Elitia's strength has been reduced by 70%. She said herself that the potion is valuable, but as she said, she either doesn't have it in her possession or she doesn't have the energy to use it, but she remains standing there with her sword poked all the time.

''Elitia, great length........''
.........

　The moment I got to the back of her and was about to call out to her, she lost her balance as if a thread had broken. Unable to pretend, I managed to support her by jumping on her from behind.

''Thank you ... thank you ... it's pathetic, but I couldn't put my body through it.''

　His voice has regained its calmness. The killing intent that seemed to be scattered around the surroundings until a moment ago, although it was badly worded, seemed to have disappeared with the release of Berserk.

''........Level 8 abilities, I've been shown my level 8 abilities. It seems that it was a bit of a bad match with the swordsman, though.
''The 'named' individuals sometimes have resistance... but I was told that the individuals that appear in this labyrinth don't have resistance... but I guess I didn't have enough validation.''

　No searcher would dare to make an orc 'named' appear. The reason for this was because it was not commensurate with the difficulty of this labyrinth, which was understood in the current battle.

　Once again, 'Support Recovery' was activated, and Elitia's body, which was being supported, slightly returned to strength.

''I felt it earlier........but since Aricht took up the rear guard, the pain is fading away.......''

　The fact that he's being healed by a mysterious power might also be unsettling, so some explanation should be given here.

''I have a skill that allows me to recover the strength of the vanguard when I take the rear guard position. If you take a break here, I think you'll recover quickly. Potions are still very valuable, right?
Even those who can create potions are more expensive to sell in the upper wards through the merchants' union than to buy them here....

　In such a situation, a reincarnated person who chose a 'medicine man' type of occupation choice would be able to live the life of a left-handed fan as long as they could gather materials.

　But I think every job has its own demand and role. The fact that you can't get the job you want if you don't have the aptitude for it also creates a situation where everyone has a wide variety of jobs to choose from, and I don't see a problem with that at the moment.

''Well yes, Misaki ... thank goodness you're safe.
I wasn't sure if I could protect her either, so it's a good thing that I could.

　Elitia didn't blame Misaki for her recklessness, and she seemed to be truly happy to have been saved - I could see it in her moist eyes.

''Misaki-chan, just wait for me, I'll untie you right away...''
'Miss Theresa, use your shortsword to cut the rope for her.
..........

　After receiving Igarashi-san's instructions, Theresia placed the blade of the shortsword against the rope. Misaki fainted, probably because she saw the juggernaut at close range. When she cut the ropes on her hands and feet, she was left with a painfully red, tightening afterwards.

''Wouldn't it raise your karma if you restrained the other explorers like that?　You tried to reap the juggernaut's harvest by being a criminal, those guys.
'There's a loophole in the license's karma detection. Misaki was either blackmailed or had something important taken from her, and she did what they said. There are several ways to do this, but the most obvious one is to deliberately make Misaki attack him. If that means they held him in retaliation for that, then the karma is offset.

(That's what I'm talking about ... sounds like a hit to me.)

'But that's on the face of the license, so if you report what they did to the guild, they'll be judged.
"Well I'm going to have Misaki testify and bring those guys to justice. Sounds good to me. You have no problem with us fighting them?
'It doesn't matter, because it looks like the other side fired first. The searchers are forbidden to fight with each other, of course, but they were blinded by the juggernaut harvest and did something stupid.

　Both the redface material and the bounty are worth an enormous amount to the adventurers of the Eighth Ward. If the juggernaut's materials were worth it, and if the bounty was also put on it, it was hard to imagine how much it would be worth.

　But how could they bring back the juggernaut material with such a huge body?

''How do they deal with these huge demons?''
''There are people who are known as 'couriers'. They specialize in transporting large monsters to and from different areas of the city, but the magical stones that are worthy of being transported by them should be taken away. But if there are any magical stones that are worthy of being transported by these guys, it's best to get them out of there. It would be best if you can open the 'stone bag' inside your body, but cutting off the wrong organs can be dangerous so check the claws, fangs and horns.
'I'm not a connoisseur, so I'm sorry, but you're coming with me. Can you walk?

　Elitia's strength is slowly recovering, but she's still wobbly on her feet. It seems that the damage to the body due to the recovery of physical strength is healing from a bad point - the arms that were shattered and swollen from the small hands and the ribs that were swollen due to the damage to the armor are recovering.

''........Can I borrow your shoulder?''
'Yeah, okay. That's a lot to check when you're this big...

