It just occurred to me.

　Inside the safe room connecting the fourth and fifth layers.
　【Gale of Heroic Wind】 Yuan-kun opened his mouth.

　The safe room is a simple square space with a pedestal that houses the battle record stone in the center of it.
　The rest is two doors. The room is safe, and no demons are attacking - the setting is that this is a space that is safe.
　The shelf where you can purchase the magic body (avatar) restorative medicine is also placed in the corner.

　Aerial-san answered the words of Yuan-kun, a thirteen-year-old boy with hair of a shade of fresh green.

''Oh, what's going on?''

In the Dreamer's Realm, the floor boss fight is beyond the door.

That's the way it was structured when the Fenixes attacked.

Demons are the natural enemy of those who can't resist. Without Panacea, we don't even have the manpower to break their charms.

　With [White Mage], Panakea-san, out of the picture, Ewan-kun was going to join the first rank party.

''Hmm. If you have any ideas, talk to me.

　Ewan-kun opened a slight pause, then said.

''I was wondering if it would be a good idea to unleash magic as soon as you open the door.

　All of them were puzzled.
　So did I as I watched them through the screen in the video room. But they immediately smiled.

　Yeah, it's an ant if all you have to do is win.
　The plan is to let them leave before they get charmed (charm).

''Haha, Yuan-sempai, that's it, haha. That's good, it's fun.

　Lace-kun was laughing with his belly.
　Ewan-kun looked disgusted for a moment, but that was all.

'It's not that kind of a laugh, Wraith. I'm sure some of our viewers will have similar questions.'

'No, no, I laughed because I thought it was really funny,'

Totally. Well, not now. More importantly, Ewan.

Yes, sir.

'That perspective is important. It's great to have a mindset of thinking the best for yourself, no matter what anyone else decides.

Thank you. Thank you.

'Then let's think about it some more. Why do you think we don't applaud the idea with open arms?

It's...

　For a moment, Ewan-kun pretends to care about the camera.
　In a small, heartless voice, he continues, "Is it because it's not good entertainment?

'Is it because I don't like it as entertainment?

　That's probably part of it.
　You can't just open the door and immediately unleash your magic and yes, complete the attack, it's far from tasteless.
　It's just--

"No, the audience has nothing to do with it. It's an act that crosses the line drawn by both adventurers and demons.

...adventurers and demons...?

"Let's take the demons' point of view. "Let's take the demons' point of view. Don't you think that 'safe room' is a hindrance in the first place?

I'm sorry...

　Yes. There is no need to have an impenetrable realm inside if you can just defeat the adventurers.
　Of course, the reason it was set up is because of the entertainment factor.

　But the important thing is that the demon side is following the rules.
　Never break them and never attack the adventurers in the safe room.　

"Your plan is to open the door only to destroy them when they can't attack you. "Your plan is to 'open the door only to destroy it while they can't attack us'.

　It's possible to say that you'll do anything to win.
　But the current plan is strictly against the rules.

　Even he would have understood if he had thought it over, but he must have spontaneously said something that came to him.
　Ewan-kun looked down in shame.

''Sorry, I........''

'No, free thinking is a good thing. You've decided to proceed with the attack without losing any of your friends, haven't you?　That feeling is a noble one. But if you're a [brave] person, you have to think about things quickly and deeply.

Yes....!

　The fists are clenched and Ewan-kun responds forcefully.

It's a good idea to do it after everyone has entered the room. There will be some people who will be charmed by the timing, but as long as they are defeated immediately, it's fine.

Aerial-san laughs at Wraith-kun's words.

''It would be good if that's how we could capture it.

''However, I saw the video at Fenix-kun's place, and the Yumemas are so cute!　I thought I might not be able to cut...

　The speaker is [Warrior] Hamill-san from the Skaha Party.
　He's the kind of person who seems to be a friendly and jovial older brother.
　He's a person with a blurred boundary between on and off, and his naturalness in dungeons is said to be both an attraction and a drawback at times.

