News of the discovery of a new dungeon spread quickly, and adventurers flocked to Brunhild in droves.
　It was a new dungeon that had just been discovered. Moreover, it is an isolated island in the sea and has not been ransacked by thieves. The treasures are likely to be intact.
　In other words, first come first served. The adventurers who had rushed in ahead of me dove into the three dungeons I had named: Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi and Susanoo.
　I used to hide the existence of the Gates as much as possible in order to avoid being used by the powers that be and to avoid being strangely cautious, but now quite a few people know about it. Well, he used it with a bang in Euron's battle against the Freys, for example.
　And now that I'm in a position of power, I can't do anything about it. I don't think there's anyone out there who'd want to do anything about me. But if there are, they'll just get hurt in return.
　Because of this background, the transition gate to the dungeon island was generally accepted with ease, saying, "Is that king an ant?
　In addition to the dungeon being quite large, there were also a large number of monsters and demonic beasts since it hadn't been manned up until now. The search didn't progress very far, but some parties still made it to the third level underground.
　The guild may not have made any progress in their investigation, but they have obtained valuable materials and treasures, so they have no complaints.
　It's a little bit of a problem because the number of adventurers has increased, which makes the town a little bit less safe. As usual, some adventurers are roughnecks or thugs.
　A number of idiots have been making accusations at shops around town and bothering the residents.
　I don't know how it is in other countries, but here we don't tolerate it. I didn't hesitate to shove them in the Knights' office and got them to go straight to the "Devil's Whispering Prison" (where I could hear the endless scratching of the blackboard) and the "Fragrant Poisonous Odor Prison" (filled with a tenth of the smell of Hedroslime). They were asked to spend the night there and reflect on the situation.
　And, not necessarily for the dungeon explorers, but I built a healing center in town. It's a facility staffed by a healer who can use the light attribute and a doctor who can examine the sick. It's also stocked with Flora's special medicine.
　Of course, we'll have to pay for it, but we've decided that children who have a guardian in this country are free. In this world, though, it's under 13 years old. The reason for this is so that you won't be unable to have your child examined by a doctor due to the high cost of treatment.
　I say free, I just don't take any money, though I do ask the parents to do a day or two of labor in this country. Of course, you don't have to do the labor if you're willing to pay for it.
　In front of the transfer gate, street vendors lined the streets, selling wound medicine, rope, cantera, and emergency food. Elsewhere, they sell stripping knives, compasses, and water bottles.
　I crouched down at one of the various stalls near the transition gate and called out to the merchant.

Hi. How are you doing?
'No, it's going quite well. I almost forgot about my day job.

　In fact, this man is called Suwa. In other words, he is a Takeda ninja. He's one of Tsubaki's men.
　He pretends to be a street vendor and keeps an eye on the adventurers to find out their movements. Just in case people around me don't look at me strangely, I speak in whispers as I pick up the items lined up at the stall.

'What's the problem?'
No, not so far. A few parties have had a few run-ins with each other, but that's about it.

　Conflict over treasure, or at least that's what happens. For that matter, as long as you don't bother others, it's a personal matter, so don't worry about it.

You can find only the Kobold on the first basement floor when I entered, but what's it like from the second floor onwards?
'On the first floor, there are goblins, kobolds, big rats, big bats and unicorns. On the second floor, it's bobgoblins, goblin archers, orcs and skeletons? On the third floor, there's talk of Killer Mantis and Dullahan.

　Dullahan. We've dealt with low-level guys before, but they're pretty tough. It might be tough if you don't have a wizard with a light attribute or an anti-undead weapon.

It seems that the monsters that appear in each dungeon are different. Amaterasu has a lot of demons, Tsukuyomi has a lot of undead, and Susanoo has a lot of demons.

　The only difference between a monster and a hexenbiest is whether it's a beast or not, but what does that mean? Does that mean that they live in different places? It's true that even between demonic beasts, there's a relationship between eating or being eaten, and I wouldn't want to live in a place where there are natural enemies.
　I thanked Toruha-san and headed towards the transition gate. There were three gates, each of which led to the front of each dungeon.
　Well, in the end, the transfer point is the same place, so if you're willing to build a ship or swim in the ocean, it's not impossible to cross the island from dungeon to dungeon if you're willing to build a ship or swim in the ocean, but most of the time you come back here once and enter another transfer gate again.
　You'll need a guild card to enter each time, and a single copper coin, but crossing the island is a pain in the ass.
　A single copper will get you a reasonable meal, which is about 1,000 yen? Then, because the "silver moon" of the riffle was two copper coins with three meals, two thousand yen per night seems too cheap. But if I calculate it in a month, it's 60,000. Is it reasonable to think that the rent of 60,000 yen is reasonable though the meal is included?
　To begin with, it is nonsense to compare the value of the money here with the value of the money there. I stopped thinking about it.

"Fuyoru-dono.
Lady Winter's Night!
'Huh? Eightfold Hildi? What's going on?

　Suddenly, I turned around when I was called out to them and found the swordsmanship duo of Yae and Hilda standing there. The two of them are very close to each other, perhaps because they train together often.

