There's a reason why I don't fight here.
　No matter how much of a magic organ I've trained following my master's teachings, summoning so many powerful people at once will tire me out.

　I don't intend to touch the built-in magic power of the horns yet, and it would be foolish to remain here in a state of magic power reworking.
　And this time, do whatever you want with your orders.
　I won't even give you instructions in a timely manner.

　I can wait for a little while and support the black magic but Aerial-san will be able to force his way to me.
　It's only because he understands the structure of this layer of the game, and there's a good chance that he'll come to catch my head if he thinks my moves aren't worthy of his vigilance.
　That's not my intention either.

''Remegeton-sama, please stand down. Leave this place to us.

　Elf demon, [Deep Forest Archer] Strath says.
　I nod one nod and think for a moment before I say.

''Drop that [Hunter] here.''

　In the first place, Lily decided to become a demon for that reason.
　In order to defeat [Faceless Archer] Suri.
　I want you to fulfill your original purpose, even if it's on our side.

　I thought she laughed behind the cloth that covered her mouth.

''I'm sure.''

That's good.

　I flip my costume and turn my back on the enemy.

'No no no you're not going to let them get away with it that easily.

　They are not so naive as to let the enemies they can defeat escape.
　Hamill-san's 'Flying Slash' is released.
　It's a trajectory that passes by Strath and aims at me.

　--Is Hamill-san the only one who was able to catch it?

''........yeah.

　Just before I was about to be hit by Hamill-san's 'flying slash', my body had disappeared from the first area.
　The scenery switched at the end of his interminable surprised voice.

　I flew to the second area.
　It's called 'spatial migration', but of course it's not magic.

　This time, I'm equipped with a recording stone for transference.
　This is the reason why it's possible to move between areas.

　However, the recording stone for transference is usually placed in a place that is not visible to the viewers.
　Outside of the safe room, they are placed behind a wall or in a huge rock, and they are accessed through a hidden door.
　Naturally, I'm also transferred to the staff-only hidden room in the second area and exit from there.

　Remegaton summons a contractor for each area, and he only fights those who have reached the deepest part of the tenth layer.
　That's the type of method that can be used.

　Normal recording stones don't move with the transferee, but this one was specially made.
　That's why normal transference recording stones are activated by drawing magic power from the dungeon, but the user must provide the magic power for transference.
　This means that it's not something that anyone can use conveniently.

''Well........

　What will happen?
　As I refine my magic, I think about the battle upstairs.


"Hmm, did we come a little too fast?


　The voice.

''--what...?''

　I know it well, but it's not supposed to be heard here. It's not supposed to be heard until much later.
　How is this possible?

　Even though we are connected by a door, I have been transferred to another area.
　It has not even been a minute since I emerged from the hidden door.

　So why is he in my sight?
　''Why is [Storm Hero] Aerial here?

''It looks like you're not ready for a welcome?　Or is it you here?

Come on.

　Whether it's unexpected or not, what you do is the same.
　I turn my screaming magic organ to full capacity and summon the contractor.
　He seems to like my decision.

''--Excellent.''

　With a happy smile on his face, like a child who has been given a toy as a gift.
　The strongest of mankind approaches.

　◇

　He had never thought of himself as a demon until not long ago.
　I quickly realized that [Faceless Archer] Su Li's identity was that of a brother and sister, and that he was my father's best disciple.
　Like his name, there was no way to mistake 'divine Speed' for anything else.

　There was one thing I couldn't forgive him for. Just one thing.
　The fact that he hid his race.
　As if being a proud elf was something to be ashamed of.

　Adapting to the outside world is not the same as hiding yourself from being discriminated against.
　It's true that the wind against elves is strong. It was very strong, and while things have changed for the better over the years, you can still get cold words thrown at you when you walk the streets.

　As an adventurer, I walked through the adventurer's compartment and was told "this is not a place for sub-humans", "the race that shut themselves up in the forest and didn't even fight is going to attack a dungeon when it's safe to do so", "adventurers are a pure human's job, though" and many other things.

　It's much less common now, and it's rarely said when you're with your friends, but it's not uncommon for people in the industry to respond differently to people and sub-humans without explicitly saying it in words.

　I'm aware of the past.
　Elves have a conservative streak, and it is true that they tend to respect being born in the forest and dispersed in it. It is also true that they remained neutral during the war. There is no way to change that.

　But what does this have to do with me hiding in the dungeons with my friends as me? The fact that I was born an elf and my ancestors refused to fight was not of my own choosing.

　If I'm not being of any use to you, just say so. You have no choice but to accept that. My incompetence is my fault.
　But they only attack me because they don't like it.

　I didn't think it was right to attack people for something they have that they can't change.
　There was no way to give in to what was not right.
　That's probably one of the reasons for clashing with the same party, Alba.

　I am an elf. I have never been ashamed of that.
　I have no choice but to live as an Elf Lily, and I have no choice but to live.

　And that's the brother and sister who inherited and respected all of their father's skills.
　He is an adventurer who hides his face and is an adventurer.
　It's impossible to tell me not to care about that.

"Uh-oh?

　Leme--Lemeghton deliberately exposed his back to invite the enemy to attack.
　Only Hamil-dono was the one who came on board.

　I shoot an arrow to match the activation of his 'flying slash'.

　The trajectory was to penetrate the enemy. Immediately after the attack, the timing was right to attack Hamil-dono.
　But that was not the case.



　The one who blocked the arrows was [Storm Brave] Aerial-dono.

