I kept falling down the pit, and where I got to........

'It's hot!'

　Lara exclaimed first of all.

'Looks like a lava field.........'

　After a short walk, we came to an area where there was a sea of lava.
　The whole layer (area) was hot and sweaty because of it.
　The heat seemed to have distorted the landscape.

'As expected this is.......hot. It makes me feel sick.''
"Cynthia I don't like the heat...

　Marise and Cynthia are also suffering from the heat, patting their hands and wiping sweat off with their clothes.

'Hmmm, I can't take it anymore!

　Lara put her hands on her own clothes and tried to take them off as they were--

Hey, Lara!　What are you trying to do?

　The moment I almost saw my underwear, I reached out and stopped Lara from moving.

'Because!　It's hot!　I'm going to die if I don't do this.

　Sweat clung to Lara's clothes, causing the color of her skin to peek out.
　There were beads of sweat floating on her chest, which added to her glow.

'That doesn't mean you have to take it off, does it?
But....

　I look into both of Lara's eyes.
　There are tears in her eyes. I feel like I'm going to start crying at any moment.

　I was going to get out of here soon, so I was going to hold back, but.............this is not right.

'Control,'

　I used a temperature control spell on myself and Lara and the three of them.

'Huh?　It's getting kind of cooler.
It's true.
This is going to be very bearable.

　Then the sweat of the three men quickly receded, and they no longer showed the tiredness they had felt earlier.

''If we apply this, we can transform our bodies to be able to endure even in lava. The three of you should also try to train when you get out of this dungeon.
You're saying you could survive in lava...

　Lara rolled her eyes.

'Yes,'
How could that situation ever be...?
What do you mean?

　Even if you don't do anything as direct as entering the lava, there will be times when the enemy will attack you the same way.
　In such cases, this magic "control" will allow you to surpass them.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to prevent it from happening by using warding magic.

It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for. For now, let's get out of here.

　And with that, we were about to start walking again.
　That's when it happened.


"Oh, hey!　You guys!


　The rest of the guy's voice was all over the place.

'Who?'

　Lara calls out to me.
　I also turn around to the direction of the voice.

　There it is.........

'Bo, take me with you!　Totally ... I thought I'd drowned in the river, and now I'm out here in this ridiculous place ... today is a disaster.

　There was a sweaty man who came toward us.
　The only thing he wears is his equipment, which is luxurious.

　But most of it seems to be useless, doesn't it?
　There's not much magic in it. That would just make it a burden.

　But still........this guy looks familiar.......

"[Ah]

　That's what the three of them blurted out, Lara, Marise, and the man who suddenly appeared.
　The three of them pointed at each other and opened their mouths.

Oh, that pickup artist!
Why are you here?

　Lara and Marise say so in turn.

　I see.
　If I thought I had seen that face somewhere.......it was the guy who was forcibly picking up women when he went shopping for the cultural festival.
　He was too small to remember.
　That's a bad habit of mine. When a guy is too weak, I immediately erase him from my memory. I need a fresh start.

"Oh, that's my line!　Why are you guys here?

　The man asked the same question as Marise.

''We have come to explore this underground labyrinth that suddenly arose. We are still students of the magic academy, but since this is how we often visit the dungeon...''

　Marise steps forward and explains to the man.

'A student of the Magic Academy...?　A mere student, you mean to tell me that a mere student did such a terrible thing to me that night?

　Inexplicably, the man moves his mouth.

　And then he finally notices me.

'Ah!　Look who it is, oh, you're that one!

　I shouted loudly.

'Hmm, what do you have to say?'
'Oh, if it weren't for you, I could have taken her home!　And yet........you're interrupting me at the best part.......!

　A man who is clearly hostile to me.

'You, what do you say your name is!
Me?　My name is Kurt. Who are you?
'Hmmm. I'm glad you listened to me!

　It's inconvenient that I don't know your name.
　That's why I only asked the question lightly.

　The man bravely put his hands on his hips and said

'I'm Ivan!'

".........................

　I said my name in a big way, but me, Lara, and Cynthia didn't return the response.

　But Marise was the only one who got the point, and she slapped her hand and

Oh. Are you the rumored 'heroic master'?

　I said.

　Hearing that, the man........................no, Ivan looked happy.

''I'm a celebrity after all, aren't I? You're cute like that, aren't you?　If you'd like, when you get out of this dungeon, would you like to have tea with me?
No, thank you.
"Quickly?

　When Marise pouted and looked away, Ivan's eyes widened.

'Well, I don't care about you. Let's just move on, shall we?
'I don't matter?　I'm a brave man. Worship me more!

　More to the point, I was a little curious as to why such a great guy was called a brave guy... but that's only a little. It doesn't matter.

　I let go of Ivan, who was chattering away, and looked out at the sea of lava once again.

''Hmmm ... it looks like the regular route is through that moving floor to get to that side.''

　There is a moving floor set up on the lava, and if you jump over at the right time, it looks like you can move around.
　And I can see a small door on the other side.
　That door must be leading to the lower level.

''If I fall down, I'll be dead in an instant...''
You have to jump around the moving floor at the right time.
It's going to be hard...

　Lara and the three of them were slightly shy when they heard that.

　But.

''What, there's no problem. The point is, if the floor doesn't move, the difficulty level will go down, right?
"?

　The three of them twitch their heads.

'Don't move.'

　That was the one word I said.
　I put the magic on the words and released it on that moving floor.

　Then..........

''Whoa!　The moving floor is still?

　The floor, which had been moving so busily, had stopped moving, perhaps because it was afraid of my magic.

'This should make it easier for you to go,'

　However, there's still some distance between us and the floor.
　But if we do this much, me and the three of us can use body-enhancing magic.
　It's easy to get to the other side if you jump over to it.

You're not going to be able to get away with it. You have to remember to use your body strengthening magic. You still have that much magic left in you, right?

　In case you're wondering.

Uh-huh!
I've been depending on Kurt for most of my life.
Cynthia I'll do my best.

　The words came back to me cheerfully.

　Well, rather than the issue of a moving floor, if I used levitation and transition magic, I could reach the other side in an instant.......
　I dare to take this measure to train the three of us.

　We wanted to use our body-strengthening magic and aim for the other side as soon as possible, but.......

''Wait, wait!　What will happen to me!

　Ivan's impatient voice from behind me.

He said, "Wait here. I'll dive to the three hundredth layer of the deepest level and then come back. Since you're brave, it should be that easy, right?
What?　In the heat of the day?　And what do you mean by three hundred layers...
Come with me when you have a problem.

　I didn't wait for all of Ivan's replies, but jumped to the floor with one eye.

'Yo!'
Ha!
Hmm...!

　Lara, Marise and Cynthia soon followed suit.

''Yup, even though there's a distance between the floor and the floor, it's that easy...!　And who the hell are you people when you could die if you stepped off your feet for a second!

　I heard Ivan's shout, but there was no sign of him following me.

　Due to the fact that I spread it in the school, most of the students can use at least physical enhancement magic.
　However, the brave(...) Ivan from other areas can't even do such a simple thing.
　It's calculated so far.
　I'm not going to die.

　After that, we all came together safely and succeeded in reaching the other side.