What?　You're not happy with me being the PT leader?
'No, since I'm in charge of Mr. Tsutomu...'
Well then, there's nothing to be done. But I can change my command at any time. If you change your mind, feel free to let me know.
Oh, really?


　The four of them were entrusted with Melcho's request. In addition to Daryl and Diniel, the holy knight Zeno and the prayer warrior Corina had a light meeting. But that meeting was Zeno's sole concern.

　In any case, Diniel was basically indifferent, and Corina didn't speak too aggressively, looking at the situation. As a result, Daryl and Zeno, who are in charge of leading the PT of the requesting group, are the main focus of the meeting. But Daryl was being pushed back by Zeno's confident words.

　Although he defended his position as PT leader to the death, Zeno does not hide the fact that he is now eyeing the position with an eye on it. Daryl felt somewhat uncomfortable with the gung-ho Zeno.


(.........Diniel-san too.


　Daryl didn't dislike Diniel, but he was the hardest of the clan members to talk to because he honestly didn't know his personality yet. It was also kind of scary to feel the occasional glance at his tail or ear.

　I have a feeling that Corina is more of the same kind of person, so I feel that we might be able to talk to each other. But I had a feeling that it would still take some time to break the ice, so I wasn't sure if I was up to the task of leading this PT.


(But Tsutomu-san left it up to me, I just have to do my best. I have to do my best.)


　At first, Daryl was determined to live up to his expectations, as he had thought that Diniel would be the leader. And since the meeting was over, the four of them prepared their equipment and headed to the guild as soon as possible.


''Nah, it's kind of awesome.''
'Right?　We're very proud of it.


　Daryl couldn't help but look at Xeno's silver armor, shining as if it were new, and he lightly tapped his crested hand shield as if he were proud of it. Diniel squinted depressingly at the shining equipment.


'Do you like silver, Xeno-san?'
No, no. Daryl.
What?


　Daryl thought that since Xeno's equipment was all silver, but he held up a tiny index finger to deny it.


'I like xeno colors,'
What?
Ze-no-roo-sa!


　Daryl was taken aback by Xeno's careful emphasis on each letter. Corina behind him also looked at him like he was looking at someone crazy, and Diniel was completely indifferent.


'Daryl, you seem to have no color of your own. You need to pay a little attention to your equipment, too. The Infinite Circle is no longer a major clan. You need to pay attention to your fashion, too.
Huh....
'Come to my house next time you're on holiday. I'll introduce you to my personal blacksmith.
''No, my equipment is made by Doren-san, so no thanks.
What?　That's a shame. I would have coordinated it for you in person, though.


　Daryl smiled affectionately at Xeno, who shook his head in relief, and then met his eyes with Corina, who was giving him a somewhat sympathetic look. Then she gave me a half-eyed look that told me to give up.

　After that, Xeno continued to talk endlessly by himself, with Daryl responding to it. Corina gave Daryl such a sympathetic look, while Diniel looked at the little bird perched on the roof of the house.

　And when they followed the guild to the rendezvous point, Melcho had just walked in as well. When he saw Daryl and Diniel, Melcho, who was tapping his hips, approached him.


You are the ones who will carry me, aren't you?　As I recall, the name of the clan is--
'Yes. It's an infinite circle.
Oh, yeah. I look forward to working with you.
Hey, it's nice to meet you too.


　Melcho bowed to Daryl with a cheerful smile. Melcho is very well known as a person who has yet to win back-to-back championships in a martial arts tournament where strong people from various places gather. Daryl bowed to him, and he bowed back in horror.


"I'm not used to dungeons. I'll leave you in charge of the receptionist and such.
Yes, sir. What? It's only a short walk to the 80th level with us.
Oh. That's very encouraging.


　Melcho grinned at Xeno, who said that with a confident smile. In fact, if you get stuck in this PT, Tsutomu will come, so his words are not false. And after bowing his head ostentatiously, Zeno walked to the reception desk to escort Melcho.

　Daryl and Corina also hurriedly followed and got a form to call up their status cards. And Melcho was a little surprised to see that everyone was chewing on the paper in unison and submitting it with saliva.


'Ho. It's changed again. Well, it's easier for me too.


　Melcho, who had stuck a needle in his arm for blood when he came before, chewed a piece of paper himself after making a translator's face at the unusual status card update method again. After submitting it, calling up the status card and signing a PT contract, the five of us, Melcho included, were to start exploring the dungeon from the beach on the forty-one level.


　--▽▽▽--


　The five of them landed on the forty-one level. When Daryl was about to ask Diniel to search for the enemy, she was already in the process of turning on her arrows.


''Oh, then I'll ask you to search for the enemy.
Yes.


