After the three of them joined, they proceeded to explore to the seventy-third level in about a week with Diniel, who was prepared for the cold weather. The three newly-installed people carried their luggage into the clan house and adjusted their equipment.

　And thanks to Misil's environment change invalidation skill, which is the job of an adventurer, the Silver Beast, who had been updating the hierarchy more and more, reached the 80th level ahead of the others.

　The Snowfield Hierarchy Lord is a humanoid monster called the Winter General, wearing ice armor and about three meters tall. The monster, which was created in the image of a Japanese samurai, held a sword at his side and wore a magnificent helmet.

　As a result of an army of Silver Beasts challenging such a hierarchical lord, the heads of one tank and Lorena, a rabbit man, were blown off in the opening Iai-kiri. After that, Misil put up a good fight, but the initial attack killed the healer, so he was left with a jitters and ended up being wiped out.

　The spectators were excited about the new hierarchical lord and exchanged various discussions. In the midst of all this, the old man Melcho, the leader of the nobleman's private army corps, looked at the humanoid hierarchical lord after a long time and immediately recruited a PT to carry him to the 80th level. He also recruited the same when the rotten swordsman of the forty levels was reflected in the divine table.

　It was lightly reported in the newspapers, and Tsutomu was actually pondering over that recruitment letter that was posted on the guild's bulletin board.


(I don't mind carrying, though...)


　Melcho has only made it to the forty-one level and his level is low, so it will be a moderate amount of work. The rewards for that are high, but considering the hassle, it's tough.

　However, since Korina, the newly joined prayer warrior, is also in almost the same situation as Melcho at the highest level, Tsutomu thought it would be okay to carry her along with him anyway. And since the reward will be paid handsomely, it will also be a money-saving measure to be used for protection against the cold.

　Aldrete Crow and Silver Beast are also expected to be stranded at the eighty level for a while, so there is no need to rush to attack them now. Tsutomu plans to overtake Aldoret Crow after he has them attack to the ninety level, so as long as they don't get too far ahead of him, there's no particular problem.


(What shall we do with the members? Melcho-san is probably an attacker, so Corina is confirmed. Zeno is also confirmed since he hasn't broken through the fire dragon. The rest will be an attacker and a tank each...)


　Leleia, the Spirit Master, has broken through the Mounted Golem with Aldoret Crow, so she can dive into the Snowfield Hierarchy as well. It would be interesting to put her in the Snowfield Hierarchy once anyway.


(Hmm. Amira's a bit of a pain in the ass, so I'd like to give her more practice in dragonization. (Diniel wasn't a good match for the Snowfield Hierarchy, and I'll have her go behind until the other members get used to it and can follow her.


　The other day I was able to protect him from the cold and Diniel was able to dive to the 71st level, but the temperature is dropping as you go up through the levels, as you can see from the advance transmissions. So I thought it was better to get the others used to the snowfield hierarchy first and let them grow up to be able to follow Diniel.

　Besides, the holy knights have skills that can be used against the environment, and the prayer warriors have those skills as well. If he could get Xeno up to the Snowfield Tier first, Diniel would have an easier time with the Snowfield Tier.


(Then, Hanna, who is working with Diniel, should get her used to the snowfield hierarchy. And it's an avoidance tank. (Probably still doesn't fit in with Corina.)


　Since Tsutomu had a hard time providing support for Hannah's fast movements, it would be better to pair her with a general tank at first. Although Tsutomu thinks that the prayer warrior and the avoidance tank itself are compatible due to the nature of the job, it's still better to pair them up with a general tank at first to get some combat experience.


It's a very good idea to have a few of them in your group. Yeah. (With Diniel and Daryl, the situation will be much more stable.


　Daryl has shown signs of growing up after his failure against Mount Golem, and Diniel is the top archer and the best archer, despite his surprising weakness to the cold. If those two were to be included, there would be no problem carrying up to the seventy levels in the first place. Probably they would get stuck around the Mount Golem area, but at that time, they would just have to change members.


(Should we discuss the rest with everyone else and decide?)


　There were still three days left in the recruitment period, so Tsutomu returned to the clan house after telling the guild staff that he might be accepted. And first, he consulted with Daryl and Diniel.


''It's fine.''


　Diniel normally agreed to it. I'm sure you'll be in a good mood as well as not having to dive into the snowfield hierarchy for a while. On the other hand, as soon as Daryl heard Tsutomu's explanation, he became teary-eyed as if clinging to it and his drooping ears shrank further.





　Tsutomu hurriedly explained to Daryl, who looked like he was about to break down in tears.


'No, no, it's not because Daryl is weak that I'm going to move him to you. I think that Daryl is the best tank in the world at the moment, so have confidence in him!
But....
I'd rather have Daryl go along with Mr. Melcho's request because he's so good at what he does. I can't fail in this request, so I want to leave it to Daryl, who is very solid. I want to get everyone used to the snowfield level for a while, so we won't be able to attack that far. I'll be there for you to update the hierarchy as you go along.
Oh, I see...


　Daryl seemed a little relieved to hear Tsutomu's story and no tears spilled out of his eyes. Then Diniel next to him blurted out.


''Tsutomu is very good at intriguing.
Hey. That's a funny thing to say.


