It's even bigger than I thought it would be!

'I see. I've heard rumors that it's really all made of sand.

''But it's a sand beast recommended for intermediate hunters, so they say it's not that strong.

Do you think the arrows will work?



　As soon as the next day, I decided to dive into the Sandgolem dungeon to see how it worked.
　The entrances to the dungeon, which has numerous entrances on the slopes of a giant rocky mountain east of Old Town, all have a plaque with a number on it.
　All of the dungeon entrances are built the same way so that hunters can't mistake them.

　The dungeon number for the Sand Golem is 'Number 25'.　
　Although this dungeon was found quite a long time ago, it is unpopular with hunters and is famous for the fact that no one dives in it.
　Indeed, there was not a single other hunter at the entrance of the dungeon.　
　I recall that the hunters who were planning to dive into the adjacent dungeon were looking at us as if we were rare animals.
　Once we entered through the narrow entrance, we found a vast expanse of space, and we could confirm that the inside of the dungeon was indeed not the interior of a rocky mountain, but a different space.
　There must be someone who built this dungeon, but first of all it's more of a sandgolem than an exploration.
　Nevertheless, the sand golem was soon found.
　It was about three meters tall.
　When the sand mountain-shaped sand beast spotted us with its large, red-glowing eyes, it slowly crawled over to us.
　Perhaps because it had no legs and was made of sand, its steps were quite slow.

''Mew, according to the data, physical attacks don't work, is it true that it's not that strong?''

''Yes, the Sand Golem is vulnerable to 'water' and 'ice' type magic. You'll have to watch.

　When Mew hit the Sand Golem with the 'Water Flow' magic, the Sand Golem easily crumbled away.
　The sand that had been absorbed by the water was too heavy to move, even though it tried to get back to normal.
　It's still sand, so it's vulnerable to water.

"But I have to remember to do this at the end.

　Miu went to the Sand Golem, which had hardened in the water after it had crumbled away, and smashed the football-sized glowing red light ball that was mixed in with the sand with the stick she had prepared.
　Then the sandgolem disappeared completely.

''If you don't destroy the core, the sand will quickly gather and recover. But if it gets wet with water, it will take longer to recover.''

　It's because the water-soaked sand gets heavier and harder to gather around the core.

''Blowing them away with wind magic will help the sand golem recover faster, so I wouldn't do that.

If the core is intact, it's just the wind blowing the sand around it.

Almost no damage.

　So, to the extent that the sand is blown away by the wind, it will recover quickly.
　On the other hand, fire also needs to be raised to a temperature where the sand melts to inhibit recovery.
　Water is the most efficient way to recover.

"Taro-san, how is the sand golem cost effective?

Uh...subtle?

　I reasoned that the reason why the materials of the defeated sand beasts would also disappear and be converted into Eidolk was because the online shopping operators were buying up the materials.
　I wondered what the Sand Golem was useful for since it was mostly sand, but when I looked closely at the Sand Golem's sand, there was a good chance that it could be used for concrete material.
　Fifty thousand Eidolcs per unit including the sand golem material was cheap for an intermediate level sand beast, but since it was weak, this was not too much to say that this was reasonable.

''The point is, we just need to destroy the core. The core is buried underneath the sand golem's eye space. We can do this.

　As expected of Larabell.
　She sliced the sandgolem in half vertically.
　Just as it was split in two from between the eyes, the core was also completely destroyed and the sandgolem disappeared.

''It's between the eyes!''

　Even Frau, who just joined the party but has actually been a hunter longer than I have, had an arrow fired accurately through the sandgolem's eyes, and the destruction of the core caused the sandgolem to disappear.

''Like this?''

　I also pierced the sandgolem between the eyes with my spear.
　Then, the sandgolem disappeared just like that.

''Am I already being treated as an intermediate?''

''Taro-dono is one of the strongest of the intermediate levels. So he shouldn't have too much trouble with the Sand Golem.

All the hard work we've put in has been worth it.

Is that right?

　Perhaps it was because I hadn't been involved in this kind of thing before, but I couldn't objectively judge how strong I was, so I was grateful for Larabell and Mew's assessment.

''Today, shall we go hunting for sand golems until the evening?

Yeah.

I'll take care of it.

We'll kill a lot of them.

　We managed to hunt a lot of sand golems through the evening, with lunch on the way.



'Zero material, but I guess the fruitfulness isn't so bad.

Tuna sashimi is delicious. For me, in terms of fat, a chutro is about right.

For me, the zuke is crisp and delicious.

Negitoro on rice is the best.



　The defeat was successfully completed and we were staying at the inn we had secured for now.
　Since the cost of lodging is cheap for a clean place, this could be considered overpriced.
　Instead, it's a bare minimum stay, but as a person who has already purchased a variety of foodstuffs and dishes through 'online shopping', I have often prepared foodstuffs purchased through 'online shopping' rather than meals from this world.
　The bluefin tuna and other carefully selected seafood that had been thawed and stored in the Interdimensional Warehouse, along with rice and miso soup, were really delicious.
　Once you've tasted this, you can't go back to this world's cuisine.
　There are exceptions, of course.

