'Kuh....haha....


　Brooklyn Kanchelsia, who had protected Orbis, who was about to be killed by the searchers, with a barrier, was walking nearby, holding her chest in pain. Her eyes waved as if she was the first person to kill someone, and she looked at Orbis, who had protected her with the barrier.


''Gofu.''


　Weiss, whose sword was protected by the barrier, bravely took a knee kick from Orvis and involuntarily cowered to the ground. Orvis then kicked Weiss in the head from the side, and his neck broke in a direction he shouldn't have been bent. A cloud of dust rises as if it had exploded, and Weiss is kicked far away.


''....Huh?''
Look out!


　One of the golden investigators, stunned by the scene, was almost grabbed by Orvis by the head, but Leon, who was too late to find a place without a barrier, pushed him away. But as he pushed off, Orvis grabbed his outstretched right arm and snapped it off like a twig.

　It was obvious that Leon, who was only fast, would die if he was restrained, so he quickly slashed his right arm with his sword and broke free. Then he quickly moved away from Orvis, who reached out his left hand, and Leon was teary-eyed as he looked at his arm, which was gone again.


'What the hell?　There's a wall!
Amira!　I'm leaving!　Guys!　Gather at my place!


　Amy called out to Amira, who was smashing her great sword against the barrier in frustration, and Daryl and Leleia also left temporarily. Then the clan members of the infinite circle who had gone to the front line to defeat Orvis gathered under Amy.

　After confirming that the barrier had been re-established around them, Orvis turned to face Brooklyn, moving his sloppy arms heavily and rummaging through his pockets.


'That's a very slow decision. You almost died.'
Shut up. I'm not following you.


　While Brooklyn's betrayal caused everyone around him to stop thinking, Orvis pulled a green potion out of his pants pocket and drank the entire sturdy bottle. Still looking fidgety, Brooklyn returned it and looked around again.

　Then she spotted a dark-haired man with a black cane and held out her hand towards him.


''Tch.''
Keho.


　Tsutomu, who had a bad feeling as soon as his eyes met with Brooklyn's, kicked Eunice, who had grabbed the black cane by the tail, off her back, and then himself flew on the fly to escape into the air. Eunice lets out a choked cry from the sudden impact, and rolls to the ground with the black cane she was holding onto by her tail.

　But as he fled into the air, Tsutomu's head hit the transparent barrier, and as soon as he remained in the air, he was surrounded and trapped. Tsutomu bit his lip when he saw that the barrier was blocking him in all directions.


''No matter how you cooperate with me, it is still the same. I am delighted. What about Babenberg?'
We're gonna keep him pinned down for a while. You're a 50-50 chance of killing him.


　In a surprise move, Brooklyn has surrounded and compressed the head of the Babenberg family with multiple barriers, and is still trying to crush him to death. The head of the Babenberg family is safe because he usually puts up barriers to protect himself, but Brooklyn has greater personal strength and magic power than him. He's already past his prime, and it's all he can do to block the approaching barriers.


''Well done. Then, you will continue to be my backup. If you don't kill some of the searchers here, it will be troublesome later on.
''Well we can't have that much of a multiplicity of deployments now that we're allocating so many barriers to Babenberg. Chrystia crushed her legs, but the barrier was broken. I've only held back Tutom here, but the rest of us can only lightly protect me and you at best.
Enough. Then I'll kill him and you will have to defend yourself.


　Orvis smiles at Brooklyn, who is speaking with a barrier to prevent the explorer from hearing what he is talking about, while drinking some potions and working on his own recovery.


''Don't get me wrong. I didn't join you. We only act because our goals are aligned.
Yes, sir.


　She pulled Tsutomu, who had caught her in the barrier with a tongue in cheek, to Orvis, who looked like he was expecting her to come out here. Tsutomu, who had been attacking the barrier with airblades and other weapons, stopped releasing his skills as soon as he was glared at by a sullen-looking Brooklyn.


'Brooklyn. It would be helpful if you could keep Tsutomu alive as much as possible. Because it's possible that he could be one of God's favourites.
'I don't know what God's favor is, but I'm going to let the twombs live, too. It will be worth any number of uses.


　Seeing his remarkable success in the labyrinth city, and also the fact that he was unusually missed by the spirits, Orbis guessed that Tsutomu was also a person who had some unique skill - the favor of God. And Brooklyn also stepped that Tsutomu was a race with an atmosphere that he had never felt before, and he had seen the support recovery earlier, so he was worth using.


'C'mon Brooklyn, why are you following me over there?
You're a rat?
'What are we going to do with barrier magic against them?　What happened to Babenberg!


