'Amy, you're paying too much attention to the twombs. You're moving too stiffly.
Do you think...?


　To Amy, who tilted her head, Diniel put his bow on his shoulder and said bluntly.


''Tutom will adjust to whatever you do, so you should be able to move as you please.
No, no, no, no. They're human beings, too.
Human.
'No, they're obviously human, right?　Why would you question that?
What a bunch of elves.


　Diniel, who was chatting comfortably with Amy, shook her gold ponytail and came to look at Tsutomu with the same droopy eyes as usual. To her, Tsutomu thought from the bottom of his heart. But it wasn't against Diniel's words and actions, it was just how he felt about the battle.

　It had been almost a week since Amy and Garum joined the group. In that time, Diniel had been hiding in the dungeon with Amy in his spare time, and Tsutomu had confirmed that he and Amy had been hiding in the dungeon only from the reports of the clan members. This was the first time Tsutomu had seen the two of them in combat today, and Diniel's movements were noticeably different than usual.


(Do that from the beginning.)


　Tsutomu was honestly annoyed with Diniel, who fought with moves that looked like the endgame of the hierarchical main battle he had fought so far. Of course his work so far has been great, but he wanted to get serious from the beginning.

　Teaming up with Amy, Diniel goes from a slutty elf to a shuffling elf. Tsutomu let out a sigh, wondering if he couldn't give a hundred percent no matter who he worked with.


'Sighs are what Amy says makes happiness escape.
Who do you think is responsible for the sighing?
"Xeno?
It's you now.


　When Diniel pointed to Zeno, who was still looking at the camera, Tsutomu also pointed to her and said to her. Then Diniel rolled his eyes, as if his words were a blind spot.


'Me?　What's wrong with me today?
'You obviously only move differently when you and Amy are on the PT. Then do what you normally do now.
No. I'm tired.
..........


　Tsutomu looked dumbfounded and unable to say anything to Diniel, who said it without a smile. But to be honest, I feel sorry for her peers, because even when she's cutting corners, she's usually one of the best archers in the world.


''If you slack off too much, I'll remove it.
That's okay. I'm good at knowing when I'm slacking off.
'You don't have to be so smug,'
Yes.


　Diniel was no longer interested, and when he closed his eyes, he stopped moving. It was a pose of rejection, not listening to the words completely.

　However, based on his performance against the Fire Dragon and Mount Golem, Diniel's ability to respond is what I want in a time of need. And with the addition of Zeno, who can use the environmental countermeasure skill Ember Aura, Diniel's vulnerability to cold becomes easier to manage.

　Therefore, if you look at it in terms of strength, it is impossible not to include Diniel as a member of the eighty level attack team, so Tsutomu once again let out a troubled sigh as if he was troubled. It's not that I don't like Diniel, and from what I've seen from the main battle of the hierarchy up to now, my slacking off has never resulted in a bad result.

　However, there was also a feeling of wanting to put in a motivated Amira or Garum anyway. I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the most out of the game. However, since there are only two options for the main battle of the hierarchy, breakthrough or annihilation, Tsutomu, who does not want to die, would like to go with the best possible members.


(.......................I'm done with dying.


　The memory of being slaughtered by the blazing old dragon still sticks in Tsutomu's mind even after more than half a year has passed. I don't want to go through that kind of trouble again. He was actually killed and then brought back to life, so his life is secured to a certain extent, but Tsutomu doesn't have the guts to accept his death.

　However, he doesn't know if he will be able to make it through the next ninety layers or even a hundred layers without dying. If that's the case, you can get used to dying with the Winter General, who can chop off your head in one go. However, if I can't put that into practice, it would be impossible to take the first step in the end.


(I wonder what I'll do.)


　Tsutomu vaguely watches the sight of Diniel, who is doing a really good job of moving, firing an arrow close to Xeno's face to take down the monster. I wonder if it has something to do with the fact that Diniel, who had just had Xeno apply a suppressed light level Ember Aura to him, seemed to be angry about something.

