'I'm calmer than before. It's a lot easier now.


　Suou smiled as he experienced through barrier magic that a few days had passed since he had seen the situation at the 90th level, and that the wave of Tsutomu's explosive popularity had gradually begun to recede. Tsutomu replied to her pale skin and fluffy golden eyelashes, which made her look like a French doll.


''That's right. I hope they're all gone at this rate.''
''Well, it's terrible. You all became fans after seeing Mr. Tsutomu's work on the ninety levels.
I don't need fans to bother me.
That's a harsh statement, and I think you're right. But there are far fewer people knocking on the barriers.


　Tsutomu, who is conversing with Suou, has a relieved look on his face. To begin with, most of the female members of the infinite circle are highly distinctive. An idol, an old lady, a Yankee, an idiot, a crazy psycho, a person of faith, etc... These are certainly not the kind of people you can calmly talk to from the bottom of your heart. Only with Oli, with whom he has a businesslike relationship in the Clan House, would Tsutomu be able to talk so peacefully.

　Suou is also in a strong position as the daughter of a nobleman who originally ruled the labyrinth city, but from Tsutomu's point of view, she only looks like a woman with common sense. At the very least, she was less distinctive than the members of the infinite circle, so she was much easier to talk to.


''You seem to be having a lot of fun,''
Yeah, I guess so.
I don't think I've ever seen such a relieved look on your face at Clan House.


　Leleia, who is observing Tsutomu's situation, says with a straight face as she walks forward, and Daryl, who is walking next to her, looks somewhat nervous. You can clearly see from her childish face that she is troubled by the piquant air emitted from her. And what a delicate distance it was from the incident of Leleia licking Amira's tears.


''Are you sure you want to be here?''
Yes, nice to meet you.


　The four of them, who had been going down the road looking heavenly in front and hellish in the back, were entering an industrial area where the voices of artisans were still flying around today. Then they stepped into the Doren Workshop, which had a sign that said it was closed today.


'Good morning!'
Oh, welcome to the club.


　When Tsutomu greeted him, Doren appeared from the back of the workshop, looking as energetic as ever. However, the disciples around him looked like a completely battered dog. It was because he had originally spent a busy but fulfilling day as a sponsor of the Infinite Circle, but recently he had been working so much that it could be called a death march due to the effects of breaking through the ninety level first sight.


''I'm sorry to interrupt you,''


　However, as soon as they saw Suou and Leia, they felt that they couldn't show their disheveled appearance, they all immediately became crispy and stood up with a good posture and immediately started cleaning up the liquor bottles and other things that had fallen around.


''If Suou's here, it'll make those guys work a lot more efficiently.
'No, I'd be interrupting you if I were here. It's a task that requires a lot of concentration.
Well, that's true.


　After Suou and Smith decided to become explorers, Tsutomu had introduced them to him, and Doren Workshop had provided them with God's Dungeon-produced armor from the Doren Workshop. Therefore, Suou had already met with Doren several times, and the relationship seemed to be easy, as she didn't feel too much of a nobleman either. Then Tsutomu called out to Doren.


''There was a bit too much commotion and I couldn't move, so I'm sorry for the delay in showing up.
I don't mind. That's what happens when you're that active, right?　I saw that, too, and it was numbing. Also, Amira was very excited about the whole thing. I'm going to make a PT with you. I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work for you.
I see. Well, that depends on your ability and luck. Also, I think Oli has told me about it.
Oh, isn't that the countermeasure equipment for the ninety-one levels?


　Doren quickly answered while stroking his own white beard, but his expression was apologetic.


''I didn't think I'd have to deal with the slime by now. I've been working on strengthening equipment for the dungeon outside, but from what I've seen on the first platform, the acid seems to be very powerful. I've asked our expert anti-acid equipment handlers to do some of the processing, so it's been taking a long time.
''There's still plenty of time to spare, so as long as you make something solid for that, it won't be a problem. Probably because if you can't counter the slime, you won't be able to break through the ninety-one levels.
Is that all you've got?
'Yeah. The one on the 91st level has much higher physical resistance than the previous slime, and its skill resistance is also slightly higher, so it takes longer to defeat it. Nuclei also move on their own, so even Diniel seems to find it difficult to penetrate them with a single shot.


　Even so, the slime by itself can be dealt with to a certain extent by Leleia's spirit magic, but the giant slime in the goblin army flies acid like a gun or sends slime flying like a pitchfork.

　There are also a bunch of elite goblins that look like they've been trained, as well as the Goblin King who interferes with your hate management, so you can't easily crush the giant slime as a long-range attack method. Because of this, it is expected to become a melee battle, so it is important to take measures against slimes that have long-range attacks.


''Oh, and I also brought the magic stone of the end of my life.


　As Tsutomu said this, he opened the magic bag like a furoshiki and lifted the extremely large magic stone, which was divided into white and black on either side, with both hands, together with Daryl, and placed it on the workshop's platform. Everyone was uniformly paying attention to the magic stone, which was the only one at the moment, and Suou also seemed to be interested in it with eyes like he was looking at a jewel.


''You've done the appraisal, right?''
Amy did it. She said it's called the Demon Stone. I'm giving it to you for your research.
''We're only halfway through the Thorn Demon Stone, and yet there's still more...''


　That being said, Doren's face was filled with joy. As a genuine armor maker, Doren already has several ideas in his mind on how to use this magical stone.


