Wow!　It's a demon!
Kurt, what's going on?

　Lara and Marise both called out at the same time to the fallen man.......or rather the demon that revealed itself.

''This is a demon called Mimicrydor, isn't it?''
Mimicridor...?
You didn't know that at Marys?

　The Mimicrydoll is a demon that can transform into other things.
　It is extremely difficult to distinguish between them with your eyes, because they are so similar to the destination of their transformation and two.......or so.

And yet how did you know that?
''Yeah. The frequency of the magic power was obviously different from that of a human. Demons..... well, only Mimicrydor could transform like this... but I knew right away that it was a demon.
'The frequency of magic... do you know that?
Maryse can do it with practice, too.
And when does it start soon?
I told you. I told you from the start.

　That's when he came to the guild.
　It was obvious to me, but I intentionally took him up on his offer.

　The existence of this "immortal king" was also on my mind.
　There was also the possibility that this guy was lying, but I thought that would make things interesting.

"To begin with, when we said we were going. This guy didn't object or do anything, did he?
Oh.
What do you want, Kurtó?　I think little Marise has noticed something, too.

　It seems that the intelligent Maryse could tell by my words.

　It's funny that we, as a not-so-famous kid from another country, could ask for help.
　It's strange to ask for help from a kid from another country who isn't famous at all.
　It seems that she didn't know we defeated the hydra because she was in a hurry.
　Normally, you'd think, "A child?　You're useless to me! And you would disagree.

　But.

"This guy led us normally. Mimicridor is a demon that likes to play pranks (mischief). He obviously wanted to bring a child who wouldn't be of any use to him and confuse the place further. And taking advantage of the gap........

　Mimicridor is doomed to death after being pierced through the chest by Fire Spear.
　Although humanoid, it looks like a dry tree that is thirsty.
　It's a good idea to have a dagger in the right hand.

I'm sure he was planning to use that dagger to stab us when we let our guard down after defeating the Skeleton King. However, it turned out to be a stupid result of being turned back, though.
'My God... then if Kurt hadn't noticed...'
'Yeah. Maybe not all of them, but one or two of them could have been beaten by this guy.

　Mimicridor's fighting ability is low.
　But by the standards of adventurers in this declining world, it would be a pretty strong division.
　If it was Lara or Marise, I think I could beat them without difficulty.

''Even so, it's disappointing.
Kurt. What's going on?

　Lara's eyes crinkled.
　A thousand years ago, the Mimicrydolls had even changed the frequency of their magic power.
　There were some troublesome Mimicrydolls that could disguise their magic color.
　That makes it difficult even for me to tell them apart.

　It's the first time I've seen a Mimicrydoll in this world.
　So I wondered, "What are they up to?


''Oh I didn't know such a demon existed!
'Mimicrydor?　I've never heard of such a thing?
'The adventurers are so interchangeable that I didn't pay much attention to the guys I didn't know, but I didn't expect this to happen.
I was desperate for a fight with the Skeleton King.


　The adventurers around them started to make a lot of noise.


'Shh, but!　We defeated the Skeleton King!
What are you talking about?　We didn't do anything, did we?
Don't get hung up on the details.
Let's get back to the guild!
'The Skeleton King's body is yours, of course!　They're supposed to fetch a high price!


　Hmm.
　After the battle, everyone seems to be caught off guard.

　But against them.

Go on back to town. We're just going to take a quick trip down the road.

　I told him.

'What do you mean?'
There are more powerful demons coming from deep in the cave.
What did you say?　Is that true?
Yes, sir.
How do you know that?
'Detection magic ... ah, because I was spreading my magic to figure out the terrain and demons and stuff like that throughout the cave.

　If this is it........it's probably a demon type demon.
It's like they're trying to eliminate your chi, so I can't be sure.
　Even though it's far away, the demons that my detection magic can't completely grasp are of interest.
　If the worst happens, if it becomes dangerous, we can use our transference magic to get out of here.

But still, detection magic?　So that's convenient. You're a wizard indeed.
Hmm, well, with practice, anyone can do it.

　The pursuit of range and accuracy is another story, but the detection magic itself is not that difficult to find.

''........I feel like Kurt's use of 'anyone' means something different than we do.
'Lara, that's odd. I thought so too.

　Lara and Marise gave me zit eyes.

　I coughed out a cough and then

"If we leave it lying around, it could get a little messy. So I'm going to go deeper into the cave. Will Lara and Marise come too?
Of course I do.
I'm not going to leave you and go back to the city alone!
You're very promising.

　This is the real deal.
　Lately, their power has been growing rapidly.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find out what's in here with the detection magic, but even so, unforeseen circumstances can occur.
　I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to find out what's going on with them.

I'm not going to be able to get it right.　I'm coming with you!　I'm not putting my children in danger alone!　That's right, strong demons are scary, but...

　And one of the adventurers shouts out.　

''Hmmm...''

　I cross my arms and think about it.

　Oh boy.....
　I'm glad you feel that way, but unfortunately I'm not strong enough.
　It's a bad way to say it, but it's 'slowing me down'.

　I want to turn it down somehow, but.....

It's okay. We'll just go by ourselves.
But!
Oh, and that's not the only reaction, is it?
What?
The Skeleton King is also responding from the back.
You mean the immortal king?

　This is not a lie to say no, it's true.

　The guild staff had said that the Skeleton King 'comes out regularly'.
　If this was the case, the Skeleton King lurking in the depths of the cave would occasionally appear in front of humans........

''And there are five........no, six of them.
The six bodies?　Even though it's hard to take down just one of them...
'So what do you want to do?　It may be a little(ish) dangerous, but is there anyone who will follow me?

　None of the adventurers raised their hands in response to my question.