　Even Daryl, who had the highest VIT, felt that even Daryl didn't want to take it, a strong arrow from Diniel's strong bow. However, Xeno didn't break out in a single cold sweat, even if it passed right beside him. On the contrary, he had the gall to whistle.

　And after finishing defeating the pack of snow rabbits and snow wolves, Xeno's lips twitched with a look of amusement.


''Huu!　Oh no!　You have a fine arm as always, Mr. Diniel!
You want me to guess so badly?
'I've heard of your skills from my wife and you, Hannah, and I know that from my previous explorations. You can shoot as you please. .... oh! Of course, I don't mind if you misfire!　No, no, I'm used to accidental shootings, so it's not a problem!
..........


　Diniel couldn't keep up with Xeno, who said briskly with his white teeth, so she took her gaze off him and started to retrieve the arrow that had fallen nearby.


''Huh~?　Dini-chan is being talked down to~
Hey, Dini, what's going on?　Are you okay?!
Hannah will not allow it.
What?　Why am I the only one?　You can't do this!　Geez!
'Hahahaha!


　And when they were teased by the two amused faces, Diniel quickly grabbed only Hannah and threw her into the snowfield. Amy is laughing hysterically as she sees Hannah physically flying through the air.

　Tsutomu saw the scene and stopped to tease her and instead tapped her on the shoulder to say well done to Xeno. Then he smiled back at Tsutomu as if to say that he'd leave it to him.


　-Oooh-.


　After that, we continued to dive into the seventy-nine levels with the same PT while taking a lunch break to hunt monsters, check the coordination and level up. Then Diniel spotted a group of five people coming towards us with his arrow search.


''They look golden.''
Off.


　Tsutomu said with a blank face. He had met other guild staff PTs, but he hadn't met Aldoret Crow yet, not even once. Tsutomu tilted his head, wondering if they hadn't met so far despite being in the same hierarchy and time zone.

　The golden investigation is also coming in a straight line, as if he knows that there is an infinite number of rings. But even though it was an outlier, there was no particular reason to avoid it, so Tsutomu decided to leave it alone and hunt the monster.

　And in the middle of the battle, a golden investigation came close and entered in the form of a helping hand. The entry of other clans into the battle would be quite a hot topic from the perspective of Shentai, so from Amy and Xeno's point of view, it would be very welcome. Especially if it's a major, well-known clan, you can expect a good picture.

　Amy and Zeno exchanged divine eye controls with each other through eye contact, while the battle with the golden study was reflected in the God's table. The care seems to have been conveyed to those in the golden research PT, leaving the control of the God's Eye to Zeno and Amy.


(Maybe they could put out an Eye of God how-to book for explorers.)


　Tsutomu thought about that as he looked at Zeno, who was granting a golden Ember Aura to Leon, and Amy, who was agilely moving her eyes to manipulate the God's Eye while fighting.


'Yo, nah.'


　When Tsutomu turned around at the sound of his confident voice, there was Eunice, who was already making a smug face, kneading a bun heist. He was still looking down on her, even though she was still small.


''Do you know what I'm doing?''


　Eunice wrapped Haste in a barrier for good measure. Tsutomu ignored it once and checked everyone's support status, then thrust his white cane into the snowy ground and left his hands free.

　Tsutomu squinted his eyes as he concentrated and took the heist into his hands, gradually wrapping it in a barrier. Eunice's hands stopped gripping the barrier when she saw the scene.


''It's a dumpling heist, right?''


　Tsutomu held the heist, which was completely sealed by the barrier, in both hands and dropped it in front of Eunice's eyes. Eunice's face when she saw the dumpling heist that had fallen bobbing on the snow was like a child whose toy had been taken away.


''Oh, dumplings ... not dumpling heist!　This is a skill I developed, so don't give it a name without permission!
No, it says so in the paper.
'Huh!　Which newspaper is this!