'Taro-sama, we're having ice cream for dessert, what flavor would you like?'

I'll take vanilla.

Master Tullow likes vanilla ice cream, doesn't he?

It's basic ice cream.

I'm sure the chocolate flavoring is delicious, too.

I'll have the strawberry flavor.

The melon is delicious.

　We even enjoyed dessert, and then we began to reflect on today's defeat.
　First of all, is the Sand Golem really efficient in defeating them?

''Since they're weak, we can earn a few. The reward for that, though, is low per unit.''

　I killed over a thousand of them in one day today, so I've earned over 50 million Eidolcs, but I could switch to a dungeon that has other, more golden sand beasts.
　The sand golems are weak, though, so it's easy.

''What do you think Larabell?''

The problem is that it's hard to raise the bar.

That's true.

　Despite beating quite a lot of them, we were barely leveled up.
　Sand Golems seemed to have less experience as well.
　At best, they were more experienced than beginner level sand beasts.

''We have decided to leave our homeland and status behind and live free. "We have decided to leave behind our homeland and status and live free. We have the freedom to die astray, so there is no harm in being strong.

'Oh!　Master Larabell is very strict. Rightly so, though.

But it's a good argument.

Wouldn't you agree, Master Taro?

　If there's a problem, it's when that king finds out I'm alive.
　I don't think Bart's kingdom can afford to send an army to me, but they could at least send an assassin.
　I think it wouldn't hurt to be strong.

''I'll do my best to be strong too.''

So, would you prefer another dungeon?

I'll check the file tomorrow.

　And the next day.
　We were at the entrance of the number 456 dungeon.
　First thing in the morning, after checking the materials about the dungeon, we found a dungeon that wasn't as popular as the Sandgolem dungeon, but it seemed to offer some experience.

'They say it's a skull hermit crab nest. In a nutshell, it's a giant hermit crab sand beast that makes its home out of bulky garbage.

　Hermit crabs normally live by the water's edge, burrowing into vacant shells to make their home.
　But skull hermit crabs are sand animals that live in bulky garbage.

Bulky garbage?

　Is there such a thing as a large amount of bulky garbage in this world as there is on the modern earth?
　But by huge, I mean huge compared to a normal hermit crab, which might not actually be that big.

　I thought.........

''It's huge.......and that thing is.......''

　The skull hermit crab had obviously entered what looked like the outer shell of a tank.
　A tank in this world?
　No, they must be the remains of an ancient civilization.
　Unlike the Earth's chariots, it was painted in a flashy yellow color, which was unique for some reason.
　It looks like a chariot with a color and design that looks like something an evil organization would use in an anime or something.

'The guns are dead, right?'

　If a flesh-and-blood man got hit by a tank gun, he'd be torn to pieces.
　We didn't stand in front of the muzzle of the gun, just in case.

'If it's from an ancient civilization, how could it still have the paint on its outer shell without rusting?

　Since the item is at least a few thousand years old, it shouldn't be possible for the paint to remain on it.
　It's normal for it to rust or decay.

'Skull hermit crabs are sandy beasts that don't die in their lifespan, and they are regularly coated with bodily fluids to keep the things they live in like that from decaying.

　Applying skullcrab bodily fluids is said to prevent the items from deteriorating over time.
　For this reason, there seems to be a certain demand for the body fluids of the skull hermit crab.

''For that matter, no one has come to defeat it.

'There are smaller ones in other dungeons, and there are weaker sand beasts that have the same effect on bodily fluids.

　Then it would be more efficient to get it by killing the weaker sand beast over there?

''Will it be eaten?''

I hear it's not good. Smells like garbage.

　It doesn't taste crabby like the Sand Scorpion, and the meat looks stinky and tasteless.
　The name makes it look bad.

'It's big and strong, so you'll get a lot of experience in it. As for the material, though, there's only so much demand for the shell.

　The outer shell of the skull hermit crab is hard, so it is processed and used to make armor for various products.
　However, it's not something that can be sold at a very high price.
　I think it's just a scrapbook.

'Above all, it's so strong that it's not even an eye, such as a sand golem.

Is he okay?

　If you push yourself too hard and get someone injured, you'll be in trouble.
　It would be wise to be wise to stay out of trouble.

Don't worry, Taro. "Don't worry, Lalabell, despite her ugly appearance, she's the best swordsman in the Kingdom of Bart. I invite you to witness the dance of my sword.

　As he said this, Larabell drew his sword and slashed at the skull hermit crab that made its home in the chariot's outer shell.
　The sequence of movements was half-artistic and mysterious, along with Lalabelle's beauty.
　Her sword was top-notch, her swordsmanship was top-notch, and after her dancing attack, the chariot skull hermit crab was chopped up into dice and quickly disappeared.

　If it was chopped up so evenly, no creature should be able to survive.

''Beautiful even for my wife........''

'The only one who would say that is Lord Taro. My brother has told me a lot of times that the carnage of dancing filthy dobs rots your eyes when you see them.

