Our journey together continued for a while.
　Milo was very useful. As an enemy, the minotaur was tough and didn't die easily, which was a pain in the ass, but as an ally, it's really reassuring. He uses his big axe to reappear in front of me one after another, killing the monsters that appear in front of me.
　Well, if the losers come to me, of course I will fight them too.
　But even so, they make it easy for me. I really think so.

"Guoohhhh!

　Milo fights and I just walk through the labyrinth while I watch it.
　There aren't many strong people on the floor around here. Really, it's probably just a minotaur at best. The ones I can't kill with a single blow.
　In fact, Milo has taken care of the swarm of caterpillars that have been attacking me since a while ago with a single blow. Originally, minotaurs are capable of living on a lower level, right?

''Kiiiii!



　And as I proceeded, what appeared was a demon called the Red Cap.
　To put it simply, it was a super strong goblin. Although they are not different in size from ordinary goblins, their strength is completely different from ordinary goblins. They are faster than wolves, and more than anything else, they attack in packs of from a few to a dozen or more. The first time I saw them, I was also in a panic.
　The kobolds with red hats, which were not normal goblins, surrounded Milo and attacked him.
　Eventually, one of them came at me as well.

''Kiiiiiii!

Hey.

　I ducked the red cap's blow with a whimper.
　It's quite fast, but that's only because of the hierarchy around here. I'm sure there are many demons that are quicker than Redcap in the lower levels.
　For now, I released a kick at the approaching Red Cap. However, I may have missed my aim somewhat, or it didn't hit cleanly.
　With my attack, the red cap is blown away.

''Gee, gee.......''



　Oops.
　In the meantime, Milo is steadily beating the Red Cap.
　Although Milo's moves are slow and sluggish, his toughness is evident. No matter how much the Red Cap attacks, it doesn't take Milo down.
　Then the redcap I kicked at stood up. I'm sure the kick wasn't as solid as I thought it would be.
　Then another blow - yes, I looked at the red cap.

''Ah........''

KICKY!!!

　Redcap shouted so.
　With that, he began to attack the other Redcaps who were on his side.
　A split in the ranks - I thought that for a moment, but no.

　After all, the Redcap's neck - a silver collar is wrapped around the Redcap's neck.

'Wow, really?'

　I couldn't help but raise an eyebrow at that.
　I didn't expect to suddenly get another companion, even though I had only activated it on Milo until now. Even though I haven't yet moved up from the hierarchy that made Milo a friend.
　What in the world was the reason for this? Did something strange happen?

''Goooooooooooooooo!

Kiiiiiii!

　The two new companions of mine, two bodies that I'm not sure if I can call them two people or two animals, cut down the remaining red caps.
　Those who were too quick to deal with with just Milo alone are being cut down from the side by his new companion, Red Cap. And as for his ally Red Cap, Milo isn't even trying to defeat him.
　The mysterious cooperation is there.

''.........Analysis (Analyze)''

　And I'm going to set up "Analyze" against such a red cap.
　The collar is already tightened, and like Milo, it should be equipped with a chain of skill slavery.

　Name: Gilanka Dolan Elbert Gryffissum.
　Occupation: goblin level 43
　skill
　Swordsmanship level 31.
　Steal level 28.
　Gymnastics Level 22.
　chain of servitude

It's a long name!

　What a Gilanka Dolan Elbert Griffitham. That's kind of cool. It's not a good name for a goblin to have.
　Or maybe they called him Red Cap, but he was simply a super high level goblin. What's that? Is there some kind of system where the color of the hat changes as the level goes up or something like that?

　And my demon user had also risen to level 3.
　Capturing demons and training demons are both leveled up. This seems to be an automatic raise. Well, I have no idea what will change now that I've been raised.
　Should I have read the job change book carefully? The explanation of the occupation.

''Hmmm....''

　But I've learned something.
　Milo and Redcap - Gilanka - are now my friends. There's only one thing in common here.
　That is, 'I didn't defeat them with a single blow.
　I can usually kill even the lowest level demons with a single attack. This is because I remembered the weaknesses of the strong enemies I encountered on the way there. I knew where to attack to be effective and where to hit to kill.
　And at the lowest level, he was constantly on his guard and moving to keep his guard up. The repercussions of that have come, and I'm aware that I'm a little loosened up in the middle tier around here. That's why the kick I fired at Gilanka earlier was a bit off aim.
　In other words, the condition for capturing a demon is that 'I must give a near-death attack'.

　While I was analyzing myself like that, Milo and Gilanka seemed to have finished handling the other red caps.
　And Milo's also didn't try to attack at all, probably because Gilanka had already fitted my 'chains of servitude'.
　Both of them seem to be looking at me, waiting for instructions.

''Milo,''

Grrrr....

"Be good to Gilanka.

Guru.

"Kiki.

　Milo and Gilanka began to shake hands with neither of them holding a weapon.
　Yup.
　It's very surreal.
　There's probably no other person who has ever seen a minotaur and a goblin that are as different in size as an adult and a child shaking hands or something like that.
　Well, then, let's go back outside now.
　Maybe I should take out some of them myself instead of leaving it all to Milo and Gilanka to verify in the future. Take it as easy as you can.

"Well, let's get going then... hmm?

　Then, those red-capped corpses disappeared like a fog, beyond.
　Apparently, I saw people who looked like adventurers. A warrior in light armor, a female sorcerer in robes, and a priest-like woman.
　Huh?
　Or rather, it's fine if you just see them.

　All three of them - were lying on the ground.

　Slowly, approaching.
　It's not unusual for adventurers to perish in a labyrinth like this. I'm not going to be able to get it right.
　You can't help but feel that way.
　But this is also the providence of the maze. The strong live and the weak die. The daredevil who hurries into the depths of the labyrinth, always loses his life there.

''--!　I'm still alive!

　The warrior - who called himself Kite - had already died out. The female sorceress, as well.
　But only the other - the priestess woman - was still breathing slightly. The red cap sword pierced its belly, and it wouldn't be long now.
　However, if she was still alive, she could be saved.

''Recovery (Heal)!

　The recovery spells I remember, too, aren't that big of a deal. Compared to the priesthood, it's a pittance, I'd say.
　But still, this one, which accelerates physical recovery and heals wounds, can be reached out to if there's even a small amount of life left in it.
　Under my recovery spell, the red cap sword stuck in its belly - it comes out little by little.
　Don't force it out. That alone can cause you to lose a lot of blood and cause death.
We can only wait for it to slowly slip out through physical recovery.

　While sending the magic power, I hear the sound of the sword being pulled out with a thud.
　The wound will be fine now. And as far as I can see, it doesn't look like you're that badly injured.

''Oh, are...?

Did you notice?

　Oh, thank God.
　I suppose I should be happy to have saved just one of the three of them. The priestess's eyes slowly open and catch me.
　Her eyes meet mine, and then.
　Behind me - there, where Milo and Gilanka are standing together, and then she turns her attention to me.

'Kyaaaaaaaah!

'Oh....'

　Again, I passed out.