I replied lazily to Eugene.

'What brings you here?　To avenge General Delvembro, of course.

　Eugene grits his teeth when he hears it, saying, "Cheeky.......
　Meanwhile, Misha.

Then we're all on the same page. Where is Magnus' party?　Can you introduce me?
I'm not having a party.
'What?　What do you mean by that?
I came here solo. Well, if I had to choose, I'd say this Gladius is my partner.

　Saying that, I stroked the battle golem in the form of a brown bear.
　Misha was dumbfounded when she heard the response.
　No, it's not just Misha.

''Solo..........''
It's not a joke...
Hard to believe.

　Eugene and the others were blatantly upset and dismayed.

'Well, that's why. We'll go ahead.

　I left them behind and tried to turn on my heel.

"Oh, wait a minute, Mr. Magnus!

　However, I was approached in a great hurry.
　It was Hilde, the female monk who had always looked down on me.

''-No, ma-ga-na-na-su-sama. It seems that after not seeing you for a while, you've become much stronger than ever. That's very nice and reliable. So, what do you think?　Would you like to join us in this fight?　Delvembro is an irreconcilable grudge enemy to us human beings and to this kingdom of Rakstad. Considering that, it's quite natural, don't you think?　Of course, you are welcome to come straight back to our party if you wish, Master Magnus.
Oh, come on, Hilde?　What the hell do you think you're doing?

　Eugene protests, but Hilde ignores him and waits for my response.
　They must have worked very hard, despite their lack of levels, and somehow managed to reach the fifth floor of this demon castle.
　However, they must also be aware of the fact that they are pushing themselves too hard. I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this in the future.
　That's why Hilde is playing poorly.

''Please, Magnus-sama. I hope you will agree to my proposal.''

　They're begging me to get to this point, solo and unscathed.
　My answer was obvious.

"Fight with you?　Back to the party?　I don't want to. You are not an asset.

　Hilde peeled her eyes away and Eugene trembled.
　That's how big of a shock my reverse warfare notice had given him, I guess.
　Most importantly, they were probably not humiliated.
　All I did was tell them the truth, and now....

Is that all there is to it?　Then I'll go ahead.
Wait, Magnus!

　This time Eugene held me back with a screeching voice.

''Well what is it this time?''
Heh-heh. Magnus, do you have any idea where you stand right now?

　I asked in disgust, and Eugene suddenly smiled a condescending smile and said something meaningful.
　Where?　That's a given.
　I've been standing on the creepy skull pattern painted on the floor since the very front.

'You know what?　This fifth floor, with its skulls painted all over the floor.
'Ho, I didn't know that. I took a short cut here, so I didn't know that.

　I replied, stunned.
　Then Eugene gave me a big smile and started to move.
　I put my finger on a switch on the wall near him.

We were in danger too," he said. We were just about to be trapped by a monster. --Just like that!

　Without hesitation, Eugene hit the switch.
　Misha said, "What the hell are you thinking?! And I didn't have time to stop.

　And then the floor beneath my feet came loose.

　The part with the skull on it was a pit that opened in conjunction with a switch.

'Think on it, Magnus!　There's no wizard that's better than a brave man.　Gahhhhhhahahahahahahahaha!

　I fell into the abyss alone, leaving Gladius alone while listening to Eugene's signature loud laughter at the top of his game.

　　　　◇◆◆◆◆.

　The bottom of the pit was a completely enclosed prison, with no windows, no passageways, nothing.
　It was probably a victim of the trap, with bones scattered about, human and demon alike.
　So it was a fall, but it was the final dead end.
　When I looked up, the retractable floor (the ceiling, from my point of view) was immediately closed.
　Well, there's no ladder to climb up to that height in the first place.



　I cocked my head from side to side sadly.
　I've always thought he was a fool, but now he is no longer hesitant to do evil.
　What kind of a comedy is this, since this is the chosen one, the brave one?
　I was made to sigh.
　When I let out that empty breath.

And... you can help me too, you can help me, you can help me, you can help me, you can help me.

　Now I was laughing.
　Yes, hilarious and hilarious and unbearable.
　You would think that Eugene would push me into the abyss and do it.
　But that's not the case.
　I wanted to go to the bottom of the pit more than you do.
　I couldn't hit the switch and fall into the pit at the same time by myself, so I was wondering what I would do as a solo player.
　To be honest, I thought it would be a big help if we could just meet up with Eugene and his friends and he would be able to cut loose. But is Eugene going to do something bad as I thought he would?　Are you really that stupid?　I had my doubts.

'That was stupid, that guy,'

　I let out a muffled laugh and search around the bottom of the pit.
　I find a crystal hidden in there, pulsating and flickering eerily.

　The one thing I need to defeat Delvenbro.

　I tuck it away in my pocket.
　It's buried in bone, hidden, so it took me a little while to find it, but it's no longer needed here.
　He chants a spell at leisure.

"Fran lei i genk har tilt.

　My body immediately floats and I can fly freely.
　This is the ultimate in advanced magic, Flight, which I learned at level 29.
The low-level Eugene wouldn't have been able to imagine it. I'm not sure how high the pitfalls are, but they're meaningless to me. I'm useless.
　Escape will be a piece of cake!