'Haha, you're a gentleman, Hamil. It will be even more difficult for these women to do so because they're exposing their true faces.

'Yes!　That's right.

So do you want to stay?

　A calm but stern voice.
　Hamill-san's expression, which was almost smiling, hardens.

''No, no ... I'll do it. I'm an adventurer.''

　Mr. Aerial smiled at Hamill's reply.

'Well said. Alright, let's go then.

　And so the adventurers step out through the door.

　No resurrection rights are exercised.
　Eleven members invade the fifth layer.

　The remaining members and [Position (Job)] are like this.
　The Aerial Party is 【Brave】 Aerial, 【Samurai】 Masamune, 【Wizard】 Michelle, 【Alchemist】 Liu Yi, and 【Brave】 Yuan.

　The Helvall Party is annihilated.

　Skaha Party is 【Brave】 Skaha, 【Hunter】 Suri, 【Magician】 Theo, 【Warrior】 Hamil.

　Wraith & Fran are 【Brave】Wraith and 【Destructor】Fran.

　Of them, the four 【Brave】 and Michelle are the ones who have the magic power to deploy resistance (resist). The next ones are Liu Yi-san and Suri-san.

　Masamune, Theo, and Hamil don't have a lot of magic power due to their 【Position(Job)】.
　The same should be true for Fran-san, but in her case, her abilities are still unknown.
　Will charm (charm) really work for a 'strong' [destroyer] owner?

''Welcome back, Master~''

　And the voices of the maids overlap with each other.
　The magic of the 【Dream Demon】 is indeed troublesome.

　The basic tactics are short term battles while protecting friends who are unable to deal with it well.
　It's the same as what Fenix and the others did.

This is........not bad.

　Masamune presses her forehead. She seems to have cracked up with fascination (charm).

'I'll report it to Pana-san, right?

Michelle, will you give me a break?

　Masamune is Panakea's husband.

'You don't have a floor boss,'　

　Wraith-kun, who started 【Memma】 who waved his hand at him and iced those who were reflected in his field of vision from one end to the other, said.
　He must have thought that Beulah-san's icing was effective after seeing the attack of Fenix and the others.

　Even though the [Dream Demon] here has horns, feathers, and a tail, she's a beautiful woman who doesn't even wear a mask.
　A scene that causes enough damage to make her leave tends to be difficult to accept from a viewer's perspective.
　In that respect, the freezing that Beulah-san did - trapping her in the ice - is an attack, but it doesn't seem too radical.

'Changed the structure, huh...?'

　Skaha-san was transformed into a living lightning by the "Lightning Region" and ran around the room like a coffee shop.
　In the blink of an eye, all of the remaining 【Dream Demons】 scatter their magical bodies (avatars) and become magical particles.

　The magic of the 【Brave Man】 that boasts of its overwhelming domination power.

''Um........do you have a minute?　I'm all right, you know.

　Hamill.

That's because you beat them. Not even the floor boss yet.

　Hamill-san shook his head at Lace-kun's answer.

'No, I mean, from the beginning, I didn't feel anything. Nothing, I didn't feel anything. It's just that--

　Seeing Hamill-san looking impatient, everyone became more alert.

''Theo........!

Yes, Leader!　Come to think of it, watashi is equally fine!　Right. Now, what's this all about?

Fran you're looking all right.

"Hm.

　The more insecure a person is about their magic amount and magic resistance, the easier it is for them to be charmed.
　That's why the three of them were not targeted in the first place.
　Why?

　The adventurers did not react too quickly.
　In fact, there was one person who was cracking up.

''Ah, this is........''

　Wraith-kun's face was in the form of a smile, but unlike usual, there was no room for it.

　The next moment, there was a deafening sound.
　The sound of metal colliding with metal. That sound, which sounds clear, is a signal of a clash between blades.