'I understand. Of course this is also useful. However, we've been short on staff recently. I'm sorry, but can you do me a favor?
What is it?
Can you take a job at the Doren Studio in the number one position?
Jobs, sir?


　Tsutomu couldn't help but roll his eyes when he was told something a little unexpected, but then he reconsidered and put a hand to his chin, thinking that it would certainly have some diffusing power if it was the first one.


''That's fine, and I have a feeling it's going to attract a lot of people. What do you want to do about the job offer and so on?'
'I'll think about that later and put it in writing and give it to Oli. Well, probably in the form of having him bring his own work to me.
I see. Then either way, if we can't equip countermeasures, we can't move much either, so let's put our efforts into helping out. First, let's get Leleia--


　The two then proceeded to talk about the job offer at the Doren Workshop, and after finishing the meeting there to some extent, they had Suou put up the barrier again and went to the next place.


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We're sorry for the inconvenience.


　After leaving Doren's workshop, Tsutomu and his friends went to the forest apothecary, where all the products had been sold out and were no longer in use. The first thing they did was to apologize to the owner, an old elf woman.

　The source of the potion Tsutomu had been using when he was grabbed and petrified in the end of his life was quickly determined to be the forest apothecary. This is because it is unlikely that anyone other than the owner of the Forest Apothecary could have created a potion that could cure the petrification state.

　That's why the forest apothecary was flooded with Aldoret Crow's clerks and newspaper reporters who heard the commotion. Their views on the sale of a potion that could cure the petrified state against the Infinite Circle, and their plea to sell it to themselves.


It'll be fine. I made them understand their place in the world, you know.


　However, the old lady's position as the owner of the forest apothecary is so strong that no one can violate her. In the first place, she developed a potion, something close to a potion that can cure all diseases, and those who can insulate her, who are still at the forefront of its development, would be too foolish to do so.

　Just the mere fact that the old lady, who usually keeps a smile on her face, retracted her expression forced Aldrete Crowe and the newspaper reporters to back down. If she was in a bad mood, Aldoret Crow would not be able to stock the highest quality potions, and the newspaper reporters would have their fate in their hands when their own relatives were sick.

　White mages and praying mages can easily heal external injuries, but often they are still unable to heal internal diseases and other illnesses. Therefore, the old lady's power to make thousands of potions to heal illnesses is high, and she has the trust of the voters who are actually helped. Even the nobles, who have always had extraordinary power through magic, couldn't do anything about her.


''Even so, it's true that I imposed some troublesome things on you. And I'm sorry that I couldn't come to apologize right away.''
'I got to watch you on the first one too, and it was awesome. If the potion I made was of any use to you, you don't have to apologize for anything. In fact, it's much nicer to be thanked for it.
''........I see. Well then, thank you again. Thanks to you, it really helped me. Because if it wasn't for that potion, it would have been pretty tough.
Okay. Well, I guess it was worth it. Ho-ho-ho-hee.


　To the old lady who was smiling happily, Tsutomu also smiled with relief. Seeing the two of them, Leleia and Daryl looked at each other and seemed surprised.


''Oh, and. There's something I'd like to ask Tsutomu.''
What is it?
You know that elf Diniel?　Hey, could you do something about that?
What did Diniel do to you?
'No, it's not like I'm that mad at him. It's just that he asks me to teach him the bow.


　The old lady frowned at Tsutomu, who frowned at once, and the old lady nodded her head with a troubled look on her face as she ran her hands through her hands, saying, "Well, you know.


It's a good thing that I've lived longer than most elves, because I know how to use the bow to some extent. I'm sure you'll be able to find out how to use the bow to some extent. It's a very good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for. That's why I'm in a bind. I come to ask you for help every day.
''........Really? Did you know that?
No.
Yeah, I had no idea.


　I turned back to Leleia and Daryl behind me to ask them, but neither of them seemed to know that Diniel was here. I didn't know either and there was no sign of that, so I crossed my arms to see what was going on.


'I understand. I'll let you know about that from here.'
I'm sorry. If I were 300 years younger, I might have been able to teach you a few things, but I'm not very good at it now. I couldn't handle that kind of talent.
'No, it's our clan's responsibility, so the old lady won't be bothered.
It's amazing to see you break that boy. I didn't think that a human Tutumi would be able to break the approval of Christia. I thought Melcho was the only one who could do it.


　Tsutomu lightly retorted to the old lady who was looking at the state of the polished herbs with deep emotion.


''I didn't break it. It broke on its own.''
Oh, yeah, heh, heh.


　The old lady who witnessed Diniel, who was actually resuscitated on the first floor and looked at Tsutomu, who had rebuilt the PT and survived, as if he were a monster, only managed to pull an amused smile. Then, after an hour of light small talk, Tsutomu left the forest apothecary with a look on his face as if the poison from his mind had been removed.


''Is........Tsutomu, could it be that?　He's only interested in older people...
'Maybe so..... Or maybe Mr. Diniel is a hundred years old, so it has to be more than that.
Hey.


　And Leleia and Daryl, who had seen Tsutomu talking to the old lady so happily, were discussing it in a whispered voice, and he was quick to poke at them. Suou, who was watching the scene, chuckled and felt the feel of the children who were energetically bumping into the barriers, taking advantage of Tsutomu's commotion, from the barriers.