175-174◇Tenth Floor・Hunran Mozu "Arousing Invitation" Domain 7 Dianmo (Part 1)







 This is information I got from the footage I later found out.
 It's a record of the battles outside of the tenth and final area.

 First of all, the first area, the first area, the realm of the guard dogs and necromancers.
 In addition to [Black Demon Dog] and [Skeleton Knight], the [Living Corpse (Zombie)] controlled by [Dead Spirit Leader Brave General] Kimaris has been made invisible by [Invisible Killer] Grasshara Bollas.

 Also, two elven [hunters] named [Hunter of the Dark Scar] Lerager and [Archer of the Deep Forest] Strath, shoot arrows.
 [Hell's Watchdog] Naberius left when 【Storm Brave】 Aerial broke through forcefully.

 There were three adventurers left on this spot.
 There were two from the fifth-ranked Skaha Party.
 The [Faceless Archer] Suri, who is said to be from the same hometown as Lily, aka Strath.
 Hamill, the [Far-Edged Swordsman] who chose to stay behind to accompany him.

 One person from the first-ranked Aerial Party.
 The 【Gale Hero】Ewan, who stayed behind to destroy not only his own [Living Dead (Zombie)] but also those of the 【Ice Hero】Beira.

 The hunters' game itself did not take long.

''.........''
..........

 But if you include the moment when they draw their bows, it's not hard to imagine that an enormous amount of thought went through both sides.

 Both of them have 'divine speed'. An archery technique that doesn't even catch the eye.
 Strath's side has a demon companion, and Suri's side has a weapon, a trajectory change through wind magic.

 Lily has excellent archery, but she does not have a high aptitude for wind magic, which elves are generally good at.
 As an elf archer, Suri-san is probably a better one.

 With a plan to read the enemy's movements and hit only his own arrows, a superior archer is in a state of planning while facing the opponent.
 Considering the ever-changing battle conditions, he waits for the right moment to penetrate the enemy.

 In the meantime, there was a conversation.
 A conversation that Suri-san would probably ask to be cut later on.

"....hypothetically.

I'm not sure...

 Mr. Suri rarely agreed to talk to his enemies.
 When Lily questioned him again, he did not get an answer.

 That's why I decided to stand up to him in this way.
 Even if he could escape from personal conversations with his countrymen, the demons he was relative to as an adventurer would continue to stand in the way of his attack unless he defeated them.

'Suppose, as you say, there is an adventurer who houses the archery of the elves. The only thing you can do is to make sure that the person hiding his or her identity is not a human (normal). What kind of problem is that?

I mean, if it's all okay, why keep it secret?

I think he was trying to avoid a problem.

 Lily seems to be unforgivable, but for me, I felt I could understand Suri-san's decision as well.

 The race of elves is said to be the race that refused to participate in the battles in the days before dungeon conquest was 'killing' before dungeons became entertainment.
 This is the race that chose to spend their time in the forest, not siding with people or demons.

 That's why there are many fans who have a hard time with their descendants participating in dungeon attacks.
 The woman who confronted them head on was a woman named Lily.
 Her efforts and successes are now widely acknowledged, and more and more elven adventurers are joining the ranks these days.

 But it was different when Suri-san became an adventurer.
 It was on the agenda in our party, but the choice to be an adventurer by hiding the fact that she is an elf is to avoid unnecessary criticism.

If anyone has a problem with our race, it's those who are wrong.

But what about the fellow?

 That person was Suri, and that person was Lily.

...

 Strath's words stopped.

'People want people to fight, to be active, to win. Isn't it noise, if not a sin, for sub-humans to be mixed in there?

 There are still viewers who are not comfortable with elves and sub-human adventurers.
 Even if they are no longer the majority, the number itself is still large.

''....''

'Boring entertainment cannot serve as entertainment. Suppose someone thought that a strategy that demanded acceptance of diversity from the audience was undesirable in order to achieve a higher level. Who has the right to criticize it?

...who chose to live a life of pretending to be his own kind because he didn't want to get his people in trouble?

'I suppose it would be foolish for someone who doesn't know what should take precedence over pride.

 The Skaha party is a close one.
 It was very unlikely that they were letting them hide their race without Suri-san's will.
 So I knew that if there was a reason, it was because of Suri-san's own will.

 Suri-san wasn't abandoning her elven pride, nor was she ashamed of her race.
 She made a strategic decision based on reality.
 She didn't want the party to be exposed to criticism for having an elf in their midst.

 Lily chose to resist the unreasonable.
 Suri adapted to reality.

 Strath's hand - shaking - at the true intentions of his siblings revealed over the years.
 Ms. Suri is aware of Strath's true identity. I know it's Lily. And that skill.
 If the stalemate is prolonged, we can't join our friends during that time, and that doesn't mean that Strath can't create an opening for something simple.

 So, he touched on a topic he had once decided not to talk about and tried to break up Lily's excellent archery skills by himself.
 He tried to disable the 'divine speed' unleashed by extreme concentration by disrupting that concentration.
 The decision was made in an instant.

