A few days later, Aldrete Crow arrived at the eighty-fifth level, the highest point of attainment. But a swarm of monsters, such as the fallen angels that cover the red moon, that have both light and dark attributes. And the Faren Rich, who have them under their control, killed them in no way and led to their annihilation.

　Until now, only about one light and dark attribute mixed monster had a chance of appearing in a single battle. It will increase even more from the 85th level. And the mid-boss Faren Rich also appears in front of the Black Gate and unleashes a powerful magic attack that combines the light and dark attributes. Therefore, if you don't have equipment that is resistant to the attributes of light and darkness, it will be extremely difficult to break through.

　However, Aldrete Crow seems to be continuing to attack the 85th level for a little while longer, so I'd like to prepare some equipment before I notice. However, after diving into the 83 levels with Silver Beast for a few days, there are still no treasure chests, so it's a difficult task.

　It's a good thing that you're able to have a good time with them. I'm not sure if I'll be able to get a picture of her face, but the searcher who was there could have guessed that the girl was Mina.

　And as expected, the knight who was dispatched to the scene explained to me about Orbis, and I was informed that Mina is a queenly being who can manipulate insect-based monsters to trigger a second stampede. If she is about to be killed, Mina will immediately order the insects to attack the capital or any other city as the queen individual.

　However, she herself wants to live a normal life, but she can't ignore the great power of the city, so the labyrinth city will take custody of her. Basically, Weiss will be with her when she goes out, and when she hides in divine dungeons, she will be quarantined inside the multiple barriers set up by the Babenberg family.

　In the last Stampede, Mina had broken the barriers of the Babenberg family, but the multiple barriers that had been meticulously constructed with magic power and time beforehand would not be broken. Mina couldn't unleash an attack that was even more powerful than the magic cannon of the tyrannical dragon, but even if she tried to escape by cracking it bit by bit, the Babenberg family, who shared senses with the barrier, would soon find out.


''Hah!''


　Tsutomu let out a long sigh after watching the knight leave after he finished explaining about Mina. He often sighed at the lack of a treasure chest these days, but this one was very heavy. Even the apprentice woman who had just walked into the living room with the laundry was surprised.

　It seems that what King's Landing is doing is just postponing the problem. It's true that if they try to kill Mina, the stampede might happen again, but if they don't kill her now, the insect-based monsters will increase in number. There may indeed be some casualties in King's Landing, but we should still do it before it doesn't increase.


(I almost had a sarcasm coming out of my mouth when he started talking about how the Time of Peace was going to happen.)


　But since the knight said with an unconcerned face that King's Landing needs a moment of peace for a while, I can't expect anything at all. In the first place, what exactly did King's Capital do in the last Stampede? Taking advantage of the Stampede, they put more weight on solving the problems within King's Capital, and on the front lines, Brooklyn betrayed them and made the war situation worse. If we talk about damage, it's only the damage in the city and the knights who were guarding Melcho. If we talk about the number of casualties, the searchers have more.


(I wonder if Aldoret Crow is convinced.)


　Aldrete Crow was the victim of the last Stampede. Even though that Clan didn't kill them directly, I don't know if they would tolerate Mina, who was complicit in it. The Infinite Circle didn't kill anyone as a result, but if the Stampede had killed Amy or Garum, Tsutomu would have planned to kill Mina by any means necessary.

　When Aldrete Crowe tried to kill Mina and asked the Infinite Circle to help him as well. As for Tsutomu personally, I'd honestly be in favor of killing him and want to help him. However, since I won't actually be fighting them, I probably won't cooperate directly. The clan members don't want to expose themselves to as much danger as possible, so they will probably cooperate in other ways.


(If we have a disagreement on this, it's going to be very complicated. I wonder if we can get it all together...)


　Aldoret Crow has so many clan members that unity of consciousness is quite difficult. It's not surprising if there is a split in opinion between those who kill and those who don't, and this could be an opportunity for factions to form within the clan. It's very difficult to reunite a clan once a divide has been established. Tsutomu knows of a number of clans that have been disbanded by the separation of the gutsy and the fun-loving, the boisterous and the chatting groups. And this problem is deeper than those.


(Though I hope they manage to have it up to ninety levels.)


　I want to only attempt to break through on the first try, as much as possible on the hundredth level, so I want to hand over the ninety levels to Aldoret Crow first. So, I don't want the clan to collapse, Tsutomu was worried about the math involved.


　oo


You're kidding me!　After all that, you want a normal life!　You're kidding me!　I'm going to kill you!
Oh, wait.
'Oh!　In the first place, I don't even like you knights.　You threw everything at me in the maze city!　What were you guys doing during the Stampede, you idiots!　You were just sneaking around in the back fiddling with your witchcraft!　What have the nobles and royalty, who are always pompous and pompous, done to you!　Aah!　You lick it off!


　Aldoret Crow was having a rough time with Mina, just as Tsutomu had expected. The number of Aldoret Crow clan members who died in the last Stampede was nine. If you look at the numbers alone, it's a small amount of damage, but from the perspective of his relatives, it's not a good thing.

　If they had been explorers in the past, they might have been able to tolerate it if they had been compensated. But with the creation of God's dungeon, death was almost non-existent, and searchers were less able to tolerate death than before.