''It's something I've missed. Do you remember it?　We crossed swords like this once before you joined us, didn't we?

　Cutting with Aerial-san, who drew his holy sword - 【Samurai】 Masamune-san.
　He slashed at the leader with his katana.

　His eyes are empty and clearly not in a normal state.
　That's just as well.

　The number of 【Memons】 that seemed to fill the space, they focused on their targets and deployed charms (charms) in the small amount of time before they left.

　For example, like Alba trying to get you to touch her prized magic sword during battle.
　The temptation of the [Dream Demon] is that strong and hard to resist, distorting the perception of the target.
　To the point that if you hang deep enough, you will perceive your ally as an enemy.

　From there, seven times in a row, there was a sound.
　All of this was in a split second. If an ordinary person were to be an ordinary person, they would be wounded seven times in death as it is, a sword strike.

''As usual, great sword skills.''

　Neither of them had any wounds, but the one who dropped back - Aerial-san was the one who dropped back.
　Masamune-san, if we're limited to swordplay, he's an expert that surpasses [Storm Hero].
　Even my sword master, Fulkus-san, I don't know if he's a match for him.

''Everyone, never enter the range of Masa's katana.

'If you've beaten the other kids but haven't broken the charm, then you have a girl to keep.

　Michelle's voice is strained.

　It might be easier to understand if you compare it to healing magic.
　Someone gets injured.
　The 【White Mage】 tries to heal it, but he gets hit in the process.
　However, if there is another 【White Mage】, he can resume healing from the middle.
　The healed parts remain intact, and you can start healing from the rest of the game.

　In the case of charms (charms), if the activator disappears, the effect will fade away, so it's not exactly the same as healing, but it can take over.

　Masamune-san has been infiltrated by [Dream Demon] to the depths of her mind.
　I can't bring her back to her senses with just a little or a little bit of help.

''Then let's lock her up.......that.

　Wraith-kun's ice formation, Masamune-san--avoided it.
　Immediately after, the ice was slashed and he resumed the fight with Aerial-san.

'You're fast. It's getting fun.''

"Don't be silly, Lace!　We've got to find the floor boss and take him down quickly!

　Ewan-kun shouts.

'You're hiding, aren't you?　You're a strong spirit, aren't you, [samurai]? If they're going to be this crazy, they must be very careful about maintaining it.

Can't you just use your magic to find them?　I'm not feeling it, though.

　【Warrior】 Hamill-san is not good at sensing magic power. Even so, he is able to sensitively detect the killing intent and hostility.

"Due to the magic power sprinkled by the charm, I can't sense it well.

　Skaha-san said, looking for an opportunity to see if she could join Aerial-san.

　Waveringly, [Hunter] Suri-san moves. The identity of him who hides his face with the hood part of his cloak - an elf.
　It's also said to be the same hometown as Lily from the Fenix Party.

''.........Insects, huh?''

　He readied his bow and kept his arrow on guard.
　The target of the arrow is - Theo-san.

''Oops........!　Don't tell me that even Lord Suri has fallen under the charm!

Theo, get down.

　At Suri's short words, Theo responded immediately.
　Without hesitation, Theo-san got down on the ground.
　Suri-san's arrow passed through the space he was in a moment ago and pierced the wall.

''Suri, did you defeat it?''

No.

　A short conversation between Hamill-san and Suri-san.
　By the time it was over, the presence that Suri-san had been aiming for had appeared.
　Until a few minutes ago, there was nothing there. It was as if it had suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

　[Black Demon Dog].
　The figure of the [Black Demon Dog] was there, biting its fangs in an attempt to bite off Theo-san's neck as he lay on the floor.

　Theo-san is also a skilled hand, as expected of him, quickly deploying a thread to prevent it at the very last minute, but that's not enough.
　The [Black Demon Dog] spits out flames at close range.
　Theo-san burst into flames.

''........Isn't the layer coming out different?''

