The demonstration of the recovery magic used by the healers was a great success.
　It received high praise from the Adventurer's Guild's Guildmaster, Lord Jasuan, and Deputy Guildmaster, Lord Jaius. They said that in the future, except for illnesses, they would contact the Healer's Guild until a healing hospital was established.

''Even so, I didn't expect you all to be so thin-skinned. Especially Priest Knight Blitz-san and Dortus-san, let's protect me.
　They looked apologetic, and then Mr. Blitz spoke up first with an apology.

''I'm sorry. I've never seen a dragonman before, and I thought they were friendly...''
'I'm sorry as well. Since he was the guildmaster and not the target of my attack...

　They blinked more and talked about it, looking up and down. Hmmm, not really.

''So ... what do you really mean?''
　I ask with a smirk.

''Well that was scary.''
''I was impressed to see that Lord Luciel stood up for himself so bravely.　

　They both meant it this time.

''We're guards, for one thing. And.........I won't be taking Lionel and Ketty with me, even if we can get a temporary healing hospital.
　When I told him that, the face that had been smiling earlier turned into a look of astonishment.

''Luciel-dono, please don't say such deadly things.
'Yeah, that's right. I want you to take me with you so that I don't endanger my master by being late like I was today~
　I don't think they're lying.

"You want a straight story?
　But my gut tells me that.

"I'm not going to use falling behind the attackers as an excuse for my lack of tactical awareness. I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work for you. That's why I need to retrain.
I'd like to go on an adventure in the labyrinth. I've always wanted to go on an adventure.

　I don't know how long Lionel hadn't walked, and I know it's true that the upper body and the lower body have different muscle tone and want to work out.
　If Ketty was Lionel's man, it wouldn't be surprising if she was a soldier somewhere.
　So maybe it's not a lie at all.

''Well I don't know, it's still a long way off, but try your best to make sure I can trust you two.
Duly noted. Let's start by training our crime slaves.
　Don't break Lionel, okay?
I'll be there.
　Ketty doesn't know what she's going to work hard for, but it's good to be motivated.

　Then I ask Mr. Jord about the incident.
'Come to think of it, Mr. Jordo. Why didn't Lord Gaius detain those men who threw the black powder?
'I don't know. It's just that the men said it would be easy to kill the adventurers here. As soon as that man raised his hand, the men around him threatened to make a lot of magic appear and make healing a priority.
　But still, taking a hostage is a pretty sophisticated way to go about it, isn't it?

　Thinking about this, I switched to chatting and walked on, and soon I saw the Healers Guild.

　The guards in front of the Healers' Guild this time were crime slaves.

''Thanks for your help, did you notice anything unusual?
　The two crime slaves nodded and one of them raised his voice.

'There was a small fire riot over there, and the men tried to get into the guild while they were there, but they were paralyzed and are now in the basement.
　....? What the...?
Is that going to make a noise or something to get your attention?
　They nodded to each other and answered.
It rang.
You must be Dolan and Paula. Is it true that the basement is a five-level cell?
　They nodded again.

'Looks like they've been targeted over here too.
Yeah, let's go downstairs. Okay, you two, take care of the guards.
　The two of them looked surprised at those words, but this was not the place to be, so they went inside the guild.

　The inside of the guild hasn't changed at all since the morning.
　I was relieved to see that for the moment and gave them instructions.
I'm sure you'll be happy to hear that. You can do what you want for the rest of the day, oh, and if you can, please help with dinner. Lionel and Ketty, follow me.
"What?" "Yes, meow.


　The three of us boarded the magic elevator to the fifth level underground, and when we got to the fifth level underground, we found Priest Knight Piazza, eight crime slaves, and seven of the men who had been put in jail.

''Piazza-san, thank you for your hard work.''
Ha, Luciel-dono, welcome back. I will report to you. About two hours after you all left for the Adventurer's Guild, a small fire broke out near the guild. Several members of the guild went out to extinguish the small fire, but these men seized the opportunity and almost broke into the guild.

　That's the same testimony as the two slaves above.

'So not only did they not join the guild, but they numbed me and brought me here because of their suspiciousness. Is that correct?

'Ha! I had the dwarf slaves of Lord Luciel take their possessions to them.

　

''Thanks for the report. Everyone go back to your duties. We'll take care of the rest. Ketty, go get Dolan and Paula.
'Ha! Let's go, boys.
Meow.


