So, were you trying to escape your demons?
No. I was planning on destroying this gem.

　Saying that, the girl pointed to a black magic stone.
　A magic stone that produces a devastating magical power it was similar to the one I destroyed earlier.
　Or perhaps it's the same one.

''I also saw the same thing when I was confronting the demon outside the forest. If it's destruction, leave it to me.
Can you help me?　If you're damaging the demonic stones here, the demons will spring up and interfere with you.
I'll help you, I mean...

　I take out my hammer, a divine weapon, and slam it down.　
　At that moment, the magic stone shattered and was collected in my item box.
　It happened in an instant. The girl's eyes widened.

''Eh, eh!　Okay, what did you just do?
My hammer is capable of destroying this thing. Somehow, they seem to work well together.
Compatibility.........huh?

　At any rate, they seemed to be convinced.
　It's not that I didn't want to help destroy it like the girl said, but if that's the case and you get attacked again by a demon like the one you just saw, you're no match for it.


By "everyone," you mean the adventurers?
Well, yes, they are, but they're more like knights.
...I see.

　Does that mean she is a fellow knight?
　Indeed, the clothing she wears makes her look more like a student at some school than an adventurer.
　Is that it?　The students of the knight breeding academy have come with the knights as reinforcements?

　The girl walks in front of me and I follow behind her.

Well my name is Benny but what's your name?
My name is Lelius.
Lelius, you know. I know.

　Benny mumbles my name like a rant and a stain on his cheeks.
　I wonder what the hell is wrong with her.
　I walk with her, tilting my head.

　I check the magic stone from earlier.
　The magic stone I retrieved is marked as a labyrinth crystal.
　........She said it was a knight, and I should give it to her, right?

''Benny-san, the magic stone from earlier.......do you know what it is?''

　I take out a labyrinth crystal from my pouch. The best thing about this is that you can't get rid of it.

''Hmmm ... I'm not sure. For now, I know it's a dangerous magic stone that summons demons, but--
...I see.
In the meantime, I'll just give it to the knight and have him check it out.
Please.

　Benny put it in his pocket.
　I had another one, but I don't think I need to give that one to you yet for now.

　It seems like I'm still too difficult to create a labyrinth crystal, or maybe I'm not up to the level yet.
　As I walked with Benny, we came to an open area.
　An adventurer and a knight were sitting there looking tired and looking at us.

''Master Benny!　Thank goodness you were able to destroy it safely!
...Well, yeah, I guess. It was kind of a co-operative effort by the adventurers over here.
'I see........!　Thank you.

　One of the knights got up and came over to me and bobbed his head.
　Benny-san handed him the magic stone he had just given me.

This magic stone was successfully destroyed, or rather, its power was eliminated. Is it possible to have it checked?
"....This is--this is similar to the magic stone I saw in the labyrinth laboratory before. I can sense a unique and powerful magic in it........
You mean the gemstones used to build the maze?
Yes. It's called a crystal, and it's certainly possible to create a large number of demons with it.
But aren't there only three labyrinthine magical stones in the school?　I heard that all the others failed?
I did fail. However, as for the whereabouts of those magical stones, we'll have to look into that as well.
So.....

　Should I call you "Master Benny" next time?
　Should I call you Benny-sama from now on, too?

Anyway.........thank you very much.

　As I was thinking about this, the knight once again bowed his head to me as a thank you.
　Along with the adventurers and knights I made my way back from the forest to where we were camping.

'Relius!　You're safe!
If it wasn't for you, we'd all be dead!　Thanks!

　With a smile, Gon and Garberossa hugged me.
　I chuckled and accepted their embrace for now.
　The adventurers and knights seemed to be thinking about their new formation at the camp site.

　For now, I heard them say that they wanted to focus on finding the magic stone in the example.
　As for the important talk, the people above us are talking about it.

　I returned to our own tent along with Gon-san and the others.

"You are really strong, Lelius. You're really strong.
Is that right?
Don't be modest.

　........There weren't many opportunities to fight with other adventurers themselves.
　He knew he was reasonably strong from his previous fight with the Rabbit Kangaroo, but he didn't think he was strong enough to fight a rank C or B class demon.
　Maybe he could manage to do well as an adventurer.

''That's right. We'll take care of the night watch, so Lelius and Mea should get some rest.''
You sure you want to do this?
Oh. If something goes wrong, you don't want Lelius to get stuck in the middle of it. We'll catch up with you later.
"...Okay, I understand. Thank you.
It's okay.

　Mr. Gon smiled and patted me on the back.

'Ah, yes. As an evening meal, you can have it here as well.

　At the very least, I made the hamburgers served at my inn and then handed them to Gon-san and the others.

The item box is really useful. I'm grateful for it!
It's so good!

　They happily ate them up.
　They were freshly made and would be quite tasty.
　Mea stared at me.

　I can see the drool on her mouth.

Wow, can I have some?
I'm going to bed now, okay?
I'm fine!

　........I was thinking of eating it when I woke up in the morning, but if you say so, I'll give it to you.
　I give Mea-san a hamburger as well.
　Then she took a bite with her eyes shining.