''-----''

 Stras and his team won (,,,,,,,,), in the form of.

 Suri's 'God Speed' was brilliant.
 Because in addition to the three shots that shot straight through Strath's head, heart, and magical organs, she also shot a curved shot to the left and right, a total of five arrows at 'divine speed' in case she took evasive action.

''.........''

 The [faceless shooter] never misses his aim.
 I just misread it.
 When he heard his true intentions, he thought so when his sister disciple's heart was shaken.

''He........was it just as those people said?''

 Strath mutters a small murmur.
 An arrow was stuck in Suri's chest.
 Three of his arrows had pierced the elf and two had been shot off.

 But the affected elf was not Strath.

''Tch ... even if it's to win, it's still a shield replacement for this guy.

 [Hunter of the Dark Scar] Lerager. A dark elf [hunter].
 She is tall. Due to the height difference between her and Strath, each of the attacks she received instead penetrated a point that was out of line with Suri-san's aim. Even so, the two shots had penetrated her abdomen.

 Not only did she invisibility, but she also used her elven wind magic to get close enough to scratch through Suri-san's detection.
 Still, with his senses, he wouldn't allow her to approach at close range.
 So, he settled on this method.

 Combined with invisibility, it became Strath's shield.
 He stood in the trajectory of the arrow and took the arrow instead.

 At the same time, I read the curved shot aimed at Strath and shot it down with the 'God Speed' (,,) - not easy to learn fully - that Lily had taught me.
 Strath's blur (,,) is an act. But the momentary tremor is a fact.

 'God speed' is not in time.
 So yes, she was planning to shoot an arrow normally from the moment she was able to read Suri-san's aim.
 There was no intention to bring in the 'divine speed' game in the first place.

''........Thank you, Lerajee.

Hmm ... to carry out Lord Remeghton's orders.

 Relager's magical body (avatar) disintegrated into damage that exceeded the acceptable range and dissipated with magical particles.
 Suri's reading was not off the mark. If Lily had remained stubbornly dismissive of his methods, she would have been swayed by his true intentions.

 Me, Fenix and Lily had met face to face with the three of us on several occasions to discuss the matter.
 I had told them at that time.
 I had guessed, but I had told them why Suri-san hid her face and became an adventurer.

 Indeed, he was shocked at first.
 And then he was troubled.
 Lily hadn't intended to hide her ears from the beginning.
 And she thought Suri's choice was an 'escape'. She thought that being an elf would make it inconvenient for her to go up, so she hid it.
 But even if that wasn't wrong, it was only one aspect of it. If the underlying thought is that you don't want to cause trouble for your friends.

 She wondered if she had made the right choice.
 The fact that she had put her pride on display and had caused trouble to her friends in large and small ways because of it, she wondered, was something she disregarded.
 But that's called overthinking.

I can't deny that person's view is undeniable. But here's how I see it now. "I think that because we're on the same side, we have to tell people what's important to us.

I'm not sure...

 We've already discussed this when she joined us. We agreed that she would be an adventurer without covering her ears.
 Then any feedback from the viewers afterwards will be taken care of by the party. It's never any one person's fault.

 She never had her competence questioned, so there was never any talk of her leaving because of it.
 Even when I showed my face after the Fenics, she seemed to be unhappy with my method of using black magic to hide her abilities and try to get her friends to win.

 Of course, she's very hard on herself, so she's ashamed that she didn't realize my power first.
 She didn't pretend to be something she wasn't, which is probably why she didn't like the fact that I pretended to be something I wasn't.

'That person's companions must have respected his or her wishes. But I don't know if they are satisfied with the status quo.

 Even though elves are becoming more and more accepted these days, another problem arises when Suri reveals her race.
 It is possible that her hiding her identity until now will be taken as a lie to the audience.
 To some extent, there will be fans who will see it that way. It would not be surprising if some people believe that they were tricked into believing that he was a person who hid his face (normal).

 However, I'm sure everyone at the Skaha Party would be happy to agree to reveal their race if Suri were to consult with them.
 No matter what kind of criticism they would get from anyone for that, they would surely take it together as friends.

 I don't know which way is right, Lily or Suri.
 But hiding oneself for the sake of one's fellow man is not always the pleasure of one's fellow man.

 Suri didn't answer Strath's words.
 Instead.

'It seems you were a better marksman than I expected.

 The reason he didn't shoot an arrow before he left was because Strath had kept his bow on guard.
 Or maybe it was an admission that he had lost the game.
 Either way, the [Faceless Archer] left a voice that was somewhat bouncy for him - and left.

 As a kindred spirit imposing righteousness, Lily's voice did not reach Suri-san.
 This time, they were relative as enemies, and as a result, they were able to confirm each other's thoughts.

 Lily's goal was achieved.
 And Strath cooperated with Lerager and fulfilled his role as a demon.

 The tenth layer, the remaining adventurers were at this point - seven.