The triplets adventurers I had rescued said their names in turn, gratefully.

My name is Ted. I'm a scavenger.
My name's Lad. I'm a scavenger.
My name is Mud. I'm a scavenger.

　It is an occupation unique to Alaverna, similar in ability to the Thieves. I'm sure you'll find a lot of people who are very interested in this kind of thing.

Until now, I've been exploring steadily and steadily with my Fourth Grade Permit.
But I figured it was time to get rich quick, so I went ahead and bought the Second Class.
We left our girls at home. They're triplets. They don't hate us.
'I want to go back with a lot of money and propose to him. That's our dream.

　The triplets looked embarrassed, but told the situation nakedly.
　While me and Krim also came forward.

We've tracked down a man, Lord Ramsey, who's probably in the middle of these ruins.
Mr. Ramsey, you say, the legendary adventurer?
We're the best at finding people!
Thank you for your help, sir. Come along.
No, I appreciate the offer, but...
Don't let me slow you down, you little f*ckers.

　I slurred my words, and Crim said it straight away.

'Of course we can take care of ourselves,'
I mean, we're all veteran adventurers, for Christ's sake!
You won't be bothering me at all.

　And Ted and the others were confident, but I don't think they were at level 10 by any means.
　I couldn't help but exchange glances with Krim.
　We'll have to be careful, it was written in each other's eyes.

　Anyway, we're an impromptu party of five people and one piece.
　Ted and his friends were well-behaved, but they didn't seem to be bad people. The next time we meet, they will be dead.
　That would be too bad aftertaste.

　Crim also sighed but didn't oppose it, and they all began to explore the ruins.
　Inside, the city was truly a city.
　Apart from the lack of sky and the magic lustrous ceilings, and the architectural style of the houses is something I've never seen before, there's also dirt ground, street trees and garden trees.

　I'm a wizard myself, so when I was still at the Academy in Halicon, I had an extraordinary interest in the ancient ruins of Alavana, which are said to show remnants of an advanced magical civilization. I had longed to visit them at least once. However, I couldn't take the plunge, knowing that it would be a long journey.
　I was deeply moved when I thought that this long-time desire had finally come to fruition.
　It's a pity that I now have the goal of killing the Demon King, so I don't have the time to slowly investigate from one end to the other.
　Now, let's go find Ramsey.

　The interior of the ancient ruins (pyramid) is divided into about 10 layers (floors), and the streets are spread out on each of them.
　As long as it has an octahedron shape, the middle level is the widest floor in the pyramid.

　Each level is accessed by a spiral staircase that is built in a tower that reaches to the ceiling.
　There are 4 to 8 towers per floor.
　Also, I have read in a book that the reason why there are no towers that go directly between two or more levels is because of the defence of the city in the event of a revolt.

　In fact, apparently, in the values of the ancient Aravana people, living on a lower floor was the status of the wealthier class. It's just the opposite of what we do today.
　I have read in the literature that the lower floors were located deeper underground, and living that close to the center of the planet tickled their sense of superiority. Yes, it's hard to understand.

　Therefore, the lower you go down in the pyramid, the more likely it is that you will be able to obtain better "magic items" and the more threatening the magical creatures (guardians) and traps that protect them will be. Even after five hundred years have passed and the inhabitants have died out, these will-less creatures are still faithfully protecting the lives given to them by their masters.

'I hope Lord Ramsey hasn't gone too far down the line.

　I said that and unfolded the map. Of course, I had transcribed it from the "strategy book".

Magnus-san, which inn did you get that map from?
Our glory is right in front of you. Our map of the Glorious House is reputed to be the most accurate in the world.
There are a lot of unscrupulous inns that don't mind selling unreliable maps, so you have to be careful.

　The triplets said and lined them up beside each other, just to poke the map together.

'Oh, look. The one you have, Magnus-san, is a mess.''
It says there's a hidden room on this shallow level!
It's unlikely to be treated as a hidden room since it was discovered a long time ago. It doesn't show up on any of our maps. That's the height of nonsense.
Oh, you think so?

　I took the doubtful looking triplets and went to find the hidden room, marked only on my map, to test it out.

"It's really here...
'Holy shit!　So many untouched "magic items"!　Still!
Now this is what happens when you get rich.

　The triplets were rapt at first, trembling as a wave of jubilation slowly swept over them, and finally they jumped up and down in a burst of emotion and hugged each other.

'Will we split the numbers fairly later?'
'Are you sure?　It was all thanks to Mr. Magnus' map!
And since there's three of us, we'll have a bigger share of the profits.
If you and Mr. Magnus and Mr. Crim bring me five, or six, or seven, we'd be grateful, wouldn't we?

　Ted and the others are apologetic, but unlike them, I don't want money. Other than rare items that might be useful in defeating the Demon King, I have little interest in them.

''Thank you!　Then I'll take you at your word.
I mean, if it's your husband's map, don't you think there are other hidden rooms on it?
'Hmm. It says that it's on the fourth level.
He's got to go, Mr. Magnus!
But it sounds like there's a big trap in there as well...
It's okay, we're scavengers!
Come on, let's go, let's go!
There's a fortune waiting for you!

　Am I okay?　I thought, but seeing the way Ted and the others were frolicking, I felt sorry for them for watering down.
　When I glanced at Krim, he had a wry smile on his face and said, "Don't let a young man like that do what he wants.
　Well, according to the map, there's also a Hymana Potion in the hidden room, and I want it too.

　So we went down to the fourth level and went to find the hidden room.
　The next six levels were scavenged by adventurers in the past, so there was almost no danger on the way.
　The house we were looking for was a normal size house for these four levels. Still, the inside was scavenged by adventurers and nothing of note was left.
　But it seems that no one who has visited it in the past has been able to find the hidden room. At the back of the basement, behind the bookcase, actually disguised by an illusion disguised as a wall, the entrance to the passage.

　Ted and the others moved the bookshelf, and we went to the back of the hidden passage.
　The trap worked just like the strategy book said it would.
　As soon as we reached the innermost large room, a hole appeared in the ceiling and a large number of magical creatures called gargoyles appeared and attacked us.

''So, there you go!
How many of them are you going to give up?　We're not talking about ten or twenty!
There are too many of them, you know.

　Even though they knew the trap existed, the triplets were in a complete panic when they saw the real thing.
　Next to me, Krim was waving his headband in the air as if to say, "Oh dear.
　Then they make eye contact with me and say, "Let's go, boy.
　With Gladius in front of me, I held up the Great Magic Wand myself.

"Si tilt on noo-el!

　I chant the Stone IV spell, and with a volley of gigantic stones, I lay waste to the gargoyles.
　Gargoyles appear from the ceiling one after another, but they can't attack us once we've retreated to the corridor. They are blocked in the doorway by Gladius, who is blocking them all the way.
　And then Krim, in a flash of brilliance, strengthens Gradius with his Monk's buffing magic.

　The triplets were stunned by the high-level fighting style, with their embracing figures.
　That's fine. There's no need for you guys to go overboard.
　Let's just let the two of us take care of things here.