'I feel ... kind of lightheaded when I'm here ...'

　Lara hissed as they reached the lower level.
　She looks a little pale.

'Hmm, you do?　Maybe it feels that way because the magic element is thicker than the upper levels.
Doesn't Kurt feel anything?
I know how dense the magnesium is, but it doesn't make me sick.

　But even in the Treasure Labyrinth, the two of us who have only made it to the third level might find the magical elements here quite difficult.
　But in my case, a thousand years ago, I also experienced a magical element that could make a person lose consciousness if he or she inhaled it without any wards.
　Compared to that, it doesn't seem like anything at all.

''As I thought........This cave of Payago. It looks like a pretty good quality dungeon.''

　They were gradually getting closer to the daemon-type demons that were detected by detection magic.
　It seems that not many people have stepped into this layer.........

　There might even be some good items left there.
　However, it's a pity that after exploring with detection magic, it doesn't seem to be very promising.

　We continue on, defeating the demons........

''Ah, Lara. Stop for a moment.
What?

　I take Lara's shoulder and make her stop.

''If it was up to the third level of the 《Treasure Labyrinth》, we wouldn't have had this kind of thing, so it can't be helped.
Kurt. What the hell are you talking about?
'This is another thing to keep in mind when attacking a dungeon. Watch it carefully.

　I mouthed and picked up a nearby pebble.
　And then I threw it on the ground, where it didn't look like anything else.
　And then.....

Oh, it's a hole!
A trap?

　The ground where the pebble had hit the ground suddenly formed a large pit.

''Yes, it's a trap. In dungeons that are dense with magic elements, there are many such things.

　Basically, dungeons are filled with magical elements.
　These magics are used to remake the dungeon and create traps to fool adventurers like this one.

　There is a theory that dungeons have a mind of their own and refuse to let people in.
　So they say that this is why they have these traps and create demons that become guardians (guardians).
　I explained that to them both.

I've never heard of that!
Maybe. Well, I don't know that part of it, either. I'm hoping to figure it out at some point.

　I'll take anything to find a strong guy.
　It's only natural that I would want to analyze the dungeon thoroughly to do so.

'This hole........if Kurt hadn't told me, I'd be stuck.
The hole runs pretty deep. If Kurt hadn't told me I'd be horrified.

　I looked into the hole they had made.

　By the way, the traps that pitfalls can make are relatively gentle.
　Even if you do fall, you can manage it if you can withstand the shock of falling.

When you're in a dungeon, be careful of traps like this. This one was a pitfall, so it's a good thing, but there are also traps where you can step on a layer (area) and it will spray the entire area with poison gas.
You'll get us all killed!
I'll have to be careful...

　The two men looked horrified.

　Of course, the main premise is not to fall into the trap.
　However, if you are caught in a trap, recovery from it is also important.

　For example.........about the trap of poison gas dispersal, we can deal with it with either disarming magic or magic to heal the poison.
　I'll have to teach you that from now on as well.

Then I'll get myself together and continue on.
'We'll have to be careful about traps,'
Now I'm going to try my hand at detecting it too.

　When they were both so fired up and ready to move on.

'Wait a minute, both of you,'
"What?　

　I get them to stop.
　It seems that detecting traps is still difficult for the two of us to detect, after all.

　I took a step ahead of them and deployed a magical formula for Rockfall.
　It's a good idea to use a trap disarming spell, but it's to show them the threat of the traps.
　A large number of stones fell on the ground ahead of us.


　Then........holes appeared one after another from the ground where the stones had hit.


"Wawa!
It's a lot!

　Seeing the scene of the hole being created, they both exclaimed in surprise.

''Well it looks like this whole area around here is full of pitfall traps.

　Stopping Roquefort's magic.

'Did Kurt realize...?
'Yeah. I have an idea of where the traps are in this entire layer.

　The moment they stepped into this layer, they were caught in one detection magic trap after another.

　The ground in front of us was full of holes, and it seemed like we would have a hard time just walking through it.
　But there was no way to get through.

''Ugh........under this hole. There's a skeleton here.
Are you one of the adventurers who have stepped into this layer?

　Lara looked into the hole, and Marise had a blue face.

'Ah. Probably one of the reasons why this dungeon hasn't been trampled to the back. Even if we managed to get here, we'd still get caught in a trap and not return.

　The hole was, well, deep.
　Even if it had withstood the impact of the fall, one or two bones would have been broken.
　I'm not going to be able to say that I'm not going to be able to do anything about it.

''I........I said I'd do my best with detection magic, but I couldn't spot the traps.......''
'Don't worry about it at the moment. Traps can be traps because they are undetectable in the first place. Inevitably, the detection magic makes it hard to get caught.

　In particular, although Lara's unfortunate magic power is excellent in her attack system, she is not good at this kind of detecting magic.

　However, it seems that they understand the fear of traps well enough.
　It's a good idea to have a good time.

　We're going to go deeper and deeper, trying not to fall into the hole.

''Well then, I'm going to need a wizard who's good at disarming traps.

　Lara and Marise's magic colors are also suitable for combat, but not for auxiliary systems.
　I don't know how it is in this world, but the people who mainly use magic to detect and disarm traps were called 'Thief'.

　The green magic power corresponds to that........
　I haven't seen them since I came to this world yet.
　If I find it, I'd love to recruit it.

''Well, aside from that.......it's close.
What?
The reason we're down here is because of a powerful demon.

　Their faces tightened at my words.

'Wh-where are you?'
It's a small room over there. They'll know we're on to them. I'm sure they'll set it off the moment we enter the room so be on your guard.

　He's a pretty good cover-up guy, but as expected, we could tell when he got this close.
　We entered the small room with caution.