　It was the same as [Dead Spirit Legendary Heroic General] Chimaris-dono just did with [Living Corpse (Zombie)] of Yuan-dono. It was a gust of wind that sent the arrows flying.

''No................................Mm. .........Yeah, okay. I've made up my mind.

　The next moment, I felt his magic behind me.
　He moved. Was it the acceleration by the wind, or was it the acceleration by wearing Raiden?

　--It's too fast!

Mr. Aerial, what are you doing...

　[Lightning Hero] Skaha-dono shouts in confusion at his sudden action.

''I thought about it. This raid battle, the one who knows us so well gave us a plan, and the demons used it perfectly to reduce the number of adventurers to this extent. Isn't that right?　Perhaps all of us working together as one to capture an area one by one, which is what the enemy expects the 'adventurers are likely to do.'

　The battle is still going on as he speaks.

'Oh, that's the most certainty,'

Yes, Skaha, that's right. But is it an adventure?

What's going on?

A man who dares to take a risk is called an adventurer.

　His voice was bright.

'Pana, of course, is gone, as is Masa, Liu and Michelle. Ewan will be fine now, too. That's when I thought about it. It's been a while since I've had an adventure,

　I can tell from the sound that multiple 【Skeleton Knight (Skeletal) 】 has blocked the door leading to the second area.　　　
　But it doesn't even buy any time. He must have been carved into pieces in an instant, and he exits with a rattling sound.

　I have to turn around to shoot him, but that would mean turning my back on Suri.
　Suri isn't moving, but I know this is just looking for an opportunity.

　If Kimaris-dono leaves, the [Living Corpses (Zombies)] will also disappear, and if Grasshara Bolas-dono leaves, he will lose the powerful magic of invisibility.
　Relager is a 【Hunter】. He's not good at direct combat.
　All that remains is--''

''It's Naberius-dono. Great firepower.

　A huge 【Black Demon Dog】 with three heads. Did the first layer floor boss, 【God's Watchdog】 Naberius, stand in front of 【Storm Hero】?
　The prison flames emitted from his three necks illuminate the first area.

''A veritable hellfire that could burn to the bone. An ordinary adventurer would be instantly sent to the other world. I'm even honored to be a part of this flaming heat. But I'm sorry--I can't burn.

　There was a sound of something being cut off.
　The light I had felt earlier was gone, as if it were a lie.

　I guess it's not surprising.
　That's right. Even Fenix could defeat the floor boss in a single blow.
　That's what the four great spirit contractors are able to do.

　Aerial-dono has even more years of experience. In terms of skill, he would be greatly superior to Fenix.
　It's not surprising. Even if he thought so, it was still shocking.
　Or maybe it was a combination of confusion at his sudden actions.

'I want to fight Remeghton. I'm sorry, but I'm going to go ahead.

　Saying that, Aerial-dono - passed through the door leading to the second area.
　Indeed, you can't go to the next area without defeating all the enemies.......

　It's the same as the other layers. There's no such thing as not being able to fight the boss without crushing all the demons that are placed there.
　Nevertheless, who would think that [Storm Brave] Aerial would be dogmatically ahead here.

　In that sense, this might be a move that exceeded Reme's expectations.

''Hahaha!　Aerial...　Why not? You're the one who made me want to cross over. Yeah, I'm glad I joined the raid!

　The one who suddenly shouted out was the [Lake Brave] Wraith boy.
　To the boy, Aerial-dono's move seemed to be a delightful one.

''Let's go, Fran.''

"Hm.

　[Destroyer] Accompanied by Fran, the Wraith boy also moved towards the door.

Hmm. It's not a good idea to smash things you can't see. If that's the case, I'll go see Hagenty and Carmilla.

　Even Helvall-dono, the hero of the magic sword.
　The coordinated system of multiple parties no longer collapsed.

　Each one of them is running towards the battle they want to fight.
　I'm not going to attack them.

　--Remegeton-sama's order is to overthrow Suri here.

　As a friend, that's the opportunity Reme has given me. A thoughtfulness that allowed me to focus on this.

''....Skaha. You go too.

　Suri, who does not respond to my words, says to his leader, "What do you mean?

What do you mean? You can't keep messing things up!

You always think too much. For once in your life, do what you want to do.

　At Suri's words, Lord Hamil rides along.

''That's right. We were going to be in fourth place again, right?　They said it has to be a party where the leader plays a big role, otherwise people won't be able to recommend it. See, he's gone, he's gone.

Hamill....

''Master is right, leave this place to me.'' ''Yes!　We're enough for you! I'm sure both of you would say that.

　I guess it's an imitation of Lord Carina and Lord Theo...the workmanship is subtle, but Lord Skaha laughed.

''Alright I'll leave it to you.

　Lord Skaha seems to be heading to the second area as well.

'....Hamil, you too.

No, no, I'm staying. We're going to miss you, aren't we?

..........

　It was hard to understand, but he seemed to have a small laugh at Lord Hamil's words.

''You're staying, right, Yuan-chan?

Yeah, I've got some things I need to do.

　The destruction of my [Living Corpses (Zombies)] and.......the destruction of Beulah's [Living Corpses (Zombies)].
　I have my own personal thoughts about it, but that was taken away by the enemy's ability after the defeat.
　Beulah himself decided to destroy it, so I shouldn't say anything about it.

''Yeah, yeah, love, right?''

"Mister Hamill.

　The three people who chose to fight in the first area were.
　Suri, Lord Hamil, and the boy Ewan.

　--Good.

　If it means dispersing forces from the enemy's side, that's fine.
　It's one thing to be unexpected, and another to be a good idea.

　Watch your arrows.