　Aldrete Crow and the others from the Maze Conqueror Squad are spitting impatient words as they keep their eyes on Orvis and Brooklyn. A few of the Red Demons are chasing after Weiss, who has been kicked away and his neck broken, while Leon, who has lost his right arm, is being given first aid by the Golden Examining Healers.


''Tuttomph!''
Master-!
Well, wait a minute!　Both of you!
But, oh, my God, Tuttle.
Geez.


　Then Amy and Hannah saw Tsutomu trapped in the barrier by Brooklyn, and they immediately tried to run to rescue him. But Amy was stopped by Xeno grabbing her hand, and Hannah was stopped by Diniel grabbing her by the scruff of the neck.


'If you guys go out here on your own, you'll only get caught in the barriers. We should make a plan first and wait for Chrystia's orders.
But...　Tutu, Tutu could get killed!　I have to go help!
The Contract, Undine.


　At the same time as Amy's cry, Leleia made Tsutomu sign a contract with Undine. Then Undine appeared in Tsutomu's right pocket and immediately covered his body to protect it.


''We'll manage to prevent the compression caused by Kancherusia's barrier here. However, my mental strength will be needed to maintain Undine. Right now, Tsutomu doesn't seem to be trying to be crushed by the barrier yet, but if he's about to be crushed, I'll have to use my mental strength there. Perhaps he won't be able to participate in the attack.
Please.


　Garum's face contorted in frustration at his current inability to protect Tsutomu, but he grabbed Leleia's shoulders as she broke her contract with the other spirits and focused her mental strength on Undine. Leleia was a little surprised by the trembling transmitted from that hand, and then her well-formed face tightened again.


''Then, Leleia-kun, I want you to focus all your energy on defending Mr. Tsutomu. I'll be waiting for Chrystia's instructions and we'll also be able to plan a rescue plan for Tsutomu. We're fortunate that we have someone strong enough to crack the barrier. No problem in terms of strength. We'll get him out of there.


　Xeno looked at Amira, who had broken the barrier earlier, and Diniel, who was silently preparing an arrow. Besides, Amy and Hannah also had a better chance of breaking the barrier than Garum and Xeno, so they'd be more than capable of fighting.

　The surrounding clans also chose to take a look at the situation for a while, or maybe they just froze as it was, looking at Orvis, Brooklyn, and Tsutomu, who was trapped by the barrier. In the midst of it all, there was an anguish in Aldrete Crow.


Let me go!　We have to rescue Master Tutom!
'I'm not in a position to worry about other people. Stephanie, we have to wait for now.
'Luke!　If you don't choose to rescue me here, I, myself, will get out of Aldrete Crow right now!　Even as we stop to talk about this, Master Tutom is in danger!


　Stephanie was about to head to Tutom's rescue with her first army attacker and tank in tow, but was stopped by Luke, who made a calm decision.

　However, the Clan members around him buzzed as if they were upset when Stephanie insisted until they left the Clan. Luke chose his words to Stephanie, who was looking at him like a believer who was about to be killed by God.


'Well Stephanie, it's too risky to go and help now. Besides, if Brooklyn was going to kill Tsutomu, he would have been dead long ago. At least they have Tsutomu alive and in captivity. You can't force yourself to go to the rescue here, it would cause unnecessary damage. So we have to wait for now.
But...!　There's no guarantee that Tsutomu-sama won't be killed!


　Stephanie was almost convinced inwardly by Luke's calm point, but she quickly said something else to get him to turn the conversation towards rescuing Tsutomu. Discussions continued at Aldoret Crowe with no parallel progress.

　Everyone was upset by Brooklyn's betrayal and was looking at the situation. Everyone has stopped to think about their own strategies or are waiting for instructions from the royal capital.

　In the midst of all this, the girl with the black staff takes a step forward. The second step was immediately taken.

　And while everyone was standing still, she was jumping out of the way.


''Ha, ha, ha, ha...!


　Eunice, the first army healer of the Golden Probe, was running alone toward Orvis, Brooklyn, and Tsutomu.


　oo


　Eunice doesn't like Tsutomu. He didn't like Tsutomu from the beginning. He was like a high level explorer, despite the fact that he had come to prominence at a low level, and his attitude was like that of a high level explorer. And with the public disclosure of information that made a mockery of the healers up to now, Eunice couldn't help but argue against it.

　So Eunice was a straight-up goner for Tsutomu to teach him to be a healer, and she didn't like the fact that Leon had evaluated him like that. So I tried to make him understand a little bit of the hierarchy of being an explorer, but he was brilliantly beaten back by his abilities.