　Diniel shot an arrow to find the black gate as soon as possible, then used his eagle eye to search for the enemy. In the meantime, Daryl spoke to Melcho to have a light discussion with him.


''Hmm. As I recall, it was three different roles, right?　I've been studying it, but do you want me to play attacker?
Yes. Please. But if you make your attacks too strong, we won't be able to get the monster's hate, so it would be very helpful if you could keep it as low as possible.
I see. I'm not a specialist in anything other than humanoid forms, so I think I'll be fine. Ho-ho-ho!
''No, Melcho-san, you're defeating the ice dragon all by yourself!　If you don't add or subtract, it's probably going to be tough!


　Daryl couldn't help but poke at Melcho, who was smiling at him with an easygoing smile. That had been reported in newspaper articles, and there were records of him defeating large demons in the Stampede before that.

　He says he's not good at anything but humanoid shapes, but that's just because it's hard to do. Especially in its heyday, Melcho was the strongest among humans, and even against monsters, he was unrivaled. And even now, with the emergence of the God's Dungeon and the spread of his status and skills, he still boasts unparalleled strength in opposition battles.


''Hmm, I see. So, let's not use this one.


　The lightly armed Melcho removes the lightning magic stone and fire magic stone that were fitted into the basket. And instead, a colorless magical stone was inserted.

　The fist of the magic flow, which crushes the magic stone in your hand to impart magic power to your hand to gain power. It is a unique technique that Melcho developed in actual combat when dealing with monsters. Currently, the only other person who can use the technique is his apprentice, Bruno, the director of the Guardians. The more the nobles who have something to say about magic stones and magic are left out, the more dangerous and difficult the fist of the magic school is to use.

　To begin with, crushing a magic stone in your hand is the equivalent of crushing a bomb in your hand. If an ordinary person crushed a colorless small demonic stone in their hands, there was no doubt that it would be gone from their wrists. If it was a magic stone with attributes, further damage would be caused. Holding and manipulating the magic power released all at once in one's hand is not something that even a nobleman who is skilled in handling magic stones would be able to do in a hurry.

　However, Melcho had survived the crisis during the great stampede that occurred sixty years ago by performing that suicidal act for the first time. And even now, he's still using his demonic fists without a care in the world, as if his body would be obliterated if he failed.

　However, since the creation of the God's Dungeon, Melcho has been trying to recruit apprentices to teach him the Demonic Fist so that he can come back to life even if he dies. As a result, the only disciple left was Bruno. By the way, he is still recruiting disciples, but no one has come.

　Even Bruno, whose body was ridiculously strong due to his unique skills, still couldn't master the Magic Wave Fist. Even after six years, it's still in such a state that almost no one wants to become his disciple.

　Seeing Melcho, who had the small demon stone needed to use such a fist of the demon stream attached to his basket hand, Daryl returned his words.


''This time, I will not fight anyone other than the hierarchical master since my first priority is to update the hierarchy, but I plan to have a battle at least once per level. I hope you can use it at that time to see how it goes.
I understand.


　As Daryl looked curiously at Melcho, who was quickly crushing the processed small magic stone on his shoulder, he immediately began to act as Diniel reported that he had found the black gate. Daryl and Diniel lead the way in two rows, with Melcho in the second row. Behind them, they move in a formation of Zeno and Corina.

　Then there was a sea slime bouncing around like a rubber ball just in front of the black gate, so Daryl, who was in the front, took the hate with a combat cry. Melcho stepped forward at the same time as Diniel fired his arrow.


'Ho!'


　If you do a palm strike on the resilient and taut sea slime, it bounces off like a water balloon with a needle in it. Just by being touched by Melcho, the sea slime kept popping up. Daryl was amazed at the oddity of it, preventing the sea slime from hitting his body with his large shield.

　And the sea slime was quickly defeated by Diniel and Melcho.


''That's a pretty good touch.


　After expressing that impression of the soft yet taut feel of the sea slime, Melcho brushes the mucus from his hand. Xeno and Diniel look impressed when they see the slime popping even though they didn't use any skills.


''It's a beautiful move. Even to the untrained eye, the movement is lean. 'Excellent.'
You're younger than me.
'Ho-ho-ho. Praise doesn't get you anywhere, does it?


　Melcho laughed good-naturedly after receiving Zeno and Diniel's praise. His level is around thirty, so his status isn't that high. Despite this, only Melcho or a magic-using noble would be able to produce this much power without skills.


I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this. Time is limited.
'Yes. Let's go.


　After recovering the magical stones, Daryl followed Melcho's words and opened the Black Gate and moved to the forty-twoth level. After that, he reached the forty-fifth level of the hierarchy in one day.