　Wraith-kun swiftly activates the water magic method. He tries to extinguish the fire by dousing Theo-san with a large amount of water.
　Theo-san manages to get up and redeploys the thread.

　Hamill-san's "Flying Slash" and Suri-san's "Divine Speed" attacked 【Black Demon Dog】, and they all hit the target.
　But 【Black Demon Dog】what a surprise--they became atomized.

''Huh!　Is that even possible!

　Hamill is surprised.
　Even Theo-san's threads can't prevent the fog from passing through. It might be different if we sealed it completely, but in the current state where it's unfolding like a 'net', it's impossible.

''d*mn........!

　Theo instantly wrapped layers of thread around his body, instantly substituting it for his armor.
　The meaning of this was probably there. Even if it was only a little.

　The one that materialized from the fog - it was a [werewolf].
　The palm bottom released from the giant body explodes into Theo-san's abdomen, and his body is slammed into the wall.

　When he avoids the Skaha Party's attack with atomization again, he materializes next to Theo-san.
　The one who came around to use his body as a shield - 【Demon of Love Affair】Sitley.

''I still think she's the prettiest in this form. Don't you guys think so too?

　The maid with her pink hair in twin tails says with a dainty smile - she absorbed (drained) all of Theo-san's magic power.
　Theo-san's body dissipates with magic particles, which are sucked into Sitri-san's mouth.
　Exit.

　Citry-san is a sub-beast of a panther that has the ability to transform.
　And when she transforms into another species, she can even recreate the characteristics of that species.
　He can also recreate what he wears, but this is also a category of transformation. It is said that you can turn your body into a costume or an ornamental device.
　What's even more special is that, depending on the item, it's possible to recreate only its characteristics (...).

　For example, he can maintain his charm(s) while becoming a featherworm.
　For example, you can activate atomization while in the state of [Black Demon Dog].
　For example, he can materialize into 【Werewolf】 from atomization.

'This girl wasn't a 【Dream Demon】...?

''It was a blink-and-you'll-miss-it when you were a Fenix-sempai. I wouldn't be surprised if he had a different ability, would I?

　Hamill-san is upset, and Wraith-kun nods lightly.

''You're all looking at Citry with such passion. It's true that she's so cute that you can't help but gawk at her.　I don't think it's rude to stare at them too closely.

'How dare you, Mister Theo!　Bring Lord Masamune back to life!

'Wow, hot blood. Ewan-kun, right?　You have a pretty face, so why don't you smile?　

　Ewan-kun silently sent the wind blade flying.
　A crescent-shaped slash of air closed in on Sitely-san, trying to split her - scraping the wall behind her.

''........What?''

You suck at it. Have you been practicing?　Or--is it because of black magic?

　Her figure had changed again.
　This time - a demon.

　A jet black robe with a gold design and a purple cloth decoration reminiscent of darkness.
　The hood that covers the head and a single horn that sprouts in the form of breaking through it.

　The figure of [Ship Horned Dark Mage] Remegaton was there.

　It wasn't that Ewan-kun's aim was off. He made his sense of aiming go awry, and as a result, he sent the magic flying in a misguided direction.
　The resistance (resist) must have been released at the stage of constructing the magic. That's why the black magic on the spur of the moment worked immediately.

''The Demon King's Army........Chief of Staff.......!

Mr. General Staff, here's Citry's version.

　There are limits to her reproduction.
　If you don't have enough magic power to build that body, you can't transform. Also, as for the characteristics, as long as you can't fully grasp the sensation of using them, you can't recreate them.

　She is unmistakably reproducing Remegaton's body now, but she does not reproduce all of its abilities.
　To put it plainly, it's like me without the release of my horns and black magic.

''I'll do it. It'll be good practice before I fight the person in question.

"...wow, that's not very pretty to say.

　Wraith-kun and Fran-san's attention turned completely to Sitry-san.

　It's a tense scene, but I had a few swallowing thoughts in the corner of my head.