　When Tsutomu checked Diniel's prodding with his gaze, she took it without looking away at all.

　Tsutomu, who was in a staring contest with Diniel, held back for a while, but he couldn't help but gush because there was something funny about her, who was forever with a straight face.


''It's rude to laugh at someone's face,''
Sorry, sorry. Hmm. Well, I guess we shouldn't call it an army or two in the first place. You can't measure it in terms of simple ability because the clan members are currently made up of people with outstanding abilities. Besides, each hierarchy has its own strengths and weaknesses.
Yeah. I can't be cold.
Yeah. So I'll think about that for a bit. So, Daryl, you don't have to worry about it. And I really do think about what I said before, too.
Yes, sir.


　Daryl wiped his eyes gingerly on his sleeve and didn't look that depressed anymore. Tsutomu then laughed at Diniel's face again for a bit, and she threw him cleanly to the couch.


　--Oooh--


　After that, he told the other clan members about the request, and Tsutomu told them that in this clan where there are many people with outstanding abilities, it doesn't matter that much if you have one or two armies. For now, once Garum and Amy join, there are no plans to add more clan members, so Tsutomu also thought about rotating the PT for a period of time once everyone had advanced to the snowfield level.


''Huh, I'll give it to Leleia-kun this time.
''Um, Xeno-san's highest level is fifty-nine levels, right?　I don't suppose you can explore the snowfield hierarchy in the first place?
'Hwahahahaha!
Don't be so serious.


　Tsutomu thought as he looked at Zeno, who was laughing and misrepresenting himself as Leleia returned his words with a heartfelt wonder.

　And as soon as he went to the guild and applied for the request with the information of the four people, Tsutomu asked what other PTs had applied. But the only PTs that could be used as opponents were Aldoret Crow's five and six armies, so he knew that it would probably be fine.

　And three days later, Tsutomu and his team were easily selected, so from now on, the infinite circle was to be divided into two groups: the requesting group, which would get Melcho to the 80th level, and the attacking group, which would explore the snowfield level.

　The members of the requesting group were Melcho, Daryl, Diniel, Zeno, and Korina. They consisted of two tanks, two attackers, two healers, and one healer, from the top to the bottom: a fist fighter, a heavy knight, an archer, a holy knight, and a prayer warrior.

　The attackers are Tsutomu, Amira, Hanna, and Leleia. They are one tank, two attackers and one healer, and from the top to the bottom are a white mage, a great swordsman, a fist fighter, and a spiritist.


''Alright, then, we'll have to split up from now on, but I'm looking forward to working with you both.
Yes, sir.
Yes.


　Daryl and Diniel nodded without any particular thought. Amira wasn't convinced that Daryl was going to drop to the second team, but she reluctantly agreed to it after hearing Tsutomu's words. Hannah said that they would do their best for each other and joined fists with Daryl.


'Good luck with Xeno and Corina too,'
Okay, I'm on it.
But I'll do my best.


　Zeno responds with a distracted motion, and Corina holds her hands in front of her, as if to get her spirits up. Tsutomu doesn't think there's anything wrong with Korina, but Zeno is greatly concerned. He is not going to do it in front of the famous Melcho, but Tsutomu has told Daryl to report to him if he has any problems.


''If you do anything rude to Melcho-san, I will expel you immediately, so please be very careful.
That's okay. I know it's okay.
I hope so.


　It was true that Xeno was a confident man, but he wasn't that stupid. Tsutomu also appreciated the gracefulness in the apology article, so he sent the four of them towards the guild after nailing them down for a while.


(Well, there's a problem here too, but.......


　Amira needs to practice her dragonization control, and Hannah needs to mature further as an avoidance tank. And Leleia, who hasn't once made eye contact with Amira in Tsutomu's view, is another concern.


''Alright, then, go to your rooms and change into your equipment. After that we'll talk about the structure and Leleia's Spiritualist for a bit, then let's go to the dungeon.
'Yes. Well then, Mr. Tsutomu, Hannah and Amira, it's nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you.
Yeah, nice to meet you.


　After a safe greeting, the four of us went back to our rooms to get our winter gear in place and gathered in the living room for a little chat.


I'm going to be the only tank in the house this time, so I'll be doing the same thing.
Hey.
Yeah.
Yes, sir.


　Since Hanna was the only tank this time, Tsutomu would be the only tank, so it would be in the form of a healer and a tank as well. But Leleia didn't understand what Tsutomu was saying and replied a moment too late.


'Hanna will team up with Leleia and Amira with me.
Hi. Leleia, nice to meet you!
'Yes, nice to meet you. Hannah.
Oh, Leia, you can call me Leia, just call me PT member. It's just too much trouble to deal with.
Yes, sir. Well, Hannah, it's nice to meet you again.


　The sight of Leleia bowing to Hannah was like a knight bowing to a child. When Tsutomu also said hello to Amira, she narrowed her eyes in frustration.


''You can't take Daryl's place, can you?
'No, that's impossible, of course. So follow me.
Well, that's a shame.


　Amira's face twisted in disgust, but she had no choice but to follow Tsutomu's words. After checking the situation with a sideways glance, Leleia was discussing many things with Hannah.

　And since the light discussion was over, the four of them headed to the seventy-one level and decided to coordinate with each other in their first PT.