'Calm down,'


　And just as the anger turned to the knight, Bittman, a former soldier, stopped a man named Zong, a third army attacker. Then Zong stared at Bittman with his eyes that made the knight cower and stare at Zirori.


''........Bittman. Are you asking me to overlook that?　In the first place, I can't sleep well just because there's a monster like that in the labyrinth city. Don't you think the pest should be exterminated?
So, then.
"King's Landing attacked by a monster?　Ha, I don't give a shit. You're on your own this time. Yorm, Misha, Guyna.... I can't stand it when they're dead and that little shit is stuck alive!　Right?　I can't be the only one!　This is what I think!


　Clan members stared at the screaming Zong with varying degrees of gaze, but it was true that the majority of them agreed with that opinion. Most of the people who died in the Stampede were in the higher echelons of the army, so most of them knew each other's faces, and they had even formed a PT and had conversations with each other. Many of them were friends, and some of them were acquaintances who even knew their families.

　And having actually seen his family members grieving, Zong slammed his fist into the iron desk as if to vent his anger. The desk makes a loud denting and creaking sound and the knight behind it winces.


'Killing that little bastard will only bring the bug monster, right?　What's the King's Landing so terrified of? You could have just killed them both.
Zong. Perhaps the girl can attack monsters anywhere she likes besides King's Landing. If that happens, this time the people will be the ones who suffer.
So we're supposed to be patient?　Hey, Bittman. I mean, you've made a team with those guys. You ate the same kettle of fish, you drank the same cup more than once. And now they're dead?
Death is a searcher's best friend.
'That was a long time ago!　We don't need to risk that right now!


　Bittman, who was gripped tightly to his chest by Zong, still remained calm without moving a single eyebrow.


'Killing that girl won't bring back the dead. On the contrary, it will only cause innocent people to die again.
''........Haha. So you're on the side of the knight-sama after all. For an ex-military man, I thought you were a great guy.


　Zong, who had the appearance of an old-fashioned searcher with a strong arm, pulled his hand away from Bitman with a disappointed look in his eyes. And Bittman looked a little sad when he returned such words.

　When he turned from a soldier to an explorer, Bittman got tangled up with Zong, who had been an explorer for a long time. Then there was a period of time where they clashed about something, but once they formed a PT, Zong recognized Bittman's abilities. The two gradually formed a PT and became barroom drinking buddies and competitive rivals.

　But it felt like that relationship had now fallen apart, and Bittman's eyebrows were lowered sadly. Then a woman with a fluttering pink vertical roll stared straight at Zong from behind her.


'Zong. Bittman is still saddened by the death of his friends. Please don't waste your time on needless division.
Oh?
Don't freak out.
Are you on that side, Stephanie?
Yes. Killing that girl will only cause more people to mourn.
You look like you got rid of your compassion, too.


　Stephanie's former somehow feeble mood has vanished, and she now has a cold demeanor to the point of being called an ice conductor. Most of the clan members don't know why this has happened, but if she had been in the past, she might have mourned the death of Misha, who had been a friend and friendly competitor.


'I don't know about the others, but at least Misha wouldn't have asked for someone to avenge her at the expense of someone else. Besides, all clan members have the same feeling of grief. And yet, isn't it strange to make a distinction between that one and that one from earlier?
''Well then, what would you have done if the Stampede had killed that Tuttle?　You look like you're getting into it for the long haul, don't you think you'd like to get a little revenge?
Hey!


　The subject of Tsutomu had become a taboo subject for Stephanie among the Clan members. The Clan members around him tried to stop Zong from waving it off with accusing eyes.

　However, Stephanie was visibly dismayed when Tsutomu was trapped by the Brooklyn barrier. Zong, who had been watching the scene, couldn't help but ask her that, and the pack of skills that had been spinning behind her visibly spun up.


''It's Tsutomu-sama, huh........ Come on, I can't even imagine what will happen to me, can I?
That clear face will be a bit different.
I suppose so. But that's just an assumption. It's irrelevant. After all, talking in a place like this doesn't get us anywhere. I will abide by the decision of Luke, the clan leader, and if you don't like that decision, then why don't you just leave Aldoret Crow?
Tsk.


　Stephanie says the word withdrawal without a care in the world, and Zong swears that he knows she is serious about it too. In fact, Stephanie is angry that Tsutomu didn't move quickly enough in her predicament, because once she really submitted a withdrawal notice to the guild. With Luke's persuasion and rooting, the withdrawal was somehow rescinded, but those in the higher ranks knew about it.

　Before, Aldoret Crow, which had the impression of being a major clan with a reasonably stable management, had changed to a bizarre degree in the last half year. Particularly since the time when they had gained huge profits from the Ice Demon Stone, all the treatment had gone up, to the point where he was hesitant to say the word "leave".

　Especially if you're a high ranking army, you're treated so well that you're under the illusion that you can really get anything you want, and even the Zong of the third army doesn't lack greed to the point where you can easily abandon your current position. No matter how much he wanted to avenge his enemies, he wasn't prepared to throw everything away.

　And after this, Luke spoke a statement in front of the clan members that Aldoret Crow would not mention Mina. No one went so far as to leave the clan, but there was no doubt that there was a rift between the clan members somewhere.