'We decided to come in for a bit of training and observation, that we did. "We decided to come in for a look at the training and observation, that is.
'You see, I even made a guild card! It's still black and inferior to Yae's card, though.

　Hilda happily shows me the card. The color of the card is black. It means it's a beginner level. It's a bad joke that Restia's princess knight is a beginner. Yae is red. He is a first-rate adventurer.
　It's a bit of a shock to see you reach that level in just one year.... It's not a line I could say, though. Well, Yae was already strong from the moment we met.

"Fuyao-dono, what are you doing here?
Hmm? Yeah, just to inspect and make sure it's safe, I guess.
Oh, would you like to come with me?
Yeah. Let's go then.

　We passed through the transference gate of "Amaterasu" and went out to the sandy beach of the island. Oh, we paid the entrance fee. If I had entered without it, I'd have said, "What are they doing here? It's not like I'm standing out. We didn't use the normal "gate" because we wanted to make sure there was no problem with the gate.
　These islands are made up of 7 islands, including the large and small islands, but the largest island doesn't have a dungeon. Instead, the largest island is infested with magical beasts and monsters.
　There are also many plant-based demons on the island, and since they are dangerous, we warn people to be careful about entering the island. Even so, there are people who go in, but they are on their own responsibility if they are injured. It's none of my business. Incidentally, there are rare medicinal herbs and nuts growing on these islands, so there are a few requests for harvesting them here and there.
　Activate the "Light" and enter the dungeon entrance. The first dungeon I entered was this "Amaterasu", and there are already about 40 adventurers in this dungeon. Even if I form a party of four adventurers, there are ten groups diving here.

I wonder if they're not going to share each other's company by diving that deep.
It's pretty big. We'd say hello and leave each other again. They might negotiate for some herbs or water or something.

　As we proceeded through the dungeon, three unicorn wolves immediately attacked us. Before we can do anything, Hilda comes to the front and easily defeats all three of them. Well, she'll have an easy time of it.

'What should we do with this? Wasn't the material a horn?
'The meat is too tough to eat, and the skin doesn't have much use,'
'Can I take the corners off and leave the rest?'
'Just leave it at the end of the corridor out of the way. Eventually, it will become food for the other demonic beasts, or if it starts to rot, the slime will come and melt it.

　Slimes of all kinds are common in these dungeons. They can attack people, but most of them are harmless and are more of a cleaner. They take up anything and everything, including trash thrown away in dungeons, and dissolve it.
　Even corpses and excrement are said to be taken in without exception. As a result, dungeons are reasonably clean. There are many kinds of slime.
　For some reason, however, I've heard that slime doesn't eat the contents of treasure chests. I also heard they don't eat much metal stuff either. Well, Hedro slime also cleans water, right? I wonder if there are things that can be broken down and things that can't be broken down, depending on the type.
　I heard that there is a theory that slime was created by human hands in the ancient magical age, and it might be true. I'll have to look it up in the "library" next time.
　Hilda pulled the unicorn wolf's corpse to the side and cut off its horns. This horn can be sold as material for crafting, so the guild can buy it for you.
　After that, Hilda killed most of the unicorn rabbits, the big bat, and the big rat. I feel like there are a lot of demonic beasts in there for sure. Goblins and kobolds have come out, though.
　By the way, I'm not displaying the map. It's not about conquering dungeons, and I thought it would be more interesting, but the two of us found the stairs to the second underground floor without a hitch.
　As they descended the stairs, they found themselves in another fairly large hall. The passageway divided into two sides. For the moment, I went to the right and found another fork in the road, and then another one after that.

I'll need a map and compass for sure. You will not be able to get out if you get lost.

　Of course, most adventurers map it out properly and move on. Apparently we're a bit sloppy there because of the "gate" or something.
　We proceeded at random, and at the end of the hall we found a door with a Kannon opening. When I entered the room, it was a small room of about 12 tatami mats, and there was a treasure chest in the corner of the room. I didn't think this small room was the private quarters of the demons.... In my mind, I pictured the image of a game hero who broke into people's homes without permission and opened their wardrobes.
　I look awkwardly at Hilda, who is trying to open her first treasure chest with a gleam in her eye.
　The contents were full of daggers, including a dagger covered in rust and a dagger with a chipped blade. I knew it. But why are there so many daggers..... Are you a dagger maniac? Well, they collect crows and dogs and other incomprehensible things.......

Disappointing........
Well, it's not that easy to find.
No, wait a minute, that I am. Isn't that a silver dagger?

　There was indeed a silver dagger, albeit dusty and blackened at the bottom of the treasure chest. It's a simple dagger with no detailed decoration or anything else, but this one can be bought back. Well, it's a treasure, it's a treasure.

''I don't think it's going to be worth much, but do you want to sell it?
'No, I'm saving it for today's memorial. It's to commemorate the day I became an adventurer.

　Hilda put the dagger in a pouch on her hip. If he's fine with it, there's no need to sell it.
　I looked at Hilda, who was smiling happily, and I thought so.