I got a good night's sleep, but it didn't solve my problems.
　Well, that's natural....

　As soon as I opened my eyes at that thought, my eyes met with something.
'Thud!'
　I pushed the face of whatever was in front of me away as fast as I could.
　I also rubbed the warm, raw wind on my face with the palm of my hand.

'It hurts. I wonder if this is the whip of love then I'm going to get excited about it, Four.'
This chilling sensation in your spine and that call of 'Four'... is that you, Toretto?
　His face was so close up that all I could see was that he was an old man with makeup on.
　And it wasn't even ten centimeters away... it's okay, right?

Yes. You can go back to sleep if you want. I'll have it this time. I was so close before...
　Apparently, he was okay.

　My heart was still beating fast and dock-dock, and I felt like I was raging.
　I took a deep breath once and then decided to ask Toretto-san a question.
'No thanks. But anyway, why are you here, Mr. Toretto?
I smelled something interesting and I was just kidding. I came because I heard at the church headquarters that Mr. Luciel was heading to Rockford with his friends.
Are you sure? I'm grateful for that. I was actually dying after receiving the earth dragon's breath, but I was worried about maintaining my armor and robes.
'Hmmm, I'm sure it's fine because it has an auto-correction feature, but I'll let you see it later.
Nice to meet you.
So get dressed and give me your armor.
Yes, sir.

　I changed in the transformation mirror dresser and handed a set of armor from the dresser to Toretto-san.
''I'll maintain them in Paula's workshop, so you can show up later. It's been a long time since I've had good armor, my heart is racing, Four.
　We tried to go to the basement workshop together, but Toretto-san left the room in a hurry.
''It's like a typhoon.......If Paula's master in making magic tools is Toretto-san, then I think I can understand why Paula is so quiet and her knowledge of those magic tools.

　I laughed and sat down on the bed again to sort out the current situation.


　As someone who knows that the dragons are suffering, I want to let it all go, but it's not realistic.
　Because everything is at the far end of the labyrinth.

　Still, considering the fact that the earth dragon was shaking the place of two days of movement, I feel that the earth dragon was a threat in itself.
　Of course the breath was also a threat, but if it had been able to continue to cause earthquakes all the time, the ant demons would have become active like this one, and there would have been unusual damage.

　........Considering that, this time the release of the dragons just happened to come first, and assuming that this was a labyrinth, that means that the demons in each boss room still existed.
''If something like the queen ants that create ant demons exists.......then this place isn't safe either.......''

　Even though I was in the position of a slave in such a place, I knew that Dolan and the others who had put in so much effort were going to suffer, and I was not thick-skinned or strong-hearted enough to ignore it without a care in the world, so I was disgusted with myself for being one of the two sides of the coin.

　I've acquired the aptitude of the earth attribute through receiving this blessing, but after all, I don't have a magic book, so it will likely be some time before I can feel this benefit.
　

'Thinking about it any more will only lead us in a roundabout way. If that's the case, why don't we let everyone else do the fighting and I can just stay in the safe zone and support the recovery?
　After praying for a peaceful life, I decided to go down to the workshop.


　When I went down to the basement, I saw Kefin and I didn't see Ketty.
'Kefin, how was it out there?'
Master Luciel, are you all right now?
Yeah.
'That's good to hear. Currently, the ant demons are coming out of the holes we left behind, but only in one place, and the holes haven't increased since then. So although the number of ant demons coming out is high, they aren't coming out at the same time, so it's a level that we don't have any trouble dealing with.
''If you were surrounded by, say, a thousand ant demons with Lionel and the others, are you confident that you could win?''
''I think we'll be able to get by as long as it's big enough, and at the same time, if they attack us, they can heal us and our weapons don't break.''
　Kefin replies, choosing his words.
　Well, I guess you've guessed it.
　It's not that I don't want to go to the place of death, it's either someone who is looking for a place to die on the battlefield or an excessive amount of battle madness.

That depends on the situation. And while dwarves are supposedly strong and sturdy, they are often stubborn.
　If no further requests are made, as soon as the measurements are taken, we will be heading to the city of Meratni.
I'll be with you either way, sir.
　I was a little pleased to see the determination in Kefin's eyes as he said that.

'I'll talk to Doran and the others about what we just did. We'll gather information and ... possibly have them go to the Dwarven Kingdom.
You're in the right place. It's okay. I won't screw up.
　Kefin laughed and opened the door to Doran's workshop.


'Do you have a moment?'
　As we entered the workshop, the three of us stopped and looked at each other.

'Oh, are you all right now?'
''Yes. When I woke up, Toretto-san's face was close to my face, and it took a lot of mental damage, but I don't feel sick from the depletion of my magic power.
...I see. So, Master Luciel knew Toretto.
'Yes. The robe I'm always wearing was made by Toretto.
''Well I used to be a normal fox-beast man, but that's okay because Paula misses me, but...''
　Dolan turned over with a dark face.
''........Luciel-sama, that Gentleman has been put in charge of the armor, is it alright?''
'As far as arms go, no problem. The rest is the price, if it's money, I'll pay you, but if it's human, Lionel will take care of it himself.
　I told him with a smile.
　Lionel got an exclamatory look on his face, but I went through it and told him what I told Kefin earlier.

''Well that's why you should think about leaving here as soon as you finish taking your measurements.
Thank you, Luciel. Doran, I will write a letter to the king.
Yes, Brother Grand. You are Master Luciel after all. I will continue to serve you with all my heart and soul.
　Doran bowed his head as he said this, and then he and Mr. Grand had to write a letter.

'Master Luciel, the hole wasn't that wide, was it?
It was about two meters high. The big sword might only be able to pierce it.
　Lionel was ready to go into battle and seemed to be simulating it.

　After they finished writing the letter, they were going to lecture Kefin on how to enter the dwarven kingdom.

'Kefin, don't take it easy. You have to think that your job is to come back alive, and delivering the letter is the next best thing to that. That, and the magic certification you'd better ask a few more questions and answers between the golems.
'I've already done the magic authentication, but... yes. You had to be able to answer a few questions to get in and out, right?
It's nothing personal. Okay, Kefin, you're in charge.
Ha!

　I moved from Doran's workshop to Paula and Lisian's workshop.


'Paula, Cillian. I'm going to ask you two to develop a magic tool that can light up the darkness like a light now.
There are no magic stones.
And there were already about a dozen lights, weren't there?
''I'm sorry, I spoke in the wrong order.
　Maybe we'll have to go defeat the demon that comes out of the hole in the central square from here.
　Also, I'll take out the demon stone from the ant demon that hasn't been dismantled yet. I'll give it to you, so you can take care of that.
Okay.
I understand.
　They nodded.

'So? What am I supposed to do?
'We are in for a possible battle, so please maintain it.
Ummm, I know it's boring, but I guess I'll have to do it this time.
There are many ores in the workshop over there. I'll pay you for maintenance later.
Okay. We'll take care of it.
Please.

　Thus, when I gave instructions to everyone, I was suddenly bored, so I began to cook, thinking that if it was a battle, there was a chance that I would need a large amount of food.