　At first, I definitely hated it. But as time went on, Eunice wondered if there was an element of dislike for Tsutomu that much. His ability as a healer was undoubtedly one of the best in the world, and everyone was following Tsutomu's moves as a model for attacking dungeons. If you are that powerful, it's understandable that you would have that kind of attitude.

　But when Tsutomu is talking to his other disciples, he usually acts like he's dealing with a troublesome person. Of course, it was inevitable that Tsutomu would treat him like a nuisance because he had come at him, but secretly Eunice wanted to talk to him like the rest of us.

　And he was very happy that Tsutomu recognized the dumpling skills he had created. Because for that moment, it felt like he didn't treat himself as a nuisance and recognized him as one of the healers. And even when I couldn't recover support against Leon, Tsutomu treated me as a healer and gave me instructions to recover support instead of words of encouragement.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find a great deal more to say about it. But when Tsutomu told him you can do it, Eunice felt like she was lifted out of the depths.

　That's why as soon as he saw Tsutomu, who was caught in the barrier and had an anxious look on his face from a distance, Yunis had started running without even thinking about it.


(And yet, why, why did I leave alone!　(Why?!)


　Just like when he was rescued earlier, this time he would rescue Tsutomu himself. Eunice was aware of this feeling, but there was no need for her to go out alone at all. However, his body moved on its own and he started to run alone, and Eunice inwardly regretted it desperately.


''Hey, senpai!　What are you doing?　Stop!　Please stop!


　The shouts of the juniors coming from behind are now far away. Even Leon, who immediately chased after Eunice, couldn't go full speed due to the transparent barrier that was in place. If he ran into the barrier at full speed, Leon would die in the worst case scenario. Therefore, he had no choice but to be cautious.


''You ... I don't really understand.


　In front of Eunice, who never stopped running, Orvis, a monster over three meters tall, was waiting for her. However, Orvis seems to be wary of Eunice, who has suddenly charged in alone, and has a look on his face as if he's trying to figure out what's going on.


''Barrier!''


　Eunice knew that she couldn't fight Orvis head-on and win. Eunice put up a barrier around Orvis and jumped over his head to avoid him with her fly. Orvis, who had read deeply that Eunice, who had rushed in alone, had a plan, tore the barrier like paper with a dubious look on his face.


''Airblaze!''


　When Eunice unleashed an airblaze while she was upside down in the air, the recoil flew backwards thanks to the power amplified by the black staff. But no matter how much the power is amplified by the black cane, the white mage's attack is not good enough for Orvis.

　However, the single assault from Eunice, which I hadn't been investigating at all, may be the reason why Orvis was also wary of it, as he deliberately dodged the airblaze in an exaggerated manner without receiving it.

　With the power amplification of the black cane and deep reading in this situation, Yunis, who would normally be killed instantly, had succeeded in dispatching Orvis. With his momentum, Eunice approached Tsutomu, and Brooklyn, who couldn't afford to have Orvis broken through, gritted his teeth and deployed a barrier.


''Hebu!


　Eunice hit her face decently on the transparent barrier that Brooklyn had created with no room to spare. Tsutomu, who was trapped in the barrier, couldn't help but shout at the brainy Yunis, who was rubbing his face in pain.


''Why, you......... You idiot!　Why are you running into me all by yourself!　You, white mage!
I can't help it. It can't help it. It's all on its own.
What...?


　Tsutomu's face froze in amazement at Eunice, who said something incomprehensible even in this serious situation. I'm sure you'll be pleased to know that I'm not the only one with a bloody nose.


'You looked like you wanted me to help you, so I came!
What are you talking about?
That's why I'm here to help.
''Well I'm being protected by Undine and Orvis and the others aren't going to kill me now!　Idiots!　I don't need your help in the first place, and that's none of your business!　You shouldn't have come to this place alone!　If you don't, you're just going to die for nothing!


　Eunice rolled her eyes as she checked on Tsutomu, who was being protected by Undine close by. Then, with a look of relief, he wagged his tail behind him.


''........What, it was good. I thought for sure that Tsutomu was going to die.''
..........
Good.


　Orvis was rapidly approaching from behind Eunice, who was muttering to herself that she was glad to have her hands on the barrier. As soon as Tsutomu saw it, he grabbed the Undine that was attached to his body.


'Protect that guy!　Absolutely!
..........


　Undine, who transformed into a human form in an instant, shook her head in a shake at Tsutomu's words.


'You can't do it!　You can't go to him like you came to me!
..........


　Undine remained subtle at Tsutomu's appeal. In the meantime, Orbis came up behind Eunice and swung his legs up.


''Huh.''


　Orvis's toes caught Eunice's small body with her hands on the barrier. Eunice, who received a decent kick from that kick, was blown away like a lie. And when it hit the barrier with a dull sound, it fell without power.