　As for the Fang Orcs that are being crushed, if the couriers can carry them away, we should ask them to do so even if they charge a fee. Since there are dozens of them, the amount of material is going to be tremendous.

''........Hmm?　This is what this is called a treasure chest...?

　A black box falls around the side of the juggernaut's massive body. It's smaller than I imagined it would be, and it's big enough to fit in if you open up a space in your bag.

'Named ones rarely show up, but they're said to have a good chance of dropping a treasure chest. But I've never seen a black box with a name before either it's a coveted treasure for searchers. Don't open it carelessly, it's better to ask someone who can disarm the trap. They do it in the town's shop, but if you can, ask the guild to introduce you to it.
Yeah, I'll do that.
Rearward, what can we do to help you?
'Then could you check the nails on my left hand? I hear there might be a magic stone in it.

　Igarashi-san and Theresia arrived and asked the girls to investigate as well. I was suddenly curious about the men I had defeated, but they were stretched out and showed no signs of moving.



Hmm.....
Hey, what's up?

　I was in the middle of walking with my shoulder when Elitia let out a small voice. It sounds awfully glossy and I can't help but get upset.

　She looks at me. Her cheeks are blushing a little - is it time to start getting embarrassed to be walking closely together? If so, I'm not reluctant to leave.

''It's ... nothing.''
Oh, yeah, well that's a horn on the forehead and not a fang-oak with horns on it.
If you cut off an orc-type demon with horns, you can break it open and find magic stones in it every once in a while. The horns themselves aren't very strong and have no value as a material, so they're more like nut shells.

　Watadama's "Wind Agate" was also attached to his forehead, but I guess that means the juggernaut drop was included in the corner. This was a loss if I didn't know about it, so I have to thank Elitia for that.

　◆ ◆ ◆

　The horns of the juggernaut's forehead grew many, and two of the ten horns were found to be the Broken Military Crystal and the Life Stone.

　It seems that any named life stone can be dropped, and if you make it into an accessory, it will increase your maximum strength. I'm not going to be able to get it for you.

I'm not sure if it's really okay to get it?　Elitia.
'As I said in the beginning, I'll give you the harvest. If I have no choice but to process it into something that only I can use, then let me buy it.
Okay. Well, I will, then.

　Will the breakable crystals be incorporated into weapons, like the burning stones? Or is it an armor or an accessory - I hope you can show it to Mr. Rykerton and tell him what it can be used for.

'Then you can ask for a courier when you get outside. There's a liaison officer in the square in front of the labyrinth.
If we go out like this, won't the other searchers take it with them?
'Whoever defeated you will be recorded on your license, so no one else can touch the demon itself. But it doesn't record dropped items or even treasure chests. So it's safe to save it while you can.

(I see ... you're learning a lot.)

　So the men, Bergen, were after a drop item that was not a crime to take away, a treasure chest. It's good to know a lot about the karma determination of licenses this time around.

　If you know the rules, you can counter the bad guys who try to exploit those holes. We should be careful enough in town to act with enough caution, it's possible that someone with bad intentions could set it up by using karma offsetting through 'retaliation'.

''No, it's a world of living horses out of sight. Once again, I've realized that we need to protect our party members.
'I'd like to tell you that you won't be kidnapped so easily, but you have to be careful. Hopefully Misaki-san will learn from this and be more careful.

　Misaki is still unconscious and I'm carrying her on my back. Is there some kind of supportive treatment that can be brought up from the stunned as well as supportive recovery - would it be too convenient if there was?


Ouch!　It's not as if I'm going to use fake nails to get my nails up.......

　It seems she's having a terrible dream and Misaki claws at her shoulder. When Suzuna caringly patted Misaki's shoulder, she seemed to calm down a bit.

''Soooooo.........''

　The miko has a skill called 'Purification' that improves the mental state of the party. Considering Elitia's situation, I think it's a good match, but if Elitia's job title of 'Cursed Sword (Curse Blade)' goes out of control, it won't be enough to hold her back.

　I'd like to hear about her job title as well, if I can, I'd like to hear about the situation. There's no way she would write the name of such a job herself - that is, she changed jobs later on.

　For now, I need to get a courier to carry the harvest. I'm also curious to know how much of a contribution I made to this battle.

　-- In total, there are 15 Watadama, 8 Docuaribachi, and 23 Fang Orcs. And a juggernaut. It was the first thing that was certain that the numbers would be incomparable to yesterday's numbers if leveling up, increased reliability, etc. were also calculated.