Our lodgings are called "Lady Orelus' House", and as the name suggests, it was built by a female adventurer named Orelus to spend her last years after she retired.

　In the infamous labyrinth of the Fourth Ward, nicknamed the "Corridor of Failure," Mrs. Orelus lost her husband and all of her companions, and she hid in the labyrinth to take revenge on her enemies until she became too old to explore.

　The maid who greeted us on our return - a man named Mirei - told us a lot of things on her way to show us to our rooms. As we walked up the stairs to the second floor, she explained to us about the beautiful shield on the landing as if it were a tourist guide.

'This is the shield Mrs. Orelus used to use. It's called the 'Queen's Knight Kite Shield +8', and although it's extremely heavy and only a few people can wear it, it's very high performance and valuable as a work of art.

　A shield so large that it covered the entire body of an adult and had an extra area to cover - Mrs. Orelus would say that she was the vanguard, despite being a woman.

''What exactly was Mrs. Orelus's position?''
She was not a reincarnate, but a member of the SS family that protected the royalty of the Labyrinth Nation in a position called 'Royal Order'.
I didn't know there was such a job... 'Shield Knight' or something like that.

　I had imagined the same thing as Igarashi-san. But even in that position of Royal Order, her party has stopped walking in the fourth district.

　And the royalty of the Labyrinth Kingdom. As for the forces other than the reincarnated ones, they may eventually come in contact with them - although it seems to be quite a long way off.

''Um, is there a job called maid?''
'Yes, thank you. We choose maids for our job change, but there are some people who want to be 'maids' when they reincarnate. You can learn several skills that are useful for exploration, and there is also a surprisingly wide range of equipment. Although there are many skills that can only be used by equipping a maid outfit.

　Ms. Millay answers me briskly. She has soft brown hair in a braid, and she has an easygoing demeanor, but the way she speaks shows that she is a good operator.

''Did you used to be an explorer in the past, too, Mirei-san?''
I'm still active, and I've been in the 8th Ward for a long time. I've been hiding in the labyrinth, accompanying my colleagues and the people in my room who are taking care of me.

　I see, so that's how some forms of explorers are. It's obvious from the people I've met so far that people in the labyrinth country, other than retirees, have two sides to them: explorers and supporters.

　The building of the mansion had two sides, one on the left and one on the right, with the entrance hall at the center, and our room was on the second floor on the right. After Mr. Millet unlocks the door, he hands me a duplicate key and shows me into the room.

'I just finished making your bed just now, is it okay for six people?
'Oh, yes. I'm a guy, so if you could, I'd appreciate it if you had a separate room for me.
Oh I'm sorry, I didn't pay enough attention to you and I only made your bed in three rooms. I will immediately prepare the beds in the rooms you are not using.

　Mr. Millay rushes to the bedroom. I wonder if she will carry the pillows and sheets to the unused bedroom - I'm a bit sorry to take the trouble.

''Brother Arihito, if you're just going to sleep, don't you have to worry so much about it?
Well if you're the only one in the back, one of the others will be in a room by themselves.
''Oh, well I'm fine with Arihito-san. If it's okay with you, Arihito-san, that is.
Suzuna, are you sure you want to do this?　Okay, I'll be outside when you get dressed. I'm sorry Mr. Millet, can we still leave the bed as it is?
Very well. So when it's time for dinner, I'll bring it to your room. If you need anything, please ring that bell. I'll be able to summon you wherever I am.

　Millet-san bows and leaves the room. I bail too and finally take a break - I thought.

''Since Suzu suggested it, why don't you and your brother decide who will sleep with you, Amida?''
'No, Misaki-chan, don't worry about it. Arihito-san, I want to be more useful to everyone in the rear guard, so can I talk to you about it for a bit?
Well, if that's what you're talking about I wouldn't say it's a definite no-no, but...
Igarashi-san please don't look at me like that.
''Well it's not just today that I'm staying in this room, so I think we can switch. I also have some things I want to discuss with Aricht.

　This suggestion from Elitia led to the use of only three of the four bedrooms, and the sleeping area was to be rotated from one day to the next.

''Good day to you, Aricht-san,''
Yeah, I'm the one... what's up?　Theresa.
..........

　Theresia was staring at us, but what did she think, she sat down on the sofa in the living room.

'Oh Mr. Theresia, you don't have to be shy. I'm used to the moustache mask and I'm used to it but you'd be surprised to see me suddenly in the middle of the night.
Of course I'll be fine too! It's going to happen, isn't it?

　Theresia defended herself as she imagined being used as a hugger by Misaki. It suddenly occurred to her that there are four seasons in the labyrinth country, but before she could ask Elitia about it, Igarashi-san looked at an ornament in the room and said.

''Ah........Rear-kun, isn't this tool perhaps something like an air conditioner?''

　A black, round metal figurine. A blue and red switch - apparently a magic stone - is attached to it, and Elitia, who seems to know how to operate it, touched the blue one. Then cold air begins to flow from the many holes in the surface of the ornament.

'If it's an air conditioner that runs on magic power, you can usually find it in the quarters above a certain rank. In order to use it, you have to charge the 'filling stone' here with magic power... but we don't have any magic experts in our ranks, so we have to conserve it.

　Magic power takes time to recover. The magic power depleted by exploring the labyrinth will not be recovered without a night's rest in good quarters.

　Our party doesn't have all the positions we need yet. It's not the season when we need air conditioning yet, but if the hot summer is coming, we'd like to solve the magic power shortage problem before then.