When I broke the dungeon core at the back of the boss's room, the entire dungeon began to shake greatly.
　It seemed to start collapsing as soon as possible.

　A shifting magic circle appeared at his feet.
　And my whole body was enveloped by the light that flooded out of it.

　I found myself outside the dungeon.
　The square where the entrance to the labyrinth was located was crowded with adventurers who would have been inside the dungeon by now.
　They all rolled their eyes, wondering what had happened.

　A huge earth-shaking sound of the dungeon collapsing could be heard from their feet.

''Well, I don't think the dungeon has been captured!
'Oh, my God!　It's one of the largest dungeons in the world that's been around for hundreds of years!

　He finally managed to swallow the situation, but that caused more astonishment.

　Well, that's not the point, it's about Mira.
　I look desperately for my sister, who I'm sure is somewhere in the square.

　But I haven't been able to find her.

"No way, it's already...


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"...General Kureha, it's holly.
"Huh!　It's so late.'
''Yes I'm sorry I was originally going to leave as soon as I got the target to leave, but due to unforeseen circumstances, I've been in the dungeon until now.

　A skill that can be used by ninja-type professions - telepathic communication - that allows them to keep in touch no matter how far away they are.
　It is a convenient ability to keep in touch no matter how far away you are, and the girls use it to get ahead of Arel.
　However, this had a weakness: it couldn't be used in the dungeon.

''Unexpected circumstances?''
"Yes, sir. Actually, the target has forced me to go with him.
Yeah. So, how much more time do you think you'll have left?
"I can't do it anymore...
"Why?
''That's because........I've conquered the dungeon.......''
'.................what?

　One of the world's largest dungeons has existed since far back in ancient times.
　I hadn't even expected to capture it in the first place.
　In fact, he had planned to use this place to stall for at least a month.

''It's only been five days since we went under, though?
"Yes........five days.....
How many layers were there?
Seventy levels.
'And that's all in five days?　And on your first try?'
"Yes...
'What a joke ... anyway, we'll have to do something about it. Lead me to my next destination.
"I understand, sir!


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You're not suggesting that I've already...

　Only the living can come back.
　In other words, if you have died in the dungeon, you can't return.

　Despair fills my chest.

　And then.

''Arel-san!''

　Heera rushed up to her in some kind of panic.
　There are two of her party members behind her.

''Actually, the two of them have seen Mira-san,''
Really?
Oh, yeah, really.

　The female swordsman nodded.

'When and where did you see it?'

　When I crowded in vigorously, the female swordsman said, "Huh? And with a surprise.

Yesterday. He got back on his own from the dungeon.

　I'm relieved to hear that.
　We've been misplaced, but it looks like he's okay.

''So where are you now?''
'The thing is... oh, I told him about you, but he told me to just tell my brother that I'm alive...'

　He seems to have just left town.

'Well....'

　I guess I'm being avoided, after all.

'In case you're wondering, I've only heard that you're going south...'
And now we're going south.

　Even though I've made it to the dungeon, I still couldn't catch Mira here after all.
　But I won't give up.
　I'll find Mira if I have to.

　I thanked the three of them and left the city at once.


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　It was not long before Arel conquered one of the largest dungeons in the world.

　Mira had come to a certain place by herself.

''According to the information, there should be a city here, but...''

　As she muttered this, she stood in a wilderness that was nothing but dirt and rocks as far as the eye could see.

　They were on foot.
　She had been riding in a passenger carriage until halfway through the trip, but as expected, there were no flights to this area, so she had walked from the middle of the trip.

　The coachman said to me, "It's dangerous for a child to go to that place by himself! He tried desperately to convince me again and again, but Mira would not listen.

　We continued on in the wilderness for a while, and eventually found a small tower that stood in the middle of the road.
　It's not clear what it was built for, it's a simple exterior without a shred of design.

　But Mira approaches the tower with a look of discovery on her face.

　At that time, men of less than sturdy appearance appeared one by one from behind the surrounding rocks.

''Young lady~?　It's dangerous to come to this place alone.　I wonder if they don't know what this place is like~

　One of them, a large, shaved-headed man, spoke to me in a purposeful catnip.
　The others grinned and sneered.

'Of course I know. I came knowingly.
...huh?

　Mila's brusque reply made the shaved head lift the corners of his mouth in amusement.

"So you're ready for this, right?

　The men surrounded Mira.
　Some of them blatantly turned their gaze downward.

''Hehehe, if you look closely, that's quite an upper ball.
Oh, come on, man, it's only a kid, okay?　You're a pedophile.
Shut up. I like it that way.
I like to be half that age.
"'There's Gati........

　In front of the men exchanging such an exchange, Mira ------ disappeared.

''Huh?''