinging fiasco, has returned to the first army PT and is taking on the Mounted Golem. However, he hadn't used his black staff, which may have been sealed, and he hadn't introduced three different roles, so he was still forced to fight a tough battle. However, the number of people who have tried the 70th level is the highest, and the crowd is hoping that the Vice is getting better and better, so there is a possibility that it might be the case.

　And the third one to go up is the Infinite Circle. Tsutomu, who is still in the top three healers, Diniel, who is considered to be the top archer, and Daryl, who is a disciple of Garum and is reputed to be praised by Bittman in his article. The three of them are especially highly regarded among the labyrinth maniacs, and their names have been mentioned in several newspaper articles. Although it was a clan that was talked about for some reason, however, due to the low level of the clan except for Diniel, they had to level for a while.

　So, since he has yet to challenge the 70th level, he is inevitably the slowest to attack. While some labyrinth maniacs have been paying attention to Tsutomu's first-time fire dragon breakthroughs, or guessing monster information and other information after apparently detecting a faster level rise than the others, the masses have been paying attention to the golden investigation and the Red Demon Gang.

　But the Infinite Circle wasn't just leveling in this three-week period, either.


'Stream Arrow,'


　Diniel had reached level seventy-four and had already put the Stream Arrow into actual combat. His cooperation with Hannah was also becoming more refined, and if he was facing a slow-moving monster, he was able to incorporate Stream Arrow to strike immense damage.

　Hannah learned a new skill, Count Buster, at the sixty-ninth level. That skill, which increased damage based on the number of skill combos, was one of the fist fighter's main skills. Although he hadn't yet mastered it perfectly, Hannah had also adopted that new skill.

　Daryl had reached the sixty-five level and his VIT had risen another level to A-. In addition, she also acquired two new skills and is currently in the process of incorporating them into her rotation.

　Amira has risen to 59th level, and she's also learned two new skills, just like Daryl. Like Daryl, she has also learned two skills, and has been using the Great Swordsman of the Golden Probe as a reference point to try out skills one after another. Until now, she had been using Camille as a role model, so her skills were almost exclusively power slash, but she seemed to have received good inspiration from the other attackers.

　In the midst of all this, Tsutomu was taking a break after finishing defeating the Borseyeur, which has become a routine part of the day, when Daryl was making some noise.


''Mr. Tsutomu!　It's a treasure chest!　And it's silver!
'Oh!　You're here!


　A few treasure chests had appeared during the leveling process, but he didn't get the one he wanted. But finally a treasure chest was dropped by the Borseyeur, so Tsutomu headed towards Daryl with a glint in his eye.


''Oh, can I open it?''
Here you go.


　After getting everyone's permission, Tsutomu opened the treasure chest. Inside was a red-black lumpy looking robe. A robe of burning rock that was an excellent heat-resistant equipment. It was an item that Tsutomu wanted to keep for the battle against the Mounted Golem.

　Tsutomu wanted to keep this equipment at all costs, as it would be very easy to have this equipment when taking on the Mounted Golem in the game. Tsutomu put the robe away in his magic bag and immediately turned back from the dungeon.