　The bleeping, noisy Eunice wags her fluffy tail in protest, her fox ears bobbing in full throttle. Tsutomu teaches the newspaper company and then disengages the barrier to dissipate the hazing, and then turns his gaze away from Eunice as if he's lost interest. And as he looked to see if he needed support recovery, he heard a sound like he was sitting down from behind.


''Huh, hmm. Was it easy for you? 'This,'
"Protection, Haste.
''...I'm so jealous of you for being so talented. I've seen you as an attacker lately, to a healer who is also a dodging tank, and I've seen you as an attacker. What is it? I'm working so hard, and yet........ Even the dango heist you call it, I've been practicing for a long time and finally got to use it.


　Eunice slumped to the ground and clutched her bun heist in frustration. She had spent a lot of time on the dumpling heist. First of all, it was very hard to devise and shape this skill, and it was hard to apply the barrier.

　She spent her days pondering what the best way to practice it with other healers, and stealing techniques by watching Tsutomu's reflection in the divine table. Even Tsutomu, who is the lowest rated human in Eunice, is the highest rated healer in the world. Eunice observed Tsutomu to the point where he had a hole in the god's table, because it was like seeing a model solution.

　He studied Tsutomu's standing and tried many other things, not to mention his placing and shooting skills. On top of the countless failed attempts he made in the process was the dango heist. With this, he could help Leon without having to place a godly placing hasten like Tsutomu did.

　Eunice had repeatedly formed the skill from scratch, changing the way it was done, rebuilding it and breaking it. It was as if he was kneading a real mud dumpling. Repeatedly making and breaking things, sticking to water and sand, forming techniques and tools, all of which Eunice has used to make his work look like a real mud dumpling. With all of this, Eunice has perfected the creation of Dumpling Heist. That mud dumpling was unique to Eunice and was like a treasure of his own.


''That, you........''


　But Tsutomu had just created them with ease. The mud dumplings that I had worked so long and hard to perfect, and it felt as if I was being served the same thing right away. It's a good thing that the same thing is being offered to you right away. And then they told me that I was a dumpling heist, as if it wasn't worth it.

　The barrier of the dumpling heist that Eunice had cracked. Tsutomu heard the sound and wondered what the sound was, but he didn't look back and returned the words without looking back.


''Let me tell you, I've had quite a bit of trouble learning that, too. Thanks to that, I haven't been getting much sleep lately.
"...how much time and effort do you think I put into this?
Huh?　No, there's a divine platform, so anyone can take a crack at it. In fact, everyone has already used my placement and shooting skills, right?
..........


　When Tsutomu says simply while looking at the other healer in the golden study PT, Eunice looks down without hiding her dark face. Then Tsutomu chokes on his words a bit, and then speaks up with his intention.


'I don't know his name, but that was good.'
...What?
'There's a lot of waste as far as mental strength goes, but I think the idea is good. Dumpling Haste. That was a pretty interesting use of skills.''


　Eunice pouted at Tsutomu's unexpected words. From the way he looked earlier, Tsutomu didn't seem to see any value in the dango heist. Nevertheless, such words came back to him, and Eunice was confused.

　But for the first time, Eunice felt like she was being recognized by Tsutomu as a healer. He hated this person called Tsutomu. It's not that I don't enjoy being praised by him personally. However, Tsutomu is an object of respect. It's a good thing that you're not the only one who has the ability to do this. And there was something about it that made me smile.


'Well, there's a lot of improvements to be made. Your mental power will be taken away from you, and if you make too much of it, it's easy to make the wrong barrier to deactivate.''
........giggles.


　Younis sniffed at the dumpling heist on his own hand, and Tsutomu, who was holding his white cane, turned around with a perplexed look on his face.


''Eh, what?　Are you crying, by any chance?
Hey, I'm not crying. I'm just getting some garbage in my eyes.
No. How much garbage can you get in there to cry like that?
Don't say a word, sir.
'Hey, we're about to end the battle, so please stop crying. I don't want to look like I made you cry.
He's a real, real, real, real scumbag.


　Eunice, who was wiping the tears that were spilling out with her hem, couldn't help but laugh at Tsutomu's defensive attitude and turn back.