Yes....

　It was a tragedy because of the difference in values of beauty and ugliness, but he is still the same brother who says terrible things to his sister.

I don't care what anyone else says or does. I think Lalabelle is beautiful.

'It's embarrassing to hear you say that again. The fact that Taro-dono isn't telling a lie is something that I can prove by being a woman long ago.

　They are a married couple, so naturally they do such things, but in this world, Lalabell is a douchebag who can't get an erection unless she hides her face.
　The only thing I can think of is that I'm an eccentric, someone whose values of beauty and ugliness are reversed, if I can hold her in my arms in a normal way.
　By the standards of this world, I am either a philanthropist or an ultimate ugly person.
　Naturally, I had no such awareness; rather, I was a happy man who was able to take to wife an immensely beautiful woman whom I would never have gotten to know in my former world.
　Besides, Lalabelle has a good personality.
　Even though she was ridiculed by the people around her a lot, she continued to slay sand beasts for Bart's Kingdom until she was turned into an uninhabited oasis.

　If it were me, I would have abandoned the country long ago.

''For now, we just need to be free to live our lives. To that end, the Skulkyard Crab seems to be just the thing to gain experience.

　Indeed, the giant hermit crabs, clad in the outer shell of a chariot, the legacy of an ancient civilization, were very hard and experienced.
　As expected, though, they didn't blast the chariot guns out of it.
　It meant that even though the weathering of the armor could be prevented by body fluids, it was impossible to handle the weapons.

''Mew, you can do it too, right?''

You can count on me, Mr. Lalabelle.

　The next step was for Mew to take down the Skull Hermit Crab.

''Well, it's a very sticky move.

　Mew magically created a long ice spear and stabbed it deep into the skull hermit crab's kryptonite.
　When a hermit crab attacks us, it has to peek out of the chariot it's wearing or the metal it's wearing, and that's what it's aiming for.

The hermit crabs and crabs have their kryptonite between their eyes.

　Miu's control of his magic was perfect, and with an ice spear between his eyes, the skull hermit crab disappeared with a single blow that resulted in his death.

''Whoa!　Don't make money.

　Is the skull hermit crab itself expensive for the divine coins it drops, or is it more expensive when the chariots, cars, and metal parts it wears are converted to Eidolcs by bodily fluids holding them together?
　I don't know, but I could tell you that three million Eidolcs for a single skull yadcari is delicious.

''Then so am I!

　Even though he was a newcomer, Frau, who was used to hunting sand beasts, still succeeded in hitting the skull hermit crab's eye with an arrow in between with a single blow.
　No matter how strong a sand beast the skull hermit crab is, it can't help if it is struck at a vital point.
　After all, it disappeared in an instant.

''Then I'll take the next one.''

No, Master Taro.

No, Mr. Tarrow.

No, Master Taro.

　I also tried to take down a skull hermit crab with my spear, but Larabell and the others stopped me.

'Melee combat is dangerous,'

Lalabelle is doing it.

''I was born with a natural talent for swords and physical abilities, which I have greatly increased by improving my level, and I have achieved a lot of success in defeating sand beasts. Of course, I've worked hard for it, but I believe that natural talent is a big part of it.

You don't think I'm a good fighter?

'It's above a certain level, but that seems to be a correction for being a change agent. At least at this point in time, I don't think we should fight the Skull Yadcari.

　In other words, I can't defeat the skull hermit crab now.
　Or I can't defeat them, but Larabell seems to have decided that it's very dangerous.

'Without a means of attacking from a distance, like Mew's magic, or Frau's bow, I can't allow Lord Taro to fight.

　So I don't have any combat power for my level?
　That's why I have the special skills of 'Interdimensional Warehouse' and 'Internet Shopping', but is this a level where I should not be able to fight in close quarters with strong sand beasts?

''I'm halfway there.........''

　That's because I was disappointed by the king before I had mastered "Interdimensional Warehouse" and "Online Shopping".
　I'm a complete logistical support person.

But a sand beast of intermediate level is nothing to worry about, and Lord Taro's abilities are invaluable.

'Married couples are supposed to make up for each other's deficiencies. Take it easy.

I'm here.

Well, we'll just leave it to you.

　Let's switch our minds quickly there.
　After that, the three of us did a great job and killed a lot of skull yadkari.
　They've disappeared along with the legacy of the ancient civilization, or rather what's left of it, but we got a large amount of Eidolks instead, so let's be happy about that.
　I'm not an archaeologist and I'm not interested in chariot wreckage or old metal objects.

'Huh, so that's what I'm going to do today.

I'm looking forward to dinner.

I'll be right up.

'Let's just go 'online shopping' today and get it done. We're all tired.

　Frau is a minor, so it's best not to push her too hard.
　Besides, with 'online shopping' you can buy some food that can be eaten quickly.
　Since we've got a lot of money, we wouldn't mind splurging a bit.

　Having defeated many skull hermit crabs, we headed back to the inn, thinking about what kind of feast we would eat.