　As I watched them slink away and follow Piazza-san, I thought that Piazza-san's treatment of her slaves was harsh.

　Or am I being naive? A premonition flashed through my mind as I thought about that, but when I looked at the attackers, it was a no-brainer.


''Kukku. It looks like this will ensure the safety of the Healer's Guild.''
You look happy.
'Haha. It's good to have a goal. I'll have to hurry up and retrain them. I'll be useful to you this time.
　Lionel declared.

　'The people who were caught were the man who made us throw black powder at the Adventurer's Guild and his men.

'So?' Did you come to get yourself caught?
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh....
　The man couldn't turn his rhythms at all.

'Oh, you can't even turn the rhythms. But just keep it as it is for a moment. Can we give this to the Adventurer's Guild after we interview them?

Normally we drop them into slavery and then interview them, but some of them are so enslaved that they are willing to die in disobedience, so we have to find out.

I see.....................

　Doran and Paula were brought in by Ketty.
　They looked a little disgruntled.
　Mostly they were probably playing with this raider's stuff.

　I started by complimenting them.
'Dolan and Paula did a great job with the guild's barrier this time. But still, how did you get them to identify the raiders?

　Then Dolan started talking happily.
'It's great~! Paula blitzed the barrier and deployed it. The rest is up to me to get the barrier to work.
It sounds awesome, but how do you pick your barrier targets?
The target is someone with strong malice and hatred.
''Well for example, but do you still fall for strong feelings outside of the Healer's Guild?
　Doran's mouth, which was talkative at that moment, stopped.
''..........''
　I look at Paula as she is silent.
'............
　I look at Dolan again.

　Dolan turns his gaze away from me.

　Paula hid behind Doran so that he couldn't reach her gaze.

Banned for a week of development work........
"Master Luciel, I will see to it that you do not speak unkindly of me.
Master, I'm not being a prick, and
　The two of them are desperately trying to get the penalties lifted. I can really see that already.
''........Just so you know, you guys are slaves, right? I'm not going to say what the work is now, but next time I'll make it a penalty if you don't report it properly. Now, if there's anything I've forgotten to tell you, please tell me.
Oh, once you're in here, you can't use magic in this prison unless you have a good amount of magic-sealing resistance, and if you don't have frailty resistance, you won't be able to move well.

　I put my hand to my forehead and thought.
(How could this dwarf make a mere prison, I didn't realize that.)
　Take a deep breath once and calm down.

''Well if you're going to make something or something, make sure you report it. I trust and credit both of you for your skills. But I don't trust and credit their actions. So will you change your behavior so that I can trust and rely on you?

Nuh-uh. I'm sorry.

...you're on a roll.

Then you two will work hard on modifying the barrier until dinner.
Okay.
　Dolan nodded, and Paula just nodded, but it was good to see that he hadn't lost his motivation? I guess.

　I looked away from them and I put a recovery on one of the men who had attacked me. Then the man stood up and raised his voice.
'You're an S-class healer who failed! How come you're safe?

　Could there have been a cherry on the spot? And if so, was it one of your guys who was agitating for it? Well, I don't really care anymore, but I'll have to report this one later.

''Yeah. I have a high magic seal resistance, so it didn't work at all, and I finished the demonstration without a hitch.
Tsk.
　The man was silent when he clicked his tongue.

　It wouldn't be wise to talk any more, he thought. Well, let's get to the interrogation, shall we? I got all the assailants up on their feet with their recoveries, and then I announced.

"The interrogation begins. You don't have to answer if you don't want to. You don't have to answer if you don't want to, just drink this.

　When you take out the barrel with a bang and open the lid, the smell of object X spreads to the fifth basement floor.

'I don't like to see too much blood, so let the interrogation be object X instead of food and object X instead of water. Speak whenever you like.
　Before I knew it, Lionel had left me behind and retreated to the stairs leading to the fourth level.
　When I preach to him later, I'll give him this...?
Oh, and by the way,
　I poured the object X into my mug and drank it down in one go.
''Pfa~. As you can see I can drink this normally, and the smell doesn't bother me anymore, so please tell me, I'll stay with you forever. Those who testify can move to the Adventurer's Guild, but I don't mind either way.

　I watched them pale after the declaration and decided to pass the time with magical manipulation, predicting how long they could stick around.

　Lionel managed to stand at the stairs.

　The smell of object X made him feel a little sick, but the time passed as he predicted whether they or Lionel would be able to endure it.